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THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(A3) San Antonio - Houston
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 119 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7 1930 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
IN OUR '
VAI.UEY
-CHARLES HALL-
HOW ABOUT IT?
Glory follows virtue as if It
were its shadow.—Cicero.
“Give the boss more than he
has a right to expect and if he
is any kind of a boss he will
see that you are properly re-
warded. And if he doesn’t no
man can succeed under him— ;
and you had better find another
I Job."—Walter P. Chrysler.
• When you get a decent prof-
it take it.”—Robert Dollar.
“Playing bridge is the lowest
depths to which the human can
fall.’’—Prof. Robert Emmons.
FFTY-five student fliers will wing
their way to Brownsville or.
February 15. They will come in
. 28 airplanes.
And the headliner who happened
to pick up that story did not put J
a big headline on it. Why? Because ■
while he was probably mighty glad
to hear they were coming he did
cot consider it astonishing news.
tiBut if that had happened fif-
teen years ago. A crowd would have
rat he red In Brownsville on that
■Ly which would have made cir-
day look like a ping pong game
Flying has become so common
that it is actually being taken as
the common place. And they tell us
that Inventions are now being work-
ed out which will soon make the
airplane fool proof for as much as
100 miles.
Won’t it be fine when we can all
. take an airplane and get out of the
way of all these automobiles.
• • •
NOW that an analysis has been
made of the distribution of poll
tax receipts for the coming year
candidates for office can begin to
make their campaign plans.
Thursday’s Brownsville Herald
shows that approximately 9238 have
qualified to cast a ballot. Figures
compiled by Tax Collector J. J. Fox
show that Brownsville has a voting
strength of 2621; Harlingen 1629;
and San Benito 1332. La Ftria comes
third with 409 and Point Isabel
fourth with 364.
Last year there were only 6.500
persons carrying the citizenship
credentials which means that the
candidates have Just 2.738 more
voters to tell why they should vote
for them. Now as soon as the can-
didates find out how many* of these
receipt bearers are men and how
many are women they will know
how to tenor their speeches.
• • •
DISPATCHES to Tire Brownsville
Herald from its Mexico City
correspondent last night indicat-
ed that a second operation might
be performed to fully restore Presi-
dent Ortiz Rubio. But later it was
said this would not be necessary.
Meanwhile functions which had
been planned for the new officials
and many visiting Americans have
all been postponed.
The near tragedy has ended the
gaiety. Daniel Flores who is charg-
ed w’lth the attempted assassination
has been removed to the Santiago
military prison and it Is said that
his crime may be classified as trea-
son.
The grim walls of Santiago prison
have been the last thing many a
military prisoner has gazed upon.
• • •
nROWNSVILLE and Miami are
K the two chief International air-
mT ports between the two Americas
Aar.queted visiting fliers from Kan-
sas City declared after they had
finished eating.
Isn't it strange when visitors take
time to say something nice and
hopeful about us we always think
they have a little more than a
square inch between the eyes.
• • •
rST out of Donna at Val Verde
testing is still going on in the
new grapefruit juice bottling
plant of John Shary's. The idea of
bottled essence of 6unshme is grow-
ing into a reality and is going to
prove a tasty and economic success
When it does it will give the Val-
ley a new enterprise and one of a
dinner pail brigade variety.
Some one criticized the engineer
of this column the other day for
advocating more factories a milk
condensing plant and industries In
general in order to bring to the
Valley more wage earners. They
said we wanted to smoke up the
land of sunshine and oranges Folks
lactorles these days have contrap-
tions over the smokestack which
take out all the soot.
There is wily one thing we see
wrong with the proposed bottling
plant. It will take all the squirt out
of the grapefruit and vaudeville per-
formers can no longer give us adver-
tising by building jokes around it.
Banker Found Shot
TEXARKANA Feb. 7.—(.FV-Will
Eubanks. 40 assistant cashier of
the First National Bank of New
Boston. 20 miles west of here was
found shot to death In the front
yard of his home today. He had
died from a wound in the chest
The shooting was believed to have
' been accidental.
ON COMMISSION
WASHINGTON. Feb 7.—
Henry P. Fletcher former ambas-
ror to Rome will be a member
President Hoover's commission
■nake a sttidr of the situation in
tl.
