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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
REQUIEM MASS
HONORS KIRWlN
Galveston Vicar General
Dies in Room Alone
At La Porte
(By The Associated Press

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 25.-The
body of the Right Rev. Monsignor
James M. Krwin, vicar general of the
diocese of Galveston, rector of St. Mary's
cathedral. and president Of st. Mary's
night in his 54th year, lay in state to-
day at St. Mary's cathedral.
Solemn requiem mass was said this
morning by Right Rev. Christopher +.
Byrne, D. D., bishop of Galveston. On
Tuesday morning Rev. ]. NJ. kirwin Of
Beaumont, nephew of Father Kirwin,
will say mass. On Wednesday morning
mass will be said by Rev. Marius s.
Chataignon, rector Of the Sacred Heart
church. who was associated with Father
kirwin for IA years at st. Mary's ca
thedral. The funeral mass will be held
on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock with
Archbishop John W. Shaw, of New Or
clans saying the mass and Bishop Jo-
seph Lynch of Dallas delivering the fun
eral grafton.
The Right Rev. Pietro Fumosoni b.
ondi, apostolic delegate to the United
States, who is now at Corpus Christi,
has been invited to attend.
The death Of Father Kirwin, as he
was affectionately known to thousands
in Galveston and throughout the state,
came as a shock to the people among
whom he had labored for more than
quarter century. Although it was known
to his friends that he suffered from
high blood pressure and had been warn
I'd ~ al "a
was not thought that the end was so
near.
Sunday morning shortly before noon
he talked with Bishop Byrne over the
telephone and retired to his room in
the rectory Of the cathedral to rest
after dinner, as was his custom in re-
cent years. He appeared to be in ex-
cellent health except for slight cold.
On being called at $50 o'clock, he ask
ed to be allowed to rest for while
longer. At 6:10 o'clock Rev. L. j. Reich
er went to Father Kirwin's room to
arouse him and found him dead in bed.
Father Kirwin became rector of ST.
Mary's cathedral August Is, 1896, later
becoming vicar general Of the diocese
and president of st. Mary's seminary
at La Porte. The honor of Monsignor
was bestowed upon him June "a, 1922.
During the world war Father Kirwin
was active as a four minute speaker;
during the Spanish-American war he
served as chaplain of the Galveston
regiment. He took very prominent
part in the civic and commercial life of
Galveston and was leader in the Cath
Ollie organizations.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Mary Kirwin of Circleville, Ohio; three
brothers and a sister of Circleville and
one nephew, Rev. j. w. Kirwin of Beau
mont. He was born at Circleville,
Ohio, July /, 1872.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
OJO DE Aqua LAND
BOUGHT BY BARREDA

Announcement was made here today
of the purchase of a 1300-acre tract OF
land in the Ojo de Aqua grant, north
of La Feria. by c. F. Barreda of this
city, the property being purchased
from the Combe estate
No immediate development or divl-
sion plans are announced for the tract,
as it will probably be held until It'll
cation over the partition Of the tract is
settled.
The consideration in the deal was
$56,000, the transaction being virtually
cash sale Mr.. Barreda has contract
ed for the purchase of other land near
by.
Recently Mr.. Barreda announced that
he had given an optic non his $500
acre tract of land at Barreda, consider
alton in this deal being near million
and a quarter. The option, which was
secured by $4,000 cash, ends March Is,
and it is expected that the land will be
sold before that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25

the Texas Central Power COM
pany.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley is to
get a large share of the twenty million
dollars which the insult Brothers, own
ers of the entral and Southwest Utilities
Co., which includes the Valley Electric
& Ice Co, will spend on their South
Texas properties in the next five years,
according to Martin j. insult of Chi
cago, one of the owners of the prop
erty. Mr.. insult was in the Valley
last week.
The expenditure in the Valley is to
include a huge central plant in the Val
ley, the exact location of which Mr..
insult has not decided, from which a
highly developed power and light sys-
TEN will extend throughout the Valley.
This distributing center will cost mil
lions Of dollars, Mr.. insult said, but
is necessary to care for the expansion
work planned by the Central Texas
Power company.
We are already measuring the best
points in the Valley as the site of a
great power distributing plant" Mr..
insult said (which viii diffuse cleo
tricity to the consumers of the entire
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25

