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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-14
PIONEER Club
WOMAN IS HERE

"Thp Admiral ar the Valley" j.
the name given 10 Mrs. G.. X. Scott
Of Corpus Christi. who is one or the
visitors to the convention of the
Valley Federated Clubs meeting
here today Mrs. Scott refers TO
herself rs the "Old War Horse" who
j. always on hand at every conven-
tion. On her first trip To the Val
ley--and that was many years ago
she says. She escorted Mrs Percy v.
Pennybacker and Mrs. II. i. Fall Of
Houston. then state president ~ the
Federation, down here. There were
500 people in Brownsville who heard
Mrs Pennybacker. says Mrs SCOTT.
Mrs. Scott IL pioneer club
woman in the state and in her home
town. She il was. who orEaaized
IN February Of 1897 the Monday Club
in Corpus Christi. which has since
grown into six clubs and is gcing ~
celebrate its thirtieth anniversary
this next year.
She has attended seven hienniels
az the Federation and was very ac-
tive in the delegation from Texas 10
the Atlantic City bienniel this year.
This delegation Of - women we're
responsible for the securing OF the
next bienniel for San Antonio.
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IXBONDSFOR
INDICTED MEN
Papers Served Today
In Connection With
Peonage Charges

RAYMONDNlLLE. Texas. Dec. IL
Papers were served Tuesday morn
ing on Sheriff Raymond Teller
County Attorney X. r. Robinson
Justice Of the Peace r. II. DOdd and
nine other Willacy county officers
and citizens indicted hy the federal
grand jury ut Brownsville Monday
on peonage charges. The papers were
served BY Harold Jefferds deputy
United States marshal from Browns
Vile.
Bond for Sheriff Teller and JUS
tire NJ the Peace D0dd were fixed at
81 600 each, the bonds for the Others
ranging from $1,000 TO $4,000. Git
izens Of Raymond voluntarily signed
bonds aggregating nearly half mil-
lion dollars.
After placing the indicted men IN
der arrest they were taken "a
Brownsville, accompanied by large
number of Raymondville citizens
Announcement was made that the
trial would be held at Corpus Christi
January ,.
Two of the men named in the IN
dictments. VI. y. Stockweil and {. +.
Robson. are not known here, and
Sheriff Teller states there are no
such men.
The charges of recnage. II y
understood. were made hy six boys
from Washington, who arrived here
last fall and were arrested on vag-
rarcy charges. They were placed ~
jail. and later went 10 the cotton
fields 10 pick cotton. officials stat
ing that they had volunteered tc
work III order 10 secure funds with
which TO pay their fines
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TRADE PARLEY
WILL Be Held
Brownsville Is To Be
Paid Visit BY u. S.
Official

W. +. Pearce, district manager for
the L. s. Department Of Commerce,
with offices in Galveston, will be
here on Thursday TO confer with G..
c. Richardson. manager of the
Chamber of Commerce. concerning
the first foreign trade conference
TO he held in Texas. according to q
letter received at the Chamber to-
day.
The conference is TO be held in
Houston on Tuesday and Wednesday.
January II and H.
This conference and another sim
liar one 10 be held in Dallas on the
two succeeding DAYS will be adj
dressed by DR.. T. X. Taylor. assist
ant director Of the U. s. Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce:
Grover Jones. chairman of the Di-
vision OF Finance and Investment:
DIR. l.. G.. Montgomery. chief of the
foOdstuffs division: +. T. Pickard.
chief of the textile division: George
B. Bell, chairman Of the agricultural
Improvement dixision; ]. 5. Me-
Grath. chief Of the petroleum di-
vision: Heath Ou.bank. chairman of
the domestic commerce division: y.
i. Titus, chairman Of the traffic di-
vision and representative con-
merical attaehe from abroad
IL is believed that Mr.. Pearce's s
trip will be for the purpose Of
lining up n representative delega-
tion from Brownsville.
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FALL-DOHENY
DEFENSE HAS
FLOOR TODAY
Arguments Will Not
Be Concluded Until
Late Wednesday Af-
ternOOn

