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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
COMPANY
TOPAY Bills
Tank Blowup Victims
AT Pittsburg to be
Compensated

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 19.-fP)-
A policy Of square dealing without
clubbing" 70 sufferers Of the gas
tank explosion last Monday in which
more than twenty persons were kill
ed and hundreds of others injured
was announced today BY A. w.
Robertson, president Of the Equitable
Gas company Of the ill-fated tank.
Without waiting until legal re-
ports for the catastrophe had been
fixed. Robertson said the company
decided 20 meet the most pressing
needs Of the sufferers nab asis
Of humanity. The progra mincludes
immediate payment Of all hospital
bills of those injured, repairs TO
homes and tenants and an offer 70
meet claims for personal injuries or
loss Of life.
The decision to take I immediate
steps toward extending financial aid
70 victims of the blast, Robertson
said, was made at a meeting of ex-
eeutives Of the company after full
consideration Of the subject. "A suf-
ficicnt sum-" was available for the
work, Robertson added although he
declined 10 name the amount.
"Our eyes tell us Of the suffering
and our hearts respond 10 the urg-
ency for immediate help for those
unfortunates." Robertson said when
We decided that the thing TO do is to
help the sufferers without delay"
The Equitable head said the ques-
tion Of meeting damages that may
be claimed by large corporations
through losses suffered BY the ex-
plosion could wait until the question
Of liability should be determined.
but that the company had decided
their present course was one Of hu-
manity rather than liability. He add
Cd that the staff of the public utility
concern was well equipped to an
alyzc any phase Of the situation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
DIVIDE GALS
TALK Ways
Some Say Draft, 9th
ers 70; Many Want
Race i'm 1892

WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. 49,
Rp-As the time approaches for the
opening Of the primary election cam
paigns the signs point 70 = division
into three groups which presume 20
interpret President Co0lidge's Black
Hills statement that he does not
choose 60 run for reelection next
year.
All Of the groups contend that Mr..
Coolidge meant that he desires Co
leave the White House on March 4,
1929, but nc that point agreement
ends and speculation begins, in the
absence of any authorized indica-
tions from the president as 10 what
he thinks about the agitation which
his announcement has caused
throughou the country.
The first group believes that while
Mr.. Coolidge's personal wish iE co re-
tire. he can and will be obliged TO ac-
cept the nomination il IL il rendered
him.
The second believes that he has
taken himself definitely out OF the
race and at some time will 80 reveal
his position.
The third believes he will not nm
der any circumstance. be a candidate
next year, but may, after four year
rest. accept. the nomination in 1922
il there is demand for him then.
Meanwhile, there seems to be NO
single topic which SO much interests
the White House callers. politicians
and the public. Virtually no man,
whether he is Of important or unim-
portant station ~ permitted 10 leave
the White House without subjecting
himself to efforts by newspaper men
10 draw him out on the political situ-
alton which has arisen from the
presidents statement. Most OF them
decline 70 comment. &c least for pub
lication, and there divide themselves
ino the three groups mntioned-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20

Gently BY the First Baptist church Of
Fort Worth, over which DIR. r. II.
Scarborough, president Of the South
western Baptist theological sem
mary. DIR. s. P. Brooks. president Of
Baylor University, and ether leaders
Of the convention will give their
views" on what they call Morris
and Misrepresentation"
Whether the convention took into
account the fact that Rev. Mr. Nor
ris hclds lease on the radio sta
ticn and may use the mir ms his
conscience dictates Is not known.
However, the action Of the conven-
ticn was met with favor BY the Bap-
tist Church pastor.
RI wouldn't take $4,000 for this
acticn," Rev. Mr.. Norris said. when
my good brethren sign off, then Ill
sign ON and reply In detail,p he said.
The pastor said he had lifted al
libel Law bars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
BIG STORAGE,
ICE PLANTI IS
TALKED HERE

