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MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT at
Chamber of Commerce on question of
further bond issues is to be made
the first open forum of the Cham-
ber of Commerce.
These forums will be monthly
events. A good place in which to air
views upon civic matters.
And every taxpayer or other in-
terested citizen should attend- If
the place is found too smell for the
attendance it’s always possible to
obtain larger quarters in some
gchool or other place.
Citizens are called to discuss more
>»vir.f more sewerage lines eea-
tral fire station city auditorium mu-
nicipal airport fire alarm telegraph
■ystem and perhaps other matters.
It’s a proper place to have your
>f you’v* something on your
chest. So be present and sa-* it.
• a •
CITY COMMISSION it is under-
stood favors all these piujects but
it is of open mind on them and wants
preliminary advice from citizens.
I Which is commendable. It is
quite right that citizens should be
given such an opportunity to express
their views.
^*ow 1st’* see if they want such
an opportunity.
• • •
HARLINGEN. San Benito and
Santa Maria water districts reported
in favor of changing over into water
conservation districts.
This change is being uged in or-
der to increase the ability of the
county to issue road bonds from the
$6000000 issue.
It is understood that no further
bonds can be sold at this time un-
less the districts make such changes.
The bonds may be issued later per-
haps in two years based on the
normal increase of valuations. But
the county believes it desirable that
the road work now under way should
be permitted to go right along.
The El Jardin and Los Fresnos
districts have made the change and
new districts are formed under the
plan.
Districts that have not changed in-
clude San Benito Harlingen. La
Feria and Santa Maria. However.
La Feria and Santa Maria have
adopted resolutions calling a hearing
on the subject.
• • •
AROUND 8700 carloads of fruits
®and vegetables have been shipped
from the Lower Rio Grande Valley
-s <%fys season.
The end of the present week
w should increase the figure to around
* 4000 cars.
At this time this season is ahead
ef last by some 1.200 cars.
The Valley is spreading its pro-
ducts all over the ration.
• • •
MOTORISTS who have occasion to
use the strip paving on West Eliza-
beth street and those who live on
that street and are dnable to park-
cars at the curb because there is
no curb will soon have an oppor-
tunity to compare that street with
• street paved full width.
The paving is to be extended to
the curb very soon.
And those who live on unpaved
streets just now are alr-e to the
worth of a paved street.
• • S
LAND COMPANIES of the Valley
are now bringing land parties in
every week instead of every two
weeks as formerly.
Last week something like 750
tourists were brought to the Valley
which doea rot include those coming
by automobile and individuals com-
inr by train-
One party—that of the Port Isabel
company—consisted of two hundred
and fifty persons.
Land men estimate that something
like $3000000 worth of sales were
made last week.
The figures include dry land and
irrigated acrea e. and probably many
town lots i •'T
•1 f •
IT IS SAID that it requires three
sets of pioneers to develop a coun-
try.
The Valley it is declared now has
w 'ts third set.
Ar.d the Valley is well started on
is real work.
• • •
new YORK CENTRAL officials in
fee Valley today.
i Ar.d other executives of one of
fee nation’s great railroad systems.
They are here to see the Valley to
observe *t first hand the source of
tonnage that has astonished the rail-
road world.
They come as guests of the Mis-
souri Pacific and are meeting ship-
pers in this section as weil as over
all of Texas.
A few weeks ago officials ef the
Pennsylvania system were here.
From time to time there will be
ethers. A few days ago President
Haile of the Katy was in the Val-
lev. * guest of John Shary ** Shary-
U& too bad that the Valley has an
off-weather season for these visitors.
But they will see enough green stuff
in the fields to give them an "eye
SOME DAY Arthur Brisbane
Hearst writer will visit the Valley.
After which he may be expected to
write at lergth on the productive
wonders of this section as compared
vith California and Florida about
which he write* so much and all of
which makes Texans so very mad.
ASK SPEAKER TO CUT OWN PAY
TAMPA. Fla Jan. 23.—(A>—
riark Griffith president of the
Washington American League club
laid today that Tris Speaker must
Voluntarily reduce his own salapr
wnthin the next week or give up hsa
Jiter field berth witii the Senator*.
