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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
NIX [XTOOPERATE
TOURIST HOTEL
Deed for Site in Browns.
vile; to be Taken
Up Shortly

j. N. Nix, owner of the Lanier hotel
at San Antonio, and also owner of a
large hotel at Wichita Falls, has be-
come a member of the owning company
Of the Hotel Ell Jardin of Brownsville,
to be erected soon by Lee B. James
and A. d. Dickinson, it was announced
today by Mr.. Dickinson.
Mr.. Nix will also head the operating G
company, Mr. Dickinson said, and he
continued:
We are highly gratified to be in
position to announce that Mr.. Nix will
be associated with US in the erection
and operation Of the Hotel Ell Jardin.
He was formerly manager of the Nue.
ces Hotel at Corpus Christi, and sew
eral years ago became owner of the
Lanier hotel at San Antonio and a big
hotel at Wichita Falls. He is one OF
the best known hotel men in the state
Mr.. Dickinson also announced that
the deed to the site at Levee and Elev-
enth streets is now in Brownsville, and
it is expected that it will be taken over
shorty. Several details in the abstract
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14

SEEKING SLAYER

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Sept 14.-A
belt buckle and a wedding ring were
TIE principal clues upon which police
worked today to establish the identity
of man and woman whose chatred
bodies were found in burned automo-
bile near here yesterday. No license
tags were found on the car and the mo-
tor number failed to reveal the owner.
The bodies were discovered amid
twisted steel and embers near an in
frequently used road about half mile
from the National Trail. The skulls
were crushed as if by a blunt instru-
ment.
Imprints of the tires of the automo-
bile were visible, turning off the side
road, and large tracks of another ma
chine were also found. The burned
car was of expensive make, the motor
number showking it to have been a
i 1918 model.
/ With everything indicating the cou-
pie had been slain and effrots made to
conceal their identity and that of the
slayers, the police turned to the clues
available Near the body of the man
was belt buckle initiated &C."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
Disposition of PN-9
Conversation Subject

which he made his flight by air and by
sea could be repaired for another trip
from the Pacific coast to Hawaii. This
was evidenced by his desire, after being
picked up by the submarine R-4 Thurs
day andsbeing towed into Nawiliwili har-
Dor, to effect repairs then and fly to
Pearl Harbor from Kauai
An examination of the plane shows
that there is no structural defect. The
only repairs needed are to the lower
wings, from which the fabric was cut
to rig jury sail and to catch rain wat
er, and to parts from which wood was
cut to provide fuel to run still which
furnished water and probably saved the
lives Of the aviators.
The aviators say that these repairs
would be merely routine and that the
hull of the ship is in perfect shape. The
motors, which functioned perfectly un-
til the last drop of gas was exhausted
were undamaged except that the start
ing gear was removed and that one gen
orator was used as an anchor after the
anchor had been lost in Nawiliwili bay.
One of the gas tanks was removed but
it remained in the plane. The repair
ing of all these is regarded as routine
and the vital parts of the engine remain
in good shape. A move is under way to
request the navy department to order
the PN-9 number /, after it's useful days
have ended, brought to Hawaii, where
it would be PLACED in Bishop museum
or some other public place as a lasting
memorial of an epochal flight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
PLAN BANQUET
in BULL RING
Insurance Men to Ar
rive in Valley We'd
nesday Morning

