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A djourn Hearing for
Inspection of Valley
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M.P. Shows Reason for
Opposing S. P. Line to
Valley; Meet Tonight
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing went into re-
cess at 1 o’clock this afternoon to permit Commissioner Wood-
lock Examiner Mattingly Commissioners Gilmore and Terrell of
Texas and others to make an automobile tour of the Valley.
The trip will be made under the auspices of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce and the officials hoped to return to
Brownsville fn time late today for a night session of the hearing
at 8:30 o’clock tonight.
The Missouri Pacific is having its innings in the testimony
and placed E. S. Kirkpatrick chief engineer of the Gulf Coast
Lines-I.-G. N. on the witness stand. Mr. Kirkpatrick was on the
stand during most of the morning and wks followed by Com-
modore Louis Cobolini of Brownsville H. E. Agar of San Benito '
B. M. Valdatero of San Benito and others.
The direct testimony of these witnesses revolved principally
about the character of railroad service they were receiving each
CONFERENCEOF
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(By the Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS La„ Oct. 7.—The ma-
jestic oaks of Audubon park this city
many of them famed in history formed
the nature’s roof here today for one of
the principal religious assemblages of
the world the 48th triennial general
conference of the Episcopal church of
America.
The right Reverend Thomas F. Cailor
bishop of Tennessee and president of the
National council will read the opening
service sermon prepared by the Right
Rev. Theodore Dubose Bratton bishop
of Mississippi who is ill.
Business sessions begin this after-
noon when the house of bishops and the
house of deputies convene.
The women’s auxiliary and the church
scho >1 service league also convene this
afternoon. Definition of the creed
■which has been the subject of wide-
spread controversy was the outstanding
feature of the sermon of the Rev..
Bratton.
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4 NINTH INNING
Nintn Senators: Gooch catches for
Smith Morj Ison is pitching. Goslin up.
singles to right field; Judge up ball
fine strike one hall two. Judge (sacri-
fices Goslin to second; S. Harris Up
strikes out; Bluee up singles jto right;
field scoring Goslin. Bluege oes to sec-
ond as a play is made for Goslin gt the
plate; Peckinpaugh up out Morrison
fio first. One run. 2 hits no errors.
• Pittsburgh Ninth: Carey up hit by
pitched ball secona time in ante; Cuy-
ler up strikes out; Carey still on first;
"Barnhart up singles to left lield; Ca-
"rey on second; Traynor up flies out to
center field; Wright up pops out to
Judge. No runs 1 hit no errors.
THE'WE AT HER
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For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday; not much change in tem-
perature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to un-
settled tonight and Thursday; probably
showers in northeast portion; cooler
in northeast portior^ tonight. Light to
moderate southerly TO easterly winds
on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Moderate general rains occurred with-
in the last 24 hours throughout the cen-
tral states and rain or snow in the
Canadian Northwest and the adjacent
states. It was much colder this morn-
ing in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma
and northwestern Texas and warmer
throughout the southeastern and east-
ern states. In the Canadian Northwest
and Montana temperatures are still be-
low freezing and therefore considerably
below the seasonal average.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 1)6 at Fort
jyorth th 66 at Amarillo.
'stating that it was good. None
had any complaint of service to
offer.
• T. S. Kirkpatrick of Houston chief
engineer of the Gulf Coast Lines told
Commissioner Woodlock that for every
4.85 square miles of irrigated land in (
Hidalgo and Cameron counties the Gulf
Coast Lines maintain one mile of main
line track.
He was the fiist witness for the Mis-
souri Pacific Railroad System which is
objecting to the application' of the Sou-
thern Pacific for authority to extend
the San Antonio & Aransas Pass line-
into the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
• •
A few moments previously J. R. Bell
of Washington commerce counsel for
the Southern Pacific had fired a part-
ing shot at the Missouri Pacific which
j today began introduction of its testi-
mony designed to show there is not
enough business into the Lower Valley
| for two railroads.
In August 1903 he told the commis-
sioner the S. A. & A. P. secured an
amendment to its charter permitting to
build the proposed extension and in
fact did construct about foureen m’iles
of it. In December of the same year he
asserted the Southern Pacific by court
decree was. compelled to relinquish its
control of the S. A. & A.iP. and in JuFy
1904 f St. Louis Brownsville'& Mex-
ico raiMad. principal artery of the Gulf
Coast Lines entered Brownsville. He
did not presume he said to connect
these incidents with the protest now
before the commissioner. vBut’% he
said “the court can draw its own (con-
| elusions.”
