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VOL. XXXIII No. 208 ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 28 1926 EIGHT PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY
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GU’S ARRIVAL
IN MATAMOROS
OPENS FESTIVAL
Rain Interferes With
First Program; Gover-
nor Moves Capital for
i Centennial
Rainy weather failed to interfere
with the carrying out of the first part
of Matamoros’ centennial celebratn#*
which opened last night with the arriv-
al in Matamoros of Emilio Portes till
governor of the state of Tamaulipas.
Simultaneously with the arrival of
Governor Gil Matamoros became the
capital of Tamaulipas which distinction
it will hold for the duration of the cen-
tennial.
Governor Gil was met at the railway
station in Matamoros by virtually the
entire population of that city. The
crowd assembled early in the evening
and thousands had crowded around the
station platform before the arrival of
the train which was half an hour late.
After the reception at the station
Governor Gil was escorted to the office
of the Matamoros mayor. He was ac-
companied by a group of military and
civil officials of Matamoros and by a
committee of Brownsville men repre-
senting the Chamber of Commerce and
other civic organizations of this city.
Tells of Administration
Following a welcome address deliv-
ered by Emiliano Fernandez Matamoros
lawyer Governor Gil made a short ad-
dress in which he expressed his pleas-
ure at being the guest of the city.
“I am trying to give the people of
Tamaulipas an honest and businesslike
administration” the governor said.
“We have declared war on gamblers
and other law violators and intend to
carry out our strict enforcement of the
laws in this respect as in others..
“I am approached almost daily by
gambling interest who w-ould like to
open up gambling again but they all
receive a deaf ear. We have succeeded
in not only stopping gambling but in
the interior of the state but have stop-
ped it along the borders.
“Our chief aim is to give the good
people of the state of Tamaulipas an
administration which will be of great-
est benefit to them and will be hon-
est and as efficient as we can make it.”
Friendly Relations Lauded
The governor also expressed pleasure
at seeing the visitors from Brownsville
who came to be present at his recep-
tion and expressed pleasure at seeing
the friendly relations that exist be-
tween the two cities and between the
two countries. „
Governor Gil came to Brownsville at
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YOUNG BANK ROBBER
GETS 7-YEAR TERM
(By The Associated Press.)
WACO Tex. Jan. 28.—-A verdict of
guilty was returned here today by the
jury in the case of Gilbert Taylor
charged with robbery with firearms.
Seven years in the penitentiary was as-
sessed.
Taylor was arrested in connection
with the attempted robbery of the
Bruceville State Bank October 29 which
effort was frustrated by the cashier of
the bank Nolan Taylor cousin of the
accused.
Insanity was pleaded for the defend-
ant who is only 18 years old.
THE WEATHER
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For Brownsville and the Lower Rio |
Grande Valley: Cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Friday probably with rain;
. not much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Friday; local rains
except in northwest portion; colder to-
night in northwest portion; colder Fri-
day except in southeast portion. Light
to moderate shifting winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
The barometric pressure was moder-
ately high this morning from the north-
central states southward to the Gulf of
Mexico moderately low over the far
northwestern states and apparently over
northeastern Mexico and low off the
New England coast. This pressure dis-
tribution has resulted in generally fair
weather throughout the Rocky Moun-
tain region and the great central val-
leys and unsettled conditions with pre-
cipitation in extreme southern Texas
the northeastern states the Great
Lakes’ region and on the immediate
Pacific coast. It was much colder
throughout the north-central states and
the Great Lakes’ regioh this morning
but warmer throughput the cotton belt
and the Plateau region.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas statibns ranged from 28 at
£1 Paso to 57 at Brownsville.
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Smoot Defends Surtax
Reduction in Opening
Debate on Senate Act
(By The Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 28.—The
senate opened consideration of the
tax bill today with opponents of the
measure declaring they would fight
hasty action even if tax reductio
were delayed beyond March 15 wnen
first income tax payments are due.
