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\ VOL. XXXIII No. 64 ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1925 4 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY
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ACCIDENTS ARE
FATAL TO 54
OVER WEEKEND
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so if Auto Crashes Account
lis! For More Than Half
;. of Fatalities Through*
r out Country
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CHICAGO 111. Sept. 7.—Automobile
mishaps were responsible for more than
one half of the 54 accidental deaths re-
ported throughout the country over the
week-end.
Following close ~ on the total of 28
credited to automobiles were twelve
deaths caused by floods. Ten were due
to drowning three to a tornado and one
to a wreck. More than 100 were in-
jured.
A cloudburst in the upper Squillichuck
canyon in Washington caused a flood
that took the lives of twelve persons
and injured a dozen others. Five of the
bodies had been recovered late yester-
day
Brownstown 111. was struck by a tor-
nado and three persons who had taken
refuge in a garage were killed when
the building was demolished.
A Louisville and Nashville passenger
train crashed into an open switch at
Stanford Ky. and the engineer was
killed. Fifteen were injured. A rail
had been loosened and four persons
were later held on charges of plotting
to wreck a train.
Fire persons were killed when an Il-
linois Central train struck an automobile
jiear Rixes. Tenn. A party of four
huntsmen failed to heat a Chicago Mil-
waukee. and St. Paul train to a crossing
on the outskirts of Chicago and two of
them were killed. Six deaths were due
to automobile accidents in New England
while thirteen were reported in New
York state and New Jersey.
Three were drowned near Wagone’’.
©kla. when two brothers went to aid
a third. One was drownedat Spting-
field and six in New England.
Five middle-western states reported 4G
. automobile deaths for last week Indiana
14. Ohio 15 Kansas 6 Missouri 9 and
Minnesota 2.
(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK. N. Y. Sept. 7—Twenty
one deaths from automobile accidents
and drowning in New England New York
and New Jersey were reported last
night.
HOPE FOR HAWAII
FLIERS ABANDONED
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(Bv the Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.. Sept. 7.—An
announcement that he had “virtually
given up hope” that the crew of the lost
PN-9 No. 1 flag plane of the San Fran-
cisco to Hawaii flight would be found
alive was made here today by Captain
Stanford E. Moses IT. S. N. commander
of the flight project. i
“We have virtually given up hope of |
rescuing the crew” Captain Moses said. I
“We now have eleven destroyers fueling
at Honolulu for the purpos engaging
in a final survey of the waters where
the PN-9 No. 7 came down. We ha%e
done all that could be done.
Ederle Abandons Plan
To Try Channel Again
(Bv the Associated Press)
CAPE GRIS NEZ Sept. 7—Gertrude
Ederle has definitely abondoned the
idea of a second attempt to swim the
English channel this year and isplan-
ning to leave for New York next Satur-
day.
DUBLIN GETS WONMF.VS CONGRESS
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DUBLIN Sept. 7.—The Congress of the
Women’s International League for Peace
and Freedom next year will be held in
Dublin. This city was chosen over
Chechoslovakia by a vote of 13 to 10 at
a reneoent meeting of the Executive
Committee at Innsbruck.
I THE WEATHER |
Brownsville and vicinity: Rain to-
night; Tuesday cloudy to partly cloudy.
Moderate to-fresh southerly winds di-
minishing Tuesday.
Eust Texas: Partly cloudy to cloudy
tonihgt and Tuesday; cooler tonight in
northeaat portion. Fresh to strong
shifting winds on the coast.
Storm warnings are now displayed on
the Texas coast.
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Painleve Reconi mends
Arms Reduction Meet In
Talk at League Council
(By the Associated Press)
GENEVA. Sept. 7.—The convocation
of an international conference for re-
duction of atmaments when the coun-
cil of the League of Nations deems
that a satisfactory condition has been
established from the point of view of
security was recommended today by
Premier Painleve of France at the
opening of the meeting of the league
assent bly.
He insisted that no project for co-
operation in the maintenance of peace
would be effective unless based on the
league of nations.-
It is generally conceded that Senator
Dandurand. Canada’s bv-lingual ora-
tor will be elected the assembly's per-
manent president. This Noith Ameri-
can touch to the proceedings was
neightened by the presence of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson at the opening ses-
sion. She already had been the object
o/ sympathetic tributes to her self
and the late president Wilson in the
Geneva newspapers.
“His widow” says Journal de Ge-
neva “can today contemplate the lea
gue of nations and receive *he hom-
age of millions of men.”
America Lauded.
