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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

London society has lost one of it's
most eligible young bachelors by the
decision of Lord Hobart, only son Of
the Earl and Countess of Bucking
hamshire, to desert England for the
great open spaces of Australia. This
youthful peer, not yet 20, is riding
in the bush as a cowboy in Queens
land, while London mothers and de-
butantes with designs on a distin-
guished title are regretting his de-
fection from Mayfair.
Lord Hobart left Eaton little
while ago with the intention of go
ing into business but short period
in a counting house convinced him
he was meant for some other career,
so he embarked on a freighter bound
for Australia There he became a
cowboy and now looks forward to a
career in the cattle business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
WELL COMING IN is
ICNGVED nv EnnCE

GREAT FALLS, Mont, May a.
Just as a gusher estimated to be a
5000 barrel producer was brought in
by the Queen City Oil company in
the Kevin-Sunburst oil field near
here today 1T was ignited by flames
from the tool dresser's forge and
burst into flames. The rig was de-
stroyed and efforts to control the
fire early tonight had been unsuecess-
ful
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
KILLED IN FIGHT OVER
PROFITS ON ILLICIT STILL

BY Dispatch A. +. Wire)
WHEELING, w. Va, A dispute over
the profits of a still was said by
authorities to have resulted in the
Staying today of Mrs. Tillie Gisualdo,
wife of a mill worker, by Angelo
Collicci, II, who made his home with
his family Arrested after the shoot-
ing the youth admitted killing her.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

TUCSON, May "a decrease of
more than $4,000 in the total ex-
ports from Tucson to the west coast
of Mexico in April, of this year, as
compared with April of, 1925, was re-
ported in statement compiled today
by Juan Evarsto Anchondo, Mexican
consul at Tucson. The figures for
last month were $27, ,256.SO, while
those for April, 1925, were $37,2SOS4.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
ONE DEAD, HURT
IN AIRPLANE CRASET

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, May B.
Mrs. j. d. McCaskill was killed,
Adolph Emmert was probably fatally
injured and Fat Love, pilot OF u
commercial plane, was seriously in
jured when their plane went into a
tail spin at height of about 1000
feet over the outskirts of the city
tonight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
EUROPEAN CABLE NEWS REVIEW

Col. Wiley is opposed to dust
catchers in the homes under the
guise of decorations The complexity
complication in design and leads to
a demand for simplicity, he said.
The former kaiser of Germany is
pictured as a great "homebody" and
lover of nature in motion pictures
taken at Doom, which have just
been shown in London. There is no
suggestion of the military in the
film, the former Hohenzollern ruler
being presented again at the Porte
ed figure very moderately dressed.
One scene shows him feeding birds
in his snow-covered garden while in
another he makes a solicitous tour
among the villagers with his wife
and her children.
PARIS, May 2-"Cyrano de Ber-
gerac" has returned to it's stage
hardly less enthusiastic than that
which marked its first appearance
% years ago, Rostand's famous play
being present against at the Porte
Saint Martin theatre, where it was
produced originally. It's reappear-
ance produced an ovation and flow
ers were rained on the stage at the
end of the performance.
The Cosmopolitan opera audiences
at the Porte Saint Martin is an in
dication of "Cyrano's" wide appeal
1t is recalled that it's original pre-
miere of 2S years ago, produced o
reaction almost unique even for the
impressionable French audiences, the
applause prolonging the performance
until long after midnight.
Madame CASTOR Doumergue" is
really her name, although she is not
the wife nor any relation of the
president of the republic, who, i
hardened bachelor, is not considered
likely to give any woman the right
to bear his name.
The Madame, Doumergue'' in
question sells vegetables in the COW
cred market of Carsaconne and her
name, which is authentic, since sho
is the wife of CASTOR Doumergue,
is inscribed over her stall in ac-
cordance with municipal regulations.
The regulations however, do not pre-
scribe the large and flamboyant let
ters she uses.
When she added a bunch Of tri-
color flags painted on each side of
her name, the police interviewed and
recommended their removal. The
name alone is still quite an attrac-
ton, and many customers visit her
stall to buy from MADAME LIE Presi-
dente.'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

