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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
INDEPENDENT
OIL DEALERS
START FIGHT
Allege Attempt by
Major Companies to
Exterminate Them
in Texas

DALLAS, Tex, May l0.-A state
wide fight by independent oil deal
ers against what they call an at
tempt 10 exterminate them was
started here today by Dallas county
retailers.
The independents declare that as a
result of the return Of the Standard
oil company TO the state they are
being virtually crushed. the weapon
being an innocent appearing docu-
ment called a '-leasc contract" BY
this contract. according to the indie
pendents. the major companies are
attempting to take over the non
trust oil stations and make the in
dependent dealers their agents.
II. q. Doolcy. chairman of the
Independent Dealers association OF
Dallas county. announced today that
independents throughout the state are
now being cavassed by his orraniza-
tion as a preliminary step to form
ing state association. He dclared
that only through consolidating the
independents would they be able ID
survive against the major companies.
If the effort TO form a state asso-
citation is successful, a convention 70
dealers or a conference of their lead
ers j. to be held in Dallas soon.
Dooley said.
"The major companies want con
troll Of our stations said Dooley.
"They want us to sell their mer-
chandise 100 per cent. Our only al
tentative is to sell gasoline without
profit and starvc.
IF we sign the contract offered Us
We become merely the agents Of the
big companies. working on a commits
sion. The lease contract provides
that We transfer our lease for a pc
riod Of IL months 70 the major cor
porations and sign over to them the
exclusive right to handle their prod
ucts in our stations.
"The real purpose back of this is
to kill off the independent refiners
and leave in the field nothing but the
big oil corporations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
APPROPRIATIONS
MADE FOR HIGHWAY

An appropriation of $33,14s.20 was
made by the county commissioners
court Of Cameron county Monday
morning from the road and bridge
construction funds of the county for
the dirt work and structures on the
Barrda road which will be done at
q total cost of .296.40. The other
half Of the money needed for this
work will be in the form Of state
aid
Application Of the Brownsville e.
Matamoros Rapid Transit company
for a franchise to build an interna-
tional bridge over the Rio Grande here
was postponed until after a decision
has been reached in an appeal pend
ing in the court OF civil appea's In
San Antonio. The appeal is on de-
cision upholding a city franchise
granted Il. h. Creager and associa-
tes comprising the Gateway Bridge
company The Gateway Bridge COM
pany and C. G. Mallott also have ap-
plications for an interr ational bridge
franchise pending before the county
commissioners court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
IMMIGRATION RULE
AGAIN EFFECTIVE

Identification cards again are be-
ing asked of all Americans enter
ing Mexico according 10 word re-
ceived from the Mexican authorities
Monday morning By A. G. Nasquez.
Mexican consul here.
The rulings originally went into
effect on April Is. The regulations
were enforced for while and then
suspended two times, at first until
May and then until May 10. They
were suspended to allow Americans
plenty Of time to secure the requir-
ed papers but few availed them
selves of the opportunity according
to a report from the mayors office.
The mayor is the only one author
lied to issue Identification cards to
residents Of one year or longer In
Brownsville. The chamber Of COM
merce issues temporary cards to
tourists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
BRIDGE Case
lSUNDER Way
Federal Court Starts
Injunction Suit
Hearing

