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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
May Puts Weight IN Fight
Against Mitchell Proposal
Wilbur Tells Probers
Planes are Necessary
Part of Service
-(By the Associated Press !

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept 22-The
weight of those charged with admins
tration of the navy today was thrown
into the scales against any sweepinf
change in the organization of the ma
tion's air defense.
Testifying before the presidents ali
board, Secretary Wilbur, Rear Admiral
Edward Eberle chief Of naval operations
and other high ranking naval Officers
vigorously opposed the reorganization
plan advanced by Col. William Mitchell
Mr.. Wilbur declared against de-
partment of national defense proposed
by Mitchell and favored by Major Gen.
Mason M. Patrick, the army air chief
He likewise opposed an independent air
corps, like the marine corps.
Admiral Eberly squarely lined up with
the views of his spcrior, which are
in accord with the position of the war
department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
EXPANSION Was
UNUSUALSTATE
CREW MEMBERS
Naval Court of ,Inqui-
ry Hears Testimony
That May Shift Blame
For Disaster
(By the Associated Press)

LAKEHURST, N. j., Sept. %.
A new bit of testimony, that
there was unusual expansion of
the gas cells before the airship
Shenandoah broke up, was CIV
en- today before the naval court
Of inquiry investigating the loss
of the ship.
Lieutenant Thomas S. Hend-
ley, communication officer, tes-
titled that he was awakened by
the pressure of gas cell on his
face and likewise by the unusual
angle at which the ship was rid
ing. Previous testimony had
been that at this time the Shen-
andoah was above her pressure
height, that is, where the inside
pressure of gas equalled the out
side pressure Of the air.
Before Lieut.. Hendley was called,
Lieut.. Charles f. Bauch, watch officer
at the time. declared inspection some
time before the accident showed that
the gas pressure was not excessive.
Both Lieutenants Hendley and Bauch,
as we'll of Lieut.. Roland G. Mayer, con-
struction officer on board, agreed with
other witnesses that the breakup oc-
Cured when the ships nose was sud
denly tilted up during a second rapid
ascent
Stories as told by civilian eye-wit-
resses to the special investigating naval
board were summarized to the court by
Commander Jacob H. Klein, president
Of that board. He said the two mist
intelligent of these witnesses agreed
that the ship broke at the bottom.
Others, less intelligent, Commander
Klein, insisted that the craft bumped
up" and broke at the top.
The special board was told by some
Of the farmers near the scene Of the
wreck that the wind was the strongest
they had ever experienced. Commander
Klein said it appeared that the wind
was coming from all directions at once.
None Of the witnesses saw any light
ming near the ship. Commander Klein
said there was no evidence that there
was any fire of any kind before. at
the time of, or after the craft broke
up. !. A~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
fire BOYS AT
DONNA DlSBAND
Volunteers and Commits
sion Disagree Over
New Equipment
Especial to The Herald.)


DONNA, Tex, Sept. 22.-While ef-
forts to form new volunteer fire de-
partment are going forward here the
citizens are busy endeavoring to rec
oncile the city commission and MEM
bers Of the original volunteer organiza-
tion, whose designations were accepted
last Saturday. In the meantime the
state fire marshal has been notified
that there is no active fire-fighting or1
ganization here.
The resignation of City Fire Marshal
Louis Berleau also has been made ef-
fective.
According to Fire Chief Jesse Nor
wood who also is district chief, the
difference of opinion arose over the
purchase of pumper following dis
astrous fire here two weeks ago in
which the assistance Of Mercedes and
McAllen apparatus was appealed for
and received.
Following the fire." Chief Norwood
said, . a committee of citizens met with
the city commission and asked that GER
tain steps be taken to prevent future
disasters. This committee presented
petition signed by $50 citizens which
asked that a fund not to exceed $4,000
be expended for apumper, that fund
not to exceed $4,000 be expended for a
fire station and city hall, and that 1000
feet of new hose be purchased.
The commission, composed of DIR.
VIM. Whigham, Carl Liljergen and w.
H. McCullen, agreed to all these propo-
sitions and wires were sent out for
statesmen az fire. p-fivhtiup pouipment
Continued on Page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
fire CHIEFS
Plan PROGRAM
Richardson Explains
Entertainment
Features
{ Special to The Herald)