Paris, the home of highly spiced
magazines, is going to have it's book
and periodical stalls censored. Pre-
purveyors of "snappy', literature, who
had profitable holiday season,
which they attributed largely to the
large number of foreign visitors in
the gay capital.
The prefect has announced that the
plea that the undesirable publications
are devoted to ''art will not be
tolerated, and he is not afraid his
reputation for culture will suffer
as result of his campaign.
Masterpieces of painting that the
world can never replace, including
such works as Leonardo da Vinci's
'Mona Lisa" are deteriorating so
rapidly under varying temperatures
in museums and central heating and
tobacco smoke in private houses that
these great canvasses will soon be
only shadows of themselves. NJ.
Albert Flament, widely known French
painter, raised this cry of alarm
after recent visit to the Louvre.
The fMona Lisa M. Flament said,
was a piece of brilliant coloring
when it left the hands of Leonardo
and now is nothing more than an
outline in tints that remind M. Fla
ment of gingerbread. The "Embar-
quement our Cythere" has turned
from blue to brown. At the Luxem-
bourg the Renoirs, Monets, Degas
and Henners are all going to ruin.
Carolus- -Duran's Femme au Cant"
is covered with tiny cracks. Ex-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04


The general conception of the per-
partially upheld by the latest evil
dence adduced by the British museum.
That institution has placed on ex-
a recently discovered statue,
which Shows the Athenian philosopher
had the very snub nose with which
he is usually credited, but does not
bear out the stories of his complete
ly bald head. This is said to be
the only fully sculptured figure of
the great Athenian made within a
measurable time after his death.
1t was found at Alexandria and
experts date it in the fourth cen
tury, B. c. 1t is considered the most
perfect specimen in existence and
was acquired by the museum at great
cost. It is made of Parian marble.
An appeal to British artists and
manufacturers to get together and
create a new school of design" as
part of brighter England" move
ment was made by Col. Vernon Will
ley, president of the Federation of
British industries, at the annual
meeting in Leeds of the National So
ciety of Art Masters.
zone of the strong features of the
new school must lie in color" said
Col Wiley. Modern life is becom-
ing so increasingly urbanized that
town dwellers feel the necessity Of
recreating in their homes and in
their clothing the bright colors which
formerly satisfied their eyes in
natural surroundings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
Heard Will Not Be a
Candidate For Governor

Continued from Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

Col. Wiley is opposed to dust
catchers in the homes under the
guise of decorations. The complexity
of modern life tends to react against
in design and leads to
a demand for simplicity, he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
SIX MEXICANS
TOCOON TRIAL
in PLOT Case
Adolfo de la Huerta is
Expected to Appear
From Hiding to De-
fend His Brother

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. May 10. -
General Adolfo De La Huerta, one
time provisional president Of Mexico.
II expected to emerge Monday from
the secrecy which has shrouded his
movements for two years. His broth
cr Alfonso, and seven other Metrcans.
are to 10 on trial then on charges Of
conspiracy TO violate the neutrality
laws. Friends ~ the former Mexican
leader here indicated today that he
would come to San Antonio for the
trial in federal court.
District Attorney John ID. Hartman
said today that the governmenr was
ready with its case against all eight
defendants.
Nothing was expected to be avail
able on the defendants side until af-
ter the arrival here tomorrow Of WI.
II. Fryar from FL Paso. counsel for
three Of the men charged. Confer
ences were expected to be held Sum
day among the attorneys for the ue-
fenSe.
The eight defendants are: Leovil-
gido Garcia. Jorge Prieto Laurenz,
Francisco Coss. Raynauldo Esparza
Martinez. Salvador Franco Crias. An
tonic Hernandez Ferrcr, Lorenzo Me
10, and Alfonso De La Huerta.
All of the defendants will be tried
at one time. provided il j. possible
for all Of them to be here, Hartman
said.
Garcia. Crias and De In Huerta
have retained Fryar. former assist
ant United States district attorney
at I'll Paso. and Martinez. Laurens
and Ferrer have retained the firm or
Hicks. Hicks, Dickson and Bobbitt Of
San Antonio. Tom Belden. local at
torney, will represent Coss. II was
not learned il Nicto had obtained
counsel
The men were indicted here by a
federal grand jury on February Is.
alleged conspiracy to violate the neu-
trality laws by plotting to set on foot
military expedition against the
present Mexican government through
the operations of an organization
called the revolution iunta Of San
Antonio" Government agents seized
quantity of documents purporting
to relate to the activities Of the jun
tn in raids on the houses of several
Of the alleged leaders several months
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
REVISION ASKED
ON LEVEE BIDS