Mr Bell also introduced a table of
figures as an exhibit in the casef show-
ing the return on the property invest
ment material and supplies and cash
of the Southern Pacific’s lines in Texas
to halve averaged 2.76 per cent in the
four years ending in 1924. The St.
Louis Brownsville & Mexico railroad
an exhibit introduced yesterday showei
made 12.33 par cent in the same period.
Mr. Kirkpatrick’s testimony apparent-
ly was intended to lay the /foundation
for its objection to the S A. & A. P.
extension. He explained the significance
I of a number of maps which f.howed
among other thingsg. 503000 acres of
irrigable land in the Lower Valley;
! the sand or provable unproductive- area
contiguous to the proposed extension
and the number of loading stations in
Willacy Hidalgo Cameron and a small
portion of Starr couhty. His maps in-
dicated all irrigated land in that sec-
tion except for a small portioh was
mithin a minimum of five and not to
exceed seven miles of existing or con-
templated loading facilities.
The maps and accompanying explana-
tions under jhe direction of Frank An-
drews Texas atj#rney for the Missouri
Pacific bristled with data but failed to
j fire the fancy of the audience which
had dwindled considerably from the
first day of the hearing when the dis-
trict court room was filled to capacity.
J. H. Tallichet Houston general at-
torney for the Texas lines of the Sou-
thern Pacific cross-examined Mr. Kirk-
patrick about what the attorney con:
ceived to* be errors in some of his cal-
culations including the amount of ir-
rigable land in the Lower Valley.)
Commodore Cobolini said that he is
in the wholesale fish business and has
lived here for 18 yeais. He said that
he ships about half a million pound* of
fish a year and that he ha3 found rail-
road service to be satisfactory. Exami-
nation was by John A. Mobley of) Hdus-
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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GET BUCKINGHAM RECORD*
LOS ANGELES Oct. 7.—The Exam>
iner in a copyrighted story says the
archives of the Buckingham Earldom
Dukedom and Marquisets from the re-
motest period of English history to
recent times have been acquired by
the Huntington library at San Ma-
rino near here.
PAROLE 27
WASHINGTON—The federal board
of paroles completing i s annual se-
ries of fall meetings at the three im-
portant federal prisons has recom-
mended paroles for 27 prisoners now
held in McNeill Island penitentiary
PARKS DRAW CROWDS
WASHINGTON.—The scenic lures
of the country’s national parks and
monuments drew a record breaking
number of visitors during the park
season this year up to September .’5!).
By actual count of the interior de-
partment announced today 2073684
persons included the government’s
playground areas in their summer ex-
cursions.
U. S. SUITS TOTAL BILLION
WASHINGTON.—The assistant At-
torney general in charge of the bu-
reau for the defense of suits against'
the United States today reported to
Attorney General Sargents that claims
totalling over a billion and a half
dollars were pending before the Unit-
ed States court of claims on June 30
representing 2941 cases.
RIFF PLAN SUCCESS
FEZ.—The first* part of the plan of
operations agreed upon by Marshal
Petaln and General Primo de Rivera.
French and Spanish commanders
namely a junction of their forces on
the eastern part of the battle fl-ont>—
now has been virtually carried out.
PB-1 FINALLY AT HOME
SFATTLE.—After being forced down
four times on her way from San Fran-
cisco the naval seaplane PB-1 was
at Sand Point today.
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BOYCOTT SHANGHAI PROBE
SHANGHAI.—The Chinese inten-
tion to boycott the judicial inquiry
into the Shanghai incident of May
30 when a number of Chinese engag-
ed in a strike demonstration were
killed by police was evidenced at the
opening session of the inquiry today.
Less than 20 Chinese were among the
300 persons present. The hearing
was adjourned until Monday.
VOLSTEAD TO BE DRY AGENT
ST. PALL.—The Pioneer Press says
Andrew J. Volstead father of the
prohibition law. will be appointed
head of the legal department of the
Northwest dry enforcement district
by General W. F. Rhonow regional
director.