HARLINGEN. Tex. Sept 22-Plans
for the next state convention Of the
Volunteer Firemen's Association of
Texas were outlined at a meeting Of
Valley fire chiefs held here last night,
with G. c. Richardson, secretary Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce,
present. The next state convention will
be held here.
Mr.. Richardson was secretary of the
Cisco Chamber Of Commerce at the time
the last convention was held the con-
vention being in that city. He became
intimately associated with the details
of entertaining the visitors, and work
ing out program, and explained some
of these points last night. showing
blank forms that were used to sign up
the visitors, as an aid in planning their
entertainment.
Fire Chief Roy Weller Of Brownsville
accompanied MIR. Richardson to Harlin-
gen. Fire Chiefs Ira Tedder Of San
Benito, Henry Mention of Mercedes,
Jesse Norwood Of Donna district chief;
and representatives from other cities
were present.
meeting Oh the committee on ar
rangements for the convention will be
held in Mercedes Monday Of next week.
in the office of Fire Chief Mention of
that city.
At the meeting here last night re-
solution asking the city commission Of
Donna to reconsider its action in dis
banding the volunteer fire department
Of that citv and also asking members
of the fire department to reconsider
their action in resigning was introduced
and passed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22

o. l.. Williams, manager, writes:
'The Donna Chamber of Commerce
hastens to congratulate you in a most
sincere manner on the splendid front
page article under the heading The
Herald and the Southern Pacific ap-
pearing in your issue last evening.
"The good citizens of Donna are
reading this article with a great deal
of pleasure and solid satisfaction.
They are deeply appreciative of the
stand you are taking with reference
to the Southern Pacific as well as
that on all. other really progressive
movements in the past history of the
Valleys struggles for recognition by
the outside world. You can tell your
readers that Donna is one hundred per
cent for the Southern Pacific and the
port"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
Citizens Lauding
Herald on Stand For S. P.

kilograms commencing The Browns
Vile Herald on its stand with refer
ence TO the application of the South
eTn Pacific to bui4d into the Lower
Rio Crande Valley reached The
Herald today.
G. III. Swallow Of Alamo wires as fol-
lows:
Congratulations on your editorial
on the Southern Pacific matter in yes
terday's Herald. Ii is a timely, clear,
sensible, logical and patriotic article.
Hidalg0 county endorses every word.
THE application of the Southern
Pacific to build into the Valley should
be granted. Gaining another good
railroad will be an important factor
in the rapid and intensive deYelop-
ment of the whole Valley"
The Donna Chamber of Commerce,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
GARNER TALKS
0NS.P.PLANS
Congressman Discusses
Development at c. of
G. Meeting

How can you go to congress and
ask for money with which to develop
a harbor at Point Isabel if you havn't
tonnage enough for. another railroad
into the Lower Rio Grande Valley?"
This was the question put before a
meeting of the board of directors OF
the Chamber of Commerce of Browns
vile Monday afternoon, by Congress-
man John N. Garner Of this district.
The representative was invited to at
tend the meeting to discuss matters
of local and Valley interest.
Mr.. Garner discussed some of the
early history of the movement to de-
velop a harbor at Brazos Island, OF
Point Isabel. into which was wover
some remarks anent the proposed build
ing into the Valley of the Southern
Pacific railroad.
He said he had not been aware o.
opposition to the construction of al
additional rail line into this territory
and that "if you have all the wonderful
resources that you claim to have | can
not understand why there should by any
objection"
Mr.. Garner explained some of th'
angles of the Esch- -Cummins act which
empowers the Interstate Commerce
Commission to control extensions O.
rail lines, calling attention to the qua
ranteed earnings of five and three quar-
ters per cent.
Explains Law
r "profits over that amount earned b.
railroads are taken from them to MAKE
I'D the five and three-quarters per cen
for the poor railroads. he said. "W'
are not concerned now with the good O.
evil of the law. it is still the law. L
railroad anywhere loses money, tht
people generally make up the difference
If new railroad is built in Maine ant
it loses money, the people of Texas ar'
as much affected as the people O
Maine"
Mr.. Garner, in discussing the Brazo:
Santiago harbor project. said that n
believed that if any mistake had beer
made by the government in connection
with the development, that it should b
rectified by the government.
81 believe you have five year main
tenance guarantee of $4,000 year.
do not believe that you would gair
anything by endeavoring to organize
larger project at. this time. If you car
Continued ON Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
Sanitary Commission
TO Win Island Suit

