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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21

With it's present rate Of land develop
ment, the Rio Grande Valley will need
few years than IL supplied by the uncon-
trolled flow Of the Rio Grandc. and a
dam On the Devils river, controlling the
flow Of that stream, ~ the logical solu-
tion Of the problem, in the opinion Of w.
r. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson. whose home IA in San
Benito, ~ consulting engineer for Cam
eron County's flood control work, and il
4 member of the United States and Mex
ico commission For equitable distribu-
tion Or waters of tie Rio Grande. He has
been connected with irrigation and flood
control work in the Vai:ey for many
years. and j. recogn lied as an authority
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
GARNER May
Be OPPOSED
FOR CONGRESS
Rumors Connect Name
of Sid Hardin With
Race; Expression from
Him Expected Soon
By ]. NJ. STEIN


Political wiseacres of the fifteenth
congressional district have had their
ears to the ground, and declare they
hear rumblngs of opposition in the
coming democratic primary to Congress
man John N. Garner.
Garner, who has become nationally
known through his fight for lower in
come tax rates on small earnings and
higher on great incomes, and his insist
ence that the Inheritance tax is correct
and democratic and not an undue en-
croachment by the federal government on
states rights, recently announced in
kilograms to friends here that he will
be candidate to succeed himself.
The congressman has not reached his
present powerful position in congress
overnight. A member of the lower house
for nearly "a years. he was seldom
heard from until about five years ago
Since then he has become a figure to
reckon with when it came to taxation,
a development through his position as
a member of the ways and means com
mittee of the house, of which he is the
minority leader. This committee is re-
garded as the most powerful of ALL
Outside Interests Seen
Friends of Garner in the fifteenth
district, who have. stood by him over
a period Of nearly a quarter of cen
tury, declare that if opposition to Car
ner develops its driving force promises
to come from without the district. They
Continued on Page Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
Arrests i'm United States Checked
Revolt Plot, Papers in Mexico Say
Brother of Huerta Under
Arrest in FL Paso
Denies Guilt
lRr Tie Assncia.cn Pros }

MEXICO CITY, Feb 20.-The arrest in
the United States yesterday Of seven
Mexican political refguees, among them
Alfonso de Ia Huerta, brother Of Adolfo
de la Huerta, who in 1928 led a revolt
against President Obregon Of Mexico,
and Jorge Prieto Laurens, Huerta's lieu
tenant, has, Mexico City papers say, rem
dered abortive an attempt to start 2
revolution in Mexico in March.
The Mexican authorities, it is asserted,
already were aware of the alleged plot
before the arrests were made by the
American department Of justice agents
Alfonso de Ia Huerta was arrested at
Kansas City Friday. They jointly with
other Mexican exiles, are under indict-
ment by a federal grand jury in San
Antonio on charges Of conspiracy to over
throw the Gales government in Mexico.
FL PASO, Tex. Feb. 20.-Alfonso do
Ia Huerta, brother Of Adolfo, who led the
Mexican revolution in 1923, has no fear
Of deportation for General Salvador
Urias, Leo Garcia, former Mexican min
lister to Cuba, and himself, he said to-
day The three were arrested here yes
terday on charges Of conspiracy to vio-
late the United States neutrality laws.
1T Is impossible to deport Us, it seems
to me-" he said in a statement. "for we
are not criminals under the law. We
have committed no crimes and are living
peacefully in FL Paso
"Ninety-five per cent Of the people OF
Mexico are Huertsta at heart.
But there have been no revolutionary
plots Of any kind made in Fl Paso, nor
is anyone thinking Of making any. ] am
here solely for my health, which has
been poor for some time.
"Ninetyfive rer cent Of Mexicans are
Catholics, and they, Of course, would
think the closing Of the Catholic schools
an injustice.
II went to San Antonio about two
months ago on business trip, but dc
not have any conference with other
Mexicans there about revolutionary
movement against President Gales
There is absolutely no thought Of revo-
luton in the minds of any Of my friends
or myself wwho are living in Fl Paso.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
MOONSHINERS HELD
IN DOUBLE SLAYINC
(Bv The Associated Press.l

