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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Special Cars, Autos Here
With Friends of New
Railway

A crowd of three thousand people
throughout the Valley and the southern
part Of Texas to be present for the
opening Of the hearing on the applica-
tion Of the Southern Pacific Lires.
Special~cars brought delegations from
San Antonio and Yoakum, while from
the Valley there has been an almost
continuous stream of cars all day.
The Edinburg delegation, headed by
Sheriff A. Y. Baker, reached Brownsville
shortly before noon with about fifty
cars. A delegation from Falfurrias ar
rived Sunday, and early Monday morn
ing there arrived the Alice delegation,
headed by Secretary Gardner of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The city was full of ribbons, pinned
on coat lapels, indicating the home Of
the wearer. Virtually every town. in the
Lower Rio Grande was represented.
M Most Of the visitors from the Valley
towns expected to return to their home
this afternoon and tonight, while those
from the towns outside the Valley plan
ned 70 remain two days. -a
>~-IheN Yoakum Chamber of Commerce
delegation distributed leaflets carrying
a roster of the Yoakum delegation, and
Advertising for the city of Yoakum.
The Yoakam delegation was headed
by o. r, Davis, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and other members
of the party are: Philip Welhausen, W.
I. Brian, Z. A. Palmer, NJ. c. Driscoli,
NJ. A. Meyer. W. f. Gl n, J. H. Neuman,
f. G. Koerth, F. A. Strurk, H. Seekamp,
j. X Elkins, Z. Hertz, A. n. Turner,
A. Z. Stephen, A. o. Frobese, L. W..
Sheckles, Dr.. i. J. Hill, John McFadden,
DR.. G. L. Kopecky, Fl. Quota, W. f.
Adams, p. ]. Davis, II. D. Meister, and
]. j. Salazar.
H. d. Meister, who is proprietor Of
the Yoakum Daily Herald, said that
Yoakum is an important po!nU on une
Sap road, having the machine shops or
the railway at that poii.., and that the
merchants and businessmen generally of
that city were interested in securing a
straight line connection between there
and the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
|LEVEE ERECTED
AT SANTA MARIA
FAILS TO HOLD
River Eats Through
Main Levee andWash-
es Secondary Defense
Away; Stream Falls

The improvised levee on the
Rio Grande near Santa Maria, on
which several hundred men
worked all Saturday night and
Sunday, went out shortly after
IL o'clock last night, within an
hour after the river finished eat
ing through the first levee, and
water is spreading over a large
part of the county near the west
ern boundary.
Reports from San Benito and
surrounding country today were
that the water is going In
northerly direction along the
main canal of the La Feria dis
trict, and will probably reach
the Arroyo Colorado by that
route.
1t is believed that there will
not be damaging flood of the
arroyo, as occurred with the dis
astrous flood of 1922, as the
river is falling up the line, re-
ports this morning indicate, and
will probably start dropping
near San Benito tonight.
The river at Brownsville is at 14.75
about the same as it has been for the
past day, and is standing still.
Several hundred men were called out
after noon Saturday to wark on the
levee which was threatening to break
through at Santa Maria, and a SECOND
ary levee was thrown up about 1000
feet in length.
Due to the condition of the ground it
was impossible to work teams, and the
secondary defense levee was thrown up
with sacks and work DOPE by hand with
| shovels.
The levee lasted less than an hour af-
ter the first levee went through
Parts Of the lie Feria HarlinRen
and San Benito water districts will be
flooded by this water, although the da-
mage is not expected to be Of much ex-
tent, as there are no crops on this land
now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
6 DIE IN FIRE
ATORPHANACE
Nuns Battle to Rescue
Boys in Idaho Indian
Institution
(By the Associated Pressl

LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 5.-Fire
visited tragedy on the little Catholic
Mission settlement in the Nezperce In
dian reservation rs miles east of here,
at midnight Saturday and took the lives
Of six orphans. Situated five miles
from railroad in a sparsely settled
section, the boys dormitory at the mis-
sion where 81 Youngsters lay asleep was
wiped out
Nuns heroically worked to awaken
the boys, half dragging them from their
beds. The sisters were believed to
have escorted all Of the boys from the
building when five Of the lads dashed
back into the fire to rescue some CONF
panion they thought was facing death.
The bodies of six were found closely
huddled together in the ruins. The
victims were from to Ia years old.
Efforts of bucket brigade were
fruitless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05