SENATE TAXCUT
Changes in Original Bill
Unacceptable, Green
Declares
(Bv The Associated Press J

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 25.-Al-
ready facing opposition in the senate
where it will be considered this week
the tax reduction bill has new troubles
before it with notice from the house OF
its unacceptability as revised by the
senate finance committee.
Chairman Green of the house ways
and means committee. which drafted the
bill approved by the house, opposes the
revised measure on the ground that its
additional reductions would mean ul-
innate annual loss in revenue of $467,-
100000 or Sl67 100000 more than Secre-
tary Mellon previously had stated could
be allowed.
Describing the estimates of reduc-
tiops prepared by the finance committee
in it's report of the bill as containing
some very misleading differences, to
say the least" Mr.. Green protested Wig
orously against the proposed repeal of
the inheritance and capital stock taxes
as contained in the senate measure.
Unless the senate itself revises the
bill to suit the house view, Mr.. Green
indicated that the fight on several pro-
visions will be resumed when the meas
ure, after passage in the senate. goes
to conference for adjustment Of differ
ences with the house.
To assure tax reduction by March Is,
when first income tax payments are
due, Chairman Smoot for the finance
committee, therefore has set February
10 as the deadline for final action on
the bill by the senate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
HIDALCO SHRINERS
VOTE DOWN MERGER

MERCEDES, Texas, JAM 25.-The
Hidalgo County Shrine club in session
here Friday night of last week voted
down motion to merge with the Val
ley Shrine club, composed principally
of Cameron and Willacy county Shrin-
ers, on the grounds that the Valley 5
large enough to support two Shrine
clubs, and that it would be to the disad-
vantage of Hidalgo county Shriners TO
have to go to the lower part of the
Valley to attend meeting.
The suggestion of uniting the clubs
has been discussed previously, in view
of the proposed s250,000 Shrine temple
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
ROAD TO GULF
.IsAUTHORIzED
Estimate Cost of New
Route at $4,000; To
Let Contract

The road to Boca Chica is to be i'm
proved in the very near future.
This was determined at meeting of
the commissioners court of Cameron
county this morning when the court
authorized Commissioner Sam Bell of
the Brownsville precinct to advertise
for bids for the work, which, it is es-
timated will cost around $4,000.
Plans prepared by Assistant County
Engineer L. w. King were submitted
to the court this morning, and were
also submitted to the Roca Chica road
committee of Brownsville citizens, q.
c. Richardson, A. ID. Dickinson, Jr.,
and w. B. Clint being present as MEM
bers of this committee.
The Boca Chica road as provided in
these plans will not follow the old
route, after leaving Ell Jardin, but will
follow more direct route, farther
away from the Rio Grande than the
old road The new route will be over
the TOP Of the sand hills along the river
near it's mouth, and will be more
scenic drive, as pointed out to the COM
missioners' court.
Mr.. King had made estimates for
the cost of the improvement, follow
ing the old route, and Of the improve
ment on the new route, and the new
route will be about $1,000 cheaper, he
said.
Commissioner Bell said that THIS
work is being done with the assurance
that the road will be hard surfaced in
the near future. The present work will
culverts and bridges, and preparing the
road to be used without topping but
to be ready for topping as soon as 1t
is financed.
The court paid regular bills, and took
up other matters during the meeting
this morning. Commissioner Logan OF
San Benito explained to the court that
some persons in the San Benito pre-
cinct had asked him if they could do
levee work, without waiting for the
county flood control levees to be erect
ed
The matter was discussed, and it was
the sense of the meeting that water
districts or individuals might erect le-
wees, either by advertising for them or
without. and if these levees complied
with the plans and specifications of the
county engineer as finally adopted, both
in regard to location and construction,
that they would be paid for at the rate
of other levee work in the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
CALL BURKETT
ANDLANHAMI IN
HOFFMAN SUIT
Surfacing by Defendants
Would Last One Year,
Retired Engineer De-
clares as Witness
(Bv The Associated Press.)


AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25.-DespiIe
a 1925 budget allowance of only $6,
I6O allotted by the 1924 highway COM
mission for all types of asphalt sur
facing in certain counties Frank Ian
ham and Joe Burkett shortly after
assuming office let q surfacing con-
tract in those counties worth $1,000
900 to the Hoffman Construction
company. This declaration was made
today by Attorney General Dan Moo
dy in prosecuting the $421, ZOO high
way suit against the Hoffman Con-
strucfiOn company.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25.-Subpoenas
were issued today for Frank Lanham
and Joe Burkett, former highway COM
missioners, to appear as witnesses for
defense in the states suit against the
Hoffman Construction company. Lam
ham and Burkett awarded the contract
to the company. .--v...s-1s. n. ~.
Leo Ehlinger who voluntarily retired
as state highway maintenance engineer
March l, 1925, testified today in the
trial he knew of no need of plans for
asphalt surfacing of roads when he re-
tired. He declared engineers consid-
cred inadequate" treatment, such as
was given to state highways by the de-
fendant company. Life of such a
treatment he estimated at twelve
months, stating such a surfacing broke
up badly under traffic.
Ehlinger said an asphaltic road in
Hays county, and one between Caldwell
and Lockhart, such as the Hoffman
company constructed in west Texas, had
proved entirely satisfactory.
On cross-examination Ehlinger said
he felt the sort of treatment given to
roads by the Hoffman company was
worthless. "You might as we'll place
wall paper on this floor and expect the
paper to increase strength of the floor.
The price of $4,000, the state con-
tracted to pay the Hoffman company
for maintenance of Bexar county roads
for year was "about $4,000 too high, :"
Ehlinger, who is Bexar county mainten-
ance engineer, said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
MITCHELL RECORD
Sent TO COOLIDGE
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25.-The
court martial record Of Colonel William
Mitchell has been forwarded to Pres.-
dent Coolidge for final action.
War department officials who trans
mitted the papers to the White House
declined today to intimate what recon-
mendations they had made.
The courts trial record was approx
ed early last week by the war depar.-
ment's board of review, and it now rests
solely with the president to decide
whether to make effective the five-year
suspension to which the air officer was
sentenced for his public attacks on gov
ernment aviation policies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
FEARED BLAME
AS SHE DRANK
POISON, SAYS
Philadelphia Man Tells
Attorney Woman Slay-
ed Self in His Office
After Being Tilted
(By The Associated Press.)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 25.-Davld
L. Marshall, a chiropractor, confessed
early today that he had dismembered
the body of Anna May Dietrich.
Sobbing and unnerved, Marshall de-
MED that he had murdered the 35 year
old Norwood milliner, declaring she
had taken poison in his Philadelphia
office because she had been Tilted by a
wealthy New York man.
A brief half hour before he broke
down and confessed Marshall had bent
over and looked straight into the dis
figured face of the woman in the Media
morgue and said Il wish she could
speak-she would tell you that l am
guiltless.' The confession, made in the
office of District Attorney William
Taylor at Media, came in tumbling,
frantic words after the chiropractor had
been cross examined for four hours.
He was taken to Media from his home
which overlooks the ravine where the
young womans head was found wedged
under a railroad trestle Saturday, and
where yesterday searchers came upon
remains of the clothing she had bought
last Tuesday, the day she disappeared,
to wear to a dance the following night
Dismembered Body
Marshall had glibly answered null
titude of questions in the district at
torney's office, in his own home, in his
Philadelphia office, and in the pres
ence of the mutilated body at the
morgue. He had been left alone with
District Attorney Taylor.
"Mr. Taylor" he began suddenly al
ter tense silence of five minutes, Il
want you to promise me one thing-that
you will take care of my wife and
child. Then there was another pause.
81 did it, he cried suddenly. Il
don't know why | did it-I was frantic
with fear"
Then he began the brief story of the
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
HALE INDICTMENT
IS FOUND FAULTY
(By The Associated Press.)

