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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR—No. 340 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIDAY JUNE 15 1928 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
IS PICKED ON
* FARM NORTH
OF SAN JUAN
W. D. Curtis Grower
Is In Houston and to
Sell at Auction;
Weighs 537 Pounds
SAN JUAN. June 15.—The Valley’i
first bale of cotton—and the first
from the 1928 crop anywhere—is in
Houston today and is to be auctioned
on the floor of the exchange there.
It was ginned here Thursday .-nd
sent to Houston by express that
night.
The cotton was raised on the farm
of W. D. Curtis on M road two miles
north of here. It was ginned at th«
Valley Gin Co. plant and was accom-
panied to Houston by Curtis and
E. J. Guin manager of the gin.
The bale when it was gined weigh-
ed 537 pounds and »>s classed here
as good middling. •
Curtis has a 49-acre field in cot-
ton and it is opening rapidly he told
local people. Several acres were
picked to secure the necesary amount
of lint cotton for the first bale.
. * Deny Recognition
» To LaFollette
Faction at Meet
CONVENTION HALL. Kansas
City. June 15.-—(/Pi—La Follette re-
publicans from Wisconsin tempor-
arily at least lost their fight to be
represented on the republican na-
C^tional committee the convention to-
>day declining to take a hand in
f heir dispute with the so-called reg-
fO.ilar faction.
H Coming as the culmination of a
CO’ ong fight for recognition by the
v lational party organization Senator
• Blaine a La Follette faction leader
-'proposed to the convention that it
sward seats on the national eommit-
- „ee to Herman L- Ekem. former at-
torney general in Wisconsin and
| Miss Elizabeth McCormick of Supe-
rior. instead of recognizing the cre-
1 dentials of George Vits a national
committeeman and Mr*. Harry E.
Thomas as eommitteewoman. both
allied with the “regular” organiza-
f tion.
A motion to table Blaine’s motion
was offered by Franklin W. Fort a
Hoover delegate form New Jersey.
It was adopted by a viva voce vote.
Blaine failing to muster the neces-
sary number of seconds for a roll
p. call.
•JURY INDICTS
. H. BLACK
Six Counts Returned
Against Oil Man
Now In France
DENVER. June 15.— T*>—Henry
M. Black mer wealthy oil man who
engineered the t'ontinental Trading
company deal in the celebrated Tea-
pot Dome case was indicted by a
federal grand jury here today.
Indictments wire returned on six
i| counts four charging perjury and
[§L two evasion of the income tax laws.
The action means that the govern-
ment will attempt to have Blackmev.
wnow living in self-imposed exile
SO\>mewhere in France brought bad:
e’io Denver to stand trial on the
Charges.
HS Liens rn property ow ned by Black
to the extent of more than $s.-
■gjfiP^O.OOO recently were filed by the;
rnrnent in New York City and
I. ffifenver in an attempt to eollect in- :
BflPron-f tax. penalties and interest due
f pr for the period from 19116 to 19JC.
Man In Houston
Buys 50 Donkeys
I For Dems Parley
| PEARSALL. Texas. June 15.——
Ip Eddie Barnes manager of a theater
jn Houston today purchased 53 don-
E§ ^ys for 93 each and shipped them
l to‘Houston for presentation to the* J
I state delegations to the national
[ democratic convention.
Each state delegation will get one
>he animals and the Alaskan and
■ gations will receive
other t*«*
HERE ARE STANDARD BEARERS OF REPUBLICAN PARTY IN ELECTION
HERBERT HOOVER CHARLES CURTIS _ —
Senator Curtis of Kansas was nominated for vice president in the national republican convention in a land-
slide beating that accompanying the first ballot Thursday night which resulted in an overwhelming victory
for Herbert Hoover as the presidential nominee.
-*-#-— -
HOOVER GOES
ON WITH JOB
Early In Office De-
spite Nomination;
Sends Thanks
By CLINTON COFFIN
i Associated Press Staff Writer!
WASHINGTON June 15.—Herbert
Hoover republican presidential nom-
inee. issued today his first campaign
document in the form of a telegram
of appreciation to the Kansas City
convention that selected him last
night as its standard bearer. His
message directed to Chairman Mnse?
for transmission to the delegates
was deliberately expanded beyond
the usual note of appreciation to a
sketch of the position he will take
as a candidate.
