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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-14
SAN ANTONIO
Will GET. l92S
LEGION MEET
Dan Moody Gets Much
Coveted Honor, For
Texas; Big Fund is
Pledged

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. l4.-fP)-
San Antonio. Texas. was today Sc
lected rs the 1928 meeting place OF
the American Legion's national con
vention.
Dan Moody, democratic candidate
for governor of Texas, spoke for Sar
Antonio. He received an ovation as
he stepped on the platform. Hc
pledged a fund Of 100000 for the
entertainment Of the delegates.
Election of the new commander
continued to be subject OF much
discussion today.
General Pershing, although he car
have the post. has informed com
mittee that he cannot serve because
he has not recovered his health. He
hopes TO attend next years conven-
tion in Paris as a delegate.
Others whose names have been put
forward TO be acted on at the elec-
tion tomorrow are Colonel William
Mitchell OF the District Of Columbia
Thomas A. Lee, an attorney of To
peka. Kansas; j. Monroe Johnson. ar
attorney Of South Carolina: Howard
Savage or Illinois. Edward Spofford
Of New York and Jay Williams, ar
attorney Of South Dakota. Colonel
Mitchell has informed friends that
he is not a candidate and has ex'
pressed the hope that his name
would not be put before the conyen-
tion.
Organization Of thal national de-
Tense into n single department with
secretaries Of equal Importance for
land. sea and air forces. was recon-
its aeronautic committee.
mended to the Legion convention BY
The American Legion defeated n
resolution reaffirming its. position m
favor of the world.
There was a short debate on the
resolution, the burden Of tho opposi-
tion being that the world court mat
ter was political and that the Legion
was non-political.
The convention also defeated q res
olution urging congress TO extend foy
one year from May, 1927. the law
permitting foreign soldiers who
served in the American forces in the
world war 10 enter the United States
in the quota under the immigration
law. The department of Italy advo-
Gated the resolution.
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HOLLY BEACH
DEVELOPMENT
CETSCHARTER
Contract Awarded For
Extension Of Los
Fresnos Canal to
Supply Coast City

SAN BENITO, Texas. Oct. IA
charter 70 do business in Texas has
been granted to the Texas South
Coast Company Of Delaware, owners
and developers Of Holly Beach, for
merly known as Hollywood. il was
announced today in n telegram from
J. A. Graham in Austin.
With the announcement of final
organizatiSn Of the company to de-
velop the seaside tract on the coast.
plans for immediate development on
a large scale are made public.
A new plan Of landscaping the site
Of Holly Beach has been adopted
and urbanization will he carried on
ever the first subdivision OF 100
acres and when completed work will
start on other units.
The plan Of operation or urbaniza-
tion is 70 install water and sewer
CONTINUED on Page %
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CALL RANGERS
TOCLEAN town
Company Sent to Bor.
ger I'm Oil Fields to
Stop Holdups

AMARILLO. Texas. Oct. 1i.-iPl-
Although no arrests had been made
early today in the Staying Of Mildred
Poothman, Is, school girl. who was
shot % death by cne Of two bandits
Tuesday night on the outskirts Of
Gorgcr, peace officers hintcd that a
suspect wouis be in Jail before night.
This was the information received III
Amarillo today.
Berger N awaiting the arrival to-
day Of the Texas Ranger company
Of four men, who have been ordered
TO the oil field town Ito enforce the
law I. ~ believed the rangers will
not confine their activities 10 the
Staying but will aid in a general
cleaning up Of the boom town, in
which it Is charged, lawlessnes and
vice n rife.
Miss Poothman was killed when
she. her sister and q young man
were held 'ap while riding into Bor-
ger In motor car She was snot
while sitting in the car.
Two weeks ago. Mrs. Fred Carlson,
wife Of an oil field worker. was held
up and shot and wounded by a bandit
near the same spot where Tuesday
nights hold up took place.
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FLORIDA REALTOR
JUMPED FROM ship

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-tP)-David
p. Davis, prominent Florida realtor.
who was drowned from the White
Star Liner Majestic, enroute to Eu-
rope from New York Jumped thru
the cabin port said wireless mes
sage today from Commander G. r..
Metcalfe to The lines office here.
Details were very vague the mes
sage said. adding that a witness to
the drowning was i'll. thus causing o
delay IN reporting the death. The
commander said he was making n
thorough investigation.
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Steals Rope to Hang
Self and Then Fails

