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TRUCK MARKETS
BY Naval Radio to The HeraIt
from U. 8. and Texas AgricuItur
Departments

Potato shipments: $50 cars exclu-
sive of Texas.
Onion markets: Laredo-Haulings
increasing, demand moderate, mar
ket steady. Carlots I. o. b. usual
terms standard crates Yellow Ber-
mudas commercial pack, ones and
twos mostly $500. u. :. No. H. $2.25
to $500 Crystal White Wax $500.
Carlots \. o. D. cash track standard
crate Yellow Bermudas U. s. No. rs
few sales s2.10 to s215. Crystal
White Wax s2.75.
Express shipments of beans: San
Benito 70 St. Louis a, Jersey CITY 1,
Portland. Oregon 4. Houston 2. Har-
lingen tc St. Louis 4. Mercedes to &c.
Louis 2, Boston 1, Brownsville to Bos-'
ton q Total i4O.
Potato markets: Kansas City--106
cars on tracks. New stock supplies
light, demand limited. market weak
er. Sales to jobbers, opening prices
Wednesday, Texas sacked per cwt
Bliss Triumphs III. S. No. lis, ! IL
inch minimum, $3.50 to $500. Pitts
burgh-Supplies light, market steady.
Florida double-head barrels SpauId-
Ing Rose U. s. No. 2, $1,000 bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs u. s. No. is
mostly $500. Fort worth-0ucning
prices Wednesday new stock Texas
sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs II. 8.
No is IL inch minimum 800 to
$T-50- Dallas-New stock supplies
light. demand moderate. market
steady closing prices Tuesday. Texas
sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs u. s.
No. is 1-2 inch minimum mostly
around $500. Denver-Supplies new
stock light, very few sales. Texas
sacked per cwt $40.
Shipping point information for
Tuesday, April Isl:
Lower Rio Grande Valley points
Texas Cabbage: Partly cloudy. warm.
Haulings moderate. light wire INJURY.
Demand and trading slow, market
weak. Carloads I. o. b. usual terms,
bulk per ton flat and round types
mostly SIS. few lower; barrel crates
approximately 20 pounds net, mostly
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ROJAS GIVEN
5-YEAR Term
Perales VIII be Tried
In Rougier Killing
Thursday

Marciel Rojas was given a sentence
or five years ~ the pcniteatdrv by
the district criminal court Of Cam
eron county Tuesday afternoon in
connection with the Staying OF An
tonic Salas at La Feria on December
5 last.
Salutiano Perales is expected 10 80
on trial Thursday in come :t;on with
the fatal shooting Of Jose Garza
Rougier on the rifle range near Vic
toria Heights on November IL. The
shooting is said to have. occurred af-
ter Perales had been wounded by a
stray bullet.
RougIer was one of the singers
over radiorhone KWWG at the time
Of his death. He was tarket shooting
at the time Pcrales was wounded.
The district court now Is trying
the case OF Francisco Vela, charged
with violation of the Dean act Off
GERS J. c. Billings and Marcus Hines
of La Feria found about 80 quarts OF
liquor buried in her yard but she DIS
claims all knowledge Of The booze.
She lives in La Feria.
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Expedition Finds Rare
Plants on Mexico Side

More than one hundred specimens
Of plant life. some OF them rare,
and some believed TO be new plant
forms, that have never been de-
scribed. were brought back to
Brownsville yesterday by DR.. b. G.
Tharp of the University of Texas,
and Robert Runyon Of this city.
The two have just completed a
weeks botanical survey in the
state Of Tamaulipas. this being the
first survey Of its kind ever made
in that section.
They went to San Fernando, then
on to Victoria. collecting some
specimens by the road. and at San
Fernando went to the top Of the
mountains in the Santa Catarina
ranch regions, going as high as n
mile on one of the mountains
south Of Victoria. They had to
make this trip on mountain horses
carrying their luggage on pack dom
keys.
There the two botanists found
many unusual forms Of plant life.s
They found scne species of The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-14
STOCKMAN and
z Sons Held
Floyd County Men Are
Charged With Death
of Snodgrass
(By The Associated Press.)

FLOYDADA. Tex, April l4.-Dau
Shipley, pioneer Floyd county stock
man, and his two sons. Mae, 2S, ano
Frank "a, are in the county jail
charged with murder as a result of
the shooting Of Harve SnodErass, Al,
in front Of the First National Bank
here shortly after $3.50 yesterday af
ternoon. The men were returned here
last night from Lubbock, where they
fled to surrender to Sheriff II. l..
Johnston.
According to Sheriff J. r. Maddox
the Shipley and Snodgrass families
have been enemies for the past sew
cral years and although the sheriff
admitted knowing the nature Of the
trouble he flatly refused to divElge
the information. Mac Shipley, mar
ried, admits that he fired the shots
which killed Snodgrass.
The Shipleys say that Snodgrass
fired several shots at them one day
in February, while they were feeding
stock on their ranch. Being unarm-
ed, they ran to safety.
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KlnM, Amti-Klam
Fight Resumed;
Martial Lam On
fBy The Associated Press.)

