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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
SHEFFIELD HAS
QUIT, REPORT
Maryland Banker May
Be Named Mexican
Envoy

Mexico City advices have been re-
ceived in Brownsville. from what are
considered authoritative sources, 20
the effect that James r. Sheffield.
American ambassador to Mexico. now
in Washington. has rendered his re-
signation TO President Coolidge, who
is expected within a short time to
make official announcement of the
resignation and Of a successor. 1t
is reported that Sheffield gave
friends in Mexico City impression
that he did not expect TO return.
John W. Garrett. a Maryland fl
nancier, is being considered as the
most likely successor TO Sheffield,
according to the Mexico City reports.
Garrett has been minister to Nene-
zuela and TO the Argentine, and is
said to be in sympathy with the con-
structive movements in Mexico. He
Il declared 10 be acceptable TO Mex
leo because Of his knowledge of
Latin America and his financial ex-
perience.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
NO.
7 TO EXTEND
MAIN CANALS
$4,000 Acres of Land
Near Brownsville to
Be Irrigated; Issue
For $175,000

A bond issue in the sum Of $l75.-
600 is to he voted on by property
owners in Cameron County Water
Control and Improvement District
No. 7, near Brownsville. on July "a,
for the purpose of buying the system
of the W 81 Brownsville Canal COM
pany. and carrying out an extensive
improvement program in the district.
The tract of land which will be ir-
rigated will be extended to include
about $4,000 aces Of land, or about
four times the present amount ir-
rigated by the canals of the West
Brownsville Canal Company.
Included in the improvement pro
gram IL the concreting of all main
line canals and laterals in the sys-
TEN. Further work will include The
installation Of drainage system to
cost about $4,000. which will take
care of all the land in the system.
Old District Included
The land which is included in tht
district takes in that which was ir-
Iigated by the canals of the old
Brownsville Irrigation Company,
which was organized in 1902, and
was the first large irrigation COM
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
FLOOD WORKS
HEREPRAISED
State Reclamation En-
gineer Inspects Re-
sacas Here

r. r. Williams. state reclamation
engineer and X. L. Lowery, also of
the reclamation department. who
have been in Hidalgo county inspect
ing the flood control works there.
were in Brownsville Saturday, and
after an inspection of the floodways
here declared that excellent nrogress
was being made throughout Cameron
county. Details for a unified con-
troll between Hidalgo and Cameron
counties are being worked out by
the state reclamation department,
Williams said.
Accompanied by W. F. Shaw, vice
president and general manager of
the American Rio Grande Land and
Irrigation Company of Mercedes, and
w. f. Anderson of San Benito, Will
liams and Lowery were in Browns
Vile. inspecting the Rancho Niejo
Floodway Approximately 1900 TO
2000 cubic feet per second were being
carried by this channel Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
iron WORKS /
EXPAND AGAIN
Alamo Company Buys
Half Block on St.
Francis

Early and extensive enlargement
of the Brownsville Valley branch Of
the Alamo Iron Works Of San An
tonic. was indicated Saturday with
the announcement by j. w. Allen,
manager Of the local branch. of the
purchase of a half block, or six lots,
OF property located on St. Francis
street, between First street and Palm
boulevard.
The lots were purchased from
various owners, the deal for the
Alamo Iron Works being handled by
Mrs Homer n. Morrow and Mrs.
J. ". Allen. The price paid was
said to have been in excess Of SlO,-
600.
The property is located at point
convenient to trackage rights. Mr.
Allen said that the growth Of he
business Of the Alamo Iron Works in
this territory has produced the ne
cessity for additional room TO house
additional equipment and increased
and wider diversity Of stock. He
stated that he could not say at this
time just when the property would
be improved. this depending largely
upon the disposition Of the COM
pany's present building and property,
located in the industi ial district, on
Fronton street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
OF
CARS STARTED
BY OFFICERS
Notorious Oklahoma
Outlaw Under Close
Guard; Story of Ar
rest Told

