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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-21
PROBINCBLAST
ONSUBMARINE
Three Men Killed and
Nine Injured on
Board SAG

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 2l.-
With three seamen dead and nine
others injured. six Of them serious
ly, a naval board of inquiry had be-
tore it today the task of determining
the cause of an explosion which
shattered the battery r,om of the
submarine SAG.
The blast took the lives of Ralph
Edward Mccormack, gunners' mate
second class. of West Lynn, Mass;
Olley J. Cook, seaman, second class.
of DanvilIe, Va, and Theodore Hoist.
Jr., chief boatswain's mate of Grot-
on, Conn.
The blast on the $40 came without
warning just after the seamen had
finished meal. No officers rcr,
aboard but within a few minutes
comrades OF the sea, their heads
hooded with gas masks, entered the
wreck and gas-filled room and car
ried the ~ victims Of the explosion
to the open air. Twenty eight others
of the crew in different compart-
ments suffered but slightly from the
concussion.
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Dempsey TO Defend
Title IN September;
Signs With Richard

and against an opponent to be Sc
lected by Rickard.
Although the contract drawn up
and approved by Kenneth Frant.
Dempsey's attorney, did not specify
the amount Dempsey is to receive as
his end of the expected million dol
lar gate, both principals let it be un-
derstood that the champion is to re-
ceive about 100000.
After having been held up at Toy
an for nearly ~ hours. during which
he mingled with the inhabitants and
showed himself a ready mixer, the
champion and his party reached here
in downpour Of rain.
After breakfast Rckard, Dempsey
and the latter's party. which includ-
ed Floyd Fitzsimmons, Chester Grant,
his attorney; Gene Normyle and
Frank Jones, all Of Los Angeles, ad-
journed to the champions suite to
clean up before the days negotia-
tions should begin.
Waving aside reports that the
New York state athletic commission
will revoke his license and put in
jeopardy his $4,000, 900 investment
in Madison Square Garden, if he
should pick Gene Tunney. as Demp-
sey's opponent or New Jersey as the
scene Of the fight. Rickard reiterat.
ed that his choice would be made be.
tween the two sites and that Tunney
would be considered.
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PHARR-S.JUAN
VOTESBONDS
$80,0C0 School Bond
Issues Carries By
Vote l91 to 46
Especial To The Herald }

A1PtNieA 10 ne ncIdlQ.j
PHARR. Texas. April 2l.-The
Pharr-San Juan high school building
will he enlarged by ~ class rooms
and an auditorium with a seating ca
pacity of 500 as the result Of the
patrons yesterday voSng an $4,000
bond issue by a vote Of l9l for the
issue to 46 against the issue.
The maintenance tax was increased
to the legal limit. 81 on the s1OO val
uation, at the same election By d vote
Of 1872 to As.
In addition to charging the high
school building, three rooms will be
added to the Pharr grade school to
relieve the crowded condition Of that
building.
Plans for the alterations have been
prepared by Page Brothers, school
architects, of Austin. and bids will
be advertised for Immediately. The
work is to be completed by the be-
ginning of the next school term in
September. The architects were no.
titled by wire last night that the
bonds had been voted.
The additions to the high school
building will consist of two wings
Of six rooms each and the auditorium
at the back Of the building.
The Pharr-San Juan school, OF
which j. Lee Stambaugh is superin-
tendent and ID. U. Buckner. principal
of the high school, ranks as one Of
the best in the Valley and the con-
templated Improvements will aid it in
maintaining that position, according
TO the officials.
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THE WEATHER

Fer Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Thundershowers this
afternoon or tonight; Thursday part
IN cloudy; not much change in tenn
perature.
For East Texas: Thundershowers
tonight; cooler in west portion;
Thursday partly cloudy; showers in
extreme east portion; cooler. Fresh
to strong southerly winds on the
coast with occasional squalls this
afternoon and tonight, becoming
westerly Thursday.
Small craft warnings indicated for
Texas coast today.
Weather Conditions.
Disturbances prevailed at the
morning observations over south
central Canada, the st. Lawrence
Valley. and apparently over the Rio
Grande Valley or north-central Mex
leo. while pressure was moderately
high at the same time from the north
Pacific states southeastward to the
south Atlantic coast. Many showers
and thunderstormS occurred III ie~
as within the last "a hours. A severe
thunderstorm with five inches OF
rain was reported from San Antonio
and several other stations IN the
state reported heavy rains. Scat
tered 81. overs occurred also In the
southern Rocky Mountain states
Temperatures have risen Throughout
the eastern two-thirds of the coun
try, and readings were general,
above the seasonal average practic,
ally throughout the United States
and the Canadian Northwest this
morning
The lowest temperature last nigh
at Texas stations ranged from Al
at Amarillo and FL Psso to "a n
Brcwnsvills
I..-I~ = !
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GIRL BORN TO
HOUSEOF YORK
Duke and Duchess Are
Proud Parents of
Princess
NV The Associated Press !