Plans for the erection Of an ice
and cold storage plant here, 20 cost
not less than $250,000, were revealed
when Frank c. Ludden, manager
Of the Central Power a. Light COM
pany, appeared before the city COM
mission asking information concern
ing power rates for such q project.
1t is the plan Of his company to
build the plant in or near Browns
vile on the Southern Pacific line, Mr..
Ludden told the meeting, at which
he requested the same rate be ex-
tended his company that the COM
pany is extending the Pacific Fruit
Exprss company, for the operation Of
a similar plant at Edinburg, and
which the city OF Harlingen is ex-
tending his company for the opera
tion Of another plant there.
A special meeting of the city COM
missioners will be held Monday morn
ing, at which an answer will be igven
Mr.. Ludden, Mayor A. b. Cole said
Saturday.
The rate asked by the company Is
slightly lower than that usually ac-
corded By this city for the use of a
said, but under the existing circum-
the request would be sound business
policy.
Under present conditions the rate
asked would still leave the city a mar
gin OF profit, and with the installa-
tion Of gas TO take place IN the near
future, and the new boiler and tur-
bine the plant il installing, this mar
gin will be increased to a certain ex-
tent, Mr.. Cole stated.
In his talk with the commissioners
Ludden requested that an immediate
answer be given his proposal, as the
company is anxious to begin work on
the proposed plant Immediately in
order that il may be completed with
in the next four months.
The plan would be started with a
40-ton ice capacity daily, under the
present plan. and this could be i'm
creased later IL such an increase
were justified. Mr.. Ludden said.
Ice for refrigerating all Southern
Pacific fruit and vegetable cars leav-
ing this section of the Valley would
be provided by the plant, as well as
cold storage space for use Of the
fruit dealers and merchants Of this
section.
Mr.. Ludden makes his headquarters
in San Benito, and will return here
Monday to get an answer TO the pro-
poshl submitted to the commissioners
Friday.
A mass of routine business faced
the city fathers when they went into
session Friday. outstanding among
which was a public hearing in the
matter Of paving jefferson street
from Washington park to the high
wny. The hearing was closed after
several witnesses had been heard.
and actual work of paving che
stretch OF street is expected 70 be
started in the near future.
The city Is expected to turn its
attention TO paving Seventh street
as the next part Of the program, it
was indicated by members Of the
commission following the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
Blast Pittsburg
BIackmaiI Plot

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 1s.-(R)-
A plot TO blackmail the Thaw fam
ily reached the end Of its trail to-
day with a confession by Frederick
g. Wipf, 40, former manager or a
Pittsburghbaking plant, that he beat
. maid In the hcme Of Mrs. William
Thaw Jr.. and later sent a letter to
hear threatening further xinlence to
other members of the household un-
less $500 was Forthcoming.
Wipf who said he was a native of
Switzerland and a former German
spy. admitted responsibility for the
fantastic extortion plot, detectives
said after he was identified by the
maid as the man who attacked her.
He was aaid 70 have declared he
wanted the money 10 return to his
wife in Switzerland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
LOCAL YOUTH
IS ASSAULTED
Beaten by Group of
Men AS He Enters
Home Here

George Lockard, % years old,
clerk for the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, and prominent in the Epworth
League of the Methodist church. was
assaulted by three men, one Of whom
had a gun. as he entered the drive
way Of his home on st. Francis
street, West Brownsville. about 10
o'clock Saturday night, he reported
TO police.
Several deep rashes were inflict-
ed about the head and face, and he
was severely bruised about the body,
by one Of the three men, he stated,
and both headlights Of the autod-
mobile he was driving were shot out.
Two women were in the company OF
the men. the youth declared.
The party was waiting for him as
he was turning into the driveway Of
his home after having been down
town during the early evening. the
young man said. Two of the men
leaped upon the runEing board or
his car, one from each side, and
the man on his side attempted 10
shoot him, he said.
The shooting attempt was frus-
trated by one OF the women who
we're with the assauiting party, and
both the men then beat him about
the face and body with the revolver.
Lockard said.
The third man and the two women
eventually succeeded IN pulling the
two assailants away from the youths
side OF the car, whererIpnn the man
with the gun walked IN front Of the
machine. firing two shnts. both TAX
fnw effect Nv fhn hendffwhtr
While the men were engaged I'm
heating him they we're m0uthing
threats and accusations against him.
Lcckard said.
Police were summoned. but the a.
legged assailants had left the scene
IN An automobile that had been wait
ing nearby, and no arrests had been
made early Sunday morning
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
Charter Tex.-N. Nj.
35-Mile Railroad

