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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09

receiving smuggled goods. The 9TH
ers, Manuel Baldonaldo, Julian
Gambo, Miguel Mata ar Toma.
Saldino. were charged with snug
Cling. All five are aliens.
The arrests were made by Gus
toms Officers William Shears and
r. Campbell. who were scouting in
this territory at the time the snug
Cling was attempted. They saw the
men engaged in transporting the
beans in bushel hampers across the
river. eight at time. in boat
made Of tree limbs with piede of
canvas stretched over the bottom.
The officers waited until all the
beans had been brought over and
then made the arrests.
Mexican frijoles or beans are a
national dish but green snap beans
are said to have no market value at
all in the southern republic. They
bring good prices on American
markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
ROAD MEETING
in San BENITO

Every Cameron county community
expects to be represented at the road
meeting at San Benito Saturday NOR
ing at 10 o'clock. according to Finley
Ewing Of Harlingen. general chair
man. who was in Brownsville today.
The meeting will be held In the
irrigation offices.
Gratifying response has been had
to the call for the session. and all
communities have signified their in
tention to have their committees pres
ent," Mr.. Ewing said.
The meeting will be for the pur-
pose of assembling data as to the
road needs throughout the county. to
lay the basis for a request for bond
issue Leaders in the movement hope
to make the issue large enough to
cover all needs in the next few years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
"Bednleggey" is Latest
Type of SmMggley Here

"Beanleggers" are the latest type
of smugglers.
Customs officers Thursday after
noon swooped down on five men en-
gagged in transporting green snap
beans across the Rio Grande about
Is miles up the river from Browns
vile on the old military road and
Stook them into custody. together
with 81 hampers of the vegetable
that had been ferried across in a
crudely devised boat to avoid the
payment Of a l-2 cent per pound
duty.
The smuggling OF such vegetables
not only is violation Of the Gus
toms regulations but Of the United
States agricultural department. reg
ulations rs we'll. Charges Of viola
tion Of these regulations were filed
against the five men now lodged in
Jail here.
One of the men, Manuel Garcia. Is
charged with smuggling and with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
SURVEY sure
FOR ARROYO
Garner Declares That
Bill Will Include
Valley Project
Especial To The Herald.O

HARLINGEN, Texas, April g.
Congressman John n. Garner has as
sured George Toolan. secretary of
the Harlingen chamber of commerce
that il the rivers and harbor bill
passes at this session of congress
that il will contain an order for
survey Ct the continuance Of the
intracoastal canal from Corpus
Christi bay to Point Isabel and of
the Arroyo Colorado from Laguna
Madre TO the bridge near Harlingen.
A survey of the intracoastal canal
and the arroyo from the two points
mentioned as has been authorized
by the House rivers and harbors COM
mittee instructed its chairman to re-
port this survey TO the house.
The order directs that the survey
be made from Corpus Christi to
Point Isabel, including the Arroyo
Colorado TO the Missouri Pacific
bridge at Harlingen and Baffin bay.
Survey Of the latter was requested
by interests which propose the de-
velopment Of large gypsum Deposit
in Brooks county.
Total authorization for the intra-
coastal canal in the bill is S7,769,000.
This will be sufficient to complete
the canal as originally recommended
by government engineers from New
Orleans to Corpus Christi.
The letter in part Of Congressman
Garner TO Mr. Toolan follows:
If the river and harbor bill passes
ut this session of congress il will
contain an order for survey Of the
continuance of the intracoastal canal
from Corpus Christi bay to Point
Isabel and of the Arroyo Colorado
from Laguna Madre to the bridge
near Harlingen. OF course, il the ad-
ministration defeats the river and
harbor bill then nothing can be done
until it Is passed, but when it is
passed, will assure you the survey
will be included. then IL will be up
to us to convince the engineers not
only of the feasibility but the desir-
ability Of the government doing the
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
CHARGE BOYCOTT
IN WOOL MARKET

