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INVESTIGATION
URCEDFOR ALL
DEPARTMENTS
Governor Pledges To
Extend All Possible
Cooperation to Spe-
cial Session

AUSTIN. Sept. 13.-tiPi-A fair and
full investigation Of state depart
ments by the srecial session Of the
seth legislature was urged IN Gov
ernor Miriam A. Ferguson's message
read in the house and senate today
The governor pledged full cooper
alton, and said that recently grave
charges have been made Of irreEu-
larities i'll certain departments that
border upon malfeasance and corrun-
ton by state officials and that If
there had been any official miseon-
duet or corruption the people have
q right to know il.
AS 10 the valuation OF Sl0000o,uO0
in road bonds, the primary cause for
the called session. the governor said
that legislation passed b. the ses-
sion must meet with the require
ments Of the United States Supreme
Court in the Archer. county bond
ease or IL would be without await
and that il would not be Of any bene-
fit to the credit Of the state.
The governor asked payment of de-
ficiencies amounting to Sl.536.066. 10
granted ~ herself. and said that be-
cause on September /, 1926, there
was TO the credit Of the general rev
enue funds $7.5l4.5Ts.70. that these
deficiencies could be paid without
inconvenience 70 the treasury.
Explains Deficiencies
She explained how the deficiencies
were incurred and attached an item
ized statement which showed that
| S577 900 was used in exterminating
the hocf and mouth disease; 100000
in tick eradication; $i23,lSo TO Texas
archaeological college; $l5,900 for
the expenses of the regular session
of the legislature; 100000 for Uni
versitv Of Texas summer schools \
| soc. 900 for extra needs Of Texas "A.
& VI. College; $4,000 for the College
Of Industrial Arts; $4,000 for the
State Teachers Colleges; S20l.500 for
eleemosynary; and sl56,iS6 for all
other departments.
The condition of the state is pros
porous and gratifying. the governors
communication pointed out. review
ing the crops C the year. produc-
tion. investment of money in Texas
/ industries, building Of railroads, in
! duction Of foreign capital in Texas
and sayihg that the state government
] is functioning in every way toward
the end cf building and establishing
more schools. roads and factories.
State Tax Reduced
The state tax has been reduced
and with the great development in
the state in industrial. educational
and scientific lines. aided by outsidc
capital. "shows that the world has
its eve on Texas with confidence in
cur people and our government" the
communication said.
She extended welcome To the legis-
lators and said, you and | are the
public servants of the people and the
partisan discussion and the acromon-
les OF political campaigns should
close with the end Of the campaign
She stated she was not inclined u
submit further legislation until the
bond valuation was disposed Of
which was taken 70 mean that an
other separate session might be
called.
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SIX PERSONS
STABBED ON
PIPER RANCH
One Man in Hospital;
Another Discovered
Too Weak to Move;
Was Family Fight

Six persons were seriously wound
ed. two perhaps fatally. IN cut
ting affary on Piper's Plantation
below Brownsville at l0.3O c'clock
Sunday night. according to L. g.
Nichols, Cameron County sheriff
who has three men in Jail. One
mach tie and several knives were
welded in the affair which occurred
Continued on page tw0.l
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CARSCRASH BUT
ELUDE OFFICERS

Principals in a collision on the
highway near Harl.ngen were not
too badly injured, if at all. 70 start
up their automobiles and get away
before officers arrived on the scene.
Theer. was a crash near Harlingen
Sunday morning but IVY the time
county officers had arrived on the
scene the ears in the crash. drivers
and passengers had disappeared.
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G. c. Officials Visit
Corpus Port Opening

G.. G. Richardson. manager Of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commercr,
has gone To Corpus Christi whera
he will attend the port opening cele-
bration- He left overland Sunday
and will return Wednesday. RE was
accompanied nv a.. L. Jessup. chair
man or the local Achamber or COM
merce harbor committee.
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Special Session Gets Underway
Ne1U Feature IN
Mcpherson Case
Brought TO Light

Los ANGELES, Sept. 13.-lP,-
the Examiner in copyrighted story
today says Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman
Mcdonald Seilaff, SIS a week seam
stress, has confessed that her story
OF having shared seaside cottage
at Carmel. with sister. the an
ronymous "Miss Y" and Kenneth G..
Ormiston, former Angelus Temple
radio operator. was fake for which
she was to receive $1,000 from Aimee
Semple Mcpherson. the evangelist.
The admission was made in a
sworn statement.
Sometime after Mrs. Mcpherson re
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Shoot TO KiU Is
Order Issued TO
Rail Mail Clerks

