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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
Miss Point Is0beP
One eOfFaUOYiteS at
Galveston Pageant

GALVESTON, Texas. May "a
Though Miss Point lsabel"-Miss
Bess Ennis of WcsIaco was
not among the prize winner
in the second int rna o n a !
pageant Of pulchritude. she won an
everlasting place in the hearts Of
the multitude who last night saw the
final features NJ the three-day event
and the selection of "Miss United
States" and the Beauty Queen Of
the Universe"
While Miss Point Isabel" won
neither Of these titles, she was in the
running until the final elimination
and was the popular fav0ritc Of the
crowd. With her coal black rair. beau
tiful figure and charming manner
she drew cheers and applause from
her first appearance Saturday until
the final curtain rung down on the
pageant last night. She was generally
conceded a sure winner.
Bursting forth on the audience in
the city auditorium last night. clad
first in a gown of white satin with
tulle embroidery. with marquisette
work. q red rose with long stem and
leaves ADDING the flNai tNAehs ANe
was chcered the entire time she was
in sight In the bathing suit ap-
pearance she drew more applause. A
white one-piece wool suit with "a pink
sash and tassel. white satin slippers
with rhinestone heels and red rose
in her hair made her defeat seem al-
most impossible.
But the popular saying last year
that Gentlemen prefer blondes" held
good last night 50 far as the judges
were concerned. and Miss Ennis lost
the titles. How she did so IL stiIl 4
mystery but the ways W beauty
Judges are notoriously strange.
The winner OF both major prizes.
Miss Dorothy Britton, Miss New
York" and Beauty Queen Of the
Universe" is blonde. with light
brown hair. light eyes and fair skin.
The winner ~ the Second prize.
Ada Williams, "Miss Florida" is TIE
perfect type Of blond beauty. blue
eyes. dimpled. with golden curis.
Like MISS Point Isabel" she was
very nopular with the public through
out the pageant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
BRITISH and
SOVIET SPLIT
IS FORECAST
Withdrawal of British
Minister From Mos
cow Expected to be
Ordered Thursday

LONDON, May Premier
Baldwin told the house of commons
today that Great Britain would term
mate her trade agreement with Rus
sia on Thursday and require with
drawal Of the trade delegation and
soviet mission from London unless
the house had expressed disapproval
Of this course.
The premier added that Great
Britain. II the house approved. would
also recall her minister
Premier Baldwin, answering a
question by J. T.. Clynes. lahorite.
this afternoon as To whether he
could now make full statement re-
gardlng the raid on soviet house and
the result ~ the search. replied "Yes,
SIR TO the accompaniment Of loud
conservative cheers.
The premier said that for many
months the police in collaboration
with the military authorities. have
been investigating the activities of a
group Of secret agents engaged ia an
attempt TO obtain highly confidential
document relating 10 the armed
forces Of Great Britain.
The premier said that from infor-
nation received and evidence OBJ
tanned a. a result Of these inveSti-
cations. Il became increasingly diff
ficult 10 resist the conclusion that
the agents were working in behalf Of
the soviet government and had OBJ
tanned their instructions from mem
bcrs Of the Russion trade drlepa
tions, who were working at soviet
house. VINO arranged for the con-
Neyance 10 Moscow of photographs or
copies Of the documents obtained.
Premier Baldwin continued that
these suspicious were confirmed
when early this year British sub
Jcct. employed by the air force. was
convicted Of stealing two such doe
uments. These documents were re-
covered and the individual was now
undergoing Imprisonment. The ident-
ity NJ the secret organization On be-
half AZ which this man had obtained
the documents and its connection
with q similar Russian organization
had been established.
The premier said further that a
document NJ official and highly con-
fidential character and ~ marked re-
GENTLY had been found IL be missing
and froS Information and document
any evidence. tt became clear II had
been conveyed 20 soviet house and
there reproduced by rrotostatic
process
During the raid on soviet house.
the premier said. q locked room was
fCnntinuei on mage twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

coming home from the movies and
other shows and Initiating dances
he mad seen a. music from the FAM
ly yirtrgla. One day Mrs. G Whit
lock. mother WI the two girls. came
home to find thirteen children cut
ting up" on her front lawn. The
were somersaulting and doing 9TH
er stunts of q tomboy nature and she
decided t0 turn the talent into other
channels Their taking up dancing
was thc result. That was in 1925.
Now they are known from one end
of the Valley 10 the other and fur
ther
n Teach Technique
Rcvie has made dep study or
dAr rlrg and understands her work
thoroughly She viii uot teach
dance routine hUt dance technique.
which is cars i6sre tie real founda
tign of dancing. Tine technical train
irr is aedr h-ilar- and N haa thHa
advantage over ralistnnrirs MuH
-settin~ -p~ everriEcs fhat it deFei-
ngs s- .-a1 E-ace 81 ne lna time
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ROxie WhitloCk of Brownsville, Age 13 is Most
Youthful Dancing Teacher in the United States

