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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19

Are MISSING
Stunt Flier Not Re-
ported Since Hop
Last Friday

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19.--LR,-
The monoplane Of Martin Jensen, of
Dole flight fame. Transporting the
motion picture lion LEO" on a non
stop flight from San Diego 70 New
York. still was unaccounted for to-
day By its sponsors. the Metro-Gold-
wyn-Msyer motion picture company
two days and q half after il left the
coast city.
Jensen was reported by the com
pnny US having been last seen just
before noon Friday. less than two
hours after the hop off. He had
expected 70 arrive i'm New York nj
noon Saturday. The company report
ed that he was seen passing over ia
eumba, in the San Bernardfno noun
tains, and over Dixieland, Calf. ~
the eastern foot Of the same coastal
range. His course from there waI
over the stretches cf the Colorado
desert ard the Arizona seni-moun.
tain ranges
The film company yesterday had
seven planes searching the planned
course OF the lion bearing plane
but they returned TO their base last
night after finding no trace of IL
The company officials did not indi,
cate IL the planes would b. sent ont
again tcdav 10 continue the search
They said Jensen had food and water
enough to last about three days Il
he had been forced down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
BRIDGE WORK
TO CONTINUE
Gateway Plans Are
Changed With Fed
eral Agreement

With the return OF Garret A. Fra
ser, originally from Seattle, Wash,
and engineer in charge Of the con-
struction Of the bridge being built
by the Gateway Bridge company
across the Rio Crande at Browns
vile. building activities will be re-
sumed at once, according to r. B.
Creager. president Of the company
Mr.. Fraser is expected to arrive in
Brownsville either Tuesday or the
next day from Chicago where he has
been attending a conference Of
bridge men during the suspended
activities here on the bridge. The
delay was caused in the War Depart.
ment because the original ridge
plans securing a permit from the
War Department to cross a snail
portion Of government land.
In order TO continue construction
a slight change in the plans Of the
approach on the United States side
has been made in agreement with
the War Department, following a
conference held in Washington Al
which Mr.. Creager was present.
Mr.. Creager has just returned
from a weekend business trip q
Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
HINES GETS DEATH
Stick EN- Up
Says Bandit AS
RObS Buda Bank

AUSTIN, Tex. Sept. l9.-tP)-The
Farmers National Bank Of Buda was
robbed Monday morning BY a lone
bandit. q heavy-set man ordering the
cashier, r. A. Jameson and his as
sistant, w. M. Woods into n rear
room, while he leisurely scooped up
approximately Sl,l00 in twenty,
ten and five dollar bills.
The robbery occurred at 9:lO a. m.
Immediately after the bank had open
ed for the days business. The rob-
Der came in, pulled out his gun, and
shouted:
"Stick EN- up and be quick about
it,"
Cashier Jameson complied and
marched into a back room with
Woods at the bandits order.
The bandit took all the money In
sight and walked out Of the bank.
Jameson and Woods conferred in
whispers and just as they had de-
cided 10 was safe TO come out Of the
room. the bandit appeared at a rear
window of the bank and ordered
them to "sit down and shut up"
The bandit then got into a small
coupe in which an accomplice was
waiting, and the pair drove away
toward Austin.
The bank was closed on order OF
President Darlington and a checkur
begun to determine the loss. The
first estimate Of Sl,l00 was regarded
as conservative.
Officers were dispatched from the
Austin police department 10 guard
the main road leading from Buds
into Austin and as far west ms Sar
Marcos. Texas rangers also hurried
to Buda.
Rebecea Bradley Rogers 10 charged
with robhing the same bank last De-
cemher. She has not been tried yet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
MEXICO TOWN
UNDER WATER
Floods Cut Off Com
munications To
Acanbaro

MEXICO CITY, Sept. i9.-LPl-
Submerged under eight feet of water,
Acambaro, important Railroad cen
ter in the State Of Guanajuato. has
been completely isolated from the
rest Of Mexico since yesterday morn
ing.
Rushing waters from the flooded
Lerma river carried down telegraph
and telephone posts and destroyed
numerous adobe houses, making hun
dreds of families homeless.
News from the flooded area Is
lacking because Of interrupted COM
munications and the continuance o.
torrential rains increasing the rag
ing river current.
Railway headquarters at Mexico
City reported that the Acsmbaro
railroad forces strove CALAMITY 60
save the railway equipment. Begin
ming Saturday afternoon when an
avalanche of water rushed over the
city until Sunday morning when
their position became untenable, the
railroad men struggled 70 keep the
Noodwaters from sweeping over
equipment and into the railroad
buildings but without success.
Relief for Acambaro In impossible
until the water subsidies The esti-
mates Of damage were incomplete
but il was believed that they would
be heavy.
Reports from the west coast of
Mexico indicate that IL Is still being
swept BY storms which are moving
northward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Legion Men Honor
UmkuOUn Soldier

