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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
APPROVE deed
ON HOTEL site
Date Of Starting Work Is
Not Decided, Stafford
Says at Meeting

Mayor A. Cole of Brownsville, mem
Der of tourist hotel committee, confer
red with Executive Vice President H..
r. Stafford Of the Gulf Coast Lines on
the latters arrival here Saturday after
noon relative to the projected railway
station and tourist hotel in Brownsville
Although deeds to the property to be
used as site for the projects have
been approved by the boards Of the
railroads concerned, the documents are
still in the hands >of the boards, and no
definite date has been Sc. for construc-
tion work to be started, Mr.. Stafford is
quoted as saying.
The railway is anxious to start con-
struction work as soon as possible. he
said, and as soon as all details are sat
Gsfactorily cleared up, this construction
will begin.
The deeds to the land were submit.
ted to the boards Of the Mexican Ma
tional Lines, which road has an interest
in the property, and to the Gulf Coast
Lines and Missouri Pacific: 1t was
approved by all the railway boards.
Mr.. Stafford arrived here in his spe-
cial car yesterday from San Benito,
where he remained for some time Sat
urday morning. He spoke at the Lum-
bermen's convention in La Feria Fri
day night. The railway executive made
talk over the radio here last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
MAIL SERVICE
TOBE IMPROVED
Letters to Leave on Fast
Train at 1880 p. M.
After August |


The mail car now carried out of
Brownsville on the Gulf Coast train
leaving at $50 p. nj. after August
will be transferred to the fast train
leaving at 1880 p. m, according to an
nouncement made Saturday by r. L.
CHM, postmaster, and by o. S. V. Ross
secretary Of the Valley Chamber OF
Commerce. The change was brought
about after correspondence with the
postoffice department by the chamber.
This change will prove a great value
to Brownsville business men," Mr.. CHM
said. Heretofore the mail has left
Brownsville so early it was impossible
to close up the business of the day and
get all letters to the postoffice. This
will give Brownsville business firms
two hours longer in which to complete
the days mail and it will reach north
ern points just as early as under the
old arrangement
Mail service into the Valley will re
main as at present. The train arriving
at 8:45 a. m. will continue to bring the
principal letter mail and the train a
noon will carry parcel post shipments.
The new service will not only benefit
Brownsville, but other towns in th'
Valley will have better mailing hours
as a result of the change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
b hurt WHEN
Wind HITS tent
Canvas Building Blows
Down at Chautauqua
in Illinois
tPv Tho Associated Press. /,

SIDNEY, Ohio, July 25.-Twenty- five
persons were injured and damage es-
timated at 100000 was caused when a
tornado swept over this city at $3.50 p.
m today. The injured were al in the
auditorium at an afternoon chauatauqua
program being given in tent at Gram
mercy Park.
The tent collapsed during the rs mile
gale, burying between 1000 and 1900
persons under it, Those injured were
caught by the falling side and center
poles.
A number of factory buildings were
! unroofed, crops were destroyed in a
path four miles wide extending north
homes were destroyed.
| James Anderson, Ia, boy scout on
duty at the tent suffered compound
fracture of the skull and may die.
Annabell Pfeil, 10, suffered a frac-
tured skull, but will recover.
| A score Of other persons were injured
and are under the care of physicians.
A short period of nearly total dark
ness preceded the blow, which came
with such suddenness to prevent escape
from the canvas auditorium. Hundreds
were pinned under the tent. A hurry
call to the fire department brought a
rescue force, which succeeded in avert
ing panic and possible injuries to
several hundred persons.
Telegraph and telephone communica'
tion was paralyzed by the storm. After
the first blow the gale ragged in mildei
degree for about 35 minutes. A heavy
hail storm, which accompanied the wind
played havoc with the crops, levelline
fields of corn and oats.
Scores of small farm buildings were
blown down. Several country resi-
dences were destroyed.
Wooden side poles supporting the ten
were snapped in two and the large cen
ter poles were bent double. The bust
ness section of the city escapd damage
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
ILLINOIS DRY
Chief INDICTED
Eight Others Included in
Charges of Improper
Wine Withdrawals
(By the Associated Press J