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April o..
Charges Of boycott" and "collusionr
by the Boston Wool Market in con-
trolling domestic prices were made
before the house agriculture commit
tee today by J. ". Mcbride. represent
ing Michigan wool growers.
Mcbride said spectators were i'm
porting quantities or wool mt loss
to flood the domestic market and
force down the price to be paid Amer
lean farmers.
The Boston market. hes aid. has
practically repealed the Fordney- Nc
Cumber tariff act, 80 far MS it relates
to WOOL
The committee instructed the wit
ness to prepare n statement OF the al
legged conditions. with n view of de-
termining whether any existing law
was being violated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
find OIL IN
San ANTONIO
Discovered At Eleven
Feet in Heart of
Home District
(By The Associated Press.)


SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April g.
Flowing oil at depth Of II feet, was
struck in San Antonio today.
According. to experts, il may un-
cover n real oil field within the
heart of the south side fesfdentiai
district.
The discovery was made while a
shallow well was being dug on the
property of A. Hearne. 2iS Weaver
street, between Roosevelt avenue
and the Conception road. Experts
figure the production ut about bar
rels day.
The oil is high gravity, testing
above 80 degrees Baume. and carried
40 per cent gasoline, according to an
oil man who tested it.
The flow is from chalk and gumbo
at ii feet below the surface. Above
is formation of adobe and gravel.
"A small flow Of water also is seeping
into the hole.
When the find was reported, +. b.
Gorsuch. who owns property adjoin-
ing that Of Hearne. Immediately be-
gan test. He bailed about ten gal
Ions Of fluid from the hole and with
in half ah hour it had filled up again.
indicating there Is considerable gas
pressure behind the oil. Mr.. Gorsuch
Immediately began preparations to
sink test well on his own property,
His test will be carried deeper in the
hope Of getting a heavier flow of oil
AT first residents secuted the find,
saying it might be seepage oil from
the Grayburg refinery, about mile
away. Experts who visited the well
however, declared it was not seepage
but that a real oil well had been dis
covered.
Further investigation was begun.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Mostly cloudy and un-
settled tonight and Saturday. prob
ably with local showers; not much
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Occasional rains
tonight: Saturday unsettled: rain in
east portion; cooler in west and the
north portions. Fresh southerly to
easterly winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions.
The barometric pressure was mod
crate y high this morning ove- the
great central valley; and moderate
ly low over New Mexico and rver
the Ear ca. adian Northwest. Ge.e-ai
rains have continued during tn, last
"a houIs in the far Southwest ard in
the Atlantic coast states, while scat
tered showers were reported also
from othre sections of the country.
II was warmer this 'ernin- frrn'
Texas northeastward to the upper
Great Lakes, and colder in the east
ern states.
The lowest temperature last night
|at Texas stations ranged from 40 at
Amarillo 70 So At Brownsville and
eoyyu@ Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
TRUCK MARKETS
BY Naval Radio tc The Heralt
from U. 8. and Texas Agricultur
Departments

