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VOL. XXXIII No. 49 ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY AUGUST 22 1925 4 PAGES TODAY FIVE^CENTS A COPY
HEAD OF STATE
RAIL BOARD
VALLEY TODAY
Gillmore and Eldridge
Builder of Road to
; Be on First Train Into
Rio Grande City
Clarence E. Gillmore chairman of the
state railway commission W. T. Eld-
ridge builder of the Rio Grande City
Tailwav and others who arrived here
today from Houston will go into Rio
Grande City tomorrow morning on the
first t/ain to pull into that city.
“I always was a Valley booster and
its nothing new for me to say I think
a lot of this country” declared Gill-
more on his arrival in Brownsville.
Mr. Gillmore came to Brownsville this
morning in the special car of Mr. Eld-
ridge of Sugarland along with the latter
and C. B. Gillespie vice president and
* managing editor of the Houston Chro-
nicle and Mr. Bodecker.
"We just came down to take in the
Rio Grand$ City celebration” Mr. Gill-
more paid. V*We are always glad of a
chanee to come down and see the Val-
ley and its development is noticeable
^every time we come down. We are glad
see the new road completed into
j^io Grande City.”
Mr. Eldrige is expected to attend a
meeting of the directors of the Rio
Grande Railway in Brownsville today.
The patty remained in Brownsville
only a few minutes this morning leav-
ing at 9 o’clock on a trip to Point
Isabel over the Rio Grande Railway.
The will spend most of the day at
Point Isabel looking over the port work
and other objects of interest t%re and
will return to Brownsville this after-
noon.
They will spent most of the day at
will go to Rio Grande City early to-
morrow' to take part in the celebration
that will b? held there.
Mr. Gillmore expects to see his
.brother Raymond Gilmore one of the
owners of thS Harlingen Star and
resident of that city in Brownsville
this afternoon.
“I just came down to see the first
train pull into Rio Grande City and
see the celebration that will be held
there" said Mr. Eldrige.
Mr. Eldrige purchased the projected
Rio Grande City railway before it was
started and built the road although the
Gulf Coast Lines now has application
before the Interstate Commerce Com-'
mission for petmit to purchase this road
. along with the S. A. U. & G. railroad.
The builder of the Rio Grande City
Toad which wil make the lifelong
.dreams orf the residents there come true
will ride into the historic oorder city
on the first passenger train ever to
drive into it.
Benny Leonard Denies
Plan to Re-Enter Ring
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NEW YORK N. Y„ Aug. 22.—Benny
Leonard retired lightweight champion
will not re-enter the ring again he
declared today in denying reports cre-
dited to him by his manager Billy
Gibson that he intended to try a come-
back and fight Jimmy Goodrich newly
recognized champion for the title.
Dallas Fireman Shot;
Two Negroes Sought
DALLAS Texas. Aug. 22.—J. C. Lagow.
Dallas fireman was shot in the chest
but not seriously wounded last night
by one of two negroes who attacked him
in an alley after overtaking him in an
automobile. He said he had passed
* the negroes in his car almost colliding
with them. After shouting at them to
be careful the negroes gave chase. No
arrests have been made.
THE WEATHER I
Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; son^what unsettled near
the coast. Light to moderate easterly
to southerly winds on the coast.
W’eather Conditions
Scatered showers ocurred within the
last 24 hours in the southeastern and
far eastern states and in the Canadian
Northwest. Temperatures were sub nor-
mal this morning practicallw through-
out the northern two-thirns of the
United States and seasonable elsewhere
in the country.
The highest tem^nature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 102 at San
y(i»tnnio to 84 at Amarillo.
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Feasible Dredging
Plan At Port Here
Quest Of Engineers
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“We are making a final effort to
work out a method of dredging the
outer channel of Point Isabel llarboi
along the lines specified by the gov-
ernment in appiopriating $05000 for
this .work.” said Major J. L. Schley
Friday night on leaving Bronwsville
after a four day stay at Point Isabel.
Major Schley came here with two
assistants from the Galveston office
and the three ainiy engineers made a
reexamination of the project. Major
Schley is United States Army engineer
in charge of the Gulf Coast division
with headquarters at Galveston.
“While we are not prepaied to say
what our recommendation will be after
an examination of the data collected on
STINNES PAPER
CHANGES HANDS
Once Powerful Journal
of Dead Financier
Sold foF Song
(By The Associated Press.)