WASHINGTON. -. C.. Dec. IA
Hi- The defense began today its
final attempt TO beat back the tide
OF prosecution argument in the Fall
Doheny oil conspiracy trial.
With every prospect that the case
would be IN the hands Of the jury
by sundown tomorrow. "a succession
Of defense attorneys were allotted n
siX-hour period in which To tell the
lurymen there was no taint ~ guilt
in Edward T.. noheny's loan of
800 600 20 Albert Is. Fall. while Fall
was in the cabinet and before DO
heny wns awarded the lease 70 the
Ell Hills oil reserve.
Except for a half hour at the
opening of court during which Owen
J. Roberts. for the government. com
plcted the prosecution arguments
the defense was given all Of today
session for their replies.
Roberts repeated again the charge
that the 100000 was part Of q con
spiracv 70 defraui the government.
Fall knew that this sleH 900 loan
was dirty business" said the prose
cutor "Fall told the senate COM
mite in letter written on Christ
MAS tANs 1870. Two years AAAti nv
loan was madel that I'D never had
approached Doheny in connection
with the loan"
Frank j. Hugan. chief counsel for
Doheny. was the first of the defense
lawyers ~ take m the argument
He denied Roberts charge that any
wrongdoing attended the 100000
transaction. which he described nj
nothing hut loan given by DO
heny 10 his friend of thirty years
standing.
The defense chief described Rob
ert's closing statements a. ian
argument of slander and character
wrrcking"
"Gentlcmen of the jury" he said
"a man in that position is on Sc
cure ground The law leaves you
without remedy. In cl.rt. the coun-
sci "a beneath the nrcfettive mantle
~ the law. there l. no remedy III
law. and cannot even suggest the
remedy Of the early day Of the pio-
neer."
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RAPS MEXICO
GOVERNMENT
Congressman Would
Withdraw u. S.
Recognition