Untangling of the complicated in
ernational bridge situation here be-
ran with the opening Of federal
court Monday with Judge j. q.
Iutchcson Of Houston presiding.
Judge Hutcheson began the hear
ing of the case styled the Browns
lille & Matamoros Rapid Transit
company versus r. II. Crcager and
The Gateway Bridge company ut $3.50
o'clock Monday. The Brownsville
< Matamoros Rapid Transit COM
pany is seeking an injunction to
prevent Mr.. Creager and his asso-
ciates from constructing this bridge.
This is the first time the bridge
case has been carried into n federal
court.
The federal grand jury went into
session Monday morning but fin
ished only routine business. No
special charge was delivered to it by
Judge Hutcheson.
Those serving on the jury are J.
+. McCannon, Santa Maria; Joe
Cunningham, Harlingen; II. II. Fan
ming. Brownsville; Z. S. Grider.
Brownsville, Walter ii. Keller.
Brownsville; G. III. Heipt. Rio
Hondo; A. Champion, Brownsville;
W. T.. Johnson, Harrington; A. W..
Fitzpatrick, Edinburg; Gregorio
Pena, Rio Grande City; J. I. Wat
son, Brownsville; Julian Gonzales,
Brownsville; Juan b. Caro-. Rio
Grande City; w. f. Thielan, Browns
vile; r. B. Sublett, San Bcnito; H.
r. McSpadden, San Benito: G. ID.
Cawthon, Pharr; ID. Guerra, Meal
len; John Burkhart, Alamo. Mr..
Clark is the foreman.
Judge Hutcheson and other court
attaches arrived Monday morning.
These include L. c. Masterson, clerk;
H. NJ. Holden. United States attor-
ney; r. +. wisehart. assistant Uni
ted States attorney; J. L. Sexton,
chief deputy clerk; r. A. Harvin,
United tSates marshal; Mrs. MalIie
Sharp, office deputy ". 3. marshal;
Mrs. M. Owens and Miss Caroline
clerks to u. S. attorney.
P. d. Kimbrough, now practicing
law at MeAIlen. was admitted 70
practice before the federal court -
khe npeninz Monday mcrnfne-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
INRACEfOR
U.S.CONCRESS
Sid Hardin Of Mission
Announces He Will
Oppose Garner
Especial To The Herald.D

MISSION. Texas. May I0.-Sid
Hardin of Mission, superintendent
of city schools and district governor
night that he will be n candidate
for representative from the fifteenth
congressional district, against Con-
gressman John ". Garner
In making his announcement, Mr..
Hardin bitterly attacked what he
termed, The increasing tendency
toward Capitalization OF power in
Washington and the acti n Of con-
gressmen in surrendering the rights
of the states to the authority Of the
federal government
Declaring that "everv fundamen-
tai principle Of government had
been violated by politicians in CON
gress in their mad scramble for
power and position, and that shrewd-
ness and political trading had been
substituted for craftsmanship, :"
Hardin announced his intention Of
pitching his fight on this issue.
Hardin said:
-One by one we have traded away
our rights for political prestige an
leadership until nothing remains
but the shell of state government
The issue is whether the legislature
Of Texas shall continue to pass laws
governing the citizens of this state.
or whether all legislation shall be
centered in Washington.
The Capitalization of power in
Washington and the growing ten
dency towards Imperialism and bu-
reaucracy constitutes the greatest
menace TO the institutions Of free
government confronting the people
today. | believe in the sovereignty
of the states and on that issue am
going before the people Of my dis
trict for approval or rejection in the
democratic primaries, July "a.
Hardin Is a native Texan, having
been born on farm in Limestone
county. He has been a resident of
Mission for ten years. during all of
which time he has been superintend-
ent Of schools in Mission.
He plans to issue his platform in
a few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
INCREASING
: USE MADE OF
J ARMEDFORCE
Britain Enters Second
Week of Strike With
! No Peace in Prospect
For the Present
fBy The Associated Press.l

LONDON, May 19.-Grcat Britain
today entered the second week of the
general strike with peace apparently
as far off rs ever. and with the gov
eminent making increased supplies Of
military forces to assure the food
supply.
The outstanding development of the
week end was the successful convoy
ing Of food trucks BY cavalry and
Rrmored cars from the Victoria dock
70 the distributing center in Hyde
Park.
The strikers newspaper denounced
this use OF troops as ridiculous and
unnecessary" and said it was done "to
create belief that the strike has
reached violent revolutionary aims"
The government, IN statement ut
noon today said introduction of the
military conveys insured ample food
supplies for London. The military
demonstrations of the last few DAYS.
~ was asserted. have greatly dis
hsartened the trades union congress
and have created the deepest impress
sion among the population of Lon
don's "dockland." The trades union
congress announced that permits rs
sued to union members to assist I'm
the distribution of foodstuffs have
been withdrawn. The action was
taken in view of the confusion caused
by the union offer which was made
60 Premier Baldwin but which, it was
stated. had not been answered. In
order to avoid confusion between the
authorities and the strikers, the per-
mits were recalled.
The government spokesman in his
noon statement said the general state
of the country after the week end was
quiet. The most serious trouble thus
far reported during the strike from
the standpoint of casualties. however
occurred in the Camden town section
of London last night. Forty persons
were sent to hospitals after an attack
on a buss manned by volunteers.
A police sergeant was struck by
hammer and 4 special constable was
stabbed in the back at the Nine Elms
railway depot last night. At Birm-
ingham member of the city counc
named Sawyer was arrested for say
ing:
"All speci-l constables are traitors
A mass meeting at Norwich passed
off peacefully and no inflamma:ory
speeches were made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
; CHILDREN
'AREDROWNED
Auto Turns Over in
Deep Gulch at
Brownwood
(Ry The Associated Press.l