HERRIN, ILL.,, April IA
Herrin was again under mill
tary control today as official
machinery was put in motion
to investigate this city's lat
est renewal of Klan-Anti-klan
factional strife which yester-
day, at the municipal election
here, resulted in the death Of
six and injury of more than
score of persons.
An inquest was expected to be
held today. Coroner George Bell Of
Marion arrived last night and. with
States Attorney Arlie Boswell, con-
ferred with Lieutenant Colonel Davis
in charge Of the situation. and John
Ford only known eye witness to the
shootings.
The dead are:
Aurb Treadway, %, Harrisburg.
Charles Briggs, alias Brown 80,
East st. Louis.
Mack Sizemore, 54, alderman.
Ben Sizemore, 81, alderman, broth
err.
Harland Ford, 40. brother OF John
Ford, former chief Of police and dep
atty circuit court.
Noble Weaver, 80, West Frankfort.
Three Of the men, the Sizemore
brothers, and Ford, were Klansmen,
while the others were anti Klansmen.
The shootings are believed 70 have
been melted as result OF mn episode
Tuesday morning, when John Smith,
garage proprietor, and klan leader.
was accosted by man later identi-
fled as "Blackia" Arms, about 9:30
a. m. The men conversed for few
moments and Arms searched Smith,
removing two guns from his pockets.
He then took gun from his own
pocket and struck Smith across the
face, the latter said
Smith in a statement, declared that
ne then ran into his garage, close by,
followed by his brother-in-law, Eu-
gene Vincent, and two other men.
who had net been identified. Then
the shooting began. Smith and the
three other members Of his party bar
ricading themselves within the "a
rage.
More than 500 shots were fired
from both within and outside the ga
rage, it is reported. and scores OF
tContinuped on Page 2.)
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RATE MAKING IS
POLITICAL, CHARGE

DALLAS. Texas. April IA
Charges that rate making had be-
come political were made at the
national convention of the Associated
Traffic clubs of America at the clos /.
ing session of the convention he.e to-
tsy.
A resolution presented by T. 7.
Webster Of Dayton. Ohio, said that
political rate making is still men
ace confronting the American people
and officers Of the organization
were asked to express opposition o.
the organization to all phases Of "po
litical rate making"
Mr.. Webster was elected president.
succeeding Henry A. Palmer Of Chi.
rago.
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WOR[DCOURT
OPPONENT IS
C.O.P,WlNNER
Colonel Smith Defeats
Senator Mckin | ey
For Nomi n a ation;
Mrs. Baur Loses
fBv The Associated Press.l }

CHICAGO. H., April 1is-Colonel
Frank T.. Smith. foe Of the world
court. has been nominated by Illinois
republicans their senatorial candidate
over Senator William b. Mckinley,
who voted for the measure in the
senate.
He will be opposed in the Novem-
Der election by George f. Brennan.
democratic chieftain and an avowed
wet, who distanced his two rivals by
an overwhelming vote.
Senator McKinley's vote for Amer
lean adherence to the world court
was made the chief issue Of Colonel
Smiths campaign and the latter's
aides attributed his victory to his
stand against the measure. Ii was
the first opportunity voters have had
to register their feelings toward the
proposal since anti-world court forces
started their campaign TO defeat SEN
ators who voted for adherence.
Senator Mckinley returned to Illi-
nois from Washington to defend his
vote on the ground of party regular
ity and in support of President Cool
idge.
The state wide primary yesterday,
which was marked by the death Of
SIX persons in riots in Herrin and by
considerable shooting and disorder in
Chicago, saw victory for a boxing bill
in this city and in several downstate
municipalities. Chicago also approved
bond issues totaling nearly $4,000
600. one Of which provides for zoo
logical park.
Incomplete returns indicated the
defeat OF Mrs. Bertha Baur, North
Side society woman, who opposed
Fred A. Britten for the republican
noniinaiton for congress in a fight in
which each WED in telling which was
the welter.
Brennan predicted "a sweeping vic
tory for the entire ticket in the No
vember election" and his supporters
interpreted his easy win as de
cisive Endorsement Of his platform for
modification of the dry law"
Nominee for congressman at larg
were Richard Yates and John Raih-
bone. republican incumbcnts, and
Charles A. karch. East st. Louis, ard
Frank j. Wise. Joliet, democrats. Re
turns on the congressional contests
driftcd in slowly, but among the ar
most certain winners was Martin Il.
Madden. incumbent, in the first dis
trict
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mail TRUCKAT
P.O.ISHELDUP
Two Armed Men Kid
nap Driver, Get $37,-
600 In Notese
(Ry THE Assoclnted Pressl