Brownsville sys claim 20 having
the most youthful teacher Of dancing
in the United States
knNie Mhitlurk. i3. has orened u
studio here. From ten ~ twelve
prospective pupils have stated their
intention ~ taking lessons from he-
and her classes have already opened
AZ her home 40 sos Adams Stgeet.
Sac r. equipped md furnished
one ot The rooms at her home ior n
studio With all the necessary para
Fhernalia for teaching dancing tech
niquc as she lfarucd i from Serecl
Aauroff by means If phonoEragh
record. and ether Instructions. Sha
has horizontal hars. vlctrola. rec
orts and other necessary material
for classroom work
Among her pupils viii be her
iEht-ycar-old sister. Margacri.e.
who also has danced fav Rrowusl iiie
and other Valley aldierees.
How they both got started on thr
art nf fl~einr is an intere4tfnr ii-
tle sIce.iEh.. Rosie had IL habit IT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

ercisc 50 tines. She still does il 30
RoNie will soon begin the study
WI three beautiful dances to bc pre-
senttd in the next rrixcll revue. She
has danced on many occasions
throughout The Valley during the
mast = months. She has lived IN
Brownsville ten years.
Her first appearance on the stage
was in November 1895 ir Joc rrix-
els revue for the benefit W. IN
cafuate Word Acad ms when she
did toe dance. She has studie
under Joe Crixell ~ BrnwnEvilie.
Since that time she has acquired "
large rcreFtaire of dance numbers
and y. Increasing II All the time.
Her sister. Marguerite. started &
month lafer. inspired - the first
sight al Roxie On the stage.
vaudeville contracts already have
Bees rr- 9rred hv the young dane
r-s hut their mother and Marinoft
consider them too young and thrv
VIII AIT another year or 80.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
Rich AREA IN
FLOOD'SPATH
Waters Pour Through
Levee Break Into
Sugar Bowl

NER ORLEANS. La. Nav 2I.-lPI
The last dry spot in the famous
Louisiana sugar bowl" an area APP
proXimately l50 miles north OF New
Orleans on the west bank M the
Mississippi threatened with im-
mediate inundatiun today through u
break IN the levce No NcCrca. ten
miles below Old river on the east
bank OF the Atchalafaya.
Two thousand men. augmented
early today by an additional th0us-
and. saw their work ~ for naught
when the pent-up waters ushcd
through at $3.50 d. m Parts of five
par>-hes were IN the new path OF
the flood
Nearly 1890 persons had been
evacuated from the area
Officials had estimated that y
break III NcCrea would affect $4,000
people flooding l.l4I000 acres OF
rich cane land between the Atchal-
faya and the western levccs Of the
Mississippi
No lives were lost when the
CrevasSe occurred ID was said
The break is expected To give the
floodwaters an outlet 20 five ad-
ditional parishes OF the sugar bowl. =
hut IL could not have found the flood
relief organization better prepared
for immediate functioning.
a large fleet of boats started res
cut work as the creyasse occurred
and other craft were held in read
mess for possible need
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

that il b. developing needed strong
muscles for dancing. This j. the
MArinoff method which Roxie viii
teach
Marinoff. writing w THE Satin
slipper" a monthly magazine pull
lished in Chicago on the progress
and activities OF dancing students.
says 81 RoNie that "she IA well on
her way 70 n brilliant dancing ca-
reer"
Roxit's love III the work has
prompted her 70 form classes II or
der that she may srerf most OF he~
time AZ the art. In her own work
she refuses ~ pass from one lessoa
to another until che has masterrI
every detail or the lesson she is IN
and is able a. repeat an exercise the
reQuircd Number ~ times. Her per-
scve4enee is illustrated br the fact
fha. ahr was able ~ repeat only ten
timrs. unpr hrr fi~st attempt. ar 81
rrriSe. walsh required 60 reretiticns
tut thaf She rortirueu he practice
u-tl she naa able 70 rsTcat the ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

