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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
TILDEN BEATS
FRENCH STAR
Brugnon Downed In
Hard Match; Hell
en- Wills Wins

WIMBLEDON. Eng, June 27.-lP)
William T. Tiiden, American star,
entered the singles semi-finals Of
the Wimbledon lawn tennis champion
ships today BY defeating the French
star Jacques Brugnon, in long
drawn out match which was twice in
terruptcd BY rain. The score 6-3, 6-l.
SO. rs.
The third set. taken BY BruEnon.
was the first Tilden has lost during
the present tournament and he was
hard pressed 10 win the fourth and
the match. Brugnon. playing in
spired tennis during the last two
sets. made winning points on some
Of Tildtn's first services which
were so severe that il hardly seemed
possible the Frenchnlan could get
his racket on the ball.
By his victory. Tilden was the
first player to reach the SEMI
finals Of the mems singles.
Betty Nuthall and Mrs. Kitty Me-
Kane Godfrce entered the quarter
finals Of the women's doubles By
defeating Mrs. Randolph Lycett and
Miss Evelyn Colyer in straight sets
al 6-3. Ga.
Helen Wills and Elizabeth Ryan.
paired III the women's doubles.
reached the third round By defeat
ing the Misses r. G. Covell and G..
+. Sterry. 6-2. 6-3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27

II General Obregon comes into
power. h. will not dcviafe from lha
stand of President Gales. III ~
contcnded hy these observers THAI
ObregonS demand that the clctgs
absolutely respect the regniatlcps
Of the Mexican government il I'D
different from the demands ~
Gales.
While the statement makes no
specific reference to the petroleum
and land laws. IL Is generally be-
heved that IN announcing he wouig
defend the eoantry's sovereignty
and right 20 enact ats own legisla-
tlon within the limits Of interna-
tioaal law. General 0bregon had
them in mind.
One Of the questions facing the
country, the statement says. Is p
taxation policy TO overcome rle
aetion of the southern states Of ne
United States in carrying out what
he describes Is 4 boycott Of va--
Gus Mexican fruits and agricultural
products.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Second Rise Small;
RiUeyRenlUinSHigh
As SAULeUeeS Hold

Although the second rise IN the
Rio Granda nrcdictcd Saturday
night by Meteorologist W. j. Schnur-
busch. materialized during the night
at Rio Grande City. the river has
come to a standstill there today, and
the only effect Of the rise in the
Lower Valley will be TO prolong the
high stage Of the river several days.
After dropping below flood stage
at Rio Grande City the river came
back up Saturday night and Sunday
morning 10 a point OF 22.3 or l.3 feet
above flood stage. although it had
come up only an additional = Of a
foot BY this morning. and was re-
ported AT standstill az that time.
At Mission the river has dropped
= Of foot since yesterday, and at
SIn Benito similar drop was re-
ported, while il was still rising very
slowly at Brownsville today. having
passed flood stage of rs feet last
night. and being at 1872 today.
Unless additional flood waters
come down. and the weather may in
dicates that there will be no more.
the situation in the lower part of
the Valley will not change much, Mr..
Schnurbusch said From Mission to
San Benito the stage will remain
about the same for two 20 four
days, while the present high stage
will hold up from San Benito to
the mouth Of the river for four to
seven days.
Fioodways and rcsacas are carry
ing off considerable water. and no
big breaks on the American side
we're reported. Considerable land
on the Mexican side IN reported to
br under water. however. although
railway and high traffic have not
been interrupted there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Rome and Wall Street
Denounced by ObYegon

MEXICO CITY. June 27.-tF-
~Romc and Wall street" are neiA
by General ObIeEon. who has an
nounced his candidacy for presi-
dent. 10 be the headquarters OF lnc
enemies of the Mexican goyernmnt.
lie made the statement IN oGtlin-
ing his platform on the various
questions. both internal and ex-
ternal with which the country must
deal.
General ObrcCon. emphasizing
the distinction between what he re-
fefrsd 10 as honest" American cap
ital and the capital of Wall street.
which he said sought Ito promote
crises and conflicts in and with
Mexico" pledged himself 70 faeili-
tate investments in Mexico by all
honest Am rican capital willing "a
help in developing the country. fe
warned, however, that he would not
eountenAnce investments by 'lE-
perialistic Wall street capital"
A for IN religious question. 0b-
servers sec q clear indication tnat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
INCOMES OF OVER
MILLION INCREASE