Feminist participation in the lea-
gue's activities is emphasized by the
presence of the duchess of Atholl as a
member of the British delegation.
M. Painleve in hr* address spoke
lengthil of the United States.
“On the other side af the Atlantic”
he said “there is a great democracy
which stood at the cradle of the league
but which has not accepted any offi-
cial participation in it. It desires to
serve the cause of peace its own way.
But the ideal by which the fatherland
of Washington and Lincoln is actuated
is so human and approaches so clo-
sely to your own that the league and
America are impelled by forc^i of cir-
cumstances to co-operate freely for the
good of humanity.”
He emphasized that the permanent
court of international justice—“the
principle of which apparently is ap-
proved by President Coolidge”—lias
its existence separate from the league
and then remarked that the United
States had taken part in all the lea-
gue’s humanitarian work while num-
erous Americans had given the league
the benefit of their exceptional capac-
ity in difficult missions lie predicted
that such points of contact would in-
crease in the future.
History of U. S. Pointed To.
The history of the United States
had already afforded European pessi-
mists a lesson upon which they could
not meditate *too often.
“If these pessimists had reached
manhood sixty years ago” the sjreaker
went on “what a gloomy sanguinary
futures they would have predicted for
America. The United States had been
rent for four years by a terrible civil
war. The ground was covered wi*h
ruins and the hearts of the people were
filled with a hatred which the pres-
ence of the former negro slaves.—
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liberated by force-appeared to ren.
der forever ineradicable.
“Nevertheless from the Atlantic to
the Pacific these states—with a het<’r-
ogonnous population and wifh interests
so diverse as to often be directly op*
posed live peaceably side by side un-
der the protection of a supreme court
whose authority which is purely
moral has never had to resort to
penalties.
“The war songs under which the
annies of Grant and Lee met in furi-
ous combat now have become oati mal
melodies sung with equal good-will
by all the citizens of the United
States.
Peace Possible.
“We must of course guard against
broad analogies and no one will
imagine that the history of the new
continent can be repeated in our old
continent of Europe with its ancient
traditions and nationalities.”
Nevertheless M. Painleve continued
he desired to emphasize that tl.e pos-
sibilities of a lasting peace are no less
strong today in Europe than th»y were
in 1807 in America and he was con-
vinced these possibilities could be
transformed into actualities by good
will this was imperative he declared
for the present situation was un-
stable and either the atmosphere of
distrust in which Europe was plunged
would vanish or it would grow and
inevitably cause a hideous war which
would really mean the end of Europe-
an civilization.
WEATHER MARS
ELKS’ PROGRAM
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More Excursionists Ar-
rive Sunday; Bull
Fight Postponed
Bull fight banquets an other forms
of entertainment planned for visiting
Elks and other excursionists in Browns-
ville yesterday and today for Labor Day
were postponed by rain.
The bull fight was scheduled to be
of unusual interest with James La-
fayette Fikes due to make his appear-
ance as a follower of Sidney Franklin
the only American matador could not
be held when sheets of rain started
down yesterday morning and continued
to fall during the afternoon.
The Elks who came to Brownsville
were due in Matamoros for two ban-
quets yesterday. Some of them were
present; others could not negotiate the
weather.
Two more extra Pullman cars carry-
ing Elks who could not leave Houston
Friday and other excursionists arrived
in Brownsville yesterday morning and
made hotel conditions in the city still
worse. Last night a number of persons
who came to the city were forced to go
to points up the Valley in order to find
hotel accommodations.
The first special Pullman car to carry
excursionists out of Brownsville left
last'night. The remaining four special
Pullmans will leave tonight.
Today’s entertainment program for
the visitors includes a banquet in Mata-
moros although wet weather interfered
with this arrangement.
The court house offices banks lum-
ber companies some of the garages and
other business concerns in Brownsville
were closed today in observance of
Labor Day. The grocery stores and
drug stores closed at noon 'and the
latter will reopen this evening.
SNAKE KING SEEKS
TO REMOVE TARIFF
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W. A. (Snake) King left Brownsville
last night for St. Louis from which city
he will go on to Washington D. C. to
appear before the tariff commission in
regard to removing1 tariff on quail im-
ported into this country.
Snake King has imported thousands
of these birds into the United States
sending them to some states where ef-
forts are being made to restock the
land with the birds.
He has paid thousands of dollars
tariff on the birds it was explained
and expressed belief that the tarifi
should be removed in order to aid in
restocking this country with quail.
DEMPSEY REALLY TO
FIGHT AGAIN TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO Cal. Sept. 7.