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LONE EAGLE IS
UNDER STRAIN
OFFICER SAYS
Flying Ace Reported
To Have \sked For
Double to Alttnd
Social Functions
CRISTOBAL Canal Zone Jan. 23.1
—(iTh—The eagerness of Latin-Amer-
ica to do honor to Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh has brought him to a
point where he is very nervous
Colonel Arthur Fisher commandant
of France Field believes.
The Lone Eagle “may crack under
the strain” Col. Fisher said.
The statement was made after
Lindbergh had returned with prac-
tically every outward evidence of
good health from a week of recrea-
tion in the tropical mountains of
Panama- He went there after com- j
pitting some 4000 miles of his '
good will trip and a continuous
round of social functions in seven
Central American capitals.
Although the Spirit of St. Louis
was ready to carry him on to South
America it was announced that
Lindbergh would take several more
days of rest before setting out for
Cartagena and Barranquma Colom-
bia. Friday.
The good-will flier is understood to
have expressed a wish that someorve
double for him in the social engage-
ments his flight calls for. He is
willing to do the flying and. accord-
ing to Col. Fisher is only nervous
when on the ground and rot when
in the air.
It was on the vacation trip the
first extended one the Lone Eagle
has had since leaving Washington on
Dec. 13 that Lindbergh's nervous
condition became annarent to his
companions. Col. Fisher declared.
Lindbergh was unable to sit still.
re*d or rest it was stated.
(On Christmas day while Lind-
bergh was in Mexico City it was
noted that when left alone he fre-
quently nicked up hooks in the
library of Ambassador Morrow as if
to read them and then put tljem
down again shortly.1
I.irdbergh sp^nt the first dav af-
ter his return from the mountains
on the bay in a launch end takin**
a horseback ride to th« old Spanish
fortress of San Lorenro
‘Charles Al^rht/
Mother Declares
DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 23.—i/P}— Re-
port* that Colonel Charles A. Lind-
bergh is on the verge of a nervous
breakdown were characterized as
“foolish rumors’* here today by his
mother Mrs. Evargeline L. L. Lind-
bergh.
“I am sure he is nerfectly all right
and it is nonsense to think other-
wise" Mrs. Lindbergh said. “In the
first place. Charles is not at all of
a nervous temperament. When I saw
him Christmas I asked him about
current reports that his health was
not what it should be and he laugh-
ed at the idea. He thought it was
a good joke ”
FRANCE FIELD. Cristobal. Canal
Zone. Jan. 23.—(JP)—Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh took off thi« morning
in the Spirit of St. Louis on a test
flight which was to carry him over
the various army posts in the Canal
Zone.
Colonel Lindbergh descended at
10:15 a. m. after more than an hour
in the air. To the great delight of
the crowds he performed a series of
stuats before coming down.
Slayer of Girl’s
Brother Dies In
Electric Chair
BELLEFONTE. Pa. Jan. 23.—(j?V-
A 20-year-old youth Leon Scovern
of Sbamokin. went to the electric
chair at Rockview penitentiary to-
day and paid the death penalty for
the murder of his former sweet-
heart’s brother.
Scovern was convicted of the kill-
ing of Joseph Baranoski a brother
of his former sweetheart. Mary.
Warned against continuing his
advances toward the girl by her
father the youth on Sunday morn-
ing. January 3. 1926 waited for the
family's return from church and
shot the girl her father John
Baranoski and the girl’s two broth-
ers. John. Jr. and Joseph. Joseph
died the next day from his wounds.
The others recovered.
Texac Boy Falls In
Dippir r Vat Drcwns j
MORAN. Tex. Jan. 23.—The
six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Waters who live a mile north-
west of here was drowned last
night in a dipping vat near his
home.
The child was missed about 7
o'clock and when his family could
not find him a searching party was ‘
formed. Hie body was not found j
until 4 o'clock this morning. The I
vat contained about 4 feet of water.
J
MISSING GIRL
Disappearance of Miss Frances
St. John Smith of New York
City a freshman at Smith col-
lege Northampton Mass. has
caused an intensive search by
police college authorities and
her family. She failed to ap-
pear for classes Jan. 13.
