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CHURGHESBAR
union LEADERS
Federation MEN Blame
Detroit G. of E.
For Action

DETROIT. Mich. Oct. 6.-tPl-
Delegates to the forty-sixth annual
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor Assembly met for their
fourth business session today with
knowledge that pulpits OF the Pro-
testant church Of Detroit were closed
TO their leaders.
Unofficially advised that the Fed
eral Council of Churches Of Christian
America, the Detroit Ministerial AS
ISOLATION and the Y. M. e. A. have
rescinded invitations TO convention
leaders TO fill Detroit pulpits next
Sunday. William Green. president Of
the Federation OF Labor. issued
formal statement charging the re-
vocations were inspired Through the
influence Of the Detroit Chamber Of
Commerce and the Building Trades
Association" Spokesman for the
commercial organization answered by
releasing an official outline OF their
position, in which IL was requested
that addresses "by men who are ad-
mittedly attacking our government
and our American plan of employ
ment," be matched bv those Of DE
troit speakers who will be happy 70
show that our city has outstripped
all Of those simply because she has
been unfettered by labor organiza-
tiOns-
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CLAIMS Smith
HAD ACQUIRED
QUICK WEALTH
Daugherty's Man Had
Little Money Until
His Chief Became
Attorney General

NEW YORK. Oct. C.---fFl-Mal s.
Daugherty. testifying IN the Dough
erty Miller conspiracy trial in fed
eral court today told how S74.s00 Of
Mtrton-Kirg liberty bonds were
found in Jesse VI. Smiths accounts
;rfter his suicide
The bonds. part Of block Of $39l.-
600 that Rich1rd Merton, German
me'al mannate. gave the latt John T.
King. republican committeeman from
Come -ticut. ~ n "cOmm ssion for
rushing through the allen property
custodian's office the claims OF the
Socipte~ Suisse Pour Nalaurs de Me-
taux for S7000.000 Of impoanded as
sets ~ the American Metal Company
were in banks in Washington and
Clevclard. Nal Daughertv testified.
Nal Dnugherty j. a W tness for
the defense in the trial Of Harry VI.
Daugherty and Thomas w. Miller.
charged with conspiracy 10 defraus
tn government IN connection with
the approval of the Swiss claims
Harry Daughcrsy was attorney gen
eral and Miller was alien property
custodian al the time the claims
were paid.
The estate OF -r.ith amount "a 20
little less than $200.eO0. Ma. ;s-dgn-
crty said. This count merchant,
who became the ex-officio organizer
or the Dcpartme2- or Justice. and
who Travelled nj government expense
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SUBSIDIES FAST
Damage to Crops Over
Large Area VIII
Be Heavy

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 6.-tPD-
Waters from Kansas floods, rolling
southwark through rivers in the
north eastern part or Oklahoma. were
the only source of flood alarm to-
day. For the most part Oklahoma
was prepared 10 cons der the floods
a closed incident-an unpleasant in
cident reckoned in thousands OF
acres Of crop land laid bare. six lives
lost and no end or inconvenience oc-
casionad by hampercd traffic.
Muskogec reported Grand river %
feet above normal NJ Fort Gibson.
flooding lowlands and rising stead
lily. The Nerdigris river went out
of banks late last n ght east Of Tul-
"a. covering highway near Care
more and strandiDg motor parties.
The Arkansas river, which had
dropped foot during the night at
Tulsa. was expected to rise two or
three feet today with recession OF
Kansas waters.
At Muskogee the Arkansas was
near the foor Of the Spauldin bridge
and workmen were Tending off drift
wood 10 save ii. The Washita con
tinued out Of banks. but is excess
waters moved rapidly down stream
without further spreading. The
North Canadian fed by the same
rains last Sunday continued rising
but with in banks.
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cats and RATS
ONLY FOOD FOR
'BESIECED CITY.
Desperate Plight of
Population of City
OF Wuchan Told BY
Refugees