BERLIN' Aug. 22.—Gradually the
j properties of the late Hugo Stinnes
Germany’s industrial wizard are being
thrown into the melting pot for the
purpose of liquidating the obligations
of the heirs to the great estate.
The latest of the Stinnes interests to
be sold is the Deutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung which during the life of Stin-
nes was his mouthpiece in expressing
his viewpoints on finance economics
and politics. This powerful organ had
tremendous influence upon its readers.
Walter Salinger well known operator
in print papers and Dr. August Webe
who has political affiliations puichased
the paper presumably in behalf of the
Prussian government. The price paid
was 3000000 marks said to have been
one third of the value of the property
and in addition the purchasers received
for naught the good will of the journal
and valuable official printing contracts.
Edmond Stinnes eldest son of the
dead magnate still is endeavoring to
bolster up or sell the famous Aga Motor
works the greatest of its kind in Ger-
many which is beset by great financial
difficulties.
Recently American and London bank-
ers bought a half interest in the great-
est and most prosperous concern that
Hugo Stinnes buil^. up. This is the
Deutsche Luxemburgische Company the
largest producer of coal coke iion and
steel in Germany.
AMERICAN FLIER IN
RIFF WAR INJURED
CASA BLANCA French Morocco Aug.
22.—The American flying squadroh vol-
unteering for service with the French
against the Riffians suffered its first j
casualty when Lieut. Col. Charles Ker- 1
wood of Philadelphia fell during a
.training flight. He was painfully but
not dangerously injured.
BOY BROUGHT BACK
HERE FROM AUSTIN
A youth of about 15 years whose
parents live at Harlingen was brought
back to Brownsville today from Austin
where he was arrested in connection
with the alleged theft of an automobile
belonging to Miss Bessie Freeman of
Donna.
Miss Freeman had been using the
automobile as a means of carrying on
her work as a saleswoman by which
work she aided in the support of her
family. It was stolen while she left it
on the street officers said.
The car was brought back along with
the young driver by .Special Deputy
Sheriff Tom Logan of San Benito but is
in a bad shape according to the reports
of the officer . having been handled
roughly on the trip.
GLASS RATE HIKE REFUSED
WASHINGTON D. C. Aug. 22.—Pro-
posed increased rates on glass and glass-
ware from Oklahoma and Arkansas to
New Orleans and other Misissippi river
points and to various points in Arkansas
and Misouri were ordered suspended by
the interstate commerce commission to-
day until December 19.
the present trip we will make every;
effort to work out a means of dredging
the channel with the funds appropriated.
So far no plan has been devised which
has received approval of the engineers
and work has been held up for that
reason.”
Major Schley explained that the outer
channel at. Point Isabel is to be dredged
and left without jetties under the spe-
cifications of the plan as worked out.
army engineers at the time the proposi-
tion went through congress recommend-
ing such a project.
“It was thought at that time that
since the project did not jusify a chan-;
nel wih concrete jetties which would |
have cost approximately four- million '
dollars that a channel without jetties
could be dredged for a matter of $65000
and would serve the purpose. This
channel is proposed as a trial affair
and is to be maintained by the govern-
ment for a period of five years.
“When the dredge was brought down
to Point Isabel for work on the inner
channel a test was made on the outer
chi nnel. It was found at that time that
a tiregde large enough to do the work
could not he used as the water is only
about seven and a half feet deep; a
lighter diedg can not be used as the
water is too lough most of the year.
-“Some plan may yet be worked out.
We made the present re-examination of
the port project for the purpose of
studying it to see if some plan can not
lie worked out with the piesent appro-
priation.
“If it can not we have until March of
next year to make a re-survey and to
recommend some other plan. Every ef-
fort will be made to find some means
of carrying out the project under the
present plans and with the present ap-
propriation although we are not able
to say at this date that it can he done."
Major Schley explained that it is this
matter alone which has held up the time
of starting work. He stated that no de-
finite date for starting the dredginK
could be set as no work will be started
until the engineers are sure that they
the proceeding along the coirect line of
action.
Lack of funds to complete the inner
channel will have no hearing on diedg-
ing the oifter channel he said.
YOUNG MOTHER
IS ASSAULTED
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Knife Held at Throat of
Wichita Falls Woman;
Man Being Held
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(Bv The Associated Press)
WICHITA FALLS Texas Aug. 22.—
Police are investigatin gone of the
boldest cases of criminal assault ever
enacted in Wichita county following an
attack upon a married woman aged 23
years early this morning while her two
months old babe rested at her side. A
man has been arrested ar.d identified by
the woman. He is being held in the city
jail and charges will probably be filed
this afternoon. *
The woman notified police and told
how she had fought the man who had
a knife in his hand until her strength
gave out. Her hands which were
scratched by the blades of the knife
and her clothing bore evidence of a
struggle.
