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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 136 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 1928 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY-
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GALVESTON has concluded its
summer advertising campaign and
is now devoting its attention to its
winter advertising campaign says
The (row's Nest in the Corpus
Christi Caller.
Galveston will use leading daily
newspapers in the middle west and
Some magazines of national circula-
tion.
Crow's Nest believes that
(-▼pus Christi has everything to
offer the winter visitor that Gal-
veston has.
And the activities of both cities
offer suggestions to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley which this section
would do well to follow. Until the
jgualley learns this lesson of the
^necessity of a well planned cam-
paign advertising it will necessarily
be a poor third on the Texas coast
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JONATHAN APPLES well known
In this section are being exten-
sively advertised here.
It is a good product of the state
of Washington and contiguous terri-
tory.
It is a quite famous apple yet the
•pple growers of Washington real-
it# that Jonathans must be adver-
tised to be aold.
Just as California advertises its
tranges and Florida its citrua fruits.
Whether it is climate soil fruits
fingh ams socks phonographs radios
* er what not and regardless of how
well the particular thing is known
it must still he advertised if it is
to find a market.
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“IN OUR VALLEY” feels safe in
. Mying that “Naughty Marietta" was
the most meritorious “legitimate”
stage production ever brought to
Brownsville.
It is an operetta of extraordinary
merit. With good music handsome
men and girls and all the trappings
of a really good production. In-
cluding beautiful costumery.
Dancing of an expert type that
has never before been seen here was
presented.
i And it was really too bad that
Jliarager John Fanning of the Cap-
^ol Theater was given a house that
laeked considerably of being a "full
house.”
I Probably Mr. Fanning lost money
in bringing “Naughty Marietta" to
| Brownsville.
| Tho encouragement given by the
1 theater going public was rot suffi*
\ tiont to justify him in bringing many
I such productions to this city if
g»* any more.
I "Abie's Irish Rose.” presented a
few weeks ago and “Naughty Mar- i
I iotta" were quality productions.
I 0 0 0
( IN LAREDO business men under-
| wrote tho appearance there of
I "Naughty Mareitta.”
I It was underwritten so wo are
\ told at Edinburg.
I I It was sponsored at Harlingen by
J the chamber of commerce.
• A But here it was purely a private
L V "gamble” on the part of the owners
of tho Capitol Theater.
§ In this connection there are other
Hi meritorious entertainments being
U brought to Brownsville.
IW Notably the winter concert ni.ni-
■ ben nf the Brownsville « onccrt
Bureau-
HI Which is wringing a type of en-
■ Itertainment and entertainers that do
H L*t often find their way to this
H lather far away point.
■ I.if oUr people want really good
H jLrUinn.ent. they must support
SifTexperimental numbers.
If support is lacking the prornot-
H *r( will of course discontinue their
1 *ffort5- . . .
■ COLONEL < HARLhS LINDBERGH
■ to go from Mexico < ity to
I Tampieo Monday.
m Ua.J on Tuesday. sa> despatches
Ujhi ebe Mexican capital. he
wm aw!"”. to 81 litte <iuk shoot*
H If in the Tampico vicinity.
■ Which follows his effort at hear
■ jbootinc down in Inahu.ta some
■ Jjrg tpO.
Rt Ard after completing the Hay or
K two of duck rhootmc- 'a> th* ‘ll**
W «itches. Lindbergh will continue h s
H flight to the United States.
H What ia logical?
1 Why thnt Colonel Lindbergh will
1 return to the United States by way
I #f Brownsville.
jj Which means that he may stop in
K Brownsville juat as bis mother did
jj fast December when she flew to
R ^Jtot°one ^can never tell what this
I' man LindbfrRh may do.
niay com* this B'«i ho
I **nutn°the chances are that he will.
I goes on to the United States
II from Tampico.^ # #
II pOSTMASTFR Wilbur Dennett of
| Brownsville still has on hand a
■ Ilfch of mail intended to he sent
■ *Bt of Brownsville by the first air
{f "There*!* still every likelihood that
■ i mail service between the United
I : £tc. «ttd Mexico mill he in effect
I 2 Brownsville before many more
m- -»nths havo gone.
■ *This "••>* he in addition to the
H Uredo-Mexico City route.