BROWNSVILLE
CONFIDENCE
RING BROKEN
One in Jail as Plan
To Clean ‘Sucker’
Goes Amuck
One man of a confidence ring is
in the Cameron county jail and
three others are on the hide-out fol-
lowing their attempt to make a
■rube'' of H. C. Hamilton. Browns-
ville visitor from Kansas.
Hamilton who owns considerable
property saw through the "stock
exchange experts'’’ scheme but
played through his part of "rube"
for the kick he got of it and in or-
der to turn the gang over to the
sheriff's department.
Much Money
The confidence men invited the
elderly man to sit m on their stock
market manipulations. In their
hotel room and with Hamilton pre-
sent. the "experts" devised various
plans and sent a man out to the
stock exchange to "put through the
deal." Shortly afterward the man
would return with several thousand
dollars in cash which was supposed
to have been made off the trans-
action.
This continued for some time and
the men began inviting Hamilton to
Join them in their get-rich-quick
game. The Brownsville visitor had
stationed a friend of his in the lob-
by of the hotel to watch the man
who “put through the deals.” He
found or? that the man did not go
near a stock exchange but met an-
other man and carried the sucker -
luring coins back to the hotel room
Cautious
Hamilton allowed the affair to
continue for several days but did
not put anv of his money into the
venture. When the gang got ready
for the "big killing." Hamilton noti-
fied the sheriff's denartment. Three
of the men saw the officers ap-
oroaching and made their get-away.
Th fourth man was caught how-
ever. and has been in the county
Jail since undergoing a gruelling in-
vestigation.
He claims that he hed no part
in the "confidence ring" and be-
lieved. the deals were legitimate.
The men are wanted in San Anto-
nio for taking some $8000 from a
man there.
In Matamoros
Thursday the gang was operating
in Matamoros Sheriff Frank Brown
urges that all parties be on the
look-out for there men. They try
to sell stork and use the name of
well known local bankers although
they have not been authorised to
do so.
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Gil Investigates
Assassination Plot
MEXICO CITY. Feb. ">—<&>—
Widespread investigation of the at-
tempt Wednesday against the life
of President Pascunl Ortiz Rubio
was pushed today by Emilio Portes
Cil. minister of interior.
In addition to the assassin. Daniel
Flores held in military prison here
about 20 others were under deten-
tion in Mexico City. Seven others
i including two brothers of Flores
named Arnulfo and Pilar were ar-
rested at San Luis Potosi.
President Ortiz Rubio continued to
improve alter a second operation
yesterday for removal of a splinter j
in his Jaw where the bullet of the ;
assassin struck him.
President Rubio making his first
I public statement since he was
i wounded announced today he hoped
to take up his duties within a
short time. The President said his
wound was healing and he asked
newspaper men to express his deep-
est appreciation for the sympathy
shown by every one regarding his
condition and that of his wife who
also was wounded.
Good-Will Tour Planned
150 Leading Valley Citizens Would Take Trip
North with Produce Exhibition
_
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN Feb. 7 —Organization of a Valley good-will tour of the
North with about 150 leading Valley residents making the trip was ten-
tatively planned at a conference here today between John T. Floore
secretary of the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce J. E. Bell secretary
of the San Benito chamber and other interested persons.
Fred Haskett well known organizer and promoter of such trips has
been in conference with Floore concerning the matter the local sec-
retary said. Haskett now is organizing a tour of Simmons University’s
--—-—* well-known Cowboy brnd to Eu-j
KILL MAYORS
TAMPICO. Feb. 7—(<P»—Both the
Incoming and outgoing mayors of
the town of Villa Altamira. near
here were assassinated Wednesday
night as they celebrated Inaugura-
tion of the new municipal govern-
ment.
The two men were at a party
given in their honor and in honor
of the newly-elected beauty queen
for a carnival when an unidentified
man opened fire with a pistol shoot-
ing both.
The assassin escaped and the may-
ors were brought toward Tampico in
an automobile the outgoing mayor
| Martin Martinez dying en route.
I The incoming mayor Ciro Rodri-
' gner. died soon after reaching this
i city.
rope.
The trip as proposed probably
would be made in the fall of this
year the chamber of commerce
men said.
The exhibit of Valley produce
would be taken along to show the
people of various points where the
train stopped.
