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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday, probably
with local showers.
East Texas; Cloudy tonight and Tues
day; probably local showers in south
portion. Moderate to fresh southerly
winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Showers occurred in extreme southern
and in north central Texas within the
last "a hours, and light, general rains in
the Missouri and upper Mississippi Val
leys. Temperatures were above the sea-
sonal average in the middle Mississippi
Valley this morning, and near season
able practically throughout the balance
of the country.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from SO at AM
arillo to 72 at Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
RAIL LINES SEEK
EXTENSION PERMITS
(Bv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-Two
propects for extensive railroad construc-
ton in the west were laid today before
the interstate commerce commission.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western
asked authority to build into the untah
basin, Utah, by carrying branch l3l
miles from Soldier Summit, Utah.
The second application, though filed
under the name Of the Fort Worth
ard Denver South Plains, indicated
that the Colorado and Southern
system intends to provide about l9O
new miles of line for its system IN
Texas. The Fort Worth Company, which
is a subsidiary of the Colorado, form
ally asked permission to build from
Carey to Plainview, with branches ex-
tending to Silverton and Lubbock, all
points in Texas No estimates of cost
were filed on either project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
JURY SELECTED
IN BROWN TRIAL
Trial of Mercedes Man
on Murder Charge
Started Today

The jury for the trial of A. N. Brown
of Mercedes. indicted on a charge of
murder in connection with fatal ac-
cident near Brownsville about a year
ago, was completed shortly before noon
in district criminal court here today,
and trial of the case started at 2 o'clock.
The jury is composed of the follow
ing men: H. L. Thomas, Brownsville; /;
o. G. Spies, La Feria; w. j. Munns, La
Feria; j. w. Haffner, San Benito;H H
L. Alsmeyer, San Benito; William Bel
iinghausen. Brownsville; J. R. SHELTON,
Brownsville; F. P. Housel, San Benito;
j. A. Browne, Brownsville; P. X. Nc
Nair, Brownsville; I. V. Jolly, San Ben
ito; j. J. Bishop. Brownsville.
Brown is charged with the murder Of
Jesus Alvarado, who died following an
accident on the highway on the night of
April 80, 1924. Alvarado was a vaude-
Vile actor whose home was in Chi
huahua, Mexico. His leg was severed
in the accident, and he died the follow
ing day.
The jury was selected after more
than half of the special venire Of Is
men had been examined, most of them
being excused. A few jurors were ex-
cused by the court when they admitted
having formed an opinion in the case
Judge James A. Graham is attorney
for the defense, while District Attorney
George c. Westervelt is prosecuting the
case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
BRAND ASKS TO !.
DELAY FORMING
FRENCH CABINET
Socialists, Control i n e
Financial Situa tion,
May refuse Support to
Any But Herriot
fRv The Associated Press J

-
PARIS, April I'm BRAND, who
yesterday was entrusted with the task
of organizing a new cabinet called on
President Doumergue this morning and
asked for more time in which to select
his ministers.
The crisis was brought on by the re-.
signation Of the Herriot cabinet after
the senate had expressed dissatisfaction
with the governments fiscal regime.
Briand appeared determined to have no
power behind the throne, and wants to
know definitely whether the socialists
are willing to bind themselves to his
sion of the party never to take office
in a bourgeois cabinet.
BY tomorrow night it is expected the
national committee of the socialist party
will have made up it's mind. There are
many members of the party, who because
of old half-buried quarrels, are bitter
ly opposed TO Mr.. BRAND. Wednesday
is a quartely settlement day, and
commerce and industry are not salts
fled. if applications for discounts are
not met as usual, many firms will be
forced into stopping payment. Besides
just to pay the salaries of officials the
treasury will need at least 4OO,OOO,OOO
francs.
Many senators and deputies or all
parties maintain that political questions
should, at least for the moment, be LAID
aside: that the country is in a tragic
position which must be met by the en-
ployment of exceptional measures.
For this reason transition ministry
headed by Anatole De Monzie, who be
came minister of finance in the Her
riot cabinet succeeding NJ. ClementeI
only z week before the cabinet resign
ed. is growing in favor in political cIr-
cles. The sole aim of such a ministry,
it is explained, would be to regularize
the position of the bank of France,
which it became known during the fl
nancial debates last week. exceeded the
legal limit of circulation to tide over
critical period.
At noon the impression IN parlia~
mentary circles was that NJ BRAND
would decline the offer of the premier
shin. either this evening or tomorrow,
and that NJ. Painleve. president OF the
chamber Of deputies or Senator Rene
Renouldt would be called upon to try
to unravel the political tangle.
M. Painleve thus far has refused ~
undertake the task
The socialists hold the key to the sit
nation and do not appear inclined to
help out in any combination other thah
another HerriOt cabinet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
WORK STARTED
ON PLANS FOR
TOURIST Hotel
First Structure Will Be
Only Starter, Lee B.
James Says After Tour
of Florida