PARIS, Sept. 19.-tPl-Fourteen
thousand men Of the American Le-
gion who 'fought for France, and
marched in a great parade under the
Arc de Triomphe and in homage 10
the Unknown Soldier placed red,
white and blue flowers around his
grave.
IL was the third time in French
history that the Arc de Triomphe has
been opened to foreign body.
The Flowers were laid in reverence
and formed a fragrant wall around
and virtually covering the Unknown's
tomb.
The procession of Americans, re-
turning in peace TO the streets where
they had once marched in the grim
days Of war, started from the Place
D'Iena through the Arc de Triomphe
and then down the Champs Elysees
10 the Place de la Concorde where
the marchers were reviewed by
Frances two greatest soldiers, Mar
shals Foch and Joffre and American
war leader. General John j. Pershing.
The veterans marching order was
splendid. bringing marked approval
from the immense crowd, happy and
enthusiastic, which lined Paris
beautiful avenues.
The crowds were late in gathering
TO see the legion parade bscsuse of
rainy and threatening weather, but
as the parade proceeded on its way,
the weather improved and roofs, side
walks, windows and every available
point of vantage were occupied.
The youthful appearance Of the
American war veterans appealed as
strongly to the French population.
They do not seem TO have grown
bit older, was the comment
heard several times.
The American Legion auxiliary
units-the legionnaires' women folk
also came in for many cheers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Marines Kill
Bandit Leader

WASHINGTON, ID, c.. Sept. 19.-
R,-United States marines have en-
gagged in another encounter with a
Nicaraguan band which was dispers-
ed after the leader Francisco Barri-
os, was killed.
Part of the gang. Rear Admiral
Sellers reported today is believed 70
have Joined the leader. Sandino, who
is reported TO be ranging in the
nearby mountains with . company OF
about 30 men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
CAMERON COUNTY is
= 4 =
COMMENDED FOR FINE
= y y
FLOOD AID DESPONSE

Especial to The Herald)
SAN BENIT0. Sept. is.-Gener-
Gus response of the citizens Of
Cameron county. contributing
through the San Benito chapter 70
the Mississippi flood relief. is
commended in a letter received
Monday by George II. Winsor,
chairman of the San Benito chap
ter of the Red Cross. from Mrs.
Corn H. Goodwin. national field
representative.
With q quota set at 5000 the
chapter sent in a total Of S2.l2T
for the relief work. in addition
70 more than $500 for the suffer
ers Of the Rock Springs storms.
Although the officers Of the
chapter feel that they did every
thing possible TO help the suffer
ers in both Of the disasters" Win
sor said Monday, "it is the people
Of the county who deserve thanks
for their generous response"
The San Benito chapter includes
all cf Cameron county except
Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
WashingtonStar
Editor Is Dead

DUNKIRK. N. H.. Sept. 1e.-tF)-
Rudolph kaufman. publisher ana
managing editor Of the Washington.
d. c., Star, died Unexpectedly a. the
home Of his daughter. hrs. Lewis ~.
Murray, on West Lake road, near
here today. Death was believed 20
have been caused By heart trouble
Er. Kaufman came 20 his daugh-
tsr's home about three weeks ago.
He was "a years old.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
First Norther Of
Season Hits Texas

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 1s.-tP
Riding upon a high wind the
first "norther" Of autumn struck
Texas late yesterday and sent
the mercury tumbling thirty
and more degrees over the
greater part of the state.
In Dallas the temperature
yesterday afternoon stood ct
81 and early today IL had top
pied to S..
The cool wave was accom-
panied by rain in many parts
Of the state.
Although cooler weather is
forecast for the Valley Monday
night, Weather Observer W. ].
Schnurbusch made no predic-
tions of the norther which is
sweeping North Texas reaching
this section
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Coolidge Favors
Flood Control

n WASHINGTON. d. C.. Sept. ls.-
"A fpS--President Coolidge was declared
- be favorable towards the proposal
..l,s make the Mississippi river flood
oTrentrcl problem q national response
hiIity by members of the tri-state
sIood centrol executive committee
which called today at the White
tHouse. ~.
witwhite Honse. the committee de-
wilseribed the devastation caused oy the
cl,lnand and urged that TIE national
foak.Sverument adopt q program to pre-
godssnt another disaster.
phiI Governor J. Z. Martineau. Arkan-
beer. chairman Of the committee. es..
Ouit rsfed that q total appropriation of
hunt WDo0 geo would be required 20
drives n the Mississippi flood.
An vel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Cotton Drops To
New Low Level