Further discussion of the pro-
posed trip is to be had soon.
Many Name* Bother
County Map Makers
Due to the rapid disappearance
of old ranchos and the re-naming
of retacas i nd hills Cameron coun-
ty map makers arc having a hard
time.
This trouble Is being en'^unt^red
by the men conducting the topo-
graphical survey.
They find that hills and resaeas '
have as many as five or su name:.
Early Adjusting of Citrus
Freight Rates Promised
Association Meeting in Cincinnati Feb. 25
To Make Final Settlement For
Valley Shippers and Growers
Final arrangements will be completed on the citrus adjustment for
Valley shippers and growers when the Freight Rate Association meets
in Cincinnati on the 25th it is said. Thus board is the same that con-
vened in Brownsville in January.
Definite adjustin' nts have already been made for the territory north
of the Oh. . sUcb includes all the eastern markets of importance.
All that is ieft is the section south of the Ohio and east of the Mississ-
ippi. This market however is of little worth to the Valley.
WHEAT KING
Tom Bair Mineola. K&s. farmer
was named champion wheat grow-
er of Kansas for 1929 in a com-
petition of several farm organiza-
tions. His wheat yielded 42.5 bush-
els per acre.
•‘The important freight changes
were made by the men while they
were in Brownsville for three days
last month” officials said Friday.
"These adjustments will be made
public by carriers prior to the move-
ment of 1930 fruit.”
Yacht Club Gives
Barbecue for Men
The first barbecue ever held by
the Point Isabel Yacht Club will be
Riven Friday night beginning at
7:30 p m.
The barbecue is for men members
of the club only and will- be at-
tended by approximately 150 men
from evpry section of the Valley
from Edinburg and Mission to
Brownsville.
"This is going to be an elaborate
affair and we are preparing to
handle the crowd.” said Capt. H.
B. Hall manager of the club. "The
mule members of the yacht club re-
quested a "for men only” party and
they're going to get one.”
Officials Rapped
WASHINGTON Feb. 7.—(0V—Re-
tention of present government of-
ficials at the Kalamath Indian re-
servation in Oregon was declared
“indefensible" In a report submit-
ted to the senate today from the
Indian affair committee.
Anglo-Yank Parity Asked
Stimson Proposes Immediate Naval Equality
Between Two Leading World Power#
LONDON Feb. 7—{/Pi—Immediate naval parity with Great Britain was
proposed today by Colonel Henry L. Stimson. head of the American dele-
gation to the five power naval conference who in a lengthy statement to
the press epitomized American naval limitation aims and ideals and re-
vealed the points on which progress had been made.
While Colonel Sumson's statement merely said "our delegation has made
suggestions.'' it was known to have been published with Prime Minister
Ramsay MacDonald s knowledge and was understood to carry with it
---British agreement.
LIONS PARTY
South Texaa Clubmen Here
To Entertain Jones
Everything was in preparedness
here Friday afternoon for the Lions’
.jamboree in Matamoros 7:30 p. m.
honoring Melvin Jones of Chicago
“Daddy of Lionism."
Mr. Jones secretary general of
the Lions organization brought A.
C. Kater of Houston. Lion governor
of Texas and T. O. Mitchell of Mc-
Allen deputy Lion governor with
him. _
Lions from all parts of South
Texas were Invited to the party by
the local club.
Doctor Murderer
Gets Suspended Term
HOUSTON. Feb. 7.—<JP>—Dr. J. C
Ellxs prominent Houston eye ear.
nose and throat specialist was
found guilty of the xurder of Gor- j
d-n O. Ross former Omaha butch-
er. by a Jury here today and given
a suspended sentence of five years
in the penitentiary. The jury had
deliberated 19 hours.
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Different Ratio
Of Japan it was said “suggestions”
had been made which “would pro-
duce an ‘over all* relation satis-
factory to us. and. we hope to
them. In conformity with our re-
lations in the past it is not based
upon the same ratio in every class
of ships.”
Colonel Stimson. concluding made
reference to the French-Italian na-
val relationship problem by many
considered the hardest nut the con-
ference has to crack saying:
No French Proposed
“We have not made proposals to
the French and Italians whose pro-
blems arc not so directly related to
ours that we feel it appropriate at
this time to make suggestions to
them. A settlement of Italian and
of French problems is essential of
course to the agreement contem-
plated.”
