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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
JUMP FATAL TO
MERCEDES MAN
w. S. Rife, Injured On
Highway, Dies In
Hospital

MERCEDES Texns.. April 2s.--W.
Sanford Rife. aged 40 years. died AZ
Mercedes ut five o'clock Saturday
afternoon as the result Of a frac-
tared skull sustained when he leaped
from an automobile 10 escape what
appeared to be IN impending auto
mobile wreck.
Mr. Rife. who was salesman. was
riding on a truck toward Mercedes
and was about one mile east Of In
feria when another automobile
started To cross the highway Think
ing a collision was certain. he
Jumped 90 save his life and lost il.
The cars did not collide.
Mr. Rife had gone to Harlingen
and had left his automobile there
for some repairs. lie was returning
TO Mercedes. having accepted ride
on an automobile truck. The fatal
jump was made early SATURDAY..
lie lived about six hours after the
accident. never regaining conscious
ness Dr. q. =. Fremont. 4 Browns
rhvsician and hrother-in-law of Mrs.
Rife. performed an operation in the
hone Of saving tho mans life. but il
proved to be in vain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
WOMAN KILLED
in LOVE TANGLE

CENTER. Tex. April 23.-tP-A
Guest for letters she alleged her hus-
band had written 70 Miss Solamae
Gibson of Joaquin brought Mrs.
Ludic May Of Center to jnil here to-
day and resulted in the death OF
Miss Gibson.
Mrs. May, IS. and the mother Of
five is charged with shooting Miss
Gibson in the latter's home at
Joaquin last night
According 70 eye-witnesses, Mrs.
Nav. armed with a pistol and ac-
companied by her two sons, Is and
l6. went 70 Miss Gihson's home and
demanded letters she charged Miss
Gibson had received from her hus-
band.
She is said TO have ordered her
sons to lock the doors and then de-
manded that the girl hand over
the letters. When the girl decIar-
ed she had no letters and pleaded
with Mrs. May not to be angry with
her. there was n shot and Miss CHI
son sank 20 the floor with a bullet
through her abdomen.
Mrs. Nay surrendered 10 Justice on
Peace Adam Childress NJ joaquin
and was released on bond. but was
rearrested and held without bond
when il was learned that Miss Glib
son had died. The girl died early
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
SAN BENITO BOYS
CAUGHT In STORM

p. p. Kenramcr. county superin-
tendent of schools. was in Browns
willie Saturday telling of the narrow
escape his son, and two other boys
had when the Thursday squall hit
the Iaguna Madre coast
p. d. Kennamer. Jr.. Travis Wal
iare and Jack Lewis. an OF San Be-
nito asked the way 70 Green Island
md that was the place their par
en's thought thrv were when the
storm came up. Rescue parties were
Orgr aized in San Renito with but
little hone that the hovs were aIiva.
N WIS discovered later that the
hoys Ind rnf rome w the island hut
had gone fiahina on penirsnIR
which evtands almost out 70 Green
Island. The water bad cut off the
reninsula M the neck and made an
island ont of MI mn-o0rin~ them
Thnv were rrrhlc ~ ret nwnv until
Frifav and rirHllv raurht ride af-
'ov E. 2T-nilo wali- T'hn car in
which thov made 1he f~ir = s4ili on
'Ae rorirsrlr probably washed deep
into the sand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
ARMY FLIERS
BACK IN u. 5.
Aerial Pat thfin d e r $
Land In Miami
Saturday

MIAMI, Fla, April 23-LPl-Their
mission Of spreading friendship and
goodwill throughout score OF
Latin-Ameriean countries successful
ly completed. the United States
army's Pan American flyers rested
tonight IN their native land.
With their ranks depleted Is re-
suit OF a collision between the planes
New York and Detroit over Buenos
Aries. Feb. 20, that cost the lives
Of Captain Clinton w. Woolsey and
1t. John VI. Benton. the army's eight
''aerial ambassadors" landed here at
2.57 this afternoon from Havana,
making the hop in three hours.
Escorted by Major General Mason
VI. Patrick Of the army air service
and nine commercial planes. the New
York III. San Antonio, San Francisco,
and St Louis were cheered by thous-
ands as they ended their 10000 mile
nathfinding voyage that started
December Fl at San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
BROWNSVILLE
TO Send AID
TO REFUGEES
Preparing to Ship Sew
eral Cars Vegetab-
les; Red Cross Needs
Cash Donations

