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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-07-24
CAMP PAIGNS END; BATTLE OF BALLOTS ON
Election Returns
Tonight

The Brownsville Herald will
show election returns tonight on
the street. in front OF the Queen
theatre, the screen to be above
the front of WiIIman's Pharmacy.
The public il invited. Returns
are expected to begin coming in
early, but more or less definite
figures will not be available until
about $3.50 o'clock.
In addition, the returns will be
broadcast over station .KWWG.
by the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce and The Brownsville
Herald.
Owing to the fact that The Herald
staff will he "up to its neck in
work tonight. the public IL kind
~ requested TO use those sources
for their election news and to
call The Herald by telephone az
little as possible.
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BANDITSCET
BICPAYROLL
Houston Youth Slug.
ged in Business Sec
ton of the City

HOUSTON, July 24.-lP)-Three
masked men slugged G.. w. Hewett.
Jr.. Is. and robbed him Of the $4,000
pay roll Of the Hewitt Construction
Company near the business district
here today.
The young man was carrying the
money 10 a construction job of his
fathers construction company when
man stepped up behind him, and
struck him on the head with what
j. believed to have been a pair of
"knucks." He sank 10 the pavement
and the man grabbed the money bag,
leaped into a small touring car which
had drawn along side the surbing.
and escaped
many persons on the sidewalk
saw the robbery.
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CELEBRATION
PLANS NEAR
COMPLETION
Entire Valley Invited
to Join in Festivities
at Brownsville On
Monday Afternoon

Winning Of permit by the South
ern Pacific 10 Dr:.3 its lines into
the Lower Rio Grande Valley has
aroused the enthusiasm of Browns
Vile citizens, and every organization
IN town is pledging support TO the
celebration to be staged Monday
afternoon. according to officials Of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Plans for the big parade are nearly
complete and Judge J. c. George
and II. b. Galbraith have been Sc
cured to deliver addresses at the ball
park following the parade.
Music for the parade will be fur
nished by the Twelfth Cavalry band
of Fort Brown and by the Cham
ber of Commerce band under Leader
Perez.
The Chamber of Commerce band
will play concert at the ball park
IN connection with the speaking.
Mayor Cole has issued a procla-
nation calling on the citizens TO
join in the celebration and has ex-
pressed the hope that all business
houses will be closed after p. m.
Monday.
Every organization in town has
pledged its support to the ceietra-
tion," said w. l.. Pendergraft, as
slstant manager of the chamber,
''and n majority Of them will enter
automobiles in the parade bidding
welcome to the Southern Pacific.
"We are requesting every owner
of an autom2hile brownsville to
enter The parade and hope as many
as possible will have their cars dec
GRATED with banners expressing their
appreciation of the decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission"
he continued.
"All Valley towns have been
asked to take part in the parade
and festivities and we want every
citizen of the Valley to understand
he will be welcome in the parade
and all of the festivities"
Plans for forming the parade are
being worked out today. and mar
shals will be appointed to take
charge Of the long line Of cars when
they move from the high school
Monday afternoon. A complete pro-
gram and all details of the line of
march will be published in the Sun
day Brownsville Herald.
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Divorce Decree
Given Budlong

PROVIDENCE, r. T., July 2S.-tPl
Milton J. Budlong. millionaire
New York and Newport. resident, and
former head of the Packard Motor
Car Company, was granted divorce
from his wife. Jessie Margaret Bud
long, in rescript filed in Newport
superior couit by Judge Edward WI.
Blodgett Friday. For nearly three
years the Budlongs and their diff
culties have been before the public
eye through n sereis of court actions.
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BOND IS DENIED
CARLOS CALICO
Especial 10 The Hcrald)

FNVtNIAI 70 IIt IItIAINT
SAN BENITO. Tex. July "a
Carlos Gallego has been bound over
awaiting action of the grand jury
next fall in connection with the
Staying of Felipe Valdez last Sun
day afternoon.
Valdez was shot and killed while
sitting in car on San Benito
street last week. Gallefo Immediately
gave himself up but was not brought
before Judge w. $. Corkill, justice
of the peace. until Friday. He was
bound over for action by the grand
jury without bail. lie waived pre-
liminary hearing.
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Harlingen Business
Women to Organize