Predictions were heard that within
two weeks the conference could be-
gin the work of drafting a naval li-
mitation treaty. There was even talk
of conclusion of its labors by March
1.
Run Until 1936
Prime minister MacDonald said
the British government proposed
that the naval treaty should run
until 1936 and that in 1935 a further
conference should be called to re-
view the existing world situation.
The statement which followed
close on the heels of secretary
Stimson's announcement regarding
American suggestions placed the
attitude of the British Government
in public Just as secretary Stimson
had made clear the American view-
point.
Infatorable to Japan
General reaction in Japanese na*
val circles to proposals of the Amer-
ican delegation did not seem to be
very favorable.
It was learned authoratively that
in their present form proposals of
the Americans directly relating to
Japan probably would be unaccepta-
ble to this government.
House Committee
Favors Wurzbach
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.—(/P)—
A house elections committee re-
ported today It was unanimously in
favor of giving Harry M. Wurzbach
republican the seat now held by
Representative Augustus McClos-
key. democrat from the 14th Texas
district.
New Air Line
DALLAS Feb. 7—OP— Cromwell
air lines will operate but on<
schedule a day between Dallas and
San Angelo and San Antonio and
San Angelo. D D. Myers traffic
manager said here today.
Planes will leave San Angelo
each morning for Dallas and San
Antonio returning to the starting
point each afternoon.
TERREL SEEKS
FLORIDA STOCK
SHIPPING BAN
Commissioner Backing
Proposed Law To
Aid Texas
'Snecial to The Herald.'
SAN BENITO. Feb. 7 -In view of
the act that all of Texas is now
open to shipment if citrus nursery
stock from Florida. Commissioner
of Agriculture George B. Terrell is
proposing a new aw which would
bar Florida stock from the state he
indicated in communication today
with J. E. Bell chamber of com-
me e secretary. He said that he
had place the matter in the hands
of representative Polk Homaday ol
San Antonio with the request that
the bill be brought p during the
present legislative session.
Mr. Terrell further called on the
South Texas Chamber of Com-
merce and nurserymen of the Low-
er Rio Grande Valley to send tele-
grams at once to Governor Moody
urging his consideration of the bill
and ’ie suggested that interested
Valley citizens cooperate by send-
ing *vires to the governor.
The situation is acute said Mr.
Terrell since Florida citrus stock is
*• ^ady in the Winter Garden dis-
trict and the Laredo section and
there is nothing to prevent it being
shipped into the Valley. The com-
missioner advised that the state
was wide open to shipments of
Florida plants in response to a
query from the chamber of com-
merce here. His wire read "re-
straining order prohibits me from
interfering with delivery of citrus
nursery stock from Glen Saint
Mary's Nursery company anywhere
in Texas.”
Bell discussed the matter with
Valley nurserymen and shippers. In-
cluding John H. Sharv president
of the Valley citrus Friut Growers
Exchange whose advice was that
the Valley continue Us fight in the
matter. Mr. Bell said that he would
discuss the situation with Valley
secretaries at their meeting tonight
at La Ferla.
Warning was also issued to Valley
shippers by Terrell against the
shipment of frozen citrus fruit
which has come to his attention
several times he said.
Party of 68 Coming
Today from Mexico
A party including 68 leading busi-
ness and professional men of
Wichita and Omaha is scheduled to
arrive here this afternoon from
Mexico City and will probably spend
Saturday touring the Valley.
The party has been in Mexico
for some time. They entered by
Laredo and visited Mexico City
Pueblo and other points. Notice of
their arrival was received here by
A. S. Gimble. general agent for the
Missouri Pacific.
A special train of seven cars is
being used for the trip O. L. Bravo
tourist representative for the Mis-
souri Pacific lines is accompanying
the party.
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Woman in Hospital
Aft^r Acid Poisoning
(Special to The Herald.>
HARLINGEN. Feb. 7.—Mrs Wil-
liam Klappenbach. about 35. is in
Valley Baptist hospital with little
chance to recover from effects of
carbolic acid poisoning according
to attending physicians. The wo-
man was carried to the hospital !n
| a Thomr ;on ambulance.