Though late to bed after the jubi-
lant triumoh with which his friends
at home hailed his nomination the
secretary was early at his office and
drafted first of all the mssage. The
burdened telegraph wires brought to
him an ever mounting pile of con-
gratulatory notes from all parts of
the world as well as from leaders
in every walk of American life.
The business of the commerce de-
oartnient still in his hands though
his resignation is expected shortly
engaged him occasionally.
He was caught by one demonstra-
tion of commerce department em-
ployes and others as he passed swift-
ly to hi;; private office but once
closeted there the visitors in general
were turned back by his corps of
aides to give him leisure to attend
to the increasing huruen of cam-
paign detail.
In spite of the overwhelming
convention majority behind his nom-
ination. the outward shew of neu-
trality in the vice presidential se-
lection was kept up at Washington
and there was no announcement or
informal discussion of any major
campaign details.
Houston Peddler
Is Charged With
Laing Assaults
Ll'FKIN. Tex.. June 15.—(JP*—
C'harles W. fSpeckl Garwood Hous-
ton peddler today was charged with
the murder of John Laing. Houston
paperhanger. in a house the Laing
family was occupying Tor the night
on the outskirts of Lufkin several
weeks ago.
Garwood was identified yesterday
by Mr». Laing as the man who wield-
ed the iron har thnt killed her hus-
band and heat her vrl the two chil-
dren. John 8 and Robert Z into un-
consciousness officers said.
‘In Debt to U. S’
Hoover Asserts
In Appreciation
WASHINGTON. June 15.—(JP>—
Secretary Hoover today sent the fol-
lowing mesage to George H. Moses.
chairman of the republican national
convention at Kansas City:
"I have your telegram and 1 sin-
cerely appreciate the confidence
which the party has shown in me and
the honor bestowed upon me.
"You convey too great a compli-
ment when you say I have earned the
right to the presidential nomination.
No man can establish an obligation
upon any part of the American
people. My country owes me no debt.
It gave me. as it gives every boy and
girl a chance. It gave me schooling
independence of action opportunity
for service and honor. In no other
land could a boy from a country vil-
lage. without inheritance or influ-
ential friends look forward with un-
bounded hone.
Indebted To America
"My whole life has taught me what
America means. I am indebted to my
country beyond any human power to
repay. It conferred upon me the mis-
sion to administer America’s re-
sponse to the appeal of afflicted na-
tions during the war. It has called
me into two cabinets of two presi-
dents. By these experiences I have
observed the burdens and responsi-
bilities of the greatest office in the
world. That office touches the hap-
piness of every hotne. It deals with
the peace of nations. No man could
think of it except in terms of solemn
consecration.
"You ask me for a message:
‘‘.A new era and new forces have
come into our economic life and our
setting among nations of the world.
These forces demand of us constant
study and effort if prosperity peace
and contentment shal be maintained.
"This convention like those which
(Continued on page five)
JUDGE YATES
GETS IN RACE
Judge H. L. Yates of Brownsville
j filed Friday morning as a randi- j
date for the chairmanship of the
j county democratic executive commit-
' te of which he is now secretary and
j his name will go on the ballot to he
presented the democratic voters of
the county at the July primary.
Judge Yates has been a resident of
Brownsville since 1911 and served as
county judge seven vears. He has
been active in democratic politics
throughout the period of his resi-
dence here.
“I hope to he of service to the
democratic party and through the
party to be of service to the pob-
lic.” Judge Yates stated. “The prin-
cipal motive which animates me to
announce is *hat I do not believe the
great influence of that office should
be actively cast for anv candidate
particularly by open letters to the
press obviously mea.it to influence
public opinion.”
No otfiei candidate Tias filed for of-
fic up to Friday noon hut it is un-
derstood that one or two would file
before the closing nour Saturday
night. |
Says Johnson Memorial
Fund Deserves Support
The move inaugurated by The
Brownsville Herald to raise a mem-
orial funds to present to the widow
of the late Horace Johnson deputy
sheriff killed in a gun battle near
La Feria deserves the support of
the generous people of Cameron
county is the opinion of Geo. F.
Dennis. Brownsville realtor.
In a letter accompanying a check
for the fund Mr. Dennis says:
“To my mind this is one of The
Herald's most commendable moves.
Certainly those who like Horace
Johnson give their lives for the
protection of the morals and spir-
itual welfare of our youth are more
entitled to rewards material the"
those wh oclaim the Bankers’ Asso-
ciation rewards of $5000 fol
t
dead bank bandits. And I would
not advocate the withdrawal of the
bankers' offer.”