WASHINGTON. Sept 13.-UP w.
Pest office department employees
were under orders today 10 shoot
to kill" TO protect the millions Of
dollars in their care.
The command 70 the 22.5O0 railway
mail clerks and the other employees
of the department was determined
upon yesterday by Postmaster Gen
cral New at council Of war with his
lieutenants. as the result Of the re-
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kWWG PROGRAM
(wave length. 27s meteFs)

MONDAY NIGHT
$3.50 p. MFRS. Don Lewis, So
prand solos.
s:45 D. m.-George DeSha. bari
tone solos.
ep. m.-Miss aKte Adele Hill, mez-
zo-soprano.
9:l5 D. m.-Miss Annie Tucker, So
prano.
$3.50 .. m Rainbow Rambler or
chestra.
1901 a. m.-Dance program.
TUESDAY
1G a. m.-Cotton market opening.
II m.-Misses Louise and Edith
Bauer, piano and violin.
an. m.-Cotton market close.
6 p. m.-Weather and river bull
letins.
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CAPITALIST HELD
FOR BIG RANSOM

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 13-tPD-
Jacob Rosenthal. retired New York
City business man who came 20
Mexico as a tourist, ~ held prisoner
bv bandits who attacked an automo-
bile party 40 miles from Mexico City
late yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-13

AUSTIN, Texas. Sept. 13.-fPl-
Texas set out today 70 validate its
obligations Of about SlOO.000.0O0 in
district road bonds. when the 39th
legislature convened al a called ses-
sion of Governor Miriam A. Fergu
son.
Both houses met at noon to organ
ize after which Governor Ferguson
will send her communicatin.
Several resolutions also have been
prepared BY members Of the legisla-
-turc calling for investigation Of state
departments and repeal Of the fed
eral inheritance taxes.
A resolution asking investigation
Of certain state departments that
will be satisfactory to all members
OF the house supporting Dan Moody
is being prepared. Representative Al
fred Petsch Of Fredericksburg said
Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-13

WORDEN, Mich.-James ~. Cur
ran, riding a bicycle, fell dead from
fright after an automobile had mar
rowly missed hitting him.
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DIVERS HuNT $4,000. GOO

LONDON.--German Divers are pre-
pairing to explore the Liner Egypt.
sunk in 1922 off Ushant with S5.009.-
600 in gold bars on board.
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PARIS.--Citizens OF a Rheims su-
burb tarred a thief who had robbed
the home Of "A widow, first rcmov-
ing al his clothing.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Partly cloudy and
continued warm tonight and Tues
day.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday. Light to mod
crate caSterly winds on the coast.
na;t. Rfvar nuIfaffr
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AUSTIN. Sept 13.-1Pl-The SEN
ate was the first house to organize
for the special session Of the 39th
legislature. completing its organiza-
tion in 30 minutes and adjourning
until 1880 o'clock to hear the com
munication Of business, as proposed
by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson.
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RAClNCFLOOD
HITS KANSAS
Three Rivers cn Ram
page Following
Heavy Rains

EMPORIA. Kansas. Sept. 13.-tH)
Three known dead. hundreds of
homeless families sleeping in
churches and schools, and heavy
losses in livestock, crops and build
ings was the toll today af tha worst
storm that has swept this region in
more than a score OF years.
That the high water mark of the
floods that have inundated score
Of towns has not yet been reached
was indicated today by reports from
Burlington Madison. IoPt Neosho
Falls and intermediate points To-
Gated on three rampaging rivers.
Starting NJ the head waters Of the
Cottonwood. the Neosho and the
Ncrdirris rivers. unprecedented rain
fall throughout the watersheds
turned rivers into raging torrents.
Over a region sixty miles long
and twenty-five miles wide hastily
organized rescue parties comman-
deered little used roads and fought
their way through strange streets
whcra only the roofs or second floor
protruedd above the turbid waters.
Inc one such rescue, Bill Brandon,
4. lost his life when the boat in
which his parents fled from their
home struck submerged tree and
capsized near Madison. Charlie
Rodgers. go, fell dead when he
peerad from his bedroom window
and saw the waters stretching to
the horizon from his front porch.
A farmer at Osborne was killed BY
lightning.
The flood tide at Burlington is
scattered with the debris Of wrecked
homes and farm yards.
NEOSHO FALLS. Kansas. Sept. 10.
Up The Neosho river today was
roceding from the crest reached
last night when the water mark was
reported ut "a feet above normal
The river was from three TO ten
miles wide in this section.
lola reported a crest Of % feet at
o'ilosk this morning with the
southern residential distriit mum
lated. The water was running into
first Istory windows. The central
section of the city had not been
flooded.
Farmers along the river east Of
Persons were driven from the lbw-
lands by five-foot rise between I
and 6 o'clock this morning. Heavy
/ livestock and crop losses were re-
4 ported.
The death list growing dirertlv o.
indirectly out Of the flood and cleo
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Daily River Bulletin

