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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-19
Alvays Worth Trying For

Perhaps you can't excel others. but
there's Joy in beating your own
record.-Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-19

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Sessions Being
Closed Today

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 27.-tPf-
Banking history was illuminated by
James Westfall Thompson, professor
of history and philosophy, Universi-
ty Of Chicago, at the last general
session of the American Bankers as
sociation here today.
The modern business man might
and probably would be surprised to
learn that his predecessors of the
late middle ages were familiar with
business devices which he uses every
day." he told the gathering which
had finished the business which
brought il together, except for un-
important details and which was
awaiting a courtesy trip down the
Houston ship channel, the last Of
the entertainment features, and rail-
road trips beginning tonight to the
Rio Grande Valley and to Central
and to East Texas.
Capitalism" Professor Thompson
explained, "has developed through
the centuries by a series Of lifts, +"
but the root of the change from an
era Of serfs and a moneyless age TO
a time when commerce had develop
ed and the world had moved onward
"lay in the new necessity and de-
velopment Of a money economy"
Capital had acquired a new sense; (;
lit was a value Matching a value"
he said. when production was con-
sidered in terms of value in money
rs a means Of gaining greater val
ues."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
FLOCCINC CASE
NEARINCJURY.
Witnesses Say Detec.
tive Was Of Good
Character

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 81
P1-The case Of Harry Conner, for
mer city detective, on trial in Grim
inal court here charged with violat-
irg the state anti-mask law, was
scheduled to 90 to the July before
night.
Conner Is alleged to have been a
member of a party that abducted
Morris Strauss, plumbing supply
dealer, from his home here on the
night Of July 8, and to have carried
him to a lonely spot in the suburbs
where he was flogged for Is minutes.
After two witnesses had testified
that Conner mas borne a good repu-
tation for truth and veracity and
for being an upright. law-abiding
citizen, the defense rested this morn
ing az 9:20 O'Clock. A recess was or
dered to permit the state to prepare
its introduction or rebuttal testi-
mony.
After Sterling p. Clark. former
sheriff, testified that Conner had en-
ioyed a good reputation he was
asked:
Would you say that he had a good
reputation if you knew that he won
$1,000 in a gambling gamer
Clark replied that he had never
heard of Conner's gambling.
+. Z. Pinex, former city police Of
ficer, was the other character wit
ness
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
LOCAL MANS
AUTO VICTIM
Fatally Injured BY
Backing Machine;
Driver Held

Leonardo Hernandez. "a. a chauf-
feur living at Seventeenth and
Taylor, died AZ his home late
Wednesday afternoon of injuries
sustained when a backing motor
truck ran over him in Victoria ad-
dition Tuesday night.
A coroner's inquest was held over
the body Wednesday night by Fred
kowalski. justice of the peace. Charg-
es have BEEN filed against Gustavo
Caballero, 26, who also lives in
Brownsville, the driver of the We
hicle.
5. M. Jester, district investigator,
went to the scene of the accident
and made an investigation.
The victim. in company with sew
eral companions, was riding in a
canton driven by Caballero, and fell
from the rear of the vehicle, Jester
said he learned. When informed that
the victim had fallen from the truck,
the driver told Jester, he started
backing the vehicle, the rear wheels
Of which passed over the victims
body.
Hernandez suffered an injury to
the spine, which was responsible for
his death, IL was said.
Following the accident the injured
rEan was taken to his home by his
companions in the canton that had
run over him.
The victim had been employed for
years BY the Mason Transfer COM
pany here, although not working for
that concern at the time Of the acci-
dent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
MISS ELDER
FLIES AGAIN
Girl Aviatrix and. Co.
Pilot Will Hop to
Paris Soon