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 28.—Open-
ing senate debate on the tax reduction
STEAMER CREW
FINALLY SAVED
BY ROOSEVELT
25 Drown When British
Freighter Founders in
’ Worst Storm ‘In Past
30 Years’
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(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 28.—The tour
days heroic struggle of the United
States liner President Roosevelt to res-
cue the crew of the stricken British
freighter Antinoe in mid-Atlantic nas
ended in triumph.
At midnight last night under a
bright moon that lit up the sea tnir-
teen remaining members of the crew
of 25 were rescued from the wallowing
freighter whose doom seemed imminent.
Twelve men had been rescued late
yesterday aftr the President Rooseven
had stood by the freighter for more
than 72 hours in one of the most sav-
age storms ever encountered in the
Atlantic.
Although the storm had been cheated
of the crew of the Antinoe it toolk a
toll of 25 lives when the British freigh-
ter Laristan foundered off Halifax
some time Tuesday night after the
North German Lloyd Liner Bremen had
succeeded in rescuing six men.
Brilliant though her exploit had
been. Captain George Fried and the crew
of the American vessel were grived ai
the loss of two of their comrades who
gave their lives Monday in a vain ef-
fort to carry succor to the Antinoe.
The President Roosevelt lost half of
her ten life boats in saving the Anti-
noe’s crew. The frail craft were smash-
ed by heavy seas under the freighter's
bow.
Thirty-six ships from New’ York or
bound for New York from other ports
are still in the stor marea. Four others
docked here yesterday among them the
Leviathan. All were two days late.
Captain Herbert Hartley of the Levia-
than said the gale was the worst he had
seen in 30 years.
NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 28.—Reports
that the Whit eStar Liner Olympic was
in distress were definitely set at rest
today by a wireless message receive^
from her commander by the Associated
Press. Timed at 10.54 a. m. Green-
wich time the message said:
“Olympic’s position 105 miles west
of the Scilly islands. All well.”
SUSPEND RATE HIKE
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 28.—In-
creases in rates on cotton moving from
New Mexico points to New Orleans
which the Santa Fe railroad proposed
to make effective January 28 were or-
dered suspended today by the interstate
commerce commission.
bill today Chairman Smoot of the fi-
nance committee in charge of the meas-
ure set February 10 as the date for the
final passage if tax reduction is to be
assured by March 15 when first income
tax installments are due.
Senator Smoot said ample time should
be given for debate but warned that
after passage of the measure by the
senate the bill must be sent to con-
ference for adjustment of^differences
between the house and senate v*fb -
further delay while new income blanks
must be printed.
The committee chairman discussed
principally the tax reducing points of
the bill particularly those provisions
by which the committee under a com-
promise agreement of republicans and
democrats increased the amount of to-
tal reduction of $330000000 provided
by the house bill to $352000000.
Reductions in thei ncome taxes pro-
vided by the measure would amount to
$219000000 this year Mr. Smoot said
which he divided as follows: Incomes
of less than $10000— $52200000; in-
comes of $10000 to $100000—$46300-
000; incomes in excess of $100000—
$120000000.
Pleads for Surtax Cut
Anticipating attacks on the grounds
that the new rates gave too much re-
duction on incomes over $100000 by a
slash in the maximum surtax rate from
40 to 20 percent and not enough on in-
comes between $10000 and $100000
Senator Smoot declared the principle
of “sound economics" was involved
which looked “further than to the in-
terest of any individual or group."
“The largest single source of income
for those having incomes over $100000
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HICKMAN TALKS
IN STORY TRIAL
Defense Effort to Ex-
clude Testimony is
Overruled
IBv The Associated Press.-)
PALLAS Tex. Jan. 28.—The defense
lost its attempt to exclude testimony of
Ranger Captain Tom Hickman today in
the trial of Yancey Story charged with
robbery of the Krum bank. ■ Judge C.
