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^THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 229 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY FEBRUARY 18 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY • 5c A COPY I
IN OUR
/ALLEY
OWNSVILLE is right pleased
the Mexican government has
fit to cooperate in postponing
of the international air mails
Irownsville and Matsmoros.
start had been planned for
ary 23.
ow will take place on March 9.
is two important events will be
ated at tho same time
i of them the inauguration of
tails.
> other Captain Ira taker’s
to dusk flight from Browns-
lo the Panama canal
i main event will tako place on
day March 9.
tain Baker’s flight will tako
on Saturday March 10.
ess something happens in the
time to change these dates.
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it’s the cominont of Lawrence
ooks Rio Grande City banker
letter to The Herald renewing
ubscription.
I it’s a compliment that is very
appreciated by The Herald
hose who work on it.
► Herald is enjoying watching
irculation figures go up.
is growing without the assist-
of bothersome contests such
ose in which some newspapers
automobiles and other forms
ixes that never fail to irk tho
t.
i Herald is endeavoring to give
raders a good newspaper. It
es the newspaper reading pub-
f the Valley wants that sort
‘ws paper.
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E VALLEY in May. will enter-
>n« of the most important state
ntions of Texas
it is tho annual meeting of the
i Medical association
will start May 20. in Browns*
with a meeting of the rail-
surgeons' section of tho asso-
n.
1 will continue through May
re than 1500 physicians sur-
and specialists will attend the
ng and there will be distin-
ed guests from other states
i sessions will be held in
naville but the visitors w’ill
ample opportunity to visit all
sections of the Valley.
:els in other Valley towns will I
lied upon to provide accommo-
as.
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E conns CHRISTI CALLER
opportunity to comment on a
t editorial in The Brownsville
d having to do among other
s with tho development of
markets for Valley products
s the Caller:
te Brownsville Herald calls at- i
in in quite timely fashion to
spid advance of the canning in-
y in the Lower Rio Grande
y estimating that the Valley
this season will aggregate
to 150 cars an increase of
ximately 100 per cent over last
the same time the Herald
i to the necessity for enlarg-
he markets for the products of
ralley canning plants citing as ‘
>f the reasons for restriction of
narket inequalities in freight
Lwhich make wide distribution
estly.
le major markets for the pro- j
of Valley canneries have been
oped throughout Texas” the
Id continues “though the mar-
’or canned grapefruit is being
ded into practically all states
high quality of the Valley pro-
can win its way into any mar-
providing it is given an equal
lit rate and it is to the interest
le entire Valley to cooperate
the canners in securing that
lat no doubt would require con-
able time. More to the point
«mi is the development of a
nd in the Valley itself for the
y-canned products. The Herald
that until recently practically
alley products appeared on the
e* of grocers in that section
today because Valley house-
i are specifying goods canned
iat section. Valley grocers are
ing heavily.
prophet it is said is not
>ot honor save in his own coun-
the same thought might apply
redacts of local plants. The
step in developing a market
»ny product is to establish a
nd for that product among the
• who profit most directly from
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E BROWNSVILLE police de-
aent reports that Sunday was
luietest in many months.
• short call officers had ample
ftunitv to dct.c!on their minds
fading magazines and otherwise
in* themselves.
t in Natamoros the situation
a bit different.
re# lives were lost in shooting
ft.
ressltating unusual activities on
(Continued on paga three.)
TWO SHOT IN
PISTOL DUEL;
ONE IN FEUD
Brownsville Man Is
Held In Death of
Soldier Killed At
Market Plaza
Three men were killed in
two affrays Sunday at Mata-
morotos two in a pistol duel
and one as the result of an
old family feud. Two men
one a Brownsville resident
are being held by Matamoros
police officials charged with
murder.
In the pistol duel which
occurred on the market
plaza about 4 o’clock in the
afternoon. Second Sergeant
Lena Cavazos of the Mata-
moros garrison and a chauf-
feur said by police to be
Isabel Sanchez were slain.
According to Acting Chief of Po-
lice Jose Alatoore Sanchez who is a
chauffeur was fixing a tire on his
car. parked on the plaza when the
soldier strolled by. They had some
difference the nature of which is
not known when the sergeant sud-
denly drew his gun and fired San-
chez being killed.