MADRID. Oct. 27.-lP,-Ruth FL
der, American aviatrix. and her CO.
pilot, Captain George w. Haldeman
arrived here in a Junkers plane,
from Lisbon at 2:16 p. m.
The American fliers were met by
American Ambassador Ogden Ham
mond and the commanding officer Of
the Spanish aviation service.
After the reception she and Cap
tain Haldeman went to the American
embassy where they will be guests
until their expected departure for
France.
LISBON, Portugal. Oct. 27.-tP)-
Ruth Elder ard her co-pilos Of the
American Girl, Captain George W.
Haldeman, who left here for Madrid
at 1880 a. m. today by airplane,
will continue on to Paris and then
plan 70 board the steamship Maure-
tania for home, sailing Saturday.
Miss Elder whose visit to Lisbon
had been somewhat marred by an at
tack Of influenza which confined her
to her bed for some hours, yester-
day, was feeling better today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
FALL Deposited HUGE
SUM after Oil LEASE
Oil Settlement in
MeXiCOtObeFirSt
of Morrow

Solution OF the oil problem, which
has frightened relations between the
United States and Mexico, and a
complete agreement between TIE .wo
governments was seen Thursday,
when confidential dispatches arriving
in Brownsville from Mexico Gnnoun-
ced that one Of the first .hirs-s Am
bassador Dwight Morrow will take
up with President Gales will be the
oil quarrel.
The dispatches, which come from
sources very close to the Mexican
government, said that given the
diplomatic ability Of the new ambas-
sador, the affair will he settled satis-
factorily both to the Mexican gov
crnment and TO the White House.
Ambassador Morrow carries ample
power TO arrange the affair person
ally, without consulting the govern
ment at Washington, the dispatches
said. IL is known, according to the
message, that probably the very
first matter the ambassador will
take up will concern the difficulties
which have arisen between the Mex
lean government and oif companies
who have refused TO accept the new
oil legislation under the terms Of
Art. 2T.
The quarrel arose some time ago,
when American companies objected u
the retroactive clause in the article.
alleging that il was confiscatory in
its effect. Relations between the two
governments almost indicated n rup-
ture, and the general feeling for some
time has been delicate on this point
the dispatches said.
Ambassador Morrow will present
his credentials before President
Gales next Saturday at noon in the
national palace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
CAPTAINLOST
IS BELIEF OF
RESCUE CREW
More Than 500 Per-
ished in Sea Disaster,
Says Latest E sti-
mate

BAHIA, Brazil, Oct. 27.-(PD-Be-
lief that Captain Simon Gull, COM
mander Of the Italian steamship
Principessa Mafalda, perished with
his ship off the coast Of Brazil was
crew, who landed here today aboard
the rescue ship Mosella.
The crew Of the Mosella which res
cued about 100 persons from the
sinking Principessa Mafalda were Of
the opinion that more than 500 per-
sons perished also, but they were
without information as to number
rescued by other vessels at the
scene. Other advices placed the
number missing as low as 80, with
more than 1000 rescued by the half
dozen or more ships that sped to
the scene Of the sinking. Advices re-
ceived at Rio Janeiro placed the
number missing at 65 and the num-
her rescued at 1,170.
The Mosella, French steamship was
with the first rescue vessels to
reach a port after yeste rday's dra-
matte rescues, brought p members
Of the crew of the Mafalda. Al
though others picked up by the
ship were transferred to other YES
sells and are now enroute to Rio
Janeiro.
One officer, who had been picked
up from the sea, showed his watch
which had stopped at $500 p. m,
probably marking the exact time that
the Mafalda settled into the water
Tuesday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
San Benito Lets
Paving Contract


SAN BENITO, Oct. 27-Contraet
Tor the construction Of Is blocks Of
paving in San Benito on Palm Boule-
ward and the South Resaca drive. 70
complete the loop" around the Re-
SAGA and to provide a third branch
INTO San Benito from the State high
way, was let Wednesday night 10
Dodds and Wedegartner, local con-
tractors, by the city commission.
work on the paving will begin IN
about 80 days and Is to be complet-
Cd IN about four months. The nav
ing will be concrete, Uniform with
other paving in the city. Paving
work will cost about $4,000.
r.. l.. Gay was awarded 4 contract
for the piping Of the city hall for
natural gas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27