WASHINGTON, ID. III. June 27.-
tPi-More Americans paid taxes on
incomes Of Si.O00,OO0 and over for
the calendar year Of 1925 than ever
before In the governments tax his
tory. a t~asury analysis shows.
The millionaires incomes totalled
207. compared with rs in 1924 and
200 in 1916. the previous high mark
Seven persons, including two n
Michigan and New York respective
Is. and one each in Illinois, Okla
homa. and Pennsylvania. filed re-
turns showing incomes Of $4,000, 600
or over.
Seventeen states proved the resi-
deHces Of the taxed millionaires. to-
gether with one from the district az
Columbia. New York led with 96.
While Pennsy ivania vas second with
q. Illinois and Massachusetts had
III each.
Michigan had IL, Ohio q, Cali
fornia :. New Jersey ), Missouri q.
and Florida 3. Connecticut, Indiana.
Maryland. and Oklahoma and two
apiece. while Iowa, Nebraska, and
Wisconsin each were represented by
one.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
WIRTZTORUN
With MILLER
State Offices To Be
Sought Together
In 1928

AUSTIN. Texas. June 27.-fPl--
Lieutena Governor Barry Miller Of
Dallas and State Senator A. J. Wirtz
Of Seguin. plan 10 take the field to-
gether for governor and lieutenant
governor respectively, if all things
work out well, il was learned def
initely today.
Miller and Wirtz "pow-wowed" all
day yesterday AZ Wirtz's home.
Wirtz already virtually has veri-
fled an announcement that he will
run for lieutenant governor. Miller.
although he will not say that he
Will run. is known. to be prospect
i've candidate. provided Governor
Dan Moody does not seek re-elec-
tion. To repeat questions. Miller
answered "Pm through with the
present office. III either seek some
thing higher or else.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
CHAMBERLIN OFF
BY AIR TO MOSCOW

ENBAD. Czecho-S -Slovakia,
June 27-tPt-Clarence Chnmberiin
and Charles Levine. American trans
Atlantic fliers. hoped off this morn
ing for Warsaw, Poland.
Local ayiators attempted 70 dis
suade them from making the flight,
as weather conditions were unfavor-
able. with 4 drizzling rain and strong
wind.
IL Is understoon the Americans
will visit Moscow and Warsaw.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Kinaesl StaytedlBack
to Scene of Crimes

FLAGSTAFF. Ariz.. June 27.-lPi-
Mathew Kimes. Oklahoma outlaw
captured here last week. was spirit
"a out of the county Jail here today
by Sheriff John Russell of Okmuigee.
Okla. and started for the scenes VII
his alleged banditry in oklahoma 5y
automobile.
Roy Cooley. alias II. @. Kady, ar-
rested with kimes and believed 70
have been connected with the bank
robbers activities also was started
east.
The party, which included besides
kimes and the sheriff, J. b. Hill. and
VI. l.. Larimore. deputy sheriffs. left
here about daybreak. The woman.
who, when arrested with the Two
men, said she was Mrs. "kady" re-
mains in jail here.
The route 70 be taken BY the auto
mobile was not announced but ID was
understood q stop probably would BE-
made at Amarillo, Texas. to get addi-
tional deputies % safeguard the pris-
oners against possible attempts to
hberatc them
Police Chief Compton Of Nus
kogee. Okla, remained here to keep
the woman under surveillance and
attempt further Identification OF her
and Dooley. Reports reaching off
GERS were that Dooley is a cousin OF
doc Parde," manager of the Pres
cott, Ariz., Frontier Days rodeo
started periodically there.
The officers did not reveal the sig
nificance If any of the relation hip.
Dooley is said also 20 have relatives
at Globe. Ariz. DooIey and the wo-
man were arrested al the same time
kimes was captured under the rim :"
by posses. They gave their names
a. Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Kady and said
they had picked Kimes up az Dodge
City Kansas, and given him ''iif:"
west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Life Termer's Story
Of Cruelty Unfounded

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 81
Allegations Of ID. c. Stephen
son. life term prisoner. that he had
been mistreated at the Michigan
state prison apparently are without
foundation. the board Of state char
ity viii say in a rrport to Governor
I'd Jackson tomorrow.
The board recently conducted an
INJURY into the charges and ques-
toned STEPHENSON at the prison
where he Is serving life sentence
for the murder of Maggie Oberholtz-
err Of Indianapolis.
Governor Jackson said today he
would make the charities board re-
mort public when IL j. received by
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
VALLEY GETS
BLACK BASS
5000 Placed in Resacas
And Lakes Sunday
Night