With the best ideas from the most
modern and beautiful hotels in Florida
in mind, following trip there, H. c.
Wood, Of the firm of architects, Kel-
Wood of San Antonio, has started work
on plans and specifications for the new
tourist hotel for Brownsville, accord
ing to Lee. 3. James, OF the James
Dickinson Farm Mortgage Co., which
concern will build the hotel.
Mr. James was with Mr.. Wood on the
tour through Florida
We will not copy any one design or
style Of architecture which we saw in
Florida, Mr.. James said, but will use
the best ideas which we secured down
one coast, and went back up the other
viewing all of the bigger tourist hotels
in the pleasure resort districts.
The hotel will be so designed and
constructed that it will be a credit to
Brownsville" Mr.. James continued
The exact location has not been de-
cided on yet, but should be settled soon
Development in Florida
II believe nothing in the world sur
passes the development which is going
on in Florida Mr.. James said. The
one crop they boast of is the tourist
crop. Florida people will tell you that
they do not grow any particular crop
that some other section of the country
can not grow better-except the tourist
crop. Nearly million persons went
there last year on vacations and pleas
ure trips, and the Valley has everything
that Florida has except hotels and play
grounds.
California has had her day as a
pleasure resort for the nation. Florida
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
0FFICERSSEEK
NEGROES AFTER
DALLAS ASSAULT
Woman Attacked by z
Blacks After Compan-
ion Is Slain; Four Are
Held in Jail
(Bv The Associated Press.l

DALLAS, Texas, April 13.-
Search for the two negroes re-
ported to have beaten the head
Of Ryan Adkins to a pulp and
then to have attacked his COM
panion, Mrs. F. Guy Steers, last
evening, continued today al
though four negroes were held.
Adkins was killed and Mrs.
Steers condition SO serious she
was in a hospital today. Before
being killed Adkins was robbed.
Mrs. Steers told officers that when
she screamed as the negroes beat her
companion theyvcommanded her to re-
main silent, and then turned their at
tention to her. She was beaten, bruised
and scratched. Her condition was such
the police said it was hard to get a
coherent story.
The attack took place outside of
Highland Park, near Southern Methodist
university early in the evening, but it
was several hours before reports were
made to officers. Sheriff Schuyler
Marshall is working on the theory the
attack was the work of the same two
negores reported to have beaten and
robbed another young couple recently.
as the descriptions were much the same.
Adkins and Mrs! Steer were driving
slowly when two powerfully built ne
groes jumped on the running board OF
the machine and beat Adkins over the
head, using pistols as clubs.
Mrs. Steer was dragged from the ma
chine and attacked by each negro
The negroes left her stranded, got into
the machine and drove it short dis
tance, before they wrecked it by driv-
ing it over an embankment.
When a Dallas man with his family
came on the woman, they found her
suffering from severe scalp wounds,
lace1ations on the face and shock. Ad-
kins was dead.
Mrs. Steer lives with her mother, Mrs.
s. B. Gordon in the fashionable Bel
mont addition.
Adkins was in the wholesale grocery
business. being connected with ADKINS
Polk Grocery company. He is survived
NV his mother. a brother, Judge W. II.
Adkins, and two sisters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13