Active drives are expected to be
started in several towns and com-
munities of the Valey Monday ac-
cording to reports reaching Browns-
ville and the memorial fund in-
creased to a substantia! amount
which will convey to the widow of
the gallant oficer Cameron county's
appreciation of the service he ren-
dered.
Following are the contributions
to date.
Previously reported ....... $21900
George F. Demis . 5.00
Dr. C. E. Thompson. 2.50
AI Parker . 25.00
Total .. $250.50
TEXANS HELP
HOOVER FETE
Creager Followers In
Lead As Parade For
Nominee Starts
By L. B. DILBECK
f Associated Press 3taff Writer)
KANSAS CITY /one 15—Texas
delegates to the republican national
convention exerted themselvs so hard
Thursday night in c»iebration of a
“cinch” that they delayed until Fri-
day a scheduled caucu3 to agree on a
vice presidential candidate.
The cinch was nomination of
Hoover for president a feat in which
Texas helped with 26 votes the
delegation strength. Although the
nomination had been conceded for
days the Texas demonstration up
and down the aisles yf the howling
roaring convention hall was ho less
enthusissic than if Mr. Hoover had
been a favorite son. The Texans
went on two parades one when the
commerce secretary's rame first was
mentioned and the other when he was
offered as a nominee. They stood
up in their chairs. They jolsted
down the narrow aisles elbowing and
shoving the sidelines. They carried
the Texas flag. fastened to the state
standard. Somebody started singing
“The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You."
in this case presumably being Mr.
Hoover.
After they had settled back for a
breathing spell and the convention
dragged into the sleepy hours.
< hairnian Orville Eullington of
W ichita Falls told the delegates to
show un Friday for a caucus on a
vice president. So tar the Texans
seemingly have not been concerned
about the second man on the ticket.
They had been occupied chiefly in
defending their seats against the
attacks of Congressman Harry
Wurzbach. the only Texas currently
able to get elected to the republi-
can side of the national house and in
cruising about on .he Hoover band
wagon.
National Committeeman R. B.
Creager and other southern state
leaders have favor'd the nomination
of a southern man for vice president
naming several s possioilities but not
crystallizing any definite choice.
Most of the Texans will start back
home Friday afternoon or night.
DURANCE FI.IER KILLED
BRUSSELS. June 15.—<Ah—Ser-
geant Victor Kronen Belgian army
flier who recently established a
duration flight record of 60 hours
and 8 minutes refueling in mid-air
was killed today when his plane
crashed from a height of 300 feet
at Gossencourt airdrome.
v-.
EXAMPLES FOR VETERANS
ROME—The Roman Cincinnatm
when he was through fighting went
back to his plow. Italy hopes world
war veterans will do the same and
has offered prizes to former serv-
ice men for the best farm- yields.
MAIL ROBBERY
SUSPECT SHOT
AFTER ESCAPE
400 Shots Fired Dur-
ing Bombardment of
Little Hut; ‘Limpy’
Cleaver Would Die
CHICAGO June 15.——Charles
(Limpy) Cleaver charged with mail
robbery has emerged from this third
gun battle in eight years with Chi-
cago police seriously wounded but
still alive.
The allegd leader of the recent
$133000 Evergreen Park train rob-
bery. with four other* overpowered
the jailer and escaped *rom the Du-
page county jail at Wheaton. Jos-
eph Farina a companion in the jail
break was wounded and captured
with Cleaver late yest-rday. but the
other three members jf the gang re-
main at large.
Police were told after Cleaver and
his companions escaped to “shoot to
kill on sight” as the fugitives had
armed themselves before leaving the
jail.
The conclusion of ‘.he manhunt fur-
nished all the action of a motion
picture thriller. The scene was a
40-acre tract that resembled a war-
torn battlefield after the 50 minutes
of fighting brought the pair under
submission. At one side of the field
stood the spectators estimated at
600 persons many it whom climbed
to the tops of their automobiles to
obtain a better view of the hostili-
ties. None were injured.
The casualties included Lieut. An-
drew Barry of th» detective bureau
who was wounded three times not
seriously; Cleaver and Karina each
shot 11 times. Farina had one bul-
let near his heart and probably will
die. Cleaver may recover. At a hos-
pital both said: "We want to die.”