WASHINGTON, n. G.. Dec. li.-fPl
-Withdrawnl hv the United states
Of recognition OF the Gales govern
ment i'm Mexico was advocated to-
day BY Representative Royland, DEM
ocrat. New York, in a public state
ment.
mont that Mexican interests are con-
triving Mt the importation Of muni-
tions into Nicaragua in violation q
the United States arms embargo ana
10 he supplied to the faction fight
inv 4 government recognized BY the
Coolidge administration, he said.
:. .sbould be sufficient proof 70 Sec
retarv Kellogg that Mexico holds thc
greatest contempt for the Ohlteu
states and is not afraid to show IT,
For months Mexico has ilouteu
this country's wishes. but this clear
N shows that the bolshevistic>Caiies
government is prepared 70 express
IT. light opinion Of the United States.
On January /. 1927. unless our
State Department adopts delih''e
and strong policy and adheres 20 ~
Mexico will put into effect laws con
fiscating American property ana a.
fcctinp American citizens adversely.
AT no time has the present az
ministration boldly and aggressiveiy
Insisted upon upholdinE Of American
rights in Mexico. II IS clear that
Ambassador Sheffield has not enjoyed
the complete confidence or support
of his own State Department IN his
complaints to the Gales government.
why Is Mr.. Kellog so silent and
submissive? Is he waiting for a mira
Gle. or for the bakers to tell him
they have got out from under.
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city federation in San Antonio, Mrs
wheeler Pettus Of San Antonio. Mrs
W. I. McC rory of San Antonio and
Mrs. W. H. St0ner If Victoria.
Mrs. Noiney Taylor. pres ident of the
Valley Federation. was unable to be
present At the opening OF the meeting
on account of her recent illness
Mrs. Fred Wright of Mere edes. firs;
vice president. presided until Mrs.
TayloI's arrival.
The meeting opened with an organ
prelude BY Mrs. ]. w. Allen OF
Brownsville. The cvnv ention was
called To order by Mrs. Wright. Fol
lowing the rap Of the gavel, Mrs. II
q. Jessup, regent of the u. A. H. from
San Benito, gave a brief history OF
the flag and explained n different
wording Of the present oath ~ al
legiance to the flag. following which
she led in the flag salute.
A most fitting invocation, seeking
Gods favor on all the transactions OF
the convention. was asked by Mrs. q.
l.. Jessup Of Brownsville.
Following the invocation. G.. &.
Richardson. manager of the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce. extend.
ed the greetings OF the city o.
Brownsville To the visitors and par.
ticularly pledged the support of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Mrs. Ralph Warden Of Brownsville
gave the visitors a greeting from the
Federate Clubs Of the city. You are
thrice welcome because We need you
because We want you and because w
love votl" she said
A response To these greetings was
given BY Mrs. j. n. Cary of HarIingen
who most cordially thank "a the
Brownsville federated clubs and the
city for its hospitality.
Upon the arrival Oi Mrs. Taylor the
assembly stood and she was present
ed with a great bouquet Of yellow
chrysanthemums- from the Citizen.
ship Department. She then occupied
the chair.
The minutes Of the sem;-annual
executive board at their meeting in
Harlingen on Oct. 10. and the min
utes Of the regular meeting on May
IL, in Alamo, were read, but adop-
tion was delayed until Later in the
day.
Following this reading Of the min
utes by Mrs. III. l.. Ya:es Of Browns
Vile, secretary-treasgrer of the Val
ley Federation. reports were made by
the Officers. The presidents report
was first made with her recommen-
dations. and was accepted. On Of hcI
recommendations was 2 constitution.
al amendment and it will he present
ed at the next meeting OF the Fed.
Grafton and accepted before il can be
finally adopted. This recommended
tion was in effect that no Officer
shall serve for more than one term
in the same office. This recommen.
dation was in -order that the democ.
Continued on page eight.)
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NAVAL RADIO IS
INSPECTED HERE

Conditions at the Naval Radio
Broadcasting Station located on the
Fort Brown military reservation
were declared excellent today by
Lieutenant Commander L. r. Moore
of New Orleans. district communica-
tion officer for the Eighth Naval
District.
Lieutenant Commander Moore is
in the city on one Of his periodical
inspection trips. He visits Browns
Vile quarterly "a inspect the local
station which il the only one Of its
kind in the state. The only other
naval station in Texas is located at
Galveston. The station at Galveston
H. known as radio compass station
and secures and broadcasts only
ships bearings.
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ENTIRE north,
NOW IN GRIP OF
EXTREMECO
Northwest States Re-
port 30 Below; Traf-
fic Tied Up BY Deep
Snow Drifts

CHICAGO. Ill. Dee. lI.-lPl-Bit-
Ter winter swept into the eastern
naif Of the country today from west
ern states struggling in the grip OF
zero weather and deep drifted snow
Swirling winds bore the cold wave
across the Mississippi Valley and
flung Il in broad fan that brushed
the Atlantic seaboard and reached
to the gulf coast.
Normal life came TO virtual
standstill in the northwest. and
down into the central states trains
were running behind schedule
schools were closed and crippled
communication told of a mounting
death toll. Blizzards and winds OF
near-gale velocity played havoc with
the air-mail.
Extreme temperatures Handicapped
efforts 70 loose the hold of the heavy
snow, and the Weather Bureau prom.
ised little>xelief for at least two
more days. In Montana, Wyoming
and Colorado the mercury dronped a
30 below, the southwest shiyered n
below freezing weather and TEN.
reraturcs lowered about zero or
| midwest thermometers.
California Shivcrs.
California reported cjd but not
severe weather. Smudge pots were
mounted about the fruit groves. and
motor cycle riders watched the ther.
mometcr, ready 10 ride with n warn.
ing when the mercury approached
Continued OH page two.)
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Mistaken For Wolf;
Is Killed By Hunter