CHICAGO. I'LL, April IA truck
driver was kidnapped and several
sacks of mail, one believed to con
tain $4,000 in bank notes, were stol-
en- by two armed men today at In
diana Harbor. Ind.
The mail truck was being loaded
at the rear Of the postoffice when
the bandits drive up in an automo-
bile, forced Frank Watson, the driv-
or. to load the sacks into their ma
chine and then drove off, taking
Watson with them.
The bank notes were on the way
to an Indiana Harbor bank from the
Federal Reserve Bank here.
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Operation OfRUdiO
Station Guaranteed
As City Shuts DO1Un

Brownsville's municipal radio sta
tion, KWWG, will not cease operation
at midnight tonight
That is the statement Of @. G. Rich
ardson. manager Of the Brownsville
chamber Of commerce, who says that
certain business men in the city who
do not wish their identity revealed.
have undertaken the station pending
completion of the publicity fund drive
to raise money out Of which the sta
tion is to be operated.
Some time ago the city commission
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-14
Apostolic Delegate
Must Show Passport
tBy The Associated Press.>

MEXICO CITY. April 1.-THE de-
partment of the interior officially
announces that it has invited the
Right Rev. George J. Caruana. apos-
tolic delegate to Mexico and the An
tclles. who Il an American citizen, to
appear at the department OF the in
terror and show his passport with the
purpose Of determining whether he
entered Mexico lawfully.
If irregularities are discovered
the prelate will be requested to leave
the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-14
S.P.PERMITTED
TO BUY RAILROAD
(By the Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, u. C., April IA
The Interstate commerce commission
has authorized the Southern Pacific
company to acquire control Of the
Dayton Goose Greek railway by pur-
chase of its capital stock At the
same time it approved the application
to lease the road to the Texas and
New Orleans railroad.
The Dayton operates line approx
imatcly % miles long from Dayton,
Liberty county, Texas, through Goose
Greek. to Baytown. Harris county,
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-14
BEN W. HOOPER
IS RENOMINATED

WASHINGTON. April 1i.-Chair.
man Ben W. Hooper of Tennessee
and Samuel Higgins Of New York
were rcnominated for the railroad
labor board today By President Cool
idge.
Mr. Hooper is member Of the pub
lie group, and Mr.. Higgins of the
Management group. No name was
sent to the senate for the vacancy to
be caused by expiration tomorrow Of
the term Of w. l.. McMenimcn, Of
Massachusetts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-14
Schumann-Heink is
Ill at Fort Worth

FORT WORTH. Texas, April IA
Nine. Ernestinc Schumann-H Hcink,
who arrived here yesterday for con
cert tonight. was forced today TO can
attack Of laryngitis. On the advice
of her physician she also cancelled
her engagement fer an appearance at
Marshall Friday night. Her condition
might become grave If she attempt
ed tos ing, the physician said.
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SENATE VIEWS
STILL DURING
ANDREVSTALK
Pro Chief Relates How
Illicit Distilling is
Becoming More of
Problem Daily