banquet in the bull ring in Mata-
entertainment features for the visit
here Wednesday of more than 500 dele
gates from the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners and the Fire
Insurance Marshals' Association of
North America gathering in San An
tonic.
The bull ring banquet, which has
been attempted few times in the past,
will be carried out under the directions
of the Valley entertainment commit
tee, headed by R. T. Stuart Of Stuart
Place.
A program is being arranged to be
carried out after the bull fight, which
is part of the entertainment for the
visitors. This program includes talks
by several Brown sville and Valley peo-
pie, including Mr.. Stuart and R. B.
Creager of this city, Jamie Heron of
Harlingen and some of the visiting in
surance men.
More than 500 insurance commission
ers and delegates will arrive in the
Valley Wednesday morning, going to
Sharyland for breakfast. There they
will be met by Valley people in auto
mobiles, and will, after breakfast, be
brought on down through the Valley
visiting McAllen, Pharr, San Juan, AL
amo, Weslaco, Mercedes, La Feria and
stopping at Stuart Place for lunch.
After lunch the visitors will be
brought on to Brownsville, and after
looking over this part of the Valley
will 60 on to Matamoros for the bull
fight.
This bull fight promises more than
average interest as Sidney Franklin,
the only American mataior, will appear
in the ring, along with Ortiz, skilled
Mexican matador.
After the bull fight the bull ring
will be converted into a dining hall,
the place being the only >one of suffi-
cient space to accommodate all the Wis
itors.
Entertainment in the way Of songs,
music of other kinds, and Spanish dane
ing will be carried on in the arena
proper.
The. Brownsville committee which is
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
FALLING
SLOWLY ALONG
ENTIRECOURSE
Stage is 15.5 Here At
Noon Today; Valley
Not Damaged by Rec.
ord High Marks

A drop of seven inches since
early yesterday morning has
been recorded on the Rio Gram
de here, and the river is still go
ing down slowly, with a lower
stage reported from POINTS on up
the stream to Rio Grande City.
The Valley has weathered
this flood, one of the highest on
record in Cameron county, in
good shape, with no breaks of
any consequence in the levees.
However, water spread over the
area between here and San Ben
ito, going over the banks, and
many men spent hours on the le-
wees holding the water in.
Telephone reports from points up the
river to the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce show that the river has gone
down little more than an inch at San
Benito, being at 24.25 today, and is still
falling very slowly there. San Juan,
Mission and Hidalgo report lower stag
es, and falling river, the Chamber of
Commerce river bulletin states.
Information secured from the naval
radio station here, and sent out by the
camp commander at Fort Ringgold is
that the river is still falling slowly
there having gone down four inches
last night. 1t was 2.8 feet above nor
NAL this morning.
The river here was standing at 15.5
shortly after noon today, having drop
ped another inch since this morning.
The high mark reached at Brownsville
during the flood was 16 feet, which is
a new high mark for this point.
No reports were received from rivers
on the Mexico side. Passengers arriv-
ing at Matamoros on the National Lines
of Mexico train this morning said that
much of the country around Monterrey
is flooded. The fact that the Rio
Grande is falling at Rio Grande City
indicates that the San Juan is back to
normal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
ROADPROJECT
IS DISCUSSED

A proposed resolution in connection
witk putting in permanent bridge and
culvert structure on the Boca Chica
road, and construction of trough
bridge from the mainland at Boca
Chica to Brazos Island was discussed
at the commissioners court meeting
this morning. but no action was taken.
The matter is being further con-
sidered by Sam Bell, commissioner for
the Brownville precinct, who is expected
to introduce a resolution in regard to
the matter in the near future.
1t is proposed to make available funds
to the amount of $4,000 for the road
work, these funds to be secured througe
notes Of the county. authorized by the
court, as bonds to the extent Of $780,
900 will become available in the near
future for this work, but can not be
issued and sold now.
The proposed bridge structure would
cost approximately $4,000.
The court approved the bond order
for the issuance of $500, 900 in flood
control bonds, approved by Wood &
Oakley, Chicago attorneys, to be issued
at the ratt of interest provided in the
contract to purchase, with Burt & Hon.
mold. buyers.
The delinquent tax roll for 1924 was
turned over to the court by ]. ]. Fox,
and was approved and acceped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
JEWISH PEOPLE 70
OBSERVE new YEAR