NEW ORLEANS. La. Sept. la.-lFl
Cotton prices broke 100 points to-
dsy following an early advance The
main depressing influences we're the
weakness in stocks. freer offerings.
and the demoralized condition Of this
speculative element due 70 last
weeks sharp declines.
The break occurred in the last half
hour Of trading when December sold
off 70 2o.60. conpared with 2i.6O the
mornire high. The market rallied a
few points in the late trading but
the undertone continued weak
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Dancer Charges
Wallace Beery

LOS ANGELES. Sept. l9.-tPl--
The Examiner says that Juanita
Montanya. 1S-year-old dancer and
film actress, Sunday filed suit for
81 .0o0, 900 damages against Wallace
Beery. film comedian. charging that
he attacked her while she was .
guest at his home. and is the father
Of her expected child.
Beery. according 70 the dancers
complaint. attacked her while she
was spending several weeks as the
guest OF Mrs. Rita Beery. the actors
wife. in their Hollywood home last
December. The second attack. she
charges. was when the actor drove
her 70 her home in his automobile
~ the conclusion Of her visit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19

RULES READY
Prohibition Commits
sioner toSCurb
Fringe

WASHINGTON. D. c., Sept. l9.--
CPl-Rigid regulations 70 control the
amount Of industrial alcohol each
manufacturer in the United States
may produce. as step 10 "cut off
the lawless fringe" in this business
will be issued by Prohibition Com
missioner Doran.
The new regulations will strength
en- those now in force which have 70
do with the quality of commercial al
cohol and will be ready for issuance
by next Saturday. Doran said they
had been discussed at the conference
with alcohol manufacturers in Balti-
more. who had promised every reas-
enable aid in the new project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Canadian Woman
Leading Golfers

GARDEN CITY. N. ". Sept. Ia
lPS-MisG Ada Mckenzie Of Toronto.
wcmen's champion of Canada. took
the lesd in the qualifying round of
women's national golf championship
ut the CHEEKY valley club today with
a score Of II.
When the Canadian star turned
in her e. Miss Maureen oreutt Of
New York and Mrs. Miriam Burns
Horn Of Kansas City were tied for
the low score st 7s-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
Olmito Townsite
Being Improved

Improvement work on the Olmito
tract in preparation for fall activity
has been started by the owners. the
All Parker Securities company.
The riRht-of-way alonR the high
way and railroad i'm being cleared
throughout the length of the tract.
and in 20 be planted in palms. and
Otherwise beautified.
Roads in the tract are being
graded.
Work has been started on the
wraterworks system. with the large
pipe for the mains en- hand, and
csher material arriving.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
WEATHER

Rio Grande Valley: Partly cloudy
70 unsettled and cooler tonight and
Tuesday. probably with local show
ers. Moderate to fresh northerly
winds.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night: cooler south portion; thun-
dershowers this afternoon and to-
night in south portion; Tuesday
generally fair except local showers
near west coast; warmer in north
portion.
Weather Summary
The barometric pressure was mod
erately high from the Canadian
Northwest 10 the Southern Plains
states this morning. attended by gen
orally fair but rather cool weather.
Much cloudiness prevailed practically
throughout the cotton belt where
numerous showers occurred also
within the last - hours. Tempera-
trres continued unsessonably high
in portions Of the southern states
Yesterday. but considerably coOIeI
weather has overspread the entire
Northwest this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
State Demands
Mckenzie Death

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept. 1s.--
RS-The state today demanded that
John A. Mckenzie. alleged slayer Of
Sam Street, chief of San Antonio de-
tsctivss, be sent to the electric chair
for the staying Final arguments in
the trial opened this morning, both
the state and the defense having
completed tsstinony Saturday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
no RENr FnR I7 YEARS