Potato shipments. California =.
Colorado 62, Florida 2. Idaho 98.
Maine 165, Michigan 81, Minnesota
12i, Montana 8, Nebraska 10. Nevada
/, Long Island 4. New York 20. North
Dakota 10. Oregon 2, Pennsylvania n.
South Dakota 8, Utah 1. Washington
"a, Disconsin 81, Wyoming 3, total
654 with Texas unreported. Canada
AZ.
Onion shipments: Texas 9 (ineom-
plete), other states IL.
r. o. B. market onions: Laredo
Warm and clear. Haulings light and
increasing slightly. Demand good.
market steady. Carloads (. o. b.
cash sales to jobbers standard crates
yellow Bermudas Nos and 2 few
sales $3.50 to $2.65. ". O. b. usual
terms be $2.75. Rochester-Demand
slow. Market dull. Very few sales.
Sales TO jobbers 100-lb. sacks yellow
varieties Ia inch minimum $500.
Bean shipments: Florida 9. Texas
49, Mercedes to Minneapolis A. to
Philadelphia 4. San Benito 20 Knases
City 4, 40 4Jerxey City 4. 20 PittsburG
y 70 CbafIeston. West Virginia W
HiialGo "A PittsburR A. BrownsviIlo'
% Boston l. PIttsbure 4. ~ 30. I.oui1
1Inned on Paeo A.
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tou,UUU 10 l.Z0OsUOU barrels eAch, ana.
the smaller surface tanks sent waves
of flaming oil over the landscape.
wiping up farmhouses and lines Of
trees in its path.
The workers bent their efforts 20
patrolling this area. stemming the
rush Of the flame that threatened to
cut off the main highway through
the valley and warning persons away
| from the danger area. The two lives
which have been claimed By the dis
aster were not directly caused BY the
/ flames. A miniature tornado gem
Grated by the heat tore apart farm
house, resulting in the death of two
persons.
The beaten fighters face a vigil
of three or four more days while the
fire. the greatest conflagration in
the American petroleum history,
burns itself out. Its estimated $l5.-
100000 cost in property loss is large
ly covered by insurance, company Of
ficials said.
The Village Of Edna, occupied prin-
cipally by the 400 employees OF the
company and their families, remain
ed intact although windows were
shattered. and there was other evil
dence Of the force Of the explosion
of the oil containers.
The freaks Of its big brother, the
tornado, were INDUCED in by the
miniature whirlwind which wrecked
at least two houses and caused two
deaths. The roof Of the Banks home
was torn off. porches demolished
furniture broken and scattered.
Telephone poles and trees were hurl-
ed down and uprooted.
The barn was heap of broken
timbers but smaller building 100
feet nearer the fire remained un-
touched. The occupants Of the
house left an hour previous to its
wrecking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
POLITICIAN u
TOBE ASKED |
AS TODEA7H
Widow Charges Mex
lean Leader Die d
Knowing Identity of
His Poisoner


SAN ANTONIO. Texas. April p
Telegraphic advices received here
from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, say il has
been disclosed that General Angel
Flores. late candidate for thep resi-
dency OF Mexico. came to his death
last week by poison.
An autopsy showed that the general
had been administered small doses OF
poison three months before his death.
The generals widow told the dis
trict attorney at Mazatlan that her
husband knew the identity OF the per-
son whom he thought responsible for
his illness but that he preferred TO
die without divulging the name.
The dispatches said that a promi-
nent Mexican politician will be ques-
toned in connection with Flores
death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
Storm Leaves Trail
Of Destruction
fBy the Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, April o.
The storm which has harassed Cali
fornia for the last few davs moved on
toward the Rocky mountain region to-
day. leaving death and destruction in
its wake.
Normal conditions were returning
and clearing weather was predicted
for today and tomorrow. Showers and
local rains were expected to take the
place of the torrential downpour.
which although 1t brought satisfac-
tion to farmers and cattlemen by re-
plenishing fast diminishing supplies
Of water in the streams and noun
tains, in places, wreaked damage to
houses, orchards, roads and railway
tracks.
Hundreds of men were engaged in
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POISON CAUSED DEATH GEN. FL0RE,
Human Ladder Fails
MdmDr0ps 10 Floors
To Death IN Chicago

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Melville Of
Chicago and r. A. Guilleaume of
New York. guests nj the Morrison
hotel where the tragedy occurred,
sought To save Ainsworth.
Others who broke down the door
10 Ainsworth's room had To battle
the flames and reached the ledge
too late
IL is supposed Ainsworth fell
asleep on his bed while smoking
and awakened To find his room in
flames. A guest in an adjoining
room heard him cry for some one
to break the door and then heard
the window opened. He clung 10
the ledge for five minutes. The i'm
pact Of the body was SO terrific
that many persons who heard IL
thought an explosion had occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
Jury is Charged in
Leal Murder Trial