BROWNWOOD, Texas. May TO-
Three children were drowned ten
miles south OF Brownwood Sun
day night when a light ear in
which they were riding skidded into
deep guIch at the roadside and
turned over in the torrent Of water
from heavy downpour Of rain.
The dead are Lucille Rushing, Is,
and her two younger brothers, Olin,
l2, and Theodore, 8. all children of
o. Rushing. whose home is twelve
miles south Of Brownwood. Eugene
Rushing. 25, driver Of the car, es-
capped. The side curtains Of the car
we're up and when the light machine
turned over the children were un-
able to Chamber out of the death
trap.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
Navajo Indian Kills
TU0AfeyKidmapi,ag
Colorado Ranch Girl

wealthy sheep man. relented and
freed the girl.
Miss Wolfe, 2s years cid, daugh-
ter Of Jose Wolfe. had been keep
ing house for her brother and uncle
who were away from the house
on the lower ranch when the Indian
arrived. Threatening the girl with
4 rifle he tied her hands behind her
and stared toward the upper ranch
house, several miles away after he
had kept her prisoner in the house
for more than an hour.
During the time she was = prison
cr, Miss Wolfe argued with the
Navajo pleading for her release and
finally after leaving the lower ranch
house. he freed her. United her
hands the Indian offered Miss Wolfe
an automatic pistol for protection
on her return to the upper ranch.
She refused it.
Leaving the girl the Indian went
to cliffs overlooking canyon. where
John II. Wolfe and his uncle were
working. From his vantage point
he shot both men and descending
into the canyon fired another bullet
into each body. making certain they
were dead. The Indian then dis
appeared.
Nelson came to the Wolfe ranch
from Arizona and, according to
members of the family, had been
treated cxcellently and they could
advance no reason for his actions,
except that they believed he was in
love with Miss Wolfe and had de-
termined to kidnap her while her
uncle and brother were away from
the upper ranch house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
DENlSON DAMAGED
IN HAIL BARRACE
(By The Associated Press.)

DENISON. Texas. Nav 10.-Con-
Siderable damage was caused here
at 8 o'clock this morning when
hail storm swept the city, breaking
glass. pounding fruit trees and dam
aging electric light and telephone
facilities.
Trees were uprooted, tops were
broken off and the ground was heav-
lily carpcted with leaves battered
from branches.
Many plate glass windows in pri-
vate homes, green houses and busi-
ness houses were broken.
Damage to fruit was unestimated.
but, according to local nurserym-n.
it was very heavy
The storm listed only a few min
utes, but stones as large as hen eggs
fell with terrific force in sections
Of the city.
Heavy rain followed the haQ
<t0f{(I. .Hs #
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10

TWO MILLION
Hailstorm Damage
is Increased By
Late Reports
(Ry The Associated Press.l