LONDON, April 21.-The Duke and
Duchess of York are the proud pos
SCISSORS of a girl baby. The little
princess made its advent into the
world at 2:40 o'clock this morning in
the childhood bedroom of the duchess
in the townhouse of her father, the
earl of Strathmore. The baby is
the first child Of the Duke and
Duchess.
The Duke Of York is the second
son Of King George and Queen Mary.
The Duchess was formerly Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The couple
we're married in Westminster Abbey
April 4, 1928.
Popular interest, second only to
that which attended the arrival Of
the first baby Of Princess Mary.
daughter of the king and Queen. and
her husband, Viscount Lascelles, long
had been focused on the expected
event. There was much qualification
on the part of the people to learn
from the official announcement that
the duchess has been safely de-
livered of a princess.
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tBy Western Union. sending radio
station at Fort Sam Houston out or
commission):
Potato shipments. Colorado 1b,
Florida rs. Idaho 80, Maine 65, Mich
igan 2l. Minnesota 80. Montana rs.
Nebraska 4. Long Island a, New York
IL, North Dakota ii. Pennsylvania A..
Texas 81 tincomplete), Utah 3, Wash
ington 10. Wisconsin 81, Wyoming
"a, total 3s7. Canada 25. Bermuda 8.
+. o. b. nion markets. Laredo
Temperature 81 degrees, partly
cloudy. demand slightly increasing,
market strong for good stock. Cars
4. o. b. usual terms standard crates
yellow Bermudas ". s. No. In $1.65;
commercial pack. s1.3O to sl.50. Crys-
tai White wax. ". &. No. Is, $225.
r. o. b. cabbage markets. Mobile
Cool. partly cloudy, haulings moder-
ate, demand slow. market duh. Car
lets +. o. b. usual terms barrel crates
very few sales at $50, few lower, ~
few cars rolled unsold.
Potato markets: Pittsburr-Tex-
as sacked per cwt Bliss Triumphs.
mostly 81. Fort Worth,-Texas sacked
per cwt Bliss Triumphs, mostly 81.
Chicago-Weaker. Florida double
head barrels Spaulding Rose u. 8.
No. Is, S13 to $3.50. Texas sacked
per cwt U. s. No. Is, $3.50 to s6.75;
No. 2s. SO to s11.
Cabbage markets: Pittsburg-Dull.
Texas bulk per ton $50 to $50. Mem
phis--Texas bulk per cwt $3 to $3.25.
Bean markets: Pittsburgh Market
strong. Texas bushel hampers green
mostly s2.75 70 s3: few $3.25; wax
mostly $4. Fort Worth----Steady.
Texas bushels green and wax. $3.50
to $2.75.
Cars loaded from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Monday and forwards
ed from Harlingen Tuesday. accord
ing to report prepared By the Gulf
Coast lines:
CabbaRe-La Feria 2. Weslaeo 4.
Donna =, Alamo 2, Pharr I, Edinburs
(Continued on Page. ~
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U. 5. LIQUOR ]
PATROL WILL J
VlSITBAHAMA'
Britain Permits Them
There Now Without
Formal Notice; Must
Call at Bimini
lBy The Associated Press.) \


LONDON. April 21.-The United
States government has been informed
that hereafter specified American
liquor patrol vessels may visit Ba-
haman water without formal notice.
provided call is first made at BIZ
mini TO notify the Bahaman commits
ison Of their intention. An announce
ment to this effect was made IN the
house of commons today by Foreign
Secretary Chamberlain.
This procedure was adopted. he
said, because of the difficulties in
thew ay Of giving notice through the
usual official channels of intended
visits of patrol vessels to Gun and
Cav and adjacent islands.
Sir Austen said there was no agree
ment with the United States to ex-
tend the area for operations Of Amer
lean revenue Officers 10 the BAHIA
mas. The action taken was purely an
administrative measure in continu-
ance Of the policy embodied in the
convention between the two coun-
tries regarding regulation Of the
liquor traffic
His statement was made in answer
to aq uestion regarding the reported
areement and whether he would con-
slider obtaining some concession in
return, such as better treatment for
British subjects landing at Ellis is
land or in other American ports.
Sir Austen said the governments
action was not in the nature of q
concession for which conferences
sions could be properly demanded.
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DECISION LIMITS =
RUM RUNNER PACT