WOMANFACESf
JURYJNQUIRY
Mrs. Knapp Once Sec-
retary of State In
Y. Under Fire
ALBANY N. Y.. Jan. 23.—UP*—A
grand jury Investigation involving
Mrs. Florence E. S. Knapp dean of
home economics at Syracuse univer-
sity and formerly New Yorks secre-
tary of state was regarded today as
certain.
Recommendations that criminal
proceedings be instituted are con-
tained in the report of Randall J.
Le Boeuf Jr. who as special commis-
sioner appointed by Governor Smith
investigated Mrs. Knapp's adminis-
tration of the state census in 1925.
Mrs. Knapp republican the only
woman elected to a state executive
office in New York was then secre-
tary of state.
The report accuses her of grand
larceny forgery false audits 3nd il-
legal removal of state records. It
says that of disbursements under her
charge totalling $1^99.902.87 there
was $118707.76 in illegal disburse-
ments and $79125.26 in wasteful
ones making a total of $197833.02
questioned.
Original action against four other
persons connected with the census
also is recommended by Mr. Le Boeuf.
These are Mark Stern of Schenectady
deputy secretary of state under Mrs.
Knapp and under her successor Rob-
ert Moses; Anna A. Little of Albany
auditor in the secretary of state's of-
fice; Julia M. Ryan of Albany chief
clerk of the state civil service com-
mission and Dr. Walter Laildaw of
New York head of the Cities Census
Committee Inc. and an employe of
the state census bureau.
Bandits Wound
Fort Worth Man
FORT WORTH. Tex.. Jan. 23.—(;?»>
—E. R. Persons 75 proprietor of
a small confectionery in the down-
town section of Fort Worth was
shot through the abdomen by one of
two youthful robbers who entered
his establishment at 8:20 o'clock
this morning. Little hope is held
out for his life.
The robbers forced Persons be-
hind a counter at the point of a re-
volver and he was standing unarmed
with hands uplifted when one of the
youths fired.
The pair fled after the shooting
without obtaining any loot.
Swanson Defends*Rights
Of South’ Before Senate
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 33.—iJft
— Threats of political reprisals
against the South heard so otten in
senate debate on the Smith and Vare
election cases brought a measured
reply and sharp warning to eastern
republicans senators today from Sen-
ator Swanson of Virginia.
In a prepared address requiring
nearly two hours for delivery the
southern democrat-said he could not
too strongly express his resentment
at efforts made to intimidate south-
ern representatives in congress with
threats to enforce the fifteenth
amendment and to reduce southern
representation at the capitol because
of the disfranchisement of the ne-
gro.
“The time has passed in the his-
tory of this country” he eeid “when
the South is subject to hostile and
If
PREDICTION OF
WAR IS DENIED
by pi r!
_ |
Speech of Admiral and
Naval Policy Are
Flayed By Borah As
Highly Mischievous
NEW YORK N. Y. Jan. 23.—UP>—
The New York Times today quotes
Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett
commandant of the Brooklyn navy
yard as denying that he predicted
war with Great Britain.
“I don't remember what I did
say” the Times quotes the admiral
as saying. “You go get the record;
you will see what I said and you
will get something worth while. My
remarks were taken down stenograph-
ically.
“I am not in the habit of predict-
ing war. Preparedness in my mind
and in the mind of all other navy
and army men leads to peace and
not to war.”
The stenographic records of the
admiral’s address was not available.
The Sunday Herald-Tribune's ac-
count of a public speech by the ad-
miral on Saturday said he “was ask-
ed later if he anticipated war with
Great Britain.”
“The answer was instant and un-
equivocal” said the Herald-Tribune.
“‘Yes I mean Great Britain or
some other nation whose interests
are affected. Great Britain may not
at the outset declare war but she
will let some smaller nation do that
and then get behind her.’ ”
WASHINGTON D. C. Jan. 23.—UP)
—The proposals before congress for
a greater navy and recent predic-
tions of another war over commerce
constitute “sheer madness” in the
opinion of Senator Borah repnblican
Idaho and duplicates the “insane
policy" that marked Anglo-Gcrnan
relations prior to the world war.