Six thousand black bass were
turned loose in lakes, canals and
resacas Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley last night.
This IL the result Of petitions sent
to the state game. fish and oyster
department by people Of the Valley,
and will furnish the Valley with
plenty Of black bass in the future.
The bass were put in the resaeas
and lakes between Mission and
Brownsville by Special Commission
er Frank Cowsert, who until recently
was deputy game, fish and oyster
commissioner, stationed here.
Cowsert arrived in Brownsville at
2 o'clock this morning after making
a record trip with the fish from the
Heart or the Hills" hatchery at
Kerrville. He left KerrviIIe in a fast
truck with the fish yesterday morn
ing. and reached the Valley last
night, making the 400-mile trip dur
ing the day.
He left early today on the return
trip.
Mr.. Cowsert said that there
should not be more than per cent
loss in the fish now until they be-
gin reproducing, two years hence.
The fish brought here are about
three inches long. There are few
other fish that will bother them in
the rcsaeas Of the. Valley. he said,
and if the fishing laws are striekly
observed. and none Of them caught.
the Valley can be assured Of plenty
Of fish after they begin multiplying
after two years.
Mr. CowSert said that the Valley
can probably secure similar num-
bers of white perch. il this section
will petition the commission for
them. The perch will be brought
down in September. If the Valley
asks for their.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
MAN DRAGGED BY
MOTORCYCLEDIES

CHICKASHA, Okla. June 27.-tF1
dragged nearly two miles by a
motor ear, G.. W. Kimbrell. So. died
last night shortly after his plight
was discovered.
The occupanA of the car believed
il was being impedcd BY tire trouble
or high ccnters in the road. The ac-
cident occurred near Alex. Okla
Kimbrell was believed TO have
fallen from his horse a. he was re-
turning 70 the home Of relatives
southwest Of Alex. Lying in a patch
Of weeds in the center Of the road.
his clothing was caught By the
crank OF the car.
The occupants OF the car, a party
of young persons. were not held re-
sponsible by officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
TWO ACCIDENT
VICTIMS NEAR
DEATH, REPORT
San Benito Man To-
Accidentally Shot;
Auto Crashes Result
In Injuries

This week-end's chapter of deaths
and injuries in Cameron county
chronicles the death of two persons,
the possibly fatal injuring Of two
persons and the less dangerous in
juring Of four others.
Porfirio Trevino Of San Benitc and
Edward w. Farmer Of Brownsville
are the dead. Trevino was accident
ally shot Sunday on the farm Of
Judge Samuel Spears near San Bin
Ito and Farmer died Suddenly from
stroke suffered Saturday night.
Judge Willis :. Corkill Of San
BenitO returned verdict of death
due TO accidental causes in the case
OF Trevino. According TO the story
told concerning the affair Trevipo
and a brother-in-law, Francisco
Gaona. were examining a new pistol .
they had Just bought. Gaona fired
the pistol three times and thinking
il was empty, handed it to bis
friend. The gun went off a fourth
time rs il was being handed 20
Trevino and he was struck I'm the abb
domen BY a bullet He died at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning, mn hour af-
ter the accidental shooting Trevin0
was "a years old
Mr.. Farmer became suddenly un-
conscious In a Brownsville rcstRur-
ant Saturday night and died at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning az his home
here without recovering consciousness.
Funeral services were held for Mr..
Farmer from the Kilcher Funeral
Parlors at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
noon. he is survived by his widow,
one son in Harlinger, one son in
Kentucky and a daughter, Mrs. st.
Clair of Brownsville.
In Critical Condition
Jose Linares. 50-year-old Mexican
journalist Of Brownsville. is i'm
critical condition at Mercy Hospital
here with a fractured skull and two
broken places beneath the knee on
one leg received In an accident on
the road leading from the internA-
rional bridge 10 Levee street Sunday
night. Linares IN said to have acci-
dcntaIly walked into an approaching
car. He was knocked down and was
run over by another car close behind
the first. The drivers told city Of
ficers what had occurred. The driv-
er Of the second car picked him up,
rushing him TO Mercy Hospital.
Physicians said he may not recover.
Pedro Saldana Of Brownsville, also
is in the hospital with serious in
juries consisting Of deep cut on the
back OF his head. broken arm and
two broken ribs. He was riding an o
car with u. w. King and three 9TH
ers on Washington street towards
Palm Boulevard Sunday morning.
when the car swerved off the boula-
ward onto the sidewalk at the right
when the turn was made 10 the left
from Washington trect. Knocked over
tJontInued ON page tw0.D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
BABY SELLING
TOBEPROBED
Sale of Children Is Be-
lieved Common
Occurrence