HARLINGEN, Texas, July 23.-
Harlingen is 10 have a woman's bus
mess organization, and the pre-
liminary meeting will be held Mon
day night, at : o'clock. AT the Car
lomcr Music Store. through the
courtesy of Mrs. II. F. Summers.
The need of such an organization is
being felt in this city. and there are
over fifty business women that are
eligible.
II Is the purpose Of the older wom-
en- to plan for high standard social
affairs regularly, for the younger
ones. as well as to solve business
problems and help in any civic pro-
gram that may arise. The luncheon
once every month. it is considered,
will add to the pleasure Of the mem
bers.
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FERCUSONS CAST
VOTES AT TEMPLE

AUSTIN. Texas. July 24.-(Pl-
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson. for
mer Governor James +. Ferguson,
and Miss Dorrace Ferguson left
shortly before noon for Temple. to
(. their ballots. They will return
late today and receive the returns
Of the election at the executive
mansion.
Attorney General Dan Moody and
his wife and several friends. went To
Taylor where the young candidate
for governor cast his ballot.
He planned on returning to the
capitol TO receive the returns.
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BObbed Hair Girl Had
Right to Slap Preacher

FRANKFORT. KY. July 24.-tP1
The Commonwealth of Kentucky
has upheld the right of bobbed
haired girl to slap a preacher who
made an utterance from his pulpit
that no virtuous woman would bob
her hair.
Yesterday Governor William J.
Fields granted full hnd free
pardon to Miss Martha Bates of
Whitesburg, a bobbed haired girl
from the mountain section of
Kentucky. who slapped the Rev.
r. Brown, minister Of Mill
stone, KY. for criticizing women
who bob their hair.
The mountain girl took exception
to the minister's remark made last
May and walked up to the pulpit
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ZTEGFELD'S BLON D ES
= = =
GO ON STRIKE; FLO
y y y
PREFERS BRUNEI TES.

NEW YORK. - Flo Zeigfeld's
blondes are going on strike be-
cause they think he prefers
brunettes.
They were coaxed TO pose as
they told how they must have an
apology and a 30 per cent raise.
Let 'em strike" says Flo.
He denies disparaging blondes
but says he is trying TO organize a
brunette chorus for his next show.
Dark beauties are hard for him
to find, except for the synthetic
kind, while the woods are full of
blondes, and they are going to
light up Flo's Qualifications of the
American girl as much as ever.
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during his sermon and slapped
him. Partisans of the girl and the
minister waged a verbal war over
the justice Of the minister's re-
mark and the girls resentment.
and the outcome was a court trial.
A court found the girl guilty and
sentenced her TO Jail for 30 days.
She served fifteen days of the
term when the governor intervened
and stayed her sentence to investi-
gate the case.
The investigation ended yester-
day. when the governor let il BE-
known he was opposed to pulpit
cowardice." and that he was con-
vinced the minister made the re-
marks about bobbed haired fem
ininity.
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Dempsey Will Not
Fight Clements

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. July
wouldn't fight for Gle
ments now under any conditions-not
even if he had SOS, 100000. He hasn't
the slightest claim upon my services
and the whole thing makes me sore
That was jack pempsey's ulti-
matum to the Chicago Coliseum club
promoter today as the champion
awaited the arrival from California
of his wife, the former Estelle Tay-
lor of the screen.
Dempsey plainly was irritated at
the situation Clements has created
through his claim to the champions
services by an old contract
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Plans Drawn For
Mercedes Buildings

MERCEDES. Tex, July 24.-Con-
tract on the $4,000 apartment build
ing TO be erected here by Charles
Saladino will he let on Thursday Of
next week. according to X. Newell
Waters, architect.
This structure will be one of the
most elaborate and attractive apart
ment houses in the Valley. IL will
be OF stucco. Spanish style archi-
lecture, with mechanical refriger-
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Mercedes Woman
Buried In Iowa