~ ~ 2TMBAt1btu AtNN.v
WASHINGTON, ID. q, April a.
The progenitor of John BarIcycorn
himself large whiskey still-sat
with members of the senate prohibi-
tion committee today while they lis
tened TO General Andrews. the pro-
hibiton chief. relate how illicit dis
tilling is becoming mere and more
q problem to the enforcement staff
Of the federal government.
The still was set Up In the com
mittee room as AN exhibit mounted
on three ginger ale eases. II con
sisted Of huge copper kettle Of a
three burner gas range. with a shin
ing copper coil leading into a five
gallon key.
General Andrews, who had testified
once before in the inquiry, was re-
called a. the last witness for the
vets. lie l. expected TO complete his
testimony today. leaving the way
open for the drys 10 take over the
hearings tomorrow morning.
Documentary evidence of various
kines was submitted by the wet eoun-
sci during the session and went into
the record along with General An
drews description Of bis troubles
with the illicit distillcr and other law
breakers.
Newspaper Poll Shown
Among the documents placed in evil
dence was a compilation of the re-
suits Of the poll conducted recently
by a number Of newspapers, showing
2.l45-siS votes for modification Of the
Volstead act, and 697,OS3 for prohi-
bition.
sworn statement from Or. Will
liam Robey, senior physician Of the
Boston City hospital, showed an in
crease IN the number of admissions
OF alcoholic patients in the recent
years under prohibition.
a statement Of like import from
Pr. Hugh B. GRAY, superintendent of
the Washington home for inebriatcs.
also was admitted "a the records.
Figures then were submitted show
ing that seizures of stills advanced
from 95,933 in 1921 to l72,537 in 1926.
Does that indicate an increase in
Illicit stillS?" asked Julien Goldman.
counsel for the vets.
Fair Percentage Of Stills.
"That's fair inference, but IL may
be that that there has been greater
activity Of agents." General Andrews
replied.
Isn't it true that there probably
are more s-lls you don't know about
than those that are seized?-
II don't know about that. de-
pend en- local law enforcement for
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COTTON CONSUMPTION.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April a.
Cotton consumed during March to-
tailed 634,593 bales of lint and co.
5s2 bales of linters. compared with
567,24i Of lint. 53.97S Of linters in
February this year and 5s3, ,407 Of lint
and 5s.S2l Of linters in March last
year. the census bureau today an
nounced.
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EXPLOSION DEATH
LIST INCREASED
(By The Associated Press.)

PORT ARTHUR. Texas, April IA
Another victim was added today 10
the list Of known dead in Sundays
disastrous explosion on the tan ker
Gulf Of Venezuela. when the body os
Leslie Browneli of Galveston was
found floating near thes Gene, in
creasing the total dead and missing
to 20.
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S KILL Ed RR|N ECT|0N
HIS AUTO KILLS
FRIEND, SUICIDES

NEW CASTLE. Pa, April IA.
After his automobile truck
had struck and killed a friend.
Mrs. Mollie Harris, here late
last night, Frank Robl, ca.
wealthy merchant. drove to an
isolated country road and com
ted suicide. His body, with a
bullet in the head, was found
today. Moses Harris, 68. hus-
band Of the victim, was injured
seriously by the truck.
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PAYMASTER HELD UP.
(Bv The Associated Press

ny Wt hNNUIT HttFT TNoN-T Y
MIAMI, Fla. April 1i.-Thrce un-
masked men held up and robbed n
paymaster and guard of the Seybold
Baking company here today and es-
capped with $4,000 in cash and 1900
in checks. The robbers escaped in an
automobile.
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HICKS RUBBER HEAD HERE.

r. II. Hicks Of San Antonio. presi-
dent Of the Hicks Rubber company,
which has n branch house in this
city. is visiting the Brownsville store.
Accompanying Mr.. Hicks is C. b. Nc
Collum Of Waco. postmaster there
under the Wilson administration, and
well known in Brownsville.
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Grover G. Bergdoll
Acquitted in Germany

MOSBACH, Germany, April IA
Grover c. BergdoIl. American draft
evader. on trial here charged with
seduction and cofrupting the NOR
ais Of minors, was acquitted late
today.
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LOST IN
EGYPT DESERT
Hope Passing Caravan
May Have Picked
Up Estevez

CAIRO, April 14.--Rescue parties
which have conducted ceaseless
search for the missing Spanish fIicr.
Captain Estevez and his mechanician.
who deserted their plane Sunday 100
miles from Amman when they were
forced to descend, today, reported
that they have little hope Of finding
them. The searchers are now hoping
that the missing flicrs have been
picked up by passing caravan al
though they feel that this possibility
Is diminishing.
kARACHl, Bombay, April IA
Captains Gonzalez GaIlarza and Lo-
riga, companions Of the missing
Spanish aviator. Captain Estevez.
viii are making a flight from Madrid
to Manila, arrived here today.
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SEES ANEW AT S.
BRISTOL. Eng.-Unable to see for
twenty years. Joseph Pope has re-
gained his sight at the age OF As.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-06
MAGICAL DEBT PAYMENT