DALLAS, Tex. May 10.-Loss of at
from hail Of unbelievable size in Dali
las Saturday night, when 80 persons
were injured. was increased today py
rain that soaked merchandise through
broken windows and skylights.
Despite continuous repair work
since the icy fusillade shattered
nearly half the city's downtown ex-
posed glass, dozens Of concerns were
caught this morning without protec-
ton from hard rain. Additional
loss is expected to run at least $780,
900.
today repairing the havoc wrought by
hail stones that were larger than
baseballs.
Probably never before were so
many automobiles damaged at one
time. Thousands of cars felt the
through tops Of sedans as we'll as
touring cars. broke windshields. side
glass and dented tenders. Street car
tops also were splintered.
Singularly. none of the persons hit
were seriously injured. although many
were taken TO emergency hospitals.
One firm advertised yesterday for
500 expert auto top men to handle
unprecedented business. Hundreds of
men now engaged in other work have
returned to their former trade of
carpentry for the present. There also
il heavy demand for tile roofers.
Warehouses were swamped with
household goods removed from storm
damaged residence sections. Homes
escaping damage were thrown open to
less fortunate residents, pending re-
pairs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
CAPTAIN WILKINS ARRIVES

NEW YORK, ". r., May 1O.-The
North American Newspaper alliance
announced today that Captain
George n. wilkins had arrived safe
~ at Point Barrow. Alaska, after
his flight~from Fairbanks. He plans
70 hop Of soon IN his quest Of un-
discovered land believed 10 Iie near
thc ren<rr sf the Arctic ire p.ek.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
NAVAL OFFICER FLYS OVER NORTH POLL
Byrd Completes
Voyage in Less
Than 16 Hours
CBy The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, ~ May lOAn airplane has flown the Mort
Pole
The successful expedition
the
flight.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd shares with
the world Commander Byrd sailed
American built plane the first of Arctic expeditions
achieve
Esquimaux
Admiral Pea Matt Admiral
another Chief officer FLOYD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
(Bv The Associated Press.l

TELLURIDE, Colo., May l0.-
Posses today are searching through
the mountains forty miles from here
for George Nelson. young Navajo
Indian. who late last Friday, shot
and killed John II. Wolfe and his
uncle, John c. Wolfe. after the In
dian, who had started to kidna7
Leonore Wolfe, daughter Of a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
CROPS ARE INJURED

BONHAM, Texas, May 10.-Corn
and cotton north of Bonham were
considerably damaged by heavy
hsig which fell in this section early
this morning.
The hail was accompanied by a
heavy wind which uprootcd trees
and did other damage in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
SURVIVOR INDIAN
ATTACK is DEAD

SEATTLE. Wash. May lu.-
Mrs. Alice Mercer Bagley, one of
the two survivors of little
band that gathered in the block
house here when Indians at
tackled Seattle in 1856. died In
her home here yesterday where
she had lived for 40 years. rle
other survivor of the Indian raid
II Mrs. Gusrie Graham ~ hes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10

I'm l5h Hours
Radio and cable brought back 4
the New York Times and st. Loua
Post Dispatch news that the Byrd e1
pedition had made In rs hours an|
30 minutes yesterday trip that tool
Admiral Peary eight months by Bhi|
and dog sled. The objective wn|
achieved in 33 days after the exped5
tion sailed from New York for King
Bay. Spitzbergen. Peary was out o
contact with civilization 429 days.
The news brought congratulntinn|
from President Coolidge, Secretary n|
the Navy Wilbur. Secretary Of WH
Davis and from fellow explor&
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln E
worth, whose Italian-built dirirI&
the Norge. IN az Kings Bay tp
tempt the same flight. were anA4
the first to congratulate the Am
leans.
Commander Byrd sent a Moth<
Day message Of success to his m&[
er. Mrs. II. f. Byrd. Sr., at Richm15
and she said: II am very proud
Dick"
Earlier Than Planned
Commander Byrd completed
flight over the pole six days en<1
than he had planned. He had
pected to look for a landing rI
in Pearyland and establish N base
decided mt the last minute t0 MN
everything in nonstop flight.
left Kings Bay yesterday at 1:50
M, Greenwich time, and sailed ul
a bubble sextant. an instrument
his own invention, informed him
was over the pole He made ah4
vations and returned. reaching klx
Bay at 4:20 p. m.
His plane was a three engined IN
ker, named Miss Josephine FnrN
for the daughter Of Edsel Ford. wA
with John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. wMA
financial backer OF the flight
ViIhjalmur Stefansson. vetdra
Arctic explorer. said here that u,
felt sure Commander Byrd's repor'
of the flight would bear out a belief
that Arctic flight IN much more dan.
gerous than any othnr kind. Amumd-
sen failed 70 reach the pole by plane
last year.
Byrd's feat is regarded by Stefans-
son as clearing the way for his mors
and more important flight
to the northwest of Pearyland IN
search of unknown land.
Russians 90 Make Attempt
Two Russian polar expeditions are
on the verge Of departure. a French
expedition with planes and doa
sledgcs will leave later. and Lieut.
Leigh Wade. an American around thE
world flicr. will lead the Amerirau
Universities expedition over the pole
in search for a short route from
London to Tokyo. Captain George
II. wilkins or the Detroit Arctic exa
pedition. which is nsearch of neA
lands. sailed Saturday over the dam
gerous Endicott mountains. 500 miles
from Point Barrow, Alaska. Lieut.
enant FIaissen. Norwegian plans {
polar airplane flight.
Commander Byrd's brother. Govern-
or Harry Flood Byrd OF Virginia
said nc Richmond.
"Dick has been 10 lucky NIL hil
life that he believes he will come
through even IL 9s of 100 chances
might be against him. 7 am proud
Of him. He has always been such An
fellow that we are re-
Iieved, though proud that he haa
made the flight. IL he had not and
believed there was ghost of chance
he would try agani as soon as possl-
sihle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10
RAIN, HAILN
NORTH TEXAS