FLAGSTAFF. Ariz.. June 25.-tH'--
Matthew kimes, Oklahoma bandit.
at the Grand Canyon, was
held under body-Euard in the conn
~ jaii today while police posses
secured all roads seeking members
of his gang believed intent on res
cuinr him from the laws grip.
Officers ate cOmbing the district
for two automobiles, one touring
car and the other a sedan, supposed
to be carrying Clyde and Earl Jar
rett. Whitehead and other members
Of kimcs gang.
Sheriff Tells Story
Sheriff j. O. Parsons Of COc0nino
county today told his story Of kimes'
capture which he made public over
his signature he said on account OF
the many conflicting reports Of she
Here's the sheriff's story:
There was a park service nan
sitting in my car with me about 10
y. IN. near the Bright Angel Hotel.
kimes' car was parked west OF mine
"Kimes was getting into his car
and | asked him what is your name =
He said il was Watson, and l said
You don't look like Watson
"Kimes began to get nervous. Let's
go to the park service office | told
him. kimes got into his car with
me and we went down the hill.
kimes did not stop at the park serv-
ice office and ] said stop that car.
III slid over in the seat toward
him. lie stopped and turned the
ear around. Then in flash he
whipped his gun out from enc Of
the cushions near his legs. 4 gra0-
bed him and the tussle commenced.
II was unable To get my gun and
we wrestled for ten or twelve min
utes, two shots being fired in the
car BY him. That's how ! broke my
finger and bruised my hand.
People were attracted by fhe
shots and ] shouted 70 them to grab
him. threw him over toward She
door OF the car. He fell through and
started Ia run. lie turned and fired
twice at me and ! returned both
shots. We were both out Of wind
and the bullets went wild.
pretty soon all the hands from
the garage and the park service
formed line 100 to l50 yards anart
and We closed In on kimes M 4:25
p. m.
Curry Ennis, garage foreman and
George Cravey. trails foreman Tor
the fire department went below the
rim of the canyon about fifty feet
and made Kimes surrender. He
threw up his hands and came from
his hiding place"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
MEETING
WILL Be Held
Barreda- Point Isabel
Highway is To Be
Discussed

The Valleys port at Point Isaoel
is TO be discussed az a meeting Of
representatives from Cameron cOua-
ty chambers of commerce and others
here at ? O'Clock Tuesday aftern 1on.
according to County Judge Oscar q.
Dancy who called the meeting.
The meeting. which will be held IN
the county coul troom, also will take
up khe matter Of obtaining a paved
road from Barrcda 70 the port. Judge
Dancy is urging all secretaries or
managers of chambers Of commerce
in the county to attend the meeting.
Commodore Louis IobOlini. en-
gagged by the county some time ago
to make a survey for the deep water
project az Point Isabel. is expected
10 he present at the meeting and
probably will make report OF his
work so far. lie is expected to give
facts and figures which he has gath
cred on the port and report them fCr
the benefit Of those who may attend
Judge Daucy favors the voting Of
ia general bond issue for the purpose
Of paving the road from Barreda 10
Point Isabel. He would vote $780,
600 for this road to finance the coun-
tvs half Of what it would cost Ter
the paving. with the state paying the
othe, half
This road bond issue is under a
different statute from the s6,00o.00
feeder road program. Judge Dancy
says. He states that it is under
what is known as the 10 per cent
statute under which the county
bonding capacity j. only S25.O00 AZ
the present time. Increased values
resulting from the feeder road issue
would increase the valuations so
that the county could issue S350,j1o,
he states.
The county Judge says that the
general issue for the Balreda-P Point
Isabel road would not increase the
tax rate for this purpose. which Is
already at the limit OF Is cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

While the Lower Rio Grande VAL
lev guards her levees and floodways
with the crest Of a big rise threaten
ing weak points. heavy rains in tho
vicinity Of Monterrey indicate pos
sbility of another flood on the San
Juan which would find the Valley IN
Il poor condition to receive more
flood waters.
The possibility of additional flood
waters was explained last night BY
w. J. Schnurbusch, meteorologist Of
the local weather bureau station. in
view of an additional inch Of rain
at Monterrey, making total Of more
than 3.5 inches in the past two days.
Believe Rain General
All indications are that the Mon
terrey rains are general, covering the
watershed OF the San Juan, Mr..
Schnurbusch said, and the second
rise, if one develops is expected at
Rio Grande City some time Sunday.
The latest reports last night were
that the levees throughout the
course of the river in the Lower
Valley are holding, with the exeep-
tion Of a few minor leaks.
Rumors Of a large break in Hi
dalgo county were denied by pump
ing stations along the river in tele-
phone conversation with The Herald
last night. and the river stages, all
equal to or above the marks Of Satur-
day morning. indicate that there
could be no bad break. or the river
would drop at some point
Rising al Donna
The river at San Benito last night
was above flood stage, but levees
were holding. At Donna the river
lacked about 10 inches being TO the
top Of the levee. and was rising at
the rate of about half an inch an
hour, according TO a report at 10
o'clock last night.
The crest OF the rise passed Mis-
sion at 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
when a new high mark there Of 24.6
feet was reached. the river soon af-
ter dropping to 24.5. and continuing
TO drop slowly. At Rio Grande City
the river was still at 20 feet, or
about flood stage, and dropping
slowly.
All resacas and floodways in the
Valley were being used IN helping
10 carry off the water coming past
Rio Grande City. The Olmito resa-
ca, and the Rancho Niejo resaea were
carrying large amounts Of water Sat
urday.
Several minor leaks around
Brownsville were reported, one being
along the international bridge here.
although the water did not spread,
being checked by levees and en-
bauknautE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Clerks Association
To Meet at Abilene