MERCEDES. Texas, July 2l.-The
remains Of Mrs. Lydia j. Gilchrist.
who died here this week at the
home of her sister. Mrs. A. T.. Holt,
were sent to OskaIoosa, Iowa, where
funeral services were held and burial
made.
Mrs. Gilchrist was eighty-five
years Of age and was born in Indi-
ana in 1s41. She was making her
home here with her sister at the
time of her death.
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AIRPLANE MAIL
DELIVERS SEED

MERCEDES. July PA package
of celery seed, of very fine quail
ity, and worth around $50 pound,
was received here by airplane mail,
establishing record Of being the
first vegetable seed to be received
BY airplane main in Texas. in the be
lief Of the Texas Producers Union.
which secured the seed from New
Jersey.
II took SO in stamps to send the
package BY airplane, and the seed
were rushed in order 10 be planted
at once.
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PROOFFICER
CAVEPARTIES
With LIQUOR
Admits He Used Con-
fiscated Liquor to
Regale Himself And
Parties of Friends

WASHINGTON, July 24.-LP)-
Ned VI. Green. San Francisco prohi-
bition administrator who says pub
liely he has been giving parties"
with confiscated liquor, was suspend
cd from office today BY Acting Sec
retary Winston Of the Treasury.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-tPl-
The Examiner says today that Col.
Ned VI. Green. federal prohibition
administrator for Northern Cali
fornia and Nevada. who il accused
by Federal authorities of misconduct
and irregularities IN office. has adj
mltted the truth Of the charges. The
United States marshals office has
the appearance Monday Of witnesses
before a federal grand jury which
will investigate the charges.
Green admitted. the paper says.
that he had IN his rooms seized gov
ernment liquor. that he drank il,
that he served the liquor TO his
guests and that he had parties in
his rooms which were attended by
women as well as men.
TO the reporter Green showed two
dresser drawers in his room filled
with bottles of assorted liquors, ac-
cording to the press.
He said: "There's the liquor they
say ! keep in my rooms. ] drink il.
I've served il AZ parties here, par
tics that men and women attend.
Those charges are true. and any
time the Investigators or the mem
bers Of the United States grand jury
want TO come here and see il. they
are welcome, and they can taste it
if they want to-
The suspension will remain eff
fective pending an investigation in
10 formal charges Of misconduct by
Green. now being conducted By the
district attorney at San ranciSco.
All the charges of misconduct
against Green allege personal ir-
regularities, Mr.. Winston said, and
no graft j. involved.
Samuel I. Johnson. assistant adj
ministrator nj San Francisco. has
been directed to take charge Of the
office there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-07-24
Raising Chamber
Of Commerce Fund

MERCEDES. July 24.-Three-
fourths Of the $4,000 chamber Of
commerce budget of Mercedes has
been raised, and the selection Of a
secretary to succeed Fred Johnston,
resigned. is expected 10 taxa place
soon, Mr.. Johnston said. The mat
ter Of selection OF the secretary
has been held up pending compile
tion Of the budget of the Chamber
OF Commerce. Three applicants for
the position are understood to be
considered.
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Four Die When
Building Burns

MUSKEGON. Mich. July 24.-tP1
Paul Christie, prominent Muske
gon business man, his wife and two
children, Marian, aged and
Charles, 81 months were burned to
death early when their home in
North Muskegon was destroyed BY
fire.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER

METROPOLIS, III, July PIP
Charged with cutting his wife's head
off with n pocket knife. O. L. Logan,
retired farmer Of New Liberty,
was under arrest today on a MUIR
der warrant.
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LOST STUDENTS FOUND

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. July 2i.-(Pl
Five students from Southwestern
College, Winfield, Kansas. who were
lost on Mount Leconte. in the Great
Smoky mountains, near here. for
one day and two nights were found
today by a searching party on the
top of the peak. They were none
the worse for their iexperience.
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New Street Lights
Put In At Donna