It is said she had been in bad
health for several years. Mr.
Klappenbach is a piano repairer
and tuner.
i-
Half-Minute
Interviews
H. GRUNEWLAD. “Had a letter
from Congressman John Gamer to-
day and he said: “I have for two
years been endeavoring to secure a
deep water port for the Lower Rio
Grande Valley and everything looks
propitious at this moment not only
for a port but also lor a waterway
system survey.'’
MAGGIE BROWN city water and
light department: ‘ With so many
special trains coming m all the
time the railroad stations here are
beginning to look like those of the
big cities. ’
C. 8. EIDMAN. ‘The athletic dub
is one of the best organizations in
Brownsville. I think. Men who work
in offices should belong to some-
thing of the sort.'’
W. J. SCHNURBU8CH. chief of
the U. S. weather bureau: “I don't
see how anyone could kick on the
weather of Thursday and Friday.’’
GEORGE LEONARD manager oi
the Matamoros Cafe: “We have
been having unusually good business
during the past week with many
banquets for visiting celebrities
January' was a good month." #
NEWT GREY. Ford Salesman foi
Patterson Motor Company: “The
new body lines on the latest Mode]
i A Ford are proving very popular
Although Ford made a body cliangf
this year it will not be an annual
occurance. The styles now will re-
main for many years we are assur-
ed.’
Stimson Takes
Customary Snuff
LONDON Feb. 7.—(VP>—Secre-
tary Stimson has taken to snuff.
Yes sir! Only a pinch of it. He
took it from a box made from a
hoof of a horse that Napoleon
I .-ode. Officers of the Royal Scots
Guards entertained the secretary
at St. Jame's palace and he fol-
I lowed custom I
VALLEYBAPTIST
MEETING OPENS
250 Pastors and Workers
I n Quarterly
Conference
Approximately 250 pastors and
workers in the Valley Baptist
churches gathered in Brownsville
Friday morning for the quarterly
workers' conference of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Baptist associa-
tion. in .nogress during the day
at the First Baptist church.
The principal speaker on the
morning program was Dr. L. E.
Finney executive secretary of Bay-
lor university who spoke to the
workers on "The Purpose Progress
and Possibilities oi Endowing Bay
lor.
Reports from the various church-
es of the Valley were made during
the morning. Dr. C. H. Riddle. Val-
ley missionary had charge of this
section of the program Chaplain
Ivan Bennett of Fort Brown led
the devotional.
A talk on Baptist beliefs was
given by Rev. W. W. Lee. San Ben-
ito. who took as his subject. ' A
Denominational Apologetic.”
Mrs. J. M. Dawson. Waco and
a nationally known speaker was
to give the leading talk during the
afternoon on ”If Baylor University
Were Not— ' with religious educa-
tion as the theme of her address
The afternoon program opened
at 12:45 with an organ recital by
Paul Kennard. playing old hymns.
Following this Johnnie Cohen sing-
er assisting in the meeting at Har-
lingen. conducted a brief song ser-
vice.
Pastors of the various churches
were to hold a board meeting at
2:45 p. m. with the Rev. C. S Mc-
Kinney Harlingen in charge.
Mrs. Dawson spoke at the Jun-
ior college Friday morning on
"Raising the Skyline.”
Taft's Rest of Night
Very Satisfactory
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 —(&>— At-
tendants at the home of William
Howard Taft said today the for-
mer chief justice and president of
the United States spent a "very
satisfactory night.”
Mr. Taft it was said went to sleep
last nieht about 8 o’clock and rested
unusually well.
Horace D. Taft of Watertown
Conn. brother of the former chle!
justice arrived early today.
House Defeats Moody Pen Bill
Legislature Faces Task of Picking From Five
Other Plans Pending
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AUSTIN Feb. 7—'vFr-The house of representatives last night defeated
the plan sponsored by Governor Moody to build a central penitentiary
plant at Austin and today the legislature faced the task of picking from
five other plans pending in the house
The decisive vote of 77 to 52 against recommendations Insofar as they
concerned the site of the prison centralization commission created bv
the second called session of this legislature caused much speculation as
to outcome of nending legislation along this line.
