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WALLPAPER fSW't ^BROWNSVILLE
WE ARE SHOWING THE M ^ I ■ ^ M ^ W/. _
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VOL. XXXII No. 41 KSTAIILISIIKD 1892 SUNDAY .MORNING. AUGUST 17. 1924 Twelve Pages Today FIVE CENTS A COPT
Is It “Delta”
—or—
Is It “Valley?”
THE Herald is the object <>f rather
raustic attack in the most recent
comment on its suggestion that readers
give their views on which word truth-
fully describes this section “Delta" or
“Valley.”
As The Herald has already explained
several times it is carrying on no
“fight” to change the name of this sec
tion from “Lower Rio Grande Valley”
to “Rio Grande Delta.” It has merely
offered the suggestion; if the people
say “no" then of ro;rse it’s “no.”
Most people who have given the mat-
ter any thought readily admit that
“delta” properly describes that area
from Samfordyce to the const but jvoint
out that long usage makes it inadvisable
to change.
• • •
The El Paso section of the Rio Gran-
de has become a fruit and Vegetable
growing sectirn of considerable import-
ance. Their truck is grown at a dif-
ferent season than that on the lower
reaches of the border itVetir; However
magazines of national circulation car
ry page advertisements of the El Paso
trucking and fruit-growing district la-
beling it the “Rio Grande Valley.” It’s
a irtere 900 miles from Brownsville to
El Paso; the distance insofar as climate
is concerr.ied is about as much. Think
it over.
• • •
Editor McDaniel of the McAllen Dail>
Press whose paper we understand not
long ago championed a change of name
for his city to “Palm City” ha the
following to say on The Herald's sug
gestion:
“It scerro that the Brownsville Herald
is persisting in changing the name of
the Rio Grande Vilby to the Rio> Gran-
de Delta. The only possible motive in
this they could possibly have is their
passing fancy or their desire to acc< m-
p-lish something by publicity.
"After people have spent thousands
end thousands of dollars advertising n
hamf and years in educating the »ut*
side public in the possibilities of a
place it is the height of f lly to think
of changing the name and diverting the
minds of the outside public front the
Place.
“The Herald cannot do this. This
will he the Rio Grande Valley as long
as time lusts. They have persistently i
been giving reasons ns they term them
for this change. One of these is that
it resembles th< delta of the Nile. The
valley of the Nile was never railed the i
delta it was always known as the Val-
ley of the Mile.
"This is not a delta--it i* a valley.
The werd delta is too limited in its
moaning. It signifies a smaller body j
of land one which has been formed at
the mouth of a river.
“The word valley signifies lands
along the course of and adjacent to the
river. It might he that The Herald
wants to eoneentrate public thought on
that particular part of the valley at the
mouth of the river or the Rrownevills
section i sbettcr described n> th> termi-
Bmwnsville section hut the Brownsville
section is better described as he termi-
nation of the valley or the end of the
valley. The upper valley or the real
valley will not be led «nto such a fatal
mistake as changing the name of the
Rio Grande Valley.”
• • •
Ho bum! We’re quite afraid we'll
never never be able to convince Editor
McDaniel. But we'll remain friend.-
ju.it the same.
• • •
A. E. Martin of Weslaco. “Investments
A Securities Rio Grande Valley Lands"
(n»> charge for the advertisenwnt)
writes as follows:
“Apropos the discussion you have
seen fit to start relative to the long ac-
cept e I and well established name of this
favored pie»-e of country we all know as •
the "Rio Grnnde Valley’ kindly allow
mo a word between the glimpses of the
egotism alone could in my opinion have
actuated Thf Herald in seeking to foist
upon the people of this Valley a name
they have not chosen and as 1 see it do
not want.
“.Delta’ suggests to the average and
intelligent mind a stretch of mud flats
swamps pools and miaatmtic regions as
attractive to the perception* as 1 can
Imagine a disposition like the < ne you
seem desirous of exhibiting is to me. J
S percilliousness has never nv’alod to
reasonable people nor do I think you
are advertising to yourself any perspica-
city in or among your later eff rts.
