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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
BALKAN VAR
AGAIN LOOMS
Jugo Slavia and Alba
MIA Sever Relations;
Italy Blamed

BELGRADE. Jugo Slavia. june Is.
Up Pi-Albania's minister 70 JuEo-
Slavia, Tsena Bey. has requested and
received his passports and. with his
legation staff. j. leaving the country
today.
This completes the severance of
diplomatic relations between Jugo
Slavia and Albania. which was be-
gun with the Withdrawal of the Jugo
Slavian legation from Tiruna on
June :. The trouble arose through
the arrest ~ ~ employee Of the
Jugo-Slavian legation on charge Of
espionage.
II is reported here that italy may
demand indemnity from Albania for
the killing Of four Italian engineers,
allegedly by Albanian troops, at
PGka on Albanian territory.
Jugo-Slavian sources hint that
Italy may sntervene in Albania If the
case is not settled promptly.
The Albanian-Jugio-S Slavian situa-
tion came t0 the fore with The sign
ing last November of the treaty NJ
Tirana between Italy and Albania.
Jugo-SIavia charged. in the face Of
Italian denials. that the pact con
tanned secret military clauses; that
under its terms Italy was able To eX-
ercise undue influerce on the small
er county and that the pact was
aimed al Jugo-Slavia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15

FOR PIPELINE
TOPT.ISABEL
Valley Firm Will Han
die Constructions; To
Provide Water From
Rio Grande

Contract for the construction Of "A
pipeline, extending from the Rio
Graude to Point Isabel, distance
Of nine miles, for the purpose Of
supplying that city with water has
been awarded 70 Agar a Gentry Of
San Benito, according to an an
nouneement by C. Y. Tyrell of the
Port Isabel Townsite Company.
This is the latest development step
by the company which is rapidly
Transforming the old fishing village
Of Point Isabel into modern rec
reational. commercial and port city.
This pipeline. which will be twelve
inches in size. and laid according 10
the most modern approved engineer
ing practices, will run from the Rio
Grande at point several miles be-
low Brownsville. a distance Of ever
nine miles 10 100000 gallon
reservoir and setting basin al Point
Isabel. From this reservoir il will be
distributed throughout the townsite
under pressure, and arrangements
for the installation Of this part Of
the system will b. completed and
announced within few days, accord
ing to company officials.
The firm of Agar & Gentry Of San
Benito were the successful bidders
on the construction of the pipeline,
and il j. said that material and
equipment will commence to move
today for actively taking up the
work which il u intended shall be
CONTINUE on page two.J
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
RED TERROR IS
AGAIN LOOSED
UPON RUSSIA
Reports of Wholesale
Executions r e a c h
Border; Foreigners
Flee Moscow

LONDON, June 15.-tP)-Rumors
of new terror in Russia, with num-
erous summary executions, wholesale
arrests. drastic military prepara-
tions. an impending declaration Of
martial law and crowds Of foreign
ers fleeing from Moscow are current
in London.
They emanate from Warsaw, Riga
and other centers which are noto-
riously given 20 circulating anti
soviet reports.
Ii is said that a strict censorship
imposed on all kilograms from Rus
sia accounts for the inability to con-
firm the sensational stories, which
tell, among other things Of mass
executions" in many parts Of the
union Of soviet socialist republics,
including Nladivostock. the Caspian
region. the republics of South Rus
STA and Moscow and Leningrad.
The population Of Moscow is de-
scribed as panic-stricken. with re-
servists being called to the colors.
According to a Warsaw dispatch the
Ukraine army alone will be increased
70 many thousands. This report SAYS
that boys and girls are being taught
rifle shooting and that the workers
are being compelled to devote their
evenings to military training. The
newspapers suggest these prepara-
tiOns are due TO expected war with
Poland"
A dispatch from Riga to the Daily
Mail tells Of the shooting at Mos
COW Of % former officers Of the
Cars armies and says that more
than 100 persons have been shot in
reprisal for the assassination Of VI
NOikoff.
This new terror" the CORES
pondent adds, "has more than dou-
bled the number of suicides in Mos.
COW. where there now are from ten
TO fifteen daily. Moscow and Lenin-
grad do not possess enough prison
accommodation for the additional
thousand persons arrested the past
few days, and guarded freight trains
are leaving both cities nightly, TAX.
ing victims OF Siberia"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
MATAMOROS
CETSROTARY
Club Will Be Organ
lied Friday With
Is Members

