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PAY YDAYLIKE
RUNONB BANK
Pepper Supporters Got
Cash, Campaign In
quiry is Told

WASHINGTON, ID. g., June Il.
R,-" Pay day" at political head
quarters in Pittsburgh was like a
run on a bank. the senate campaign
funds committee was told today as
it began to 20 into detail in its in
quiry into the Pennsylvania eX-
pense republican primary.
Frederick Il. 3eutei. a supporter
of Governor Pinchot in his unsuc-
cessful campaign for the senatorial
nomination. testified that both at
the Pepper-Fisher and Ware head
quarters in Pittsburgh there always
was great commotion when campaign
watchers and workers were drawing
their wages.
At the Pepper-Fisher hcadquar-
ters in the Hotel Henry, he said,
"the men were paid in cash. and
there was much activity on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday" lie
watched the paying off, he said. and
estimated that between 200 and 800
men were paid each hour.
Il saw one man come out with a
roll. apparently Of $40 bills, which
was three inches in diameter" he
said, lit was all he could hold in
his hand"
He added he thought the paying
off was being done by S. J. Toplcy,
treasurer OF the Pcpper-Fisher or
ganization in Pittsburgh.
One Wednesday morning, the wit
ness continued, there was a great
clamoring" at Ware headquarters
Caused by people cIamoring for
money"
The line Of payees there was
three deep. he said, and extended for
$50 feet in the street outside the
building. The Ware system of pay
ing off was mot so efficient" and
did not work quite so fast as the
Pepper-Fisher headquarters, he add
ed.
Like a run on a bank?" asked
Chairman Reed.
Yes"
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OLIVER TWIST
PLOT NIPPED IN
BUDAT DALLAS
Man Had Enticed Boy
From Job Support
ing Mother For Life
of Crime, Lad Ayers

DALLAS, Texas, June II fPl-An
Oliver Twist Bill Sykes robbery part
ncrship apparently was nipped in the
early stages here today and the DaI-
las City hall was in danger Of beinc
wrecked as a result.
A l5-ycar-old boy and a man whom
Dallas police recognized as an old
time yegman, were arrested as they
came into the city in an automobile.
In the car were found two bottles Of
-glycerine, fuses and caps, two
pistols, and automobile tubes.
At the city hall. the older Of the
prisoners attempted to knock a bot
tie Of nitro glycerine from police
mans hand, and what would perhaps
have been terrific explosion was
prevented when a policeman felied
the prisoner with his fist.
According to the boys story, he
met the man in an Arkansas town
where he was working in a box fact
ory supporting his mother. The man,
he said, enticed him away on rob
bing and safe blowing expedition, Of
fering him much more than he could
earn in the box factory.
The plan was to make Dallas their
headquarters and to make expeditions
a. night into the small towns about
this city, the boy driving the auto
mobile, acting as lookout, and doing
some of the robbing.
One OF their first jobs was last
night when they are alleged to have
robbed a store at Wills Point, TAX
ing a quantity of merchandise. They
were detected as they were about 70
leave the store, but escaped Wits
Point officers.
According to the boy, the loot
from the robbing expeditions was to
be disposed of in Dallas, where MS
companion already had made ar
rangenents to sell it.
As police were questioning the man,
Police Sergeant ID. G. Garrison walked
in with a bottle Of nitro-glycerine.
The prisoner jumped from his chair
and attempted to strike the bottle
from Garrison's hand. Grover q.
Garrison, another policeman felled
the prisoner with blow to his jaw.
The boy and man are in Jail.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy to-
night and Sunday; moderate tenn
peraturc.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Sunday. Light to fresh
southeast to south winds on the
coast.
The weather was partly cloudy TO
cloudy practically throughout the
United States and the Canadian
Northwest at the morning observa-
tion. Showers occurred locally in
Texas, Louisiana. Alabama, and Flori-
da within the last % hours. Light
scattered showers were reported al
so srom the far Northwest. while
some heavy rains occurred in Iowa
and northern Illinois. Temperature
changes were mostly unimportant.
The highest temperature yesterday
at Texas stations ranged from 80 at
Abilene to 50 at Galveston.
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CAMERON Says
Record of Bond Sale
Is Public, Hidalgo
Judge Asserts
Especial To The HeraId.)