Police estimated 400 shots were
fired in the fight between 100 police
(Continued on page two)
FLOODS RAGE
IN ARKANSAS
Citizens Driven From
600000-Acre Area
As Waters Rise
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June 15.—(/Pi
—A people weary of floods has
again turned their backs on lowland
homes to seek a haven with the Red
Cross while five eastern Arkansas
rivers pushed themselves over ap-
proximately 600000 acres.
Most of the refugee* were mov-
ing on Clarendon anJ Newport both
levee protected towns on the White
river. Red Cross chapters there were
prepared to give emergency relief.
Four boats from Memphis bearing
engineers and laborers were dis-
patched to the Jackson Bayo station
by the Mississippi river commission
to aid in a battle to hold levees.
Newport nestling behind the only
major levee in Arkansas to with-
stand the floods of 1927. was almost
isolated.
Communication with Bates and
Pyatt. swept Tuesday night by a tor-
nado. had not been established.
Pyatt near the Missouri line was
literally wiped away while two per-
sons were killed at Bates.
‘HERB’ HOOVER
* * *
CONGRATULATES
* * *
‘HERB’ HOOVER
ATLANTA Ga. June 15.—(/Pt—
Herbert Hoover congratulated Her-
bert Hoover on receiving the re-
publican nomination for the presi-
dency.
A few minutes after the nomi-
nation was flashed the following
message was dispatched to the
secretary of commerce:
“Herbert Hoover: I congratulate
you and the republican party upon
your nomination tonight and
pledge my support in your cam-
paign. Herbert Hoover.”
The signer of the telegram is
an employe of the Atlanta Consti-
tution and is not related to the
nominee.
MAKE SURVEY
FOR AIR LINE
FROM HOUSTON
Air Taxi Service Be-
tween Houston Cor-
pus and Brownsville
Is Planned
Inauguration of air transport be-
tween Houston Corpus Christi and
Brownsville is proposed by the
Southwest Air Service of Houston ac-
cording to I. C. Doney Jr. vice presi-
dent and general manager who ar-
rived in Brownsville Thursday after-
noon.
The flight to the Valley was made
in a new Ryan monoplane a sister
ship of the plane recently constrifcted
by the Ryan company for Captain
Charles A. Lindbergh three and one-
half hours flying time was the record
made on the trip.
The machine was piloted by Lieu-
tenant J. C. Davis and passengers
in addition to Mr. Doney included
Mrs. Doney and Miss Pat McNealy of
the Houston Post Dispatch. The
plane left Houston at 9 a. m. arriv-
ing at Corpus Christi at 11 a. m.
The take off for Brownsville was
made at 3 and the plane landed at
Fort Brown at 4:30.
The Southwest Air Service com-
pany recently purchased the Valley
Airways at Harlingen. It is said to
be barked by prominent Houston men
and has been operating for some
time. It now has five planes in
service and intends to add addition-
al equipment including a special
hangar. The company has been do-
ing taxi aerial photography and oth-
er work it was stated and plans to
branch out into regular scheduled
runs at an early date.
The party was met at the army
flying field by Airport Manager Van
Law and G. C. Richardson manager
of the chamber of commerce. Doney
conferred with the two officials re-
garding airport facilities probable
number of passengers rates and all
angles surrounding establishment of
the line. •
Plan Taai Service
It is his plan he stated to maintain
at first a taxi service between
Brownsville Corpus Christi and Hous-
ton and later if conditions warrant
his company will establish a regular
flying schedule between these cities.
The chamber of commerce offered to
co-operate and pointed out that while
the new airport would not be operat-
ing for some time that the field on
the highway near the pipe factory
was available and promised through
Van Law. to service the planes and
(Continued on page two)
Last Victory of ‘Bert’
Stirs Village of Birth
WEST BRANCH la. June 15.—
<A*t—The village in which Herbert
Hoover wa« born and where he
spent his boyhood gloried today
in his nomination for the presi-
dency of the United States.
Radio brought the news to West
Branch. Developments at the con-
vention have been followed closely
by the entire population of about
seven hundred.
The result of the ballot was re-
ceived in a manner befitting a
Quaker village. Herbert Hoover's
nomination was expected here;
any other action seemed impossible
to the home town admirers of the
son of a blacksmith and a woman
preacher who left West Branch as
an orphan whan tan years old and
who was secretary of commerce
upon his last visit to the home
town.