LOND0N-No rent has been paid
by the tenants of twelve attached
houses h ere for III years The ten
anita do rot know where their land
lord lives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present ~ Hr. n ar.
gtare Stars Chnr. Rnfn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19
PHILADELPHIA
PLANE WINNER
IN FIRST lap
Is Light Commercial
Aircrafts Take Off
In National Derby;
One Quits Race

BELLEFoNTE. Pa. Sept. 1s.-t2
The Pitcairn Flee-wing. piloted by
A. N. Banks, Philadelphia, was the
first Of twenty-five light commercial
planes in the cross-country aerial
derby to complete the first leg OF its
journey today. Arriver here at 1927
one minute and a half later the
Waco Ten, piloted by c. ". Meyers
alighted at the field hr.
ROOSEVELT FIELD. NEW YORK
". ", Sept. l9.-tPl-R. c. Cantwell
of Oklahoma City. Okla, who started
from Roosevelt Field in the cross
country race TO Spokane. Wash, 20.
day landed at Curtiss Field. little
over a mile and a quarter from his
starting point, and few minutes
after his take-off. because Of "low-
ceiling"
ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y, Sept
1e.-tPl-Twenty-five light CONNER
cial planes took off on the first leg
Of a cross-country flight TO Spokane
Wash. this morning. The start was
sue at b.WA EASTERN
and By 6:32 a. m. the last starter had
left.
All the take-offs, made at one
minute intervals. were accomplished
with clocklike precision and smooth
ness. Weather conditions which had
threatened postronement shortly be
fore the rnce cleared up quickly al
the last minute.
The race was the first of three
scheduled to start today, tomorrow
and Wednesday, as part of the ma
tional air meet at Spoksne.
Various pilots agreed that the
planes would do well IL they aver.
aged 80 miles an hour. They esti-
mated that two and half hours
would be required TO make the flight
70 Bellefonte, Pa. where the frs
five minute compulsory stop was u
be made: two hours from Bellefonts
70 Bryan. o., where another fivs
minute stop was scheduled: an houl
to an hour and half from Brvan q
CHICAGO. where the planes will stoi
overnight tonight.
CLEVELAND. q Sept. i9.-tPl-
{. W. Meyers OF Detroit. first 70 ge
away from the airnort at Bellefonte
| Pa. in the national air derbv. lande'
at the Cleveland airport at 1919 IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-19

Most Complete Selections
w. I'll. Putegnat Hardware
Company
Brcwnsvilie. Texas
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
Ghost in Car Proves to
Be Common Bedsheet

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. .
Shaun O'Day, 80 years old, en-
ployed by James Dramis, owner of
an automobile graveyard on Nice
town Lane, near Thirtyfourth
Street, believes in leprachauns and
such like legendary spirits OF the
land Of his ancertors.
Shortly after midnight he saw
"ghost" and ran screaming wildly
to the crest of an embankment on
the auto graveyard site, from which
he attracted the attention of Po-
liceman Bongard and Burkhardt,
of the Twenty-second Street and
Huntington Avenue station, both
more stolid and less imaginative
men than he.
There's ghost close by" stam-
mered O'Day. He's dressed in
white and all night he's been
throwing things at me, and I've
been too scared to move until /
saw you two coming"
The two men searched the prem
ises for the ghost" but found only
a white he'd sheet.
Bongard and Burkhardt Joined in
scratching their heads meditatively
after this discovery. and an hour
later remembered that Halloween
was upon O'Day, them and the rest
of the city.
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
BRIDE E'SS[AY|NG
TRIAL HALTS

REIDSVILLE, n. c., Nov. q
Youthful Mrs. Alma Petty Gatlin,
bride Of a few months and alleged
patricide, will not learn her ulti-
mate fate until early in January,
as a result of a decision reached
by prosecution counsel.
1t was learned thar prosecutors
have entirely abandoned the idea
of requesting a special term of
Superior Court for the trial of the
sensational case. Thus the trial
cannot he called until the next term
OF Rockingham Superior Court early
in the new year.
The case will be tried at Went
worth, county seat of Rockingham
county.
While the court docket for the
January term is very congested,
Solicitor Gwyn said that room would
be made for the trial of the 2O-year'
old alleged murderess.
The trial. on account Of the mas IS
OF testimony that Is to be presented.
is expected to last for a week or
more.
1t was learned that the prosecu'
tion intends to place on the witness
stand as its star witness the Rev
Thomas F. c'Thunderbolt'0 Pardue
erstwhile Reidsville minister. who in
stigated the investigation into the
Petty murder when he divulged to
authorities an alleged confession ol
the horrible crime TO him by the &C
cused patricide.
Mrs. Gatlin, who's since the time
the alleged murder Is believed tC
have taken place a little over a
year ago. married Eugene Gatlin
chief Of the Reidsville Fire De
partment.
When she was arrested on the
day her 5O.year-old fathers mur
dered body was found. she We
hemently denied all knowledge ol
the alleged confession made to the
minister.
The alleged murderess is lodged ir
the county Jail at Wentworth. De
fense counsel waived preliminary
hearing in order not to divulge
their line of defense to the State,
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
MARKET TURNS
To UPSW|NG
BY International News Service