Revenged by Friend
Caspar Davila a friend of the
slain man and said by police to be
a resident of Brownsville drew his
own gun to protect Jm friend and
fired killing the soldier. He sur-
rendered to police and in a state-
ment declared he had fired to pro-
tect his friend.
The shooting occurred so suddenly
eye witnesses say. that the only ver-
sion of the trouble is that given by
Davila who aNo was operating as a
chauffeur in Matamoros. Davila is
well known in Brownsville. He lost
his left arm about 14 years ago
while a boy when hit by a street car
running to the border town.
Cavazos is survived by his widow
and four sons all residing in Mata-
(Continued on Page Three.)
FIND SLAYER
WAS INSANE
Doheny Jr. Victim of
Demented Man Phy-
sician States
LOS ANGELES. Feb. i8-(/P)-The
slaying of Edward L. Doheny Jr.
heir to the Doheny oil millions by
his secretary and friend Theodore
Hugh Plunkett who committed sui-
cide. was looked upon today by in-
vestigating officials as the deed of
a man temporarily deranged.
Doheny 36 years old. was shot to
death in his pretentious home here
Saturday night as his family await-
ed the arrival of Dr. E. C. Fish-
baugh to treat Plunkett for a
threatened nervous breakdown. When
confronted by the physician Plunk-
ett retreated to the room in which
Doheny's body lay and shot himself
through the head. The doctor found
both men dead.
Several points regarding the mur-
der and suicide remained to be
cleared up however. Whether there
had been a struggle as Doheny had
attempted to auiet Plunkett was un-
certain. The furniture had been dis-
arranged. An overturned bottle and
several glasses were on a table.
Wife Given Divorce
Since Plunkett’s wife obtained an
uncontested divorce last October in-
vestigators of the district attorney's
office said young Doheny’s secre-
tary had developed a nervous ail-
ment which had become serious.
Dr. Kishhaugh. the Doheny fam-
ily physician for ten years at the
request of Doheny Jr. had attend-
ed Plunkett.
Saturday afternoon a few hours
before the double tragedy a fam-
ily conference had been held ever
(Continued on Page Three.)
Stabs Husband
After Quarrel;
Wife Repentant
CHICAGO Feb. 18.—(iT‘)—A bride
of seven months plunged a butcher
knife into the breast of her husband
yesterday and then ran screaming for
help to save his life.
Monte Tennes. 11 whose uncle by
the same name is a power in a syn-
dicate for dissemination of race track
informatton had quarrelled with his
19-year old wife over “practically
nothing.”
“Mont and T had gone to a party
at a friend's” Mrs. Tennes told po-
lice. “and I guess we had too many
drinks. When we got home early
yesterday morning we started to
quarrel.
“I insisted that we retire and
Monty said •won't.’ He sat down and
began to read. We quarrelled some
more and I ran to the kitchen got a
butcher knife and rushed at Monte.
I must have been craty. Monte
grabbed be and we tussled; then he
went limp and gapped.”
The condition of Tennes w«* crit-
ical today. His left lung had been
punctured.
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Prison Survey Is Seen By Moody
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PICKING SPOT
NOW IS ONLY
GUESS CLAIM
Governor In Message
To Solons Pleads
Expert Determine
Location First
AUSTIN Feb. 18.—(A*)—To deter-
mine upon a place for concentration
of the penitentiary system in advance
of a survey by experts may result in
tremendous economic loss to the
state. Gov. Dan Moody told members
of the 41st legislature in a message
read in both houses today.
“To pick a spot at this time and
settle it by statute can at best be
little more than a guess” the govern-
or said. "The guess may prove to be
a successful location for a prison
system and it nay prove to be a
(Continued on page three.)
LINDBERGH TO
FLY TO COAST
_
Famed Pilot Working
On Transcontinen-
tal Project
WASHINGTON Ffb. 18.—(JP)—
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh after
a leisurely flight from Miami Fla.
was in the capital today but re
planned for his stay to be a short
one. He is busy with matters af-
fecting the Transcontinental Air
Transport company and before the
day is over he will probably be in
New York where a conference of
company officials is to be held
soon.
After this conference Lindbergh
intends to take to the air again for
a trip to the Pacific coast voer the
proposed route to be established by
the Transport company.