The young woman who is the wife of
an oil driller stated that the man held
the sharp knife against her throat while
he assaulted her and that her baby was
on the bed beside her.
Stribling has Fortune
California Paper Says
(By The Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO Calif. Aug. 22.—
The Bulletin says that W. L. (Young)
Stribling the Georgia boxer has made
close to $500000 in his brief but spec-
tacular ring career. The money has been
invested largely in Florida and Georgia
properties.
Stribling and his parents at present
are engaged in a barnstorming tour in a
motor van fitted up as a home. A few
days ago he took a ten round decision
vef Jack TManey in Los Angeles.
FRANCE TO REPLY
Germany on the proposed security pact
will be delivered to the Berlin foreign
office Monday morning and will be made
publicly on Wednesday.
PARIS Aug. 22.—France's reply to
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CONVICTED
William Jennings Bryan Good-
man college student football
star Y. M C. A. officer and
captain of the Oklahoma na-
tional guard tried in Dallas
this week on a charge of
slaying a night watchman
considers the manslaughter
verdict carrying a sentence of
five years in prison a victory.
His attorneys will appeal.
BRITLSHSEAliN
OUT ON STRIKE
Illegal Action Planned
By Reds to Tie Up
Ships is Charge
fBv The Associated Pres*.')
.LONDON Aug. 22.—An unoffirial
strike has broken out in London and
elsewhere and threatens to spread and
iffect British ships ir. foreign ports as
it alreaoy has done in Australia.
The trouble has arisen through the
men having repudiated the recent agree-
ment between the two seamen’s unions
and the employers for a reduction of
wages by one poiy^d sterling monthly.
The strike committee says that 15000
men are involved and that 35 ships are
already being held up in London.
The Daily Mail says the strike is
due to a plot engineered by communist
leaders who aim to bring to standstill
British shipping abroad. The news-
paper asserts that th/e communists sent
messages to Bolshevik agents in Austra-
lia India South Africa Canada and
the United States instructing them to
tell the seamen when they return from
their present voyages.
Reports from Australia say the strike
of the seamen there is rapidly spreading
and that many ships are being held in
port through lack of men to handle
them. The movement is being fostered
by Tom Walsh leader of the recent
Australian shipping strike.
British ship owners have tabled
Premier Bruce of Australia explaining
thjdr agreement with the seamen and
uiging him to prevent illegal persua-
sion to break contracts. Havelock Wil-
son president of th^ National seamens
union also telegraphed Bruce repudiat-
ing the intereference of Walsh.
Ammonia Blast Fatal
To One; Two Injured
(By The Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY ug. 22.—Frank
Kelley 35 employe ‘of the W. . Bennet
Fruit and Produce company here is
dead W. A. Bennett president of the
concern is probably fatally injured
and Nelson Malone another employe is
suffering from burns as a result of an
ammonia tank explosion at the company
plant today.
The vict^ijs were hurled nearly a
hundred feet by the blast. Little dam-
age w’as done to the buildings.
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Martinique Governor’s
Assailant Identified
(By the Associated Press'!
PORT DB FRANCE Martinique Aug.
22.—The man who yesterday attempted
to assassinate Governor Richard has
been identified as the son of a member
of the general council who was killed
during the election disturbances of last
May.
The governor was shot just after em-
barking on a stepmer for France. His
assailant tjsing a revolver fired five
times. FuoP of the bullets took effect
and the governor was taken to a hos
pital in a serious condition.
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Bystander Slain As
Magee New Mexico
Editor Defends Self
(By The Associated Press)
EAST LAS VEGAS-N. M Aug. 22.—Political enmity be-
tween Carl C. Magee Albuquerque newspaper editor and David
J. Leahy former distiict judge in Las Vegas left death in the
wake oi a rough f;nd tumble fight last night in which Magee
drew a revolver and fired suddenly killing a bystander John B.
Lassater and wounding Leahy in the arm.
Leahy witnesses said attacked Magee of seeing him in the
hotel lobby. The editor had been pummeled to the floor by the
ex-jurist when he whipped out his gun and the first shot snuffed
out Lassater s life as he moved to separate the fighters those
who saw the encounter said.
