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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07

ny Naval Radio to- The Herald
from u. y. and Texas Agriculture
Departments

Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported for Wednesday, April
III:
Cabbage: Alabama IA, Florida Al.
Louisiana ", New York NJ, n. Caro-
lima 45, Texas 56, total ". 8. IS6
cars. Unreported April 5-Alabama
5, Central California 1, Louisiana 2.
Texas 8. Total Is ears.
Green Beans: Florida 30, Texas 19
freight y express. total U. q. 63 cars.
Onions: Texas 1870. total w. y. 15y
cars.
Potatoes: Colorado 80. Florida I0l.
Idaho a.. Maine 100, Michigan gS.
Minnesota SO. New York Is, Texas
81, Washington so, Wisconsin 80, to-
tai u s. SIP ears. Cuba 4. Unreport-
ed April 5-Florida i.
Primary destinations or Texas
movement reported T0r WedHes-
day, April G:
Cabbage: St. Louis IL. a Little
Rock. Parsons; . each It, WORTH
Minneapolis, 2 each Houston. Des
Moines. Cleveland, Valley Junction.
Continued on page five.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
WATER BOARD
VOTES CHANGE
Election To Be Called
On Drainage Bond
Issue

The board Of directors Of the Cam
eron county water Improvement dis
trict No. (El Jardin) has voted 10
provement district.
A petition with the required num-
ber Of signatures was received by the
district and when a resolution, now
being drawn up, has been published
for Is days the board will be able
20 90 ahead and call for $600,000
drainage bond election.
If the bonds are voted under Sec
tion 5. Article Is. they will be sold
20 the Trinity Farms Company Of
WaXahachie. Texas. under the same
terms a. the bonds recently voted
By the district as a water improve
ment district. This agreement was
included in the contract let TO this
company for the districts drainage
work.
In case the bond issue does not
carry az the election 20 be called as a
water control and Improvement dis
trict il viii not affect the bond issue
voted recently and drainage work Will
continue. If the bond issue does
carry al the election soon 20 be called
IL will not affect the county's bond
ing capacity and the county can is
sue more bonds out Of a $4,000. .000
issue voted in January. With FL Jar
din district making the change X 4
believed the county will be able to
issue 81 ,00o. COO in road bonds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
STORM CAUSES
HEAVY DAMAGE
Four Counties i'm Cen.
tral Texas Sustain
Heavy Loss

TYLER, Texas. April 7.--(R,-The
destructive rain and hail storm Of
yesterday inflicted heavy damage In
sections OF Smith, Wood. Harrison,
Cherokee, and Franklin counties, re-
ports coming in indicated.
Some estimates placed the dam
age to property and crops as high
as S2.000,000. Tomato crops were
damaged heavily, some entire fields
being destroyed.
The center OF the storm apparently
was in the fruit and berry section
Of Smith county. Strawberries Just
ready TO harvest. nursery stock, gar
den truck. and fruit trees bore the
brunt of the storm.
Roofs were riddled with hail,
which was two inches in diameter
and some small houses were blown
from their blocks.
Mineola reported $4,000 damage
in the business district. caused by
flooding buildings and damages
stock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
WILLACY MAN
WILL LOSE ARM

RAYMONDVILE. Tex. Apr. T.--
Roberto Gonzales, u ranchman about
SO years Of age. lost his right arm aB
the result Of an attempt or ranch
men Ia surround a wild bull on tho
La Jarra ranch. and kill him for mar
ket bv shooting him.
One of the shots. which was from w
40 caIiber rarbine, struck Gonzales
under the right arm. severinR the mr.
terry. He was put in " truck and
rushed 10 the Raymondville hos
pital. where he received medical at
tentiOn. Wednesday afternoon, gan
creme set in, and il became necessary
70 amputate the arm. which waH
taken Off at the joint. Gonzales iB
now getting along very well, phyHi-
clans report
The bull wus "A product or the jun
giles on La Jarra ranch, and was 90
wild that IL was impossible to ap-
proach him to lasso him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
CITY HALTS
POWER Line
Injunction Is Sought
To Prevent Con-
nection Here