■ !ld it may replace the present route
H|HEL „n n question of the quirkft
■K mn.t economical rout*
IRATE CLUB
KEEPER FIRES
ON POACHERS
Alleges Men Fired On
Him First After He
Shot Their Dog; Is
Oklahoman
SANTA ANA Cal. Nov. 16. —(/P) - :
A death battle waged with a rifle
and two shotguns following the
warning shot fired at the hunting
dog of two alleged game poachers
found a gun club’s keeper in jail
here today while authorities investi-
gated his story that he killed the
two trespassers after they had fired
at him.
The two hunters who were assert- j
ed to have trespassed upon the duck
hunting preserves of the California
Gun club. were Ollie R. Mahon 40
and John 1). Callicot 4<» residents of I
Sunset Beach Calif.
J. W. Montgomery once a deputy
sheriff in Oklahoma was held as
their slayer. He surrendered volun-
tarily to police having escaped the
battle unscathed.
Calmly Montgomery told officers
his version of the shooting which oc-
curred in an isolated marsh yester-
day. He exhibited a shot punctured
hat as evidence of an attack upon
him. Each of his victims died with
a bullet through the heart.
The club keeper said the two men
became enraged when he discharged
his rifle at their hunting dog as they
stalked through the club’s preserves
Montgomery said. The keeper de-
clared he attempted to “reason” with
the trespassers but that Callicot cut
the argument short by firing at him.
Montgomery said he returned the
fire and Callicot crumpled to the
soft ground. Mahon quickly swung
his gun to his shoulder and the
keeper said they fired almost togeth-
er. Again Montgomery escaped un-
injured. while Mahon fell. The dog
was uninjured.
Funeral Service
Held For Valley
Woman Friday
MERCEDES Nov. 16.—F uneral ser-
vices for Mrs. 0. K. Barton. 65 who
died at the home of her son. N. T.
Barton president of the Hidalgo
County Bank in this city were to be
held at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
with Rev. R. O. Mackintosh rector
of the < hurch of the Advent of
Brownsville and Rev. P. Owen
pa.-tor of the F'irst Presbyterian
church Mercedes officiating.
Mrs. Barton had been ill for sev-
eral months.
Active pallbearers will be John L.
Bruce. James Anderson. K. C. Wat-
ters. (J. F'. Flvans t». K. Wattson and
1). FI. Kirgan. the latter of Weslaco.
Surviving arc three daughters
Mrs. T. W. Mcyueen of Mercedes and
Mrs. James B. Carlton and Mrs. Ben-
ton B. Looney both of New Orleans
and two sons. N. T. Barton of Mer-
cedes and Herbert Barton of Fll Paso.
Wurzbach Loses
In Official Poll
SAN ANTONIO Tex.. Nov. 16 —l/Pi
— Rep. Harry M. Wurxbach. Texas'
onlv republican congressman failed
to benefit by last week's sweep to
Hoover in the Lone Star state and
has lost his seat in the lower hou«e4
to Augustus Mcfloskey. democrat bv
233 votes according to the unofficial
tabulation announced today.
Three small precinct boxes were
not included in the tabulation be-
cause thev were said to have shown
discrepancies but the Bexar county
commissioners said that if all votes
in the questioned boxes were in-
cluded. McCloskey’s lead would he
205 votes. . . ..
Both candidates have protested the
vote in various precincts.
NOT RESPONSIBLE
LONDON. Nov. 16.——Sir James
Heath husband of I*adv Heath. Brit-
ish airwoman now in America today
made public an official notification
withdrawing authority for her to
pledge his credit. The notice which
appeared in the newspapers. aDo
stated he would not be responsible
for her debts.
How Teams Compare
Today’s Grid Classic
Probable starting lineups for Brownsville anti San
Benito teams meeting on the local high school ath-
letic field today in the classic tilt of the season here
are as follows.
Numerals and weights of all substitutes for both
teams also are given.
Brownsville San Benito
Name No. Wgt. Posi;ion Name No. Wgt.
Weller 27 155. .LE ...Ammons 66 135
Bennett 29 168..LT ..Brooks 67 159
Burns 35 160..LG ..Zumwalt 59 142
O’Brien c 21 150.. C ..D. Carter 52 168
Cortez 38 153. .RG . .Todd cjb 55 135
Monsees 38 165..RT ... M’Williams c 69 176
Sylvester 22 * 148..RE ..Pace 57 156
Newman 26 135..QB ..Adamson 61 164
Crowe 25 148..LH ..Welch 63 154
Perez 28 154..RH ..Carter 62 153
Barnhart 30 165.. F .. Dodson 54 160
Brownsville substitutes: San Benito substitutes:
Name No. Wgt. Posi. Name No. Wgt. Pwd.