Attacking as “mischievous to the
last degree” the recent recommenda-
tion cf Admiral Charles F. Hughes
chief of naval operations for virtual-
ly a billion dollar navy and the
statement Saturday attributed to Rear
Admiral Charles P. Plunkett com-
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard
that war with Great Britain over
commerce is inevitable the chair-
man of the senate foreign relations
committee in a statement last night
said:
“All this is a part of a well-organ-
ised plan to prepare the public mind
for a naval race. A limited number
of cruisers to help police our com-
merce can be justified. But this
program together with the wild and
excited statements about war is
sheer madness.”
“Those who must pay the taxes
and do the fighting and dying in case
these people succeed in bringing on
war" he said “ought not to delay
in taking part in this program. They
are entitled to be heard before this
mad policy becomes fixed.”
"Admiral Plunkett.” he continued
“repeats the old worn out fable that
the way to have peace is to prepare
for war. When tne great world war
broke out the nations responsible for
that war were armed to the teeth.
(Continued on page two)
—
Forward Body of
Goethals to West
Point For Burial
—
MEW YORK. Jan. 23.—'.$*>—The
body of Major General George W.
Goethals. builder of the Panama
canal will be sent today to West
Point where funeral services will be
held tomorrow in the cadet chapel.
Burial will be in the historic post
cemetery overlooking the Hudson.
The services at West Point will
be read by the Rev. H. Leroy Sil-
ver formerly chaplain at West
Point and a friend of the Goethals
family.
The funeral escort will consist of
B. company U. S. corps of cadets
the company the general command-
ed when he was a cadet at West
Point and the West Point detach-
ment of engineers which he com-
mended as captain from 1898 to
1900.
repressive supervision or can be in-
timidated by partisan vituperation.
The time has been auspiciously
reached when this republic is a union
of 48 states equal in rights equal in
privileges and each state equal in
every respect to every other.
“Those who now repeat the bitter
attacks of the sixties and seventies
should realize that certain victorious
states no longer hold eleven of their
sister states under military domain
as members of the union are in no
tion and control. These eleven states
sense whatever inferior or subordin-
ate and purpose to assert and main-
tain their rights as defined in the
federal constitution.
“The South is no mendicant asking
i favors and the activities of the
| small horde of harpies which once
\ (Continued on page two)
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MATADOR SLAYS
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RAGING BULL IN
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MADRID STREETS
MADRID. Jan. 23.—UP)—La Gran
Via one of Madrid’s busiest thor-
oughfares today was the scene of
an unexpected demonstration of
the science of bull-fighting when
“Fortuna.” a toreador killed a run-
away bull in front of the American
consulate.
The bull which met death at
point of “Fortuna’*” sword had es-
caped with another animal later
recaptured from the Carabanchel
bull ring spreading panic through
the streets and injuring several
persons.
Suddenly a passerby who was
recognized as “Fortuna" stepped
out armed with a sword which had
been lent to him by the owner of a
store. Approaching the bull “For-
tuna” after displaying a few tricks
in the art of fighting bulls made a
lunge with his sword and the bull
fell dead at his feet.
It is asserted that the govern-
ment would grant “Fortuna” the
welfare cross for his bravery.
TWO SOLDIERS
DIE IN RIVER
Bodies Taken Out of
Rio Grande Buried
At Laredo
LAREDO. Tex. Jan. 23.—(JP\—Pri-
vate Fred L. Wike 20 of the Fourth
Field artillery and Private James L.
Douglas 24 of the Medical Corps
veterinary division whose bodies
were recovered from the Rio Grande
Sunday were buried with full mili-
tary honors at the Fort McIntosh
cemetery.
Both men had been missing since
Jan. 16. and apparently had been
drowned on that date while attempt-
ing the river after 12 o'clock.
Wike was from Farmjngham N. H..
and had recently arrived with a new
detachment while Douglas was en-
listed from Ada Okla.
Wike’s body was found on the
Mexican side of the river while that
of Dourlas was found on the Amer-
ican side. Both men were fully
dressed.
Although there were no discernible
marks of violence on the bodies an
investigating committee of three of-
ficers was appointed bv Col. R. C.
Foy commanding officer. This
committee is to report within the
week.