had intervened in the case, objected.
IL want to know" he said, ''if the
commission will in the future change
its rules and regulations and if my
clients can be assured that the com
mission will proceed according to the
rules presented here today"
The statement precipitated pro-
longed discussion but when court ad-
journed for lunch it seemed probable
that the temporary injun ction restrain
ing the commission from killing contact
cattle in its campaign to eradicate foot
and mouth disease in the area between
Houston and Galveston might be vacat-
ed and another order entered requiring
the commission to proceed in its eradi-
cation work in line with its own rules.
The rules were introduced in evil
dence for the first time today. Mr..
Stewart indicated that their presenta-
tion afforded him considerable satisfac-
ton. inasmuch, he said, as he had been
unable to obtain them hitherto.
1t developed that the major differ
ence between his clients and the COM
mission was the manner in which cattle
taken for destruction had been valued.
The commissions rules recited that the
commission should appoint one apprais-
er. the cattle owner another and the
two should name third appraiser. Mr..
Stewart asserted that practice had not
been followed and that sometimes cat
tie had been arbitrarily taken without
any agreement about the amount which
was to be paid for them.
When w. F. Love, attorney for the
commission, agreed that the practice
was wrong in principle and that he was
willing for the court to enter an order
that the commission should obey its
own rules, it seemed that an amicable
adjustment was in sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
WOMANPUT IN
FURNACE ALIVE,
POLICE Think
Body Found by Officer
Who Heard Screams
in New York Lumber
Yard; Man Confesses.
(By the associated Press)

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 22-Po
lice today discovered the body of Mrs
Sophie Poleski, young east side wo-
man, in the furnace of lumber yarC
kiln in Lewis street. George Symuk
fireman of the lumber yard was arrest
ed. The police said they believed she
had been placed in the furnace alive.
Patrolman William Merrick, hearing
woman's screams coming from the
lumber yard, investigated.
Merrick found Symuk near the fur
mace but he denied that woman was
on the premises. As Merrick began to
question him, Symuk fled and Merrick
fired his revolver. The shot was
heard by two other patrolmen who
caught the fireman and took him back
to the furnace room. The officers found
Mrs. Poleski's body inside the furnace
the door of which had been closed and
a shovel propped against it.
Symuk told the police that the wo-
man often visited him at the yard and
that she had once threatened to poi
son him. When she brought him two
bottles of wine this morning he sus-
pected that she had placed poison in
the wine. He said he beat her over the
head with bottle and then carried her
body from an office in the main build
ing to the furnace room. Police said
Mrs. Poleski was gagged before being
placed in the furnace.
Symuk told his captors that when he
ran from the lumber yard he intended
to commit suicide by jumping into the
East river.
A new angle IN the case developed
when detectives found John Poleski
the dead woman's husband, in bed at
his home with serious wound on the
head. He was taken to the district at
torney's office today for questionini
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
French Claim Light
Losses In Riff War

BEIRUT. Syria, Sept. 22-TEa French
claim to have lost only office killed
and fifty wounded in repulsing the at
tack of Druse tribesmen at Massi Frey.
south of SueGia last ThursGay. The
Druse losses are placed at SEQ killed
and 500 wounded.
A simultaneously attack agaIrst Sue
dia was repulsed with one cislnlt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
(By the Associated. Press }

(By the Associated Press.)
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 22.-An
amcable adjustment of the foot and
mouth injunction case in district court
here seemed probable today.
When court adjourned at noon attor-
neys on both sides were apparently APP
preaching an agreement on a court or
der requiring the livestock sanitary
commission to adhere strictly to its es-
tablished regulations governing disease
eradication.
District Judge j. C. Canty indicated
it would be unreasonable way to settle
the litigation but Maco Stewart, coun-
sci for J.K. Aaberg, Galveston county
dairyman, and number of others who
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
Body of Instructor
Sent to Kentucky

NORMAN, Okla, Sept. 22.-The body
OF DR.. Thomas Brent Moore, assistant
professor of economics at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma, has been sent to Lex
ington, KY. DR.. Moore's body was found
yesterday hanging by wire from
bridge near Lexington, Okla. A coron-
er's jury here last night declared he
had committed suicide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
MEuSEL GETS HOMER

NEW YORK N. Y, Sept. 22.-Bob
Meusel, Yankee outfielder, hit his 3Oth
homerun of the season in the seventh
inning Of the first game of a double
header between the New York and Chi
cago teams at the Yankee stadium to-
day. Dickie Kerr was on the mound
for the Sox when Meusel hit for the
circuit. No one was on base.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
Mexico Workers Plan
Strike of Sympathy
(By the Associated Pressl

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 22-The regional
confederation of labor has decided to
call a general strike in proteec- ;ng
against the federal district governments
decision that the walkout of employees
of the British owned FL Auila oil COM
pany is illegal. The date for the begin
ming Of the strike has not yet been
fixed.
The movement involves ninety labor
unions in the federal district and means
stoppage of the majority Of The public
industries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22
HANGINGS DELAYED.