River Forecast
There will be no material change
in the river.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

tracing the large nearby city mar
kets and thereby creating a desire
among outsiders to use those products
which the Del-Mar-Va people them
selves demand.
Talking of the plan Mr.. Adams
said:
''There is no question but what we
raise fruits, vegetables, grains, and in
fact all other products equal to those
of any section. 1t is natural that the
grower ships the large quantities pro
duced here to those markets where
they may be handled, but at the same
time it is also noticeable that our
local markets have for long period
been importing many of the products
which we raise on the Peninsula and
which are in no manner superior to
our better grades in any lines. While
our home markets cannot handle the
quantities which the large city mar
kets may care for we can surely sup
ply our local merchants and store
keepers the same quality which we
supply the city buyers. With con-
certed movement to interest our home
people in our home products we will
establish a firm foundation in promot-
ing the quality of our crops. This will
have a splendid effect in eliminating
much which is now waste and bring
ing together the producer, the store
keeper, and the consumer. 1t will
create new profit for the grower,
insure the same profit to the merchant
ard permit our own people to actually
save in their purchases, as the freight
and other carrier charges will be
largely eliminated"
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08
GROW FIGS ON EASTERN SHORE
Experiments by Crisfield Man Opens
Up Increased Revenue

] From. cuttings planted last spring
on ground that was thought non-pro-
ductive, Wallace Quinn of Crisfeld
Maryland, has produced enough figs
this season to encourage him to put
in this fall from forty to sixty acres
and to arrange for preserving fac
tory next season.
Figs have been one Of the fruits OF
the Eastern Shore below the Chop
tank that have been preserved fol
home use since Colonial days.
/ There is no record of them having
been made a commercial proposition
until this attempt Of Mr.. Quinn. Dur
ing the summer of 1925 he made a
trip to Turkey and was SO much i'm
pressed with the ease with which the
natives turned figs into money that
upon returning to Crisfield he procur-
ed number Of plants from Texas and
put them in ground which was little
better than marsh land.
Mr.. Quinn then went to California
and studied the commercial end Of the
industry. There he learned that the
demand was greater in the United
States than the supply. When he re-
turned he decided to produce figs on
large scale, and hopes to have sixty
acres planted before the budding sea
son.
Figs are grown on the Eastern
Shore near tidewater on ground that
stands about three or four feet above
tide. The soil should be sandy, 50
that in dry season the plants are
moistened from below and in the wet
period the water trickles through.
Cambridge has been noted for its
fig trees. They are not only produc-
tive but are used for ornamentation.
Snow Hill has many fig trees. They
grow most profusely in the Onancock
(Va.) section.
Mr.. Quinn will start preserving his
figs in the manner required by dining
cars and hotels. The ripened fruit
will be cleaned and dipped Individually
ir plain syrup. This process will al
low the fruit to be carried in paper
containers. 1t is said that the fruit
will not harden and will retain all its
original sweetness. The success of
the plan will mean much additional
revenue to the Shore, it is estimated.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

The Executive Committee of the
Kent-Del Section, Del-Mar-Va East
ern Shore Association met recently at
Dover, and adopted the name of Kent
Del Chamber of Commerce for it's
permanent organization with C. l..
Harmonson, of Smyrna and Dover, as
president and Frank C. Bancroft, of
Camden, as treasurer. This Chamber
is intended to cover the whole of
Kent county, Delaware, with member
ship representation from all towns
and villages and each of the ten rep
resentative districts. The Kent-Del
Chamber while working for the inter
ests of Kent county will also coop
crate with the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association, Salisbury, Mary
land in its activities towards the pro-
motion of the peninsula.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