Search For Girl
is Sans Results
NORTHAMPTON Mass. Jan. 23.—
(A*)—The hope that flared momentar-
ily when reports placing Miss Fran-
ces St. John Smith missing college
freshman in Paris reached here late
last night had flickered out today as
news came that the girl in question
had proved to be a New York City
young woman with no connection
with the case.
Investigators who tot more than
a week have conducted a wide-spread
search for the daughter of the weal-
thy St. John Smita New York
broker were admittedly at loss for
new clues.
The $10000 reward offered by the
distracted parents seemed only to
have resulted in an increase of
“crank” letters. Countless reports
from all over the eastern part of
the country have failed to produce
a single authentic fact and as far
as can be determined Miss Smith
has never been seen alive since she
left her room a week ago last Fri-
day.
Church Bodies
Get Comity Plan
CLEVELAND 0.. Jan. 23.——
The proposal of the National Church
Comity conference for the elimina-
tion of such non-essential Protes-
tant churches as have been created
by religious competition was placed
today before the delegates of three
big inter-denominational bodies
which opened conventions here.
These organizations the Federal
Council of Churches the Home
Missions Council and the Council
of Women for Home Missions Coun-
cil are the authorative bodies
through which the conference prin-
ciples of comity can be carried out.
The conference last Saturday con-
cluded a two-day session here dur-
ing which more than 500 church
leaders representing 2S denomina-
tions took part.
One church for every 1000 per-
sons—provided it maintains a resi-
dent pastor conducts services every
Sunday and maintains other pre-
scribed minimum requirements was
the recommendation that came out
of the comity conference.
ELECTRIC TRAINS *SAFE*
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.—(fr—Only
one passenger out of every 155000-
000 carried by American Electric
railways was fatally injured last
year the American Electric Railway
association and the American Mu-
seum of Safety announced Sunday.
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NIC. HEADS
PLEASED WITH
VALLEY VISIT
—
Crowley Pre 8 i d e n t
With Party of Rail
Executives Making
Tour Today
Expressing surprise and pleasure
at the progress and development
greeting him on all aides. P- E. Crow-
! ley of New York president of the
j New York Central lines the world’s
I greatest railway system set foot in
| the Valley Monday on his first visit
I to this section.
The executive headed a party of
16 rail officials of the New York
Central and Big Four lines here for
a one-day tour. The party arrived
in Mission early Monday morning
following an all-night run from San
Antonio where they spent Sunday.
They were met by a delegation of
Cameron and Hidalgo county busi-
■ ness men who took them in auto-
1 mobiles to Sharyland home of John
| H. Shary the Valley's premier fruit
I grower and packer for breakfast.
Here again the rail executive was
given an opportunity to express sur-
i prise and pleasure. Valley grapefruit
I was that opportunity and he took
full advantage of it. He waxed elo-
! quent in his praise ot the fruit
which he said was greatly superior
to any found on the eastern markets.
The Southwest in general and the
Valley in particular have provided
large railroad tonnage during the
' last several years and there is every
reason to believe that this tonnage
' will be increased very materially dur-
1 ing the next few years Mr. Crow-
ley said.
I He was greatly surprised he de-
clared with the development of the
country throdgh Oklahoma and
| Texas and all indications are that
an even greater surprise will be in
l store for those making their first
j visit to this territory a few years
hence.
Sunday was spent in rest and
| recreation at San Antonio many of
the group taking advantage of the
holiday to play a round of golf.
Members of the party were due in
Brownsville at 1 p. m. for a lunch-
eon in Matamoros. following ~ jour-
i ney down the Valley by auto. The
! special train by which the rail heads
came to this section was to meet
them here and convey them to Hous-
ton starting at 3 p. m.
G. C. Richardson A1 Parker John
T. Lomax and W. E. McDavitt all
of Cameron county mat the visitors
at Mission together with a delega-
ion of Hidalgo county representatives
headed by John H. Shary.
Those making the trip here were:
i P. E. Crowley president. New York
Central lines; A- H. Harris chair-
(Coniinued on page two)
Tank Car Blast
j Fatal to Three
Near Texarkana
TEXARKANA Jan. 23.—Three
men are dead and a fourth has a
fighting chance to live today as a re-
sult of a tank car explosion lest night
near Ogden Ark. 12 miles north of
j Texarkana.