HANKOW, Oct. c. Up Rescue
launches and lighters have succeeded
in bringing 10000 women and chill
dren to this city from the neighbor-
ing city cf Wuchang where north
ern and southern Chinese troops are
at death grips.
The rescue was effected Sunday
and Monday after a previous attempt
had failed when the ships were fired
on and forced TO return, although
opposing forces had previously
agreed to the rescue.
The northern troops, who are hold
ing Wuchang against the beseiging
Cantonese, have permitted the beg
CARED ard impoverished element OF
the civilian population to depart,
holding the better classes in the city.
Charitable organizations are car
ing for the rescued who relate ap-
palling stories of conditions in Wu-
chang. They say the people. desper-
ate from starvation, are eating dogs,
cats and rats.
The military rs well as the civil
ian population is starving after con-
suming al the livestock. Bodies lit
ter the streets, unburied because all
coffins have been filled with sand
and used as barriers. The refugees
report that 200 inorthern soldiers
were killed during a recent sortie
from the city gates.
The rescue vessels are to cross the
Yangtze river again to bring to
safety as many more refugees as
possible. All peace negotiations be-
tween the opposing troops have been
broken off entirely.
When the northern troops re-
peatedly refused to surrender, the
Cantonese announced they would
place an embargo and cut off all
supplies and communications.
How well they have succeeded is
graphically revealed BY the refugees.
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BENNY HARRIS
Is INDICTED
Negro True Billed In
Stepchild's Death
AT Harlingen

Benny Harris, Harlingen negro.
was indicted yesterday afternoon by
the Cameron County grand jury on
a charge OF manslaughter in connec-
tion w IN the death ut Harlingen
last Wednesday at midnight Of his
two and half year old stepchild,
which IL alleged 10 have died rs the
result Of strapping administered
by him. He will be tried Friday.
Although the mother Of the child
also had been arrested in connection
with its death. and was called before
the grand jury during It's investiga-
tion, she was not billed. She was
still in jail in Brownsville today,
however, and il is not known wheth-
er the grand jury has finished with
her case.
The child is alleged to have died Is
minutes after beating had been ad-
ministered at midn ght last 'Wednes-
day. The negro has signed confes-
sion. A strap about one inch wide is
alleged 20 have been used for the
beating.
Jose Canales' trial began yester-
day afternoon on q statutory charge.
The Los Indios mans case was still
before the district court today with
the state resting at noon.
y Manuel Cara Castillon was given
three-year suspended sentence
yesterday afternoon in connection
with the theft Of kn ghts Templar
sword from c. Galbsrt of Browns
Vile.
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adjournment Of the hearing or Mrs.
Mcpherson and her mother. Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy, because Of previ-
Gus engagement Of defense attorney.
W. ]. Gilbert, in another case.
The evangelist and her mother
slipped away from Angelus Temple
last night and motored to the sea-
shore.
Mrs. McPherson's story Of having
been kidnared and held for ransom
was attacked By two states witnesses
at yesterdays session Of court. The
first was Deputy District Attorney
Joe Ryan. who was recalled for cross
examination BY defense counsel.
when asked TO explain his mental
reaction" 70 the evangelist's story or
abduction, Ryan expressed the belief
the Angelus Temple pastor was
flake and hypocrite.'
lie said his investigation at Doug
las. Arizona. from where he made
four trips into Mexico and trailed the
evangelist's footprints on the
Sonora desert, led him to the con-
ciusion Mrs. Mcpherson had not trav-
eled over 20 miles Of wasteland as
she alleged in her original state
ment. He said he did not believe the
pastor was ever in shack or that
such shack rs she described ever
existed in Arizona or in Mexico.
Police sergeant Loren Murchison Of
Douglas testified that due 10 physi-
cal barriers. the evangelist's desert
trek could not possibly have extendN
beyond triangular area described
by the Mexican border, a road and
d high board fence. Within these
limits. Mrs. Mcpherson could not
have travelled more than five miles
from the international boundary and
seven miles from Aqua Prieta, where
she first appeared for help, he tc1.:-
fled. Mrs. Mcpherson. according to
her cwn version OF her flight from
her captors had not crossed any road
nor had she gone through any fence.
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KWWC PROGRAM
tWavc length. 27s meters)

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
10 D. m.-Miss Florine Pierce. or
gan recital BY remote control from
Methodist church.
THURSDAY
10 ri. m.--Cctton markets.
12 m.-Carlos Guardiola, piano.
Weather and river reports.
3 p. m.-Cotton markets.
q y. m.-Manuel Colzo, Spanish
songs with guitar accompaniment By
Jose Romero. Weather and river
reports.
$3.50 p. NC. +. Baker, trcm bon
ist.
s:l5 p. mp. X. MeNair, tenor
o .. m.--Edith and Louise Bauer,
violin and piano.
9:I5 p. NJ Los Rancheros." com
posed Of N. r. Doc Dutro, har-
monica; Tom Barber. violin; r. X.
McNa'r. guitar.
1901 .. - -=i1h. rrrs-am.
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S. p. Head Predicts
Wonderful Future
For valley Section