At Bolling Field the colonel an-
nounced the service of the Trans-
continental Air Transport company
would be divided into eastern and
western divisions. The eastern ter-
minus of the eastern division will
be Columbus. Ohio and the western
terminus Waynoka. Okla. Clovis
N. M. and Los Angeles will be the
respective eastern and western ter-
mini of the western division. Be-
tween the two divisions or from
Waynoka to Clovis passengers will
be carried by railroads.
Start Trial of
McCloskey Case
AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. IP.—(j*P)—
Judge Augustus McCloskey. congress-
man-elect. of San Antonio again
faced trial today on indictments
charging alteration returns in the
last general election. First called
at San Antonio the case recently
was transferred here on a change of
venue.
Judge McCloskey's secretary Chas.
Ramirez and Elmer Wernette were
indicted for the same offense.
Judge McCloskey. a democrat and
Congressman Harry M. Wurzbach. a
republican were candidates for con-
gress from the 14th Texas district.
The vote was close but after legal
skirmishing the state canvassing
board finally gave McCloskey a ma-
jority of 319.
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MEXICAN PRESIDENT ESCAPES ASSASSINS
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Two views of the wrecked train of President Porte* Gil of Mexico. Dynamite wrecked a culvert just be-
fore the train approached and the. locomotive and several cars were ditched. One man was killed but
the Mexican exeruth-e was unhurt. The outrape occurred on the day Obrepon's slayer was executed
Race Bill Killed
By Solons After
Threatened Figh t
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FIND WOMAN’S
BODYINRIVER
Man Held By Police
In Connection With
Drowning
HARRISBURG Pa. Feb. 18.—(/P)
—The Susquehanna river has given
up the body of Miss Verna Klink
31-year-old candy store manager
and the police today announced
that Harry B. Bowman perfume
salesman probably would be charg-
ed with murder.
Bowman has been held in the
county jail since his arrest on Janu-
ary 28 three days after Miss Klink
disappeared but the charges against
him were those resulting only from
hts admissions that money found on
him had belonged to the missing
woman. He was successfully ac-
cused of robbery conspiracy to rob
and larceny as well as two charges
involving Miss Fthcl Miller upon
whom police claim he spent the
money obtained from Miss Klink.
Yesterday after 23 days of futile
dragging of the river near the spot
where the woman w-as last seen her
body was found three miles down
(Continued on page five)
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AUSTIN Tex. Feb. 18.—The house
Monday morning killed the state fair
racing bill. After its authors vainly
offered to take the so-called “con-
tribution” provision which was
charged with being a return of le-
galized gambling. The vote was 74
to 55 to strike out the enacting
clause.
The house action frustrated an at-
tempted mass meeting here Monday
night sponsored by the Rev. J. Frank
Norris Fort Worth pastor who was
tc have spoken in protest of the bill.
Norris was in the gallery and his
name was frequently dragged into
the debate.
The house took the measure up
out of regular order to dispose of it
after efforts were made by its op-
ponents to get a public hearing for
protest of its effect.
A physical encounter loomed as
the Rev. J. B. Forbes was speaking
asking the house to kill the bill
“dead as heck.” Representative J.
C. Albritton rushed to the speaker's
stand with the demand “did you say
those who support the bill are not
respectable?" “No. I didn't” Forbes
started to answer as Sergeant at
Arms Joe White led Albritton back
to his seat.*
The ballot came after a two-hour
wrangle in which foes of legalized :
betting on races attempted unsuc-
cessfully for the second time to
stage a public hearing. The house
refused to open up the bill at a pub-
lic hearing by a 91-26 vote.
Speaking in behalf of the measure
without its contribution sections
Storey declared it provided for con-
trol of fairs by a commission and
that it was sponsored by the State
Cattle Raisers’ association. Sheep
and Goat Raisers’ association and
the majority of chambers of com-
merce ard district fair associations
over the state.
Representative TT. N. (7ravei of
(Continued on page five.)
Southeast Gets
Refrigeration
Rates Reduced
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.—(A*)—A
•cries of reductions in railroad re-
frigeration charges on fruits and
! vegetables moving from southeast-
i ern states to northeastern consum-
’ngterritory was ordered today by
the interstate commerce commission
effective April 15.
On the important traffic In citrus
fruits and vegetables from Florida
to New F.ngland and North Atlantic
states the commission ordered a
reduction of approximately 15 par
cent in the refrigeration charges.
On berries from Florida to the
same destinations the reduction or-
dered was 23 per cent and on melons
and other Florida fruits a reduction
I of 8 per cent.