Bids on levee work along the Rio
Grande and the Rancho Viejo Resaca.
comprising approximately one-sixth
Of the flood control works for which
bonds were voted by Cameron county
last summer, were referred back 10
the contractors fer revision by the
Cameron county commissioners court
Saturday afternoon Revised bids
will be considered at 10 o'clock Mon
day morningl
Bids were referred back to the bid
ders because OF the time limit set for
completion of the work. The bid of
Joe Ballenger was for the compile
tion Of work in 400 days but some Of
the others stipulated as many as 600
working days. Three of the bids
were for less than 100000.
J. l.. McWiIliams Of Memphis.
Tenn. made the lowest bid, Joe Bal
lcngcr Of San Bcnito. the second
lowest and Callahan. Crawford and
Robertson of McAllen, third lowest.
Other bidders were ID. A. Foley A.
company Of Los Angeles and Fred M.
Crane construction company of
Omaha, Neb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
M0ODYFLAYS
FERCUSONISM
Prison System Lost in
Spite of Good Crop,
Candidate Says

MEXIA, Tex, May 15.-Rcviewing
charges that brought about the i'm
peachment as governor Of James +.
Ferguson in 1917. Attorney General
Dan Moody, democratic candidate for
governor. here tonight arraigned
"Fergusonism."
He declared that, despite a large
crop, the prison system for 1925
showed a loss Of $4,000. as compar-
ed with an operating profit or sl45,-
900 in 1924 under the Neff admins
tration.
"In the campaign Of 1924 IL was
charged that Mr.. Ferguson would take
advantage Of his wife's executive
position for the purpose Of advancing
his private fortune. This charge he
vehemently denied. Yet it had hard
ly been assured that he would have
actual charge of the governors office
before il was announced in newspa-
pers that he had been retained as
general counsel for a railroad COM
pany. He had not practiced law for
more than 20 years.
"At this time, also, M. Ferguson
was publisher of newspaper. The
so-caled 'goodwill' edition of his pa
per carried adcrtising from every
kind of private interest which might
have business with the state during
his administration as governor
"The constitution expressly pro-
hibits the chief execute from prac-
ticing any profession or receiving
any compensation, reward. fee or the
promise thereof for the same. In
announcing for governor In 1924. Mr..
Ferguson said that If his wife should
become candidate in his stead and
were elected he would give Of his
time and his talent without pur-
chase and without price. The best
there is in me. to give this state the
best administration possible. II the
state has Governor Fergusoa, we
need not fall out about who signs on
the dotted line"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
Wells RANCH,
$4,000 ACRES
TOBECUT UP
Dallas Capitalist Buys
Tract in Starr And
Hidalgo Counties to
Develop for Farming

wy hnt re ~ ~ WI Atcc-y
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May
15.-Purchase of the Jim
Wells, $4,000 acre ranch To-
Gated in Starr and Hidalgo
counties by G.. o. Newman,
Dallas capitalist, was announ-
ced here today by Henry P.
Burney, lawyer.
The sale price was not dis
closed but is reported to be
around $750,0O0. Newman in
tends to subdivide the land
and sell in convenient farm
sizes, Burney said. The ranch
is now under a grazing lease
held by Tulley and Daniels,
Cuero cattlemen.
The body of land now comprising
the ranch was partially assembled
almost century back and passed in
to possession of James b. Wells.
Brownsville attorney and political
leader. for whom county was nam
ed.
Wells extended the ranch to its
present proportions and sold il in
1919 to John 7. Judd and j. S. Daugh-
erty of Houston who sold the ranch
to Newman.
Title to large part of the ranch
goes back TO Spanish grants made IN
the 10th century. when an ambitious
attempt was fostered to colonize tn.
land north of the Rio Grande. The
larger part of these original Spanish
grants face the river for about a mile
and extend back in thin strips to an
average depth of abou. l2 miles, the
schheme being to give every owner
n building site on the river. Burney
brought up the original abstracts
when Wells sold the land in 1919.
The bulk of the ranch lies in line
between the towns of Edinburg and
Rio Grande City in the northern edge
Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. II
is said to be excellent farming land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
COUNSEL Sees
VICTORY
Decision in North is
Favorable, Tallichet
Tells Montgomery
Especial To The Herald.)