AGRAM, Croatia-The hangman has
cold and so the execution of two MUIR
derers has been postponed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-09-22

We said the other day that the Texas
Continued on Page Two)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
A R &c N TINE TO
CURB BOOZE
Planning Official Control OF
Liquor Selling

HUENOs AIRES. oct 20.-my L.
Pl-Rigorous control OF the sale Of
alcoholic liquors and obligatory teach,
ing OF tho necessity for temperance
In their use In public schools. bar.
racks, jails and nsylums II being con.
sldored by the Argentine chamber Of
deputies.
4 thoro study Of the question OF
nlr0hollBm has been completed by %
committee appointed for tho purpose
and q project for its control has been
recommended for passage.
Among the provisions OF the pro.
posed law are tho following
Prohibition OF manufacture OF
importation N drinks considered dan
gcrous by the national department or
hygiene.
Prohibition Of sale ot alcoholic bey.
rruErH 20 habitual drunkarda or per.
sons less than 20 years or ago and
prohibition Of employment Of women
or males leV than 90 years old In
places where such liquors arc sold:
Prohibition ~ sale Of aporl,iycs or
ionlca IN drug stores without medical
prescriptions and Of consumption OF
such IN drug stores.
Prohibition og sA,o OF alcoholic
liquors between noon on Saturday
and s o'clock IN tho morning on Mon.
day. also after o'clock IN tho eve.
ning on other days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
AVIATORS MAKE
CROP REPORTS
New Federal Plan to Use
Planes for u. S. Forecast

WASHINGTON. oct. .O,-Ths new.
est economy scheme OF tho admins.
iration ia the use OF airplanes for
making crop predictions for the dc.
partmcnt Of agriculture.
Experiments conducted by Army
Air Service photographs at Dayton.
o. have demonstrated the complete
success OF the proposed method.
Unlike many suggested changes
nocessi,ated by tho presidents econ
omy program. this scheme will not
only save the government Thousands
OF dollars every year but materially
increase tho value OF tho service TO
farmers and business firms depend
ent upon quick and reliable crop csu-
mates.
/ Former methods have involved
Interviewing farmers on tho amount
Of land planted in grain and garden
produce, or driving about the country
actually measuring tho fields. Both
systems Of taking tho crop census
have been slow. burdcnsomo and
expensive.
Tho new idea Is 20 tako pictures
from tho air and make Measurements
from n set scale, In the successful
experiments exposures have been
taken with aerial cameras nj alti.
tudes from 1000 20 5000 feet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
| M P ROW EMENTS
ARE ORDERED
Water Mains and Paving
Extensions TO Go IN

Pour water main extensions with
fire hydmnts, one sewer sob. four
Paving projects aud four blocks or
grading were ordered by tho city
council Monday afternoon.
The hoard OF works was instruct
cd 20 draw plans anu specifications
for the work on the following prof
Gets.
Watcmains w Marginal way
from w Hudson 3d.. Co Iowa ave.
iith and 18th ayes. y. T.. from L..
Suth 90 r. send sts. and T., sand
g., from ilth 90 18th ayes. y. a.
5tth ri. 3, W, from AK ave, 500
feet south and Wickstrom pl., from
oath pl s. W, south, First ave. s,
from spokane o., 90 puwamish
waterway
Sewers Myrtle ST., from Rainier
ave. 90 seward Park ave.
Paving Evanston ave. from \.
10th 10 y Goth sts. ltdmuuda a.,
from Rainier ave. 10 Empire way.
\. and 4, 5lst Hts. and ~ and l..
5snd stsr. from Keystone pl, 10 Ia,
tona ave, Aurora ave, from \.
igul 90 \. 18th sts-
Grading -aith and 3sth ayes. y
l.. from y, 55th 10 r. 57th SITS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
Main Street