Gonzales 20 114. .QB Wright 50 125. ..H
Rodriguez 23 131..LG Crockett 50 126...G
Trujillo 24 130 C R. Welch 50 124...H
Dixon 32 157..RE Booth 51 135... .G
T. Todd 33 135. .LH Lebowitz 51 142. ..E
Gomez 34 155 LE Murphy 53 126.;..H
Parra 36 155 RG H. Hollon 56 160...E
Moore 37 161. .RG C. Hollon 58 150...E
J. Todd 39 135 RH Adams 60 150... C
Horkman 65 146 .HR
Ogden 68 180...T
EXPECT L1NDY
TO FLY HERE
Flying Ace to Return
To U. S. After Duck
Hunt at Tampico
Possibility that Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh will fly to Hrownsville
early next week is seen in reports
thnt he plans to fly to Tampico to
hunt ducks and continue his return
trip to the United States from that
point. If he does not stay he likely
will fly over the city.
This will be over a route familiar
to Lindbergh as he traversed it on
his memorable non-stop flight from
Washington to Mexico City. His
mother stopped here on her flight to
Mexico.
The Colonel has been the guest of
Dwight W. Morrow United States
ambassador to Metico and familv j
and has been hunting in the southern j
part of the republic.
Dispatches from Mexico City say
he made several flights there Thurs-i
day a sister of Mrs. Morrow being
a passenger on one of them.
Lindbergh plans to fly to Tampico
Monday to hunt ducks Tuesday and
return to the United States on Wed-
nesday. Col. Alexander McNab
United States military attache is ex-
pected to make the trip with Lind-
bergh to Tampico and return to
Mexico City from there.
No special effort will be made to
induce Lindbergh to stop here local
citizens said in the belief that he
likes to avoid special receptions.
He will be shown every courtesy
if he stops here.
‘SHERIFF MAY I
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RIDE?’ BUT YES!
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TAKEN TO JAIL
Ht'MBLE. T«x. Nov. 1<iPt—
Sam Decs 24 alleged participant
in the theater holdup here Wed-
nesday night was in the Harris
county jail at Houston today as a
result of having asked the wrong
man for a ride to Houston last
night. The automobile driver
Deputy Sheriff H. llambrick
obligingly picked up Dees recog-
nized him immediately as the man
wanted and placed him under .ar-
rest.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Fields
and the second alleged bandit Lee
W. Rawlings who were seriously
wounded in the gun buttle which
was the aftermath of the holdup
remained in a hospital. Fields was
slightly improved but Rawlings’
condition was described as still
critical.
Dees admitted his participation
in the robbery officers asserted.
Are to Announce
Electors Nov. 2£
AUSTIN Nov. if.—up—The vot<
cast for presidential electors in th«
general election will he officiallj
canvassed and commissions issued or
November 26. The vote will be can
vassed by the governor secretary oi
state and attorney general.
The vote for state county and dis
trict offices will he canvassed on De
cember 17.
The Bridelesss Groom Is
Wed Now-But to Whom:
CHICAGO. Nor. 1«.M^-Krank-
lin Hardinge wealthy oil burner
manufacturer whose ‘'brideless
honeymoon” was an item for the
newspapers last February is mar-
ried now.
His bride’s name is Peggv. Peg-
gy who Mr. Hardinge. the (Rl-year-
uld bridegroom won't say.
In February .Mr. Hardinge and
Ann Livingston were engaged. The
steamship tickets for their fionev-
moon were purchased: the bridal
suite had been engaged.
The bridegroom-to-be presented
his fiancee with a paper. She wa*
§
to sign an agreement to disriaLn
all except $100000 of his estate.
Miss Livingston refused and *’.e
marriage was cancelled. Mr. Har-
dingr sailed in the bridal suite
alone.
Yesterday the telephone rang at
the Hardinge home. “Yes this .a
Mrs. Hardinge” a soft voice an*
swered.
Mr. Hardinge was asked about
it. He would not talk.
“Won’t you even tell us Peggy *
last name?” he was asked.
"Certainly” he said. *’It’» Hnrd-
inge.”
it. ".l ■ i. . -4.
2 ARE KILLED
WHEN HOMES
ARE WRECKED
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Noble Logan Coun-
ties Left in Dark-
ness; Wind Sounds
Warning Boys Live
ORLANDO Fla.. Nov. 16.—(4*)—j
One woman was killed a youth was
fatally injured and three other per-
sons were hurt near here last night
when a severe windstorm swooped
down on this little town demolish-
ing two homes and damaging sev-
eral others.