NEW YORK, Nov. ALI Sec
tions of the market participated in
a moderate upswing of stock prices
in the first period of trading to-
day. The opening was Irregular,
with professionals testing out" a
few of the stocks which showed
conspicuous weakness near the end
of Tuesdays session. Mack Trucks
sold down more than point, open
ing up gap of points from yes
terday's high.
Technical market conditions,
rather than new developments in
industry and trade governed the
swing of stock prices in this period.
Evidently the short position Of u.
S. Steel, General Motors and other
speculative leaders was still over.
crowded, and the professionals were
active buyers of these stocks. The
leadership of the advance was still
poor.
The weekly car loadings reports
showed a gain of about 5000 cars
in the volume of revenue freight.
Steel mills operations were reported
at a slightly higher rate; the
weekly crude oil production report
showed further shrinkage in the
Seminole district. with West Texas
evidently under control; call money
and commodity markets were prac.
tically unchanged.
Rossia Insurance resumed its
spectacular market performances
with a 13 point jump to IFS, and
the uncomfortable position of the
shorts" i'm Baldwin Locomotive
was reflected in a sharp advance
in that stock to 256.
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
SWEEPING D R Y
PROBE DUE
Ry International News Service

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. Al.
eging numerous Irregularities on
the part of dry enforcement officials
and representatives Of the Ohio
Anti,saloon League, State Senator
Paul M. Herbert, Columbus. an
nounced late today his intention of
demanding an investigation by the
Ohio Legislature of the State pro-
hibition department, the Ohio Anti
Saloon League and of operations of
various prohibition enforcement
agents, known as card men.
In a letter, addressed to s. F.
Mcdonald, State prohibition com
missioner. Herbert charged that a
prohibition agent co-operated with a
prominent" dry attorney in fran
ng" a justice OF the peace.
The senator told Mcdonald that
he proposed asking the solons to
require Mcdonald to explain the
planting of confiscated liquor upon
the premises and person of innocent
people; the transfer of confiscated
liquor from one court to another
to be used in the latter court as
evidence; the wholesale pardoning of
convicted bootleggers from the
workhouse in Canton far above the
average in other counties.
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
Politics AgOg as New
Hoover Aide Is Named

TOLEDO, Ohio. Nov. 2.-Ohio
politicians today were watching with
renewed interest the political plans
of Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, following announcement
by Walter F. Brown, of Toledo,
that he had accepted an appoint
ment rendered him as Assistant
Secretary of the Commerce Depart
ment by Hoover.
Browns acceptance was tele-
phoned to Hoover at Washington
last night, and Brown was making
preparations to leave late today for
the Capital to take up his duties
Immediately.
Regarded as one of the canniest
political leaders in the Buckeye
State, Browns associates here
pointed out that he was relinquish-
ing lucrative law practice to ac-
cept the Hoover appointment, after
refusing several more important
diplomatic appointments from Re,
publican Administrations. This.
they pointed out, bears out the
theory that his assumption of the
assistant secretaryship under
Hoover may have an important
effect upon the Republican Presi.
dental boom Of his chief.
The Washington times., 1927-11-02
Motorcycle Skids in
Sand; Policeman Hurt

Thrown to the street when his
motorcycle skidded on some loose
sand on Branch Ave. S. F.. last
night, Policeman r. F.. Smith, of
the Eleventh precinct. suffered cuts
on the knee and elbow. Despite
his injuries he remained on duty
after treatment at Casualty Hospital.
Abraham Rubin. 10, Sc Charming
ST.. n. w, suffered fracture of
the left leg when knocked from his
bicycle In front of 1885 Fl St,
n. w, by an automobile operated
by Miss Caroline Frasee, Corcoran
Courts. Rubin was taken to En-.
ergency hospital in the car that
struck him.