Magee was permitted to remain at his hotel after the battle
but Assistant District Attorney T. V. Truder announced he would
be chaiged with manslaughter if a coroners’ jury to convene today
nuius mm responsiDle lor then
death . Lassater was an em.
ploye of the state highway de-
partment.
“I regret more than anything this
terrible occurrence and am grief
stiicken over it” Magee told news-
papermen. He received bruises about
the face and body and Leahy’s upper
left arm was shattered by the second
bullet.
Has Had Stormy Career
The fight and shooting closed another
chapter in the high tension career of
.vlagoe. In July 1923 he was convicted
i libel by a juiy in Judge Leahy’s
court in connection with the publication
of editorial attacks on Chief Justice
<L W. Parker of the New Mexico su-
preme court. Sentenced ^to prison by
A.eahy he was pardoned by the thtn
governor James F. Hinkle before being
taken to the penitentiary.
A year later he was called into court
by Leahy for editorially criticizing the
court while other charges in connection
with the libel case were pending. This
time it wa.f a contempt case. Leahy held
him in contempt and sentenced him to
three months imprisonment. In pro-
nouncing sentence Judge Leahy termed
Magee a miscreant in the strongest of
judicial terms. He served one day and .
one night in jail and Hinkle pardoned
him again. While imprisoned he is
said to have smuggled “copy” to hn
newspaper maintaining the attacks on
Leahy.
Magee is credited with having aided
in starting the investigation leading to
the discovery of “the little black
satchel"'of Teapot Dome fame. Early
in January 1924 he was a witness be-
fore the senate oil committee and told
the in'vestigators of rumors he had
heaid about “$100000 in suit case run-
ning around in New Mexico." The com-
mittee later developed evidence that the
$100000 was from E. L. Doheny and was
sent to Albert B. Fall then secretary
of the interior and negotiator of the
teapot dome and Elk Hills naval oil
leases to Doheny and Harry F. Sinclair.
Bought Paper From Fall.
.viagee Dougnt tne Aiouquerque Morn-
ing Journal from Fall in 1920 and in
1924 gave evidence to the oil committee
regarding Fall's financial condition. He
declaied he had been approached with
“Doheny money” when he offered to
sell the Journal.
The contempt case was the last flare
up of consequence between Magee and
Leahy until last night hut last fall he
waged a sizzling campaign against the
jurist who lost in his fight for re-
election to the bench.
In five years of activity in the poli-
tical arena of New Mexico Magee had
been republican democrat and indepen-
dent. He deserted the republicans >h
1920 declaring the organization corrupt.
In 1921 he turned back to the republic-
ans and ran against a close personal
friend for office but 1922 found him
fall he yas a candidate in the primaries
for the democratic nomination lor
United States senator.
BIG RUSSIAN AUTO
RACE HAS2000CARS
(By The Associated Press.)
MOSCOW Aug. 22.—8he first big au-
tomobile race to A held in Russia since
the revolution was formally inaugurated
today with the departure of nearly 2000
machines from historic Red Square in<
the presence of members of the govern-
ment the diplomatic corps and a huge
crowd.
The route lies from Moscow to Tiflis
Georgia by way of Orel Kursk Khar-
kov Rostov and the Georgia military
road. Of the cars entered the greater
number represent Amriean manufac-
turers participating through their con-
tinental representatives. Fraulein Stin-
nes niece of the late Hugo Stinnes
pel man industrial magnate is the only
woman among the drivers.
MRS. CANADAY
FACES WARRANT
San Antonio Woman Be-
lieves Extradition
Will be Refused
fBy The Associated Press.1
SAN ANTONIO Tex. Aug. 22.—Ad-
vised today by the Associated Press that
a New York police woman is enroute to
San Antonio with a requisition signed
by Governor Smith for her extradition
to New York for kidnapping her son
Roscoe Mrs. Roscoe Canaday expressed
surprise but added she is confident the
requisition will not be honored by Gov-
ernor Ferguson.
She bases this belief on the fact that
no law in Texas makes it illegal for a
parent to kidnap its own child as she
learned when the father took Roscoe
Jr. from her home here and sped with
him to New York.
After Roscoe Canaday Sr. kidnapped
the child in San Antonio the mother fol-
lowed him to New York and re-kid-
naped the boy from his grandmother’s
home on Long Island hurrying back
to Texas in fast automobiles.
OREGONKILLER
CAUGHT BY RUSE
CEXTRALIA Wash. Ang. 22.—Tom
Murray escaped killer from the Oregon
state penitentiary at Salem was cap-
tured by a ruse early today in the Savoy
hotel here.