—All was in readiness today for
thousands of fi£h t fans to see I
something they have often read
about but seldom seen in action at
least—one Jack Dempsey who
takes the open air arena here this
afternoon in an exhibition match.
So far as the champon is concerned
nothing is at stake but Bill Larue
and JCd “Cowboy” Warner who
will try to stay two rounds each
with Dempsey may feel different-
ly about it.
BOY ARRAIGNED
FOR KIDNAPING
Son of New York Law-
yer Remains Indiffer-
ent to Charges
(By the Associated Press)
MONTCLAIR N. J. Sept. 7.—Stolidly |
indifferent to the net of the law that
j has closed about him as the result of
two murders and a kidnaping Harrison
Noel 18 year old son of a New York
lawyer and confessed slayer was ar-
raigned here to'ay on a formal charge
of kidnaping six year old Mary Daly
from near her home Friday afternon.
Then he was taken to Cedar Grove
and arraigned on a charge of murdering
Raymond Pierce negro chauffeur whose
automobile he used in kidnaping the
girl. The prisoner did not enter a plea
on either of the charges.
Noel is later to be arraigned in
West Paterson for the murder of the
girl and for atrocious assault and in-
tent to kill John Sandin a chauffeur
who pursued the kidnaper in another
automobile in an attempt to rescue the
girl.
Noel was removed from the Monclair
police headquarters to the Essex county
jail. The authorities explained jthat
the removal was a matter of routine
and not prompted by any threats of a
lynching.
The youth’s vacant stare and cool
composure remained unchanged as he
was arraigned. He showed no sign of
emotion and made no remark when the
formal charges were read.
The prisoner was handcuffed and
closely guarded during the trips be-
tween the two courts.
RUSSIA TO EXHIBIT.
DANZIG Sept. 7.—For the first time
Soviet Russia will be represented at
the Danzig Autumn Fair from Septem-
ber 24 to 27. In twelve sections the
Russians will exhibit industrial products
of the country.
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LABOR MILITANT
OFFICERS AVER
Secretary Tells Federa-
tion Delegates Of
Post-War Victory
(By the Associated Press?
ST. PETERSBURG Fla. Sept. 7.—Or-
ganized labor in America has never had
a "more militant organization” than
now nor its members "greater cause to
feel elated" Frank Morrison secretary
of the American Federation of Labor"
declared in an address prepared for the
labor day celebration here today of the
state federation.
"Despite the most rufhless campaign
ever inaugurated by our enemies im-
mediately following the world war to
weaken and destroy the trade union
movement the organized forces of la-
bor stemmed the tide of the fierce on-
slaught of those enemies holding their
ranks intact andpreventing a wholesale
reduction in wages and a’reversion to
long hours” Mr. Morrison said.
The labor leader assailed the "open
shop” advocate as in reality an enemy
of organized labor because he "never
concedes the right of his workers to
bargain collectively.” He reiterated
organized labor’s opposition to use of
the injunction in industrial disputes
and its support of the pending child
labor amendment to the constitution.
Organization of “company unions”
carrying of group insurance for em-
ployes and sale of stock to employes
were described as all parts of a “subtle
plan" of antagonistic employers to stem
the tidg of lagor organization.
Discussing the present anthracite
suspension Mr. Morrison asserted fig-
ures compiled by the United States coal
commission showed the operators" were
"well able" to meet the miners in-
creased wage demands out of their jrof-
its. He declared the operators have
"millions of tons of small size coal
piled up which they hope to dispose of
at increased prices” and that they al-
ready are "profiteering.”
400 TELEPHONES IN
CITY OUT OF ORDER
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■\nproximately 400 <Vlephones in
Brownsville are out of order today as
a result of rain Manager W. A. Bailey
of the Bell Telephone Co. here esti-
mated.
West Brownsville seems to have been
i afected most int his respect he said as
practically all oft he telephones in that
section are out of order.
The trouble had not been located by
2 o’clock this aftenroon but it is be-
lieved to be wet cable mV Bailey said.
Two men are on the job now he said
and it is expected that service will be
back to normal tomorrow.
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MITCHELL GETS
TELEGRAMS OF
FELICITATION
Ex-Air Chief Calmly An-
gles for Wily Tarpon
as Nation Discusses
Latest Denunciation
(By the Associated Press)
PORT ARANSAS Tex. Sept. 7.—In
the fa^e of coastal storm warnings and
unmindful of increasingly threatening
weather. Colonel William Mitchell for-
mer assistant chief of the United Stated
air service spent the morning here fish-
ing for tarpon. He was successful in
hooking two of the big game fish. Col.