IN OUR
VALLEY

Probably parades do not build rail
roads
Neither does oratory Nor, one may
reasonably suspect, do placards brine
railroads. or stickers or hot arguments
or resolutions.
The people of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley generally appreciate those facts
And they have way of showing what
they think. about PROPOSE, that have tc
do with the welfare of the Valley,
The particular proposal now before
the people of the Valley, the plan to
build the Southern Pacific into the Val
ley, asks only one thing of the people
Of the Valley-their moral support.
The only way they could think of to
show that they were "for" another
railroad into this section was through
parades, through placards, through
stickers-and their personal appearance
in Brownsville.
When the Valley wanted flood con-
troll they brought the entire state le-
gislature down in special trains-on
two occasions. They got flood control
When they wanted paved highgways,
they went to- the polls and voted for
them. and then dug deep into their
pockets to pay for them
When they thought they saw way
to build harbor at Point Isabel, they
dug deep into their pockets and put up
actual cash to help it along-to the
tune of something like $350,000.
This hearing is not a personal matter
between officials of great railroads.
If those who sit in the courtroom ex-
pect TO see Mr.. Baldwin of the Missouri
Pacific glare at Mr.. Scott of the South
ern Pacific. or Mr.. Scott glare at Mr..
Baldwin, they are likely to be disap-
pointed.
The men are doubtless personal
friends. They may be separate in their
positions in the hearing now in progress
but a different sort Of hearing in an
other section Of the country may find
them fighting together.
The Southern Pacific wants into the
Valley. The Missouri Pacific. being
here. wants to keep the Southern Paci-
fic out.
Up in the Panhandle country of Texas
there is another great railroad fight.
The Denver road Burlington and the
Santa Fe are at it, hammer and tongs
up there. The Denver wants to keep
the Santa Fe out. In many respects
the contentious are the same as they
are in the Valley.
Valley grapefruit of the 1925-1926
season is now reaching the local mar
kets of the Valley towns.
Tney are being peddled from wagons
in Brownsville, and may be obtained at
the stalls in the city market.
They are selling Z two and three for
a quarter, and are being greeted with
extreme satisfaction at breakfast tables.
They are sweet, those that are being
pulled. But they are not quite as good
to the taste as they will be later on
in the season.
This season they are going to worry
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
NAVYDEFENDED
BY PN-sPlLOT
fBv the Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 5.-Col-
onel William Mitche!ls charge that
amateur bungling" by non-flying ma
val officers was responsible for the
failure of the navy's Hawaiian flight
drew a contradiction today before the
presidents air board from Lieutenant
Byron J. ConnelI, pilot Of the PN-9
number 1.
Under questioning by Senator Bng-
ham Of Connecticut, Lieut.. Connell
backed up the testimony given last week
by Commander John Rodgers, leader
Of the flight, declaring that all arrange
ments were carried out by Rodgers and
the other flying officers.
"Compander Rodgers had complete
charge of all details" Connell asserted.
He is very, very good flyer and made
careful preparations.
Failure of the wind, which weather
experts could not forsee, Connell con-
tinued, was largely responsible for the
plane not reaching Honolulu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Increasing cloudiness
tonight and Tuesday becoming unsettled
with possibly local showers; not much
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday; somewhat unsettled
near the coast; cooler in extreme east
portion tonight; warmer in north por-
tion Tuesday. Light to moderate WINDS
on the coast, mostly northeast to south
east
Weather Conditions
The weather was mostly cloudy and
unsettled practically throughout the
United States and the Canadian North
west at the morning observation. RalRs
occurred within the last "a hours "
southern Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas
and in the northeastern states; and
scattered precipitation was reported
also from the southern Rocky Mountain
region and the Canadian Northwest. A
high pressure area over the Canadian
Northwest was attended by rather low
temperatures in the region named, and
temperatures were also somewhat sub
normal in most of the northern border
states Elsewhere in the country ther-
mometer readings were generally still
above the seasonal average this morn
ing
The highest temperature yesterday
at Texas stations ranged from a6 at
Fort Worth to 68 at Amarillo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Legion Battle Looms
Over Mitchell Stand
by the Associated Press)