FORT WORTH. Texas, May TO-
Fort Worth and vicinity received
portion of an extensive rain and
hail storm which covered a large
area this morning. Window panes
were broken in some cases but the
stones were not large and damage
in the city was light.
Reports from Denton and other
points indicate more damaging
hail, trees being stripped of leaves
and crops badly damaged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10

C0RSICANA, Texas. May 10.-A
hard rain which flooded the paved
streets. accompanied by hail, wind
and lightning. fell Ia Corsicana
shortly after noon today AZ this
time ~ damage ~ been reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-10

C0RSICANA, Texas, May 10.-
Travelling out of the north ahead
Of threatening black cloud hord
of dragon flies, commonly known as
snake Doctors and mosquito
hawks" passed over Corsicana
shortly before noon today. Millions
and millions of these insects clouded
the skies. IL took thirty minutes
fox the army to pass over Corsica1a-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-29
PROFESSORS BODY
GIVEN TO NEPHEW
Burial in Massachusetts,
Undertaken Administrator.

The body of Professor Louis Stiff !.
OF the University of Louisville, who,
committed suicide in his room. al
the SEVERN, Sunday, was turned
over to a nephew, DIR. E. NJ Singold.
Beaver Dam, Ohio, in Probate Court.
this morning Burial will be at
Worcester Mass, as it has been
learned that Professor Stiff has
three brothers and q sister living
there.
However. Probats- Judge Mahlon
e. Bash appointed Harry W. Moore
of the firm of Moore & Kirk, funeral
directors, 1886 Station St., as admin.
istrator of the $29, 900 estate left by
the professor. This amount, in
bonds and cash, was found on the
body. 1t was not thought at first
that Professor Stiff had any living
near relatives. ~.
Judge Bash stated that Moore
was named administrator because
the deceased had no relpeives living.
in Indiana, and the funeral directoA<|
would be his largest creditors in t&D
State. The professor was believed
to have taken his life because OF
loneliness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-29
NAME SUCCESSOR
TO MRS. BLAKER
Registrar to Act in Place of
Late College President.

At a recent meeting of the boards
of the Teachers College of Indian
apolis and of Butler University, Mrs.
Blanche Il. Mathews. registrar of the
Teachers College, was appointed to
act in place of the late president OF
the college, Mrs. Eliza Baker.
Mrs. Blaker indicated that she
wished this appointment, comment
ed Mrs. Evans Woollen, president Of
the board of the Teachers College,
land it is entirely fitting, as Mrs.
Mathews. affiliated with the school
for twenty-seven years and Mrs.
Bakers closest associate. of course
is thoroughly familiar with every
detail of the work.
It also was decided at the meet.
ing that Butler University with
which for a year the Teachers Col
lege has been affiliated, the two ex-
changing students and credits,
should continue this utilization at
least another year.