“‘Valley.’ on the other hand has not
only an attractive sound to the ear nor
does it depress one's imagination with
a symbolic picture of swamps malaria
and egotism in editors. ‘The Valley' as
has well been remarked by one or more
*f your t more) able contributors is
well known front Alaska to her' and
from here to California. Where is
your superfluous ‘Delta* known out-
side your own self-esteem? Valley is
as symbolic of fertility wealth and
prosperity as delta is of those qualities
we like rather see referred to than have
any. art-al experience w ith.
“I trust I have taken sufficient li-
berty to express myself sufficiently
clear for yo«u to understand m.y opinion
as well as my sentiments on the sub-
ject. If not I may mer lv mention that
if I see very much more ‘Delta’ in your
otherwise very good paper. I shall cancel
Wjr subscription and get along with the
Houston Chrorwicle. They do not pre-
sume to dictate to us what we shall call
th* place of oqr h •'tries. Thank you.”
• • •
Mr. Martin could most certainly not
he charged with being complimentary;
but then he is strong for the Valley
and this is Sunday morning a day of
worship so if he really meant every-
thing he said about us we'll forgive
him. And. too we don’t want to lose
a single subscriber.
LEE TELEGRAM
DISAPPROVED
CREAGER SAYS
Committeeman Sees No
Occasion for Bitter-
ness Over Incident;
Says G.O.P. Will Win
“The Lee telegram to Mrs. Fergus' n
does not meet try approval and in my
opinion does not express thi sentiment
of the republicans i f Texas” li. B.
t'reaj r national rotwniittreman said in
answer to a direct question here this
afternoon on his ret arts from Sun An-
tonio.
Mr. Lee sent a telegram to Mrs. Fer-
guson in which in* expressed the hope
that sh* would defeat Felix It. Robert
son in the democratic run off primary
in ordtr that the “state campaign would
be r> lined of the Kim issue.”
“However I see no occasion for any
particular excitement er bitterness ovi r
the incident on the part uf members of
th< party in this stay*.” he continued
"and 1 am j »t as i'.ti fident a» I have
been for some tine that a clean high-
clnss business man will be electee khe |
next governor of Texas on the repjhlic-
an ticket.”
In reply to a telegram from Mr. Lee
in which the r< publican nominee for
governor expn -cd a willingness to re-
sign provided the party leaders are not
in accord with his tt'lrjrrem to Mr*. Fer-
guson. Mr. C’reaper has wire 1 to Mr. Lee
asking him to he in Houston on August
2«’> if possible or not later than Aug-
ust 27. As soon as a rt| ly is received
Mr. ' reaper w ill -isk Judge A. It< \ n
ton who is acting chairman of the re-
publican executive committee in the ab-
sence of the chairman from th* state
to call a meeting of the eon niitte" in
Houston on one of these dates.
“In the event Mr. Lex’s offer to re-
sign as the nominee of the party is a**
c* filed at the Houston meeting the va-
cancy will likely be filled at that time."
Mr. Cretptr said. “According to the
(Continued on page 2.)
BARTON TO AID
MRS. FERGUSON
Has Taken Up His Fight
on Saloon-Druggists
General Says
<I’*y The Associated Cress.)
At 'STIV Texas. Aug. 1»i. Thomas I».
Marion state adjutant general defeated
candidate for governor in the July pri
maries. today formally announced that
hi* would at the second primary. August
-'I support Mrs. Miriam Ferguson of i
I'cniple. for governor against Judge i
Felix iCobertsoii f Jiallas. her personal
opponent.
Iii view of the fad’’ the statement !
said thill you have taken up the fight j
which I started upon the saloon drug '
gist' f Texas I mpIi to tender you my J
support in tin* race for governor and I
ask that you call upon uic at any time
for any assistance that you think I may j
he ablu to render you.”