OMAHA, Neb. DC. 5.-Vcterans of the
world war. here for the seventh annual
convention of the American Legion,
lined up today for fight on the en-
dorsement of Col William MitchelPs
recommendations to congress for a Sc
parate air service department.
disappointment at the Colonel's in
ability to- attend was assuaged some
what by announcement that a message
from him would be read before the con-
vention. Failure to invite his as a dis
tinguished guest was regarded by his
friends as an attempt to keep him from
carrying his fight to the floor Of the
convention, although legion officials
announced that only combat generals
and admirals were invited as distin-
guished guests,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Travis Grand Jury to
Probe State Officials
(By the Associated Press)

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct 5.-Grand jury
investigation into office holders in the
state capitol, land office and Travis
county was ordered today by Judge Jas.
R. Hamilton in the Travis county GRIM
inal district court.
Principal among the offices to be in
vestigated the judge told the graund
jury impaneled today. will be the re
cords, Showing where all funds have
been placed and spent. The grand jury
was ordered to call auditors and clerks
having them give accounts of every ex-
penditure and when violations appear
either reprimand the offender or re-
turn indictments
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
State Asks Dismissal
of Hearing; Charges
Lack of Jurisdiction

Dan Moody attorney general exploded the states bomb
shell the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing
today which the Southern Pacific
San Antonio Aransas Pass line from Falfur1as to Hdago
Through Ernest May assistant attorney general filed
petition of intervention asking hearing dismissed
lack of jurisdiction If it is sustained it apparently will sweep
the ground from under the feet of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
the protestant against the proposed extension
there enough business in the territory roads The
Southern Pacific declares and prospective
more than sufficient for two roads make
upon their invstments.
W. T. Scott of Houston president Of the Southern Pacific
lneS IN Texas and louisiana the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Valleyites Throng Brownsville
AsI. G. G. Hears First Testimony
SIDELIGHTS

Two gentlemen from McAllen, both
well along in years, met Browns
vile friend in cafe today.
what are you fellows doing here"
the Brownsville man asked?
well, we came down to help get
this here railroad, but there don't
seem to be damn thing we can do
about it. We amt even seen the
hearing yet. We just been loafing
up and down these streets
There will be flowers this afternoon
for President w. X. Scott of the
Southern Pacific
The flowers will be presented by
Miss Jessie Lemburg of McAllen, a
member of the McAllen delegation,
which came to Brownsville this morn
ing sixty cars strong
She is accompanied by F. w. Lem
burg, her father, and Perry Clark,
Members of the Chamber of Com
has colonization project in Mexico
and who has been active in connection
with the Southern Pacific's plans in
this section
The hearing at the court house
came near beiEg held up at 1880 this
morning when the Valley visitors set
up din of hOnking automobile horns
as they went around the court house.
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce, s. c. Tucker, w. b. Clint, w.
E. McDavitf, John Gregg, and G. c.
richardson manager, met Commits
sioner Woodlock al the railway sta
tion and welcomed him to the city.
ID. A. OBrieN, who was present, sug-
gested that Commissioner Woodlock
be given wooden key TO the city, in
consideration of his name.
Private Pullman cars of the South
ern Pacific, S. A. U. & G., Gulf Coast
Lines, Missouri Pacific, Ign, and
). A 4 A. p. were parked" at the
Gulf Coast Lines terminals here this
morning. Just before the 8:45 train
came in, 20 minutes late due to five
extra cars, a representative of the
). F., and one of the NJ. p. talked in
friendly manner, each standing with
his hand on the rail to a car of his
own line, hooked together.
Newspaper row at the hearing in
eluded G. +. Gillespie, vice-president
and general manager Of the Houston
Chronicle, A. w. Archer, news editor
of the San Antorio Express, II. M.
Sheppard of the Associated Press,
Helen Rummel, scovering" the hear
ing for the Houston Press, w. o. Hol-
land of San BenitO Light, Mrs. Julia
Montgomery of Monty's Monthly, a
representative of the Herald, and Ed
Williams of the Weslaco News.
Goats off" was the opening order
of the session, followed closely BY an
order for no smoking. The crowd
which was standing around the rail OF
the court room grew to such propor-
tions that it was necessary to ask
them to be seated. This brought a
round of applause from those seated
in the back of the room.
The peanut" of the court room
did not fill completely until around
1880 when the Valley delegation
started pouring in. Then it was pack
ed, the Brownsville band being pres
ent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Continuance Granted
= In Charge Of Forgery