Jewish people of Brownsville are pre-
pairing to observe Rosh- Hashanah, the
Jewish New Year, Friday of this week,
according to H. Pfenn and A. Bollack.
who are making plans for the local
observance
The observance will start Friday eve
ming, orthodox Jews devoting two days
to the occasion, and reform Judaism
only one day.
Mr.. Bollack said this morning that he
will try to secure the use of the Masonic
Hall in Brownsville for the observance,
although the place has not been def
nitely selected.
Stores of Jewish people in the city
will be closed Friday in honor of the
Jewish New Year.
The message of the day is threefold:
TO contemplate all experience Of the
year; to scritinize ones conduct, con-
secrating the new year to nobler
life; and to look upon the life story
of Israel as Of ones self in the light
Of Gods revelation on Sinai, Moriah
and Zion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
PALESTINE FIRE
TRAPS DRUGGIST
ON THIRD FLOOR
Policeman in Serious
Condition After Inhal-
ing Smoke; lS Escape
Injury From Blaze
tBy The Associated Press.l

PALESTINE, Tex, Sept. ID.
Trapped by fire on the third
floor of ropming house, Chill
dress Sadler, druggist, leapel to
his death here early today.
He had been fatally burned
before jumping, physicians said.
Eighteen other persons in the
house escaped injury.
Night policeman H m er
Knighten inhaled flames and
smoke in attempting to rouse
roomers, and was reported in a
serious condition.
Sadlef bought a drug store
here few days ago.
The house is known as the
Leroy Trice home, a local land
mark. 1t was occupied by Trice
when he was president of the
international Great Northern
railroad. 1t was built many
years ago by J. Gould, as a home
for railroad officials and was
first occupied by President
Hoxie of the International-G Great
Northern. The property is own
ed by j. E. Copeland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
TEXAN LEAPS TO DEATH IN BLAZE
Wilbur Names Board to
Probe Shenandoah Crash
Naval Investigation To
Supplement Work Of
Other Inquiry
(By the Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IA
court of inquiry TO investigate the
Shenandoah disaster with Rear Admiral
Hilary P. Jones, chief of the navy's gem
eral board, as its president, was appoint
ed today by Secretary Wilbur.
The work of this board will supple
ment that of the special board Of nine
men appointed by President Coolidge
to delve thoroughly int$ the broad ques-
tion of the nations air policies, which
has been the subject of bitter contro-
versy since the Shenandoah disaster.
Those who will serve with Admiral
Jones in conducting the inquiry are
Captain Frank H. Clark, aid to the as
sistant secretary; Captain Lewis B. Nc
Bride of the navy construction corps;
Commander John Fl. Towers, Lieut.. Com
mander Ralph C. Pennoyer, Captain
Paul Foley, director of the experiment
al laboratory at Bellevue, d. c., and
Lieut.. Commander M. R. Pierce. Cap
tain Foley will be judge advocate of
the court and Lieut.. Pierce will be his
advisor.
At the time Mr.. Wilbur was announ-
cling the personnel Of the Shenandoah
board, the war department made plans
to have Colonel William Mitchell, chief
figure in the whole controversy, avail
able as an expert witness for the pres
ident's special board when that body
begins its inquiry.
1t was explained at the war depart
ment, that neither disciplinary proceed
ings which have been initiated against
Colonel Mitchell nor his official duties
of air service chief in the Eighth corps
area would be permitted to interfere
with his appearance before the special
board.
The war department will make it
clear to the board that it does not wish
to restrict in any way the testimony
Colonel Mitchell may be asked to give
and that the board itself will be the
only body with power to control the
scope Of its inquiry into the charges
Colonel Mitchell has made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
YOUTH SLAIN IN
BANK; LAWYER
HERE Is Held
H. w. Williams Surrend-
ers to Officers; Inquest
Being Held Over Body
of Emilio Madrazo