Organization Of a Rotary club in
Matamoros will be carried out Fri
day Of this week. according to an
nouncement Of local Rotarians, who
are sponsoring the Matamoros club.
Marveliuo r. Cara of Saltillo,
district governor Of the district
which includes the states Of Goa
hula. Saltillo and Tamaulipas. will
be in Matamoros Ak the time OF the
organization meeting, and will di-
rect the work
Accompanying him will he three
other Rotarians from Saltillo. Of
ficials of the Saitillo club. and six
or eight members of the Rotary
club in Monterrey will be- with the
party.
r. Urtusastegui. well known Mata-
moros attorney. was commissioned
70 start the work in Matamoros. and
has arranged for the meeting. He
has carried out the organization
work with Alfred Putegnat and q
{. Richardson. members Of the
Brownsville club, assisting him. The
club in Matamoros will start with
p members, Mr.. Urtusastegui said.
The Matamoros attorney has eN-
tended invitations to members of
the Brownsville, San Benito and
HarlinGcn Rotary clubs to be pres
ent AZ the organization meeting Fri
day.
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FOUR ESCAPE FROM
JAIL AT STINNETT

BORGER, Texas. June 15.f-iPl-
Four men who escaped from the
county jail at Stinnett early last
night are still free today. armed with
three heavy calibre pistols and a
supply of extra ammunition stolen
from the iailer's room.
The men escaped between $40 and
S:20 y. NJ. Tuesday while Jailer Bert
Bryan was al supper in the cook
shack $50 feet from the Jail. Con-
Meeting the door knob with the win
dow bars in their cell BY two wet
blankets. they twisted the blankets
with broom stick until the door.
previously Weakened " by saving the
tons Of rivcts from the lock, was pull
led free. They then looted the jail
cr's room. cut screen from the
runaround window, and escaped on
foot
The men were: Hal Moore. con-
victed Of burglary ard sentenced to
two wears: Jack Dalton. charged
with burglary; Roy Wilson. indicted
on "a charge OF car theft: Clayton
Tontz. charged with robbery Of the
Berger railroad station.
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MOODY signs
CITRUS Bill
Vetoes S2,500 Appro-
priation for Payment
Of Inspection

AUSTIN. Tex. June 1.-THE
Montgomery citrus fruit bill pro-
hibiting the shipment or sale or un-
ripe citrus fruit was approved by
Governor Dan Moody late Tuesday.
but S2,500 yearly appropriation in
the bill. 10 be used for payment or
inspection. was vetoed.
In veto:ng the S2.5OO appropria-
ticn. Governor Moody said. "The
duty Of carrying out the provisions
Of this act il placed upon the De
partment Of Agriculture The existing
employees Of the department should
he competent and sufficient to dis
charge the sponsibilities placed
upon the department, and the necess-
ity for the appropriation of ad-
ditional funds does not appear evil
dent"
A bill on this subject carrying pen
alties was vetoed BY the governor
during the regular session on the
grounds that il attempted 10 con
prosecuting power upon the depart
ment of agriculture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
League of Nations
May Take Steps to
Curb Red Activities