Hi' support f .Mrs. Ferguson the
statement adds is made because lie
kuoM' she **personally stands for pro-
hibition and the enforcement of all laws
which Mas the platform upon which 1
myself made the race for governor."
Texas Mayors Asked
To Aid In Plans For
Defense Day Program
tlty The Associated Press.I
At'STIN Texas Aug. 16.—Force- were
set in motion here today b> which it was
hoped added impetus would be giv<n t-
obsi rvance on September 12 of N .tion-
nl Defense test day when Thomas D.
Barton state adjutant general and j
«hail man of th; Texa- nation al defense
iiay committee addressed letters to the
mayors of Texas cities asking them to
appoint committees with then selves as
chairman and formulate program.
The Litter was in line with (lovt-rn r
Pat N. ff's proclamation yesterday and
wa- formulated after a conference with
I.icuti riant Thomas II. t'hristian of Fort
Sam Houston in the adjutant's office at
the capital. It asked that the mayors
co imitte:s be composed pr ferably of
two or more imm who have had exper-
ience on draft hoards.
“It is suggested” the letter said
that all patriotic societies troops of
any nature and the children be paraded
in conjunction with patriotic nv.sit;
that appropriate speeches be delivered
and that all military organizations be
filed for the day with volunteers for
any drill or instrueti n that can be ap
!
propriately given b> former service i
In connection with the letter. Lieut-
enant < hristian announced that “there
is absolutely nothing of a 'military ges-
ture' in the'-e def use day plans it is
merely a patriotic revival which it is
hoped will itnprtss the people with th* •
important of the National llefons* act ;
of IHL'O pas < d with the vi-w in future
protection of the country.”
Service <>n that day he explained
will be purely voluntary for all civilians
who will be assisted in every way bj
the regular arn y. the national guard
and organized res rves.
“All that is asked" Lieutenant Chris- |
tian said is that the committees arrange
si-ituble patriotic programs in which i
speech*s parades and other efforts of
a patriotic character arc included.
Lieut nant Christian’s Austin vi.yt
ended a trip over the eighth corps area.
Major General Ernest Hinds Fort Sam
Houston commanding to plan f r ob-
servance of the day which also is the
sixth anniver-ary of the battle of St.
Mihiel anti the day fixid for the re-
tirement of General John J. l’crshing
from the regular army.
OFFICERS SEEK
CABARET SHIP
______
Move to Identify Float-
ing Booze Palace
Is Made j
(B The A soc >trd Pic=s)
NEW YORK Aug. lr>- Federal au-
thorities tonight moved to learn the
identity of the 17000 ton “seagoing |
bonze palace" which was reported t day |
by the Herald Trib ne to be cruising
off th'* 12 mile It t it. di>|ien ing pro-
pmhibition concoctions to wealthy land-
lubbers.
Little stock was taken however tn
the newspaper reporter’s evidence that I
the huge passenger ship on which he
told of having spmt a night in the
company of gay and liberal drinkers —
a en and women—was the former North
German Lloyd liner Friedrich der
Grouse.
The description of the vessel. hir
dimensions and equipment talli d more
closely said the authorities with that
of the North German Lloyd built liner
Kronprinxe Wilhelm which was intern-
ed during the war became an Amer-
ican transport was rename! th> Von
Stubcn and disappeared from o fficial
records last March II when the hip-
[ ing board sold h r at Baltimore f<>r
scrapping purposes.
Plenty of time has intervened »inee
March for the undisclosed own rs of
the Non Stuben to have overhaul'd her
and installed glimon ring bar- cabaret
and hotel accommodations described by
the news reporters authorities pointed
out.
A* the same tine 1b y declared there
was ample evidence tb .t the Frcidrich
d; r Grosse. a smaller vessel was burn-
ed in the Pacific last year while sail-
ing nder the post-war name Pity of
Honolulu.
