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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-09
CENTRALPOWER I
OFFICIALS HERE

James q. Kennedy of San Antonio,
president OF the Texas Central Power
Company. and r. B. Neiswanger, gen.
eral manager Of the company's prop
critics in Southwest Texas, are visit
ors in Brownsville today.
The Texas Central company owns
the Valley Electric and Ice Company
and the officials are making trip
through the Valley inspecting the
properties The visit TO Brownsville
was To inspect the ice plant here,
which j. also one OF the companp's
properties. acquired n few months
ago from the Peoples Ice and Manu-
featuring company.
The visitors will leave for other
points in the Valley in the morn
ing.
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UmveqMited L0ue Blamed
IN Staying at Beaumont
ORDER ORGANIZATION
y + y.
OF FIRST DRY CORPS
II \. *
OF AIR ON ATLANTIC

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. March g.
Organization of the nations first
dry air corps was ordered today by
Rear Admiral Billiard, commandant
Of the coast guard.
The deficiency appropriation bill
just signed by President Coolidge
allots Sl50.00O for establishment az
the coast guard air service. With
this fund Admiral Billiard plans
to establish five bases along the
Atlantic coast from New England to
Florida. where pat rol boat stations
now are located. A plane equipped
with a crew of several men will be
assigned 20 each of these places.
Strategic points in the coast
guard campaign against rum snug
CLING will be selected and navy
type seaplanes will be used.
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PROPERTY BOUGHT
BY CHICAGO MEDIC0

Property that changed hands is
months ago for n consideration of
$40. again changed hands today for
$4,000. when DIR. W. r. Schussler Of
Chicago purchased the house and lot
Ut 70l st. Charles street and the lot
adjoining from G. T.. Craig Of Lyford.
Dr. Schussler stated that he intend
cd to make his winter home IN
Brownsville and that he was going 70
build an apartment house on the lot
adjoining the one on which the pres
ent edifice is built. Plans for the
apartment house are not complete but
will be available soon. he said. The
house M 70l St. Charles street will
be remodeled also and will be DIR.
Schussler's home during the winter.
He made his purchase today following
stay here the past winter.
Cash was paid for the property by
DIR. Schussier.
The deal was made through j. Hell
big.
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FIRINCONSHIP
British Embassy Asked
to Report on Claim
of Schooner
[ By The Associated Pressl

OTTAWA. Ont. March 9.-The
case Of the schooner Eastwood Of
Lunenberg. n. s., whose master
claims his vessel was shelled by the
United States revenue cutter Seneca.
has been referred to the British
embassy at Washington for inquiry
The Canadian department Of ex-
ternal affairs received a protest from
the owner Of the Eastwood. together
with twelve pages Of affidavits made
by members Of the schooner's crew.
Photographs Of the damage alleged
to have been done by the shells also
were sent to the department.
The owner Of the vessel claims
hat the Eastwood was lying ut anchor
twenty one miles off the New Jersey
coast early in February when the
shells were fired. The treaty Of
1924 between Great Britain and the
United States defines the limit with
in which vessels can be pursued and
searched for liquor as one hours
sailing time from shore.
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RALPH KIDDER
ACQUITTED
Charged with Staying
Mireles at Bale
i'm Colonia

Ralph Kidder, deputy sheriff,
charged with the murder Of Evaristo
Mireles. fireman here. nj q Colonia
Victoria able Sunday morning Nov.
20. was acquitted by the district court
just before noon today.
Shooting Of Mireles took place be-
tween and o'clock after Kidder had
been called out to quell a disturb
ance. Two others also were wounded
in the fight that followed.
Kid6Sr said that he gave Eluterio
Lerma gun 70 help him stop the
brawl. but that he was forced TO run
by the fighters. The two other men
wounded in the fight were Lorenzo
Martinez and Robert Shears. The for
mer was shot in the side and the lat
ter in the leg. Mireles' wound proved
fatal several days later and kidder
was charged with the killing.
The case Of SaIutiano Perales for
the Staying Of Jose Garza Rougier on
Nov. Il went on Tuesday afternoon.
Rougier, popular singer over radio
station KWWG here. was killed last
year while on the rifle range near
Brownsville with friend. A shot said
TO have been fired by friend with
Rougier wounded Perales, the man
now on trial. Rougier was shot fol-
lowing this, load from a shotgun en-
tering his stomach. Perales was in
the hospital time from his wound
Limo Lozano, given a five-year sus-
pended sentence for violation of the
Dean act by the district court jury
Tuesday morning, was Immediately
deported by immigration Officers.
George Cantu was sentenced To one
year In the penitentiary Monday aft
ernoon for violation OF the Dean act.
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Truck Markets