The dead: Scott Sharp T. A. Sell-
ers and Amos Sellers negro.
Ross O. Norwood of Singer la.
wrecking crew foreman for the Kan-
sas City Southern who was directing
work at the time of the explosion
was severely burned but has a
chance to recover.
Norwood and his crew were pick-
ing up a string of tankers derailed
j Friday. One workman was cutting
away with an acetylene torch a steel
bar that had prevented the raising
of an overturned car when the
ground soaked with oil from 10 tank
cars caught afire.
Although severely burned. Nor-
wood directed his men in fighting
. the fire with sand and it finally was
believed extinguished. He v^dered
the tank car lifted and as it was
swung off the ground a cloud of
vapor rolled out of it. The next in-
. stant it exploded a sheet of flame
enveloping the workmen before they
1 could move .
Ratliff Not Identified
As Cisco Holdup Bandit
EASTLAND Tex.. Jan.
i Identity of Marshal Ratliff as one of
■ the four men who robbed the First
! National bank of Cisco on December
i 23 had not been established at noon
■ today after two of the principal wit-
j nesses for the atate had testified.
Alex Spears cashier of the bank
and Jewell Poe assistant cashier
testified that they had known Ratliff
for several years but they did not
see him on the day of the robbery.
Roth gave in substance details as has
| been related in newspaper accounts
of the robbery.
1 Spears the first witness said that
\ about 12:10 or 12:15 on December 23.
' he was sitting at his desk in the bank
L talking with Marion Olsen and Oscar
TO WED SOON
Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Kahn of
New York City have announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Margaret Dorothy above to
John Barry Ryan Jr. a news-
paperman also of New York
City. The wedding will unite
two of the most prominent fam-
ilies of the metropolis. Mr.
Kahn father of the bride was a
visitor in the Valley last year.
FLAY CREAGER
STATEPOLXY
Hoover Endorsement
Rapped by Former
GOP Candidate
DALLAS Tex- Jan. 23.—(Jp—R. B.
Creager republican national com-
mitteeman from Texas is severely
criticized in a statement issued by
George Griffith one time republican
candidate for election to the Texas
legislature.
“Never has a man posing as a state
national committeeman arrogated to
himself the authority and despotic
power as hat Creager” the state-
ment declares. “He has called two
snap rump conventions. At the last
one. announced to select the time
and place of the next republican con-
vention of Texas and without due
notice to the voters Creager with his
handful of made-to-order delegates
then and there assumed the further
authority of selecting for party vot-
ers the next president of the United
States. Herein did he purposely at-
tempt to mould opinion of the voters
and attempted literally to do all their
thinking for them in this weighty
matter.
“Further. Creager seconded by
Prince Nolte (Eugene Nolte of
Seguin state chairman) and their
dominating rule prohibited the only
independent alternate delegate from
voting or lending his voice with pro-
test under the rump convention. He
was excluded on the grounds that he
wa« under civil service rules.
“Mr. Creager has attempted to se-
lect for us a republican candidate for
the presidency Mr. Hoover the inde-
pendent the man who has so long af-
filiated with the opposing party and
affiliated actively politically with
tfcem.”
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14 Rebels Slain
In Mexico Clash
MEXICO CITY Jan. 23.—OPV-Dis-
patches from Guadalajara state that
14 rebels were killed and several
wounded when a rebel band attacked
the town of San Juan de los Lagos
in the state of Jalisco which was
bravely defended by the ma'— at
the head of a group of locei guards.
The municipal authorities had
been notified that the rebels intend-
ed to capture the town and were pre-
pard to repulse the assailants. After
several hours’ fighting the rebels
were dispersed.
Cliett was making a deposit at the
teller’s window when a man garbed
as Santa Claus walked into the bank.
He said the man strolled over to the
check table in the center of the bank
corridor. He called to the man say-
ing “Hello Santa Claus.” The man
he said did not answer then he
called to him again and at that point
Robert Hill came into the bank and
pointed a pistol at him and command-
ed him to hold up hie hands. Hill
he said was followed by L. E. Davis
who was mortally wounded in the gun
battle immediately after the robbery
and Henry Helms the fourth alleged
bandit who now is awaiting trial.