Officials disagreed as to the extent
of the government’s jurisdiction over
the floating saloon or those wealthy
(Continued on Page 5.)
Rio Grande Guard Against j
Smuggling Strengthened;
More Rewards for Convictions
t’ustoms ami iiuniigral ion forces
pea e officers ami «itixrn* are ■•■•operat-
ing to strengthen the guard along the
Itio lirande against alleged snuig'gling of
■ otton into the I'nited States and the
smugglers will either be apprehended
and placed in jail. <«r they will be fright-
ened itito keeping away from the Itio
lirande. said Sheriff Sam Hobart son late
yesterday.
A cotton grower <>f the county came
into the office Saturday and pledged
tyl.Mi to tin' fund to lie offered it' re-
ward' for the arrest and conviction oi
any persons for smuggling.
ltewaids of S.'i for each conviction on I
the other side of the river have been of-j
feted by the sheriff’s offiee here. This
i' the first time in many years that
rewards for conviction* in Mexico have
been offered from this side.
Mexicans Aid.
With Mcxhnn troops patrolling the
other side of the river customs and im-
migration men. and peace officer* on
this side of the river and reward* of-
fered on both side* for any arrests anil
conviction* it 5* believe;! that the
Wotll.l-I »• S muggier will consider deeply
before attempting to float the lint across
tlie Kin tiramie.
S. C. I’il< k'T of tlie Peoples’ Ire Colli
pally here who has lieen active in the i
«<>rk against smuggling. was in 11• • n->••!! '
Friday and Saturday and conferred
with Iir. Hunter agent of the agricul-
tural department a- to method- that j
might tic us*i| i further protect thi-
aection.
■■ I do not believe any -mnggling i-
going on now." Sheriff Robertson -aid.
" linniigrn ion Chief Itrcwster has hi-
men out watching the nstoms men are
on the job. and our men tire -lill work-
ing on probable dues. Persons in Hi
dalgo and Starr counties are taking 1
more interest in the war on smug-
gling! and 1 believe tlie situation i- about i
under control.”
• We have a force of men out along
the river and hope to catch some
smugglers if there arc any." said Im-
migration Chief llrcwster.
“The Customs- Forces have been
working on the alleged smuggling case
for -oim* time." In-puty Customs Col-
lector Win. Neale said.
The reason nl! these precaution- are
being 'aken is to prevent any possibili-
ty of the pink boll worm being brought
into this area. Although it i- almost
(Continued on page 4.)
SIX PRECINCTS
ARE CREATED
Total Number Raised to
29; Court Acts on
Other Matters
Complete reorganization of tin* rot
ing pA-cinets in (Y. itjhron mtuH? was ef-
feitij nl the commissioners' court meet-
ing Saturday afternoon with the addi-
tion of >ix more preciuets all hough the
numbers of the precinct" were not
changed as was proposed in previous
plans.
The six new precinct -« whi h were
added bringing the grand total for the
county up to Htt. will be distributed us j
follows: I'reeiuct No. HI. Wilson tract |
with huumhiric" practically coincident i
with thu> indepnedent school district' of
Wil"ot Trint; Precinct No. Ho practic-
ally con. ident with the boundaries of
Stuart Place school district. The boule-
vard between Itio Hondo aud .J.aiidriiiii"
will divide precinct" II and 15 into.fhur
precinct" tin* numbers of.the rtev> di" j
trots being n*> ai d H7: Precinct No. Hs
will he a new precinct in the city of
Itrowusville. After detuching* a portion
from precincts Hi 17 and Is*. ti new pi * ^
un i will be mad' . Precinct Htl will
created north-east of Harlingen itKhttpgj
ing a portion of the city of Harlingen.
This will give three precincts east of
the railroad in I larlingi n ami tprrbe
precincts west all the voting places east
of the railroad being in Harlingen; while
west ol Ute railroad there will Im one
in the city and one at the Wilson school
and one at the Stuart Place packing
shed.