GENEVA, June l5.-lPi-S States
men attending the League of Nations
council meeting here are reported
increasingly convinced that the time
has imperatively arrived to take pre-
yentive steps to avert an outbreak
Of war in Europe.
Fear Of such an eventuality is
mainly inspired by the reported at
titude Of Soviet Russia following the
break Of diplomatic relations BY
Great Britain and the assassination
uf the soviet minister TO Poland.
In southern Europe another sit
uatIon presents itself through the
break of relations between JugO-
Slavia and Albania.
The Associated Press learns that
Germany has virtually been brought
over % the camp Of those powers
who favor warning Russia against
continuance of her alleged propa-
l1nda abroad and terromism. If
this warning Is delivered jointly by
the powers. which is possibility, it
viii not be worded as a menace to
the soviet system but will be drafted
from the viewpoint that Europe can
not risk another war and that the
powers are united in the sense that
any aggressor is the enemy Of all.
AZ Viscount Ishii of Japan i
participating in the discussions. ii
is believed the examination Of the
situation includes cons iderable Of the
apprehension to the alleged COM
munistic activities IN the far east
Foreign Minister StreSsmann of
Germany is profoundly anxious to
avoid any appearance Of forging a
hostile string Of steel around Rus
Sia," and will presumably only prom
ise German suppost 70 general
anti-war movement.
Germany has a special national in
terest in preventing any armed
outbreak between the European Pow
erS and Russia. She subscribed to
the Locarno pact on the understand
ing that German soil would not be
utilized for the passage Of troops
moving against Russia. but as a
member Of the League of Nations
she would find herself greatly en-
barrasscd IN preventing the opera
tion of military penalties against any
state which refused arbitration and
rcsorted TO hostilities
In view Of the recent speech by
Myron T. Herrick. American ambas-
sador 20 France. in which he scored
communistic propaganda. il is asked
here whether the United States
would join any movement towards
meeting what the European states.
man refer to as the "communistiC
danger"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
COUNTY BOND
Sale TODAY
Many Bond Buyers
Here to Submit Bids
On Big Issue

approximately two dozen repre-
seutatives Of bond houses were max
ing final arrangements here this
morning to submit bids 10 the COM
missiouers court at = o'clock this
afternoon on the million dollars M
bonds which the county will sell If
BIDS are satisfactory.
his issue Is the first out of the
S6,000,000 voted in January of TINS
year Dy the county for paving roads.
The first road contracts under the
issue will be awarded tomorrow by
the court. III the bids which are 70
be opened at that time on approx
Imateiy $4,000 worth paving and
general y DAD improvement WORK are
considered satisfactory.
Although there are a large mum
Der OF bond men in the city today,
indications were that only five or
commissioners court. The reason
for this IL that the size If the ISSUE
makes II advisable for two ~
three Of the bond buying cOncera,
e. combine in purchasing the road
bonds.
County Judge Oscar c. Dancy said
this morning that he has no idea
what kind OF a premium will be OF
fered. although the records ~ the
county. and the sale Of bonds in the
past indicate that q substantial ~
fer Will probably be received. Inc
county Judge expressed himself r.
being doubtful about IN offer le-
ing made on bonds at less than ; pr
cent.
The present bonds. which are 81
ready printed. are at , per cent IL
terest. In the event a satisfactory
bid for l-2 or 81 per cent inter
est bonds l. received, the county VII
accept this bid, and have the bonds
reprinted.
While the commissioners court Us
preparing 70 sell the bonds. tile
county engineers are furnishing the
last available Information on the
roads that are 10 be paved with tie
money, and contractors are as nIm-
crous around the court house q
bond buyers. the contractors work
Up their figures fof presentation Y
the court tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
FIND SECTION
IS VERITABLE
WORLDCARDEN
Wholesalers View the
Area Which Pro-
vides Their Big Win
ter Shipments

The magic of the Lower Rio
Grande Valloy-the splendors Of a
luxurious vegetation which surpas-
sed al imaginings-wove magnifi-
cent pattern into the second day Of
the Thirteenth annual convention If
the Texas Wholesale Fguit and Veg
etable Dealers Association Wednes-
day as the delegates were guests Of
the whole Valley on a tour of che
various cities. orchards, and farms
Of this region.
Leaving Brownsville III $3.50 a. ~
in automobiles provided by the
Chambers Of Commerce Of Bro yns-
Vile, San Benito, Harlingcn, and
other cities. the delegates moved an
the concrete on the longest Main
street" in the United States.
Through a heavy rain which COW
cred the whole Valley, the visiting
dealers fEom ali parts Of Texas and
continued on page two.)
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COUNTYCOURT
AT Law BILL
IS APPROVED
Governor Signs Bill
Tuesday; Effective
At Once on Appoint
ment of Judge
Especial to The Herald.)