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. i4.-tP)-
Tying one end Of rope to the top
rung of freight car ladder near
Grand Prairie, ]. c. Hollingsworth.
address unknown, last night leaped
off into space, according &c tho
sheriff's office here. But his plans
to "end il allr were frustrated from
two sources.
A few minutes before Hollings-
worth had fcrcibly taken the rope
from a truck driver who reported the
matter 20 officers at Grand Prairie.
They rushed to the scene and arrived
Just as n train crew was cutting
Hollingworth down.
Hollingsworth was given treat
ment at a hospital here and is being
held rending examination as to his
mentality.
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RUNNERS BATTLE
WITH OFFICERS

LAREDO, Texas. Oct. 15.--tFy-
After battle lasting about twenty
minutes with three border patrol Of
ficers and a customs inspector fight
ing four Mexican smuggiers on
horseback a distance Of 800 or 400
yards away in the brush at point
about six miles from the Rio Grande
and not far away from Zapata on
Wednesday morning about 2 o'clock,
the smugglers escaped. but three
pack horses loaded with contraband
liquor. which they abandoned during
the fight, are still az large In a pas
ture near Zapata.
The four smugglers, mounted and
heavily armed. each with his horse
carrying a quantity Of Mexican IL
quor. with three packhorses also
loaded with liquor, were observed
by the American officers while they
were afoot. near tank. Called upon
to halt the srnnggIerH opened fire.
resulting il a pitched battle.
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Monument HOnOring
Memory of Jefferson
Davis Erected Here

the jefferson Davis Highway. which
extends from Canada through the
United States.
The memorial n being completed
today. II is being put up By the
United Daughters OF the Confcder-
acy. and Is located at the corner 81
Elizabeth and Palm boulevard, in the
center Of an esplanade.
The jefferson Davis Memorial
here consists Of a huge stone. more
than five feet IN height, mounted on
q group Of smaller stones, with the
bronze memorial tablet placed on
the face Of the larger stone. All the
astones are of granite. and were
shipped here from Llano.
Frank Teich. who has erected Con-
federate memorials In All parts OF
the South, is putting up the memo
rial He lives ln -EsAmro and San An
tonic, and carie TO Brownsville this
week 70 superintend the erection OF
the memorial. Mr.. Tcich has put up
memorial tablets and monuments IN
San Antonio. Austin, different cities
in Mississippi. and other Southern
states, and erected the huge Jeffer-
sor Davis statue and memorial in
Austin. on the capitol grounds.
The tablet, which has been placed
On the stone here. bears the follow
ing inscription, with AUnited States
flag on one side. and d Confederate
flag on the other:
CommemoratiRg the services TO
the United States Of Jefferson Dav-
Is. President Of the Confederate
States Of America Graduated from
West Point in 1928. Served on the
Continued on Page u
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CHUDEJ RESIGNS
FROM COMMISSION

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1I.-(Pl-F. j.
Chudej. formerly OF Seaton. whose
membership in the state text book
commission has been attacked in the
53rd district court Of Travis county
by Attorney General Dan Moody, re-
signed today.
"A. I. Love. attorney OF Austin. who
represented Chudej when the attor-
ney general directed legal action
against him. told Assistant Attorney
General r. 3. Cousins. Jr.. that Chu-
del had resigned and his resigna-
tion had been accepted by Governor
Ferguson. Cousins was seeking to
take a disposition. he said, from
Chudej. when Love told him that
Chudej had resigned.
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GRAND JURORS
.SPEEDUP work
Indiana Political IN
vestigation Complet-
ed Soon =