Delaware will be expected to select
two boys and two girls to represent
the State at boys and girls camp
to be held at Washington June 16 to
%, 1927, which will be conducted by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, it was announced this week.
''The boys and girls attending this
camp will represent 100000 or more
members of the farm boys and girls
clubs conducted by the cooperative
extension service of the United States
Department of Agriculture and the
State agricultural colleges" the de-
partment stated. The object of the
camp is to provide for a countrywide
discussion of the problems met in car
rying on extension work in agricul-
ture and home economics with boys
and girls on the farm and of ways by
which the work may be expanded.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

Christmas geens will be very scarce
from the present outlook. Very little
holly with berries is now evident and
nistIetoe shows signs Of blight. Ever
greens and green running vines seem
plentiful, however, which will be con-
sumed in making wreaths and yard
age greens. A great many bushes of
the red berries known as "coon ber-
ries" also are noticed in the swamp
sections. These are used to a great
extent in making up the wreaths.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

NIIdSe IN Lne 0CdCe
Already many hundreds have replied,
enclosing their dollar or checks for
$5 or $40, and from the proceeds of
which the educational program
against tuberculosis will be continued.
Governor Robert P. Robinson is
Honorary Chairman of the Christmas
Seal sale and Mrs. Donald S. Ash
brook, active Chairman. Miss Emily
P. Bissell the originator of the Christ
mas seal is secretary and all checks
are made out to John S. Rossell,
treasurer, the director of the cam
paign is Constance Moore. Associat-
ed with these in the campaign are
George w. K. Forrest, Mayor of Will
mington; DR.. Arthur 7. Davis, secre-
tary of the State Board of Health;
DR.. Meredith l. Samuel, of Whining
ton; DR.. G. Layton Grier of Milford;
Frank NJ. Jones of Georgetown, and
Mrs. A. D. Warner, Sr., Mrs. Joseph
Bancroft and Mrs. George S. CappelIe
Jr, Of Wilmington. In presenting
the appeal for the purchase of Christ
mas seals Mrs. Ashbrook writes:
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08
Trader Got Bargain

For two fat oxen a farm of 1900
acres was bartered in the Fraserburg
district of South Africa. This was
told in a right-of-way case In the Su-
preme court, Capetown. A witness
stated that in 1886 his grandfather
had a very fine pair of fat oxen, and
as the owner of the farm was anxious
to join Retief's trek into the Trans
vaal and had no cattle strong enough
for the long journey, he exchanged
the farm for the two oxen. The pres
ent value of the farm is not less than
$4,000.
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

tecnth year III which -he - istmas
Seal has financed our fight against
tuberculosis in Delaware. In 1907,
when we started the Christmas Seal,
there was no sanitorium in our state,
no educational health work, and the
death rate from tuberculosis was
nearly double what it is at present.
tuberculosis can be PREVENTED
and CURED if treated in time
eve need money for the sick chill
dren of Delaware's poor, in danger of
developing tuberculosis, who receive
our care at Sunnybrook Cottage Pre-
ventorium. We are doing extensive
educational work in Delaware's
schools and factories, teaching those
health principles, which if followed,
will increasingly prevent this dread
disease.
"All of your contribution is used
for cure or prevention.
"And this is Christmas.
"Can we count on you
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

Thousands of let
ters containing the
J annual appeal for
the purchase of
Christmas seals to
aid the campaign
against tuberculosis
in Delaware have
been received in
every city, town and
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08

mas season comes
the Christmas Seal
to greet you.
"Will you buy the
enclosed Tubercu-
losis @ Chris S t m a S
Seals and use them
on THE BACK of
your holiday letters
and packages
"This is the nine
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08
EIIEB URGED !.!.,I!HE,,,, |! TAKE
m 4 HOME CONSUMPTION
..nr TO BE MADE THRU
Not Only Will Help
HOVeIlenlss lsarts But Will Aid
f,I =. i 4 DispOsing Of Crops