AUSTIN, Tex, June l5.-The bill
creating the Cameron county court
~ law, which passed the legislature
AZ the last session OF that body. was
signed Tuesday afternoon BY Cover
nor Dan Moody.
Due 70 the fact that the bill car
ried an emergency clause and se-
cured the necessary votes on final
passage. II becomes effective im-
mediately, and the court will start
its work as soon as a judge is named
bv GovernOE Moody.
Under the provision Of the bill
eases now pending IN the Cameron
county court other than probate
matters will he transferred to the
county court at law.
The successful outcome of tie
Cameron county court at law pro-
Jcct marks the end Of a move which
was launched months ago in the Val
ley. and which was carried once be-
fore 70 the governor. and vetoed
The original bill was vetoed BY
Governor Moody because he was not
in favor Of creating more courts in
the state at that time.
Attorneys Of the county assisted
in the work Of having the new court
created, in order to relieve the
crowded condition Of the county
Continued on page two.)
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Dealers Make Tour of Entire Valley
CONVENTION
SIDELICHTS

Hidalgo's well known grower IL
taking a prominent part in the con-
vention, attending every session. j..
VI. kowohata, the melon man, and
the only japanese grower in the
Valley, is an active member of the
Fruit Mems Association and one of
the newest members.
Billy Burnett doesn't miss any
conventions in the Valley.
A convention all their own-the la
dies visiting the Valley include Mrs.
). Lederer, Mrs. Walter Verholen.
Mrs. John Genaro, Mrs. Mark De-
vitte. Mrs. Wilhelm Esch. Mrs. r.
v. Davis, Mrs. A. +. Sledge. Mrs. Al
vim Boyer, Mrs. f. +. Weller, Mrs.
George ID. Keith, Mrs. j. d. Connor.
Mrs. Harry Knox. Mrs. ID. B. Cain.
Mrs. Douglass Cain, Mrs. Lawrence
Goforth. Mrs. II. G. Watts. Mrs. n.
II. Taylor. Mrs. c. l.. Moss, Sr.
The next selection will be a special
piece by the Fruit Fly Quartette, en-
CONTINUE on page two.l
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Father, Son Killed
At La Rosita Ranch

Unverified reports Of the killing Of
man and his son near La Rosita
ranch. six miles out from Matamo-
ros. early yesterday were received in
Brownsville today.
No detailed information was avail
able on the matter. Officers in Ma
tsmoros are reported 10 be conduct
ing an investigation.
These deaths bring the total for
the past three days to three in the
vicinity Of Matamoros.
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Small Town Gossip Basis for Floggings in Little
Georgia Village; Victim Blames Ku Klux Klan

TOCCOA. Ca. June l5.-iPi-Small
town gossip, thought IN have orig
mated with an "eld man" in the
finally reaped - blows
across woman's bare back. The
story Mrs Anslev Bowers told of an
attack on her and her IL year old son
has led to the arrest Of four men
and TO a charge laid III the door Of
the ku Klux Khan
From q hospital bed in Gainesville.
Ga. near here. Mrs. Bowers told
news spapermen that i2 men id three
called NJ hcr home late
last Sunday night. forced her TO ac.
compan them 70 lonely road and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
Mexican Troops to
Enforce Oil Laws

MEXICO CITY. June I5.-P,-
Federal troops are to be used To pre-
vent exploitation Of oil wells drilled
by certain oil companies despite can
collation. of their permits.
The department Of commerce and
industry asked the war department
today to place some federal troops
at the disposal az the Tampico pc
troleum agency because. il stated.
certain oil companies had been ille-
gally drilling and exploiting wells al
though permits had been denied.
When such wells were discovered. the
department says, IL locked the valves,
but the locks were broken and eX-
ploitation was continued.
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Rio Grande Now
Rising Rapidly