The City Of Brownsville has Sc
cured n writ of injunction restrain
ing the Central Light & Power
Company from running its lines
within the city limits in alleged vio-
lation az the city charter.
The law firm Of Seabury, George
mad Taylor, ting for the city. Sc
cured the writ from Judge a. NJ
Kent Of the l03rd judicial district
court. TO halt the work of a con-
struction gang which is alleged to
have been putting up a line TO con-
meet the company's out of-town line
with the ice plant belonging TO Il. in
Brownsville. VI. A. Putegnat. man
ager Of the ice plant, IA named with
the company.
The petition for an Injunction
states that several years ago the
company constructed a line through
the limits Of Brownsville to furnish
Matamoros with light and power.
The line enters in the northwestern
part Of the city and crosses the
river near the pumping plant.
More recently. says the petition, a
line was constructed from q point
near the city limits on Coma street
easterly TO the city limits. along
the Ramireno road to n point north
Of n large resaca. then in southerly
direction near the Rio Grande, then
easterly and southerly to a point
near the international bridge. along
the railroad right Of way 70 q point
within $50 feet Of the ice plant.
The request for a restraining or
der stated that only the city had
the charter right to furnish light
and power 10 users within the Cit
limits. that the ice plant used $3.50
worth of lirht and power = month
and that this was n desirable reve-
nue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
SOVIET FILES
Profession
PEKINC RAIDS
Chinese Say Evidence
Secured that Soviets
Were i'm Anti-Gov-
ernment Plot

PEKING, China, Apr 7.-tP)-Sev-
erance of relations between Peking
and Moscow was regarded as prob
able in many quarters today, as a
consequence Of yesterdays raid on
several buildings near the Soviet en-
bassy in Peking.
Authorities of the allied northern
armies. stated that the raid produced
overwhelming evidence that the
soviet union was deeply involved in
plots TO overthrow law and order in
north China.
SHANGHAI. Apr. T.-tPl-The So
Wet consul general, Wilhelm r. Linde
today called on the Norwegian consul
general as dean of the consular corps
here, and announced that if the So
Wet consulate in Shanghai was raided
as were the buildings attached to the
embassy in Peking yesterday he
would hold the consular body respon-
sible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07

EXPRESS CAR
Force Messenger To
Open Safe; Escape
With $4,000

CHICAGO, April 7.-(Pl-Two
armed men, their faces shadowed BY
closely drawn caps and partly COW
cred by black netting masks, last
night robbed the express car of a
Chicago and Alton Limited of cash
and valuables variously estimated
from S2,400 to $4,000 as the train
sped between Polier and Chicago
A. A. Gotthoff, the express. mes
senger, told police that there was
$4,000 or more in cash, drafts and
bonds in the safe. Express company
officials declined to estimate the
amount obtained.
The robbers boarded the train at
Joliet, the last stop before Chicago.
They entered the combination smok-
ing-eXpress ear and trussed and
gagged Gotthoff, and the conductor,
James Connery.
Cotthoff was forced at a revolv-
er's point to reveal the combination
of the express company safe. Frank
Wenglass, dining car employe, and
George Mitchell, a negro porter, en-
tered the car while the robbery was
in progress. and were overpowered
bound gagged and placed on the
floor with Gotthoff and Connery.
The robbery apparently was care.
fully planned. A signal wire on the
railroad five miles out of Joliet had
been cut. causing the slowing dowr
of the train TO permit the robbers tc
escape. Delay in opening the safe
however, compelled the robbers 4
alter their plans. Seeing the tracks
clear, the engineer proceeded, not
slowing down again until the trair
was inside the Chicago limits
The men leaped to the ground al
different grade crossings and es
caped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
new BUILDING
FOR HARLINCEN

HARLINGEN. Tex. Apr. Com
tract will be awarded tomorrow. II
bids are satisfactory. on the two
story business building here of Mrs.
CapitDla Smith, according to X. w.
MuIhausen. architect on the building.
The structure il 10 occupy the
triangular piece Of property on which
the frame building Of Bobo's garage
now stands.
II will ne 81 by i2s feet. Of face
brick, in Spanish style Of architec-
ture. The lower floor will be occu-
pied NV u service station and garage,
and the second floor BY offices and
apartments.
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Wife
WHOPLANNED
TOLEAVE
Two Friends Aiding
Her Escape Also
Victims; Bodies Are
Found in River