By Naval Radio to The Herald
from U. 3. and Texas AgrlcaIturs
Departments

Primary destination ~ Texas
movement reported for Monday. May
1a:
Mixed Vegetables: 3 Chicago. 2 81.
Louis; each Jersey City, Little
Rock
Tomatoes; each Chicago. Detroit;
each Tulsa, Houston.
Green Corn: \ Dallas: 3 each St.
Louis. Kansas City: 2 each Houston.
Chicago. New York. each n.
Worth. Philadelphia. Hoboken, Wash
inrf0n
Watermrlors; Ft Worth 4.
M. ~. X. Shipping point information
rennrted for Monday. Nav 23;
Green Corn. Lower Rio Grande
VALLEY Points: Warm. partly cloudy,
Haulinga heavy. moderate wire in
nuir~. demand moderate. market
steady. Carloads and in mixed cars
III. ~ ". usual terms ton ice included
brEhel baskets Sl.i5-f25.
Tomatoes: Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley Points: Hauiings moderate. light
wire inquiry. demand moderate. mar
YET about steady Carloads and I'M
mixed cars \. ". ". usual terms. f0urp
turning unwrapped Sl.lO-1.25: lugs
Continued on page three-)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
Associated Press Dispatch to Herald
Brings First News Of |. c. c. Action
The Herald got il first.


The Associated Press dispatch to this newspaper,
from Washington, announcing the granting of the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Southern Pacific construction permits
reached the Herald office at 9 13 this morning.
Mayor "A. b. Cole, local attorney for the Southern
Pacific, informed.
Mayor Cole called up J. II. Tachet at Houston, gen
eral attorney for the Southern Pacific
Mr. Tallichet said the information from Brownsville
was the first he had had on the permit.
If the permit has been granted and there are 10
obstacles in the way We get onto the Brownsville con-
stluction without delay, Iallichet said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
FRENCH STILL
EXCITED over
AIRMANSFEAT
Lindbergh Firmly Es-
tablished as Idol of
Paris; Recipient of
Many Honors

PARIS. May Windows
were crushed in ~ the dense crowds
that came this afternoon tU catch !
glimpse of Captain Lindbcrgh as ne
entered the Hotel Ambassador for a
luncheon of the American Club.
When word Of this came 20 Percy
PtiXoto, president ~ the club. ho
took Captain Lindbergh and Ambas-
sador MyrOn IT. Herrick ID the bal
cony where Captain Lindbergh way
ed the French flag.
The crowd. delirious with JOY
cheered and cheered.
PARIS. May 24.-tP,-Captain
Charles A. Lindbergh Is firmly ~
tablished as an idol in France. To-
day. the third since he completed
his memorable air journey. the en-
thusiasm of ParisiAns showed IN
signs of waning, ana his natural
simplicity was making fresh friends
every hour
The universal spontaneous affec-
ton felt for him among all classes
and conditions az Frenchmcn n an
sulutely unique. mn honor. i. is felt.
can bc adequate "a express III. na-
tional admiration. His every action
is talked Of eagerly by the impres-
sionable Gallic people; he is sung
Of by popular bardS; L!ndbergh. "the
saga" is an every lin Primitive
bands consisting of violin, guitar and
concertiSo. re1dle songs written IN
his honor in every market place and
quare. the men warbliug the verses
through megaphones.
But the people are not satisfied
with talking and reading about the
hero; they want "a see him. and they
have had little opportunity thus far
ia his rapid trips from the Amcfi-
can embassy escorted Just like a
sovereign by secret service men II
was with the idea az satisfying this
popular desire hat the city council
fixed nn Thursday. which is Asccn-
sion day and a public holiday. for a
reception, so that as many as possi-
bic can get GLIMPSE Of him.
viii Meet Parisians
On that day. president Of the coun-
cil. the vice-prcs idFnts and officers
of the assembly. will "a III state ~
Continued on page two.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
JURY GETS MURDER CASE

los ANGELES. cal. May 70 ~
The case of Mrs. sarah Kerrick and
four Others charged with the murder
of Tom kerrick, film cowboy player.
lin Hollywood early IN April. was
given 90 the jury In superior court
here this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Mostly cloudy
and unsettled tonight and Wednes-
day. probably with local showers; /;
not much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight:
showers in east portion; cooler in
north portian; Wednesday cloudy
showers in southeast portion. cool
er except in southeast portion.
Moderate 20 fresh southcrly winds
on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24
Requests Both NJ P. and S. p. to
Start Construction in so DAYS