A. Pippen overruled objection of defense
attorneys that the search warrant which
Captain Hickman used in the Story
ranch raid was invalid.
Basing argument on the newly enact-
ed state search and seizure law Attor-
ney W. W. Alcorn declared that if tes-
timony of Hickman were admitted any
officer "could search any home in the
state without a search warrant."
In overruling the objection Judge Pip-
pen said:
“This is a new statute and one of ut-
most importance to the people of the
state. Therefore I would prefer that
the court of appeals pass upon it.”
It was alleged that Hickman searched
the ranch without being accompanied
by Denton county peoce officers and
that the warrant was made out in the
name of the Yancey Story ranch where
as the ranch now belonged to the three
children of one Litsey and was known
as the "Litsey place.” The names of
none of the children appeared on the
warrant the attorney said.
When Captain Hickman took the stand
the defense endeavored to bring out
that goods found by Hickman on the
lanoh possibly had been left by other
persons.
‘Old Boy Young in Heart*
Pays Off in Balm Suit
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 28.—George
Brinton Caldwell 63 year old banker
and club man who once wrote that he
was “an old boy with a young heart”
has settled out of court the $100000
breach of promise suit brought against
him by Mrs. Clara Eola Shiras.
The suit was withdrawn suddenly
yesterday after adjournment of the
day’s hearing during which Mr. Cald-
well had admitted that he did talk to
the plaintiff about marriage but only
in a general way. Attorneys refused
to confirm reports that $4500 was the
amount of settlement.
Mrs. Shiras divorced wife of Ralph
D. Shiras of Kansas City had testi-
fied that the banker first proposed to
her after introducing himself on a
train en route from Chicago more
than two years ago. Yesterday let-
ters from him were placed in evidence
in which he said “I think a man can
change his mind as well as a woman”
and -I am not a gay lothario but an
old boy with a young heart and too
much ambition.”
Mr. Caldwell testified he had pre-
viously tried to settle out of court
but Mrs. Shiras’ attorney had demand-
ed $5000 for her and $1500 attorney’s
fees which he considered too much.
Mrs. Helen Gibbons Caldwell’s
daughter testified that she had ob-
served Mrs. Shiras and her father on
a porch at her home in Bronxville and
that she noticed Mrs. Shiras was “in-
clined to ‘petting’.”
This was the second breach of prom-
ise suit brought against Mr. Caldwell
since his marriage more than two
years to Miss Marion Taley Andrews
school teacher of Westbrook Maine.
The first was brought by Miss Zoe
M. Evans a manicurist in Boston for
“300000 who said Caldwell had pro-
posed to her several months before
announcement of his engagement to
Miss Andrews
WALES BREAKS BONE
AS HE FALLS AGAIN
(By The Associated Press.)
LEICESTER England Jan. 28.—
The prince of Wales suffered a
fractured collar bone when he was
thrown from his horse today while
hunting with the Fernie hounds.
The accident occurred at Little
Shelton this afternoon. The prince
fell on his left shoulder breaking
the collar bone on that side. He
is returnng to London for medical
attention.
MANY ENTERING
PCLITICA! RACE
"
Jones to Run for Asses-
sor; Commissioners
Have Opposition
The political scene in Cameron coun-
ty is taking on a more lively aspect with
several new announcements of candi-
dates for county offices and with poll !
tax payments increased to approximate- j
ly 4300 by noon today and a line of per- •
sons forming continuously in the tax |
collector’s office to pay taxes.
The latest announcement is that of J.
M. Jones former county auditor who
stated this morning that he will be a
candidate for the post of county tax
assessor which office is now held oy
D. A. Templeton. Mr. Jones was for a
year employed in the tax collector's
office and was assistant county audi-
tor for two years and county auditor
for two years being replaced last year
by J. J. Bishop.
Every commissioner of the county
commissioners’ couit will have opposi-
tion with the possible exception of
County .Judge Oscar C. Dancy.