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. June %.
-tPl-Abilene was selected for the
1928 meeting of the District and
County Clerks Association at the
closing session of their convention
today. Laredo had invited the con-
vention also.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were:
President Roy II. Cliff. Corpus
Christi: first vice-president, w. a.
Hopline. Del Rio; second vice-pres-
ident. Arch Woods. San Saba: third
vice president. II. H. Neeley, Fort
Worth: secretary treasurer. Fred &.
Malone Of Austin.
Honorary life membership in the
association was extended to Lon a.
Smith. railroad commission. Claude
Pollard. attorney general, and Julius
Lac rosse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Brothers, Age 65 and 50,
Meet for First Time Here

Sixty-five years ago Or. J. ].
Austin. who lives at Mission. left
his native England to seek fortune
in the United States.
While he was here. there was
born TO his parents another son,
John. who is now 65 years old. DIR.
Austin is s5 years Ia.
In Brownsville, at the home of
Miss K. Amaya they exchanged
across the dinner table experiences
which they have undergone--each
in his own sphere during those
sixty-five years that they had
newer known each other.
These two brothers, total strang-
ers 70 one another until last week,
when they met for the first time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Narrowly Escapes
Death From Boa

George Blanchard an emplcye Of
"Sn.ke" King at "Snakeville." mar
rowly escaped death Saturday when
he as caught by large boa con-
strictor.
Blanchard, in trying TO get a grip
on the snake grasped IT too far
toward the middle and il struck back
and entwined itself about his chest.
He shouted for help but his breath
was cut off Immediately and he
could not make another sound.
Fortunately Joe King heard the
first cry and came To his rescue. The
boa was untangled and put back in
his box only after some trouble.
Blanchard was net seriously hurt
although in another minute he
would have been crushed to death,
witnesses said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Scobey Is Named
Director of Bank

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 25.-
tPi-The federal reserve board to-
dav announced appointment Of n. =.
Rogers. Rcgan Houston and r. X.
Scobey. all Of San Antonio as dirce-
tors Of the San Antonio branch fed
cral reserve Bank which will open
July =.
Four additional directors appointed
BY the Dallas reserve bank are NJ.
Crump. managing director; F.. Evans
and Franz II. Groes all Of San An
tonic. and r. T. Hunnicutt OF Del
Rio. The San Antonio bank Is
branch Of the Dallas bank.
Mr.. Scobey Is well known In
Brownsville and was here with the
late President Warren g. Harding
when the chief executive spent part
Of his vacation az Point Isabel. He
was then dire ctOr of the mint.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
RIO Gydnde Adds Large
Section of Land to y. s.

During the big rise Of June,
1928. another strip Of land belong
ing 10 Mr.. Zolezzi and in the same
section was cut off from the Mex
lean side and arAnXed 70 the
United States.
Under the terms Of the treaty
between Mexico and the United
States governing the formation of
baneOs. or tracts of land cut off by
the river. the property becomes
part Of the United States.
The treaty provides that land
containing a number Of inhabi-
tants. and comprising more than
n certain amount of acreage re-
mains part OF the country from
which it was detached by the river.
This tract is not inhabited.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

The ever shifting Rio Grande
PLAYED another prank in the ex-
change of land between Mexico and
the United States when the stream
cut Of a l00-acre tract of land
southeast of Brownsville from the
Mexico side and annexed il TO the
United States.
The tract Of land was in d horse
shoe bend, md belonged TO j.
Zolezzi of Mntamoros.
For some time IL has been expect
ed that the land would be cut off,
as only a narrow body of water
sonar ted Z from Mexico. With
the rise OF the river Friday and
Saturday, the narrow neck or land
was eaten away. and the tract Of
land is now in the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
SPJDERWEB NAMES
SAME DIRECTORS

SAN BENITO. Tex, June 25.-
Stockholders of the San Benito and
Rio Grande Valley Railway Com
pany. subsidiary Of the Missouri Pa
cific Lines. and operating the "Spi-
derweb" lines in the Valley. Satur-
day reelected all officers and di-
rectors. at the annual meeting here.
George II. Winsor was reelected
prsident. general manager and audi
tor: John T. Lomax, scretary-treas-
urer; j. l.. Perkins. general freight
and passenger agent. The board Of
directors is as follows: George II.
Winsor. John T. Lomax, J. A. Hick-
man. j. l. Landrum. r. 7. Stuart,
W. u. Chadick. W. s. West, ID. S.
Wood and John H. Shary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

in Corpus Christi. found great
deal 10 talk about.
Perhaps the most remarkable
thing to them was that they recog-
nized each other a. soon as they
met-they talked about that cir
cumstence for a long time.
And they talked about their sis
ter. who also was born after DIR.
Austin had left England. and who
made a trip to the United States
TO visit brother she had never
seen.
Now Mrs. Austin i making ar
Tangemcats for a baa0uet-a ban
quet of m 7gnitude to do justice TO
the remarkable union of two
brothers, and in horor of John,
who crossed the seas 10 prove that
blood Is thicker than water,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Cameron County
Woman Is Victor
Especial to The Herald)