Smith MOVE
Former Com mittee e.
man Says Delegates
To Be Instructed

DALLAS. Texas, Oct. 27.-(P)-0p-
POSITION 10 proposals to send an IN
instructed delegation from this state
10 the democratic national conven-
tion and approval Of n delegation
which would be instructed 70 vote
against Governor Al Smith Of New
York, Governor Ritchie Of Maryland
and Senator Jim Reed Of Missouri,
was contained in a statement re-
leased here today by State Senator
Tom Love, former democratic ma
tionAl committeeman from Texas.
The statement charged that Smith
forces in New York have been claim
ing openly for sometime that Texas
would send an uninstructed delega-
tion 70 the national convention and
that. when needed. the New York
Governor could have thirty Of the
Texas forty votes. According 20 the
statement, the movement for an un-
instructed delegation in Texas is
part Of the political strategy Of the
Smith leaders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27

OF HARLINCEN
League Officials Re.
fuse to Throw Out
Grid Games

EDINBURG, Oct. 81. Charges
against the Harlingen high school of
using an ineligible player in games
against Mission and Brownsville
by members of the Valley inter-
early in the season were thrown out
scholastic league committee, in ses-
sion here Wednesday night.
The evidence in the case was not
sufficiently strong TO warrant any ac-
tion being taken regarding the out
come Of the two games, K. p. Ward,
chairman of the committee said.
superintendent Phipps. of the Har-
lingen school system, s.a,ed 20 the
meeting that he player in question
would be used in no further contests
in the Valley conference.
The player under discussion, Lewis
Farmer" Lawrence. quarterback OF
the team, was suspended from the
team by Mr.. Phipps several weeks
ago.
The protest was filed BY the Mis-
sion team following its defeats at
the hands Of the Cards in the sec
ond game Of the season. Brownsville
also was defeated by the Harlingen
team before the protest vas filed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
San Juan Street
Work is Started
Especial to The Herald.) y

SAN JUAN, Oct. 27.-Due 70 the
great demand for city lots in the city
OF San Juan OF late, the property
owners in the eastern and southern
portions or the city have prevailed
upon the mayor and the city council
70 grade cp the streets in those sec
tions in order that such property may
be placed on the market for residence
purposes.
The city has contracted with 7. Fl.
Loyett. local contractor, to do the
grading and work was started Tues
day Of this week. Heretofore, the
eastern and southern parts of the
town have been used for farm pur-
poses.
Two or three houses are being
planned for the eastern tract and
probably will be under way soon.
Some OF the acreage tracts will be
subdivided into city lots and placed
lon the msrkct st an early dsss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
ASK COURT TO
CHECK TRIAL
Millikin Case Again
Before Appeals
Body

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 27.-(P)-The
court Of criminal appeals, which or
dered the lunacy trial of Avery v.
Millikin, condemned as a slayer, at
Lockhart, was considering a defense
petition Thursday for mandamus to
compel District Judge NJ. c. JEFF
fiery 10 stop the trial for regularly
selected jury venire, recognize tran
script Of the trial testimony as Off
ciai, and admit testimony concern
ing Millikin prior to his conviction
November IL, 1926.
LOCKHART, Tex, Oct. 27.-tP)-
Condemned 10 electrocution, A. ".
Millikin wrote from the penitentiary
death cell to the Houston Press that
when a man is electrocuted, the
body ought to be cut up in l2 pieces,
picked in alcohol and a piece sent
70 each juror" the defense in his
sanity trial developed by a letter in
troduced Thursday as evidence.
Clarence CHM, attorney for Milli-
kin, convicted Of killing Mrs. Vir-
gina Petty. San Antonio. asked him
why he wrote such a letter.
Il think each juror should have a
souvenir" Millikin answered. He
was still under examination by the
defense when court recessed until
after noon. having testified some
seven hours since Wednesday after
noon.
Millikin said he is superstitious
about black cats, Friday the 18th. bee
hives and "hlonde headed people. I"
Murder us all the same" he said
whether a man Ia killed on the
street or in the electric chair
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Street Markers
Will Be Erected