Demurrers to the indictment charging
w. X. Hale, wealthy ranchman, and
John Ramsey, farmer, with tie nur-
der Of Henry Roam, Usage Indian, were
sustained today by Judge John H. Cot
teral in United States district court.
Judge Cotteral hold the indictment
was insufficient. At the same time
he sustained the jurisdiction Of the
federal government in prosecuting the
case on the ground that the alleged
murder occurred on restricted InGian
land.
This means that new indictment
must be drawn. ts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25

land, New York, were absent.
Pro-court leaders declared the vote
could not be regarded as a test of
strength on the court Issue itself. A
number of senators who voted against
cloture, they said, will support the
court resolution.
Charges klan Opposition
The roll call followed an hours de-
bate, during which Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, democratic leader, declared
it was not only the right but the duty
of the majority to force action on the
court
Referring to charges by Senator
Reed, democrat. Missouri and Johnson,
republican, California, that the country
had been flooded with pro-court propa-
ganda, the Arkansas senator declared
the Ku klux Klan had been stimulated
in some localities to oppose the court.
Senator Reed, with whose name the
Klan agitation had been linked by Se.:-
ator Robinson, Immediately advised the
senate he had no connection with the
Klan, did not know it's views and did
not care.
Senator Johnson replied briefly -
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
MOODY GRANTED
REKEARINC FOR
BOND DECISION
Supreme Court Holds Up
Mandate in Archer
County Case on Plea
of Attorney General
(By The Associated Press.) }

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 25.-At-
,torney General Moody OF Texas was to-
day granted permission by the supreme
court TO ask a review of its recent de
cision in the Archer county road district
case, and the mandate was stayed until
action is taken in the pet tion.
The court recently held invalid the
state law under which the road district
was organized
Attorney General MOOD said perma-
nent free school funds of the state to-
falling S2S4.0O had been invested in
such road district bonds and that S75,-
100000 had been invested in them by
people throughout the United States.
AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. 25.-When in
formed by The Associated Press that
Attorney General Dan Moody had geer
granted leave to file motion for rehear-
ing in the Archer county bond case by
the United States supreme court, the
attorney general said the motion would
be filed within a few days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
Ckiy0pyuct0y Admits Dismenmbeyi,lg Girls Body
ImSmU Brothers to
Expend Millions IN
Valley Development

The Rio Grande Valley is to large share of the
twenty million dollars which the insult Brothers, of the
Central Southwest Utilities Co., which includes the Valley
will spend their South properties in
the five years. according to Martin insult of Chicago
of the of the property Mr. insult in the Valley last
week.
expenditure in the Valley is to include huge central
plant the Valley the exact location of which Mr. insult has not
decided which highly developed light system
will extend throughout the Valley.
distributing will millions of dollars Mr. insult
said expansion planned by
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
Adoption of ClOtMre
By Vote of 68 to 26
Assures us. Adhesion

WASHINGTON d. c. JAM 25.-The invoked it's dras-
tic coture rule today limit debate the court
The step makes certain final the ISSUE within
few days. with adoption of the adhesion
to the tribunal foregone conclusion.
The vote for cloture 68 to &C. five
cessary two thirds.
Thirty six republicans and thirty two democrats
woke the rule with eighteen republicans and
falmerabor opposing it.
Senators Mayed and Sheppard democrats Texas voted for
coure
Only two senator's Dupont republican, Delaware and Cope
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
Several Safes Robbed
At Mesquite; No Clues
(By The Associated Press.)