Picayune, Miss, Feb. 20.-Jesse Favre
and "Bock" Jackson, said by deputy
sheriffs to have been engaged in illicit
liquor. distilling. were arrested today
charged with completely in the Staying
of W. Nj. Mingee and J. A. McLemore,
agents of the federal bureau of entomol-
ogy. Officers said Favre had admitted
completely and had declared Jackson did
the actual shooting, and had accused
other men who are being sought. Mingee
and McLemore are believed to have been
killed and robbed while on hunting
trip
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
INDICT TWO IN
WILLIAMS Case
Guadalupe and Juan Ri
vera Charged With
Murder

Indictments charging, Guadalupe and
Juan Rivera with the murder Of Henley
W. Williams, Brownsville attorney, have
been returned by the criminal district
court grand jury in session here, accord
ing to District Clerk John Scanlan.
h Guadalupe and Juan are being held in
the Cameron County JAIL Guadalupe
having been refused bond, and Juan be
ing unable to make bond Of $4,000, at
which his bail was set by Judge A. W.
Cunningham following a habeas corpus
hearing.
These indictments, and the Il returned
by the grand jury earlier last week are
all that have been reported to date.
Trial of the Rivera brothers in the
murder of Williams has not been set.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
Especial to The Tierald.)

Especial to The Herald)
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20.-Sleep-
less nights are spent by the moon,
sinners back in the rouch hill coun-
try of Travis County. Sentinels
stand watch over the chapparal, mes
quite and cedar jagged ranges south
of the winding Colorado river, ever
alert for threatening raids of "pro-
bishun of-shurs."
These hills, where the juice of
corn and fruit is slowly made into
drinks fer the city fellers," the
faint rays of the dome of the Texas
capitol can be seen. Cleans from the
gigantic towerlights that beam
down on the University of Texas,
where 5000 students inDioe cuat,re.
are 6iscernible.
Moonshiners who combine whis-
key making with charcoal burning
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
MOOnshineys I'm Sight of
Capital Fear Dry Raiders

and cedar cutting, as means Of live
lihood, are drawing into clans Of
their own. Each fearing that his
neighbor has betrayed him, the
friendly mods have been replaced by
suspicious looks and cautions move
ments Wolf guns have been placed
on trails to the stills, and the rifles
of these back woodsmen stand handy
to the doors of their crude homes.
Reports of exchanges Of shots
have reached the city following a
visit to the rough section by Pro-
hibition Agent c. E. Brent, who to-
day captured one still and confis-
Gated large quantity Of liquor and
arrested one man. Brent is the pro-
hibition officer who entered the Uni
versity Of Texas and uncovered
sources Of liquor which resulted IN
arrests of score Of persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
Flu Puts Ban on Social
Life at u. of Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 20.-An epidemic
of la grippe and influenza at the Uni
versity Of Arizona here has assumed
such proportions that school authorities
have placed ban on student social fune-
tions.
Several cases of pneumonia have de-
veloped. One resulted fatally. The Uni
versity infirmary is crowded and school
officials are taking every precaution to
check the epidemic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
STRIKE GAS WELL
CLOSE TO CORPUS
IN Mo Associated Press.l }

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 20.-Plateau
Oil Company and Texas & Pacific Coal
and Oil Company today brought in a 40
100000 foot gas we'll at Mathis in San
Patricio County, which showed rock
pressure Of 1,O70 pounds and is one of
the best gas wells brought in in that
territory The well is the No. 2 Collins
and is close to the Liveoak County line.
The gas is perfectly dry, and with no
sign Of water, the we'll is in good shape.
The success in the No. Collins indi-
Gates an existence Of fine gas field in
that district about II miles or more
south Of the Houston Oil Company's gas
field on the Cartwright land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
Police of TW0 Cities Seek
Ome0h0'S Maniac Snipey'

Johnson, Wabash railroad detective,
with four leaden pellets.
Although Omahans breathed sigh
cf relief with the sniper last seen
across the Missouri river, in Iowa,
police did not share this feeling. The
vigilant patrol Of areas in which he
might be expected to appear to main
tenance Of emergency squads to am
swer repeated alarms from persons
who believed shooter at work in
their neighborhood kept all available
officers on duty.
Rewards for apprehension Of the
shooter have reached $3.50, posted by
newspapers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
MEXICO SENDS NEW
NOTE ON LAND LAW