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CREAGER HITS
AT BROOKHART
Failure To Ask His
Testimony In Dry
Charge Scored
Assailing Senator Smith W. Brook-
hart chairman of the senate com-
mittee before which testimony was
given that he had given protection to
a Dallas hotel in dry cases' R. B.
Creager republican national commit-
teeman for Texas Sunday sent a wire
to the senator requesting privilege
of testifying.
In his telegram Creager said that
10 to 20 responsible leaders of the
party would appear in Washington
on March 2 and ask to be held not
only on the dry charge but also on
moneys raised by the contribution
committee.
Creager charged further that the
committee had seen fit to “permit a
disappointed office-seeker to testify”
giving grossly misleading evidence.
His telegram in full is as follows:
“You have seen fit to permit a dis-
appointed office-seeker to testify be-
fore your committee and his testi-
mony to be given publicity through
the press that a former prohibition
agent had told him that a negro bell-
boy in the Adolphus hotel had told
the prohibition agent that the hotel
(Continued on Page Three.)
Wants Special
Session Held
Outside Austin
(Special to The Herald)
‘ AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. 18.—The legis-
lature will hold its special session
next month in Houston if a resolu-
tion. to be introduced by Senator
W. R. Cousins of Beaumont this week
is adopted.
Senator Cousins said the proposal
to hold the resion in Houston would
be to get it rway from the influence
of the departmental lobby which Gov.
Moody blamed with defeating the
civil service bill. The civil service
bill will be resubmitted Gov. Moody
has said.
While other members questioned
legality of a session away from the
capital city Senator Cousins insisted
that it can be held in Houston if both
house* approve his resolution.
Bandit Calls
Then Robs C
SAN ANTONIO Feb. 18.—<JP)—A
man entered the office of the Mer-
chants Transfer company here
early today after making a call
that sent all th espare drivers out
of the building held A1 Barrett
night man. at bay with his pistol
and rohbed the cash drawer of be-
tween $1000 and $1600.
Shortly before the man entered
Barrett received a telephone call to
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JOHNSTON WAS
INCOMPETENTj
IS TESTIMONY
Oklahoma Governor Is
Not Fit to Handle
Affairs of State
Secretary Says
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 18.-^—
Henry S. Johnston “under the dom-
inant©’’ of Mrs. O. O. Hammonds
his recently discharged confidential
secretary Janies R. Armstrong her
uncle and George D. Key chairman
of the democratic central commit-
tee was incompetent to administer
th© affairs of the governor’a office
H. E- Sullivan testified today before
the senate court of impeachment
before which Johnston is on trial. I
(Continued on page five.)
LABORER DIES
IN CAR CRASH
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Accident On Highway
Near Harlingen Has
Fatal Results
HARLINGEN Feb. 18. — Julio
Ochoa 25 a laborer was killed and
his companion who was not identi-
fied was injured when a roadster
driven by Ochoa turned over on the
highway west of here early Sunday
morning.
The accident occurred near the
Stuart Place school bouse about 5
o’clock and the cause could not be
determined. Passersby brought tho
injured man to Harlingen and in-
formed the police of the accident.
Ochoa’s neck was broken; and his
body was badly bruised. Physicians
expressed the opinion that death
had been almost instantaneous. Both
men were thrown clear of the car
when it turned over.
According to information secured
by officers the men were on their
way to Harlingen after a trip to
La Feria. That the car was running
at high speed when the accident oc-
currcd was evident. The car was
badly wrecked.
Funeral services for Och*«a were
held Monday morning at 10 o’clock
from the Mexican Baptist church in
this city. He was unmarried and had
no relatives here.
Report Effort
To Bomb Train
MEXICO CITY. Fob. 18.—<*V-El
Universay says today that premature
explosion of a dynamite bomb thwart-
ed an attempt to blow up a train be-
tween Guadalajara and Colima yes-
terday.
Insurgents the paper says placed
a bomb on the tracks between the
stations of Manzano and Nicholas
in the state of Jalisco but it explod-
ed just before the train reached it.
Later information said the train had
arrived safely at Colima capital of
I the state of that name.
1 Trior to the attempted dynamiting
of the train the insurgents sacked
and burned the railroad station at
Mansano. There were no casualties.
Troops were sent in pursuit of the
marauders.