A iieiilinn for tli* i stitbiislnuent of a
new water improvement district \o. 7
in tin- West Itruwiisville territory was
presented and will he itHiil upon at a
regular meeting on September II. Also
plans for III flo.aiion of a drainage dil'h
in lUainage Histrict No. it will In* con-
sidered on S pii nilo r 11.
Health Unit.
A dflo.ution oi ph> - i< ianconsist-
ing f Pis. \\. K. Spivey l». P. Fair-
banks. It. Ii. ( oh'. Cash Vm-aiit and
Hunt or. appeared before tin* rommis-
Mi'iiiis'sfouit lo |ift it ion for a health
unit in t’auieron rounty. Art ion on thi-
iiiinur \\a> postponed until I It** Hireling
of tlie min t one week from next Wed-
nesday.
Arrorilfni! to figures stilimilled in eon-
nei: ion with t he |»et it ion for a in nltli
llllil. the expenses id tile ofliee. which
would he located in tin- comity court
house would lie: Whole time county
health offi i r S."..ttlNI; l raveling expellee*
health offiier. S'.mmi; sanitary ins|ieetor.
salary. Sl.atNt; traveling expenses sani-
tary inspector Slant; nurse -alary. Sl-
Sl M t; traveling expenses nurse SsiKI;
s'enograplier and elerk. Slant; contingent
fund. S.itat. tit this amount the state
would furnish sfj.r.i * >. the Itoekefeller
Institute would furnish S'J.uiNt. while the
county would furnish $.*•.<Nttt. making it
total yearly expenditure of Silt.mat.
Tins court opcued Iml- 1 *»r n pmliW
i ell f**r the jail and awarded the con-
tra t to furnish tin* cell to the l'anl>
Jail I'ttilding t'o. of St.. Louis. at a
consideration of So 17. The commission-
ers also levied taxes for I train:.ge |ti-
triet No. I. the rate being S~o for in-
terest and sinking' fund and S.iJtt for
maintenance.
OLDEST MASON DIES
AUSTIN. A g. 16. Relnitvc* here re-
ceived word of the death t day in Ma-
son. Texas of David Dooie Sr. nh<> was
reputed to have been the oldest Mason
in the state. The record shows he had
been a member for 72 of th<> !<2 years
of his life. He had been a resident of
Malon for more titan 57 years.
DAWES PLAN IS
OPERATIVE AS
DELEGATES SIGN
Second Protocol Putting
Program Into Effect
Gets O. K.; Ratifica-
tion Is Next Step
Aug. HI. Peace between'
Franre Mini I Germany came on. st< |.
nearer tonight when the repre-putative-
o| the allied powers and tiernmt:.v as-
sembled in Premier Marlloiiald' room
in tlie foreign < ffj .• and -igned or in
it tailed a protocol providing the means
for putting into effect the Ihiwes plan
designed to settle the perplexing rep-
arations problem.
The l.ondon eotiferenee after thirty
trying days Inis thus been boruglif to a
sueeessful conclusion. All eyes now turn
to llerlin and I*.*ri anxiously watching
to see if ihe Ceimuii reielislag ami the:
Fremli parliament wiil support t'lian-
cellor Marx and Premier llerrint in the
bold step they have taken.
I'olb thisi- premiers belong to minor-
ity governments which are none too
stable ami the ii-ailioti of the l>criiinn
and French peoples will be watched
with some apprehension until their
legislative bodies approve ami make it
possible for tierimiti and French repre*
seuiatives to meet with the representa-
tives of die oilier illierestetl powers ill
Paris on Angus; ."<t and a;inch their
formal -ignatures lo the documents.
Premier Mn« I tomild as |• r«*-mI*-nt of
the conference presided :it tonight's
•n« cling which was attend-*! by hIhhiI
2IHI deb-gutand experts from the vari-
ous |io« crs. Tin* session mh strictly
informal and lacked spectacular fca-
tm os a - the entire i nnfcreiirc lilts.