The jury in the case Of Simon Leal.
who is charged with Pablo Silva in
connection with the shooting Of Jesus
Vasquez near La Paloma on October
25. 1925. was charged by Judge Cum
ningham at the conclusion of testi-
mony Friday morning and argument
began in the afternoon.
Leal. defended by Judge Fl. L.
Yates, is pleading not guilty.
The state presented n confession
alleged to have been made by the de-
fendant and the defense contended
that 1t had been secured under du-
ress.
Silva has secured a severance and
he is expected to 20 on trial imme-
diately after the Leal case IL de-
cided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
CLAIMS MEET |
NOT LAWFUL
Sheffield So Informs
Foreign Minister
of Mexico (

MEXICO CITY. April 9.-El Pals
today says that Ambassador James
R. Sheffield has officially informed
Foreign Minister Saenz that the Unit
ed State will regard the coming Tam
pico claims meeting as unlawful and
its decision ineffective. Ambassador
Sheffield refuses to confirm or deny
this. saying he had visited the foreign
office to take up certain matters In
pursuance of instruct ms Of tie de-
3sr.ment of state
The Mexican fore sr office remains
si.,nt
The Tampico claims meeting grew
out Of the massacres Of American
mining engineers at Santa Ysabela,
chihuahua, in 1916.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09

number Of surface reservoirs from
the blaze.
On the lee side ofthe burning re.
servoirs, flowed waves Of flame as
the oil boiled over and erupted. The
remainder of the tank farm lies to
windward where il is protected by
the stiff breeze and by dykes OF
sheet iron and earth.
A new method Of fire fighting was
given a trial when 90 artificial wind
machines were rushed 10 the scene to
keep the draft away from the re
mainder Of the storage tanks.
The wind that held steady through
the night proved more satisfactory
however, than its mechanical aids.
The protection Of the remainder
Of the tank farm has been at the
sacrifice of the area in the direc-
tion OF this town. The belching re-
servoirs Of fire had their sway, COW
ering an area OF many acres, q great,
voracious moth than gobbled ten
cottages that formerly housed en-
ployees Of the tank farm. Tapped up
acres of orange and lemon orchards
engulfed a :anch house and gap al
and stretched out gredily toward the
town. Like a flaming tongue was
the river Of burning oil that flowed
down a deep ditch and SO to n neigh
boring arroyo which acts a. an ef-
fective fire guard to the town of
Brea.
Company officials directing the
battle against the blaze, succeeded
in having all Of the smaller surface
tanks in which the more volatile oil
was stored, such as gasoline, kero-
sene and distillate. pumped out. thus
lessening the danger of the spread
Of the fire.
While the loss in the fire is esti-
mated in excess Of $4,000 900, about
80 per cent, of this is said to be
covered by insurance.
Following the firing of the first
tank yesterday by lightning, the
most spectacular event in the prog
ress Of the blaze came late last night
when the third tank was ignited as
the other two boiled over. The tank
OF 100000 barrels capacity exploded
as IL caught fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09

CHICAGO. H.. April 9.-Two
men. aided by n woman, risked
their lives here early today in n
daring but unsuccessful attempt
to rescue Leo J. Ainsworth of Gin
cinnati radio manufacturer while
he clung TO window ledge Of his
fire swept hotel room 900 feet
above the sidewalk.
The men formed human ladder
frcm n human ladder from n win
dow above the hanging man hut
before n rescue could be effected.
Ainsworth dropped from the nine
teenth floor, his burned fingers
no longer able TO hold his weight.
He was instantly killed. Scores Of
loop pedestrians gazed in horror on
the scene, powcrless to aid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
Death and Destruction
i'm Four Disasters Over
Widely Separated Areas
lBY The Associated Pressl


fthecoun
20
Oil a
two
n
aton in the history the American oil industry with probable loss $4,000 600
killed The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
FIRST CUCUMBEBS
ARE SHIPPED OUT

First cucumbers were shipped out
Of Brownsville this season Thursday.
McDayitt Brothers handled five
bushel hampers of the vegetable
grown in this section and they expect
the movement to become stronger
during the next week when the crop
will begin maturing over greater
area.
Last year there were 72 cars Of
cucumbers shipped out Of the state.
but very few Of them were grown in
The Valley, which does not devote :
VEN lafge aeresee q this crop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
Men Fight in Vain as Flames
Continue to Eat Up Stored Oil