NEW YORK. April 2l.-The ef-
fectiveness Of the treaties with Great
Britain. Norway and other countries
permitting the United States to seize
rum runners at any point within an
hours sailing distance of the shore
was greatly limited today by de-
cision in the United States circuit
court of appeals setting forth that
the treaty does no make a law ex-
tending the limits Of territorial ju-
risdiction as to laws Of the United
States.
The appellate court, in nm opinion
written by Judge Hough, and con-
Cured in by Judges Manton and RoF-
ers, dismissed seizure proceedings
brought BY the government against
the Sagtind. a Norwegian vessel, and
the Diamintina. flying the British
flag.
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FILEPROTEST
ONBALLCAME
Brownsville Contests
Umpire's Decision
At Edinburg

Brownsville's club in the Valley
League today officially entered pro-
test on the game played at Edinburg
Sunday and awarded to the EdinburG
club following run in between play
ers Of the two clubs and an argu-
ment with the umpire.
Bob Wells. president Of the
! Brownies, presented the written pro-
test in person to President O. n
Boston Of the league, after having
indicated verbally several days aga
that he would do so.
The protest is based on Rule u in
Spalding's official baseball guide
which states that every club shall
furnish sufficient police force to pre-
serve order upon its own grounds
and in the event of a crowd entering
the field during the progress of !
game, ann interfering with the play
in any manner, the visiting club
shall refuse to play until the field Is
cleared. If the field be not cleared
within Is minutes thereafter, the Wis
iting club may claim and shall be en-
titled to the game by the score Of
runs to tno matter what number Of
innings hav1 been played) "
Brownsville was leading 5 to in
the second inning when the dispute
arose. 1t was followed by fighting
involving the umpire and players
from both sides. The umpire for
feited the game to Edinburg.
President Boston Monday suspend
ed Phipps and Shires for 10 days
pending further investigation, and
"publicly reprimanded Brumley.
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of the high type of development that
is now seen around Los Angeles"
DIR. Mead expressed his appreci-
alton for the hospitality extended. In
behalf Of DIR. Hubert n. Work, secre-
tary Of the interior, who had planned
TO be here, he expressed regret Of the
latter's inability TO come. DR.. Work
had to 20 TO Dallas to attend the
American Medical Association meet
ing, OF which he Is past president.
Rev. j. Baird Of Rio Hondo extend
ed the hospitality Of the community
to DR.. Mead and the other members
Of the party. Judge Oscar G. Dancy
declared that the greatest need OF the
Valley now is water, not acreage. He
referred to dam works about to be
constructed on the upper Pecos and
Devils rivers, tributaries of the Rio
Grande.
Among the prominent members of
the party are Charles Clark, of the
state board of water engineers, B. +.
Williams, state drainage engineer,
and Jose Lucas, flood protection en-
gineer Of Matamoros.
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| RESCUED ALIVE
in CAVED TUNNEL

QUINCY. Calf. April 21.-With
one man taken out alive, and the
body Of second man recovered. the
rescue gangs in the tunnel Of the
Feather river power company. where
six miners were entrapped last Sat
urday night by a land slip. are bur-
rowing through the slide today with
the fear that death has beaten them
to their goal.
The body OF Jack Coyne. 45. of San
Francisco. was removed early today
while Thomas McDermott. rescued
alive last night from the jaws Of n
wise Of rock. muck and granite. was
deep in he slumber Of exhaustion
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us. to Do What
1t Can to Help
Water Storage 4}!s
-MEAD


RIO H0ND0, Texas. April 2l.-"I
came here because of the growing
recognition by the federal authorities
of the Importance of this section to
the entire nation" Elwood Mead,
chief of the United States reclama-
tion service, said at a luncheon Civ
en- in his honor here this afternoon.
II wanted to see the country, and
what ! have already seen was a
source Of great surprise. The char
acter Of the cultivation OF the farms
! have seen today II far ahead Of
anything ! have ever seen in new de-
velopment.
Now is the time, to my mind, =
DIR. Mead said, ito reach an amicable
agreement with Mexico for the fair
division of the waters of the Rio
Grande and Colorado rivers. The
Lower Rio Grande Valley is capable
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|PONZI GETS YEAR
AT HARD LABOR