Cabbage shipments: Florida (in-
complete). New York 3, Texas So,
Washington I, total 90 (incomplete).
Cabbage markets: Kansas City
Dull Bulk per cwt mostly $500. st.
Louis-Steady. Texas bulk per ton
mostly S65. Slightly weak
er. Bulk per ton SIS to SIS, mostly
SIS to $50.
Beet markets: Kansas City
Steady. Texas bushels $500 to $3.50,
mostly s2.25. st. Louis-Texas bu-
shells SIPS to sl.65, mostly sl.50.
Carrots markets: st. Louis-Steady.
Texas bushels SIPS to sl.50, mostly
Si.50. New York-Texas bushels
sl.50 to $l.75.
Primary destinations Texas vegeta-
bles reported for Monday, March 8:
Cabbage: A total of 16 cars destined
as follows: Pittsburgh 4, st. Louis 2.
Houston !. one each Baton Rouge.
Denison. Clarksville, Miss, Washing
ton. Waco, Baltimore, Lexington.
Cleveland. Greensboro, n. G.
Mixed vegetables: A total of z cars
by freight as follows: Dallas 3. one
each New York, Houston, Baton
Rouge, Shreveport. st. Louis; by ex-
press. Kansas City l. Jersey City 4.
Shipping point information for Mon
day. March 81:
Cabbage: Lower Rio Grande Valley
points Texas: Cloudy, cool. Haulings
moderate. good wire inquiry. demand
and trading moderate. market firm;
bulk per ton flat and round type. Car
loads 4. o. b. Usual terms mostly $S5,
few high as $40. Wagon loads cash
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(By The Associated Press

Wy Il ne ASsocialeu ffeSSl
NEW YORK, N. r.. March e.
Revelations were made today as to
the mysterious Staying Of Battling
Ski in Hell's Kitchen last Decem-
ber. The last few minutes of his
life were spent in a saloon brawl
with men he had called white
trash"
The story of what happened in
the early hours when the Sene-
galese boxers body was riddled
with bullets was told today by an
IL year old youth. Martin Maroney.
who was arrested on a charge Of
homicide. Police believe, however.
that the youth had fled before Sikh
was killed.
Maroney has given the names of
several men who were in . Ninth
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Sikh Branded Sldyeys as
white TYdsh,' Cops Told

avenue lunch room. where Sikh is
believed to have been shot. Sikh,
Maroney said, entered the lunch
room in n drunken rage. called
eight men white trash and hurl-
ed chair at them.
The men leaped at the boxer and
during the fight that followed.
Maroney fled. A few blocks away
he heard shots.
Two detectives say they first
suspected Maroney when they
overheard him in telephone
booth discussing plans to make a
getaway because the bulls are
too close to u.s." The detectives.
disguised as truck drivers. had
frequented a Ninth avenue social
club for weeks investigating Skis
death.
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7queStlOn OF stocks and bonds.
are now before the supreme
court of New York.
The trial was suddenly adjourned
yesterday. The couple conferred
with the justice and then went in
search Of the pastor of their church.
in Paris are Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Stillman. happy on a second honey
moon. Five years ago they launched
upon campaign Of charges and
cOunterchargcs.
Manton's Reunited
In Bermuda, Lord and Lady Craven
are prolonging second honeymoon.
after a tempestuous matrimonial
course that touched the shores Of
three continents, spent itself in two
divorce suits in England, and had 4
final backfire over the question of
what constitutes moral turpitude. :"
Countess Cathcart. the cause OF il all
has won the right 10 enter this coun-
try.
While a supreme court jury delib-
Grated whether to grant her a di-
yoree recently. Mrs. William Kevitt
Manton met her actor-husband in
conference with Justice Wasservogel.
and took the matter out Of the jury's
hands. Marjorie Rambeau, who was
named by Mrs. Manton ~ core
spondent, wishes the couple happi-
ness.
A variation on the theme Is be-
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Mostly cloudy
and unsettled tonight and Wednesday,
possibly with local showers; not
much change in temperature.
Foi East Texas: Partly cloudy to
cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with
occasional showers; warmer tonight
except in southeast portion. Light to
moderate easterly to southerly winds
on the coast.
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Mccormick Loses Suit
Against Former Wife