NEW ORLEANS, La, June ~
Of Mrs. II. y. Hodgins, midwife, for
the alleged sale cf 3-weeks-old
baby for SIS, the district attorneys
office here today began a vide
spread investigation Of all maternity
hospitals.
The casual manner in which Mrs.
Hodgins dickcred over the details Of
the selling As well as certain con-
fidential information given District
Attorney Eugene Stanley following
years investigation by the Louisi-
ana Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children. led TO the be-
lief that child sa1e is no uncommon
occurrence in New Orleans, Mr..
Stanley said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27

GENEVA, June 2T.-tPi-With
British hopes Of rc-opening the
Washington treaty decisions dashed
by the absence Of any fresh instruc-
tions to the American in regard TO
size Of capital ships and cruisers,
interest centers on what Hugh ).
Gibson and his conferees will do IN
the way of assuring some future ex-
ecution of that question.
Presumably the Americans are
disposed 10 put something into he
terms Of the projected treaty to he
framed here that will more or less
bind them TO discussion Of the size
Of warships NJ second Washington
conference in 1881 without. however.
committing themselves in any way
~ 20 what their attitude will be at
that time.
This matter will be the subject of
negotiation, but meanwhile the Bret
ish leaders have given no intimation
to the Americans that they have def
initely abandoned their attempts to
reopen Washington treaty problems
at the present meeting.
Seek Warship Ban
According TO some reports, they
would like 10 exact a promise from
CONTINUED on page twoD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Allison of Texas
Wins First Round

HANREFORD, Pa, June 27.--(Fe-
Neil Sullivan. Lehigh University
seeded player number Z. met defeat
today in the first round OF the an
nual intercollegiate tennis cham
pionship at the Merrion Cricket
Club. He was eliminated in COM
paratively easy fashion By l.. IT..
Gordon of Harvard. Ga. 6-3.
Wilmer Allison. University Of
stiff opposition in r. Il. Lirgelbach,
Pennsylvania. but won 6-a,6-4.
One NJ the hardest matches Of
the morning was that in which Cliff
ford y. Marsh. Of Williams. defeat
ed T.. O. Mather. University OF Tex
as. II too three sets 70 down the
Texas. The scores were 6-3, SIS. 6-i.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Japan Denies Plans For Peace Treaty With y. s.
BELGIAN VISITORS to-
x X Il
DEMONSTRATE MAKING
x 4 =
OF WINE FROM WATER

NEW YORK, June 27.-tPi-Wa-
ter is To be turned into wine 1t
Columbia Uniyersity-into cham
paigne. sherry and port-if claims
made in behalf Of two Belgian
visitors are correct.
Having promised 10 destroy their
product. q. Brutaey, a lawyer. and
Gco-sc Ningerhoets. steamship cf-
ficsr have obtained permission Of
prohibition authorities to demon
stratc IL the Dn.versity's chemical
Laboratories a secret substance
which. combined with water and
sugar, it is asserted, makes wine
of one per cent alcohol in three
days and Is per cent IN 80 days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Los ANGELES OIL
WELLS IN BLAZE

LONG BEACH. Calf, June 81
tPi-Firemen and oil company EN-
ployes. reinforced by part OF the
Los Angeles fire department today
stood guard 10 prevent new out
breaks Of a fire which last night
burned eight wells and badly dam
aged the equipment OF several others
in the Alamitos heights oil field.
The oil tanks which burned may
boil over and cause 10 be renewed
the battle against the fires which
were brought under control last
night. Damage was said 10 exceed
81 600. 600.
Two oil workers were burned Sc
verely in the opening blast which
ignited new well Of the Julian Pc
trolcum Corporation. A gas leak
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
Word Contest Fans GiUeu
'Gyaphoph0ne' for Week

While interest continues to in
crease IN The Herald's "Bushel or
Words Contest" the announcement
j. made OF winners IN last weeks
contest. and Of the word for the
new week.
"Graphaphoue" is the new word
for the week.
Miss La Verne Scott Of San Be
nito won first prize in the contest
last week with a total Of 1876 words,
a check Of the number sent m shows.
She received So as prize.
Second place. prize Of 81. Was
won by William Rutledge Ross. l041
jefferson street Brownsville. lie
har . total of In words.
Third prize went 10 Miss Laura
Givens. 1901 Jefferson street,
Brownsville, with "a total OF i2I
words. She received q prize of sl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present "a Hr. 24 Hh
Stage Stage Ching. Rain