From San Benito comes the announce-
ment that Janies A. Graham of that •
city will be a candidate for the com-
missioners’ court running against the
present commissioner. Judge A. V. Lo-
gan. Mr. Graham made this announce-
ment yesterday. He was a county com-
missioner for six years from 1910 un-
til 1922 and was a member of the court
at the time that the county highway
paving program was started.
John Hunter will probably be a can-
didate for commissioner in ttie
Brownsville district running against
Sam Bell the present commissioner.
Mr. Hunter is a resident of Brownsville
and El Jardin having been here for the
past three years.
At Harlingen Commissioner W. Z.
Weems will be opposed by J. S. Baughn
who has announced recently as a can-
didate for a commissioners’ post..
It is reported that Commissioner
Constant LaRoche of Point Isabel will
have an opponent from the Los Fresnos
district which is now included in the
Point Isabel road precinct.
Judge Dancy said today that he was
practically certain that he will be a
candidate to succeed himself as county
judge although he does not expect to
announce until a later date.
Interest in the race this year will
be general with one of the most hotly
contested races in the sheriff’s race in
which Frank Brown and former Sher-
iff W. T. Vann have already announced.
HIDALGO MANDAMUS
SUIT SET MONDAY
EDINBURG Texas Jan. 28.—Hearing
of the petition for a mandamus com-
pelling Cam Hill county clerk to al-
low contestants of the Hidalgo count}
$3500000 road bond issue to-examine
records of the election is set for Mon-
day morning February 1 in district
civil court here.
The petition was filed when a group
of Hidalgo county citizens planning a
contest of the road bond issue election
claimed that they were denied access to
the poll list and tot he records of the
election.
This hearing is being held preparatory
to a prosecution of the road bond con-
test. which has been filed with the dis-
trict clerk here. Date has not been
set for the bond contest.
LOCKS UP 10 POLICEMEN*
GREENOCK Scotland.—James Mc-
Guire arrested for burglary locked ten
policemen in the squad room and es-
caped. ^ __
PAY YOUR POLL
TAX
. And be a
CITIZEN
Only 2 days left
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Senate Approves
U. S. Court Entry
By Big Majority
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON P ).. C. Jan. 28.—The American ship of state
after a long delay is launched in the channel that leads to a seat
in the world court at Geneva.
The senate gave its advice and consent” to membership last
night adopting adherence resolution and its accompanying re-
servation by vote 76 to 17 or 14 more than necessary tw’o-thirds
majority. But many details and formalities remain for action be-
fore the United States actually becomes a member of the tribunal.
And meanwhile Senator Borah republican Idaho leader of
the senate opposition to the court declares the fight is not ended
and that the people will be asked to decide it.
The next formal step is the notification of President Coolidge
by the senate that it approves membership. The president then
through the state department will communicate the reservations
and declarations of policy to the 48 member states of the league
_ __ 0f natjons an(j inqUire if t^ev
SUB-ZERO SPELL
COVERS NORTH
Fishing Smacks on Great
Lakes Endangered by
Ice and Gales
I By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO 111. Jan. 28.—The second
taste of sub-zero temperatures within
a fortnight flanked with snow wind
and ice was on the weather menu of
the northwest and Great Lakes area to-
day.
Two fishing tugs each carrying four
men spent the night in grave danger
of breaking up in the Lake Michigan ice
off Muskegon Mich. The steamer Ala-
bama known as an ice breaker wrent to
the rescue but was forced to stand by
helpless. A field of grinding ice and
a snowstorm driven by a 50-mile gale
added to the hazard.
The same gale sweeping out of Can-
ada through Minnesota and Wisconsin
brought a chilly breakfast to Northern
Illinois and Indiana with the prospect
that moderation would not come until
late tomorrow or Saturday.
At Memidji Minn the thermometer
reached 24 below zero last night and
three other points reported minus 16.