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April 2i.-
Charles Ponzi, former Boston ~finan-
cial wizard" was sentenced to serve
one year at hard labor in the state
|penitentiary at Raiford by Judge
James M. Peeler in criminal court to-
|day. He was convicted on April 2 of
violating the Florida law relating to
the conduct Of business under a de-
claration Of trust.
Judge Peeler denied Ponzi's molten
Tor new trial. Ponzi who is now
engaged in conducting the Charpon
land syndicate. was given sixty days
lin which to perfect an appeal.
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BOATLOADOF
ALIENS LOST
Left Havana for Pen.
sacola in December;
Never Seen
(By The Associated Press.)

HAVANA, April 2l.-The mysteri-
Gus disappearance Of boat load Of
aliens who were to make illegal en-
try into the United States Is being
investigated by authorities. The Ha-
vana police have been informed that
the missing persons perished in the
foundering cf the launch on which
they were making the trip. Relatives,
however, expressed the belief that
they were thrown overheard by the
smugglers somewhere at sea.
The aliens left Havana last Decem-
Der bound for Pensacola. Ii is al
legged they never reached their desti-
nation.
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URGE CATHOLICS
into POLITICS
fBy The Associated Press.)

MEXICO CITY. April 2l.--All
Catholics are urged to actively par
ticipate in Mexican politics to con-
troll presidential, congressional and
municipal elections as an effective
means to bring about religious free
dom in Mexico.
The advice is contained in a pas
toral letter signed by all the arch
bishops and bishops of the country.
The letter, which has been widely
circulated. is intended as protest
against the religious clauses in the
Mexican constitution. 1t urges all
Catholics to strive to obtain amend
ment of the constitution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-21
Peace Parleys Again
Underway in Morocco

OUDJA. French Morocco. April 81.
The preliminary peace negotiations
between the Franco-Spanish and Rif-
fian delegations were resumed this
afternoon at Ell Aioun. FL Aioun is
forty miles west Of Oudjdas on the
Moroccan-Algerian railroad.
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BALLAST Chicago Air
Mail Starts May 10
(By The Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Ill. April 21.-Opera-
ton Of the Chicago Dallas air mail
route BY the National Air Transport,
Inc, will begin May II with ten fly
ing trucks" most Of which have been
delivered to cities along the route,
said an announcement today. The
N. A. T. planes will carry no passen-
gers, but it is planned to extend an
express route from Chicago to New
York.
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The United States government
will do what IL can to carry out the
water conservation program that il
feels necessary in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley said DR.. Elwood
Meade. U. S. reclamation commits
sioner, on his arrival here this morn
ing.
DR.. Mead gave the purpose Of his
visit TO the Valley as a desire to
secure accurate information on the
situation here with regard 10 the
need for water conservation, in order
that the government might take such
steps as are necessary TO carry out
this program.
He made no definite statements as
to what would be done, saying that
clamation commission has accurate
information concerning the situation.
However, he stated that he felt sure
the government desired to do all in
its powed to carry out the works
that i felt necessary after securing
iAAAoA htH@Aoi VII tHe oAbudLiOH.
Pleased With the People.
Il can't tell what I think Of the
country yet. for / haven't seen
enough Of it," DR.. Mead said. Il
can say, however, that / am well
pleased with the people here | have
seen. This is my first trip into the
Valley, and all of it | have seen
is what saw from the train"
After making a trip through the
FL Jardin district. along with a party
Of some % Valley residents, DR..
Mead expressed pleasant surprise at
the agricultural development and
homes there. The party left the
Chamber Of Commerce here this
morning at 3 o'clock. soon after his
arrival in the city. and went through
the ri Jardin tract. The party was
headed bv w. +. Anderson Of San
Benito. Representatives from many
water districts. chambers of COM
merce and other organizations were
present.
Due to the fact that DR.. Mead was
somewhat tired out from his long
trip to the Valley. he asked that the
trip be made less strenuous than
planned at first. In consideration of
this Mr.. Anderson said after the re-
turn to Brownsville from FL Jardin
that stops would be made at various
points, and that several Of the side
trips would be cut out, which would
shorten the trip considerably.
Visit Palm Grove
The party, after going through the
kabb Palm Grove, as conclusion
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(By The Associated Press

tby Inc ASSOCIATED Press.)
LAREDO, Texas, April 2l.-
Residents Of Rio Grande Iowlands,
near here were moving out to safe
~ today, and large irrigation
plants pere preparing emergencies
rs a rapid rise came down the riv-
er from yesterdays heavy rains
along the upper watersheds.
Beginning ut 3 o'clock this morn
ing, the river rose at the rate Of
two and a half feet an hour.
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(By The Associated Press }