Zines in DlSpO'9
...ul..wide movement to
P'nla'Jla Eame consumption and
lolt for Del-Mar-Va products du
i''nte t,es,ll,"rurated ~ by the Del-Mar-
'1 .l.n ln'IS Shore Association to op-
'eln tbe various local Cham
ill'rsr Csrnerce throughout the
The movement is the out
" y, suggestion made by Fred
7 PRESIDENT of the Assocla-
y, meeting of the various sec
~ nresidents of the individ-
s.,5srs s5s held in Salisbury, No
jan l, and program being sug-
\ "a he Association provides for
" .E,+ivs ~; effort in which the pro
!. rrower must play an active
,Tsriug quality products,while
\. NE consumer will play an
I ,,tive part in seeking PENN
.,rn products. In the mean
4, heal merchant or store
|. IN art as a medium through
4 4. Del-Mar-Va farmer will
4, roducts advanced in prefer
h 5bers, 50 that the consumers
~ NAV be called to the advant-
hying the home grown food.
1 IL plan means that attention
\, directed to a home market.
'.h tbis home market will not
4 Il its buying capacity to the
sSf the large cities, but a very
slrt step IS taken, accOrdlng 70
p-Nar-Va Associations pro-
-r5n the residents Of the PENN
ruslly seeks Peninsula grown
\ 70 Be justified and a war
7 jnand established. the farm
I b called upon to place his Sc
NJ. carefully graded and pre-
A the hands Of the local store
4 The local store keepers will
lp0Sition topay a fair price for
niurt, on the same basis that
/ fol the foreign grown article
,Hn the consumer will be able
,iase at the same price they
ny for the imported goods.
/ concrete illustration of what
nsdure would mean, the Asso-
points out that today many
zis and store keepers on the
ia, especially those handling
are Displaying apples grown in
sections at prices which would
fair profit to the local fruit
h the same display will be
gles grown on the Peninsula
il appearance are inferior to
bat have been raised at a dis
dlt This fruit IL sold at a
! figure than the imported
A' largely to the fact that the
rade fruit on display with the
y graded, well packed import
+ appears even more inferior
really may be.
Association declares that Del
! grown products are equal if
Isnor to many brands that are
INTO the Peninsula and that
isisd for local dealers Oh the
'aid as the imported products
'aald be no question but what
I demand would swing entire
4 products locally grown.
! 'alae Of a step Of this nature
llaled, not as a large financial
Y ne grower or packer, al
lais would provide a means Of
y 'f much waste product, but
-ng warranted pride in Del
PRODUCTS. With the residents
'alnsula demanding in a large
lone grown fruits. vegetables
~ I o'ner products it is claim
'asa foundation would be es-
I u promoting the use Of Del |
NVpS not Onlyy 1ooo11
Smyrna times., 1926-12-08
ANNUAL APPEAL Of XMAS SEALS
WAGE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
HUNDREDS ARE ALREADY RE-
SPONDING WITH CHECKS

With Christmas Coming on The Way
to Cheer Those Afflicted With the
White Plague is Lend Helping Hand
Smyrna times., 1926-05-19

three thousand children from the sew
eral schools in Kent county were
present. The morning was devoted
largely to exhibitions in volleybalI.
running by the smaller children, and
at the noon hour special feature was
the presenting by State Superintend-
ent OF Public Instruction H. V. Hollo-
way, OF certificates for perfect attend
ance IN the special school districts as
well as the rural schools, each one of
those receiving certificates wearing a
paper cap and felt band on the arm,
! indicating the school and years of
perfect attendance.
Perfect attendance for eight years
Mary Killen, Wilson Berry, Pearl
Blades, Edwin Dill, all of FELTON,
School, and Theresa Schrivan, Smyrna
Perfect attendance for z years
Norman Jackson and Elizabeth Darl-
ing, both of FELTON, school.
Perfect attendance for six years
Elizabeth Roadway, Roland Smith,
Smyrna; Kathryn Hickman, Milford;
Harry Armstrong, Wilbert Sherwood,
Hazel Lane, Of FELTON,; Theodore This
tlewood, Houston; Agnes Conway,
Clayton; Alma Loose, ChesWold; Ed
ward Eicholz, Smyrna; Grace Draper,
Pennington.
Perfect attendance for five years
Corinne Shapley, Henrietta Sheridan,
Anna Greenwell, Smyrna; Milton Man
love, Harry Leon Ross, Milford; Ken
meth East, Dorothy East, Earl Scott,
Lillian Walrath, of FELTON,; Alberta
West, Harrington; Virginia LeCompte
Pennington; Theodore Nelson, Dover;
Alfred Anderson, Adamsville; Cath
crime Duwell, Union; Ruth Williams,
Cheswold; Mary Burke, Clayton; Ev-
elyn Tubbs, Hilda Harry, Frank War
ren, Caesar Rodney; Ella Belts, Mary
Dickerson, Frederica.
Perfect attendance for four years
Frank Greenwell, Helen Hudson, M.
A. Garrison, Harry Still, Robert Wilds
Dorothy Riggs, Smyrna; Comelia H.
Taylor, Earl Sipple, Dover; John
Fields, Stewart Baker, Edgar Town