While preparations are being made
to ship several carloads of potatoes
and other vegetables from Browns
willie To the flood sufferers IN the
Mississippi valley "our people must
not forget that il will require huge
sums Of money to relieve the suf-
faring Of the homeless and hungry
thousands" says Emmett q. Dodd.
chairman Of the local Red Rross
chapter
Mrs. Don. Lewis Of FL Jardin IL
preparing 10 ship one carload of po-
tatoes and cabbage Monday and y. G
Phipps Of the same community Is ar.
ranging in the meantime to gath 4
additional carloads Of supplies which
will be sent into the devastated
areas.
The Missouri Pacific railroad
has agreed to move the vegetables
over the lines Of that system free
Of charge and Red Cross headquar-
ters has been asked 10 designate
the points to which they are to be
shipped. This information was re-
quested Of the St. Louis headquar-
ters Sat~-dnv by Mt Dodd
Money Also Needed
but Wnitf ARRANGEMENTS are about
complete for the shipping OF cars of
vegetables Mr.. Dodd is making his
first appeal for contributions Of
money SUNDAY morning This appeal
Is 70 De sounded from the pulpits Of
all Brownsville churches by the pas
tors Of the various congregations.
ARRANGEMENTS for the campaign
for money We're made Saturday afr
ter the local chairman had received
fContinued on page twn.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
Is INJURED IN
FIRE MAY DIE
Huge Paint Plant At
Detroit Blasted
By Explosions

DETROIT. Mich. April 23.-(P)-
With two known dead and the death
Of some 2S others in two hospitals
expected. the blasted and shoulder
ing ruins Of a new five-story build
ing Of the Briggs Manufacturing
Company tonight held the solution
of whether others met death i'm 4
t.rr I.4pu N. series NH vnl0S onS
which destroyed the structure early
today.
James Gillian. who died shortly af-
ter his admittance to receiving hos
pi'al and Harry Mason who died this
afternoon, We're the known dead.
Both were negroes.
Estimates Of the number Of dead
ran as high as 100, although J. W.
Carter. head of the service depart
ment. announced late today that a
check Of the employment records ac-
counted for all the 200 men employ
ed in the burned building. More
than $500 are employed in all de-
rartments of the plant. an autOmo-
bile body firm, occupying several
buildings.
The fire originated on the third
floor Of the building after the first
blast in the painting department.
Workers in other parts of the build
ing filed out calmly when 4 fire
alarm sounded.
Several workers on the third floor.
including three women, were rescued
by a SQUAD led BY Edward Stencen, 26,
a foreman.
John French, president Of the COM
nany, estimated the loss ut $1,000
GOO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
Floods Prevent AriUaI
Herald's Comic Section

Margie and Jiggs. Barney
GOOGLE. Polly and Her Pals and
the energetic X katzeniammer
Kids, who are regular Sunday
visitors to the readers of The
Herald. will be found missing
this mnrnin~.
The reasoH2 Floods In the
Art ansaS river.
The comics for The Herald
are missing for the first time
since they first started appear
ing IN The Herald last August.
FfseS ~-r, sosnpwhrre lypt sr-en
Brownsville ard Kansas CITY,
ard were expected 10 reach
here last night, hut failed To DO
so.
The Herald i very sorry that
these poRHlar features are
missinT fh's morning, but il
can't he helped.
Newt Surdav we feel sure.
Maggie ard Iip~s and their
friends viii be back with as.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
Three More TOaUns Swept
BY Mississippi Torrents
Dredge Arrives at Point
Isabel; Start Work Monday

Dredging Of the inner channel for
the harbOr at Point Isabel will start
Monday, according 10 an announce.
ment Saturday by Captain Z. Osten-
son Of the dredge Absecon. which ar
rived al Point Isabel Saturday morn
ing. The dredge. which Is OF the
hopper" type. and one of the larg-
est on the Gulf coast. has a capacity
of 300 cubic yards.
The dredge arrived off Brazos Pass
last week, but on account OF the high
wind and waves would not attempta
to cross the bar, and returned to
Aransas Pass. When il arrived Sat
urday Captain Wallace Reid of the
coast guard. official pilot ut Point
Isabel, pronounced the passage safe
for a boat Of the Asbccon's draft,
3 l2 feet, and the dredge was safe
ly brought into the harbor.
The hopper dredge is an entire
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
WILL RECOVER
slOl,3sl FROM
HEIRSOF West
Case Involved League
Of Land In Live Oak
c ounty Sold by
Cameron in 1884