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 25.-MaJor Percy
Owen, prohibition enforcement director
Of Illinois. was indicted for graft and
indefinitely suspended from office to-
day.
With him were indicted Ralph Stone,
former prohibition director; Bernard
Rumps and Albert Bennett, former pro-
hibtion agents; George K. Bruce, for
mer state senator; Harry Schlau,
salesman; Louis Abelson, wine dealer;
Dr. Louis Quabairi, head of wine COM
pany, and Morris Zimbroff, wine dealer.
All are accused of completely in the
withdrawal of more than 100000 gallons
Of wine in connection with which more
than 100 lesser persons, mostly wine
dealers, are already under indictment.
In the wine graft cases in which in
dictments were returned today the ac-
cused are alleged to have collected half
million dollars from wine dealers for
improper permits to withdraw wine from
bond.
Major Owen, former state adjutant
of the American Legion and supported
for the post by that organization, took
office nine months ago, under auspicious
circumstances and with assertions from
prohibition officials that he was graft
proof" -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27

Building Program
OF Brownsville To
Exceed Past Years

More than a half million dollars
worth of construction is underway in
Brownsville at the present time or has
just been completed, and projects which
are to start in the near future will
bring the total to more than a million
dollars. Figures for the year are ex-
pected to total more than one ani halt
million dollars, Brownsvilles greatest
building program.
Figures compiled from reports of the
various lumber yards, contractors and
architects place the total of al prof
ects now under construction or just
completed at $573,850. This does not
include projects to the extent of more
than half million dollars which start
within the next 80 days. The announce
ment that work is to begin on the tour
ist hotel is expected at any time and the
new Gulf Coast Lines depot is to be
started at the same time. These two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27

r projects will cost $500,OO0 and there
are number of smaller projects almost
ready to be announced, probably Is or
20.
While there are some jobs Of cor sid
cradle size included in the figures on
buildings underway the large majority
is made up of small and moderate priced
homes, thus becoming a true indicat on
of the rapid growth of the city. The
Villa Maria Academy, the FL Jardin
school and the three Brownsville school
projects are incl cllued
There probably are number of
buildings goirg up in the Brownsville
territory which are not included in
those listed below but a careful check
of available records failed to reveal
them.
There has been a foundation for a
home laid in Brownsville almost every
day for the past 30 days and on some
days two houses have been started. All
this activity is making desirable lots
very scarce and real estate prices are
advancing at a rapid rate. Some lots
have sold for more than double what
they would have brought last year On
the south side of Elizabeth street in
West Brownsville there is hardly lot
to be brought today. Less than a year
ago there were only few houses on
that street further out than the high
school. Almost the same condition ex
lists on Levee street and vacant lots are
being occupied rapidly in all other
parts Of the city.
Projects listed in this total are:
Villa Maria Academy, West Browns
vile, $250,000. First unit to cost about
s30.00a- now uhder con strnction.
A. ID. Richardson residence, Acacia
island, III Jardin, 100000, recently com
Dleted. f.. G. Holiday contractor, ma
terials from Frontier Lumber Co
r. B. Schwartz recently completed
construction of his new home of Span
ish architecture on the highway just
off Elizabeth street at cost of $500.
Barnes and KENNY were contractors
for this work and the Frontier Lumber
company supplied the materials.
Ford ana Batsell st. Charles street,
West Brownsville, $2700. Barnes and
KENNY contractors, Frontier Lumber
company materials, completed.
Tom Stevenson, ST. Charles street,
West Brownsville, $27OO. Barnes and
KENNY contractors, Frontier Lumber
company materials. completed:
Paco Betancourt, Elizabeth street,
$500. G.. Saenz contractor, Frontier
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
FURNITURE MEN
Are REINDICTED
l55 Corporations, Indi-
viduals Held Under
Charges Today
sfBy The Associated Press.1

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 25.-The govern
ment took new action today against
furniture manufacturers charged with
violation of the Sherman antitrust law,
when indictments were returned naming
155 corporations and inii''4rals.
The naminT IF individ -ae makes pos
sible the imposition of Jail sentences. it
was pointed ort. Several months ago
more than $50 corporations were narned
in indictments and about ore half Of
this number have pleaded guilty and
been assessed fiji es totaling more than
100000.
Today's indictments included the
names of corporations indicted before
that have refused to plead guilty, as
we'll as individuals connected with the
corporations and officers Of various or
ganizations of furniture manufacturers
which the government claims combined
to moropolize trade.
The corporations named in the new
indictments include manufacturers OF
dining room and bed room furniture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Peace Education Plan
To Be Put in Operation
fpv The Associated Pres.D