Philip Carson 26 Portland mechanic
recognized Murray in Vancouver Wash.
last night and persuaded the convict to
accompany him to Centralia where he
pretended they would rob a roadhouse.
Murray who helped plot and execute
the penitentiary outbreak August 12
last hoped by the robbery suggested by
Carson to get sufficient money to en-
able him to travel east Carson told the
police. He had separated from James
Willos and Ellsworth Kelley convicts
who w-ere associated with him in the es-
cape at White Salmon Wash. and had
agreed to meet them at a designated
place in the east.
Coolidge Returns To
Swampscott Today
SWAMPSCOTT Mass. Aug. 22.—Re-
turning to his desk in his study at
White Court today after an eight day
absence. President Coolidge found a
mass of routine business awaiting his
consideration and a list of engagements
that was a reminder of busy days at
the White House.
Those who had appointments with
him included Postmaster General New
who desired to discuss departmental
matters with him.
The president and Mrs. Coolidge re-1
turned to the summer White House
yesterday by motor from Northampton
With Mrs. Elmira Goodhue Mrs. Cool-
idge’s mother on their way from Ply-
mouth Vermont.
SMALL FIRE CHECKED
A fire call from 604 Adams street
was answered by the Brownsville fire
department at 8:20 last night and a
small blaze extinguished with pratic-
ally no damage. The fire started when
a candle which had been placed near
a wall set fire to some of the fixtures
on the wall. * The fire was soon ex-
tinguished.
JURY FAILS TO
GRANT REQUEST
FOR SUSPENSION
Oklahoma Guard Cap-
tain Considers Man-
slaughter Verdict Is
Victory; Plans Appeal
(By The Associated Press.)
DALLAS Tex. Aug. 22.—
Captain William J. B. Goodman
Oklahoma national guardsman
was found guilty of manslaught-
er and the penalty fixed at five
years imprisonment by $ jury in
the Dallas county district court
today. He was charged with
having killed C. S. Swinney a
I night watchman June 21. His
defense was that he did not fire
a shot but Joe Brown a friend
with him did shoot when the
night watchman fired at them.
The jury disregarded a plea for a
suspended sentence being silent in that
regard.
“It’s a victory” were Goodman’s first
words to a newspaper man near him
when the verdict was read.
Under the Texas laws Goodman in
case of a new trial cannot be convicted
for more than manslaughter now. The
maximum penalty for that is five years
which was the jury’s verdict is this
trial.
Goodman’s attorneys announced they
will file a mation for a new trial prob-
ably early next week. In event it is
over-ruled they said an apepal to the
court of criminal appeals will be taken
and request made for Goodman’s release
on bond pending appeal.
Goodman smiled faintly as the ver-
dict was read and leaned across the
table to answer questions of newspaper
reporters.
“I am satisfied that I was not con-
victed on any direct evidence but pure-
ly on the circumstances involved. he
said. "I was not guilty of the charge
but am the victim of the sentimental
and emotional apcpals to the jury by
the state’s attorneys."
After Judge C. A. Pippen had thanked
the jury and left the bench Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Goodman parents of the
defendants rushed to the rail and weep-
ingly smothered their son with affection.
A long line passed the rail extending
hands to the young guardsman captain.
Many in the line were friends from
Oklahoma. Goodman apparently was a
little puzzled as to whether many in the
line were extending sympathy or con-
1 gratulations.
Throughout the trial Goodman main-
tained a belief he would be acquitted.
The young Oklahoman’s attorneys had
explained to him that a manslaughter
verdict would be a victory in that he
never could be tried or convicted for a
more serious charge after a verdict for
manslaughter once was returned.
Goodman contemplates returning to
Tulsa university for the fall term in
case he is granted bond. Coach H. M.
Archer of Tulsa university was reported
j to have told Goodman he was depending
on him as a fullback on the football
team the coming season.
BODY OF BANCROFT
TO ARRIVE TODAY
IBv The Associated Press.)
SAX FRANCISCO Calif. Aug. 22.—
Bearing the body of Edgar Bancroft
late American ambassador to Japan the
cruiser Tama of the Imperial Japanese
navy is due to arrive in San Francisco
bay at 2 o’clock this afternoon. United
States destroyers will meet the boat and
a salute of 21 guns will be fired an-
swered by Fort Scott as the harbor is
entered.
After military ceremonies the body
will be transferred to the San Francisco
Overland Limited on which it will be
transported to Chicago for burial.
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