Elsewhere in the state wind and snow
hampered traffic. One bus bound from
Albert Lea. Minn. to Mason City. Iowa
was nearly buried in a huge drift.
One man was found frozen on a prai-
rie on Chicago’s far south side. Force
of the wind broke windows as the mer-
cury dived. No snow but continued
cold was forecast for today.
At Wolsey S. D. 12 cars of a Chi-
cago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway
freight train were derailed when a rail
split under the force of the frigidity.
Traffic was dela>ed for five hours.
The cold spell now sweeping the north
likely will affect the Valley only very
slightly according to W. J. Schnur-
busch local forecaster. However the
cold wave still is too far away to be
certain.
Oil Companies Seek
To Hold Up Bond Tax
(By The Associated Press.)
CORSICANA Texas Jan. 28.—Sev-
eral oil companies operating in Navarro
county tendered tax payments here
Wednesday less the amount due the
county in road bonds but the payment
was refused on basis of a ruling by the
state comptroller that the tax pay-
ment could not be split. The companies
contended they did not want to pay
the road bond tax pending outcome of
the controversy over ruling of the su-
preme court in Archer county road dis-
trict case.
•approve of American member-
ship as qualified by the reserva-
tions.
M hen these nations reply in the af-
firmative the signature of the United
States will be fixed by diplomatic rep-
resentatives to the original protocol
and statute now deposited in Geneva.
The resolution of ratification also will
be filed at Geneva and American mem-
bership in the court will have become
a fact.
Hundreds See Adoption
Remaining in dramatic session long
past the usual hour of adjournment
the senate swept aside a group of pro-
posed nullifying reservations to the ad-
herence resolution before finally adopt-
ing the resolution itself. Hundreds
of spectators including Mrs. "Wood-
row Wilson wife of the war president
(Continued on Page Two.)
SEE SENSATION
IN OSAGE CASE
Attempt to Block Probe
to Get Bills News-
paper Says
(By The Associated Press.)
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla. Jan. 28.—
The Oklahoma City Times says today
that indictments are expected against
certain persons who have been attempt-
ing to interfere with the government’s
investigation of the alleged death con-
spiracy in the Osage country.
The federal grand jury that return-
ed murder charges against W. K. Hale
wealthy Osage county ranchman and
John Ramsey cowboy farmer living
near Fairfax is to be given much new
testimony when it reconvenes at Guth-
rie. February 12 it is said. Hale and
Ramsey were charged with the murder
of Henry Roan an Indian. The news-
paper declares that at that time a
prominent Pawhuska business man
heretofore unmentioned is to be drawn
in the net.
Included in the new testimony the
Times declares is evidence that W. W.
Vaughn Pawhuska attorney whose body
was found along the right-of-way of
the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad af-
ter he had been here to confer with an
Osage client was killed in Oklahoma
City and his body carried onto the
sleeping car from which it was later
thrown.
Vaughn’s client was George Bigheart
who died the day after the conference.
He had been placed in the state univer-
j sity hospital here by Hale and Ernest
j Burkhart the ranchman’s nephew.
GIRL BETRAYS DRUG GANG
GENEVA.—Three members of a gang
of international drug smugglers wei*e
captured by customers guards through
information given by a girl.
Coolidge Discusses New
Mexico Laws With Warren
(By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 28.—
Charles B. Warren of Detroit former
ambassador to Mexico and head of the
American-Mexican commission which
negotiated in 1923 the basis for the
recognition of Mexico by the United
States has concluded a series of con-
ferences with President Coolidge and
Secretary Kellogg relative to diplo-
matic controversy over the new Mex-
ican anti-alien land and petroleum
acts.
Mr. Warren wag invited to Wash-
ington after receipt of the Mexican
reply to the American protest against
retroactive features of the two act*.
Neither the American note nor the
Mexican reply has been made public
but it is obvious that the interchange
has not cleared up the situation to tne
satisfaction of the Washington gov-
ernment.