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25-Officers
investigating the wholesale robbery OF
business houses and the postoffice at
Mesquite, Dallas county early Sunday
were without clew today except for
the findings of cotton glove that
might have been left by the highway
men. After blowing open two safes,
knocking the knobs from several others
and forcing night watchman W. A. Hall
to aid them in their plundering the four
robbers escaped with about $1,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
GIVEN IN SNOW CASE

STEPHENVILLE, Tex, Jan. 25.--More
evidence connected with the two slay-
ings for which the defendant is under
indictment but not on trial was permit
ted by the court to be introduced today
in the trial of F. M. Snow for he kill
ing Of his step-son, Bernie Connally.
The exhibit of bones. which the, state
announced Saturday it would introduce
today as those Of Shows wife and
mother-in in-law, may be withheld, how
ever, for fear their introduction would
constitute a reversible error
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
Pennsylvania Executes
Three Negro Slayers
(By The Associated Press.)

BELLE FONTE. Pa, Jan. 25.-Three
negroes, convicted of Staying Jonathan
Klopp, a rural store keeper, near Robe
sonia, Pa, Sept. &c, 1924, were electro
cuted at the Rockview penitentiary to-
day. Klopp was shot during the rob-
berry Of the store,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
Helen Wills Victor
In Riveria Tourney

CANNES, France. Jan. 25.--Helen
Wills won the final round Of the metro
pole tournament today. defeating Mile.
vlasto, Frances second ranking woman
player, 6-3, rs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-25
FROST TONIGHT
IS PREDICTED
Fair and Warmer Wealth
er Forecast For To-
morrow in Valley

Frost is forecast for the Valley to-
night by w. j.. Schnurbusch, meteor
ologist in charge of the 7. ;. Weather
bureau station here, with slowly rising
temperature tomorrow.
The stiff north breeze which blew here
Saturday and Sunday showed ten
dency to slow up last night, although
the sky did not clear enough to permit
frost
1t will probably be cellar tonight, Mr..
Schnurbusch said, as the sun broke
through today, and frost is predicted
The Valley had a minimum OF 33 de-
grees during the cold spell which IS
passing now, while the rest of the, state,
and most of the nation was gripped IN
temperatures considerably below freez-
ing, while large sections were covered
with snow.
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 25.-Snowfall
during the past two days that broke
records of 25 years in the interior OF
the state and which extended over near
ly every secion of Texas is regarded as
greatly benefitting all major crops and
range conditions In the area that suf-
fered from winter drouth last year,
the precipitation ranged from two to
six inches, providing excellent season
in the ground.
Throughout south and southwest
Texas the snow was particularly heavy.
Fair and slightly rising temperature
was the general forecast for the state
tonight and tomorrow though freezin"
weather was expected to reach nearly
to the coast tonight.
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 25.-The
mercury dropped here last night to
degrees above zero, the coldest since
January II, 1918, when the thermometer
registered | above. The snowfall here
from a. M Saturday until about a. m.
Sunday measured IA inches, the heaviest
since January 1919 when like amount
fell, according to the local weather OBJ
server The sun shone brightly through
out Sunday and Monday opened cloud
less. but the ground is still white, and
youth is making merry with snowballlng
and sledding No livestock losses have
been reported.
Evening star., 1926-09-27
MEN AND MONEY
Continued from Nineteenth Page)

finance. On the other hand. hundreds
of men. instead of keeping up their
vigor until 65, begin to break at 40
AS a business proposition. an am
bilious man will eschew retirement
until the income on his investments
will be ample enough to take care OF
the legitimate needs of himself ana
his family.
PROSPEROUS men are just beginning
to develop a philosophy of retirement.
Charles NJ. Schwab believes that
every individual reaches a stage In
his career when it is wise to step
aside and give younger men an op-
portunity
Other business men Of certain tenn
permanent are ready to quit their
money making activities before II Is
physically necessary to retire. Moved
by desire u render public service,
men OF this viewpoint give up their
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arnment al the nominal salary of 81
a year. The idea was not dropped
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result. men who would otherwise re-
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