The body of Mrs. John Stevens
was taken from the wreckage of her
' home and her husband severely in-
j jured. also was found in the debris.
! Ernest Thedford 17-year-old high
! school student was so badly injured
when a barn collapsed that he died
a short time later.
The wind swept across Logan and
Noble counties with terrific force
accompanied by rain of almost cloud-
burst proportions.
Light power and communication
lines were twisted and ripped away
leaving the territory in darkness.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were sitting
in their home when the wind crushed
the house down upon them. The Thed-
ford youth together with a brother.
Walter 18 a cousin were shooting
sparrows in the barn when they
heard the wind coming. The other
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GIGANTIC DAY
FACES MARKET
6000000 Shares of
Stock May Be Trad-
ed Today
NEW YORK Nov. 16.——A
000.000-share dav loomed on the New
York Stock Exchange today when a
tremendous flood of buying orders
poured onto the floor lifting two
score issues to record high levels on
gains that ran as high as $16 a share.
Trading facilities of th© exchange
were again swamped by the wild orgy
of buying which received its chief
impetus from the unexpectedly small
increase of less than $2000000 in
federal reserve brokers loans as
against early estimates of $100.-
000000 or more. The ticker had fall-
en more than an hour behind the
market before 1 p. m.
New high records were established
by such popular issue* a* U. S. steel
common Bethlehem Steel. Anaconda
Conner. Texas Co.. Packard Motors
Montgomery Ward. Westinghousc
Electric Johns Manville. North Amer-
ican Co. and Northern Pacific.
Waves of profit-taking swept the
market at intervals carrying several
' :ssues dofwn $1 to $5 a share below
| their high le\els. but fresh buying
support was invariably supplied and
new leaders brought forward.
Mexican Aviator
Leaves Here For
Detroit Friday
The Stinson-Detroiter cabin plant
owned by Joaquin Gonzales Paehecc
of Mexico City and .piloted by C. E
| McMillan took off from the Fon
Brown army flying field here at i
o’clock Friday morning for Detroit
Aside from th© pilot and owner
the plane carried S. R. Titus oi
Brooklyn. N. Y.. as a passenger.
The big plane landed at Fori
Brown about fi o’clock Thursday aft-
ernoon after a flight from the City
of Mexico which required a little
over five hours.
Before resuming flight Friday
morning it was announced that the
ship would probably not make an-
other landing until it reached its
destination.
Pacheco upon landing here imme-
diately telegraphed his wife in Mex-
ico City of his successful voyage
over the first lap of his journey.
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THEY STARTED THINGS HAPPENING
Immediately following the visit to Houston of Mayor F. B. I ri eland
of McAllen right and D. E. Worley of Harlingen left where they
brought to the attention of United States Attorney Henry M. Holden
charges of irregularities in Hidalgo county things began to happen.
First an investigation by federal agents was ordered. Next rangers
! were sent into the county to keep peace during the .election. Now
eongrssmen are coming to the county to probe activities of the con-
tending factions.
Oklahoma Holdup
Foiled; 1 Bandit
Slain 1 Wounded
MARIETTA. Ok la.. Nov. 16.—<£>>—
Haynie Liddell. 35 was in a hospit-
al probably blinded for life; Col-
bert Keel 35 was dead and two cit-
izens were nursing gunshot wounds
today following an attempt to rob
the First National Bank bore yes-
terday. '
Liddell and Keel halted by citizens
VALLEY PLANS
S. A. EXHIBIT
C. of C. Heads Accept
Offer of Space In
Club There
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Nov.-16.—The Lower
Rio Grande Valley is to ha\e a per-
manent exhibit at the Tourist Club
building in San Antonio Valley
Chamber of Commerce secretaries de-
cided at a call meeting held here.
The secretaries present were W. R.
McGarrity of McAllen president of
the Valley secretaries; Myron F.
Ward of Harlingen. John F. Robinson
of Edinburg and J. E. Bell of San
Benito.
The secretaries decided to place a
Valley-wide exhibit in the Tourist
club at San Antonio the space being
offered them free of charge and the
only suggestion being that the Val-
ley make a small contribution to the
Conopus club San Antonio club which
is sponsoring the Tourist club.