EDINBURG, Texas. June IA
VI. Cameron. Hidalgo County Judge,
referring 10 press reports on the suit
filed by r. X. Irwin Of Dallas. a. at
torney for Don Blankenship con
ccrning proceeds az the Hidalgo flood
control bonds, said the allegations
are without foundation.
THE charges in this suit. if cor
rcctly reported ny the press. are
without foundation Judge Cameron
said. "The public records of this
county truly reflect all transactions
concerning the sale Of these bonds
and the handling Of the proceeds
Certified statements Of rhis fund
have been furnished in every in
stance requested. Such certified
statements have been published from
time TO time in the newspapers Of
HidaIgo county. Any charge Of inn
proper handling of these funds or
any part thereof is wholly unfound-
ed"
The statement follows:
"The charges attributed to Mr.,
irwin by the Associated press report
are entirely without foundation. The
minutes Of the Commissioners Court
Of Hidalgo county reflect all transac-
tions had concerning the sale of
flood control bonds. These records
are now and have been at all times
open to public inspection, and anyos !
desiring the truth can now and
could at Nil times have found the
same by looking into these minutes.
Certified statements Of the condition
Of the flood control fund have been
furnished BY the County Auditor and
the County Treasurer Of Hidalgo
county in every instance where re
quested. Furthermore, these state
ments have beon published at various
times in practically every paper in
Hidalgo County and have without
reserve given to the public a true
accounting Of this fund. The facts
have not only appeared many times
ir print. but have been publicly stat
cd on an occasions where the oppor-
tunity was at hand Any statement al
leging the misapplication or misap-
preparation Of any Of the flood con-
troll money is wholly without foun-
dation.
A. NJ. CAMERON,
County Judge, Hidalgo County, Texas,
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.'SEXPORTS TO
TOTAL MILLION
Traffic Through Port
of Brownsville is
Showing Gain

The value of exports shipped into
Mexico through the port Of Browns
Vile in 1926 is expected to he over
sl.000.000 according to A. G. Vas
quez, Mexican consul.
A large increase is shown in ex-
ports shipped through Brownsville
in the past three years.
In the first five months of 1926
exports coming through this port
amounted to S423.734 which is an
increase over the first five months
OF 1924 Of $685. .46i. the exports for
that period being $160.270. In the
first five months Of 1925 the exports
amounted to $302,0l3 showing IN in
crease over the preceding year Of
$141,743. There was an increase of
$121.72l in the year 1926 over the
year 1925.
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Walton Seen AS
Solon Candidate

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June 12--
Possibility that j. G. Walton. de-
posed governor Of Oklahoma, again
would seek the democratic nomina-
tion for United States senator,
loomed today when Vernon II. SMITH
CT Tulso, democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor, announced ne
was attempting to persuade Walton
to make the race.
While Walton did not give def-
mite answer. he announced the would
issue a "scorching" statement Mon
day afternoon. Monday midnight IS
the last hour at which filings for
state offices can be received ut the
state election board.
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FIREMEN END
VALLEY VISIT
Matamoros Barbecue
Final Feature of
Meeting