The construction of these highways
bids fair to solve the problem, long con-
tended with, Of getting from the Val
ley, from Laredo. and from other points
along the border between Mexico and
the United States, into the interior Of
Mexico, and Niceversa.
The road from Matamoros will prob
ably go through Tampico, and on down
the coast to Mexico City, and will
greatly shorten the present route which
must be followed between the two cities.
1t will furnish a land route, which
will in part take. the place of proposed
rail lines, never constructed
Many movements have been started to
build first class highway down the
east coast Of Mexieo-especially one
connecting Brownsville, and Ma.amoros.
with Tampico. The road has never been
built, although some local Improvement
work is at times done at different places
along the road.
Likewise other highways out of Mex
leo have been proposed, and discussed.
but never built.
Another rail line. connecting Mata.
moros with Tampico. and giving dire,.
route between the two cities failed to
materialize.
1t was pointed out here today that
the new highway will mean much to the
border country. 1t will give the VAL
ley short route intd the interior Of
Mexico. This route can be used for
truck shipments Of the commodities
which would exchange more easily be-
tween the two countries, but for poor
transportation.
And it will also furnish a road for
tourists to use in getting into Mexico.
At present the tourist is slow to start
over the Mexico roads, as they are in
poor shape, becoming almost impossible
in bad weather
Details Of the construction Of the
three highways, and of the exact route,
are yet ito be worked out. At present
the highways connecting Mexico City
with the three points to which the new
roads will be built are merely dirt
roads, graded in some places, but in
others uncared for.
The fund mentioned in the Associated
Press dispatches today, $15,000.000. r.
not sufficient to build concrete roads
but on account Of lower material and
labor costs it is pointed out that many
hundred miles of gravel or other hard
surface road can be built there for that
sum.
Another road to connect Nuevo Laredo
and Matamoros running along the river
on the Mexican side is proposed and IL
is said an oil company has offered %
construct cross country line connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific coasts with
highway running through Mexico City
in return for an exclusive permit to
sell its products along the route.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Harlingen Five-Story
Nearing Completion

HARLINGEN. Tex, April 13-The
new five story office building being
erected by A. J. Wittenbach is nearing
completion and the offices are being
fitted up and occupied as fast as each
floor is completed. The following to
nants have moved in. The Head Con-
fectonery. Burgers Barber shop, Cln-
derella Beauty parlor; Mecca cafe
Chas. F. c. Ladd. Nose Hill, land; Car
ter and Stierenburg, attorneys: Har
~~s Joffries. attorneys: West and Lid
dell. attorneys; W. T. Carlton, attorney;
A. L. Lewis, attorney; John B. Challes,
insurance; lDr. j. NJ. Green, dentist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Truck Markets
u ONdy Fort Brown

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13.-Carlot
shipments of fruits and vegetables for
April 11-Spinach, Texas, s. Virginia, o;
others, 7; cabbage, Texas, So; South
Carolina, 21; New York. g.; Wisconsin,
O; others ,58; mixed vegetables, Texas,
rs; others 102; carrots, Texas, 2; beets,
Texas, 1; grapefruit, Texas, 6; total,
608; potatoes, Texas, 20; total, SOC;
onions, Texas, lat; total, l55.
Shipping point observation-disclosures
Brownsville, unsettled, cash hundred
weight selling at $3.50 to $4.00; beans,
steady; S1.25 to S1.75; cabbage, un-
changed.
Shipments for April 12-Spinach, Tex
as, O; others. O; cabbage, Texas, 40;
Florida, 2; South Carolina 2: New
York O; Wisconsin, o; mixed vegetables,
Texas, Al; others, 33; total, "A; beets,
Texas, 3; carrots, Texas, 3; onions,
Texas, 3D.; grapefruit Texas, 5; total,
las.
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
SAN BENITO GETS FIRST
x X X
TOMATOES OF SEASON IN
+ y 4
VALLEY; QUALITY GOOD
Especial to The HeraId)