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. l4.-fPi
The Marion county grand jury to-
day speeded UP its investigation into
charges OF alleged political corrup-
tion in Indiana. with view 70 com
pleting the taking Of testimony with
in the next two or three days.
Thomas II. Adams. publisher Of the
Vincennes, Ind. Commercial. who
originally made the charges Of alleged
bartering or offices BY public Off
cials. and u. G.. Stephenson, named
BY Adams as u source or confirmation
Of the charges. have both testified be-
fore the grand jury and apparently
only the gathering up Of loose ends
Of testimony remain before conclu-
sion Of the probe.
With Stephenson back in the Indi-
ana state prison after his trip TO In
dianapolis, the grand jury session d.
vided interest with the possibility Of
the corruption charges becoming the
subject Of hearing BY the senatorI-
al campaign funds investigating cbm-
mittee. st. Louis dispatches last
night quoted a newspaper Of that city
as saying that United Staes Selaor
James A. Reed Of Missouri. chairman
OF the senate committee had called
a meeting Of its members in India
napolis.
Earl Klenock. former bodyguard of
Stephenson. and who was acquitted
last year when he was a co-defendant
with Stephenson on the charge Of
numbering MadEe Oberholtzer, OF
which the latter was convicted and
II now serving a life sentence in the
Indiana state prison, was expected to
complete today the testimony he
started to give yesterday before the
grand Jury
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KWWG PROGRAM
twave length. 27s meterH)
THURSDAY NIGHT

THURSDAY NIGHT
$3.50 p. m.-Miss Juanisa Boory.
vocal solos
s:45 p. m.-Dave Dekorte. baritone
solos.
. p. m.--Elizabeth and Louise
Bauer. violin and piano.
9:l5 p. m.-"Los Rancherns. COM
posed or ". T. "DSc' DutrD, Nv
monica; Tom Barber, violin, nndf
X. McNair. guitar.
1901 a. m.--Novelty and jazz.
FRIDAY
100 a. m.--Cotton markets.
12 m.-Miss Winifred Heath
lar piano pieces Weather and Afar
reports.
3 m m.-CottDn markets.
9 p. m.-Preciliano Hernandaz.
senior and junior. violin Hnd plane.
Weather and river reports.
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Identity Of Ex-SeyUice
Man Is Still Mystery

PHILADELPHIA. 2. A.. Oct. 13.-
Members Of the American Legion
were trying today to establish the
identity OF a nanieless veteran who
has carried 4 name not his own for
three years.
The veteran was here to under
og the scrutiny of other Legion
naires in convention.
In 1923 a man suddenly opened
his eyes to a normal world tout in
Stockton. California. II was a new
world to him-his name, his past
were blank.
Doctors named him "Jerry Tar
bot, and search was begun
through the archives of the War
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TWOKILLED WITH
ONE RIFLE BULLET

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 14.-(P)-
Clasped in each others arms and
killed by the same bullet, the bodies
Of w. III. kRauss. 40, and Florence
Christina Kerr, beth of Portland,
were discovered last night in the cab
Of truck parked on an unfrequented
street.
Death was caused by bullet fired
from rifle rugged up on box in
the rear Of a truck and arranged in
such a way that the trigger could
be pulled by a string. Police are
trying to determine whether it was
a suicide pact.
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Governor Signs
Validation Bill

AUSTIN. Oct. I4-Pi-Governor
Ferguson signed the first bond vail
dation gill Of tbe So passed the
called session oS the legislature
Thursday when she approved the
bill validating a 100000 countrywide
road bond issue for Tom Green coun-
~.
The bill is an emergency measure
and goes into effect at once.
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IMPORTATION OF
ARMS FORBIDDEN

Mexican customs officials today
received instructions from Mexico
City not to permit importation OF
arms and ammunition of any kind
or character. All permits are can
celled by the order.
Mexican Consul "A. G. Vasquez
stated this morning he had received
no instructions in connection with
the order, but believes it does not
apply to sportsmen. who are now
permitted 70 carry arms and ammu-
milton into Mexico upon written per-
mission Of the president Of the mu-
nicipality AZ the port OF entry. Hun
dreds nf srortsmen enter Mexico nt
this noiut each seasfn.
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Federation Seeks to Stop
Labor Smuggling on Border

DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 1i.-tP)-
A proposal advocating joint action
between the Mexican and American
Federation Of Labor In curhng
immigration smuggling along the
international boundary opened the
way for discussion Of Mexican re-
lations In the American labor con-
vention today.
Representatives of the Califor-
MIA Federation of Labor were spon-
sors Of the resolution, which di-
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Department. Men in New York said
they once were with Tarbot in a
machine gun shop before the world
war. But they could not recall his
real name. Another said he re-
called the man rs a buddy in the
Marine corps, but could give no
more information.
William r. Reach Of San Diego
has deposed that he saw "Tarbot"
in n marine uniform in the Verdun
sector; Major General Neville Of
the marine corps. San Francisco.
has said that "Tarbot" undoubtedly
saw service, probably with the
marine brigade "A Relleau Wond.
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Chicago Declares War on Gamgsters
Hidalgo Leads State
In Cotton Ginnings