EDINBURGH, Holland. July 25.-The
world federation of education associa-
tion took its initial step today to put
into operation the organizations plan
for future world peace and understand
ing by adopting a series of resolutions,
recommending courses of study that will
present to students a full conception of
internationalism.
An organization to cooperate with the
league of nations and other agencies to
develop universal standards of educa-
tion and to arrange for the Interchange
of students and teachers by all coun-
tries is included in the program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Four Claim Tlu0 Offices;
Court To Decide Winners

Cochran county. the former to pre-
cinct No. 3 and the latter to precinct
No. 2, and "that by reason of said
election the said Earnest and the said
Boyd claim to have been authorized
and entitled to hold and enjoy said
Offices"
Herridge and Bennett claim the
sioners. the former to precinct 8 and
the latter to precinct 2, through ap-
pointment by J. d. Caldwell, Cochran
county judge. the petition states.
"Herridge and Bennett are assuming
to act as commissioners of Cochran
county and are claiming emoluments
Of said office" the petition continued.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Bark Taken From Dog
Under New Operation
Try The Associated Press.)

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25.-Two
goats lost their "bleats' and a dog
his Y" bark at the clinical demonstra-
tions conducted by the American Veter-
mary Medical association here yester-
day. DR.. Frederick R. Whiple of Peoria,
ILL.,. described to the convention a
may be performed on other animals as
easily as tonsils are removed at pres
ent from human being. Humane so
cieties are studying the result, he
said, with the idea of saving the lives
Of many dogs that have made nuisances
Of themselves by innocent barking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
COu1,,1Ouer Sncc1t1ubS To
Heart Disease on Sunday
Dayton Trial Scene
OF Former Leaders,
Closing Activities
fRv The Associated Press.)

TRv The Associated Press.)
DAYTON, Tenn, July 27.-William
Jennings Bryan was discovered dead
in bid at 4:3o p. m. Sunday by SER
want. He had retired for an carly
afternoon nap. Heart disease was Civ
en- as the cause.
Bryan was in the best of spirits and
expressed Himself as feeling fine"
when he retired shortly after lunch
about 1880. He had attended SER
vices at the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, before lunch and had
partaken of hearty meal before re-
tiring to his room.
The companion of Mrs. Bryan had
passed through the foom and noticed
him breathing heavily and rushed for
TIRE nearest neighbOr, A. b. Andrews,
who on reaching the scene summoned
DIR. w. r. Thomson and A. c. Broyles.
who said Mr.. Bryan had been dead
probably Is minutes. Mrs. Bryan, the
the chauffeur end companion were in
was waiting ON the porch when her
nusDand passed away.
Efforts are being made to locate the
son, w. J. Bryan. Jr.. who is in Calf
Ornia, and also daughter who resides
in California.
Mrs. Bryan was preparing to leave
in the next day or SO for Idaho, where
she expected to spend the summer with
a son. Mr.. Bryan was to leave Day
ton Tuesday for Knoxville, where he
was to deliver two speeches, then go
to Nashville 6or similar engagement
before going to Florida. He expected
to join Mrs. Bryan again in the fall.
Mr.. Bryan was in Chattanooga Sat-
urtsay morning after having spent the
night in Ross Hotel en- route to Win
chester. He arrived Eaturday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock from Winchester.
where he had spoken twice during the
day.
Mrs. Bryan expressed the desire that
her husbsnd be buried in Arlington
cemetery and feels that arrangements
for this may be perfected as he held
the title Of colonel. She said MIR.
Bryan had expressed tb, same desire.
No arrangements will be made, how
ever, until his son, J. w. Bryan, Jr,
is located and heard from.
Mr. Bryan's leadership of the dem
ocratic party definitely was broken
the national convention at San Francis
CO in 1920, when he was defeated in hi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
nv the Associated Press)

AUSTIN, Tex, July pa petition
for quo warranto proceedings to be
instituted in the seyenty-second dis
trict court of Cochran county was
prepared today by Attorney General
Moody for the state, against. H. /.
Boyd. W. t. Bennett, w. A Herridge
and d p Earnest, to determine which
of two of the defendants is legally
entitled to be commissioners in Coch
ran county. The petition was mailed
tonight to the district clerk in Coch-
ran county for filing.
Earnest and Boyd claim to have
been elected county commissioners in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
The WEATHER