II T. Bergen. iowslcr. making
haste on Fourth ave. 4, J.
Brandt, lawyer. huytllng FOR the
office on Second ave, J. {, Mar,
mhdulsc. hotel man, superlntcnd-
ing repairs on the New wash
iuElon J, Il. Shanrr. merchant.
heading Tor Laurelhurst ln
hurry DIR. John Nithrrspoon.
physician, jollyiug q patient ON
Fourth ave 4. ". Browurll,
banker. looking for lunch on Sec
on ave. Rev. II. l. Chnttrrton.
church secretary, climbing
Spring n. hill. Samuel Flcm-
ming. school teacher. making a
deposit az tho bank. Henry
Grant, salesman. driving west on
Pike st. John Flint, logger. go
ing south on First ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
NelO PdntdgeS Executive
Takes OUer Duties Here
j. Lloyd Dear'th Sue
ceeds +. G.. Bostick
as Pan Manager

A prOINTMENT OF J. Lloyd
y pearth, widely known theatrical
executive ~ tho South and Middle
West. aa personal representative II
Alex fntagcs iu the Northwest aud
manager OF tho FaniaEcs hsBifr
here was announced Tuesday
pearth, who arrived in Seattle laat
night 10 assume hia now post to-day,
succeeds r. G. Bostica, who leaves 10
accept AN executive position with
Insw's, inc. " New York, where hr
win bc IN charge OF chain OF 90
thcatgrs turnout the East, one OF the
biggest executive posts ever offered
"a Pacific coast theatrical man,
s,nttlc's now pautagrs representa-.
tive comes from Memphis, Tenn
where he has In charge Of the Pan.
tukcs thenter for five years, prior Ia
which he was general manager Of
the CaFb Bailey Amusement com
pauy, operating houses In Beaumont
Fort Worth. Galveston and other
Texas citira. Ilo was also formerly
associated with tho Lubiu chain Of
thcaters IN Philadelphia, where no 81
well known
Arriving hero yesterday on hys
first visit 10 Seattle. Dearth, who
has just completed an inspection tour
OF tho East, announced that many
stellar attractions have been booked
FOR tho local playhouse, and predicts
a prosperous season, Ho was i'm.
pressed with new improvements re-.
Gently made in tho theatcr here
BOstiek. who leaves today for his
New York post, has served as the
Northwest PantnEes representative
during the past two years. and durHE
this time he inaugurRtcd many i'm
proyementH here. including complete
remodsling OF the Seattle thratcr and
adoption OF a policy Of vaudeville
and feature phonoplays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
IA INDICTED IN.
OIL FRAUDS
Three Large Companies In
yOIyed in Charges

Los ANGELES, oct. Colour
teen officials and three largo Oak.
Ud and Texas oh companies were
indicted Dos the federal grand jury
here
Warrants far their arrest on
charges Of using the mails 10 de-.
fraud investors of $50 600 900 were
lgurd Monday
The Oh companies involved are
Tie Invader oil and Refining Co,
90 fAiuskuE's, Okla, the owen. Wood
gil corporation. Of Fort Worth, Tex.
and the Wood pool, no. ., Of
Fort Worth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
Man Injured in
Elevator MAY Die

Thomas ElllR. 81. was seriously In
lured late Monday when no was
caught In an elevator In atoro
building at Eighth ave. and Virginia
81, lie iH NJ Columbus saniiRrum.
and may die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20

when baby f. constlpaied, has
w.ud.colic, fcverish breath, coated.
tongue or diarrhca, halftenspoou.
mi OF genuine california Zig syr-
up promptly moves the puisons
gases bile. Eourlng food and waste
right out Never cramps or over.
acts. Babies love It's delicious taste
AAk your druggist FOR genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
full directions for Infants III arms
and children OF all ages plainly
printed on bottle Motherl You must
say California or you may get m
imitation fE syrup.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20
Vote New Funds
for Beach Drive

Continued progress In the proposed
Marine drive development was shown
yt MpHdly'1 council session. when
rouucllmcu voted f3.38O.7a 10 pur.
chase tide lands between AK ave.
and Rhode Island g.. from tho Ma
rlH0 National bank, for the Sound
beach drive They also voted n
'7,25GG0 appropriation from the
1924 parks construction bond fund
60 pay general taxes and assess.
ments on Marine drive lands al.
ready acquired by tho city.
Attic blind an Eastern man has
read n raised print Bible s times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-20

for a moment was puzzled what 10
do lie had 10 get back 10 the fort.
Police say no climbed into strange
automobile and tried 20 start H..
Patrolman Percy Pizor hove in sight
James landed In the city Jail. where
he told the story.