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March O.
Harold +. McCormick's suit to pre-
vent Edith Rockefeller Mccormick,
his former wife, from obtaining
s7.5OO.oOo Of Standard oil stock de-
rived from trust fund set aside by
John ID. Rockefeller for his descend
ants, viii be dismissed in United
States district court here, it was an
nounced- today by Judge Robert E.
Baltzell.
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VALLEY BUSINESS
LOTS SELLING HIGH
Special 70 The Herald.l

Especial TO The Herald.)
MERCEDES, Texas, March 9.-Two
more real estate transfers which are
believed 70 have established price
records were recorded during the
present week in Weslaco and Mer-
cedes.
A 25-foct frontage in the heart Of
Mercedes sold by Herman Hartman
to Oscar Sibert. bought $4,000. and
in Weslaeo c. L. Skaggs purchased a
p foot frontage at a cost of $4,000.
These transfers are only an indica-
tion Of the other selling and building
that l. going en-.
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KWWG PROGRAM

Wednesday room: Weather market
and news reports. The Hula boys.
Wednesday, p. m: Market, wealth
er and news reports. Texas Theater
orchestra.
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Second Honeymoon Idea
Gains More Advocates
(By The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 9.-To kiss and make UP is
becoming popular ending separation and divorce suits
which have been holding public attention lately.
The latest involved in reconciliation plans are Sebastian
5. kresge, encent store and Mrs. Doris Mercer
Kresge whose matrimonial difficulties as they involve the
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CHAMBER TO MEET

A regular meeting of the Browns
vile Chamber of Commerce will be
held at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in the
chamber Of commerce directors room.
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Ed Williams, editor Of the Wes-
laco News, is widening the field of
his journalistic activities in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. He has
recently acquired the Alamo News
nfrom J. NJ. Bird. publisher Of Fal-
furrias Facts, and the paper will
continue under the direction of Mr..
Williams at Weslaco, with II. j.
Harrison as manager.
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Changes in mechanical equipment
CT The Herald to convert the paper
from it's former seven-column size
to the standard eight-column meas
nre threw the paper on the press an
hour late Monday afternoon. How
ever. everything is now in ship
shape, and subscribers should re-
ceive their papers at the usual hour
beginning today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
SOILS PLEASES
HIS AUDIENCE
HERE FRIDAY

Bernbe Roxas Soils, Filipino pianist,
who is spending a few days in Doug
las, delighted small but apprecia-
tive audience at the Episcopal Parish
house last night with fine pro-
gram, brilliantly played
In the opinion of those who heard
the young player, he far surpassed
any pinaist who has been in Douglas
this year. Both in touch, interpreta-
tion and feeling he proved marvel
ously effective and appealing.
The first part of his recital was
devoted to the music of the orient,
taking into consideration it's char
acter, its emotions and it's develop
ment His talk in this connection
was most interesting and fascinating.
He dipped into the Chinese, Japanese
| and Indian scales and offered both
an explanation and a rendition of a
lMalayan fo1g song transcribed by him
self in concert form.
In part two of the program, Soils
offered some American music, dis
cussing it intelligently and then play
ing some outstanding original COM
| positions which he has run across
| IN MS travels. he pldyeu lHISS
specimens of American musical COM
positions which he has encountered,
and which he considers outstanding
i compositions. One of them was writ
ten by a young man in San Fran
cisco and another by young artist
in Miami.
His rendition of Spanish Caprice"
! by Moszkowski and of the difficult
Blue Danube" by Strauss Schultz
Elver were both exceptionally well
1 done in the last portion of the pro"
gram He also played a Bohemian
waltz number composed by John
Marvegc, with astounding ease and
iappeal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
House Votes Down
Haugen Farm Measure

CONTINUED IRON rage One,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
in an uproar.