the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific rail
roads were authorized today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to proceed with all Of
the extensions which they had proposed in the
Brownsville area OF Texas.
Although the projects of the two railroads provide for
duplication facilities and although each Of the COM
panies had opposed the Of the other the
sion decided that sufficient traffic was in sight to maintain
all Of the mileage which proposed
The San Antonio Aransas Pass Company which i own
ed by the Southern Pacific therefore was permitted to
build from Harngen into Brownsville distance of 30 miles
at an estimated cost Of 81 590474
The Missouri Pacific. which the San Benito & Rio
Grande Valley Railroad permitted build two branches
to that system running eastward from Fernando and
the other extending eastward from San Beno % pont IN
Cameron county. Is miles distant
The principal object of the San branches will be to
the service to the agricultural territory while the
Southern Pacific extension will give that comnanv throuh
connection with the Rio Grande Railway al Brownsville
line directly into Point Isabel on the Gulf
opposition OF the Missouri Pacific to the Southern Pacific
pan the commission said had been based ON the expecta
loh that the Harrington Brownsville construction was mere
me 1orerunner Of an attempt to extend competing lines
throughout the territory
In authorizing the railroads to proceed the commission
equsteu te oah beto line to begin construction by July
ana complete the work before June 30 Of next year
AS 10 the HarlingenBrownsve extension the Aransas
Pass company ordered to begin construction within t
nays after It has trains operating into Harngen and to
complete the job within year after beginning
The Aransas Pass Company also was instructed " hold
It's construction to the which presented 70 the
IN the original application This restriction was
d down to prevent the Aansas Pass from paraeno foo
closely the lines Of the San Benito extensions
me southern Pacific proposes construct its Harngen
~ extension III an easerly direction from Harn-
gen about nine miles thence in a southeastar dia.;
ABOUT SIX miles and, finally in southery direction III
nIowisVlIe distance OF about fifteen miles making
total distance Of about thirty miles
ne sx-mle section will nearly parallel the existing line
of the Missouri Pacific distance Of abont seven l
ana le space between the lines will diminish toward Harln
gen and Brownsville respectively ~
Inc route as outlined in the first paragraphs was
considered AZ the hearing before Examiner Burnside ~
houston IN December Ii will require SURVEYS and nous III 80
10 determine the exactly w Nv p'
- surveyors have been in the field between Brownsville and
arhgen Tor the past ten days according 10 enonae IN
brownsville who have been supplying the Sonthern pc;t
men with great deal Of information concerning the
tory between the two cities ~ ~
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PERMIT ASSURES
GROWTH OF CITY

II congratulate Br0wnsville-
nothing s going to stop the growth
~ this city." declared ". IT. Bur
nett upon learning tihgt the south
ern Pacific had been granted its
permit 20 extend is line south 70
Brownsville
Mr. Burnett was associated with
the Southern Pacific efforts t1 en-
ter the Valley up 10 the time the
first permit was granted. and
therefore was greatly Interested in
the outcome Of the present applica-
tion.
Brownsville is certain tn her-
eft in every respect hE the coming
Of the Southern Pacific" declared
John G. Fernando. Brownsville
banker. today
"Thcrr are any number ~ things
which have heen held back await
irr the decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission" Mr. Fer
nandcr said 1T means tkat build
ings which have been oriv in the
contemplated state. VIII nov ma
tei ialize. New bus resses Cf va
rious tynes are certain ~ come.
Brownsville ~ building substantial
IS and il will continue to do So"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

me building Of the Southern Pa
ciiie from Harlingen toward Rrowng-
Fille indicates the early developmcnt
of scores M thousands w ncrts oF
irrigable and dry farm lands which
heretofore have been too Tar frorn
railroad tracks 70 permit the grow
ing OF the highly perishable crops
q the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Inc extension Of the Spiderweb ~
from San Benito, wv proposed bv tha
Missouri Pacific. will help material
ly m the development III the came
territory.
One Of the large tasks Of the
Southern Pacific In the construction
of its line from Harlingen w
brownsville will br the building IVY w
bridge across the Arroyo Colorado.
\ his bridge, by the wav. will be .he
oily one 10 be constructed in its ev-
tension south from Falfurrias. The
Southern Pacific is expected "a
cross the Arroyo Colorado nt " paint
about two miles southwest of Rio
Hondo
News of the decision of the Inter
state Commerce Commission was re-
ceived in Brownsville with enfhusins-
&c acclaim. "A telephone call tO the
city managers office Immediately
brought the fire engines onto the
street. and the stidcnt notes of the
fire sirens soon rose above the
shouts Of the crowd that collected on
Elizabeth street. Within half an
hour q line or flags began 10 appear
I'm Elizabeth street. and ty III o'clock
the city was col0rfuI with decora-
tl0ns.
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River Forecast.
The river will continue "a fall very
slowly.
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So A Day