WASHINGTON, w. c., Feb. 2O-The
latest Mexican note regarding that gov
ernment's new land and petroleum laws
was received at the state department
today from the Mexican embassy. Meth
cr the department nor the embassy
would make any statement regarding
the note, and no intimation was given
as to the possible publication OF the en-
tire diplomatic exchange which began
last November.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
fRv The Associated Press. }

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 20.-While the
third victim of Omaha's Maniac
sniper'' battled for his life in
Council Bluffs hospital, police Of
two cities tonight concentrated on
their most frantic man hunt in years,
with the added job Of allaying fears
of an excited populace.
The shooter, who stalked with
.22 caliber weapon, rifle or auto
matte pistol, supposedly equipped with
silencer, was sought tonight in
Council Bluffs railroad yards. He
transferred his activities to there
Friday night, shooting down Ross
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
THE WEATHER

East Texas-Sunday and Monday part
ly cloudy to unsettled, mild tempera-
ture; moderate to fresh southerly winds
on the coast.
West Texas-Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy to unsettled, mild temper
ature.
Louisiana-Sunday and Monday partly
cloudy; somewhat warmer Sunday.
Enthusiastically partly cloudy
warmer in east and south portion; Mon
day partly cloudy to unsettled.
Oklahoma-Sunday and Monday partl!
cloudy to unsettled, moderate tempera
ture,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
One Killed, One Hurt as
Steel Caisson Crushes
(By The Associated Prcss.)

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 20.-One man
is dead and another in serious condi-
tion as a result Of the collapse Of steer
caisson ten feet under water at the
foundation of a power plant at Port
Covington today. They were buried un-
der tons of water and sand.
Three other workmen kicked free and
struggled to the surface.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
FLORIDA BOAT IS
WINNER in RACE
CBv The Associated Press. >

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb 2o.-The
Miss Palm Beach, flashing over seas
whipped BY heavy wind, roared home to
win the Bradley cup. race here today,
covering the % mile course on Lake
Worth in 32 minutes and 54 seconds.
The boat, owned BY William j. Con-
ners, was piloted by his son, William u
Conners, Jr.
Baby Cub, owned and driven by How
ard Lyon Of New York, crossed the fin
ishing line almost full lap behind the
winner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
ser EXECUTION DATE

Stafford, Ariz., Feb. 20.-Formal
sentence Of death was pronounced today
on Charles J.. Blackburn, Mesa rancher.
who recently was found guilty OF slay4
ing his business partner, Miguel BernaIs
Friday. April %, was set a. date for
execution.
Blackburn's attorneys announced they
would appeal to the state supreme court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
ALLEGED sLAYERs ARRESTED.
nv The Associated Press. J

(By The Associated Press)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Two
negroes, alleged slayers Of motorcycle
patrolman in Dallas Texas, were arrest
ed at the postoffice here today by Texas
officers and placed on train bound for
Dallas,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
pITCHFORK BREAKS WILL

GLASGOW-The 100000 will Of Da-
vid A. Macclune was broken by testi-
mony that the testator kept a pitchfork
in his room because he feared enemies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-21
STRIKE LOOMS
AS Crews
RAP DECISION
Men on 7. 2. Prepare TO
Walk Out In Face Of
Unfavorable Pulin q
Of Rail Labor Board

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. 20-Th de-
cision Of the railroad labor board an
nounced in Chicago today with regard 70
the pending walkont Of 1000 firemen,
engineers and trainmen on the Texas g.
Pacific railroad was rejected unanimous
ly late TODAY by the renr al committee
Of 3S officers Of the railroads employe-
meeting here.
The general committee proceeded with
preparation for the strike IN the event
the demands Of the employees are not
met BY the company
Thee three brotherhoods have consist
emily maintained that All freight trains
Of the Missouri Pacific operating over
the Texas & Pacific tracks between Alex
andria and New Orleans shall be manned
BY Texas & Pacific crews The. labor
boards decision, to the extent ii en-
bodies proposals previously made by the
Missouri Pacific to transfer T. 4 T.
crews to Missouri Pacific employ. and
did not meet the demand for exclusion
Of Missouri Pacific crews over this piece
Of track, was considered victory for
the railroad
Rap Railroad Board
The conferences held during the last
week between labor officials and rail
executive at the roads general offices
here will Sc continued independent Of
the labor board decision, il was an
nounccd negotiations thus far, how
ever, have proved fruitless and the strike
is declared to be growing visibly closer
"Tbo eO,,,p,ittoo u 80 orffcorS or ~ |.
road employees and men, meeting here
today, unanimously rejected the decision
of the railroad labor board" joint
statement given out by three high off
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31

yield
silly
for Washington bureau insist detail that
reasonably waived.
of O
which
phase of
welded convention
nssence
hobby, those who will not
personalities motives habit of
principle them
a of the majority
foolish No of manners and appar-
of maiden
appeation
the fact the National
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
ON THE SQUARE