tSfecial 10 Inc heraiu.D
EDINBURG, Tex. May i5.-Deci-
sion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the Klamath Basin
extension case, involving an extension
in California, and Oregon. forecasts
favorable decision by the commission
on the application Of the Southern
Pacific tc enter the Valley. in the
opinion Of J. II. Tallichet. general at
torney Of the Southern Pacific. ex-
pressed in telegram today to w. r.
Montgomery of Edinburg.
"Mr. Tallichet. while arguing the
s. r. application before the commits
sion was asked If there was any diff
ference between the Valley and the
Klamath Basis cases" Mr.. Montgom-
cry said. "He replied that the pleas
for permit to extend into the Valley
were much more worthy as the de-
velopment here was permanent while
that in Oregon and California af-
fccted By the klamath Basin exten-
sion was only temporary"
Tallichet. in his telegram to Mont
gomery said:
"liavc just received report OF I. @.
c. in Klamath Basin cases involving
question of line in Oregon and
California concerning which the COM
missioners asked me questions in ar
gument. The view taken by the COM
mission in these cases makes it prac-
tically certain the application wiii be
granted"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
BARREDA DEAL
PAYMENT MADE
Tim Murphy Interests
of Chicago Pay on
Option

Big Tim Murphy Of Chicago.
paid another 5000 on his option On
the Barreda tract which he proposes
70 colonize with farmers and labor
ing people from the north, Saturday
through J.. c. Webster OF San An
tonic, promoter, who left the city
in the evening after turning over
Murphy's check 70 q. T.. Barreda,
owner of the property involved.
Final papers In the deal which II
expected to involve Sl,5O0,000 before
it is completed, are expected 70 be
signed on June Id when the option
secured BY Murphy and his associ-
ates expires. On June 10 it will be
necessary for the Chicagoans who
propose TO put over the development
to plank down S15O,000 as a part
payment on the 10000 acre tract.
An initial payment of $4,000 was
made by the Murphy interests last
December when negotiations were
opened for the property.
There are 10000 acres in the tract
to be turned over to the developers
but $50 acres adjoining IL will be re-
tanned by the present owner, q. T..
Barreda. About 1000 acres of the
Barreda tract upon which Murphy
has an option il cleared land and the
remainder can be cleared for culti-
vation. Ii IL eight miles from
Brownsville on the military road and
fourteen miles on the highway. The
land lies between the river and Bar
reda and Is considered some VI the
best in this section Of the Valley.
It. is capable of growing all sorts of
truck or ether crops. Most Of the
cultivated land is being grown in
cotton by Mr.. Barreja.
Mr.. Murphy was In Brownsville
about month ago nj which time he
announced plans for establishing n
large colony in the Valley for work
crs and laborers OF the north. lie
said that houses would be built and
everything put in readiness for the
colonists. Every means or helping
the colonists grow crops and possibly
aiding in marketing them is included
In the plans made public BY Murphy
on his trip here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16

and Willacy county is famed for
her Bermuda onion crop.
vegetable crops grown include
cabbage, carrots, bcets, potatoes,
tomatoes beans green corn. spin
ach.. lettuce, parsley. peppers, oni-
ons and many others in small
quantities. New crops are being
developed constantly celery and
asparagus being added TO the sue
cessful ones this year. Cantaloupes
also are grown.
Valley grapefruit already has
established itself in the markets
as the best grown in the United
States and her oranges rapidly are
gaining foothold with their su-
perior flavor and quality. Lemons,
lines and tangerines also are
grown.
Practically all Of the land now
being used for dry farming IN cap
able OF being irrigated and likely
will be brought into the irrigated
district in time.
In the section there are many
modern towns offering all the con-
veniences Of city with fine
schools and churches. Most OF
these towns have been established
since 1904. when the railroad first
was built into the Valley. and NJ
least one is less than six years old.
Brownsville, Rio Grande City and
Roma are the only towns estah-
lished before the railroad was built.
These towns ranging from 1000 to
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
of Lower Valley
Told IN Facts, Figures
IN Herald's Big Edition

What is the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley of Texas?
The facts and figures in this
96-page edition Of The Brownsville
Herald were compiled in an effort
to answer that question, to set
forth the development and posi-
bilities of the section and to tell
why it has been called the Magic
Valley"
The Lower Rio Grande Valley,
so designated tc distinguish it from
other Valleys along the Rio Gran
dc and to prevent a misunderstand-
ing as TO its location, embraces
parts of Starr and all Hidalgo.
Cameron and Willacy counties
The Valley, 139 miles in length,
bcginss at Roma on the banks Of
the Rio Grande and extends to the
Gulf of Mexico spreading in a fan
shape with the widest portion near
the Gulf.
The soil, an alluviaL deposit, is
the richest known, and with the
perfect combination Of climate and
an abundance Of water for irriga-
tion, produces great variety of
crops in ever increasing quantities.
The quality of all products is un-
surpassed.
The Valley is the most southern
agricultural area in the United
States, but is far from the hottest.
X Is located many miles south Of
the most southern portions of
California. south of the agricul-
tural section of Florida and more
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
Hatcher Won't Report
as Governor MAJ Asked