Rents the Johnson Electric
Floor Polisher at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-24

w. H. Putegnat Hardware Co.
Brownsville, Texas
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Flood Present "a Hr. % Hr.
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
Evening star., 1927-04-04
DOZEN ARE BEATEN
IN MANY BRAWLS
Hospital Surgeons Are Kept Busy.
Two Policemen Are Attacked
Attempting Arrest.

Brawls over the weak end kept hos
pita1 surgeons busy and resulted in
one attack on police. More than a
dozen persons were cut and beaten.
George Simpson, colored, 2S years
old, 2419 + street. was treated at
Georgetown Hospital last night for
a bullet wound in the back. Po
licemen Staples and McNeill Of the
third precinct went TO 242S Snow
court in search of the man accused
of the shooting and failed TO find him,
but were attacked by others in the
house. They arrested Elmer and An.
ME Duckett, both colored, on charge
of disorderly conduct. In the melee
Frances Fletcher, colored, so. of 1929
Gales street northeast, fractured a
hip jumping from a second-story win.
dow. Dorothy Johnson, colored, 20
years old, 9t5 Twenty seventh street,
was shot in the eye in fight with
colored man on the street in front of
her home. She is at Episcopal Ear,
Eye and Throat Hospital and may
lose the eye.
Frank Guy, colofed, 81 years old 80
G street southwest, was attacked by
another colored man while he was
getting into his automobile. It re.
quired AZ stitches to close the wounds
he received.
Roland Holmes, coored, 3S years
old, SIS M street. charged he was
struck over the head with a. piece of
pipe by Catherine Butler I21 l. street
southwest, who is under arrest.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
EXPERT TO STUDY
RAIL DEvEL0PM ENT
w. D. Hudson Coming Back Next
Week to Examine Freight
Terminal Facilities.

w. d. Hudson, one of the out-of
town experts who have been working
with the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission since it's crea-
tion last year on the task of prepar-
ing a comprehensive plan for the fu-
ture development of the city, will re-
turn to Washington again this week
to continue studying railroad terml-
nal facilities.
Each of the experts aiding the COM
mission is delving into some specific
pnase os SIt2re development, and the
work of Mr.. Hudson is to prepare a
report on existing railroad facilities,
particularly freight terminals. Mr..
Hudson has made several previous
trips to Washington on preliminary
studies and is expected to have his
report ready for the commission at
it's monthly meeting on April 22.
The information and recommends
ton being prepared by these experts
does not mean that there is an imme-
date problem awaiting decision with
regard to railroad terminals, but is
to be used by the commission in for
mulating it's comprehensive plan
which is to serve as a guide when
ever future developments along any
particular line are to be undertaken.
On one of his previous trips Mr..
Hudson gave the commission the
benefit of his knowledge on the rela-
ton that railroad facilities bear to
market sites. The commission used
some of this information in the re-
ports it adopted last Fall on proposed
locations for the new Farmers
Market.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
NEWSPRINT AWARD
ATTACKED BY B. & 0.
Railroad Files Brief Opposing
Ek Finding of Interstate Com
merce Commission Man.

Attacking the finding Of an exam
iner for the Interstate Commerce
Commission on the reasonability of
rates on newsprint paper from pro.
0ncing points to Washington and the
award Of Feparation recommended by
the commissioner. the Baltimore &
Chic Railroad, defendant i'm the news
print case which has been before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
two years, said in brief filed today
that an award Of damages is not
justified and that the record does not
establish q basis for determining the
fact of damage.
The case involves a number Of daily
newspapers published in Washington
snd Baltimore attacking the rea-
sonability Of freight rates on news
print paper from producing points in
Canada and New England TO Wash
ington.
The brief filed today for the Balti-
more K Ohio contends that while the
commission found the rates assailed
from points Of origin TO Washington
were unreasonable, the finding was
actually one of relative unreasonable
ness, for the rates 10 Washington were
held unreasonable only as compared
with the rates to Baltimore. The brief
further pointed out that this finding
Is not a case for the granting Of
reparatlon and the examiner should
have recommended that on The basis
ot the evidence an award of damages
u not justified.