AUSTIN. Texas, Nov. 19.-tFt-
The Texas and New Mexico railroad
company proposing n 35 mile line,
was chartered today by the secretary
Of state after itA--application had
been approved by the attorney gen
erals department. Papers set out
that the company proposed to run
rails from "on or near" the Texas
and Pacific tracks in Monahan, Ward
county, through Ward county TO Ker-
nit, Winkler county. and north to
the New Mexico line.
r. s. Shapard, Dallas; @. o. Bate
man, Breckenridge; ]. G.. Mead, Dali
las. are main directors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
MEXICO TO BAR CHINESE
immigration
Laws Coming
Up This Week
Will Increase Tourist
Traffic, Favorers
Declare

SAN BENITO. Nov. 1e.-Complcta
revision or the existing Mexican i'm
migration laws including n tentative
prohibition 0f Chinese immigration.
Is incorporated IN bills which will Be
presented 10 the national legislative
bodies or Mexico Monday, according 10
word received here Saturday after
noon by ~ \. Bell, president of the
South Texas Secretaries Association,
apprisih1 him that the new measures
'will tend 10 stimulate greatly tour
ist travel into Mexico, which has be-
come one or the principal aims of the
confederation of chambers on com
merce of Mexico"
The proposed new laws, drawn up
By the secretary OF the interior, are
said 10 have the approval Of Presi-
dent Gales.
Among the provisions Of the meas
ures are certain clauses restricting
or abolishing all Chinese immigra-
tion because this element snakes the
labor problem more serious. and
makes conditions worse for the eiti-
zens Of Mexico" The exact wording
of the bill has not been made public.
but will be announced next week, IL
Other clauses will. II II reported.
demand that all persons entering the
country as tourists or 10 remain ns
laborers, have sufficient funds 70
carry them over a reasonable length
Of time. e
By keeping out undesirable el,
ments. proponents of the new law
hope to stimulate tourist travel into
I Al - IA 80 40 Mm wN mN MM
-
A joint movement inaugurated by
the confedernted Chambers uf Com
merce and the Mexican National
Lines to attract American tourists
to Mexico will he launched with the
establishment OF bureaus in several
on the largest tourist centers in tho
United States. 10 was also announced
that n national advertising cam
paign would be inauFurnted.
The fist OF the bureaus u be
opened will be i'm San Antonio on
December 4. and before the first ok
the year similar bureaus are TO be
opened in several other large tourist
centers and will be known as "In-
dustriai and Tourist Bureaus fl
nanced by the National Lines and
the Confederated Chambers or Com
merce.
The cooperation cf the American
Chamber Of Commerce in Mexico has
been assured, and provisions have
been made by government officials
10 elaminate all delay and difficulty
i'm securing admission Mt border
points. The Mexican National Lines
are investigating the feasibility or
operating through tourist trains
from at least two border points, it
was announced. .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
STATE READY
IN FLOC Case
Cain Andersc-- to Face
Trial at Tyler
Monday

MARSHALL, Tex, Nov. 19.-(P9--
The state will announce it Is ready
to proceed with the second trial Of
Cain Anderson, charged with viola
tion Of the state anti-mask law, when
IL is called at Tyler, Monday, John E.
Taylor, county attorney said today.
The jury at the first trial dis
agreed. The case grew out of the
flogging Of two women and a man
last June. The whippings were by
masked men.
County Attorney Taylor intimated
he would oppose any effort which
might be made to introduce a state
ment purported to have been made BY
Dewitt Osborne, who is serving a
term on a sentence growing out Of
the same case in which Osborne is
said 20 have declared Anderson was
not present at the floFgings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
HIGHWAY II
BONDS VOTED

HOUSTON, Texas. Nov. i9.-Rl-
Road bond issues 20 have the last
gaps In highway ~ and to provide
surfaces for lateral roadways
carried in two counties and lost In
the third in the election held Sat
urdny.
The Goliad county bond or s40,-
600 carried BY 7e6 TO 379. The Vic
t0ria county issue carried by 2411 60
7s6, with a possible Is votes at
Salem not reported. I'm Bee S=rnty
q bond issue or S550.00O was defeated
633 70 365 with one box Of IS near
not reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
Cancel st. L. 3. & Nj.
Rates on Belt Here