BLUE FIELD, w. Va. April T.
Rp-Henry Griffith, 40. Of Richards.
Va, was in Russell county. Virginia.
jail at Lebanon today while police
were checking his alleged confession
that a nocturnal flight planned by
his wife and two friends drove him
TO triple Staying.
Sheriff Harry M. Couch of Rus
sell county said that Griffith, faith
er Of eight children. had confessed
10 the Staying Of his wife, Mrs.
tMollie Griffith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew IgwsUn. or Richards and
formerly Of Jelsco. Tenn. friends
with whom she had planned 70 leave
the vicinity.
The bodies of the three were
found in Clinch river, three miles
from Swords Greek. Va. Tuesday
afternoon and remained unidcnti-
fled until Sunday when they were
taken to Lebanon and he identified
them. He confessed that az 2 o'clock
on the morning Of March 27. he had
shot them and thrown the bodies in
the river.
Griffith's story as told by the
sheriff was that three wthks ago.
Griffith's wife left her home after
they had quarreled and that Griffith
later learned she was staying with
the Lawsons.
Griffith told the sheriff he had
found out that the three were pre-
pairing to leave the neighborhood at
night and set out in search OF tnem.
He was said to have related that he
met the victims twelve miles from
his home along the railroad tracks
on bluff overlooking Clinch river
and asked his wife 70 return home
with him. Her refusal, the alleged
confession said, was supplemented by
the statement from Lawson that she
would not return.
Sheriff Couch said Griffith told
him he then shot Lawson who ran
and fell down over the bluff 20 the
river, and that Griffith had turned
10 the women. dragging them 20 the
bluff and throwing them into tho
stream
When they were discovered Tues
day, a bullet wound was found I'm
each Of the bodies.
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REPORT AMERICAN
KILLED IN MEXICO

NOGALES. Ariz., Apr. 7.-tFl--
Fred Combs. 57. an American con-
nected with the In Dura Mining Com
pany az In Dura. Mexico. was MUIR
dered Saturday while enroute from
Esperanza, railway station. 10 La
Dura in his automobile, according 10
dispatches received here today.
A Chinese cook with him also was
slain. the dispatch states, adding that
the murder IN attributed 20 Mexican
bandits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
FINISH DERRICK
FOR new BRIDGE

The derrick which will be used
for driving piling for the false
work or temporary pier 20 be thrown
across the Rio Grandc for use II
constructing the new international
bridge, has been completed.
The derrick, which has just been
finished. has been pulled around and
cut OF the way In order 70 provide
room for the construction Of a
second derrick. The first derrick
viii handle not only the driving Of
piling but also steel. The second der
rick. construction OF which il to
start immediately. will handle the
concrete work
Garrett Fraser engineer for the
Puget Sound Bridge a Dredging
Ccmnanv. which has the ccntract for
construction OF the bridge here. j.
having tonight for the East.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
BORCER STARTS
REAL CLEANUP

BoRGER, Texas. April 7.-tPl--
Sixty persons are in Jail, only one
of them on a whiskey charge, 26o
slot machines have been confiscated,
and a number Of yagrant women, es-
timated at aboet zoo. have been
given notice 20 leave town BY .
o'clock tonight. as a result of the
cleanup instituted last night by
rangers and city police. All dance
halls have been closed.
Adiutant General Robertson and
Boyd Gatewood. Governor Moody :
secretary had not arrived N bcrger
at e.sO 4. m. The Berger Chamber
Of Commerce has sent telegram
20 Governor Moody protesting
awrirst any establishment OF mar
sial law here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
Claims lion Truck With
2-TOn Load Violates LdaU

tended that he paid license for a
one-ton truck. and that he violated
the law in carrying d tw0-ton load
on the truck. They insisted that il
the truck was used 70 carry loads
OF two tons. that the owner should
pay a license for a two-ton truck.
since two-ton trucks were required
to furnish more money toward
maintenance Of roads
The argument waxed heavy be-
tween the two, while crowds gath
eerd. the argument being still un-
settled.
Officers claim than many per-
sons are carrying much in excess
OF the limit on trucks. thus violat-
ing the spirit Of the law.
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NETHERLANDS MINISTER
AUTHORIZED SEARCH

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Apr. IL
Authorization for the search by
Chinese local authorities Of certain
private properties, " Of the Dahl Bank
and the Chinese Eastern Railway. ad-
jacent 10 the Russian embassy in
Peking diplomatic quarters, was
granted by the Netherland minister
as the senior diplomat. American
Minister MacMurray reported today
TO the state department.
I'm the course of the raid the Chi.
Continue on Page twn,)
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC
OFFICIALS In CITY