The case of Z. G. Busey, charged with
forgery on three indictments, was con-
tinued until the special term of the Grim
inal district court this morning by
Criminal District Judge A. W. Cunning
ham.
Andreas Rodriguez was found guilty
Of violation of the Dean Act and given
a suspended sentence of five years. The
trial Of Alfonso Hendiola, charged with
the same offense will be held this after
noon.
der. was docketed to come before the
court today but it is unlikely that il
will be reached until tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
Piggly- -Wiggly Head
Moves to Brownsville

c. p. Evans. one of the owners of the
Piggly- Wiggly in Texas, and manager
of tie string of noout II stores. has
moved his home and offices to Browns.
vile from Yoakum.
Mr.. Evans came here yesterday with
his wife. and will live in the former
home of A. NJ. Kent in West Browns
vile.
The Pigggly- Wiggly head has an o.
flee in the new State National Build
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05

Fl. Woodlock, of Washington,
member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Incidentally this is
the first time that a member of the
commission had come to Texas on like
mission. Previous hearings in other
cases have been conducted before exam
iners for the commission
WoOdlock introduced.
Mr. Scott read a lengthy statement
outlining the position of the Southern
Pacific. Preceding his appearance On
the stand Clarence E. Gilmore Of Aus
tin. chairman Of the Texas State Rail
road Commission, introduced Mr. Wood
lock to the attorneys and to the audi
ence which filled sthe district court
room.
1T is not often" he said, "that a
member of the commission can get a.
way from Washington and when a men,
Der decides that he can leave his duties
1t becomes a'matter of very great in
terest to the section which he visits. :"
Mr.. Gilmore welcomed Mr.. Woodlock
to this particularly favored portion of
Texas, and the attorneys and those in
the audience welcomed him with a
storm of applause
Mr.. Woodlock regarded it as per-
sonal privilege to be here but immedia-
tely launched into the business Of the
hearing It must be completed. he said
by Thursday night Meanwhile the op-
portunity Of nobody would be abridged,
he said, and asked that duplication of
fn hn
S. P. Has Many Friends.
The court room where the hearing
was held began to fill with visitors
within few minutes after the hearing
got under way. Frank Andrews of
Houston, entered his appearance for
the Missouri Pacific and the Gulf Coast
Lines, with that of a Degesdorff
Of New York, general counsel for the
Missouri Pacific system j. HI. Talli-
chett Of Houston general attorney for
the Texas lines, appeared for the
Southern Pacific Others representing
the Missouri Pacific SYSTEMS: r. B.
Creager and Harbert Davenport both
Of Brownsville and John A. Mobley of
Houston
Apparently the Southern Pacific came
to the hearing with considerable sup
port. Fourteen cities and organizations
and the State of Texas filed petitions
of Intervention in support of the South
ern Pacific's plea for authority of the
commission to extend its line The
Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Edin-
burg Boosters Club, the Valley Cham
Der Of Commerce, the McAllen Business
link 1a n
Club, the City Of Edinburg, La Feria
Chamber of Commerce, the County Of
Hidalgo, the City Of McAllen, the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce. the
Cities Of Weslaco, Pharr, Donna and
Alamo all came in support of the pro-
posed railroad extension and against
the protest of the Missouri Pacific
which objects to it.
Outstanding among them was the pc
| tition of the State of Texas asking that
the application be dismissed. 1t merely
was filed with all the others and no
| action taken. except an announcement
by Mr.. Woodlock that they would all be
| considered as a part Of the case
| State Objects to Hearing t
| The states attitude was based on an
/ amendment to the charter Of the San
\ Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad gran
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-05
STATE BANK CALL