THE seven counties comprising the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley and contiguous territory will be made into the most
productive section i'm the United States W. r. Scott pres
dent of the Southern Pacific said in speech at luncheon
following the rail laying ceremonies Fafurras yesterday
The railroad president enthused by the possibilities
of development and also reverted hobby his making
everything that is produced President Scott said that
looking forward to the day when everything that is
grown the territory be served by the Southern
Pacific will be used He again advocated the canning of
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culls and similar measures TO
prevent even the slightest
waste.
Mr.. Richardson Of Brownsville, one
Of the many speakers called upon.
said that Brownsville IA represented
az Falfurrias. win be represented
when Edinburg celebrates. when Me-
Allen il reached and when HarlinEen
Is reached and thit when the South
ern Pacific has built into Browns
willie ne would like 20 see the Valley
come 70 Brownsville.
Compliments City
Mr.. Richardson also took occasion
"a compliment the city of Falfurrias
on the wonderful way il has enter
tained the visitors. lie complimcnted
the city on It's bevy Of pretty girls
from the high school who prepared
the luncheon which was served In the
high school buildingi
when a.. u. Richardson, s. O..
Tucker and VI. b. Clint Of Browns
willie and other Valley delegates
started home yesterday evening the
Southern Pacific construction gang
was about a mile nearer the Valley,
such was the impetus given 20 the
IN lroad's extension program when
President VI. n. Scott drove the first
spike. silver one. for the first rail.
Delegates from San Antonio,
Houston. Yoakum and other places
arrived on a special train or ten
cars. together witn ins SS-th--n Pa
cific officials. for the ceremonies.
The town declared holiday and
first showed the visitors around the
town in cars. The rail laying cere-
mony took place at 10 o'clock. Presi-
dent Scott driving the first spike
with n smile Of enjoyment on his
face. The construction gangs were
ready and they rushed ahead with
the work he inaugurated. The silver
spike was withdrawn and given TO
the Falfurrias Chamber Of Commerce
as souvenir OF the history making
occasion which also marked the first
anniversary of the opening Of the
hearing IN Brownsville on the APP
plication Of the Southern Pacific for
this S-.c~si.-.
Running BY January
President Scott said that he hoped
To see trains running into Edinburg
bv January /. Seventeen miles 81
grade on the Falfurrias end of the
extension II ready for rails. From
Edinburg to Hidalgo, ultimate ter
minus OF the extension. j. IL miles
and to Harlingen. where another
branch will be built, Il % miles.
President Scott was accompanied
by group ef other officials on this
trip.
There we're delegations present
from Brownsville. Edinburg, San An
tonic. Houston>and Yoakum- G. C-
Richardson and W. 3. Clint motored
10 Falfurrias yesterday morning and
were Joined there by s. G. Tucker
who had gone to San Antonio on
business. In the Edinburg deleG .
ton were Ed Brown. president OF the
Booster Club; Leslie Neil, Gentry
Dugat. John Robinson and Sheriff A.
Y. Baker. San Antonio had the iarS-
est delegation, the Alamo City feel
ing the Importance OF the opening
Of the rich new country.
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New Tourist Camp
Construction Starts

EDINBURG, Texas. Oct. &C. @.
Pruitt Of this city is beginning the
construction Of new tourist camp
on the highway leading into the city.
This camp will have 25 new tourist
buildings. and the Is buildings in
the present camp Of Mr.~pruitt will
be moved 70 the new site.
In addition the owner will erect q
store building In the camp grounds,
m, residence fSr himself.
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Ex-Students c. /. A.
Plan Organization

Former students OF the College or
Industrial Arts. Denton, will meet
in Brownsville at 1918 o'clock Sat
urday for the purpose Of forming n
Valley-wide organization.
This was announced today by Mrs.
John Hunter nee Webster, who said
that all former students of the col
lege are urgently invited TO attend
the meeting.
The gathering will be In the form
Of luncheon. TO be held at Ye old
College Inn, near the Brownsville
hifh s.hocl.
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Edinburg Firemen
Appoint Officials

EDINBURG, Texas. Oct. 6.-Offi-
cials Of the Edinburg Volunteer fire
department were announced here by
Fire Chief I. NJ. Stout, following a
meeting Of the firemen.
Charles Weber and J. +. Casal were
named assistant fire chiefs. z. w.
Johnson has been appointed captain
Of Company No. /. and Frank Rush
Of Company No. ?.
Equipment for the firemen has
been ordered, and viii be here in
short time, the fire chief said.
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Stage Manager Offers
Peaches $2OOOd Week