Mitchell had intended to hop off on his
return trip to San Antonio this atfer-
noon hut after receiving orders to re-
main here because of a storm near San
Antonio it was uhcertain when he might
start back.
If he does not go hack today he said
he would spend the afternoon fishing.
“There is no reason why I should hur-
ry hack” he said.
Told that many telegrams had poured
into his quarters 'at San Antonio con-
gratulating him on his attack on army
and navy officials. Col me] Mitchell de-
clared that the response indicated that
the people of the country are determined
taht there shall be no more air disas-
ters such as the collapse of the Shenan-
doah.
“There are literally thousands who
will fight for what I am fight*”g for.”
he said.
He declared his recently published
book “Winged Defense” had been ra-
ther hurriedly prepared to meet the re-
quest of publishers. “I may write a
number of comprehensive volumes on
the air service and its needs” he said.
(By the Associated Press)
SAN* ANTONIO Tex. Sept. 7.—Col.
William A. Mitchell complacently fished
for tarpon off Port Aransas while his
latest statement in criticism of what he
termed “gross defects in the manage-
ment of the air service” issued Satur-
day was resounding in echo throughout
the country.
No official communication from Wash-
ington had been received it was said
at his quaiters.
At Swampscott' President Coolidge
made no comitient but it was indicated
he would leave the matter to war offi-
cials. supporting them in any action they
might see fit to take.
Here. Col. Mitchell’s immediate sup-
erior Major Gen. Ernest Hinds com-
mander of the eighth corps area de-
clined to comment after he had read his
aif officers statement in the Sunday
papers.
12 DEAD IS TOLL
OF CLOUDBURST
(By the Associated Press)
WENATCHEE W’ash. Sept. 7.—With
the American legjon S«lvation army
and the Red Cross on duty relief is be-
ing extended to all those who suffered
in the cloudburst and flood which
wiped out 12 lives in upper Squillichuck
canyon Saturday afternoon.
While the water has subsided con-
siderably this morning mud stones and
wreckage is piled high. Box cars and
locomotives are buried over their
wheels in mud.
While the bodies so far recovered
are held in nearby undertaking estab-
lishments arrangements for fun^ral|
are being withheld until the remainder
of those killed are recovered.
The work early today is in clearing
the wreckage from the railroad tracks
and highways and intensifying the ef-
forts to recover bodies.
COURT MEETS TO
ACT ON BOND SALE
Cameron county’s million and a half
dollar flood bonds will probably be sold
later this afternoon it was indicated at
2:30 as the commissioners’ court had
not acted by that time.
County Judge Oscar C. Dancy and
Commissioners Sam Bell and Judge
Logan of San Benito present. The meet-
ing was scheduled to start at 1 o’clock
but did not start until after 2 o’clock
due to the weather conditions.
Bids on the bonds received Saturday
afternoon have been tabulated by the
county auditor and others and action
is expected this afternoon
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Damage From Storm
Light; Flood Feared
From Mexico Streams
The Valley smiled today following a 10.60 inch rain and a
driving windf last night for the rain will mean millions to Valley
people.
Crops in every part of the Valley will be benefitted by the
rain which was general from Brownsville to Mission and on up
through Willacy county although it was probably lighter in Wil-
lacy and Hidalgo counties than in Cameron county.
Damage from the storm was not extensive.
The storm started last night when the wind gradually
swung around from the north to the south. The first rain fell
here yesterday morning at 5 o’clock and light rainfall con-
tinued at inteiv als until noon. The wind up until noon yesterday
was in a northerly direction. •
At noon the wind changed to the northeast and increased in
velocity. At 9 o clock last night it shifted again this time to
FIRE DESTROYS
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McAilen Mercedes Boys
Fight Flames; Wiring
Is Blamed
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DONNA Texas Sept. 7.—Defective
i wiring was said to be the cause of a
; fire which this morning completely de-
stroyed the H. C. Taylor Grocery here
and damaged the adjoining buildings
to the extent of $2000. The grocery
loss is estimated at $10000.
The- fire was discovered at 2:30
o’clock. ’
The McAllen and Mercedes fire de-
partments assisted in checking the
blaze both companies making good runs
hejp after the alarm had been tele-
phoned to them.
Lines of hose were run to the irriga-
tion canal in the edge of town and
water pumped fromt he source when
the supply in the city water mains prov-
ed inadequate for all the apparatus
fighting the fire.
Herald Handicapped as
Rain Floods Office
The Brownsville Herald come out to-
day after severe handicaps as a result
of the heavy rains last night. The busi-
ness and editorial officers were flooded
with water and one linotype machine
was put out of (Commission for hours by
water entering delicate parts of the
machine.