AUSTIN. Tex, June 25.-Judg-
ments of the district court and of
the court Of civil appeals were af-
firmed BY the supreme court Satur-
day in the case Of the Bank of
Washington VS.. Mrs. Helen Moore
from Cameron county, which is vic
tory for Mrs. Moore. Suit was
instituted by Mrs. Moore against the
Bank of Washington to remove cloud
from title to two tracts Of land. Of
160 acres and 65 acres in the Con-
cepcion de Carricitos grant in Cam
eron county.
The trial court gave her judg-
ment quitting title To the two tracts
Of land, thereby setting aside a
foreclosure lien on the land. This
judgment was affimerd by the court
of civil appeals. and today he su-
preme court affirmed this judgment
as well as that of the district court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
FRUIT FLY HUNTING
= = X
WILL BE POOR SPORT
y y y
IN FUTURE - HARDING

I~NttIHI TO 4 Ht FEtTHIWJ
RAYMONDVILLE. Tex. June -.
Hunting Morelos fruit fly in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley will be
poor sport in the future.
This II the opinion expressed hy
". A. Harding, Willacy county's
delegate to the hearing before the
federal horticultural board IN
Washington, who has returned
recently.
Mr.. Harding made a report 20
the commissioners court Of the
county, in which he said that
regulatory measures will be es-
tablished. and that inspectors will
be kept in the Valley 50 that fruit
fly hunting in the future will OF
fer little excitement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
FIELD MARSHAL DIES

SILVER LAKE, Calf. June 25.-
(Pl-Count La Dimir Baranoff, ~,
field marshal Of the Russian army
during the Russo-Japanese war, died
in this desert town Thursday from
exhaustion suffered in Death Val
ley's torrid heat. where he was lost
for twenty-four hours with two COM
panions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Former Texan Leaves
Leavenworth Prison

LEAvENWORTH, Kansas, June 25.
-tPD-w. Z. Rachel. former deputy
Unitet States marshal. Corpus Chris
HI. Texas. serving sentence In fed
eral prison on conviction Of accept
ing a bribe last night left note at
the prison farm colony house, near
Fort Leavenworth and disappeared.
The note stated that Rachel was
''tired Of IL ALL and would end his
life in the Missouri River. The note
stated Rashel's clothing would be
found on the Fort Leavenwurth
bridge. a search failed to reveal the
clothing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
Woman Strangled,
No Clues Found

PORTLAND. Ore. June 25.--tPl-
Her half-clad body outstretehed out
cn h"r bed. her hands tied behind
her back. and her feet bound to-
gether, Mrs. Zell Stebbins, S2. was
found strangled to death in her well
furnished apartment in a residen-
tial district here today.
II was believed the crime was COM
rri.ted yesterday A mans handker-
chief. wadded up, had been stuffed
in the woman's mouth as gag. No
evident motive for the murder had
been discovered by police.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
WEATHER

EAST TEXAS: Sunday generally
fair, Monday partly cloudy. Light
10 moderate southeast to south
winds on the coast.
WEST TEXAS: Sunday and Mon
day partly cloudy; continued warm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
FOUR KILLED IN CRASH

DAYTON, Ohio, June 25.-tPl-
Four persons are known to be dead
and fifteen reported injured in a
hcad-on collision between local
and limited traction car near Nc
Cook Field tonight Additions may
be made to the dead when reports
are received from local hospitals
where injured passengers were TAX
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
rs HURT IN WRECK

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,. June 25.-
four seriously. when q limited train
OF the East st. Louis a. Suburban
Railway Company sideswiped a spe-
cial car of the same line on the Oak
Hill, ILL.,. siding late today. The Sc
riously injured were brought to a
hospital here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
No AGREEMENT SEEN

WASHINGTON. d. C, june 20
tPl-Insistence upon American naval
narity with Great Britain. down to
the smallest war craft. and interest
in undercurrent of discussion at Ge-
neva Of a possible Japanese-Amer-
lean permanent peace treaty charac-
terized official Washington reaction
today rs the naval limitations con-
ference closed its first week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
TWO KILLED

NEW YORK. \. Y. June 26.-tEl
-Dowrir~ street. battle ground Of
the notorious Hudson duster gang.
was the scene early today Of two
killings. The bodies of the two men,
r-art Russo. 20, end J. Biano. %,
BROOKLYN. each with three bulst
wounds, were found by a passerby
In pool Of blood.