Lloyd George was talking about Il
certain bit of so-called oriental dip
plomacy Eastern guile he said,
"is something beyond the UNDER
standing of the Caucasian. 1t is
quite proper to smile in your face,
shake hands with one hand and stab
you with the other. When it comes
to diplomats, / confess that my
preference comedies with little Jim
mics views regarding dogs.
Jimmie, you know, wnated dog
and time after time tried to explain
to his mother just the sort of a pet
desired. The little fellows de-
scripuons were rather vague, how
ever until day when he encoun-
tered a lady leading bull dog
whose teeth protruded.
Jimmie, you know wanted dog
admiration and said: There, mother,
is the kind of dog 1 want; one that
shows his savagery through his
teethp"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
LINE snnN OPEN

MEXICO CITY, Dec 30.-(Special to
The Dispatch) h).-Reports of the South
ern Pacific railway to the department
of communications indicate that the
new west coast line will be ready for
traffic in March. Much difficulty has
been encountered due to the necessity
of reinforcing all tunnels which have
been driven, to insure safe travel
through them. The work has been
further delayed by had weather. How
ever, every Indication is that the coast
line connecting the states of Sonora
and Sinaloa with the central part of
Mexico will soon be opened to traffic.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
OVERWORKED

n days departed our photoplay stars
Could gain rather wide regulations
BY telling the world of the various jars
Which disturbed their domestic relations
And when the courts were besough
From unsuitable helpmeets to free EN-
The news got abroad, and the populace fought
At the doors the playhouse to see en-
But when nearly all of the kings of the screen
mustered their agent forces
To tell wives had been treating them mean
And they simply must for divorces
The public excitement grew somewhat less rife,
And the who bringing action
To sever his marriage with only one wife
decided attraction.
And as fame is essential to solid success
Though many noble dearly
aired in the courts their conjugal distress
parted from lady loves yearly.
This wounded their hearts to the innermost core,
Yet pangs of their anguish would soften
If they that their salaries surely would soar
When they got their divorces so often.
But the public grows callous at last,
And domestic dissension
packed the house full in the days of the past
ELECTS but little attention.
The work of the star, he observes with sigh,
Now daily becomes more exacting
And soon, he fears, he will fail to get by
he acting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
PRoBEM SOLVED

A teacher was trying to teach a
class of boys arithmetic, and thought
to give an illustration along a line
that they could easily grasp. ~
boy buys a ball for IS which we
shall call Y; a bat costs twice as
much or $40, which we shall cali
Y, and glove costs twice as much
as the bat plus the price of the
hall, which we shall call u, the
Unknown quantity. Who can tell me
What u would cost?"
One boy replied promptly, ~ costs
too much. Come over to my fathers
store and you can have the whole
works for a ""
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
WASHINGTON 81
LETTER SKI

WESTINGHOUSE Royal S
Copeland, of New York. wears pink
carnation in the lapel of his coat
every day in the year.
Copelands pink is traditional and
all sorts of. theories have been ad-
vanced to explain how it became
a fixture.
One woman, who didn't know
Copeland was a physician, told him
she thought it was ever so romantic
that, after winning his first law
case with such a flower in his
button hole, he had worn one evel
since as matter of superstition.
Your correspondent, however, is
able to state the truth. The first
gift he ever presented to the young
woman who later became Mrs. Cope
land was a large bunch of red
carnations. Since their marriage Mrs
Copeland has given her husband q
red carnation every day. So senti-
ment plays a large part in the story
of the famous Copeland carnation
even though superstition does not
The late Chief Justice White
similarly wore white carnations
placed in his button hole by Mrs
White.
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette, Jr.
VINO is just back in the senate follow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
SECOND MANSFIELD