Four Catholic priests arrested re-
cently at Guadalajara on charges of
violating the religious laws have
been sent to Mexico City to await the
disposition of the department of in-
terior in their cases.
WILL DROP TROBE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18—(/P)—The
house today derided to withdraw its
request that the department of
justice make a preliminary investi-
gation into the charges against
Federal Judge Francis A. Winslow
of the southern New Rork district.
Taxi Drivers
ompany’s Till
send three taxicabs to carry a
party from an apartment to a road
house. There w’ere only three
drivers in the building at the time
and they were sent by Barrett.
Just after the drivers left the
bandit entered. Forcing Barrett to
remain seated the robber opened
the safe with tools from a suitcase
he had carried took the money he
found and walked from the office.
CELEBRATION
IS POSTPONED
T0MARCH9-10
Mexico Announces Op-
ening to Conform
With Date Set For
American Air Mail
Formal opening of the
Brownsville municipal air-
port has been postponed un-
til March 9 and 10.
Decision to postpone the
celebration which had been
set for February 23 and 24
was reached by the special
celebration committee of the
Brownsville Cham b e r of
Commerce late Sunday fol-
lowing receipt of advices
from Mexico City to the ef-
fect that inauguration of the
Mexican air mail would be
delayed until March 9.
The action of the Mex-
ican government was in com-
pliance with a request from
American postal officials
who suggested that the
American and Mexican air
mail be inaugurated the
same clay.
Contract for the American air mail
to Mexico City was awarded Satur-
day to the Pan-American Air Line*
Inr. the wmrt to start March 0.
Contract for the Mexican air mail
| from the Mexican capital to Browns-
ville was awarded three weeks ago
to the Mexican Aviation company a
subsidiary of the Pan-American.
Announcement also was made Sat-
urday that Captain Ira C. taker of
“question Mark’’ fame would atart
a dawn-to-dusk flight from the
Brownsville municipal field Sunday
March 10 to the Panama Canal Zone.
Two-Day Celebration
Notices were being dispatched to-
day by the Chamber of Commerce to
Mexican and American government
officials chamber* of commerce and
other organizations and various in-
dividuals who had been invited to
attend the formal opening of the
airport on February 23 announcing i!
the new date* for the two-day cele-
bration. The opinion was expressed
by members of the rclebration com-
mittee that the change of dates
would result in a larger attendance.1
" 1 he attention of the aviation
world will be focused on Brownsvtlltj !
by the trio of national events~T
opening of the American mail line
opening of the Mexican line and
Maker’s epochal flight" Charles Bur-
| ton head of the celebration commit-
tee said. "It is apparent that this
trio of events each of national im-
portance. will form the basis for a
rclebration that will attract thou-
sands to the city."
Lindbergh May Accept
Colonel Charles Lindbergh has
made no formal announcemnet of ac-
ceptance of the Mexican government’s
invitation to pilot the first Mexi-
can air mail plane from Mexico City
to Brownsville but advices from
Mexico City express confidence that
he will. In the event he makes the
first flight he is expected to remain
in Brownsville the night of March
U returning to Mexico City the fol-
lowing day. The recent announce-
ment of Lindbergh’s engagement to
Miss Anne Morrow daughter of Am-
bassador and Mrs. Morrow adds to
the probability he will accept the
invitation of the Mexican govern-
ment.
Captain Ira C. Fiaker. who will
pilot a special plane in the dawn-to-
dusk flight to the Panama Canal is
expected to arrive here early in
(Continued From Page Three)
THE WEATHER*
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; not much change in tem-
perature.
For Fast Texas: Cloudy tonight;
colder in north and west portions;
freezing in northwest portion; Tues-
day cloudy probably with rain.
Light to fresh easterly winds on
the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river except continue to fall
slowly from Mission down depend-
ing on the amount of pumping for
irrigation.
Flood rresent 2Mir. 2t.Hr.
Stage Stag* Chng. Bain
Eagle Pass .. 16 2.8 0.0 .00
Laredo . 27 -0.3 0.0 .00
Rio Grande .. 21 4.3 +0.1 .00
Mission . 22 4.0 -0.1 .00
Sen Benito .. 23 7.3 -0.4 .00
Brownsville . 18 2.3 +0.5 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions:
High . 2:48 p. m.
Low . 5:46 a. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today ..6:29
Sunrise tomorrow .. 7:02
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