BOARD TO BE EFFICIENT
( Ij^( AGO.—L. F. Gates former
president of the Chicago Board of
Trade ii\ an address today said the
< hicago Board of T:ude would he
lifted to the highest point of effi-
ciency .ever attained by new changes
.in operation upon which its mem-
bership will vote Friday.
WILL RETURN
GREENBAY W is.—American lead-
ers and statesmen will some day re-
fuse to be mere instructed messen-
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FEW HOMESEEKERS IN
VALLEY THIS WEEK
Homeseekers in the Valley this week
number 295 being brought to the Val-
ley by 10 companies in 10 cars accord-
ing to E. A. Parr division passenger
agent of the Gulf Coast Lines. Sev-
eral of the companies have many home-
seekers ready for the trip^t are hold-
ing off or better weather he said and
the next trip will see a great increase.
Those bringing people to the Valley
are as follows: C. F. C. Ladd 1 car 30
people Val Verde; Woods-Grinnel Co.
1 car 30 people Val Verde; C. O. Miles
1 car 27 people Donna; Manley-La-
morere 2 .cars 50 people McColl Spur;
Nick Doffing 1 car 30 people Alamo;
J. H. Shary 1 car 35 people Sharyland;
C. Mi Roscoe 1 car 17 people San
Juan; Woods Land Co. 12 people Mc-
.Allen; Harding-Gill Co. 14 people Ray-
moridville; Gulf Coast Sec: Co. 2 cars
50 paople Llano Grande.
BIG SROff FALLS
OVER MIB-WEST;
RAIN IN SOOTH
Landslides Delay Trains;
Threshing Held U p
Py Freezing Tempera-
ture in Montana
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( By the Ass minted Press >
CHICAGO 111. Oct. 7.—The mid-west
is overeoated and snow shovels are be-
ing wielded in South Dakota Montana
and Wyoming.
But while surcease from shivers is
promised the far west today the wheat
belt looks for its first snow end the
eastern sections may expect it later in
the week temperatures approaching
frost.
rive inches of snow has fallen in
Lead. S. I). The white blanket in Cas-
per Wyo. is three inched thick and
elsewhere east of the ContineAai Divide
it averages down to. an inch)
Heavy rains are reported over a «tor;n
area in the Rocky Mountain region
reaching as far south as New Mexico
and Arizona. Hundreds of men are re-
pairing landslides and washouts along
the Denver and Rio Grande Western
railroad near. Grand Junction Colo.
near where a locomotive plunged through
a rain weakened bridge yesterday seri-
ously injuring two trainmen.
Union Pacific trains are delayed in
Wyoming.
Freezing temperatures and light snow
n£ar Bozeman Mont.. are delaying
threshing with about 50 per cent of the
spring grain yet to be worked. Forecast
of rising temperatures may bring re-
sumption. Helena Mont. where ther-
mometers read 2fi experienced its twen-
ty-ninth earthquake since June and its
third snow of the season.
The light snowfall in Sioux City
Iowa and Virginia Mini*. melted as it
fell.
Storm warnings remain displayed on
central and eastern Lake Superior i»nd
Northern Lake Huron though mostly
fair weather is predicted for the lake
region.
The gulf states are the warmest spots
in the country. Fort Worth was only
four degrees under the century mark at
its peak yesterday and Florida Louis-
iana Alabama and Mississippi were well
up in the eighties and smaller nineties*
Chicago and New York with temper-
atures about equal had a taste ofj win-
ter winds that brought out heavier
clothing but generally fair conditions
were expected.
CONE QUITS AS
Manager of Fleet Cor-
poration Protests Ac-
tion of Board
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D. C„ Oct. 7.—Hut-
chinson I. Cone vice president and gen-
eral manager of the fleet corporation
submitted his resignation to the shipping
board today in protest of its action in
removing Leigh C. Palmer as presi-
dent.
The shipping board Mr. Cone said
“openly defied’’ President Coolidge when
it sheared the fleet corporation several
days ago of the wide powers given to
it at the instance of President Coolidge
and it also ignored the president when
it removed Mr. Palmer before the in-
quiry of H. G. Dalton appointed to s^udy
the situation had been completed.
.“Without regard to other. considera-
tions” he added “I cannot.as a retired
naval officer serve any organization that
defies the wishes and policies of the
president of the United States.”