HOUSTON. Tex. Dec. l4.-iP,--
Mistaken for n wolf because his
glasses cleaned in the woods and
shot by fellow hunter. u. &. Lii
lard. ~ Of Houston, died Monday
night at hospital here.
He was able to tell the attending
physicians that the shooting was
accidental. The tragedy took place
Sunday morning. on the Jackson
ranch. about forty miles from Hous-
ron. Lilliard was shot by W. T..
Black. of Houston. An eyewitness
Of the hunting tragedy. DR.. III. a..
Price. Tuesday said the shooting was
wholly accidental.
He said Lilliard was wearing 4
gray coat and that in the dark woods
his spectacles CLEANED just like q
VOLTS eyes and that his friend, Black
blazed away. The shot struck Lii
lard full in the face.
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Valley Delegation at
Washington Present
Program of Projects

Graude. TN equitable division Of the
waters with Mexico. and other sub
jects in connection with irrigation on
the lower reaches of the stream.
Plans for 35-foot harbOr at Point
Isabl. few miles above the mouth
Of the Rio Grande. where the govern
nent ~ now dredging nm lSfoot
channel. and the extension VI the
TeXas-Lo1isiana intraAstal canal To
Harrington and Brownsville were also
dIsCu -ed.
Senator Hiram Johnson and Con-
gresham Swing OF California. au-
thurs u the Boulder Dam project on
tho Colorado river in Califcrnia. con-
ferred with the delegation of Texans.
and IL IL understood tn Rio Graude
project will have their active cooper
alton. e. both involve numerous sim
liar features, including 4 division Of
waters with Mexico.
The program includes the tIildinG
0f a series of dams IN the Narischal
canyon from which approxi usately
2 .2G0 600 ceres on both sides NJ the
Rio G-ande could he irrigated. and
which would also provide power suf-
ficient for practically ll industrial
projects On the Lower Rio Graric.
The Mariscal project viii require
treaty with Mexico T. provide for
the equitable distribution of Rio
Grande waters. Extension of the
Intrucoastal Canal from Galveston
.to Corpus Christi j. carried n the
rivers and harbors authorizat.on'biii
which Is 10 be taken up in tn sem
Ate today. The delegation from the
Rio Grande Valley today was distrib-
utinE 10 members Of congress an edi-
torial from The Houston thronicl.
telling Of the possibilities of the val
lev
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Census Shows u. S. More
Religious Than England

NEW YORK, N. ". Dec. IA
Rn-America possibly is more re-
ligious than England. first returns
in nationwide religious census
indicate. and the rest OF the coun-
try has greater faith than has New
York that there is God.
Eighty-nine percent Of $4,000
readers of $50 newspapers in for
ty states have replied in a qurs-
tionnaire that they believe in God.
while in similar campaign in
England, only S3 per cent Of the
readers of the London Daily News
expressed belief in'>a personal
God.S Commentators call atten-
tion to the more limited definition
Of the London qucstionnaire-
The American questionnaires
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Were sent out in connection with
campaign on religion by the church
advertising department of the In
ternational Advertising Associa-
tion and were drafted by 100 cler-
gymen. Answers are To he received
for another week.
The question do you believe in
immoriality?" brought a response
Of IS percent in the affirmative.
while the same question in the
London Daily News brought TO-
I61 affirmative answers and 3.lTS
negative answers.
The ratio of belief to disbelief
was almost the same to all ques-
tions published in the question
naire in this country and in nearly
(Continued on page two.)
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ALLEGED BOMBER
In CORPUS JAIL