ROAD WORKED
-
200 Laborers on Highway
Out of Matamoros
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 7.—Con-
struction of the highways between
Matamoros. opposite Brownsville
and Torreon. important agricultural
center has been resumed after a
delay occasioned in securing rights
of passage. The delay was for
about two months. Work is being
rushed with 200 laborers put to
work.
The highway will span Mexico
from coast to coast connecting
Matamoros with Maaatlan and
passing through some of the best
agricultural lands of the country.
Principal cities on the route are
Matamoros Monterrey Saltillo
Torreon. Durango and Mazatlan.
It is considered one of the most
important pro.tects from a commer-
cial standpoint now underway in
Mexico and progress is being
watched with gTeat interest from
Brownsville.
Desha Saves Fire
Department Run
George Desha believes In carrying
out the economy program instituted
by the new commission of which
he Is a member. He saved the fire
department a run Thursday after-
noon. when the awning on the
Maltby building caught fire.
It was a tiny little blaze when
cries of ‘Fire” brought Desha to
the window of his office. He seized
a glass of water and threw it at
the fire but missed completely. The
blaze began spreading and some-
one started to call the fire depart-
ment. when Desha returned with a
bucket of water and extinguished
the flam*.
• There were many expression* that
in the event the measure by repres-
entative Harry N. Graves of George-
town. rehabilitating the wall* at
Huntsville was passed Governor
Moody would probably veto it. There
was considerable speculation a* to
which of the five bills the minority
in the house favorable to the Aus-
tin site would get behind
The most favored of the number
seemed to be Grave's draft calling
for renovation and enlargement ol
the Huntsville walls and continuing
| farming operations on four of the
seven farms now operating propos-
ing that Shaw. Blue Ridge. Cierm
and Retrieve farms be sold
Lindy to Resume
Tests of Glider
LINDBERGH CAMP Tehachap)
Mountains. Calif. Feb. 7——Col*
i onel Charles A. Lindbergh. whos<
glider experiments have attractet
the attention of aviation enthu-
siasts to this mountain camp to-
day planned to resume his test!
j and may attempt a brief nighi
flight to take advantage of a breezi
which apparently grows in velocity
after dark.
JURORS WEARY
COURTROOM. AUSTIN. Feb. '
—UP)—The silence of the jury deli
berating the John W. Brady murde
case had lasted almost 69 hour
just before noon today and ther
was not the slightest indlcatloi
that the old disagreement was pass
.;-.g
There had been a bit of song am
some whistling ‘from the Juror'
quarters yesterday but this morn
lng. they sat at the windows to
weary of the problem it seemet
even to talk.
Once a man went by on th
sidewalk and shouted “get busy ti
there.” but the answer was tone
less and half hearted.
Judge J. D. Moore meantime ha
shown no intention of letting thei
go and hopes that a verdict stl
might be reached.
FIVE ENTOMBED
IN GASSED MINE
Sixteen Bodies Located After Explosion Kills
Eighteen Workers; Relatives Gather
As Rescue Crews Seek Victims
SALi LAKE CITY. Feb 7—</P Five of the ten entomed miners in
the Standard coal company'* min'1 at Stnndardville. Utah were rescued
alive teday.
With 16 bodies located in Uie mine which was swept by au explosion
late last night the fate of five mcif remained undetermined. Pour other
j men came out of the mine alter the explosion of the total of 30 who
were working on night shift.
The f!\p men rescued this morning iiad barricaded themselves again t
COMPTROLLER
AUDIT ASKED
Gravity of Situation Deems
Immediate Action
Advisable
AUSTIN Feb. 7— uP)— A complete
•‘detailed*’ audit of the comptrol-
lers department was recommended
by Moore Lynn state auditor in
a supplemental report sent to the
legislature by Governor Moody to-
day.
Lynn ;ald his examination of the
comptroller’s accounts was still in
progress but that “the gravity of
i the situation is such that we deem-
| ed it advisable at this time to
! submit our findings for your con-
sideration.”
Representative Alfred Petsch of
Fredericksburg announced he had
' prepared a concurrent resolution
! calling for a thorough investigation
| of both the comptroller's and state
treasurer’s departments. A commit-
tee of seven three from the senate
and four from the house would be
named to make the Inquiry.
Lynn said the comptroller had
. advised him that funds collected
by his office were “temporarily de-
posited In the American National
Bank of Austin which neither paid
interest on. nor gave security for
the balance carried in the account.”