Today is Anniversary
of Terrific Hurricane
Fifty-two years ago today a terrific
storm raged through this section of the
world destroying the city of Bagdad at
the mouth of the river and doing much
other damage in rtiis part of the coun-
try.
The 'old Incarnate Word Academy of
Brownsville was destroyed by this
storm ^wnich damaged many other
buildings here. It was one of the worst
hurricanes in the history bf the gulf
coast.
H. Grunewald of this city recalls the
storm.
IN BOX FOR SENATORS
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PICKING JURY IN
WILLIAMS CASE
Nine Selected at Noon
Recess Today; Ex-
amine Closely
Nine jurors had been selected in the
trial of Henley W. Williams ^Browns-
ville attorney'charged with the murder
of Emilio Madrazo. when the court re-
cessed at noon today until this after-
noon and it was expected that the jury
would be completed in the first hour or
two of court this afternoon and the
actual trial of the case started.
The nine jurors were selected from
approximately 50 examined. Some of
the prospective jurors were excused by
the state some by the defense und oth-
ers by the court.
Jurors selected are J. A. Welch San
Benito; J. L. Ball. Santa Rosa; M.
Hoteling Rio Hondo; Hall Morris San
Benito; J. 1). Ward San Benito; TIugh
L. Warner Brownsville; E. L. Cox liar-
lingen; R. A. Pittman Harlingen; O E.
Gauze San Benito.
The last five jurors were selected
this morning.
Four jurors had been selected when
court recessed lat£ yesterday afternoon'
about 20 of the veniremen having been
questioned.
In qnestioningg the jurors the state
asked the usual questions in a murder
case and questioned each juror as to
his family his belief as regards the |aw
of suspended sentence.
Judge B. I). Tarlton of Corpus Chris-
ti is chief counsel for the prdffcecution
assisted by District Attorney George C.
Westervelt.
The defense examined every juror
very closely. Judge J. C. George ques-
tioning the veniremen on residence for-
mer residence family etc.
The defense counsel also questioned
jurors on their belief in the sanctity of
the home and on their belief that bill-
ing a man while under the influence of
passion constitutes a lesser degree oi
of culpable homicide than murder.
Killing of another man" for an ir.sult
to a female relative and a wiffe is con-
sidered a female relative on the first
meeting of the husband with the man
offering the insult after the husband
hears of it constitutes manslaughter in
Texas>according to the defense counsel
and the juror on having this explana-
tion made- to him was asked if he be-
lieves in this law.
Each juror was also questioned liy
both sides on the suspended sentence
law indicating that the defense will
seek to offer mitigating circumstance
in an effort to secure a suspended sen-
tence in case the defendant is convicted
of manslaughter which carries a sen-
tence of from two to five years.
Prospective jurors were also ques-
tioned by attorneys for both the state
.u uefense as to whether they had any
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MAN DROWNED
IN MATAMOROS
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Manuel Cardenas Found
in Lake; No Violence
is Suspected
The body of Manuel Cardenas of Mata-
moros was found in a resaea near that
city last night and was being held in
Matamoros today preparatory to funeral
services scheduled to be held this after-
noon.
It is believed that the man fell into
the resaea relatives of his in Matamoros
said today. There was a slight abrasion
as of a blow of some kind on the side
of his head but it is believed that he
received it from a snag struck as he
fell into the river.
The deceased is a brother of Miguel
Cardenas who operates a meat market
in Matamoros and is a cousin to the
Cardenas brothers who operate mar-
kets in Brownsville. He is no kin to
the Cardenas family involved in the
Cardenas-Benavides feud which result-
ed in several deaths^ in Matamoros a
short time ago.
i\o investigation is being mace m
connection with the death.
JUDGES DISAGREE ON
NAMING OF AUDITOR
District Criminal Judge A. W. Cun-
I ningham and District Civil Judge A. M.
j Kent have certified to Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson that they have not been
| able to agree on the question of ap-
j pointing a county auditor it was report-
ed here today.
The term of office of J. M. Jones
present auditor has expired and under
the law it becomes the duty of the two
district judges to reappoint or appoint
another auditor.
Applicants for the position as coun-
ty auditor it was reported here are
given as J. M. Jones for reappointment;
L. O’Brien county auditor before the
present' auditor; W. B. Walton at one
time county tax collector; Alex Bowie
of San Benito and L. B. Winans.