Hatcher today replied that he
would not comply. that he was
constitutional officer just like the
governor. and that the constitution
did not require him to make the
demanded reports. He said he
would be glad to supply her with
his monthly report to the press.
Hatcher virtually is an appointec
Of the governor as he was named
BY the democratic executive COM
mittee. to fill an uncxpired term
as the treasurer. The committee
was composed Of Mrs. Ferguson's
friends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
FIRST PARADE OF
GIRL REVUE Held
(Ry The Associated Press J

Il
GALVESTON, Texas, May 15.-
Flanked on the one side by thous-
ands of admirers and on the other by
the foam capped waves of the Gulf
Of Mexico, representatives Of the
u. s. A. We'd with those Of the re-
public of Mexico, and of far off
Canada for honors in the first in
ternational pageant of pulchritudc
and seventh annual bathing classic
which opened today by Galveston's
far famed boulevard. Unlike pre-
vious revues, entries wearing sports
and afternoon wear paraded on wheel
chair pedestals affording a much
better view.
1t is anticipated that 100000 per
sons will view the bathing parade
tomorrow afternoon and the beauty
pageant at night, when prize awards
are made.
Cash prizes totalling more than
81 900 will be awarded and the first
prize winner will he declared the
beauty queen Of the universe"
miss Brownsville, Miss Mary
Stilwell, is representing this city
in the pageant and revue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16

than 1000 miles south OF the north
ern border of Texas. In spite Of
its southern location the average
mean temperature Of the Valley
is 73 degrees and the average maxi
mum $40 degrees. A cooling gulf
breeze renders the climate COM
Portable the year round and the
cool nights are constant delight.
Heat prostrations are unknown in
the Valley.
Water is pumped from the Rio
Grande BY IL huge pumping plants,
and number Of smaller ones, into
more than 2000 miles Of canals
which reach almost half million
acres Of irrigablc lands. There are
almost 100000 acres OF land in
the area susceptible TO irrigation.
Cotton and corn, the staple crops
are grown extensively, but prod
ucts peculiar to the section are
citrus fruit and vegetables.
More than $4,000 bales Of cotton
were produced last year.
There are almost 100000 citrus
trees growing on about 56, 900 acres
and vegetable shipments for the
present year will total $1,000 cars,
a record to this time.
The fruit and vegetable crops
are grown largely in the irrigated
section, lying almost wholly in
Cameron and Hidalgo counties.
but both are grown to some extent
in the dry farming sections OF
Starr and Willaey counties. The
dry farming sections produce won
derful crops Of cotton and corn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
DIRIGIBLE NORGE SAFE IN TELLER
RATTLESNAKE SER u M
u y u
DISTRIBUTION Int
y r. y
TO BE LOCATED HERE

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, May 15.-
Colonel NJ. NJ. Crimmins, retired. Of
San Antonio, has been appointed by
the New York Geological society 70
take charge Of rattlesnake serum
distribution in Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico. The appointment was
made today in letter from Ray
mond l.. Ditmars of the society.
The serum IL to be produced in
this country under supervision OF
DIR. Afranee Amaral Of Brazil who
j. studying at Harvard university.
Branches for distribution will be
established in Louisiana and
Brownsville, Texas, the latter place
TO be for service Of Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-16
Valley Men to Help in
sAdUeYtiSe Texas Plan

gram for Texas will be carried on
district advertising clubs
Members Of the committee in ad-
dition to Mr.. Carpenter are George
VI. Fry, Abilene; J. 9. Holtzclaw.
Beaumont; w. ". Crawford, Waco;
ii. b. Seay. Mercedes; Ben +.
Keith, Fort Worth; Gus r. Taylor,
Tyler; William T. Burnett,
Brownsville; Harry Rogers, San
Antonio; William G. Hogg, HouS-
ton; J. q. Kenne6y, San Antonio:
J. A. Kemp. Wichita Falls; James
p. Simpson Dallas; Porter A.
Nhaley. Stamford; III. n. Hadfield,
FL Paso; +. T.. Ashcroft, Sulphur
Springs; II. j. Lutcher Stark,
Orange. and Colonel Ernest
Thompson. Amarillo.