NEW YORK, October 6.-R-
peaches" Browning, Cinderella
bride, has parted from her elderly
prince charming, but luxury con-
tinues to be here.
When the clock struck midnight
on her six months honeymoon. an
expensive imported baby blue linz
CUISINE, with first and second
chauffeur, was the coach and
four that took her somewhere in
New Jersey.
With her went thousands Of dol
lars worth Of jewelry and clothing
lavished on her BY wealthy Edward
Browning.
Now she has an opportunity to
make $4,000 a week BY raising the
curtain on her seclusion and ap-
pear'ng on Chicago stage. nufus
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LOST CHICACOAN
FOUND in DALLAS

CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-tPl-Thc Her
aid and Examiner in a copyrighted
dispatch from Dallas, says that Lewis
f. Larson. former manager Of the
Chicago board Of education. who van
ished mystericusly in 1928, has been
found in Texas, suffering from n
lapse Of memory.
The missing Chicagoan has been
working as superintendent OF a Dali
las construction company for two
years, using the name az. Lawson"
the paper says His employers have
summoned him TO Dallas, where his
son, Leonard, planned to meet him
today.
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Attorney DenONnces
Aimee MCPheySOna as
FAKE andHypOcyite'

Los ANGELES, Oct. 6.-(Pl-
Aimee Semple Mcpherson today
sought solace in the rolling breakers
on Santa Monica bay beach. near the
Tlace where she declares she was
kidnapped last May, as adjournment
Of her preliminary hearing on con-
spiracy charges offered respite from
the crossfire Of the court room.
Municipal Judge Blake ordered the
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Lemaire, producer Of 'Lemaire's
Affairs" says his New York agent
has laid before Mrs. Catherine
Heenan, mother Of the l6-year-old
Frances Heenan Browning, d con-
tract which has some assurance Of
being Signed. He declares that the
girl who preferred matrimony 10
high school last April signed a
$500 week contract with him just
before she changed her name.
Browning claims that he does
not know where his wife is. He
insists he has not broken with her
and that their separation is only
temporary.
Francis Dale, Browning's friend
and attorney, says:
t"Too much mother-in law: that ~
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Widow of African
Explorer is Dead

LONDON. Oct, 6.-LP)-Lady Stan
ley. widow Of the famous African
explorer Sir Henry NJ. Stanley, died
yesterday in London at the age OF
III. She was a noted beauty and was
famed in artistic and literary cir
cles
Although married to DIR. Henry
Curtis, famous surgeon, in 1907,
three years after the death Of Stan
ley, she continued to be known gen.
orally as Lady Stanley.
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AUSTIN, Oct. 6.-(P)-The open
port law, designed to prevent inter
ference with common carriers, as il
would affect injuriously the move
ment Of commerce, Wednesday was
held unconstitutional by the court Of
criminal appeals because 1t violated
the fourteenth amendment to the
federal constitution guaranteeing all
persons equal protection Of the law.
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Band Concert At
Fl. Brown Tonight

The following program will be rem
dered BY the Twelfth Cavalry band
at Fort Brown tonight:
March-Fhe Screamer, Jewell.
Determination. Hayes.
Selection - The Motor Girl, Ed
wards.
Waltz-Kiss of Spring. Rolfe-
Modley- The Master. O'Hare.
Popular Why Love
You, Donaldson.
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Case Involving Hidalgo
Bond Fund is Dismissed

AUSTIN. Texas, Oct. 6.-tP--
Representative Irwin Of Dallas an
nounced today that in keeping with
his premise with the house and
senate in the Hidalgo county bond
investigation case, which was killed
I'm the senate state affairs COM
mittee, he would ask dismissal of
the Dan Blankenship vs.. o. q. Nor
wood ct nj. case in the 53rd Dis
trict Court Of Travis County.
The suit was brought last June
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ty Blankcn tir. interested In some
of the $i,s2a.0c0 Hidalso county
flood cntrol bonds. for an ac-
counting Of the noney paid in on
the bonds, ard involved IIidaIgo
county Officials. IRWIN was his at
t0rney. and Norwood or Austin,
the bond broker.
Investigation was asked Of the
legislature In n resolution BY Ir-
wir. who nror iscd that IL the in
vestigatinn was no voted. that he
would ask dismissal Of the suit.
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Court Passes
Ponzi Appeal