Iby ne AssOclateu Fress.J
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 2l.-
Jack Dempsey put his name to the
dotted line today.
The heavyweight champion of the
world signed articles of agreement
here shortly before noon with Tex
Rickard to fight championship
bout around September 16. at place
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Polish Cabinet of
Skrzynski is Out

WARSAW. Poland. April 2l.-Thc
Polish cabinet. headed by Count Al
cxander Skrzynski, has resigned.
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FATAL MEAL

HAMMOND, Ind.-Andrew Graham
died after eating three pork chops.
n pound of steak, a pound of pota-
toes and a minee pie.
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WOMEN TO DRY UP TOWN

RIvERTON. Ill.-Five women town
fathers are gong to dry up the place
They defeated ticket composed Of
men.
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PHILADELPHIA--P Fairgrounds for
dad in school yards are suggested by
William A. Stecher, director Of
physical education.
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auto Stalls. Man browns.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21.-Little
McMahan of Dale. Texas, was drowned
shortly after 2 O'Clock this morning
when his automobile stalled in Onion
creek Mt Bluff Springs, near here.
The body has not been recovered
The creek was swollen from heavy
rains. Fhen his car stopped in mid
stream MrMahan alighted from the
machine and was swept away. Henry
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Olmos Falls, Danger Over.
6.6 Inches of Rain.

SAN MARCOS, Texas. April 21--
Two heavy downpours in the last IS
hours have put the San Marcos river
on a rise and halted automobile and
rail traffic. Rain. accompanied by
two violent electrical disturbances,
totaled &c inches.
The last deluge started at $3.50 a.
m. and it IL believed the Katy tracks
were washed out between here and
New Braunfels. Trains have been
halted.
Flood waters rushing over the San
Antonio-Austin Highway bridge has
stopped all automobile traffic.
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TRUCK MARKETS

BY Naval Radio TO The Herals
from II. 8. and Texas AxricuItur
Departments
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-FOUR die In
Transforms
over TEXAS
Railroad Washouts
Disrupt Train Seized.
ules; Olmos Creek
Threatens Santone
(By The Associated Press.D

DALLAS, Teas, April 21.-Unabat
ed in violence, heavy rain storms
that maltreated Southwest Texas
yesterday, moved on early today tc
the central and northeastern part
adding another victim to the three
already dead. and bringing fears OF
floods.
Numerous railroad washouts dis
rupted train schedules.
Olmos creek near San Antonio was
in threatening rampage, but dam
age may be averted il there is nc
more rain.
Eighteen hours rain in Central
Texas swelled streams to overflow
ing, and resulted indirectly in the
death of Little McMahan of Dale. who
was drowned in creek torrent n
which his automobile stalled early TO
! day. His death was the fourth since
early yesterday when two little girls
were drowned near SNYDER in Q
flooded gulch. and ]. II. Burroughs
Lubbock business man. was killed by
lightning.
Austin reports said the deluge ir
Central Texas reached eight inche:
at Bastrop, while the whole section
was literally drenched. San Marcos
received six and a half inches, ac-
companied by violent electrical dis
turbances.
Dallas was in the center of general
downpour that covered all North
Texaes, extending to the extreme
eastern border.
OImos Falls, Danger Over.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 2I-
Fear of a flood in San Antonio In.
creased this morning when, after !
heavy rain early today in the Olmos
creek region. that stream was rap
idly approaching the flood stage OF
1921.
The Olmos was eight feet deep a:
the Blanco road crossing a short dis
tance from Alamo Heights.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, however
the Olmos began to fall and danger
of flood was believed past, unies:
there should he another heavy rain
in the Olmost water shed.
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Storms over Texas. Whenever the
winds blow in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley as they did last night, it is
certain that there is a disturbance
somewhere up the state, in Okiaho-
ma. Arkansas or Kansas.
Watch it. You'll find that the OBJ
servation is true.