Firemen in attendance at the con-
vention Of the State Volunteer Fire
mems association at Harlingen Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday con
cluded their stay in the Valley with
a big barbecue, a Ia pre-Nolstead In
MatamoroS Friday afternoon after
having driven 10 Brownsville on an
inspection tour Of this section.
The fircmen gathered at Harrington
early Friday morning and then
motored to Mission, taking in all the
sights along the way. AT Mission the
cavalcade turned and headed towards
Brownsville.
There the firemen crossed the Rio
Grande into Old Mexico, enjoying =
barbecue there with all the trim
mings that tie southern republic
could furnish. Badges served as suf-
ficient passports for the day. the
Identification card regulations being
suspended as far as the visitors were
concerned.
Over 5000 members Of the asso-
citation were in attendance mt the
convention at Harlingen earlier in
the week and the greater part Of this
number availed itself Of the oppor-
tunity 10 visit Old Mexico Friday.
Cars we're furnished by Valley citi-
zens for those who did not attend In
their own cars and there was no diff
fisulty in handling the big throng.
Fire departments over the Valley
acted as hosts TO the convention and
took care of the large number Of
visitors with remarkable facility. the
system Cf handling the firemen
having been worked out in detail
considerably in advance Of their COM
ing.
Most of the firemen left the VALLEY
Friday night but there were still a
few stragglers left Saturday.
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up any Of my political fences which
might be in need Of repairs at that
time"
Mr.. Garner is to speak at Raymond.
willie on July 3 and at San Benito on
July 5. both being during Fourth Of
July celebrations. lie possibly will
deliver other addresses while in the
Valley al that time.
To Complete Harbor
The congressman arrived in the
Valley Friday morning stopping at
IIarlirsen. lie met number OF
friends there and after "A discussion
with them Of the coming election was
accompanied 10 San Benito and
Brownsville by Finley S. Ewing. may
or of Harlingcn and Joe Roberts. The
party stopped at San Benito and met
q number of Mr.. Gamers friends for
n conference before coming on 20
Brownsville
"The government j. going 10 COM
plcte 4 l6 foot harbor AZ Point Isa-
bel in the near future Mr.. Garner
said. "and the future development Of
the port AT that point will depend
largely IN the tonnage handled when
the port N opened. Valley citizens
should see that the port is used
when IN "A opened and that volume
Of freight is developed which will in
diclte the need for greater develop
mCnt
"In time the business at Point Isa-
bel will demand 20 foot harbor,
and .ater 25 foot harbor. Whcr
the Valley secures the favorable
recommendation or the army engi-
necrs for decrer port will guar
antee to get the necessary money for
its construction"
Believes :. Y. Coming
"A channel will be dred dyed before
long from the mouth Of the Arroyo
Colorado to the railroad bridge at
iiarlingen and there will be a great
water transportation system developed
along that channel, the congressman
believes. "Inland waterways are re-
turning to their own all over the
United States" he said "and the
time will come before many years
when freight will be loaded along
the Arroyo Colorado and hauled Dir
rect by waterways TO Pittsburgh
without unloading"
While spanking Of transportation
Mr. Garner expressed belief that the
Southern Pacific would be allowed TO
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STUDENTS ARRIVE
FOR TRAINING CAMP

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June 49,
RD-Driving into Fort Sam Houston
with a rattle that put to shame the
rumble OF field artillery. the "cow
college special" and kindred fliv-
vers yesterday disgorged scores Of
r. O. T. q. students Mt the pro
cessing" plant ofthe summer train
ing camp from colleges Of the Eighth
corps area.
The fleet Of resurrected cars were
plastercd fore, aft and amidship
with signs. ono Of the most appro-
pirate apparently being San An
tonic or bust" with greater prob
ability of busting.
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Garner Here ON
Visit Discusses
Needs of Valley

The greatest problems Of the Valley
today are irrigation and transporta-
ticn and the man who can DO most
for the Valley along these lines is
the man who has the most informa-
tion on the subjects and the greatest
knowledge Of the workings or con
gress.
This " the opinion Of John N. Gar
ncr. congressman from the Fifteenth
district, minority floor leader Of the
house and member Of the powerful
ways and means committee, who is in
Brownsville today on business and
meeting friends. Mr.. Garner will
leave the Valley tonight but he plans
TO return on July and remain for
about week al that time "to build
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THREE KILLED,
MANY INJURED,
in NOHIOSTORM
Property Damage BY
Lightnin g, Wind,
Rain Mounts to Big
Sum; Illinois Suffers

CHICAGO. H., June IL f41-Chi-
cago and Northern Illinois today
counted the loss of three lives. i'm
jury Of scores Of persons and sew
cral hundred thousand dollars in
property damage done by severe
electrical storm last right.
Near Freeport and Rockford. Hi
nois. three deaths were reported ~
the result Of the storm ard cloud
burst which swclled the waters of
the Pecatonica river and submerged
the lowlands.
The dead are:
Frank y. killums Of Calona. viii
liam Cooney of Rockford, and
Ephraim Drivelbcss of Freeport.
killums and William II. Willsey.
telephone linenen. were attempting
TO cross the Pccator'ca to repair
fallen wires when the storm broke
and the waters carried them down
streaE. Killums drowning and res
cuers fovnd Willsey near death in
mid-stream. His condition is serious.
One Run Down
Cooney was run down and killed
ny motor car at Rockford, when
he was overcome ~ binding rain at
a street intersection. and DriyeIbess
died from a bolt Of lightning which
struck barn In which Ne had taken
refuge.
Riding on n bombardment of cleo
trical violence the storm struck Chi
cago just as the business district
was being em7tied Of workers at five
O'Clock. Amid ain Of thunder the
lightning levclled chimreys. struck
trolley, injuring twenty persons,
started half hundred fires and did
miscellaneous damage 90 property.
Easements were flooded BY the heavy
rain and streets became turrid rivers,
with automobiles, busses and street
ears marooned for the half hour du-
ration OF the storm.
Catholic School Hit
A Catholic high school was struck
by lightning and cornice was torn
of! in the midst OF graduation exer-
cises nj which Cardinal Mundelein
was conferring diplomas. The bolt
laid unconscious two policemen di-
rccting traffic in front of the insti-
tuition.
In Evanston lightning blast po-
litely rang a door bell before enter
ing a house TO tear the glass out Of
Il mirror.
Two elevated cars collided in the
midst of the storm, injuring four.
Three were struck by lightning at
Dubuque, Iowa, and one at Decatur.
Ills. Alton. Ills, reported property
damage of 100000. Hail accompa-
MED the rain in some sections.
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BROTHERS SLAIN,
FATHER WOUNDED