AUSTIN. Oct. 6.-(Pl-The ex-
tradition appeal of Charles Ponzi,
wanted In Massachusetts, to serve a
term rs common and notorious
thief" Wednesday was passed by the
court of criminahappeals.
Date for arguments in the appeal
was not set, Ponzi Is In the Harris
county jail.
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I'm OUR
VALLEY

Houston, Corpus Christi and McAllen,
is doing something unusual in the
way Of helping TO advertise Hidalgo
county
Mr.. Pearson purchased ten pages
Of white space in special editions 'of
Houston newspapers at a rate OF $500
a page for the use Of the county.
That is, he bought ten pages in
The Houston Post, ten pages in The
Houston Chronicle, ard ten pages IN
The Houston Press. Presumably, the
total was $4,000. or thereabcuis.
The only thing he did not do was
to supply the photographs and make
the cuts, or engravings for printing.
This he required Hidalgo county eiti-
zens to do. The photographs and
cuts were supplied by various cham
bers Of commerce.
The Houston Press special edition
is already cut, and along with 1t the
ten page section for Hidalgo county.
Incidentally, although Brownsville or
Cameron county did not figure in the
deal. this city through its Chamber
of Commerce publicity department,
managed to get onto the first page OF
a section with a three column air
plane view Of Brownsville and story
about the city.
I Incidentally also, this city and
county will have few pages in the
Apecial editions of The Post and
Aronicle.
MAR GILL Of Raymondville,
liking TO a meeting OF members of
Lower Rio Grande Valley Auto
lub at Harlingen Tuesday night,
Bffered a suggestion that seems very
ymuch worth while.
Travelling in Arkansas this summer,
Mr.. Gill observed a sign across
road entering Mississippi county.
This sign read: "You are now enter
w-i@ Mississippi County, Arkansas,
etc.
why not such sign across the
highway at the Brooks-Hidalgo coun-
ty line?
II might read, "You are now enter
ing the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
the worlds most fertile gardens or
words to such effect.
Thousands of first-time visitors
would Immediately have their curl
osity aroused.
This seems something for the at
tention of the chambers of COM
merce Of the Valley.
DID YOU KNOW that the canta-
ioupes you have been eating in the
Lst week or so were grown in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Did you know that, insofar as our
information il available. this Is the
first time that fall cantaloupes have
been produced in the Valley-at least
for home markets?
Did you know that the cantaloupes
YOU are now. eating are really the
only good cantaloupes that have
reached Valley breakfast tables this
year?
They were grown by a Japanese
truck grower near Mission. They
were for an experiment.
Insofar as our taste goes, the ex-
pertinent was highly successful.
A truckload Of these cantaloures
was brought to the Brownsville city
market the other afternoon. The
whole load was bought up In fifteen
minutes.
THE FIRST norther Of the season
las arrived in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
IL was. announced by high north
winds that blew along the coast all
day Tuesday.
II began TO grow somewhat cool
during the early hours last night. BY
two o'clock this morning light blan-
kets we're really quite comfortable.
Now is the time when Valley-ites
really throw their straw hats to the
cows.
Now Is the time when the light
colcred palm beaches are consigned
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EDINBURG, Oct. 5.-Contract has
been let by r. A. Peffley Of this
city to A. J. Ross for the construc-
tion Of a brick building here. The
structure VII be RS BY 10 feet, and
win cost about 5000.
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ELoPERs STEAL FURNITURE

SALISBURY. Eng.-James Oxford
got a warrant for his wife and
Charles Coko, who had eloped, charg-
ing them with stealing all the furni-
ture in Oxford's home.
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SPORTSMAN'S PARK. 81. Louis.
Oct G.-4Hl-The New York YAM
KEGS e=eHed the world series with
st. Louis Cardinals by winning the
fourth game, featured by three
hcmc runs BY Babe Ruth. 10 to s.
Ruth hit for the circuit I'm the
first. third and sixth innings and
smashed half n dozen world series
records by his performance. H0yt
pitched air tight ball In the pinches
FOR the winners The Cards used
Rhem. Reinhart, VI. Bell. HallIhan
and Keen I'm the box.
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River Forecast
There will be no material change
in the river.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Partly cloudy and
continued cool tonight; Thursday
fair and slightly warmer.
For East Texas: Fair and con-
tinued cool tonight; Thursday fair;
warmer in north and west portions.
Light to moderate northerly to east
erly winds on the coast.
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