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 1S.-tPl-The
special freight rate adjustment ap-
plicable 70 Brownsville belt sta
tions south OF Brownsville on the st.
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico rail-
road. is cancelled and regular mile
ace basis substituted. effective not
later than December 3, BY an order
cf the state railroad commission,
posted Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20

OKLAH A Sunday partly
cloudy, warmer; Monday partly
cloudy.
EAST TEXlAS-Sunday fair, warm
or in northwest portion; Monday
partly cloudy. Light tO moderate
southeast 20 south winds en- the
coast.
WEST TEXAS-SundRy fair. warm
er in east and north rortionss Mon
day fair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20

AUSTIN. Texas, New. 1.--lPl-va-
rious applications az about 20 mo-
tor bus operators will be heard in
Mineral Wells Monday by Lon a.
Smith, railroad commissioner. and
Mark Marshall. head Of the COM
MISSIONS bus division. The two other
commission members will be un-
able 20 attend
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20

LONDON-The borough or West
Ham has decided TO abolish loud
speakers maintained by radio mer-
chants because they make too much
noise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
Turkey PROCLAMATION
Issued BY Governor

AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. fe.-(Pl-
Texans we're urged to @put aside
their duties and take time TO render
thanks TO Almighty God for hts
may blessings" In Governor Moody's
Thanksgiving proclamation issued To-
day.
Recounting the history or the day.
the governor declared that "the
year 1927 finds the people OF Texas,
and OF this nation, as greatly in
debted 70 a merciful Father an were
the people OF other generations"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20

BAN ON ROYAL SHINGLE
L0NDON.-Princess Mary and the
Duchess Of York have decided not to
have their hair shingled, owing 60
Queen Mary's objection.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
Rv MALCOLM DANA
Director of Rural Work of the Con-
gregational Board of Home Missions
and Church Extension)

Director of Rural Work of the Con-
gregational Board of Home Missions
and Church Extension)
The two great sins, 0: our churches
are those of over-churching in some
places and understanding in other
areas.
When settlers pushed westward and
established a community, they said
first, eve must have a school," and
then eve must have church" They
cared not for the particular kind of
church. 1t was only after consider
able while that folks began to remem-
Der that back home they had been
Presbyterians, Baptists or Congrega-
tionalists.
Churches and denominations became
ends in themselves and the interests
of the Kingdom Of God were sacrifice
ed. The missionary policy of the de-
nominations became one of all rushing
in pell nell to occupy strategic CEN
ters. But none cared to serve the vast
areas of open country which might
never reach "self support"
Religious competition is utterly self
ish and most often ruthless. Wher-
ever over -churched communities exist
there will be found neglect of the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29

open country. Every denomination
confesses it has not money enough or
men enough to man. the work already
begun. 1t is only by freeing men and
money from r-churched centers
that all of America can ever be evan
gelized. This calls for cooperation in
religion rather than a totally I'M
Christian competition.
The way out is perfectly clear It
means doing in the name of religion
what is being done in farm procedure,
namely, pooling of interests, combining
into larger units and cooperating. ...se
Those nearest the country church
situation increasingly see and confess
to the utter, folly of perpetuating me-
diocre work on the part of churches
and a waste of sacred monies through
competition But this fact remains
duplication of effort and religious
that those who have directly to do with
country churches have not yet rid
themselves of subtle fear that some
how they will be denoted if they re-
port loss of churches in their dis
tricts.
The top Overhead if we may SO
call it, has issued drastic pronounce
ments against church Implications, re-
iigious competition and the perpetual
ing of either through the giving of
missionary monies. But have they yet
made it known to those who are in
fluenced by their sanctions that the
test of good superintendency or of a
good presiding eldership is the practice
of a consuming passion for giving up
churches anywhere and everywhere
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
DR.. DANA SAYS UNION CHURCHES
NEED TO SOLVE. RURAL PROBLEM

that this can be done for the glory of
God and the welfare of His Kingdom?
The fact that there have been only
977 union churches formed in the to-
tai town and country area of the
northern and western states during the
last 81 years does not look as though
we were yet committed in our prac-
tice to the measure of our preaching.
With easily obtained maps, figures
and facts, statesmenlike ALLEGATIONS,
transfers of fields and yokings might
be devised which would completely do
away with over -churching and under
churching. In the doing, no denomi-
nation would suffer any loss of pres
tige or opportunity.
AS a matter of fact, better pieces
of work would be done anG more
money would accrue for benevolences.
And, more to the point, every last man,
woman and child in America would be
given religious privileges.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
MANY AVIATORS
PLAN ATLANTIC
FLIGHT SOON