SAN BENITo, Oct. 27.-street
signs. Of uniform lettering and size,
are to be erected throughout the city
Of San Benito, it was announced
Thursday by Mayor j. Scott Brown,
following the awarding of the con-
tract to I. A. Benitau of San Benito.
The plates are TO be of metal, bevel
edged. with black letters on a white
background. They will be four inch
es wide and Is inches long. and will
be placed at the top of wooden posts.
The contract price is 30 cents A sign.
Movement for the erection of uni
form name plates on all the city
streets was started by the Lions club
Of this city upon their organization.
IN the Lion program for municipal
improvement, and was later endorsed
by other civic organizations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Mission to Get
Store Building

MISSION, Oct. 27.-Construction
work on a new brick business build
ing here is to be started in the near
future, according to Strahle and
Ewers, owners Of the building.
They are having plans for the
building drawn now, with A. II. Wool
ridge as the architect.
The building will be of brick. 25
by IS feet, and will be on Lomita
boulevard. Construction will begin
about November i, and the building
will be occupied by the Valley Gas
company, this company being located
st present in the old City Drug Store
space. corner of Lomita and Tenth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Man Held AS
Liquor Runner

Bernabe Zuniga, Harlingen, eaptur-
ed at that place Tuesday morning on
liquor charge following a long
chase on the highway, was held 70
the federal grand jury under bond
Of $3.50 by +. X. Goodrich, United
States commissioner. following a pre-
liminary hearing Wednesday after
noon.
James r. Delaney, border patrol
inspector. testified the defendant
had a large quantity Of liquor in the
rear Of his car on the road outside
Harlingen early Tuesday. He refused
to heed a command to halt and fled.
the officer stated, avoiding the of
fetal four times by making ~ II
turns in the middle Of the road.
Delaney eventually ran his man
down in Harlingen and captured
him, he testified.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Valley Will Be
Host Bankers
.FyOmCOmUenHOn
125 Due to Reach This
City Friday; To
Make Tour

AS word came from Houston that
the American Bankers association
was concluding its sessions there
Thursday, and making preparations
for side trips, bankers Of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley completed prepa-
rations for the entertainment of 125
bankers who will reach the border
section Friday for an inspection Of
this section.
The committee in charge of handl-
ing the arrangements in the Valley
will meet the group here Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock, the bankers
coming direct to Brownsville by
train.
John r. Lomax Of San Benito,
chairman of the Valley committee,
said that all arrangements have been
made for entertainment of the bank
ers. Upon their arrival in Browns
vile Friday afternoon they will be
taken to Matamoros for a dinner as
guests of Valley bankers.
Saturday morning the party will
leave Brownsville at $3.50 on a tour
of the Valley. They will 20 through
San BenitQ, Harlingen and La Feria,
and will have lunch at the Mercedes
pumping plant.
In the afternoon they will continue
the tour of the Valley, visiting Wes-
laco, Donna, Alamo, Pharr, Sar
Juan, McAlIen and Mission, and in
specting the Sharyland orchard, with
dinner served at the Shary home
They will then 90 TO Edinburg. and
take the train there on the return
trip.
Y Those on the Valley committee in
addition to Mr.. Lomax are John
Shary, Mission; w. B. Sellers
Brownsville; Z. c. Couch, Weslaco;
A. Nix, McAllen; and A. Y. Baker
Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Prohibition Opposed
By Episcopal Clergy
Favor Modification As
Better Solution Of
Problem