The former ambassador refused to
indicate today what advice he had
given concerning the next step of the
Washington government ip its efforts
to protect the interests of Americans.
The state department also declined to
reveal the nature of the conversa-
tions with Mr. Warren or the present
status of its plans for dealing with
the Mexican problem.
Despite this silence there is every
indication that further diplomatic
correspondence is in prospect.
JURY DECIDES
SNOW’S FATE
IN 2 BALLOTS
Texas Man who Confess-
ed Decapitating Boy
Burning Two Bodies
Says He Will Appeal
(By The Associated Pre*£.)
STEPHENVILLE Tex. Jan.
28.—F. M. Snow on trial nine
days for the murder of his step-
son Beraie Connally. was given
the death penalty this morning.
The jury which received the case
late Wednesday took two bal-
lots. Snow anounced he would
appeal.
Snow’s conviction closes for the pres-
ent one of the most widely noted
cases in Texas criminal annals. The
finding of young Connallv’s head' in a
sack in a ruined cellar nearly two
months ago set the whole of Erath
county in an uproar until it was iden-
tified and Snow was arrested. Then
came Snow’s confession in which he
told of killing the boy but maintained
he did so in self defense. He offered to
take the officers to the top of Cedar
Point mountain and show them the
body. A midnight expedition left Fort
Worth and found the body where Snow
said they would find it.
As the men gathered around the body
Snow broke down and offered his most
startling confession of all; he told of
the slaying of his wifj# Mrs. 'Maggie
Snow and her mother Mrs. S. A. (Jltls
and of destroying their bodies by burn-
ing them in a fireplace.
In behalf of Snow defense counsel
offered a plea of insanity withdraw-
ing at the last moment the ooe of self
defense. A number of physicians and
alienists testified that Snow was back-
ward mentally but he was not pro-
nouncedly unbalanced.
FATHER OF LOCAL
HAN DIES TODAY
Information was received here early
this afternoon of the death at Panhan-
dle Texas at 11 o’clock this morning
of F. H. Marshall father of Rev. E. W.
Marshall pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city..
The telegram came to Mrs. E. W. Mar-
shall as Rev. Marshall left here Mon-
day to be with his father when the lat-
ter became seriously ill.
Mr. Marshall was 76 years old. He
had been a merchant during most of
his life. The deceased is survived by
five sons and one daughter.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at Post Oak Texas the old family
home.
M. P. and Affiliated
Lines Earn Surplus
(By The Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS Jan. 28.—Missouri Pa-
cific railroad total operating revenues
for 1925 were $130831661 compared
with $123647723 for 1924 the previous
high record year President T. W. Bald-
win announced Wednesday.
Net railway operating income for the
year was $18013063 with surplus alter
charges of $7648207. as compared with
$6503217 surplus in 1924.
Total operating revenues of the Gulf
Coast Lines affiliated with the Mis-
souri Pacific were $14718818 in 1925
compared with $14251546 in 1924. Net
operating income was $3755858 and
surplus $2514163.
Total operating revenues of the In-
ternational Great Northern also affili-
ated were $17083748 in 1925 com-
jared with $16901447 in 1924. Net op-
erating income was $2239367 and sur-
plus $447587.
Statistician Defends
Cotton Crop Reports
(By The Associated Press.)
HOUSTON Texas Jan. 28.—Accuracy
of the United States cotton crop fore*
casts which has been severely assailed
this season has been verified by actual
ginnings H. H. Schutz statistician de-
clares in a letter to Texas crop repor-
ters.
He refers to the Texas forecast of
August 16 which was 3.769006 bales.
The ginnings to January 16 were 8998-
000 which Mr.VSchutz calls to the atten-
tion of those vwho believe the August
forecast was fAr too high.
The reporting service has been charg-
ed in congress'tand out with .injuring
the cotton busiiKss and forecasting too
large a yield. |
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