Formal celebration of ‘Bert”
Hoover’s latest honor will take
t
place tonight. There will be a
parade and fireworks.
His old friends are looking for-
ward to an early visit from Mr. !
Hoover who last visited West
Branch in 1923.
PALO ALTO. Cal. June 15.—
— Herbert Hoover's home town was
enthusiastic today at the prospect
of his return here to await for-
mal notification of his selection as
the republican party’s candidate
for president.
The coming of the delegation
will put Palo Alto under the spot-
light of national publicity and
during the campaign period resi-
dents hope the town may achieve
an importance like that won by
the old Cooiidge home in Vermont.
The Hoover home here looking out
on the Stanford university campus
was described as ideal for such re-
ceptions as the presidential candi-
date may find necessary*
LANDSLIDE TO
KANSAN BEATS
HOOVER VOTE
Total of 1052 Ballots
Given Senator To
Be Running Mate of
* Comerce Secretary
CONVENTION HALL. Kansas City
June 15.—(A*»—Hoover and Curtis.
So reads the republican ticket. In
a landslide of proportions even out-
doing that in which Herbert Hoover
was named last n’ght for president
the republican national convention at
its concluding session today selected
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas
as his running mate.
East and West and South joined in
a tumultuous rivalry to give the trib-
ute and confidence of their support
to the swarthy Kansan of Indian
descent once a jockey now the lead-
er of his party in the United States
senate. His selection was urged by
his middle-west partisans and ac-
cepted by the delegates of other
sections as a link between the presi-
dential nominee and the McNary-
Haugen farm block which was >•
overwhelmingly beaten yesterday in
attempt to write the equalisation fee
into the republican platform.
In continuing numbers states
from every section including the big
delegations from New York Penn-
sylvania Ohio and Illinois dropped
into line under the standard of the
Kansas senator who had been hie
state's favorite son for the presi*
dency itself.
Senators Moses of New Hampshire
and Edge of New Jersey Hanford
MacNider of Iowa and various of
the lesser candidates withdrew as
the nominating speeches began but
a handful stayed in including Rep-
resentative Tilson of Connecticut
whose name was the first to be pre-
sented-
After the final convention session
had been opened at 12:01 p; m. by
prayer. Chairman MoMses read to
the delegates the telegram sent the
convention by Mr. Hoover who was
described by the chairman as "the
next president of the United
States."
The day's work of choosing sec-
ond man on the ticket was delayed
by performance of the routine task
of ratifying selections to the new
national committee complicated by
some parliamentary entanglement*
among the southern delegations.
The national committee roster fi-
nally dispsoed of the convention
proceeded to hear nominating
speeches for the vice presidency.
Alabama at the head of the roll
call yielded to Connecticut and
Senator Bingham of the latter state
took the platform and submitted the
name of Representative Tilson re-
publican floor leader of the national
house of representatives.
In her turn Arizona yielded to
Idaho and Senator Borah who
pleased the delegates yesterday wi‘u
his speech against the McNary-Hau-
gen farm plank went tj the plat-
form in a hurricane of cheers and
nominated Senator Curtis.
"He is the most universally known
and most universally btlivc j *.f ail
the public servants in tne congress
of the United tSates" sai-J Borah of
his colleague from Kansas. “As
leader of the senate he has disclosed
loyalty to the administration and
devotion to the interests of the en-
tire country. He is a product of the
(Continued on page ten)
WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy and somewhat unset-
tled tonight and Saturday possibly
with local showers near the coast;
not much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Saturday; scat-
tered showers near the coast Satur-
day.
Moderate to fresh southeast wind*
on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be a slight to moder-
ate rise in the river at Laredo and
Rio Grande City and no material
change elsewhere during the next 21
to 48 hours.
Flood Present 84 Hr. 84 Hr.
Stage Stage Chr.g. Ram
Eagle Pass .. 16 6.4 -r3.8 .no
Laredo . 27 -0.4 -0.1 .00
Rio Grande ..21 4.7 0.0 .09
Mission ...... 22 5.0 -0.1 .00
San Benito .. 23 9.2 -0.2 .09
Brownsville .. 18 1.6 -02 .00
TIDE TABLE
High tnd low tide tomorrow under
normal meteorological conditions:
High ...8:53 a. m.
Low . 8:23 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today... 7:23
Sunrise tomorrow kjJM
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