A shoe store on ^he ground floor of
The Herald building suffered water
damage.
The pressroom was the only part of
the building to escape damage.
British Police Fire On
Chinese Demonstration
(By 'the Associated Press)
SHANGHAI Sept. 7.—British police in
the International settlement late today
fired on 2000 Chinese engaged in a de-
monstration at Edwards avenue and
Honan road wounding three one prob-
ably fatally.
STREET PAVING BLOCKS
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RISE FOR LAST TIME IS
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PREDICTION MADE TODAY
Streets of Brownsville are probably
on their last big rise.
The wood pacing blocks came up as
the rain descended yesterday and last
night and this morning it was diffi-
cult to negotiate a passage along
Washington street and other main
streets' of the city without running
into mountains of blocks.
The streets are probably in worse
condition now than they have been in
many years. Blocks continued to
leave their base and rise during the
day. The hours of driving rain soaked
every part of the wood paving and
caused the blocks to swell until space
could only be found by leaving the
foundation.
Th^ city commission of Brownsville
recently considered the question of
topping these blocks on the advice of
paving men that it can be done with
success. The present status of the
blocks wiki probably cause this paving
to be hurried before another such
rain falls was the opinion voiced this
morning.
rthe east and at 10 p. m. the
wind was coming from a south-
eaesterly direction.
The velocity of the wind increased
every time tiie direction changed. At
1:30'. it shifted to the south and con-
tinued to come from that direction dur-
ing the remainder of the night and to-
day.
During the night the average velocity
of the wind averaged from 25 to 30 miles
an hour for the entire night. It averaged
from 30 to 35 miles an hour from 10 p.m.
until 2 a. m. this morning with a maxi-
mum velocity of 42 miles an hour ffrom
the south at 1:55. soon after the wind
shifted to the south.
Record Rainfall.
This is the highest maximum velocity
which has been recorded at the local
bureau station since it was established
three years ago according to W. J.
Sehnurbusch. meteoralogist. The previ-
ous highest maximum velocity was 37
miles an Jiour from the south on March
11 1923.
After 4 a. m. the velocity of the wind
diminished considerably.
From 5 a. m. Sunday morning until
10 o’clock this morning a total of 10.60
inches of rain had fallen in Brownsville.
The greatest rainfall during any 24-hour
period was 10.38 inches from 7 a. m.
Sunday until 7 a. m. this morning.
This is the greatst 24-hour rainfall
since the station was opened Schnur-
busch said the next being 4.34 inches
on June 20-21 1924.
This brings the total rainfall for the
month to 11.19 inches. The normal for
the month is 5.45 inches which is about
twice the normal for any other montlp of
the year here. The maximum September
rainfall since 1871 was 30.57 inches in
1886.
Developed In Gulf.
The storm which appeared to center
around Brownsville had all the charac-
teristics of a tropical disturbance Mr.
Schnurbusch said but was over a very
limited area.
It probably developed over the West-
ern Gulf. 100 or 200 miles off the mouth
of the Rio Grande and moved inland ap-
parently south of the mouth of the river
into Mexico with a chance of being
broken up in the hills there.
The storm probably covered an area
of not more than 150-miles Mr. Schnur-
busch said.
Telephone reports this morning from
Raymondville indicated that the rainfalf
there was not as heavy as it was here
Lamar Gill estimated the rain at from
4.j io 5 incn«.«.
He declared that the rain is the first
precipitation of any consequence in Ray-
tnondville since last September and said
that it should be worth millions ta Wil-
lacy county people. Citrus there has
been suffering for lack of water white
the dry land farmers of the county
are rejoicing over the downpour which
will put their fields in condition for the
Willacy county pniorj crop. Sebastian
reported heavy rain estimated at 10
inches.
At Mercedes the rain appeared to be
about the same as at Raymondville be-
tween four and Jive inches according to
estimates? although the wind was of
fess velocoty than at Brownsville. Rain-
(Continue^ on P*ge Two)
TWO INJURED 1
ACCIDENT SUNDAY
Two persons were slightly injurect
in an accident near the county line be-
tween Hidalgo and Cameron counties
at noon yesterday when one of the
large busses # operating in the Valley
and two other automobiles collided.
The driver of a light coupe in the
wreck sustained minor bruises and one
of the occupants'of the third car a
light touring car was cut slightly by
th^ glass from a broken windshield.
Both the lighter automobiles were bad-
ly damaged.
The accident was due mainly to rainy
weather it was reported here.
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