EAST AND WEST TEXAS: Sunday
and Monday generally fair.
LOUISIANA: Sunday and Monday
generally fair except scattered thunder
showers in southeast portion.
ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA: Sun
day and Monday partly cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
LA FERIA COUPLE
ARE MARRIED HERE

Otis c. Lamb and Mis- Clara Mae
Hornsby, both of La Feria, were mar
ried at the Methodist church on Satur-
day afternoon at five o'clock, Rev. o.
C. Crow, the pastor, conducting the
ceremony. Both these young people are
well known in the upper Valley. Mr..
Lamb is connected with the La Feria
news and will make his home per-
manently in La Feria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-27
Ex-DRY LEADER SLAIN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 25.-Wm.
r. Hamilton, SO, former president Of
the Tennessee anti-saloon league, was
stabbed to death at IL O'clock tonight
by James Evans, a negro. Mr.. Hamilton
met death after an alteration with the
negro whom he had called to repair a
puncture in his automobile tire The
stabbing occurred on leading resi-
Dental street of Knoxville.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-04
GROWTH OF MOVIE
CITY IS PECULIAR
HollyVO0d'S InsigniHcance Re-
SponSible for Fame

Hollywood. Dec. 4 R>-Because of
Its inslgniflcance not SO many years
ago. Hollywood became one of the
goals OF the worlds movie-struck.
During the first ten years after
l9Vo' when the motion picture in
austry was beginning to come into
teing, Hollywood subbornly refused
10 snow any marked growth. Its
founder II. ii. Wilcox, a real estate
man formerly of Ohio and Kansas,
mad laid out the district attractiveIv
establishing 1t as desirable residen.
tlal property. But 1t was too far from
the then small city Of Los Angeles.
Most of the motion picture studios
We're IN the east; but few were To-
Gated In and around Los Angeles.
None was In Hollywood,
There was no lighting equipment
men such as Is used now, and pic
lures made in California, where
mere was plenty of sunshine show.
"a results that were difficult to OH
tain In sections more frequently
visited by rain.
Back in New York, the Nestor
Company Of David Horscly was cx-
periencing unending trouble. With a
iarge payroll TO meet, rain or shine,
lad weather was eating I'D the pro-
fits. Horsely and his associates de-
Cidcd to go to California.
The heads Of the Nestor Companv
had heard of Hollywood. II was n
pretty place. But the best feature
was that location for studio pro.
hably could be obtained there for lit.
lie or nothing. And so, because OF
Hollywoods very insignificance, the
motion picture "magnates," upon ar
irving in Los Angeles with about $50
between them, went Immediately to
he western suburb and rented an
cd tavern and its barn for a studio
Although today the industry is
looked upon by every citizen as the
communitys greatest asset, its entry
into the town was not sought, and it
was several years before the people
'N'~@AS ~ hliC lSAt tlliL luC luUkltS
were making Hollywood, and the
business became persona grata.
For years after their arrival, that
is, until the drawing power Of the
Industry became obvious the people
OF filmdom were subjected to all
manner Of insults. And in the board
Of trade there arose many heated
debates over the movies, but the
business men favoring them finally
won out.
With the rise of filmdom to power,
he fame Of Hollywood. which be-
came part Of Los Angeles in 1910,
but which never lost its name,
spread. At the coming of the first
studio in 1911 the population OF the
place was about 1000. Today 1t is
estimated at $4,000. There are "a
studios and so producing companies,
Employing $4,000 persons. The bust
ness represents an investment of
GL125,000,000.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-04
MILLION VISITORS
ARE NOW EXPECTED
1ucharistjc Congress Plans
Being Made