A movie actor was suing a COM
pany for an immense sum for breach
of contract Upon being asked why
he demanded such a sum- he replied
Because / am the greatest actor
in the world
to task for SO loudly singing his
own praises.
II know it must have sounded
somewhat conceited," he admitted
"but / was under oath, so wha'
could I do?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
Lily White Sin in the Cinema

There still feeling they
of wart hog do not
the man.
In fact the view
the cinema everything
that should make horse laugh.
to will acting i.
is almost
Elnor Glyn politely designates st.
personalities as the bar
room Autographs of happier days They mythical figures grace
present yet far distant warming the imagination.
magazines up
excuse
there lovely
pulp.
ordinary of
long ptch Soups
it suggested that there
in the whole movie industry put together Mr. John Average Citizen
the difference
nancively thing they
have a feeling for--sex
naturally
aphorism that the
artistic conceptions Of this Anglo
ability
from the
their childish efforts
corporations feel like lot of
effectual pnheads.
The late Rudolph valentino
was hallowed the
great L. times
of other nice clean looking
public duded
believing they
This critical
replies meaning should be
contaner to Johns Hopkins for chemical
mouth to utter some
sefevent patude hyeria of the moment
jumped that he spends weeks
stripping feathers from his
just another way to commit social
al suicide
The morons overwhelmingly the
giving collars and professional
well the movies
haired three jumps away
and call producers nasty names for bringing out
plays they other
probably the first of the 1t
demands type Of experience perception
could possibly 1t is
sit" greatoed Brontasaurus
The sweet plays Shakespeare
country made
mental based subtle
passions.
simply velum
festive Babylon
desrabiy
spent
stuff founded ideals, the hard
the
Of truce
magazines proclaim
mentality
with their practically
their thng-boh pictures and
receptive
American
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
oNE OF THE PRINCIPALS

Before the judge in small Geor-
gia town a young darky was oil
trial for disturbing the public woro
ship. 1t was alleged that he invaded
a negro church, during services, used
loud and violent language, chased
the pastor out of the pulpit and hin
q. devut female member of the con-
sregation with his clenched fisc.
Several of the outraged flock hac
given evidence against the accused,
when comely yellow girl, whose
right eye was swollen and black,
switched her way forward and took
the witness chair.
Will someone tell me Tno this
woman isY asked the i%dge. "Ano
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
Abe Martin

Tn, railroads try T. do everything
possible fer tn safety nn' comfort o
tn, pubIic, ,cept they still rent state
rooms e confidence men an card
sboiI1s who ride up an down tn
same lines ever day fleecin TN
passengers. What 1 want t. know
is this, did tn Pig WOman's mule
have tail light?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
o11T OF ROuNDs

The bathing attendant at certain
south coast of England resort is a
person of some wit. Recently ali
elderly lady, who was making in
ouiries on behalf of her young niece,
said to him, How much is bathing
ticket, please?
''Well, num-" came the quick an
swer, "stxpence for an ordinary dip,
but if you're sw'mmin' the channel
why, jump in and help yourself
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
ODD BITS OF NEWS

HARRISBURG, Pa.-Some species OF
big game apparently are increasing
in Pennsylvania. There were 645
bears killed during the season just
concluded, against 470 last year. Bags
of rabbits, squirrels and birds, how
ever, were far less.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
Sixteen Years Ago

Captain Harry Wheeler, for
some time line rider under Cap
tain Mcdonald, has resigned his
position and has been sworn in
as deputy sheriff under Sheriff
White. He will continue to
make his home in Douglas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31
With Other Editors
FREEDOM OF NAMES
(New York Herald Tribune. J

Tribune3
copyrights
$ a if
his office vexaton
will let the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31

Lote Gould, for some time con-
nected with the Bisbee Miner,
has received his appointment as
mounted customs officer and
will report for duty today in
Douglas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31

Mrs. B. A. Packard has arrived
home from Tucson accompanied
by Mrs. Frouse and Mrs Een
Heney, who will be her guests
for several days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-31

Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Ely left
Tuesday for Atlanta, where Mr..
Ely has accepted a position with
the Seaboard railway. Mr.. Ely
has been an office employe of
the c. & A. for several years.