The Cameron county school fund
has been enriched SlOl ,39l ,62 a. the
result Of a judgment handed down
by Judge A. NJ. Kent Of the lO3rd
judicial district court against George
West, et al- purchasers In 1884 Of one
league Of this county's school lands
in Live Oak County. Defendants
Immediately entered a motion for a
new trial.
The county instituted suit against
Mr.. West while he was still alive for
the principal and interest involved
in the 1884 deal and for foreclosure
of the lien held on the Live Oak
county land by Cameron county. Mr..
West has since died and the judR-
ment was returned against his heirs.
Suit was instituted BY the county
on the ground that the commissioners
court settled with Mr.. Vest in 1895
for less than the full amount agreed
on IN 1884 when Mr.. West gave "a
ten-year note for $4,000. The com
missi1nrrs did not have the right to
settle this way. because the land was
in the trust fund. the county claims.
Considerable legal talent was
aligned on both sides in the ease
whirh lnstnA through two DAYS here
fn Julrr WeHt'- court.
This lcr7 battle cost cameron
coantv approximately $4,000 but
the costs cannot be paid out Of the
judgment handed down because the
money awarded in the suit belongs
70 the county school funds. The cost
OF the trial must come out Of the
general county funds.
Suit was not instituted for recov-
cry Of the lands themselves due ~
the fact that this would have been
difficult than the recovery of the
money because there have been SO
many purchasers Of the land in cues
Ion which m present is estimat-
I'd 10 he worth about $l 100000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24

Moody established another prece-
dent in addition to the one about
Friday as no other Texas COVER.
nor has ever set specific time "a
see reporters. Tuesdays and Fri
days first were thought the pro-
pitious days but the executive de-
INJURED at the latter.
Moody in the past has declined Il
sleep in room IL at various hotels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
G. 0. P. LEADERS
CALL ON MOODY

AUSTIN. Texas. April 23.-iPD-
Texas republican Saders in a body
today called on Governor Dan Moody
at the executive offices.
r. B. Crcagcr Of Brownsville. re-
publican national committeeman
Leonard Wilmington Of Fort Worth
James W. Bass of Austin. collector
OF internal revenue. for the western
district Of Texas; Orville Burlington
Of Wichita Falls and Postmaster j.
Lynn Hunter Of Austin made up the
delegation.
What was said in the exchange of
greetings was not divulged
The committee conferred here to-
dav over plans 70 increase the q. o.
.P. headquarters fund ~ IL least
S25. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
Friday Umlmcky Day, is
Opinion Governor Moody

AUSTIN, Texas. April 23.-PD-
Because he thinks Friday unlucky
Governor Dan Moody today set
Monday and Thursday Of each week
as his day to sees capitol news
paper men.
Correspondents will be allowed
to talk TO the governor, in body,
each Monday az IL a. m. and each
Thursday at pm, W. Boyd Gate
wood, Moody's secretary said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
WEATHER

EAST TEXAS-Sunday increasing
cioudiness followed BY rain in west
and north portions. warmer in north
east portion and on east coast:
cloudy; local rain. Moderate to
fresh southwest winds on the coast
WEST COAST-Sunday and Mon
day cloudy. probably rain in north
portion; not much change in tenn
perature
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24

~ different type from the dredge
that was working on the inner chan
mel two years ago. The hopper
type carries the sand out To deep
water where il is dumped, thereby
removing the danger OF the sand
washing back into the channel. The
Absecon carries 800 cubic yards
each load. There is sufficient water
over the bar 10 not interfere with
the passage Of the boat in moderate
weather.
Work on the jetties is making rapid
progress, and the effects OF the
Padre Island jetty is already evident
in the deepening of the channel by
tidal currents.
No accurate estiDfate cauld be
made on the time required TO com
plete the inner and outer channels,
as this will depend largly upon the
weather during the summer months
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
Open Rebellion in Ranks
Mrs. MCPheYSOn'S Church

LOS ANGELES, Cay, April 23
-tPi-A schism in the religious
ranks of Aimee Semple McPhaf-
son occurred tonight when several
hundred former members Of An
gelus Temple gathered under the
leadership of Gladwyn n. Nichols,
resigned musical director Of the
Temple and announced the opening
o. a new church. which will hold
its A-st services in a hall ut Glenn
dale, suburb, tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
RESCUE THREE AMERICANS