Hundreds Of people crowded
around the First National Bank
building at 2:20 this afternoon
when Emilio Madrazo, age %,
Of Brownsville and Matamoros
was shot to death through the
cage bars of the bank.
Henley w. Williams, well
known Brownsville lawyer, sur
rendered to Lieut.. Of Police John
T. Armstrong following the
shooting.
Young Madrazo, who former
ly lived in Brownsville, left here
two years ago for Oklahoma
City. He returned recently and
was a cotton buyer at one of the
gins in Matamoros. He was
formerly employed in the First
National Bank.
He was sitting at desk in the
bank, writing on a typewriter,
when the shooting occurred. One
shot was fired, from a rifle, the
bullet passing through Madra-
zo's neck. He died almost in
stantly, the bullet from the
high-powered rifle shattering
his neck.
Employees of the bank said
that they did not notice any,
thing unusual before the shoot
ing, and there was no warning
before the shot was fired.
Mr.. Williams was taken from the
scene of the shooting Immediately, and
within five minutes hundreds of people
crowded into the bank, while traffic in
the street was almost stopped by the
crowds that assembled there.
Officers from the city police force,
the sheriff's department, and others
, were inside the bank, where Justice of
the Peace Fred L. Kowaski was hod-
ing an inquest over the body when The
Herald went to press. No verdict had
been announced at the time the paper
went to press.
Officers experienced some difficulty
in getting the crowds out of the bank
so that the inquest could be held
The bank doors were closed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
II ARE KILLED
over WEEK END

CHICAGO, H., Sept. 14.-Seventeer
persons met death throughout the coun-
try over the week end in accidents OF
by violence. automobile mishaps fatal
tiles leading the casualty toll with six
Three persons met death under mysteri-
Gus circumstances while other deaths
resulted from the following causes:
Fire 2; airplane fall 2; drowning 2;
suicide 2.
Deaths from automobile accidents
alone for the entire week in nine mid
western states totaled IS, distributed as
follows:
Illinois 20; Ohio 18; Indiana 20; Min
nesota 81 Michigan Z; Missouri s; Kan
sas 3: Texas 2; Oklahoma /.
Iowa escaped without single fatality
during the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; local showers in north
portion. Light to fresh southeriy windA
on the coast.
Weather Conditions
The weather was mostly cloudy and
unsettled over Texas at the morning
observation and numerous showers oc-
Cured in the State within the last
"a hours Scattered showers occurred
also in Alabama. Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina, the Ohio Valley. and in the
southern Plains states and the central
Rock Mountain region. Temperatures
were near to or slightly above the nor
NAL average practically throughout the
United States at the morning observa-
tion
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
Rodgers Wants to Stay
With Planes, He Says

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 14.-COmmander John
Rodgers of the PN9 number appointed assistant chief
of the bureau of aeronaucs advised Secretary Wilbur
day that his personal preference is duty
with ailplanes.
Commander Rodgers added, however, that he would
accept the position if in the opinion of the secretary
services will be valuable in the department.
The message WAS sent by Rodgers by radio from
Honolulu 1t conveyed the thanks of the of the PN9
number and his appreciation for 1.-The honor at
tached my selection assistant chief of the bureau
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
Prayer for Rain Answered
IN Georgia Othey States

Joined their congregations in prayer
fer break in the drouth at the meet
ing services yesterday and returned
ming and said a word of thanks.
While blankets were said to be COM
Portable in Birmingham, Alabama, as
a whole had received only slight rain
fall.
South Carolina set a new low
temperature level for the month, when
thermometers dropped to 72 degrees
contrasting with the temperatures
over 100 several days ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14

ATLANTA. Ga, Sept. 14-Morale
was revived today in the Southland
as southern folk saw an answer to
their prayer in supplication for re-
lief from the unprecedented drouth,
and Industrial plants were hopeful
of resuming their activities on full
time basis, which at present is cur
tailed by shortage of electric power.
Rains were general throughout the
affected area yesterday and additional
rainfall was predicted for today along
with a recession of humidity.
Ministers in many sections solemnly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
Big Elephant on Rampage
IN Arkansas IS Trapped

conjectural. in view of his past cpl
sodes.
After going on another spree last
night, during the course Of which he
wrecked an automobile, "Tex" fell a
victim of well laid plot.
His captors placed loop steel
cable on the ground, covered it lightly
with dirt, put one end through a
block and tackle on big tree, threw
apples into the circle and patiently
waited.
(Continaed on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
(Rv the Assoeiated Pressl