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. Dec. li.
-LPl-A Jail cell may be the Christ
mas home Of Frank Bonner Of San
Antonio. charged with the murder Of
j. A. Barnes and his son, Jesse
Barnes. aged Z.
NBonner was remanded to Jail here
yesterday after Judge A. W. Cum
ningham of the 2sth district court
had set his trial for January 3.
No attempt. apparently, had been
made to obtain bond for him. and
his attorney. A. T. McKane Of Aus
tin. declined to discuss plans for
freeing his client. 1t is believed,
however. that efforts to obtain
bond will be made in a few days.
Barnes and his son were killed
three wears ago by the explosion of
bomb that had been sent 70 him
by express. Bonner's wife. daugh-
ter of the bomb victim, and his
brother, were in. court with him
YESTERDAY
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CASHIER Tells
STORY OF BUDA.
BANK ROBBERY
Gun in Hands Of Uni
versity Coed Look
ed Awful Big, Wit
ness Admits

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec ll.--tPt--
Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers,
charged with robbing with firearms
the Farmers National Bank at Buda,
Texas, Saturday. was granted bail
in the SUM o. 5000 today in the
Travis district court. The order
was made after the state had intro
dueed testimony of bank employees
who identified the girl, - the rob-
Der and of Sheriff George Allen u
Hayes county who arrested her. and
who said she made @ statement 20
him which led to the recovery or "a
large part Of the money taken.
The University Of Texas girl will
have 70 remain under this bond un-
I'll the February term OF court in
Hays county. when the grand jury
coryenes. Defense witnesses at to-
days hearing testified as TO the
good reputation Of the girl.
n was learned today that Mrs.
Rogers had been selected 70 play
the part Of one Of the angels IN a
Christmas cArtata at q local church
during holiday Sunday school SER
vices.
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.2S CONVICTS
Get PARDONS
Five Convicted Muir.
derers Among The
Number Freed


AUSTIN. Texas. Dec. 2i.-lPl-
Governor Miriam A.. Ferguson Tues
dav granted 26 full pardons TO con
Nicts. This swells the total number
OF ciemency proclamation to ap-
proXimately 1850, according to a
compilation.
Pradons granted include:
Reeves Bolden. Harris county.
murder. 80 wears. served l3 years,
for past five years under parole /;
recommended by Pardon Board.
Dan ID. R.l Roberts, Hill county.
murder. five to 90 years. Served
five years: recommended by prose
cutting attorney. jury and many other
citizens. 10
Charlie Dotson. Lamar county.
murder. life. served 10 years.
Nathan Hughes. Wharton county,
murder. life. served II years.
George W. King. Galveston coGn-
ty. robbery by assault with fire
arms. five To ~ wears. Served five
years; recommended by various
prison officials.
Henry Rowlin. Shelby county.
murder. - years: served isix and
ore-half years. Recommended by
John Wood Of Timpson
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IS Host to
Valley Federation
of WOmem's Clubs

Cool weather failed To keep mom-
bers OF the Valley Federated Clubs
from attending the all-day conven-
tion which opened this morning in
the Methodist church here. Out Of
the Valley visitors arrived as early
rs Sunday. Among those from clubs
over the state WHO are in attendance
are Mrs. G. K. Scott of Corpus Chris
Il. Mrs. Frank Tomkins. fifth district
president and also Of Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Lula Peek of Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Henry Redmond. formerly. state
president. Of Corpus Christi. rDs.
Alex Adams. viee-president Of the
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Ice Covered Firemen
Fight Dallas Blaze

DALLAS. Tex. Dee. i4.--ilP,--T Their
Rubber coats caked with ice. firemen
worked ali night here last night TO
subduc q fire at the Lawson Rubber
and Manufacturing Company's plant.
The property WAS destroyed with an
estimated loss Of $4,000.
+. A. Mcdowell, night Waterman.
and Arnold Mckakin. u, emnloye Of
the concern. were burned in trying
to rescue records from the office.
The fire was still smouldering early
today.
The company has another plant in
Dallas. Its business is the manufac-
ture Of tire boots and other automo-
bile rubber accessories.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Giande Valley: Light or naisting
rain and colder tonight with lowest
temperature near freezing; Wednes-
day cloudy and continued cold. prob
ably with occasional rains. Fresh
and occasionally strong northerly
winds on the west coast. diminish
ing Wednesday.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Wednesday,: probably snow in
north and occasional rains in south
portion;. somewhat colder on the cx-
treme west coast tonight. Moderate
TO fresh north to northeast winds
on the coast.
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GIRL BANDIT RELEASED UNDER BONDS
First Train Over New S. P.
Extension Reaches Edinburg