SHANGHAI. April 2l.-(PD-The
China press saws American hlue-
Jackets on Friday had rescued three
Standard Oil men imprisoned In
their own premises in Hankow by
their hostile employees.
Their names are given as CAPTAIN
:. II. Burdett. master If the Stand
ard OIL Ship Meifoo; j. Stamm and
W. II. Duxbury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
ORDER RATE REVISION

- WASHINGTON y. C.. April "a
fp--Trterstata class rates APPLYING
.Avnrrhout the southwest. com
r,T-FrnH avair~t hv fhe Oklahoma and
v Iar~a number ~ Tewas ci+fas we're
hold hv the Trterstate Commerce
co-,r,issior todav ~ ha urreas0n-
-hle md revision If FAR reaching
frrnnrtrrce was ordered 70 become
effective December 5, 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
RED RIVER FLOOD
CRUMBLES LEVEES

TFCAREANA. Texas. 9nril 23.-LPl
The Red river smashed through a
levee at Fin9ley Bend in LAFAYETTE
county twelve miles north Of Gar.
'nnt .i'v fori~At Scores Of fam.
lilies are affected.
h7 waters viii -nundate about 90
900 acres of farming land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24

Mrs Minnie Kennedy. mother of
Mrs. Mcpherson. who earlier today
declared she was acting as the am
bassador of her evangelist daugh-
ter in seeking TO bring peace in
the temple rebellion. tonight said
she was anxiously attempting q
reconciliation.
There IS no hope for a recon-
ciliation with Angelus Temple and
Mrs. Mcpherson in religious
way" Spokesman for Nichols de-
clared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24

Heiress to Millions
And Telephone Clerk
Figure in Elopement

WELLINGTON, Del, April 23.-
PD-Miss Frances Dupont, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip II.
Dupont Of Fairview, Pa, and
Richard Morgan, telephone
clerk employed in Philadelphia.
aloped to Belair. Nd. late today
and were married.
The bride. who il an heiress,
telegraphed the news Of her mar
riage u her parents soon after
the ceremony.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
RANGERS ORDER
ARREST FORMER
PRISON OFFICIAL

BORGER. Texas. April 23.-lP)-
Charging swindling by check. a war
rant for the arrest Of J. II. O'Rourke
Of Houston was sworn out yesterday
BY Cam J. Little and j. l.. Posey Of
Bor~er.
O'Rourkc. a former m amber Of the
Texas prison commission during the
last administration IL charged with
passing two bad checks here.
Ranger Captain Bell Sterling yes
terday wired the sheriff 40 Houston
70 arrest O'Rourke and hold him for
Berger authorities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
FACFS MIIRnER CHARGF

SAN ANGELO Texas. April 23 -
fP'--J. II. Lammev. San Angelo.
charged with murder IN connection
with the killing Of CLAUDE Names
Friday was bound over 10 the grand
inrv under $4,000 bond here Sat
rrdav Fifteen business men signed
as sureties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
PRELATES IN
SAN ANTONIO
Church Heads Expell-
ed from Mexico Tell
Experiences