It was a buxines- meeting in a l»»i-i-
n*’ss office mill more like si directors’
conference than si diplomatic function.
The li'-jtisli prime minister and Premier
llcrriot and Theiinis t‘hnn<c||nr Marx.
Atuba- htdor KeMewg#- Wnri»U» 4J.*vMelw
Japan. and Prof. d>' Steffani. Italy all
made brief addressee expressing their
satisfaction over the unsuccessful v 'n-
(I'oritiiinetl on page J.)
SUIT ON MOTOR
TAXES QUASHED
Citizens of Irion County
Ask Dismissal of
Aijunction
SAN ANtlMHl. Texas. Aug. Hi A
^erfipurnrt injunction iyp-iicd in di'tri t
court here in .lanimvy. upon petition of
Irion count} and twenty six of its citi
r.eiis. restraining Frank Kmeriek tax
collector; from remitting to th** state
highway depart incut the state's portion
of Irion county's motor Incase feet. wai*
today dissolved and the suit dismissed
••n the plaintiffs' motion filed by .1. A.
Thomas. |o al attorn* \f
Irion comity bad * I.timed that removal
of do•‘tgnali to of tli# • •• ;• • h
was from San Antonio through Irion
county paralcllitffc tIn- t trient Itnllroad
a slat*- highway number seven and
designating <>f an*»th*-r route deprived
it of funds to maintain litis road which
i; claimed is the most direct westward
and bears the heaviest travel ami to
its detriment benefit ted counties tra-
verse*! I• v state highways.
The r«»m| through Irion county has
In- oine important since it leads through
the rapidly developing Iteugan county
oil field bordering Irion on the west
itnd counties traversed by it. including
T..in t.reeii have for some time been
seeking it' red«*signatioii as a state
highway. Irion county's suit vva> sinii
lar to |irocecding' in'tititle«l by a number
of other Texas counties. Limestone be
ing the first.
WOMAN INJURED
IN HIGHWAY CRASH
Mrs. Julian ' am who lives neir the
Piper rkintntion. several miles from
Brownsville was painfully cut about
the fae at 11 o’clock Inst night when
th" .car in which she aid her husband
were riding collided with another car
driven by a man named Ort gu. 1 be ac-
cident happened on Fourteenth street
netr the Victoria addition gin.
The man and hi wife were going out
from Brownsville to their home and
saw the other car approaching according
to their statement made last night.
They turn d. and their car was struck
on the side. The woman was the only
one fvho s stained injuries. She was
brought to Brownsville and her wound*
dressed and the cuts were trenounced
as not serious by attending physicians.
Ortega was taken into custody first
by city police but was turn d over to
Deputy (unstable Bryan after it wa*
found that the accident happened out-
side the city limits.
Total Output Passes
46000; Will Equal
Cash Returns of ’23
With the total amount of cotton
ginned in the delta up to list night
standing ut IlilCiT J>#les and no* esfi
mate for the total production for tin*
se on im roamed from tili.iMHI to more
CV'ltt. cash receipts in the Itelta
thi' season for eottoti hid fair to c<|tinl ’
those of la-t sea'on.
Two weeks ago the total ginning- for j
the lotinty were reported ai l.*»(KM1; last j
week the total was more than doubled i
tho amount ginned heing rEl.tWttt;
although tin* amount ginned during the
past week was not n> large as that in the
previous week it showed up fairly well
heing 1 l.tMHt hales.