NEW YORK, July %, Q9-Continu-
alton of the present unfavorable wea-
ther for long distance flying increas-
es the possibility that during the next
six weeks a score of aviators. may all
be flying over the Atlantic at the same
time, more than half of them west
ward bound from Europe.
At the present time plans are well
under way for trans Atlantic crossings
in ten planes, each carrying from one
to four men. The only woman aviator
who has announced intention of at
tempting the Atlantic flight, Fraulein
Thea Rasche, does not plan to en-
bark on her adventure until next year.
The flights which might conceivably
all begin at the same time should the
weather cause further delays are as
follows:
Captain Frank I. Courtney, Brit
ish ace, only awaits favorable wea-
ther at Calshot, Eng, to attempt the
perilouS western passage, never yet ac-
complished, in a Dornier whale flying
beat with two companions.
Maurice Drouhin, French flier, will
be ready in 10 days to pilot Charles
Levine back along the course flown in
the eastward direction in the same
plane by Levine and Clarence Cham
berlin.
Leon Givon, another Frenchman,
has completed preliminary tests of
, the Farman plane "Blue Bird" in
which he hopes to beat Drouhin to
New York and the plane was taken to
LIE .Bourget flying field today.
Thre German planes are expected
to attempt hops to America within
the next few weeks Otto Koennecke
and Count SolmSlaubach expect to fly
Caspar bipIane over the ocean and
I it was indicated today that two
Junkers monoplanes will try the cross
ing together, piloted by Friedrich
Loose. and Johann Risticz, who have
been making endurance tests.
Besides these six planes which con-
ceivably might compose great race
over the westward course, two planes
are completing preparations 1or
flights from this country to Europe
and two others from Canada to the
continent.
THE planes to leave from here are
Rene F'onck's Sikarsky and the FOX
ker to be flown by Lloyd Bertaud and
James D. HILL air mail pilots. Foncks
plane probably will hold a crew OF
four as did his last years ship, which
overturned and burned at the takeoft
| killing two men, Fonck's destination
will be Paris and Bertaud's Rome
Both planes will be taken to Roosevelt
| field within the next few days.
| In Canada what seemed for a time
the most promising proposed flight has
been called off, the government not
| feeling that it could at this time spare
| the services from forest patrol work
of Captains Maxwell and T1'llv who
had planned to fly from London, Ont,
to London, Eng.
Phil Wood, brother of Gar Wood,
speed boat racer, is planning a flight
with Lieut.. "Duke" Schiller from
| Windsor, Ont, to Windsor Castle,
Eng. Besides this it is also reported
that Capt M. L. Janney is preparing
for an ottawa to London flight.
The possibility that all these planes
might get into the air at the same
time, is of course slight, but because
of their number and the natural spir-
it of rivalry among them it is believ-
ed likely that at least several OF them
may begin their -flights almost stimuli
taneouSly and that spirited races
across the sea will result. s
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
FAMOUS BERLIN CAFE
CLOSES ITS DOORS

BERLIN. H9 - Borchardt's, Berlin's
celebrated caterer, has gone into bank
ruptcy. After 70 years of fame as the
restaurant for epicures and as caterer
to every German court, the establish
ment, with it's fancy grocery, has fallen
a victim to general impoverishment.
Since a new clientele among the
newly rich was not Forthcoming, be-
cause of the increasing demand since
the war for terpsichorean and musical
pleasures, this mecca for so many
noted gourmets has at last been forced
to close its doors. Kangaroo tails,
Indian swallows nests, sharks fins,
live trout from the Russian NeWa, the
regular stock in trade of Borchardt's,
will be things of the past.
The former crown prince and q
number of former ruling princes, as
we'll as many distinguished foreign
visitors we're always to be found at
Borchardt's. One Of the best custom
ers before the war was Czar Nicholas
II. of Russia Another customer was
the Turkish sultan. King Edward
VII. of England never failed to eat at
Borchardt's when sojourning in Ber-
lin.