EDINBURG. Texas. Oct. a.
HidalEo county, In which s4,144
bales Of cotton have been ginned.
Ia leading the state in total gin
nings, according to the latest
compilation BY the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. Nueces
county ranks second.
Ginning has practically. ceased
In Hidalgo county. but the total
will run close 70 $1,000 bales
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rected the executive council TO
appoint commissioners 10 negotiate
directly with Mexican labor lead
ers in an attempt 20 provide border
regulations through nebulous
form Of "gentlemen's agreement"
without reference 10 the problem of
the governmental authorities of
either nation. The Mexican Fed
Grafton already has appointed It's
commissioners.
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CHICAGO. Oct. 14.-tP)-Hickman
Yates. secretary cf the senate cam
paign funds committee. came to Chi
cago TODAY from a conference in st.
Louis with Senator James A. Reed.
democrat. Missouri, chairman Of the
committee and his arrival was at
tended BY report that the commit
tee will hold a session here Monday
to look into charges OF political cor
ruption in Indiana Yates said the
committee may hold further ses-
sions here. but it's all nebulous."
Arrangements were made here to-
day for a resumption here next Mon
day of hearings by the senatorial
campaign funds investigating com
mittee, Of which Senator James Reed,
democrat. Missouri. is chairman. al
though no announcement has come
from the latter.
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"A tablet honoring the memory OF
Jefferson Davis. president Of the
Confederate States OF America. has
been placed in Brownsville, which
city was selected for the memorial
Is i j. the southern terminus of
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CONSCIENCE TRAPS SLAYER

LILLE, France-Andre Clotier gave
himself up here for murder Of
which he had not been SUSPECTED and
said his conscience had compelled
him to confess.
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Organize Police
With Orders to
Shoot Gunner

CHICAGO, Oct. 14-(P-A squad Of seven hard
boiled captains has been selected by Chief of Police Nor
Collins to begin sweeping round up to free the city
from gang rule. Y
The order simultaneously with information obtain
ed by police that Earl Hymie Weiss slain gang leader
double crossed by his own lieutenant Patrick Murray
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SMITH APPOINTED

WASHINGTON, Oct. l4.-(PD-R
X. Smith Of New Orleans was ap-
pointed by President Coolidge today
a member Of the shipping board, to
succeed W. Walsh, resigned.
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DOG SETS EXAMPLE

BROMLEY, Eng.-For more tsan a
year brown setter dog has attended
every Sunday evening service at the
rarish church. sting just inside the
door.
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MAIL ROBBERS
GET MUCH LOOT
Payroll of Sl60,OO0 Is
Included in New
Jersey Haul

ELIZABETH, y. j., Oct. 14-tF1-
Bandits armed with sawed-off shot
guns held up mail truck under
police escort in the business district
this morning and killed one man and
wounded two others.
The dead man il John Ems, an en-
ployee of the Elizabeth postoffice,
who was in charge Of the truck.
John Quinn, also 4 postoffiee en-
ploye, was wounded, and motorcycle
patrolman Christman. who was es-
corting the truck. was knocked from
his MACHINE when one of the bandits
cars collided with him. He was shot
as he lay on the ground.
The bandits got away. It Is be-
lieved there were ten or more in their
party. They occupied two automo-
biles.
The extent Of the loot is not yet
known.
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NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 14-tP)-A
payroll of 100000 consigned to the
Elizabethpotr Banking company and
intended for the Singer Sewing Ma
chine company, was obtained in the
Elizabeth mail robbery, according to
reports reaching this city.
Postoffice officials were unable to
estimate the value OF the bandits
loot. The mail was being transport
ed in a truck with heavy wire screen
sides. The screen was cut and the
mail sacks were taken. Hundreds
of persons weer within sight but
the bandits got away before those
near enough to have interfered fully
realized what was taking place. The
bandits fled toward Newark.
Police, picking up the trail from
reports of persons along the route.
picked up an empty mail sack and
also found a machine gun.
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COTTON CONFERENCE ADOPTS PROGRAM
I'm OUR
VAlL.LEY