Governor Ferguson will appoint a
third person to sit with the two district
judges in the appointment of an aud-
itor.
Mitchell Called in
Shenandoah Probe
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D. C. Oct. 7.—Col-
onel William Mitchell former assistant
chief of the army air serpice has been
‘summoned to appear tomorrow before
the naval court inquiring into the
Shenandoah disaster. — • * •**
JOHNSON HURLS
FOR CHAMPS j
FIRST CONTEST
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Joe Harris’ Freak Hom-
er is First Score; Tray-
nor Gets Home Run
For Pittsburgh
(By the Associated Press)
The Washington Senators won
the first game of the world
series on the Pittsburgh field
this afternoon by a score of 4 to
1 Walter Johnson hurling his
team to victory in a close con-
test that threatened to go into
extra innings as Pittsburgh
came near scoring in the final
frame.
The Pittsburgh rally ended
when Traynor' up with two men
on base fli-ed out to Rice an<i
Wright popped out to Judge
ending the game. Washington’s
fourth run came in the first
half of the ninth inning.
The Senators took the lead in
the second inning on a freak
home run by Joe Harris and
added two more runs ill the
fifth when two men scored on a
single by Rice with the bases
full.
See first column of thia page for
ninth inning.
Both teams started with their full
strength on the field and indications
that all the crippled players were ready
to do their best. Manager Stanley
Harris and Roger Peckinpaugh Wash-
ington infield casualties declared them-
selves fit while Eddie Moofe- Pirate
second sacker reported his injured
thumb in good condition.
Both Johnson and Meadows warmed
up nicely and after the band had played
“Star Spangled Banner” the umpires
and the manages gathered at the plate
to discuss ground rules.
The crowd was in a fever of excite-
ment the-cheers rising to the sky.
Meanwhile the Pittsburgh players
stood at the bench awaiting the call for
the field.
First Ironing Senators
Rice up: Wright threw out Rice hit-
ting the first ball pitched Stan Harris
up: Ball one. Traynor took Stan
Harris hopper and got him at first.
Gcslin up: Strike one. Meadows threw
over a wide curve and the Goose let
it go by. Ball one. Bull two. Meadows
kept the ball on the outside corner.
Strike 2. Goslin took a big swing and
missed it by a foot. Goslin went out.
Grantham unassisted. No runs no hits
no errors.
rim Inning Pittsburgh
Moore up. Johnson flung over a lew
fast balls as Moore walked to the plate.
Ball one. Johnson’s first pitch spun
around Moore’s neck. Rice came in fast
and took Moore’s fly. Carey up. Ball
one. Carey was hit on the arm by one
of Johnson’s speed balls. He rubbed
his arm vigourously and the players
gathered around to see 4f he had been
badly hurt. The emwd cheered Carey
as he walked to first base. McKecnnie
gave Cuyler some instructions as “Kiki”
went to the bat. Cuyler up. Johnson
tried to pick Carey off first. Strike
one. Strike two. .Carey went out
stealing Ruel to Peck. Ball one. Strike
three. Cuyler fanned. No runs no hits
no errors.
Second Inning Senators
Judge up. Strike one. Meadows was
working a fast curve. Ball one. Judge
went out Wright to Grantham. Joe
Harris hit a long drive to right for
two bases It almost went into the
bleachers for a home run and the um-
pire had ruled that it hit into the stands
and bounced out and Harris was given
a home run. Bluege up: foul strike
one; foul strike two; ball oneo Bluege
was a strikeout victim. Peek up: ball
one; strike one; foul strike two; Peck
drove a long foul to left; Carey gath-
ered in Peck's high fly. One run one
hit no errors. .....
Second Inning Pittsburgh
The Pittsburghers were friendly and
gave Joe Harris a cheer as he went to
right field. Barnhart up: ball one;
Rice went over to deep left to take
Barnhart’s fly. TraynOr up: ball one;
ball two; Traynor got a line single into
right for Pittsburgh first hit. Wright
up: foul strike. The Pirates“were try-
ing the hit and run play. Wright forced
Traynor Judge to Peck. Grantham up;
strike one; strike two; Grkntbam went
after a high one. Pool;* baull one;
ball two; ball three; Grantham struck
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