DONNA, July li.-New street
lights are being put in here for the
first time in many years. The old
lamp posts are being taken down
and replaced by new and more at
pactive ones, and extensions Of the
lighting system into many other
parts Of the city are being made by
the Valley Electric & Ice Co.. which
concern owns the lighting system Of
the city.
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Making 1t Right

Through an error in the adver-
tisemcnt OF the M-System Store.
published in The Herald Friday.
the statement was made that "a
bars OF Crystal White Soap would
be sold ut 29c. The price should
have been % cents.
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VIOLATED BLUE LAWS

PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-(F)-
Erastus L. Austin. director general
of the Sesqui-centennial exposition.
was today fined four dollars and
costs on a charge of violating the
Sunday "blue laws" Of 1874.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-07-24
SMITH DFFEATS SARAZEN

GARDEN CITY. N. VI, July a.
Pl- Breaking the course record with
y brilliant Sc. seven under par. Mac
Donald Smith, of the Lakeville Club,
won the play-off for the MetropoIi-
ton open golf championship from
Gene Sarazen Of the Fresh Meadow
Club, 1925 champion, over the links
Of the Salisbury country club today.
Sarazen scored a 10.
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Bulletin. Tropical Disturbance

WASHINGTON, ID. G., July q
Advisory 10 n. m. Report from
Santo Domingo missing but tropical
disturbance central short distance
south of that city, moving in a
West t-Northwestward direction.
Caution advised all vessels bound
for Cuba, Jamaica and Bahama Is
lands and neighboring waters.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER

HOUSTON, July 24.-tPl y. III.
Foster, 40. private watchman wasv
shot and killed in a cafe here last
night. ]. h. Hudnall. cafe chef, sur
rendered and was charged with muir
der.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-07-24
INTEREST KEEN
IN BATTLE FOR
COVERNORSHIP
Record Vote for Texas
Predicted by Politic-
al Leaders in All
Parts of State
lA
(By The Associated Press)

Texas double headed primary
started off with a bang Saturday il
reports to the Associated Press from
almost every section OF the state
are any criterion Of public en-
thusiasm.
With but few exceptions, despite
rain in North Texas and other scat
tered portions. the early voting was
reported heavy, and sn some places
q veritable march TO the polls was
on when the ballot boxes we're un-
locked.
On the basis OF these reports, one
Of the heaviest "off year" votes In
the states history was predicted.
provided the pace continues.
One Of the few places reporting n
light early vote was San Antonio,
where the republican factional fiRht
has been the most bitter, but even
that city in the mid morning an
nounced that a "rush to the polls
started shortly after 10 a. m" -
No report as to the trend of the
Ferguson Moody Davidson democrnt-
x fight was available from any sec
tion. Mr.. Davidson said he had m
message indicating that he was lead
ing in central and west Texas, huf
up to noon there were no actual re-
ports of the trend.
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River orecast
The river will continue to fall from
Mission down, and rise at Laredo and
Rio Grande City during the next "a
to SO hours.
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SKULL IN CASTLE WALL