II. VI. Lull. executive vice-president
Of the Southern Pacific Lines, accom-
panied by J.. n. Tallichet. general
counsel for the Southern Pacific. arr
rived In Brownsville this morning on
business IN connection with the rail-
read. They arrived at Edinburg yes
terday. making the trip TO Browns
Vile by auto this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
SAN ANGELO BANS
CARNIVAL SHOWS

SAN ANGELO, Texas. April T.
pPl-The San Angelo city commits
sion BY ordinance has prohibited
the exhibition OF carnival shows
within the corporate limits and has
provided a penalty Of fine not ex-
ceeding 500 for each days. viola
ton.
The fact that carnival shows are
degrading and injurious 10 the
heath and morals Of the citizens,
created an emergency the commits
sion held. in invoking the emergency
clause that makes the ordinance ef-
fective Immediately.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
Mayors Case May Not be
Settled Before IeymEndS

piration Of the term Of office Is
being asked in view OF the fact
that the halfway mark OF the
term was reached and passed
early this month.
The dispute arose over the cleo
tion in April. 1926. when J. Z
Haynes. mayor at that time and
candidate for reelection. was re-
ported defeated on the face OF
the returns by j. q. Jones. who
opposed him. Haynes has never
given up the office, however. and
the case has dragged through the
court on Jones' contest for nors
than a year. with no actfeu yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
HEAD OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS Is COMING
fSpeciai to The Herald.l

HARLINGEN, Tex. Apr. Mrs.
Martha Robertson Of San Antonio.
president Of the Texas Federation Of
Business and Professional Women,
will visit the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley the latter part of this month, II
IL announced here By members Of the
HarlingeR club engaged In preparing
tonight's banquet at which il is in
tended 10 form a Valley federation.
Mrs. Robertson is expected to visit
the Valley probably after the conclu-
sion Of the state meeting on April
27. The trip 20 this section will be
made BY automobile. She has many
friends In the Valley and is expected
to viist them on her trip here.
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Mrs. Nunez Dies
At Raymondville

KAfMONDVILE, Tex, Apr. 7.-Ig-
nEcia G. Nunez. widow Of Tomas Nu-
nez and mother Of Benancio and Jose
Nunez, who with Inocencio Gonzales
were killed in ambush west OF Ray
mondville the sixth Of last Septem-
her, died in Raymondville at her
home Thursday morning at about
o'clock. Mrs. Nunez had been i'll
only a short time.
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NEW DEPUTY GAME WARDEN

NERO EnES. Tex, Apr. Charles
&. jones Of Austin. recently appoint
ed deputy game. fish and oyster COM
missioner for Hidalro and Starr
counties. has arrived here. and will
have his headquarters in this city.
Jones will leave his family Ia Aus
tin until the close Of the present
school term. and will then move here.
and make his homo in this CITY.
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WESLACO. Tex. Apr 7.-W Wheth-
er an overloaded truck IL q matter
for the humane society 10 deal
with, or for the officers of the
law was much debated here recent
ly when a farmer near Weslaco
was apprehended for carrying a
two-t0n load on a one-ton truck.
The farmer contended that the
hlmane society may rightfully OBJ
ject 20 putting n twO-ton load On
one-ton horse. but claimed that the
load that he put on his truck was
his own private business, and that
the law had nothing 20 do with it.
The law on the other hand con-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07

MERCEDES. Tsx.. April t.
Whether the now famous mayors
case" Of Mercedes will be set
tied before the expiration Of the
term OF office over which the dis
pute arose Is a question which Is
being asked by Mercedes people.
Last week the mayors case was
set for trial. and was again con-
tinued. for about the eighth time.
Ii N scheduled 10 come up again
either Friday OF this week. or FRI
dav Of next week.
The question as 70 whether the
c.Se win he settled before the eN-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
Russia-C China Rupture Threatens
Discovery of Rabies Starts
Anti-DOg Campaign in City

The city
dogs it Commissioner Hpp
streets and sanitary
Two or more men will be put to work getting all dogs off
the
that they tied and
The decision for antdog follows
from Austin that
found in the head of Saturday
X K Mickle of Olmo Mrs Micks bitten The hand
Mrs Mike left last night
teur Institute. She accompanied by relatives
The discovery Of this
have found its other
that the be without said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
Man Can Recall OnIy
FiUe Marriages; He Is
Credited With Twenty