: DON'T KNOW how deposits in
Brownsville banks stand today. but
If the comptrtflef e the currency
had called for a statemel.s a few days
agS, there would have ben foand the
extraordinary figure of SS,00O,G90 in
depnsits, with total resources cf
around sl0,500.000.
Those are unprecedented figures for
Brownsville banks, and reflect the
gener prosperity in the city and the
Valley.
The Valley was again more for
tunate than other parts Of the cotton
producing South in the fact that its
cotton came on the market early and
received the best prices of the season.
The general crop Is not faring so
we'll, unfortunately.
The successful appearance Of the
men he had met in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley was one Of the things
that struck Mr.. Forbes on the occa-
sion of his visit here yesterday
Our men-and women-are of un-
usual type. That accounts for the
unusualness of the country perhaps.
They are men Of vision, men Of cour-
age. They must be. for otherwise
many 0of-them would not have wealth
cred the early years Of the situation
here.
The country, just as Mr.. Forbes
ventures, is not yet lover the top
but it is headed in that direction.
LET'S NOT OVERLOOK the effect
i've work being done in Valley counties
among the farm boys and girls by the
county home and field demonstration
workers.
There are in Cameron county sew
eral All clubs, which are working un-
der the direction of Miss Kate Adele
Hill, county home demonstration
agent. and C.. II. Alsmeyer, county
farm demonstration agent.
M. r. Martin Of Dallas, editor Of
the Progressive Farmer, recently Wis
tied one Of these clubs. Returning
to Dallas, he wrote a brief article for
his paper which has attracted atten-
tion to the work in Cameron county.
Here Is the article:
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~oNE OF THE BEST organized
boys and girls All clubs that we
know Of is to be found in Cameron
county, in the community known as
Highland. This club is not an aeci-
dent by any means; the foundation
upon which it is growing and becom-
ing noted throughout the Valley had
its beginning about 13 years ago
when Miss Prentiss becama superin-
tendent, principal, intermediate and
primary teacher OF the Highland ru-
raj school. Since that time this
school has developed and grown to
where it requires five teachers with
an approximate attendance Of $50
students.
"The district has one of the most
beautiful newyconcrete and brick ru-
raj school buildings to be found any
where in the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley. Beginning about i3 years ago
with a small building and practical
ly no campus, Miss Prentiss has seen
this school grow to its present di-
mensions with an lS-acre campus.
The school plan is TO have an eight
acre citrus orchard and about five
acres in school garden. A canal
borders the school district on one side
which will enable the school TO have
water for irrigation purposes at a
nominal cost.
THIS SCHOOL has one room set
r. -. a.
In this room is to be found complete
kitchen equipment for the prepara-
tion and serving Of meals. To show
the public spirit OF this community
and especially the club. the Kiwanis
Club of San Benito was invited to
lunch at the Highland school during
March. The proceeds Of this lunch
will be used to provide more equip
ment for the kitchen.
Miss Prertiss and the home DEM
onstration agent, Miss Kate Adele
Hill. who has worked wonders with
these children. are now busily plan
ming to install a model kitchen in one
Of the office rooms. This room is
shout ten feet square. 1t is their
plan to have all the built-in features
for this kitchen that modern kitch-
en- should have. Since the school has
water and lights it will be easy to
provide these necessities. (Since this
article was written the plan has been
changed to school lunch room.)
THE HIGHLAND school boys and
girls club has a membership Of about
so actively at work on some project
under the supervision and direction
of Miss Hill and c. II. Alsmeyer.
county agent Of Cameron county.
ut would be an inspiration to any
county or home demonstration agent.
or TO any rural school teacher or club
or bov or girl anywhere in Texas to
spend As minutes with this club in
their regular semi-monthly meeting.
Pep. enthusiasm, interest and team
work are evident in every member
and in the working of the club"
A GAMER equipment manufactur-
ing concern up in Arkansas read the
article in the Progressive Farmer.
and the sale manager Of the COM
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pany was so impressed with the
work being done, that he shipped a
complete kitchen equipment 10 the
Confined on page two.)