The exhibit is to consist of a re-
lief map of the Valley in colors the
map being about 4 by 8 feet .and six
inches high. It is to be made hv an
expert in San Antonio and will show
contours products railroads canals
and other objects of interest in the
Valley. The map will be in a glass
case.
On caah side of it will be cases
containing Valley fruit. Fresh fruit
will be sent up for these cases as of-
ten as needed.
Near the cases of fruit will he
large Mexican pottery vases contain-
ing fresh cut Valley flowers.
Bark of the exhibit on the wall
will be n large collection of pictures
of Valley scenes arranged in a panel
rase that is to be placed at the dis-
posal of the \ alley.
The entire exhibit will be csred for
by the club in San Antonio.
Valley literature will be kept at
the hooth.
These plans mar be changed in
some details hut the secretaries de-
rided definitely to ha\e the exhibit
placed in San Antonio and named
Mr. McGarrity to handle the details
of placing It there.
NOT “UNWILLING"
WICHITA FALLS. Tex.. Nov. 16.—
\&\—B. D. Sartin. vice chairman of
the anti-Smith democrats of Texas
in a statement here today said he
would “not he unwilling to be a Can-
dida teforgoveniorinl93(h
as they fled with $10000 in loot
shot it out with more than 50 towns-
men wounding R. E. Morris a tail-
or and A. W. Stafford sheriff-elect
before they were disabled.
Leaving their motor car at the rear
of the bank Keel and Liddell en-
tered the institution shortly before
closing time. With guns drawn
they ordered Frank Conrad bank
president into the main room where
other bank employes including D. A.
Dillard and Mrs. Grace Davis vice-
presidents; Dan Rambo cashier and
Jack Dillard and M. J. Norvell book-
keepers weer working.
Keel ordered the cashier to put the
bank's money in a cement sack which
he carried while Liddell herded the
employes into one corner and then
ordered them to leave the building.
As the employees ran to give the
alarm the robbers grabbed Conrad
and forced him into their ear where
they held him as they prepared to
escape.
Before the robbers could get their
car in motion armed citizens sum-
moned by Norvell who had dashed to
the fire station to sound the alarm
opened fire.
Conrad hit by shot but not injur-
ed slipped from the car seat to the
road while the two robbers leaped
out and returned the fire wounding
Morris and Stafford before they fell.
Keel died within a few minutes
and Liddell was taken to the hos-
pital heer where doctors said after
an examination that he would lose
the sight of one eye and that prob-
ably they would not be able to save
the other.
Liddell was sought by Oklahoma
officers in connection with the rob-
bery of the Love County National
Bank here last January in which
Sam Long Love county sheriff was
fatally wounded.
lie also had beer indicted togeth-
er with James R. London former ab-
stractor of Marietta in Gainesville
Texas on a charge of using the
mails to defraud.
Walker Demands
More Facts In
Gambler Death
NEW YORK. Nov. 16.—OP>—May-
or Walker has given police until
Monday to produce some further
facts on the killing of Arnold Roth-
stein Broadway gambler or he will
take action.
Calling Police Commissioner War-
ren District Attorney Banton. In-
spector John D. Coughlin Deputy In-
spector Arthur Carey fourteen de-
tectives and two patrolmen to his
offices yesterday the mayor ques-
tioned them as to w hat progress had
been made.
At its conclusion he issued the
following statement:
“I have inssited that either the de-
tective bureau produce further facts
in this ease by Monday or else ad-
mit that they can’t. Then I shall de-
cide what action I shall take. They
must be given a full opportunity and
no more.
Yells 7 oo Loud Holding
Up Deaf Man; is Jailed
CHICAGO. Nov. lfi.—GP>—Denf
people are not good people to hold
up because they do not eo-operate
Steven Gundlarh. hojd-np man.
declared emphatically today in a
police cell.
Steven does not believe in carry-
ing a pistol because it’s dangerous
so when he approached John Mr-
Kniffht lie had nothing hut his
good strong arm to enforce his
commands.
“Stick 'em up.” said Mr. Gund-
|. lach.
V
“What's that?” queried Mr. Tic-
Knight. hand to ear.
“I say. you’re being robbed.’’
bawled Mr. Gundlach.
“Write it out.” suggested Mr.
McKnight. politely producing pad
and pencil.
“Robbed stuck up jack-rolled”
howled Mr. Gundlach.
The police a. block away heard
the echoes and drew alongside.
"Guys like that.” said the hoarse
Mr. Gundlach. “should carry ear
trumpet*.”