in an uprOar. 4a,
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tions committee, moved to recommlt
the bill to the agriculture committee.
At. first the house 1877 to 176 or
dered the bill recommitted. A vote by
teIlers then was demanded and by a
narrower margin, Ill to 166, the
house voted again to recommit, mem
bers filing up the center aisle to
indicate their vote.
The parliamentary way finally was
cleared for a roll call vote and then,
as they went on record, enough mem
bers switched to make the result
1852, to 200 against referring the bill
back to committee. A roll call on
final passage. then was ordered.
After defeat of the Haugen bill
Aswell attempted to bring his pro-
posalsa as substitute but Speaker
Longworth ruled it out of order in
view of the previous withdrawal OF
this measure and the Tincher pro-
posal.
congressman Hardy, Timberlake ans
Taylor of Colorado voted for the
bill, as did Morrow, of New Mexico
and Hayden, of Arizona.
Vaile of Colorado cast negative
ballot.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
1OCME, LOOMS AS CANDIDATE
1-:-s FOR FLEETEST IN SPRINTS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire

By DlSpdlcll a L. NIe)
LINCOLN, Neb., May PA new and
faster human than any who held the
Tile before him, is in Roland locke,
Nebraska's~ sprinting sensation?
SIndian'' Sohulte, developer of many
famous athletes and track coach of
the University of Nebraska, says that
his pupil from North Platte, Neb, is
the fastest runner WHO, ever broke a
tape {~.F- -,-4f14s-
And Locke is determined to merit
the tribute He flung himself to a
neW%peak of cinder eminence at the
Kansas relays when he stepped the
Century in :09 6-10, clocked by eX-
pert timers under ideal conditions. A
the Drake relays, he was timed in
O9 $40, a new world record, on a
muddy. track but with a wind at his
back. Only three runners ever had
been recordediin 9.6-~at official meets,
and none had been caught at 9.5 in
major track event
In the Missouri meet he again ran
the hundred in ;09 $40. but clipped
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22

three tenths of second off the 220-
yard dash for a new record of 20
$40 seconds
Every step of Schulte's protege will
be clocked by A. A. U. timers at the
seasons track meets. Locke's major
effort to set world records for the
100 and the 22O will be made at Chi
cago, June u, in the national col
legiate track and field champion
ships.
A tall, rangy runner with superla-
tive form, Locke is deemed of an
ideal mental makeup for a record
breaker. He has been bettering his
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
"No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"

For Want Add Results. Phone 81 or 81.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
Nevadan Pays For
Staying In Gas Cell
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ness of the hydro cyanic acid sprayed
! into the concrete death vault in which
Jukich sat strapped to a chair.
/ No torture of the body marked this
mans passage, in the opinion of spec.
tators. If there was any pain, Juk-
| ich did not betray it. His face re
NAMED calm, a faint smile playing
around his lips. 1t seemed as though
he was simply lulled into a deep and
restful sleep
The charge of acid was pumped
into the chamber at 1886 a. M, turn
ing into gas Immediately in the tenn,
perature of 80 degrees. AS the gray,
ish fumes curled around his head.
Jukich inhaled deeply and leaned for
ward Thirty seconds later he was un.
conscious. Just two and one-half min
utes from that time, prison physicians
said that life was extinct. Eye balls
rolling far back in the sockets, con7
veyed a message to these professional
men that a corpse was within the
room.
1t was the second time in the his
tory of the state that lethal gas had
been used to blot out the life of
criminal. This method of execution
was legaIzed in 1921 and two years
ago was used for the first time.
From the time he learned yester-
day that the board of pardons had re-
fused to commute his sentence, the
doomed man maintained stolid ap-
'pearance But the strain told on him
last night and he paced the death cell
until the early morning hours.
This morning he called for cup of
coffee, but would take no solid food,
At his own request, spiritual con-
ISOLATION was omitted.
shortly before II o'clock the guards
appeared at his cell and said come
on, Jukich. Time to 60"
"All right" he returned, I'm
ready" r4 e:.rl
Straps were adjusted and he was
escorted down the corridor and into
the prison yard. Less than 100 feet
away stood the little concrete build
ing of death. Jukich strobe out, not
sbriskly, but neither haltingly, the,
guards holding his arms lightly. A
prison pallor was noticeable on his
face.
AS he neared the group of officials
and newspapermen, the condemned
man looked up and sang out cheerily,
..good-bye, boys. / haven't lost my
nerve. I'll save a place for you there
His courage in the face OF death ex'
cited the admiration of those pres
ent.
He was hurried into the chamber
and bound to the larger of two chairs
there While the guards were ADJUST
ing the straps, Jukich glanced over
AT the other chair. 1t had been in
tended for John H. Randolph, 56-Year-
old matricide whose death sentence
was commuted yesterday. The door
was closed and sealed. A slight his
sing warned the man that the gas was
entering the room and he glanced up
startled. At the same time he caught
sight of a woman newspaper corre-
spondent peering in from the window
and rewarded her with smile ana
the words, "good-by grille" With
his next breath he went into coma
and shortly after passed out or hu"
man ,existance. Jukicil gave aWarden
William Maxwell "a Verbal statement
which he charged the official to give
out to the public. substantially 1t was
that "if courts and judges. knew how
condemned men felt on the approach
of death. they would not execute them.
hut keen them in prison for, life
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22