A cording to estimates made receipts |
from a Itelta mtton crop of tsi.tw.it
hales thi' year at the current average
price of •_M.t cents. ..r .<11*. per hale will
he $lll.irrfM1MI. I'eceipts last year on a
total output of So.twttt luiles ai all aver
age price of I cents per pound or <l_*tl
per hale hloilglit the Itelta appro* i
tnalely flll.l.'tWt.taai. showing very little-
difference.
t'll!toll took Its first real dro)> ill the
Ip-lta Saturday when it went down from
j -’s | i() U7 cents following the drops
FRANKS DEFENSE
CLAIMING GAINS
Fourth Alienist Testifies
Loeb Leopold En-
tirely Normal
(Py The Ax feinted Pressd
< HIC'AC.O Aug. 16. -Testi'i ony *>f Or.
1 11. iKuigliis Singer fourth alienist.. fM
the prowrutlon fciAit%Jfietwr'l Loeb and
Nathan Leopold .Ir.. were entirely noV
' rrwtl whin th^.v h;<tna;vd -n.l kil!e<| 11
year old Robert Franks last May 21
was subjected t”day to the exp<*rb«rosS
examination of ( due me S. DaftlW
chkf defense counsel. *V J
Tht5 'hearing. to determines- whfthcr
| Judge J t averly shall inflict the death
P nalty on the fbuths.on their plea of
• \ ’ w fc* X
rptlty-'or .■-hall impose penitentiary sen-
trnf « upon tbc jdf tvfor'mitis-aliadi of
putti- tureht. wn enlHtette* by freijtient
el.ishe of Mr. Ihiftoy with the witn<1‘-*‘
anil gain with Robert E. Crowe stii'e's
attorney.
At adjournment the defense claimed
that th sc were net gains:
Adnii -ion by Hr. Singer that he had
reach*.! conclusions by observation and
n t examination; that a st lit personal-
ity. *lc -cribed by Frank-' alii nists as ex-
isting in obth boy - “night h* evidence
towards a in ntal disorder;” that the
present agi s of hoth Loeb and l.copold
is the crittical time for developing
“mental sickness.” and that a dr am
life might influence personality.
1'r. Singer did f! t ifiviato fronv his
general declaration that he had fo-nd
n«» evidence in his observations nor in
the testimony of def n.-c experts to
sway him from his conclusion* that
there was “no evulenc to indicate a
diseased mind in *lther youth” an<l
that they had displayed n< rr*tl emo-
tion and that th ir phantasy lives cott-
taine'J rp thing abnormal.
FI. FAS**. Texas. Aug. 1 *i Federal
Judge \V. If. Smilh. former congressman
from Texas died tonight of a stroke
of ii|n*|di\y. following a ten dot- illnc-s
in New Orleans and New York markets.
The prire however early in the sea-
son. was alone .‘Sit cents in the Itelta.
whit h will hold the average at 20 rents.
Reports last night. secured from Up*
Valley* t;iii Company at San Rehit.*.
show the following: Total for the three
omitie of Hidalgo. Cameron and Will-*
ary. I*l.!*‘>7: Hidalgo county 2a.*ia0;
17.27s; Willacy comity. IIW.
Totals for various i itics in the Itelta:
Brownsville Victoria gut. 1727; gin at
the People*’ Ti-e Plant. 1025; Itmma.
17S2; lldinhurg. .'1227; Harlingen. 4ttti0;
Mercedes Itilli: Mi"ion. 7072; McAllen.
2777: Pharr. 2ls|; San Benito. *1170;
itio Hondo. 1 * * i T: Santa Maria 470; Salt
.limn lulls; Alamo. 1022: Weslaco.
2720; la Feria. sTO; Sam Kordyce. t'«t»K;
t tiniito. slip; Itnrred i 700; West Tract
277: Hill'* Corner 717.
The cotton prosperts in Brownsville
are heller than those in most other sec-
tion* of the India iic. ording to local cot-
ton men. The rains which harmed the
crops in other parts of the Heltn did
little damage to the crops here and the
acreage here i.* larger in proportion than
it was last year.
First estimates for the total output
of the Valley w«^re for Tn.taat hnles.