WITNESSES IN
PROBE REPORT
INCOMPETENCE
Mats of Charges Are
Made In Probe of •
Sinking of Liner in
Stormy Ocean
(By. the Associated I’rml
Revised figures issued hy San-
derson and Sons agents for the
Lamport and Holt line show:
Aboard at sailing: .126 persons
128 passengers. 198 crew.
Rescued: 60 passengers. 15.1
erew total 111.
Presumably dead: Passengers
68. crew 4.1 total 111.
Bodies recovered: 22.
Missing: 89.
Dead and missing inelude 27
women 11 children.
NEW YORK Nov. l«._(*»)—Frank
Johnson chief operator of the Ver-
tris and three minor officers were
served with subpoenas today to ap-
pear beforo the federal inquiry into
the disaster.
Earlier in the day Federal Attor-
ney Charles H. Tuttle had announc-
ed that Johnson could not be found.
Government agents however even-
tually reached him at the Hotel Hol-
ley to which he had gone after ar-
riving here on a rescue ship.
The private inquiry into the dis-
aster which had been started by
Lamport and Holt officials has been
dropped said David Cook managing
director of Sanderson and Son 4he
line's agents. He explained that
the company’s investigation was not
regarded as necessary in view of the
board of federal inquiry.
Six Tell Story
Six survivors of the Vestris all
passengers were questioned in the
first day of the hearing.
Among their charges were:
That there were general incompe-
tence and D.ck of discipline among
officers and crew.
That two filled boatloads were left
hanging in their davits and carried
down with the ship. ’
That no orders were issued to don
lifebelts and that no competent offi-
cers were assigned to lifeboats.
That some lifeboats were improp-
erly equipped and leaked like sieve*
at every seam.
That in some cases the launching
tackle was out of commission.
That rescuing steamers passed sev-
eral lifeboats occupants being un-
able to signal because of defective
flares.
Can Fix Blame
The six witnesses were Fred W.
Puppe. an electrical engineer of
Brooklyn whose wife and baby were
lost; Jose Santa Anna of BrasjJ a
former New York elevator operator
who goes by the name of “John San-
tone"; Wallace M. Sinclair of Bound
Brook N. J.; Herman Ruckert a
German paper manufacturer; Carlos
Quiros chancellor of the Argentine
consulate in New York and Walter
Spitz of Berne Switzerland.
In a statement at the close of the
hearing Mr. Tuttle said:
“From the testimony taken in to-
day’s hearings it ia fully apparent
that we shall ultimately obtain evi-
dence to fix blame for the wreck and
the great loss of life. You can state
that this office will make every ef-
fort to place the responsibility where
it belongs and to the extent of as-
certaining whether the United States
inspecion service permitted the ship
to leave New York in an unseawor-
thy condition.’*
Seeka Guilty
He said some of the officers and
members of the crew had alreadv'
been questioned privately and would
be put on the stand to tell their
stories publicly. He said he also was
inquiring into a report that the anti-
rolling tanka were out of repair.
“Fastening the blame will not be
a light task” he continued. “As far
as what transpired on the high seas
on board a British ship is concerned
we have no direct jurisdiction of
course but American lives and prop-
erty were lost and wc must deter-
mine whether there was criminal
negligence. If there was. we shall
determine whose negligence it was.’*
_ -Most of six passengers who tes-
tified were still highly nervous and
Mr. Tuttle said it was probable that
few more of them would be called as
he did not wish to harass their feel-
ings further by making them recount
(Continued on page twelve)
WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to cloudy and contin-
ued mild temperature tonight and
Saturday; possibly local showers
Saturday.
For East Texas: Showars tonight;
somewhat colder in west and north-
central portions; Saturday partly
cloudy; showers in east portion;
somewhat colder.
Fresh southerly winds on the coast
becoming northerly Saturday.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the Tiver during the next 24 to
48 hours.
! Flood Present Z4-Hr. 24-Hr
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass ..16 3.4 0.0 .00
Laredo . 27 0.1 -0.1 .00
Rio Grande .. 21 7.4 -0.L .00
Mission . 22 7.3 40.4 .00
San Benito .. 23 11.'.* +0.4 .00
1 Brownsville . 18 6.8 0.0 J)0
■ — —
1 High and low tide at Point Isabel
'tomorrow under normal meterologi*
cal conditions:
High . 10:44 p. m.
Low . 12:07 p. m«
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today ..
Sunrise tomorrow ..a
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