NEW YORK, N. ", Oct. 27.-tF)-
twenty-five hundred clergymen of
the protestant Episcopal church in
the United States, by a vote Of al
most two to one, it is announced by
the Rev. DR.. Charles Livingston, a
member of the board of directors of
the national Episcopal church tenn
perance society, have recorded their
belief that prohibition is n failure as
a solution for intemperance.
A nationwide poll of the liquor
question conducted by the society
showed that the ministers, as indi-
viduals, voted prohigition a failure,
that il has had sufficient trial, that
the Volstead Act sholud be modified; !;
that the 18th amendment should be
repealed and that they were willing
to cooperate with the society TO Sc
cure more practical legislation in
the interest of true temperance
Half of 5000 rectors and curates who
were sent questionaires, voted in the
survey.
The protestant Episcopal church
is officially in favor Of law observ-
ance," said DR.. Livingston in making
public the results Of the survey
"but our survey shows that the
clergy as individuals are not in favor
of the Nolstead law.
"The answers from the South and
West average the same as those from
the East. They do not want the
saloons, but in the interest OF
morality they believe prohibition
ought to 90. Beer has been taken
away and distilled poison put in its
place.
When prohibition has been given
time to demonstrate what a fallacy
il is, its elimination will be easy az
well as lasting. The disgust with
the law was never so much in evil
dence as it is now. and it is not con-
fined to any particular section Of
the country, but il is nationwide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
MEAN UP THOSE premises.
Cleanup Notice
Brings Visitor

Mr.. and Mrs. +. ". Archer Of Ly-
ford are spending few hours N
brownsville Thursday. Mr. Archer
Il down in response to a notification
from the city Of the cleanup cam
raign is on. and 10 look after clean
ing property on Elizabeth street
which he owns.
Mr.. Archer will offer the city the
free use of a frontage of loo ieet,
ansr the Esipcopal church, IL il will
ne equipped as q playground Tor the
children Of the neighborhood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Flappey of Today Fails
To Suypass Aztec Maid

time. as compared with the one that
her American sister uses.
There was 9 special perfume for
the hair, one for the right shoulder,
one for the left. one for the bosom,
and special ones for the hands and
feet.
The modern application Of this
perfume habit viii be seen On the
opening night of the Valley fair,
when 500 society buds from Mission
TO Brownsville. will defile in torch
light procession. clad in Aztec cos
tunes, before thousands Of spec
tators of the Aztec pageant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Severe Earthquake
Reported in Japan

LONDON. Oct. 27.-tF-An Ex-
.hange Telegraph dispatch from
Tokvo says that serious earth
..ake Is reported 20 have taken place
- Niigata, seaport town at the
.gth Of the Shinano river about
VA miles northwest Of Tokyo. A
sen.iderabie movement was reported,
- 80 no casualties had been recorded
rh<n the dispatch was filed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
3 Persons Killed
In Train Accident

VIENNA. Austria, Oct. 27.-CPl-
Three persons we're killed and one
injured when a passenger train was
wrecked between Saraievo and Mos
tar, Jugo Slayia, yesterday.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch 10
London last night reported that 260
persons were killed when n passen-
ger train plunged over a precipice in
Jugo Slavia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
Former Illinois
Residents Assemble

PHARR. Oct. 27.-Former Raj.
dents Of Illinois were agSenhIi,.
here early Thursday for an alI-das
fichie' the annual gathering or the
club IN the Valley.
All brought lunch, and a general
SPREAD at noon was part Of the days
program with speaking scheduled.
ana some music 70 be furnished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Fair TO partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; not much change
in temperature. Light 70 moderate
easterly 10 southerly winds on the
west coast.
For East Texas: Fair tonight and
Friday. Light 10 moderate northeriy
10 easterly winds on the coast.
River Forecast
There will be very little change in
the river during the next few DAYS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27

HARLlNGEN, Oct. 2s.-The Am
erican flapper. particularly the
Valley one, "hasnt thing" on her
Aztec ancestor Of 500 years or more
ago.
Birger Ewing. In charge Of the
Aztec pageant for the Valley Mid
Winter Fair, November "a TO De-
eember /. has discovered, In his
ransaeking Of manuscripts and his
torieal documents. that milady
who swigged pulque before Em-
peror Moctexuma. used at least
five kinds Of perfumes ct the sans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-27
NEW UNIFORMS

McALLEN. Oct. 2T.-MeAllen Of
ficers. the first 10 meet the new or
der which the state demands for po-
lice. appeared Tuesday in their new
uniforms. giving a metropolitan air,
with their gray uniforms and near
caps.