Chicago, Dec, 4 Rp-Chicago faces
ne problem of caring for more than
| million visitors next June 1924
Turing the Catholic Eucharistic Con
.'Tess, meeting for the first time in
he United States. Leaders expect il
70 be ono of the most notable gather
ngs In the history of the church.
Every hotel, restaurant. cafe and
cafeteria OF the hundreds here has
"ecn asked TO cooperate with COM
mltte"S in charge of caring for the
delegates, who will include represcn-
lativcS Of rcigning Catholic dynastics
and pap0I dignitaries.
Arrangements for the spiritual
side Of the congress, in addition to
IS sessions, include the Eucharistic
recession, traditional feature OF the
meeting, in which most of the dele
%ates will participate, and a Mass in
soldiers field. United choirs of hun
'ircds Of school children are training
10 sing the Mass, the altar for which
will be erected in the area OF the
Municipal stadium. which has n
capacity of $4,000.
An art exhibition in which promi-
ace will be given to the work IF
'atholic artists, priests and nuns OF
his and other lands, is a plan OF an
Xhibits committee which has the
assurance of displays from Italy and
France.
The prime purpose OF the congress
IS the glorification of the Holy Eu-
rharist, the sacrament Of the real
presence of Jesus Christ in the con-
sccrated bread in commemoration OF
The Biblical story of the Lords sup
ger. Clergy and laymen will consider
means whereby devotion to the Eu-
harist may be spread and the
bought of members of the church
Concentrated upon it.
In arranging for the congress,
hose in charge have as precedents
, series of tho meetings held nearly
very two years since the first,
which attracted only local attention,
in Lyons, France, in 1881. A per-
nancnt committee, named by the
.opc, has the duty OF directing the
congress wherever it is held. Ameri-
IAN members of the committee arc
he IT. Rev. Francis c. Kelly, bishop
of Oklahoma, and the Rev. AL
phonse Pclletier of New York. Tho
Rt. Rev. Thos. Heylen, D. D., bishop
Of Namur, Belgium, is the present
chairman and count Henri d'Hon-
vile, Paris, secretary.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-04
Two Forms of Death
Punishment i'm Kentucky

Frankfort, Dec. Pl-kentucly is
unique in having two forms of death
punishment, hanging and elcctrocu
ton. Hanging is for crimes against
women: electrocution for murder.
The 1920 legislature passed the
hanging law. A Lexington hanging
recently was the first one under the
act which brought back the discard
Cd ganows, which Clerk Goodman
OF the Kentucky Court Of Appeals,
said has deferred unlawful commits
sions pronouncedly.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-04
Ior1lorrow's Business

Player showing
FROM Uaddto maket of
Buyers only attracted by the particularly exceptionally
payment plan which permits Of small deposit delivery of the weekly month
payments the balance Also they pleased find the
a low a o ont hem oreex models
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-17
ROAD COMMISSION SUPT. ROSS KINNEY OUT FROM
 INTERIOR, ON WATSON

Superintendent Ross Kinney of the Alaska Road Commission who has been in charge of road work in the McGrath district, arrived in Seward on the Admiral Watson today on his way to Juneau. With him was Wm (Buckskin BilD Pessinger dog driver of that region who made the trip out with him.
 According to MT. Pessinger, they had one of the hardest trips ever ex- perienced, owing to the heavy winds land extremely cold weather Leav- ing McGrath in October, MT. Kinney and Pessinger came outside via the Kuskokwim region. For over three hundred miles the trail was as bare as the sidewalks of Seward" said Mr. Pessinger, making it hard going for the dogs Along the Kuskokwim i the wind blew so hard that we could barely make headway and at one re- lief cabin where we were stopping, we did not dare leave the cabin for fear of being swept off our feet" ! MT. Pessinger, who has been in Alaska for many years, and who was formerly in the Copper River section, said that in all his travels he had never seen as bleak and desolate a country as the Kuskokwim region in the winter time.
 MT. Kinney, who has been in Kama talk for several weeks awaiting trans portation to Seward, reports that the Standard Oil Company is still drill ing and are now at about the three thousand foot level, trying to drill through the cement casing which they placed in the drill hole to shut of the flow of water they encountered Hate in December.
 After a brief trip to Juneau, MT Kinney will return to Nenana, where he will take a dog team to the scene of his operations.
 MT. Pessinger, who has his dogs
 with him. will leave on the nex
 train for Nenana where he will awai
 orders from MT. Kinney and iron
 orders from Ross Kenny, and iron
 there will probably go to Ophir
 While at Kanatak MT. Pessingel
 saw Bob Mcintosh and several othel
 oldtimers, and reports things rather
 dull with them there.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-17
SAWMiLL AT DAYS HARBOR
 NOW TURNING OUT TIES

Bill Bryant, of the Bryan & Vogl mill at Seward, returned to town Sat urday from Days harbor and reports splendid progress at that point with their new mill. Starting construction work in December on the mill it is now running and has already turned out 500 sawed ties, with enough tim Der cut to turn out in the neighbor- hood of 1000 ties within a short time. MT. Bryan states htat the mill to be erected on Knights Island by c. R.
 Felts of Anchorage is still under con- struction but will be running shortly.