One of the finest fabrics of financial Imagination
record is revealed by American correspondent IN
London 1t is colossal scheme whereby the entire
European debt to the United States could be wiped out
The big idea is to change governmental obhga-
tons to private obligations and discount them for cash
It starts with the Dawes plan, under which Ger
many pledged for reparatons to the Allies S5I50,0OO-
600 in mortgages on German railroads and industrial
plants. These securities, world bankers suggest are
gilt-edged and might be used the basis OF mterna-
tional liquidation.
Suppose they were sold TO private investors, tax
free They should bring in more than S5,C30,000O00
The proceeds would be used At to settle the Allies
claims against Germany and would be enough to wipe
them out when the claims discounted at current
value.
The Allies then would turn right around and, dis
counting the 81 900 100000 or so that they the
value. Thus Germany less than four billions would
pay off everything, and the governments would all be
free of foreign debt.
If this makes ones head swim. consider also that
American citizens would be expected to buy nearly all
Of these German bonds Thus Americans by investing
in German promises to pay less tnan o10j000000O,
would discharge all Of Europes debt to the United
States
The foreign financial experts are said to admit
frankly that he world is not yet ready fer this plan,
but they think may get respectful hearing IN
three or four years from now.
That may be. But while world psychology is be-
ing educated up to such financial coup, one tang
worth noting is the frank assumption that the Aner-
can debt settlements, which the debtors mostly seem
to regard as so hard them have in fact virtually
cancelled most of the Indebtedness. # i IS true that
all the billions that England, Italy, France ard ne rest
are promising to pay over period o. q years are
actu4y worth less than A.O3~ 100000 cash III nanC,
it is worth while 10 have foreign testimony to such
generosity part.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-06
THEATERS

PALACE.-A mirthquake is on
lis way to the Palace theater, 1t is
= Rainbow Riley, the latest star
ring vehicle Of Johnny Hines. An
interesting fact in connection with
this picture is that, as a play un-
der the title 1.-The Cub, it served
as the lvast legitimate stage piece
Of Douglas Fairbanks prior to his
entering pictures.
Those who have already seen
&" Rainbow Riley state that John
ny is 1T his best in this tale of Il
cub reporter who is sent 20 the Ken.
tuckv mountains to report a tcud.
Arriving there, he is Immediately
immersed into Il barrel Of trouble.
and it takes all his ingenuity to get
out with his skin whole. This We.
Licle is reported to be made to or
der for the ljkeablc Hines and to
those who enjoy speed, laughs and
thrills in their motion picture fare,
" Rainbow Riley comes to the
Palace thcatcr highly recommended.
Supporting Hines in Rainbow
Riley are Dan Mason. Brenda
Bond, a new "find; Bradley Bark
er, John Hamilton. who in his role
Is the half-wit gives an even great
er performance than he did in the
Pulitzer prize giay, " Hell Bent
for Heavens; Harlan Knight, who
achieved great success in Warreus
of Vira inia, and a host of other
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-06

ONE CROP L0EERS

A southern bank some time ago offered group OF
land to the first farmer who could show that he had
raised al cotton or the last six years and had increas
ed his saving account in the bank each year after pay
ing his debts pair of mules to the sixyear all-coton
farmer who had kept active balance in his checking
account every day after paying his debts; and
calf to the all-cotton farmer who had paid cash each
year for his next years fertilizer, after paying his
debts; purebred pig the al-cotton farmer whose
cotton had paid of debt each of the six years.
The offer stood q month without any takers, there
by emphasizing the point the banker had in mind.
His point the familiar one Of crop diversified
ton He maintains that there hundreds of farmers
in that same county who raise their living their
farms first devoting only the balance OF the lana to
cotton, who could meet easily the terms Of his offer
that stump the all-c0ttOn farmers
Intelligent crop dversification has proved It's
value again and again but onecrop farming persists
in many parts of the country The old adage against
putting all ones eggs in one basket particularly ap-
pcable here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-06
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD z. CARTS
Copyright, 1925. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
GREEN BOAT

Once upon 4 time as Uncle Wig
gi}v was hopping along through the
woods not farm from where the
brook ran sparkling along under the
trees, the rabbit gentleman heard a
cracking and rustling in the bushes.
"Oh. ho,' exclaimed Mr.. Long
ears TO himself, as he held his paw
over his pink nose SO the twiukling
of il wouldn't show 50 plainly. Oh
no, Some Of the bad chaps arc after
me, | had better be careful =
But just as the rabbit was going
a. hop aloug very fast and get back
to his hollow stump bungalow, a
voice cried;
"Wajt a minute. Uncle WiSgily,
"TIa, That is neither the Fox nor
the Wolf,' cried Mr.. LongearS,
quickly turning around. IL should
know that vol e, It IS Bully No Tail
the Frog boy
And SO it proved, for 4 moment
later Bully came hopping out of the
bushes. Up jumped the frog boy
close to the rabbit gentleman and
Eullv crooked:
Have YOU lost your pocketbook
Uncle Wjggily' Or have you stub
bed YOUR nose or do yoQ need a
drink Of water or aavthing like
that'' and Bully looked aHHiouslv
at Mr. Longoars.
Uncle Wiggily peered sharply at