and Edinburg and the first leg In
the :. y. Valley extension
From Edinburg the =. r. il
building through McAlicn to the
Rio Grande and also To Harliagen-
They have also made application
To go on TO Brownsville.
The ;. Il. track laying machine
made a record run Monday BY lay
ing approximately miles Of track
in a day in order To reach Edin-
burg before 3 o'clock.
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Star Witness In
Case Testifies

CANTON, Ohio, Dee. 14.-tPl--
Steve Kascholk. states star witness,
continued his Testimony today in the
trial of Patrick McDeyfnott charged
with the murder of Don X. Mellett,
Canton publisher.
Kasholk told the story of riding by
the Mellett home i'm a street car with
McDermott and testified Pat told
him that's where the editor lives
we're going to slug
The witness testified he told Nc
Dermott "he didn't want that kind
of life. RE wanted TO make his
money honestly"
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Police Indicted
On Booze Chrage

NEW YORK. n. T.. Dec. 1i.-tFl--
Mayor Henry Wisscl and Chief Of
Police James A. Dinan Of Edge water,
". IT,: Edward A. Rithe. customs
Inspector. living in Union City. N. j.:
John j. Lowery. sergeant Of the Ma
rine division Of this city. and twenty
nine others were indicted today
charged with conspiracy TO violate
the federal prohibition law.
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Littleton Is Clearing
County Court Docket

The county court criminal docket
is being cleared up by Judge NJ. T.
Littleton whi is on this bench dur
ing the absence of County Judge Os-
car c. Dancy who Is in Washington
on official business.
There are quite number Of cases
on the dackat with four disposed Of
this morning.
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TRUCK SHIPMENTS

Cars loaded from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Saturday and Sunday
and forwarded from Harlingen. sun
day and Monday. according tc re-
port prepared by the Gulf Coast
Lines: Mixed egetables-Harlingen
/. In Feria 2. Mercedes a. Wesiaco
9, Donna 4. San Juan 2. Pharr 4.
Carrots-Nercedes l. Cabbage
San Berito J. Tomatoes--Donna A1.
Fruit Harlingen 4. Mercedes Il. Val
Verde 9. Mission 1, MeAlien I.
Sharyland 4. San Renito 4. Browns-
willie 4. Totals tD date--26l veg
etable. $40 fruit. Totals to date last
year-l93 vegetable. ldl fruit.
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TEXAS WEATHER

SAN ANGELO.-The mercury went
to "a degrees above here last night
with today dawning partly cloudy.
Lubbock, temperature 10, cloudy.
sherman, 20, sleeting.
Temple. cloudy. little sleet, %.
Amarillo, showing. II.
Berger, IL, cloudy, showing.
-Texarkana. cloudy, p.
4 Abilene, 2l. slight trace Of sleet.
Brownwood, cloudy, 26.
Corsicana. cloudy. D.
Vernon. cloudy. %.
Beaumont, partly cloudy, IS.
Galveston, ~, rising, cloudy.
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fsnecial 10 The Heraldl

WASHINGTON. ID. C--- Dee. IA
Plans for one az the most extensive
conservation and irrigation pro-
grams ever broached in the United
States were revealed here Monday
when County Judge Oscar {. Dancy
~ Cameron County. Texas. Judge La
mar Gill ~ Ray mondyiilc, Texas, and
X. I. Stuart Of Harlingcn. Texas.
conferred with Congressman John NJ
Garner. Elwood Mead. director Of
reclamation. and others relative 10
ssgvation of tha waters of the Rio