HONOLULU, Sept. 14.-The disposi-
tion Of the undaunted seaplane PN-9
number l was leading subject of dis
cussion today by persons visiting Pearl
Harbor navy yard to view one of the
most famous ships in the history Of the
United States navy.
Although Commander John Rodgers
is still being guarded by physicians and
friends against inquirers, it is under
stood he believes that the seaplane on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
French Etampes-Bagda
Flight Fails; / Killed
(By the Associated Press)

Dy 'IIe HssoCIdItu ItsSJ
PARIS, Sept. 14.-The attempt of Rob.
Thierry and Dieudonne Coste, two
famous French flyers, to fly from
Etempes to Bagdad. 1900 miles, came
to grief in the Black forest in south
ern Germany. Their big plane Crashed
and Thierry was killed and Coste in
jured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
(By the Associated Press)

TUPELO, Ark, Sept. 14.-His wild
rampage over. at least for the time
being "Tex" three and three quarters
ton circus elephant, now must pay
the fiddler.
Enmeshed in a web Of steel cables,
anchored to two foot tree, the huge,
disgrunteled pachyderm, who has been
for the past several days. today seem
ingly is again safely in custody but
how long he will remain IS mighty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-14
U. s. STEAMER AGROUND

HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. 14.--The Unit
ed States shipping board steamer Ar
COSY, about 5000 tons, is ashore on
the northwest bar of Sable island, and
a Canadian life swing crew is standing
by.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04
Champaign, Ill.

cation we put limitations on life.
Voluntary limitations are bad, but
Legislative restrictions are infinite
~ worse. Laws can be made re-
gardless of truths, facts, or science,
but they in no way change the
facts or the imponderables. They
can however, promote Ignorance
and prejudice.
To prescribe by law what scien-
tific theory shall be taught in
schools is to bar scientific progress.
1t is a reminder of medieval days
when advanced thinkers were made
to recant and their researches
burned. What did it profit the
authorities to force Calico to re-
cant and declare that the earth
does not move? Were the teach
ings of Christ destroyed when he
was crucified for declaring the law
of love?
Legislation restricting freedom of
thought and teaching is completely
at variance with the ideals of our
nation. Instructions, PHILOSOPHERS
and beliefs that are we'll based can
stand the tests of discussion. They
jutify themselves in evidences
available to all. 1t is only the
cause that is not sure of itself that
seeks compulsion.
We need to guard our institutions
against unfreedom rather than
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04

erned only in accord with the basic
written law to which they have con-
scented, judges have usurped the
power formerly held by kings, and
long since lost even by them, to
establish personal government in
the place of government by law
whenever working people strike
and a reactionary employer appeals
to the court?
1t is indeed high time that the
American people undertook to
thoroughly acquaint themselves
with the insidious onslaught that
has been made against their basic
law by the very men sworn to up
hold it.
The enemies of the constitution
will be discovered in high places.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04
G. w. Byers, Prop.

false teaching which in all good
time will convince itself of error.
From scientists rather than law
makers may we expect better un-
Outstanding of the universe and the
things contained therein. Under
standing the universe means study
of the works of great creative
forces. If we know the works,
shall the Spirit escape us?-The
American Federationist.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04
EXPOSITION
BELGIUM.

An international child-welfare
exposition will be held in Antwerp
next October, under the auspices
of the Belgian Children's Bureau
and other public authorities. Five
sections are planned: Maternity
and child welfare; physical educa-
ton; food; clothing; and the mother
and child in art, folklore, and litera,
ture.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04
Freedom of Teaching

Freedom to search for the truth
wherever that may lead, is a prin-
ciple fundamentally bound up with
human freedom. To deny that prin-
ciple is to mold the shackles of
physical and spiritual unfreedom.
Only a free mind can reach into an
infinite universe with the largest
degree of comprehension. As soon
as We prescribe limitations on edu-
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04

patronize Your Friends.