SAN BENITO, Tex, April 13.-The
first crates of tomatoes of the 1925
season were marketed in San Benito
Saturday, Carlos Zepeda. who lives
near La Paloma. bringing in one craze
and K. Tomaisu, Japanese farmer who
lives about six miles west OF here,
ma ,:qted three crates. All of the
tomatoes were bought by Wade and
Newton and both growers received
premium.
The tomatoes were of excellent
quality.
Both of these growers will market
tomatoes in quantities this week, they
said, and other farmers will bring in
the first picking during the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Second Son Born to
Heir of Gates Fortune

ST. CHARLES, H., April 1S.-An eight
and one-half pound son was born early
today to Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Norris of
st. Charles Mrs Norris was formerly
Miss Dellora Angel, heiress to the
$38, 100000 John w. Gates estate. The
birth Of son makes the second child in
the Norris home, little Laverne Gertrude
Norris having been born in December,
1923. Both mother and son are doing
nicely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
CHILE TO DELIVER
TARATA TO PERU
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-The
Chilean embassy has informed Presi-
dent Coolidge that Chile is ready to de-
liver the city and province Of Tarata to
Peru as soon as the arbitrator fixes the
necessary provisions for the purpose.
In the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary award
the Peruvian nationality of the province
of Tarata was recognized and the prov
ince was ordered returned to Peru.
The Chilean government also an
nounced the appointment of Don Gus
todio Greve, a noted Chilean scientist
to act as its member on the boundary
commission with former Governor j. j.
Morrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Briefs Filed in Tax
Publicity Litigation
CBv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13.-The
Kansas CITY Journal Post and the Balti-
moro Post filed in the supreme court to-
day separate briefs in the appears
brought by the government to punish
them for publishing income tax llsts
made public by direction of congress
The eases will be reached for argument
this week
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
HIGHWAY TO MEXICO CITY TO BE BUILT
THIEF STEALS LIFETIME
x X X
SAVING OF FAMILY IN
X X X
QUARTERS, soc PIECES
(Bv The Associated press.)

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, April 13-The
life time savings of Augustine Hill
are gone.
Fifty and twenty-five cent pieces
which he and his family had denied
themselves from his meager wage as
a laborer amounted to $3.50 Saturday
night when he received his pay.
They were tucked away in the bot
tom of a trunk in his home along with
$65 in Mexican gold
Sunday night as the Hill family
were away burglars entered the home
through an unlocked window. The
trunk was opened with key and the
savings taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
AID SUIT REFEREE NAMED

NEW YORK. n Y, April 13.-Su-
preme Court Justice Proskeur today ap-
pointed George w. Alger, an attorney, as
referee to hear suits over advertising
funds involving the democratic national
COMMITTEES and Van Patten, incorporated,
an advertising agency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Cotton Fine, Grower
At San Benito Says

Cotton is 80 days ahead of last yeat
in growth, according to J. L. Landrum
of near San Benito. one of the largest
cotton growers in the Valley.
"We have a splendid stand" Mr.
Landrum said 'The cotton is abou.
ten inches high and is being chopped
The outlook at this time is fine for a
great crop"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13

DETROIT, Mich April l3.--The Ford
Motor company today inaugurated what
is said to be the first commercial airline
to be established in the United States
when the Maiden Dearborn" an all
metal plane of the lair pullman" type,
hoped off from Ford air port, Dear
born, at 9:24 a. m. with cargo of COM
pany mail and express for the Ford
plant at Hegewsch, H., near Chicago.
The plane, piloted by Eddie Hamilton,
former rolay air service flier, is one Of
two duralumin planes to form the
nucleus of an air service to link the Ford
company with its plants at Chicago, St.
Louis, ST. Paul and Iron Mountain, Mich.
The second plane will receive it's first
tests within a few days.
The flight to Chicago is expected to
require two and one half hours, but
speed is to be sacrificed to safety.
A statement by the Ford company
said Hamilton was to fly directly to
Bryan, Ohio, and then follow the United
States airmail route to Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Business Buildings
Started at Harlingen
Especial to the Herald.)