This was raised to tin.iNai bglcs in a
short tithe after tin: ginning sea*on
upenetl. ttluf ill*' In* ill ridimitt* h.’lH liffll
rni*ed lyffiitt tlsis time to*li”tl(kl or more.
SPECIAL RATE FOR
CELEBRATION HERE
*
f -* Vi»jl"r ’ m •
.V !•• I . 't .in** fair for the pound
trip t" ltr®wn*villr has been affelftedE
from Corpus t'hri-ti to tliis city m the.
l.ai>or Day celebration lure/ JiP**
to information received by A.
>ol till Cutf 1^*44 IHies liepi^ rflb
h<* orders have beta i*< eive# fVl
i vrnu-: ttu pro).| rdim'itr
I (buston tit Brow nsville.
I 'w . Br-w ns\ ille «ill i
to trains arriving here on (be uij
August -it. and will hold good up until
tip* tnyrimig train of September 2. It
applies to all stations between here aud
Corpus Cbristi with a minimum round*
trip fare of one dollar.
I Mans are for a special train to leave
Houston at v a. ni. on August -ti. arriv-
ing in Brownsville the following di>
and returning to Houston on Septem-
ber '2. lilhs from Galveston. Beaumont
port Arthur. I irutigc and Mextu are ex-
pected to join tlie proposed trip.
A hull fight in Alafatiioros will be the
main feature of the celebration here and
mam persons are expected from cities
up the Delta. 'I lie city will entertain an
unusually large number of guests if
plans are realized.
W. C. T. U. Fail to
Give Candidate O. K.
DAI.I.AS Aug Iti The Texas Wo-
rn* n- Christian Temperance I'nion will
pot endorse either of the candidates for
the democrati nominali-^ for governor
as a result of a resolution pas-ed hy
the official hoard iu a meeting here to-
day. The resolution read:
•• Igesoived that we the official board
of the Texas W C. T. I* heartily com-
mend the attitude taken by our state
president. Mrs. Claude de Van Watts
iu her efforts t.» hold our organization
aloof from participation in partisan and
fa< tiotial politics and pledge her our tin
swerving loyalty and love.”
Has-'Point Isabel Yielded
Buried Treasures Of Times
Agone To Two Strangers?
Shade- of Jean La Fayette ami songs
• >f bottles of rum.
Has the lone lost buried treasure of
the knights of the black flag been
found?
This question is a burn.^g one at
Point Isabel just now.
Stories of strong boxes Spanish
dublocn- and of mysterous strangers
are the topic of the d:tv in that staid
village of fishermen sind sumine*- vaca-
tionists.
What fame from the hole in the
ground; what wa- it- value; who bur-
ied it; and who got it?—alt are puz-
zling questions.
And what say the shade- of Ikon
“Pope” Simo in his early days a Span-
ish sea captain and roamer of the high
seas ?
About a month ago two stranger
came into Point Isabel. Both seemed
to be mechanics. They interviewed
Charles ( lampion and through him se-
cured a lease on a small site for the
erection of a building for garage pur-
I poses.
Old Building Itazed
Days went on. The men went to
work. Soon the little old building for
a half century or more the home of the
late “Pope” Simo was razed to th*»
ground. »
Thing progressed slowly. Residents
noted the di-appearance of the old
house knew the purpose for which it
had been taken down to be replaced
by a new building -but otherwise were
not curious.
1 A f< w days ago the two men disap-
pear) d. Then strange rumors began
to fly.
Person/ reported they saw the two
men loading a box. perhaps three h?
four feet in dimensions into their au-
tomobile. Quickly the engine was start-
ed. and the car was off into the moon-
light.
Two days later there came a carl
for Charles Champion. It was post-
marked at Brownsville and it related
that the lessee’s of the garage site
were no longer interested and they
were on their way never to return.
Perhaps they are now nearing their
old home in Kentucky.
Mysterious Box
But the box -the strange mysterious
curiosity impelling box?
Everybody says everybody believes
even staid conservative beloved old
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