“Helms stuck up Poe while Santa
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SOLDIERS TRY
TO SAVE MAN
BEING KILLED
1000 Marines Start on
Long Hike to F fi-
nest Held by Rebel
Chieftain and Band
MANAGUA. Nicaragua Jam **.—
(A*i—Three Nicaraguans were killed
today in a fierce fight near Granada
with an American sailor and a maria*
who had attempted to come to th*
rescue of a fourth Nicaraguan being
hacked to death with machetes.
L. F. Newton United State* navy
killed the three Nicaraguans after
his companion Harold 1. Crowell
first sergeant. United States marine
corps had been attacked and severe-
ly cut on the hands with machetes
by his assailants.
In their account of the fight the
men said that they were horseback
riding near Granada when they sud-
denly came upon three men attack*
ing a fourth with machetes. They
dismounted with the intent of dis-
arming the attackers and the three
Nicaraguans who by this time had
killed the fourth turned on them.
Crowell whipped out his revolver
and pulled the trigger but the car-
tridge failed to explode. The men
attacked him cutting him on the
fingers and hands. Meanwhile New-
ton killed two of tho men who were
attempting to decapitate Crowell.
Newton attempted to shoot th* third
man who was standing over Crowell
who had fallen to the ground. Whoa
his third shot failed to explode New-
ton seized p machete which had been
earned by he fourth Nicaraguan and
killed the bird man.
Crowell was brought to Granada
and treated in a field hospital and
then was sent on to Managua where
his wounds were treated immediate-
ly. It was stated that he was net
seriously wounded.
Marines Hike to
Sandino Retreat
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Jan. SI.—
(JP)—Marins reinforcements number-
ing 1.000 men. today were enroota to
the state of Nueva Segovia te taka
the field against Augustino Sand:**
rebel leader now operating in that
region.
Mountain batteries artillery ia
fact everything necessary to carry ea
modern warfare to dislodge the San-
dino followers from their mountain
fastnesses where they bare been
harassing marine outposts wore
taken along.
The marines left the city of Loon
yesterday on their hike which must
be made on foot through mountain
and jungle regions to northern Nic-
aragua. The March will require at
least eight days. The long column
of troops furnished an imposing spec-
tacle for Nicaraguans at hundreds of
oxcarts loaded with supplies and am-
munition passed out of the city. The
Nicaraguans were especially interest-
ed in 100 big American mules tho
Nicaraguan mule being decidedly
smaller than his American brother.
Cosgrave to See
Coolidge Today
In Washington
Washington! Ja*. u^ru-
William T. Cosgrave. president of
the executive council of tho Irish
Free State arrived hero from Chi-
cago today for a four day viait. Tho
official party was mot at Union
station by representatives of tho
state department the British em-
bassy and the Irish Free Stata lega-
tion.
The visitor's program today in-
cluded an audience with Prwaidont
'~oolidge d'nner with the Canadian
minister. Vincent Massey and a
luncheon with Assistant Attorney
General William J. Donovan
Since he be*an his Americsn tonr
last Friday when he landed on
United States soil for the first time.
Mr. Cosgrave has traveled more
than 1.800 miles and attended a
long string of functions in New
York and Chicago. Th# most active
feature of his visit thus far haa
been his contact with admirers who
have flocked about him everywhere.
| WEATHER
For Brownsville and th* Lowar
Rio Grande Valley; Cloudy to partly
cloudy and warmer tonight and
Tuesday.
For East Taxas: Cloudy tonight
ar.d Tuesday; probably rain in ex-
treme east portion; warmer in east
and south portions tonight; some-
what colder in northwest portion
Tuesday.
Moderate to fresh southerly
winds on the coast.
TIDE TABLE
High and low tid* at Point Isabel
tomorrow* under normal mateorologi-
cal conditions:
High . d:00 r m.
Low.9:43 a. m.—10:41 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today. <:07
lSunns# tomorrow .. 7:17
. # f j( # #f .
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