The additional water at Rio
Grande City from "a moderate rise
az that place over Sunday will not
materially change the river situa-
tion In the Valley. except to prolong
the duration Of high waters and
overflow additional lowlands. The
river will iemain practically station
AIRY Cat and above flood staees)
from Mission 10 San Benito during
the next 2 10 days. and from San
Benito TO the mouth during the next
10 days. provided no large breaks
oecg-- anywhere in the levees. No nd
ditIonai waters ARE expected nt this
time. however, from the San Juan
and the upper Rio Grande rivers hB
the weather has become more sat-
tied and apparently no rains navn
occurred in these watersheds during
the last 4B hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27

Those who were given honorable
mention are Lily Bower, Browns
vile; Mrs j. III. Ross. Harlingen;
Mary Lula Owens. Brownsville; Mrs.
l.. A. Smith. Sam Fc-dyce; Bessie
Richardson. Ia Feria: Mrs. Samuel
Lopez. San Benito: Miss Elizabeth
Jane Fspey. San Benito. and Lila
Nilian5eva. Brownsville. the latter
sending in her bushel or words too
late FOR the contest editor.
Those who have been working on
the contest in The HERALD are
familiar with the rules. and Erow
how to hunt for the letters of the
word in the advertisements Of The
Herald.
The letters are in large type. ard
you can find them III you will look
Continued On page tWo.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
CLOUDBURSTS HIT
EASTERN OREGON

PORTLAND. Ore. June 27.-tFl-
1.-Two cloudbursts striking at widely
Iseparased towns in eastern Oregon
IIate Yesterday caused property dam
Iage. but killed no one.
One struck at Arlington, l27 miles
east from Portland. on the Columbia
river. sending a torrent of water
through the town. and washing part
az a hotel into the Columbia.
Buildings were pushed off foun-
iations and two residences were
wrecked. automobiles were washed
away and the town was covered with
slin,y mud. The damage was estimat-
"a M 100000. The other cloud
hurst .deluged Weston. Ore, l20
miles east and wrecked a store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-27
THREEPLANES
tune UP FOR
PACIFIC HOP
Veil of Secrecy Sur
rounds Preparations
OF Grace; Army Air
plane Ready

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. June 81.
--tPt-Tested, groomed and ready
for flight, u~o airplanes in the three
cornered race TO bridge the Pacific
BY cir between here and Hawaii to-
day awaited the zero hour while the
third remained 10 be tried out be-
fore the take off.
The big three engined Fokker in
which Lieutenants Yester J. Matt
land and Albert Hagenberger will
make the attempt in behalf of the
army was being held up until the
arrival today of Major General Ma
son Patrick, chief Of the army air
service, who, the Examiner de-
clared, will be a passenger. In
Honolulu, the navy threw cloak
of secrecy about the preparations of
Richard Grace. former naval re-
serve officer. whose trans Pacific
plane was locked in a guarded hang
ar at Pearl Harbor after having
made an apparently successful test
flight yesterday. The time Of the
contemplated hop off was not made
known.
Smith Ready for Test
Ernest Smith. local civilian flyer,
got his plane ready for test flights
DA1sf night.
In spite of the fact that Matt
land and Hegenberger announced
they do not contemplate a take off
before tomorrow. the impression
that they would make an earlier
start than that caused Smiths fore
es to work at frantic speed.
Although the chances of Grace
and his navigator. 1t. Eston r..
Roger, taking off today were un-
known here, Saith is conceded to
have the best chances to be the first
10 get into the air. because whether
or not General Patrick accompanies
the army flyers, they must await his
arrival and approval Of the plane be-
fore they can 20. il was said
TO Travel 5000 Miles
Smiths plane has a gasoline ca
pacity Of $50 gallons. 1t. Maitland's
plane is designed 70 carry l.040 gal
Ions.
Each expects 10 be able TO travel
5000 miles on this amount Of fuel.
The distance to Honolulu is 2.4O0
miles.
Walter F. Parkin. inspector for
the aerouautic branch of the United
States department of commerce, af-
ter n talk with Smiths hackers. said
they could apply to the commerce
department for an experimental IL
cense and proceed with the flight
Immediately il the department gave
its telegraphic approval. They said
they would make such application
and the controversy was considered
closed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. June o.
--tP,-Major General Mason Patrick.
chief Of the army air corps arrived
here today TO give the final word TO
Lieutenants Lester j. Maitland nd
Albert Hegenberger on their nom
stop flight To Honolulu. Rumors that
General Patrick might make the
flight were heard in army circles
and when asked il he would go. the
general replied II would prefer not
20 answer that question at this