NEW YORK, April 7.-George
Schultz, 81 year old shoemaker
insists he carr not recall more
than five marriages. but the
police credit him wi ht20 or
more.
He will do no more marrying
for 2l-2 years at least. having
been sent 70 Sing Sing for
larceny from one bride.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-07
Kelly Appointed
Elsa Postmaster

WASHINGTON. n. C.. Apr IT,
Samuel p. Kelly of Weslaco has been
named postmaster al Elsa. Hidalg0
county, Texas The establishment
II the new office was announced BY
the Pos:offiee department. Wedaes-
day.
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River Forecast
The river viii continue 10 fall very
slowly IN its lower portion, and re-
main practically stationary else
whsre.
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EDINBURG wins
OPENING GAME
Especial 70 The Herald.)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Apr. r.
Although the Edinburg Bobcats got
only two hits off Rankin they made
the pair OF blows and two Corpus
Christi errors count for four runs to
beat the Seahawks, 20 2. II was the
opening game of the Texas Valley
League for both clubs.
They play two more games here.
Score: X. "a. u.
Edinburg ....... a 2 ?
Corpus Christi ....-...-. 2
Batteries: Garrison and Price;
Rankin and Keller.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Fair to partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; not much
change in temperature. Moderate TO
fresh southerly winds on the west
coast.
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NOTICE!
FARMERS

Fe have a large stock of wire
potato baskets.
w. III. Putegnat Hardware Co.
Brownsville, Texas
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Daily River Bulletin

Flood Present II Hr. q Hr.
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
IS MADE.
FOR RELEASE OF
DE LA HUERTA

Ell PASO, May 20. P)-Bond for
Adolfo de la Huerta, former Mexican
provisional president, and three Of
his confederates charged with at
tempts to Smuggle arms and ammu
milton into Mexico, today was pre-
pared by United States Commissioner
A. j. W. Schmidt for transmission to
the United States commissioner at
Tucson. Ariz. T. KyriacopuloS and
E. L. Forti are named as sureties on
the bonds, which aggregate $4,000.
The bonds are for Francisco Ferris,
De La Huerta and Francisco Gayou.
Both the latter are under arrest in
Tucson and De La Huerta and AL
fonso Gomez Morentin are named in
charges filed by the department of
justice agent.
The bonds are for $4,000 each. The
bonds which Schmidt prepared will be
transmitted to the United States
commissioner at Tucson and call for
the appearance of Gayou and Ferris
before the commissioner there on
June 3.
The bonds for De La Huerta and
Morentin we're to be transmitted to
Los Angeles, and call for their ap-
pearance before the United States
district court at that place. The
bonds, Schmidt explained, are simply
for the approval of the commissioner
at Tucson. In the event federal au-
thorities at Tucson and Los Angeles
approve the bonds, the defendants
will be released until their hearing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21

Are you one of those unfortunates
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sleep?
You may have tried many things
without relief. Why not try S.S.S.?
For more than 100 years it has been
giving relief in thousands of cases,
as testified to in unsolicited letters
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'I suffered from rheumatism for
good many years. At times my
'oints would swell so, couldn't walk.
I tried most everything. Went to
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to. try S.S.S. took a course. In a
short time the rheumatism pains
entirely left me. 1 also had, break
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-21
LEGAL NOTICES.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
AT Phoenix, AriOzna-State of Arizona
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Arizona, under the provisions
of the Act of Congress, approved June
20, 1910, (36 Stats, 550 has filed in
this office it's indemnity school land
reflections, applying to select, as in
demnity, the lands described as fol-
lows:
List No. 4470. Serial No. 06O672:-In
T. 19S,, R. 25E.; VIZ aSEA; SEA SEA
Section IA; NE14 NEA Section %; N1A
N1A Section %.
List No. 4474, Serial No. 060898:-In
T. las, r. 23E.: S1a SA Section S.
Cali in G & S R B & M
During the five weeks period of pub
lication of this notice or any time
thereafter, and before final approval
and certification, this office will re-
ceive protests or contests as to any of
the tracts applied for and transmit
the same to the General Land Office.
Dated at Phoenix. Arizona, April II,
1927
H. A. MORGAN, Register.
First publication April 81. 1927.