SAN AUTOMOBILES Mexi-
can prelates. expelled from the coun-
try az Laredo today declared on their
arrival here tonight that their ex-
pulsion had come only after they had
informed the Mexican secretary OF
Interior that Catholics OF Mexico
I had the right 10 stand up for their
rights, peaceably.
The party, headed by the vener-
able Archbishop Mora del Rio. SO
years old. and Archbishop Leopoldo
Ruiz Y FloreZ. reached San Antonio
by automobile late tonight and were
Immediately taken TO the home Of
Archbishop Arthur y. Drossaerts OF
San Antonio.
Ararhi l7r Mora was verv tired
af-el The long journey from Mexicr
| CITY and directed reporters to Arch
/ bishop Ruiz who was authorized 10
speak for the party The latter said
that the six had been arrested for wv
beliion and arraignrd before Minister
~ the Interior Tejada. who question
ed them as to the cnarge.
I'VE have aided no revolution.
Archbishop Ruiz quoted Mora del
\ Rio as saying. I'VE have plotted M
n ANN1AAAAOtAr nAA we MW tAAtAI LHlL LHt
Catholics OF Mexico have the right
TO fight for their rights BY peace.
ful means first and with arms in an
extremity"
The aged prelate leaned on a cane
in order ~ stand erect while ne was
delivering his statement, Archbishop
Ruiz said.
LAREDO. Texas. April 23.-(Pl-
/ Archbishop Mora del Rio ~ Mexico
\ City. and five prelates of tha Cath
I olic church, who were expelled from
Mexico today, flatly refuted the ex-
PLANTATION from Mexico City as given
by the Mexican government.
The statement from the Mexican
\ government was that when faced
with alternatives Of leaving the
7 country or court action. the diEni-
taries chose 20 leave Mexico. In a
Joint statement the prelGtes said
that the official statement from
Mexico City. explaining the depar-
ture Of the six Mexican prelates IL
utterly false.
IT was not proposed 20 US either
70 submit 70 a judicial verdict OF
leave the country" they said. "The
II IifNlMNtF hf the interior at u. IN. nm
rmated 10 the prclates that bv or
| der Of President Gales. they should
leave the country because the episco-
n0te WIS considering an acitator OF
REBELLION. We rcfutfd the charge
before Minister Teiada. assuring hin
-ha' the episcopate has limited IL.
| self 20 state that the Catholics are
/ in their right 70 defend themselves
against the tyranny that oppressed
tNrr.
eat > o'clock that night. esccrter
w five secret service men. we wer-
taken 70 the station made 10 board
n train departing for Laredo. wher-
We have been treated with every
courtesy nv American Consul Walsh
" ~ 70 W. noted that the Mexican
government Orlv naid our railroad
fare IN second class coaches and
, We had 70 nav Tho balance. rs vel
n FOR our guard 10 70 into the first
4 class car"
THE nrriates left fnr Snn Aatnnir
~ hue about mid afternoon rnrF
Tho invitation of Archbishop Diss
, oaerts of San Antonio 20 90 there
! and make = temnoro~v home al tn,
! frrarra+r word Academy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
STATIONS GET PERMITS

WASHINGTON. y. c., Anril 23-
Extraordinarily $50 Of the 1872
radio stations in the United States
hal received temporary permission
TO continue operations until on the
date Sef ~ l-~ ~fto~ With MOOD
casting without federal authority be-.
comes unlawful.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24
REPORT GONERNOR DEPOSED

MEXICO CITY. April % -i4i-I-
was announced today that the legis-
lature of the state Of Jalisco had de-
posed Governor Daniel Benitez. His
successor was not announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-24

FOR QUICK SERVICE
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
GIVES
OFFICIAL REPORT
ON CHAMBERLAIN
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Ams.i'
can Ambassador Schurmau from
Berlin reported to the state depart
ment today that Clarence Chamber
lin 3 second landing in Germany
today was on hard ground and that
the plane was damaged.
(This conflicts with press reports
that the Columbia dropped into a
marsh.
Schurman 8 message said:
Clarence Cbambsrlin landed IN
a small village near Eiselben where
he could get only one hundred litres
Of benzine and started for Berlin.
Later he was reported south of
Berlin between Cottbus and Frank
ort-on.the Oder where his plane
came down on hard ground and was
damaged.
1.-THE Berlin aviation authorities
at Ills p m. sent plane to Cott-
bus with mechanics to repair the
damage, and, ii Cham berlin wishes,
to bring him TO Berlin in their
plane.
II have sent Poole counsellor
Of the American embassy with
them to advise and comfort Cham
berlin, who must be thoroughly sx-
hausted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
STATE OF WAR
IS DECLARED IN
OWENS VALLEY
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES ~: g, "a.
tuai state or war existed in Owens
Valley, high up in the hills of Inyo
county today, as armed guards pa
troled the Los Angeles aqueduct
with unqualified orders to shoot to
kill, following another attempt to
destroy the water system.
Armed with machine guns and
grenades, the "guard of death"
began vigil along the 26J miles of
water way that stretches from the
mountain lakes to the city of Los
Angeles, the main water supply for
more than 100000 people.
The third dynamite attack with.
in 10 days, attributed to ranchers
who claim their farm lands and
towns have been laid desolate by
the aqueduct system, was made
early Yesterday morning.
Lacking the effectiveness appar-
emily planned, the blast merely
crumpled the side walls of the main
aqueduct feed line feed at the
mouth of Cottonwood canyon, 125
feet from the Cottonwood Power
plant.
No one was injured. Claude Van
Norman, superintendent of the Lone
Pine canyon section, said that re.
pairs would be completed tonight