time in the sprints steadily since he
ran the hundred in 10 2-5 for North
Platte high school. His running pow
er extends beyond the short distances,
for he has travelled the quarter mile
twice in less. than 81 seconds. During
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
Government OF 81
France Denies Story

Continued from rage one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22

his career as a Cornhuslxer athlete,
Locke also won three letters as half
back on the football team and two
letters in baseball as an infielder.
The college competition of the 2S
year old youth will end III June.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
Improvement Notes

Victor Nelson is installing a Delco
electric light plant in his ranch homo
five miles west of Douglas.
The Bank of Douglas is building a
concrete fence on the east end of their
property.
Louis Crossett is building a large
new poultry house, 100 by 20 feet, OH
his ranch near the American legion
swimming pool
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22
CARD OF THANKS.

/ wish to thank everyone in Doug
las who so kindly and willingly as
sisted me during the illness ant
death Of my husband, Mr.. Robert
Daytons,4 is1~4f e s
Adyt.- MRS. ROBERT DAYTON.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22

CONTINUED from rage One)
able inhabitants, including women and
children, .perished in the fight. The
few civilians who remained in the
quarter had been warnde in advance
and had been evacuated.
ga certain number of houses were
set afire but except for the redoubt
set up by the rebels, this was done
by the bandits themselves, who had
piled in Midan a great quantity OF
inflammable material, such as straw,
petroleum and explosives.
"They inetndede to fire Damascus
to aid them in pillaging and to cover
their flight.
"The military authority, moreover,
urgently set to work when tine fire
broke out, to fight it with Damascus
brigades..
The French losses were five killed
and eight wounded.
"The population of Damascus has
in various ways expressed to the
authorities it's satisfaction at the. re-
suit of the fight
The correspondent of the Daily EX-
press in a dispatch dated May 8, said
that Damascus had undergone bonn
bardment by artillery and airplanes
during which more than 500 civil
ians, including women and children.
about 100 rebels and 20 French were
killed Three hundred homes were
reported destroyed The correspond
ent's account said that the dissident
tribesmen had attacked some French
army outpQsts and that about 200 OF
them took refuge in Midan. The
next day, the account said, 5000
french troops surrounded the quarter
and summoned the people to deliver
up the rebels. When the inhabitants
said they were unarmed and could
not coerce the rebels, the French
ordered them to quit the quarter with
! in an hour. only few succeeded
! in leaving in time" the account said
/ "the French then began bombarding
the quarter with twelve inch guns
| four Howitzers an da dozen air.
planes. The shelling lasted unceas,
ingly for 15 hours"
Fire broke out immediately. Tht
sky was darkened by smoke and dust
General panic followed. The male in
habitants, joined the rebels in at.
/ children rushed aimlessly through th'
streets, falling victims to bursting
shells or collapsing houses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-22

was in accord with recommendations
of Secretary Jardine, came after n
series of motions that tied the house
in parliamentary knot and kept it
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when the explosion occurredS had
been brought to the surface.
FRANCISCO, Ind. Dec. g.-lP)-
All of the men Of the first shift
between so and 60-were entombed
in mine number 2 of the Francisco
coal company by an explosion this
morning. the telephone operator
here informed The Associated Press.
The explosion occurred at about
6:20 a. m. few minutes after the
men entered the pit. the operator
said. Rescue work was started at
once. she added, but did not know
if it had resulted in the saving of
any lives.
Mine Number 2 is about one
fourth of mile from Francisco
which is seven miles east of Prince
ton, in southwestern Indiana.