AUSTIN. Texas, Oct. 5.-The state
banking commissioner today issued a
call for statement Of condition or
state banks at the close Of business
Scpember 2S. y
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11
West Side Day at
State Fair Designated

YAKIMA. - Thursday, September
II, has been set aside as Western
Washington Day at the Washington
State Fair, which is to be held Sep
TENDER IA to 10, and Secretary A. Il.
Lawson, who is now visiting Coast
cities, has reported that Seattle bust
ness men have already organized to
visit the fair together on that day and
will probably charter special train.
A large delegation Is also assured
from Tacoma and numerous exhib-
itors from both northwestern and
southwestern counties are planning
to bring families and friends. Thurs
day, as in previous years, is also Gov.
ernor's Day, and Governor Hartley
probably will be present.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11

Where the British market was import
ing about 2O,O0O,OOO pounds of butter
per month in 1923, they have been i'm
porting about 6O,OOO,OOO pounds per
month since the first of this year and
at such good prices that exporting
places have diverted their shipment
to London. Butter shipments af1oat
from New Zealand and Australia are
about double those of a year ago and
production in Europe is heavy. Some
producers wonder If the demand will
remain as strong for the last half Of
this year as it was for the first half.
Production remains a most import
ant factor influencing our market re-
turns. Production conditions appear
favorable but it is not expected that
last years heavy production, amount
ing to 10 per cent over 1923, will be
repeated.
Taken all in all, the outlook for az
riculture is much more definite and
encouraging than 1t was when the
June report was written. Since this
is very reassuring. to business, gen.
orally, it is expected that conditions
in the state will be much better than
they have been for several years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11
The Servant Question

In their work with employers, the
directors of an up-to-date domestic
employment bureau see a great need
for standard methods in housekeeping.
They contend that the housekeeper
cannot be an indiyidualist, but that
she must see herself as one of a
group, willing to adopt standard meth
DDS. The daily care Of the house
should be a fairly fixed procedure. A
study of household engineering Is also
advocated for all employers, study
which will mean wiser selection Of
all household equipment and the ar
rangement of this in compact working
units 80 that minimum equipment will
give maximum service. Any employe,
however expert, finds 1t difficult to
work to advantage in poorly equip
ped and inconveniently arranged
kitchen. - Katherine Fisher, Director
Of Good Housekeeping Institute in
Good Housekeeping.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11
Great Britain Using
Anti-KnOck Gasoline

Its supplies from Sumatra failing
Great Britain has been forced to ex.
pertinent with treated gasoline to
eliminate knock In high compression
air operations, according to Com.
mander q. q. Wilson of the Bureau
Of Aeronautics of the Navy Depart
ment.
Great Britain and other countries,
Commander Wilson learned, are ne
gotiating for the purchase of ethyl
fluid, or tetra-ethyl lead, now being
investigated under the direction of
Surgeon General Cumming.
United States navy aviators, Com
mander Wilson says, are successfully
using tetra-ethyl lead. Endurance
flights with gasoline doped with ethyl
fluid by the men themselves have been
made without difficulty, he reported
to the surgeon general. Commander
Wilson asserts the conviction that
mo danger can result from ethyl gas
oline in aircraft"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11
Diet for Children.

Eggs, cereals, tomato Juice, orange
Juice, and other mild fruit juices one
gets in canned fruits for salad, or
from canned pineapple, are good to
round out the diet Of very young
children. The canning process in pre-
serving fruit and tomato juices does
not destroy their vitamin value. The
juices should be fed In small guam
tities-a teaspoonful at time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-09-11
Asparagus At Its Best.

Fresh asparagus should be eaten as
soon after cutting as possible as It
very quickly loses its delicate flavor.
Unless the housewife can secure
strictly fresh asparagus she will do
better to buy the canned, as this Is
preserved while 1t is still fresh before
the delicate flavor has been destroyed
or the stalks have toughened from
staleness. The proper way to cook
asparague is to stand the bunch on
end, leaving about an inch Of the tips
above the water. The spears may then
be cooked without destroying the ap-
pearance ne the tips.