HARLINGEN, April 1.-Two bust
ness buildings for Harlingen was start
ed the past week. One so by 14O foot
brick building being erected by Charles
Brown for dry goods store and the
other one by o. P. Scale which will have
five store rooms. The foundation for
the latter is being laid for four stories,
but just the ground floor is being erect
ed at present. Mr.. Scale reports that
many applicants have been received for
space.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
PALESTINE LOSES
FIGHT FOR SHOPS
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 13.-The
International Great Northern railway
company is not required to maintain
general offices, shops and round houses
at Palestine, Anderson county, Texas,
the supreme court held today in a case
brought by the Central Union Trust
Of New York, the holder of the
mortgage under which that railroad was
re- organized.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
CONTRACT LET
FOR Is MILLION
ROADPROCRAM
One Road to Be From
Matamroos to Mexico
City; Probably Will
Run Along Coast
fBy The Associated Press.}

MEXICO CITY, April IA
S15,OO0,00O contract to build
three main highways into Mex
leo has been signed between the
Mexican government and an
American company whose name
IS withheld. The highways will
join Matamoros, Laredo and
Nogales with Mexico City. The
contract price will be paid with
the money raised by the recent
decreed tax of six cents per gal
lon on gasoline consumed by
motorists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Harlingen Youth to Be
Buried In Brownwood
fSnecial to the Herald }

HARLINGEN, April 13. - Wilbur
John Davidson. %. died here Friday
night at 9:45 after a lingering illness
He was the son Of Mrs. w. T. Liston and
Is survived by his mother and one SIS
ter Miss Cleo Davidson also or TINS
citv. The remains we're shipped by the
THOMPSON morticians to Brownwooo
where funeral services will be helc
Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
Alabama Railroad to
Declare Big Dividend
nv The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 13.-The
Alabama and Vicksburg railroad was
given permission by the Interstate COM
merce commission today to declare
stock dividend of $2100000 and to dis
tribute the 81 900 shares of new COM
mon stock thus created among its pre-
sent stockholders. The security issue
was said to represent earnings put back
into the property.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
QUAKE RECORDED

KINGSTON, Jamaica. April 13.-A
sharp earth shock lsSting about two
seconds was experienced in Kingston at
1920 o'clock this afternoon. 1t occa-
stoned much excitement in the CONNER
cial area. A few luildings were crack
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
WOMEN TO MEET

A special meeting of the recently or
ganized business and professional wom-
ems club Of Brownsville has been called
for tomorrow night at o'clock in the
parish house of the Episcopal church
bv Miss Julia O'Brien, chairman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-13
FORD AIRLINE
EESTABLISHED
All Metal Plane Starts
First COMMERCIAL
Venture

fBy The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 13.-The Ford
Motor company's plane. the first COM
mercial plane on the Dtroit- Chicago air
route, landed here today at I1:13 a. m.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

convenience. One may also go di-
rectly into the hall from this en-
trance.
Upstairs there are two bedrooms,
sewing room, bath and closets. These
rooms are put in the second story be-
cause 1t gives the requisite number of
rooms with less expense than if all
were spread on the first floor. The
chief expense in building a house is
in the roof and foundation, and both
of these items are reduced by hav-
ing one group of rooms above the
other. This house was planned to be
made of shingles, for this is least
expensive, but it could be of stucco
as well. The lifting of the roof
gives the little house a better line,
and when vines are growing over the
porch and the house is tastefully
painted it would be a most attractive
little home.
Since the prices of material and
labor vary so materially in different
localities we do not attempt to give
an estimate as to cost, but suggest
that you consult your local builder,
who can give you detailed information
as TO the costs of your exact needs
70 be installed in this design. For
Information as to the procuring of
the building plans of this design No.
-, send stamped and self addressed
envelope to the Real Estate Editor.
Copyright, George Matthew Adamsl