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Calf, April 9.-Men gamely but
vainy continued today their day battle against the
blaze that fed the last Of than 100000 bar
res of petroleum. virtually the entire stock stored
the Union Oil company reservoir and tank farm
here which ignted Wednesday by lightning.
Hope raised by favorable change in the wind dur
ing the night that the remaining eight small
tanks OF IS 900 barrels capacity each be saved
red little enthusiasm the weary fire fighters,
who have been beaten back in steady before
the lake OF flames.
Along the length of the mile area, successive
boiling OF the six reservoirs Of from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
BANK RECEIVER
Is FOUND DEAD

AMARILLO. Tex. April 9.-George
G.. Schweinfurth, 43. federal bank
exainer Of Marion, Ohio. and receiver
for the First National Bank Of
Groom, Texas. near here. was found
in his room in . Groom hotel with
bullet through his heart last night.
a coroner's verdict was suicide. No
reason for his net has heen sssienel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
Small Tornado Spreads Damage
At Brea, Scene of Newest Fire

BREA. Calf. April 9-A miniature tornado hit
the southwest portion. OF this little early today
spreading destruction in swath, but il was
headed in a northeasterly direction, away from the
confaRraton that raging in three reservoirs
Of the Union Oil company's tank farm here.
Although flames still roared defiance they gorged
themselves the 2.500O0O barrels Of refining oil in
the three burning reservoirs Of the Union Oil
tank farm here. Of the two great confagrations
raging the time properties Of that company
in the state the 5000 battling the blaze today
claimed victory in part for il indicated that they
would be able three other tanks Of oil and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
KATY ELECTS 4
new DIRECTORS

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 9.-Four
new directors were elected today at
the annual stock holders meeting Of
the Missouri. Kansas. Texas railroad
company. They are C.. N. Whitehead
of st. Louis. recently elected presi-
dent Of the company; James I. Bush.
of New York. Hunter l.. Gary of
Kansas City and A. w. Thompson Of
Pittsburgh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09
ISSUES ORDER TO
STOP BOYCOTTINC
CBy The Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April o.
Secretary Jardine today issued an
order requiring the American Live
stock company and 10 other corpor-
ations and individuals of the Okla
homa stock yards to refrain from
boycotting the Oklahoma Producers
commission association and the Boil
linger and Spencer Live Stock COM
mission company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-09

OF SAILORS
Series of Oil Tanker
Accidents in New
Orleans Harbor


NEW ORLEANS. La. April O.
Searchers today continued their task
Of searching for bodies Of more than
thirty-five sailors who are believed
TO have lost their lives in two Mis-
sissippi river disasters in the New Or
leans district yesterday and last
night. Authorities believed it posi-
bic that the death list will not be
as large as had been expected.
Several boats today centered their
activities near Pointea Ia Hache. La,
about 40 miles below New Orleans,
where the Dutch steamer Silvanus
last night collided with the Stand
ard Oil Company's tanker. Thomas
III. Wheeler. Early today thirty Chi
nese members Of the crew Of the Sill
vanus were unaccounted for. None OF
the Thomas II. Wheeler seamen were
badly injured.
Tank Steamer Has Explosion.
Five men were officially reported
missing, another unaccountcd for by
relatives and two critically hurt rs a
result Of five oil explosions aboard
the Standard Oil tank steamer o. r
Waring in dry dock here yester-
day.
Those officially missing from the
O. +. Waring are Edward Balser. Jo-
seph Rciss, Il. T. Bayhi. Manuel Au-
vine and Perry Laurier. They were
residents Of New Orleans.
In addition. Slider Roth, local sail
or. was reported missing by members
of his family. Forty-four other men,
bers Of the crew were hurt.
Burns to Waters Edge.
Shortly after the Dutch and Ameri-
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