DERBY, Eng.-Workmen repaint-
ing an ancient castle found a human
skull imbeddcd in the wall.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; moderate temperature.
For East Teas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Sunday. Light to fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
Daily River Bulletin
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ports of the trend.
DALLAS, July 24.-tPl-Democrat
and republican voters were going 40 "
the primary polls in Texas Saturday
to decide a political fight, the lime
light of which is held by the demo-
cratic gubernatorial campaign.
Five candidates are in the field
for the democratic nomination forA
the office now held BY GovernoF
Miriam a. Ferguson, the field hMv-
ing been reduced by one when Mra.
X. W. Johnston, OF San Antonio.
withdrew Friday and urged her ad-
herents 10 support Mrs. Ferguson
Political observers declare the CUB
ernatorial contest lies between thu
present governor. Attorney General
Dan Moody. and Lynch Davidsons
Houston lumberman. Mrs. Edith vii
mans Of Dallas and Rev. o. II. ziIn-
norman, Of Morris country, are other
candidates. 1t has been predicted
around 100000 persons will vote To-
day, but rain and bad roads may re-
ducc the number.
Not since the days when Joseph
Weldon Bailey wore the senatorial
toga, when a Texas voter either was
bailey" or "anti-Bailey," has an
individual been so completely the
issue Of a campaign. "Fergusonism"
was laid down and accepted as the
issue or the present race az its In
certiOn. BY "Fergusonism." all fac
tions have avowed. is implied James
r.. Ferguson, husband Of the present
governor. and himself a former gov
ernor. who left office when inn
peached.
Candidates Close
The gubernatorial race continued
at undiminished heat through the
closing campaign meetings Friday
night. AT Austin, an estimated one
fourth Of the audience which heard
James r. Ferguson's final plea In
the governors behalf joined i'm N
hccklinE demonstration which inter
rupted the meeting. Moody spoke
AZ Lockhart and Davidson nc IT.
Worth. Each predicted success.
Ferguson named Moody as the gov
ernor's probable runoff opponent
Moody said Mrs. Ferguson will be
his opponent il the run-off n neces-
sary, while Davidson, predicting VA
second primary said that contest
will be between him and Moody.
Republicans Voting
Although republicans predict that
their party's first primary will draw
not more than 10000 votes. cam
paigning continued vigoro
through Friday night. Two con-
tests hold the limelight in the re-
publican contest, that for governor
and that for the congressional nom
ination in the fourteenth district,
now representing Harry M. Turz-
bach. In each case. the fight has
been largely contest between reg
ulars" headed by II. II. Creager. ma
tionaf committeeman from Texas,
and Wurzbach. Wurzbach's charges
that Creager has abused patronage
privileges. precipitated contests be-
tween the two.
Republican gubernatorial aspirants
are Col. III. III. Haines. OF Houston,
supported by Creager and X. n. Scott,
Corpus Christi. supported by Wurz-
bach. Outcroppings of the Wurz-
bach -Creager fight seen in Tarrant
and Bexar counties on election eve.
In /. Worth. Leonard Wilmington,
secretary of the republican state ex-
ccutive committee. reported that re-
publican ballot boxes for 81 precincts
had been recovered after they had
been seized by wurzbaeh supporters.
In Bexar county, WurEbach was
(Continled on page two.)
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Flood Present p Hr. u Hr.
Stage Stage CHING. Rain
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"A good wood saw 1za1 1
will save you its cost nIAIly
times. All sizes for wood
yard or small private use.
Alamo Iron Works
San Antonio - BrswnsviIls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-08
Two Endorsements
For Administration
Of Wood at Manila

Manila, Dec. 7.-tPt-Ths adrnini
tration of Governor General WoS
which is encountering considerable a.
position among the Filipines, reeel,ss
two endorsements today-one from N
Cameron ForbeE former governor m.
eral, who is here on visit. and II.
other from General Emilio Aguinalh
onetime Philippine rebel leader.
Speaking at dinner in his honor l.
the University Club, Mr.. Forbes SAID
II believe every action of Gensn.
Wood has been inspired by genen!
desire to serve first the real wefsn
of the Filipino people, and second tn
interests of the United States. chaI-
lenGe any man in the Philippines b
say otherwise"
General Aguinaldos address was l..
livered at Indang. Cavite province, b.
fore virtually the same audience whiei
recently heard Manuel Quezon, pres.
dent of the senate. accuse the forms
rebel leader of retarding the cause d
independence by cooperating with til
governor general.
"It should he plain to anyone" sal.
Aguinaldo, that the Philippines can
not hope for anything from the UnitA
States unless General Wood gives BIZ
approval. He is here as the reprt-
sentative OF sovereign power What
ever he says carries more weight vitl
either the administration or the Amer
lean public than that of any Of or
leaders or all of them combined. Ger
eral Wood has not only shown himself
a capable, upright public official pui
repeatedly has demonstrated that 7
has the deepest concern for our WEI
fare"