Lynn said the comptroller made no
mention “of any other bank ac-
counts."
Demos Win in Cut
On Red Lead Duty
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7—UP—
Democrats started on another tar-
iff slashing drive in the senate to-
day winning by 37 to 35 a reduc-
j tion in the present duty on red
lead from 2 3-4 to 2 V-8 cents a
pound.
. v. uv'n munuxiae gu.'. ana naa no.
sulfered ill effects
I* Head
Eighteen workers were dead as
rescue crews delved into the lower
pockets of the mine
The identified dead;
Angus Barney H. T. Springer. J.
! L. Jensen. Carlyle Smuh Roy Briggi
T. L. and F P Pritchett brothers
William McGuire. Tobe Wi:mber.
Frank L James Cy Bradv Udell
Fowees. J. D. Duke. Barney John-
son. William Watson and Clawson
Elliott.
Cause Undetermined
Cause of the terrific blast was not
determined but the men who es-
caped and mine officials believed
the deadly gas made it virtually im-
possible for any of the remaining
men in the mine to escape unless
a cave-ln had cut off the fumes.
One of tlie four men to escape
said the explo&ion was deafening
and that the walls of the tunnel
crumbled. He said T. L. PritchetV
one of the men found dead was
working in the main tunnel but
when the explosion occurred he
dashed deeper into the mine to res-
cue his brother F. H. Pritchett and
never returned His body was founu
later
Gas Cleared
Rescue crews recruited from the
day workers immediately rushed in-
to the mine and the air system
damaged by the blast was again
piaoed in working order and soon
cleared the mice of gas.
State mine officials and officer*
of the Standard coai company own-
er of the mine left Salt Lake City
immediately to assume charge «f
rescue crews. As news of the blast
spread relatives of the victims
gathered.
Mountaineer Near
Death After Duel
DAYTON Tenn. Feb. 7.——
One mountaineer la at the point
of death and his rival for the La: .
of a mountain maiden is under
arrest as a result of a duel In the
mountains near here.
While 200 neighbors looked on.
Garland Wooden 20 and Paul MU-
larm. 21 met In a wooded plateau
by pre-arrangement and slashed
away at each other with knives.
Wooden believed mortally wound-
ed. was dragged away by clansmen
and taken to a Morgan Springs
hospital. Members of Millarms
group spirited him away after
stanching the blood from deep knife
wounds.
MiUarm walked Into the sheriff s
office yesterday and surrendered. *
'It was an affair of honor** sheriff
Jesse McPheeters said.
Dallas Police
Raid Nets 20
DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 7.—(*>—In an
effort to rid Dallas of undesirables
and put a stop to robberies that
have been committed almost dally
for the past several weeks police
last night raided a number of room-
ing houses making 20 arrests.
Shortly before the raids started
Mrs. E. D. Taylor was seized by
! two negroes as she walked along a
street. They fled with her purse
containing $5 after holding a knife
to her throat and threatening to
kill her if she made an outcry.
Dancy Jr. i VW*
Oscar C. Dauci. jr.
county judge O. C. Dancy will ar-
rive in Brownsville Saturday mom-
lng for a brief visit here.
Mr Dancy is at present prac-
I ticlng law in Orange
* THE WEATHER j
For Brownsville and the Valley:
i Fair tonight and Saturday; not
| much change m temperature.
For East Texas: Fair tonight;
somewhat colder in north portion.
Saturday fair
Light variable winds on the coart
mostly north
RIVER FORECAST
r There will be no material change
■ n the river during the next few days
r Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
t Stag*' Stape Chng. Ra'n
» Eagle Pass .. 1R 2.3 -0.1
i Laredo ...... 27 -0.7 0 0 .00
. Rio Grande .. 21 3 7 -0.1 O''
Mission. 22 4 0 -0 1 .0*1
1 San Benito .. 23 7 9 0 0 no
s Brownsville .. 18 2.8 -0.4 .00
3 TIDE TABLE
• High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meterolo-
' gical conditions;
1 High . 2:10 p. m.
“ 1 Lo» . »• «"•
MISCKLLANEUES DATA
[j j Sunset today . 8 18
Sunrise tomorrow . 7;!0
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