SPRINGFIELD. Mo, June ~ up -
Two bothers are dead and their faith
er lies at the point Of death as a
result of a gun battle on the main
street Of Astoria, twenty miles nortn-
cast Of Hartville, Mo-, Friday after
noon.
The brothers, Howard and "Doc"
Neal were shot and instantly killed
by William Fletcher, about 35. while
the father was shot in the abdomen
and is not expected 10 live.
The gun fight followed a fist fight
between Fletcher and "Doc" Neal.
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SUZANNE is TOO GOOD.
+ !. =
MISS BROWNE FIN d S
4 y =
IN TOURNEY AT PARIS

PARIS. June 12.-"Was tho
ground too wct?' Miss Mary X.
Browne was asked a.ser the tennis
match in which she was defeated
here today by the matchless play
of Suzanne Lcnglcn.
"No-Suzanne was too good,
she replied.
The little bull dog" as Miss
Browne has been called. fought
for every stroke of the watch. but
it was apparent from the start that
she would be able to 90 no more
than take a point now and then
against the matchless play OF Mile.
Leng!en.
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|. 0. OF. TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE

A special memorial service in OBJ
servance ofthe 107th anniversary Of
the Odd Fellows lodge in America
will be held att he First Christian
church at p. m. Sunday with Rev.
4. 5. Baker, pastor, preaching a
special sermon.
Members OF the local lodge will
meet at the hall on Twelfth and
Washington streets and from there
will march in body to the church.
The public is invited to attend
the service.
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MOTHER DIES

LONG BEACH, Calf, June 12.-
Mrs. Ayres, wife of Dudley Ayres,
actor. and daughter OF Thomas Wilkes
theatrical producer, died here yes
terday following Caesarian opera
tion last Saturday. The child, a
girl, weighing 71-2 pounds, is re-
ported doing well.
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MOSCOW, June l2.--Capt- George
PelIetier Doisy, French aviator. arr
rived here at . o'clock this afternoon
from Warsaw on his attempted flight
from Paris to Tokyo.
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ACCEPT WORLD TEACHER

LONDON. June 12.-Annie Bes-
ant. president of the Theosophical
society. won a signal victory today
when the organization in convention
at Queens Hall voted. 500 10 3, 20
accept the young Indian Krishna-
murti. whom Mrs Besant has been
heralding as a new world teacher.
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WEATHE ROUTLOOK

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June r.
Weather outlook for the week be-
nning Monday: West Gulf states:
period Of scattered thunder
iowers about the middle of the
eek. Temperatures mostly normal
n above.
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READY FOR RACE

ALTONNA. Pa. June IA score
or more of the county's foremost
speed demons Of the board tracks
were expected 70 cross the starting
line today in the 250-mile automobile
race At the Altoona speedway.
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RICHARDS. KINsEY IN FINALS

PARIS, June 12-Vincent Richards
and Howard Kinsey. the American
stars, reached the final in the inter
national hard court doubles today.
defeating Jean Borotra and Rene
Lacoste in a long drown five set ba--
tie, OF, ell, So, 6-3, 7-5.
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GIRLS HAIR BURNED OFF

DULUTH. Minn.-All the hair on
Miss Christine Logan's head was
burned off when she got it too close
to an open gas jet.
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POSTMASTER NOMINATED

WASHINGTON, ID. O.. June Ia
Postmasters nominated today in
clude: Miami. Oklahoma, Leo. B. Me-
Williams.
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TULSA, Okla. June ~ Rl-Mrss
Edwin B Reeser. killed In Con-
necticut automobile wreck near Gull
ford. Conn. was the dauEhter-in-law
Of Edwin r. Reeser, president Of tae
Barnsdall Oil corporation.
The young woman and her hus-
band, former Tulsa newspaper re-
portcr, moved 10 New Haven Tecentlys
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EDITORS TO MEET
in Ell PASO in II

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June ~ LP
R. l.. Il. Aldridge. editor OF the
Clifton Record, was elected presi-
dent cf the Texas Press association
at its closing session Saturday. The
1927 convention will be held at FL
Paso.
Other officers elected are: George
Neu. Brenham. vice president; Sam +.
Harden, Richardson, reelected sec
retary; G. +. Harigle, Austin, treas
urcr; Clarence Gilmore, Austin, re-
elected attorney; Arthur Lefevre,
Houston, reelected essayist; f.. G..
Senter. Dallas, reelected historian;
Dick McCarty, Albany, reelected
orator: Mrs. L. j. Rountrce. Bryan,
post: Sim Miller. Mineral Wells, and
Walter Wilson. Mckinney, added to
executive board.
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A party of about 100 editors who
have been attending the San An
tonic convention are TO arrive in the
Valley sunday morning and spend
the day on sightseeing tour start
ing at McAllen. They will conclude
the day with a banquet in Mata-
moros
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TEXAS BOY DIES in CRASH FATAL TOFOUF
HEAT CAUSES DEATH
y 4 +
In NEBRASKA WHILE
4 = 4
VALLEY BREEZE BLOWS

OMAHA. Nebr., June l2.-tPl-
One death attributed indirect
~ TO the heat and two pros
tra,tions occurred here Friday
when the temperature SCARED TO
9S, new high record for the date
in Omaha. Out state points re-
ported even higher temperatures,
Columbus swcltcring under a l04
degree record.
While heat prostrations were
following the climb Of mer-
curry to new heights in the north
west yesterday the Valley, com
parativcly speaking. was enjoying
spring weather made more com
Portable by cooling gulf breeze.
The mercury here rose 10 50 and
during the night dropped to 75.
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CANE POSTPONED

BROOKLYN, " ". June l2-Cin-
cinnati at Brooklyn postponed, rain.
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AUTO DRIVEN
into TREE IN
CONNECTICUT
Young Kopperl of CAL
weston, and Friend
Yale Juniors; Two
Women Die "

GUILFORD, Conn.,, June
12.-R-A speeding auto
mobile which crashed into a
big elm tree here early today
brought death to four persons
two Yale students and their
companions.
The dead are:
George NJ. KoppeM. Galveston. Tex
IS. Yale freshman. driver Of the
car
William IT. Cushing. Brooklines
Mass, Yale junior and baseball let
terman.
Mrs. Edwin Y. Reeser. New Haven.
MISS Dorothy Herman, of New
Haven.
Mrs. Rceser and the two men wera
instantly killed when the roadster,
loaned TO Koppcrl for the night. was
virtually demolished against the
tree. Miss Herman WIS breathing
when persons living nearby awakcne
by the crash. rushed to aid the in
jured. She died few minutes aftc !
being taken 10 a Guilford hospital
and before she could give an accouns
Of the accident.
The automobile belonged 10 e. +.
Sheldon OF New York City. freshman
at Yale. who said he had let Kopperi,
his room mate. take the car last
night. and that KCpperl. Cushing and
the women had gone 10 n dance i'm
Woodlawn, a nearby town.
The party was hurrying home
about o'clock when they crashed in
20 the tree.
Cushing was the son of DR.. Harvey
d. Cushing, famous brain specialist
Of the Harvard Medical school. The
youth made mis- major letter last year
- \ blue outfielGtr.
Kopperl played on the freshman
football team. His mother who II i'm
New York City, was notified Of the
accident.
GALVESTON, Tex, June ~ R-s
George NJ. Kopperl. Yale student re-
ported killed in an automobile acci-
dent near New Haven this morning.
was born in Galveston. He was 10
years Of age last September.
Young kopperl was member OF
pioneer family Of Galveston son Of
the late Moritz O. KopperL His
mother, Mrs. Waldine y. Kopperl,
resides at the Hotel Warrington,
Thirty Second street and Madison
avenue. New York.
He was grand son NJ the late
Colonel and Mrs. w. b. Zimplemann
of Austin, Texas. and ~ the late Mr.
and Mrs. lsadore Kopperl Of Gal
weston.
TULSA, Okla. June ~ Rl-Mrss
Edwin B Recser, killed in Con-