Flood water is coming down the
Rio Grande. past Rio Grande City,
and will reach the lower part of the
Valley in a short time. according to
the reports received at the Browns
Vile weather bureau office from
river stations at Rio Grande City
and Mission.
The river jumped six feet AT Rio
Grande City in the 24-hour period
up TO O'Clock this morning. most
nf the rise being within a few hours
before that time The stream IL
still rising. according TO reports. Il
is now half full at Rio Grande City.
flood stage there being u feet. and
the present stage Of the river l0.2.
The river il up some AZ Mission.
although the main rise has not reach
ed there yet. The extent Of the rise
can not be determined. as reports
from the San Juan river in Mexico
ate not available.
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then beat her four times Her son
Floyd. was taken. too. she said. and
beaten when he cried out against her
assailants.
These men are all members Of
the ku Klux Khan: there is no doubt
about it." Mrs. Bowers declared to
newspaper men. "They wore the ku
klux Klan uniform and threatened 70
band the letter ri On my back un-
less left town
Nathan Bedford Forrest. grand
'raRc- NJ the ku Klux klan in
Georgia. rrrl.ed 70 Mrs. Bowers as
sertion with statement IN which he
said: "lf tny member Of the Ku
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nc doOpped the matter as not worthy
Of concern.
Mrs. Bowers husband. from whom
she has been separated two years. u
a railroad man and two OF the men
arrested on charges Of having par
tieipated in the flogging are railroad
employees. Elmer Clark and Charles
Thomas surrendered to Sheriff r. A.
Stowe. Of stephens county. late yes
terday
Both denied the charge.
The two others arrested were: a.
Acree. " principal VT a high school
and A. r.. Lowery. v sub-foreman q 2
furniture factory. AT four waived
preliminary hearing.
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klux klan took part in the Toccoa
flogging, the klan Will do its utmost
to send him 70 the state peniten-
tiary."
Forrest said there was a local klan
in the vicinity of Toccoa. but that
men "who committed this dastardly
outrage" posed as klansmen TO throw
the blame on the organization.
The "old man 70 whom the gossip
was charged remained in the back
ground. A prominent business man or
the town told investigators that %
persistent was this "talkcr" that the
chief Q. Poiice took cogniZ2nce Of
he stories. hut tina, after five days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
RIVER FORECAST

With the river stage 1912 feet ~
Rio Grande City this morning and
apparently still rising. the river all
90 somewhat more than half bank
ful in its lower portion during the
next 80 70 60 hours.
Supplemental River Bulletin p.
m.-River stage at Rio Grande City
was 1873 feet, a rise Of ~ feet since
Z n. H.. apparently stationary now.
Unless there Il considerable more
rise by Thursday morning. not over
two-thirds bank full stage will oc-
cur on the lower portion Of the river
during the next two days.
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Harding Is Named
Willacy Delegate

RAYMONDVILLE. Tex. June l5.---
W. a. Harding has been named by
Nillacy county commissioners fp
represent WiIlacv county at the rlt-
rus hearing in Washington Monday
when the question or placing a quar-
antine on Valley citrus in view oi
the presence Of Morelos fruit fIy in
the Valley.
Mr.. Harding will leave Thursla
night with other representative
from the Valley.
According to Lamar Gill there I'D
no ripe fruit in Willacy county. aal
hence no fruit fly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
Killed Voikoff For
Crimes of Soviets

WARSAW. June l5.-iP)-Bor. =
Kowceda, 10 year old slayer of ..
Noikoff, soviet minister to WARSAW,
today told the special court when
his trial opened. that he had killef
the Russian envoy because or what
the bolshevists have done In Ru- "
sia." II said he did not know
Voikoff personally.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Mostly cloudy
and somewhat unsettled tonight and
Thursday. possibly with local sho"-
ers; not much change IN tempera- :
ture. q!
For East Texas: Fair tonight:
Thursday partly cloudy; warmer IN
west and north portion.
Iipnt "a moderate nOrtherly -
caste. IN winds on the coast.
Daily River Bulletin.
Flood Present "a FIR. "a Hr.
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NAB NUDE WOMEN BATHERs

BOUDHENMOUTH, Eng. - Miss
Lillian Hawtrey was arrested for un-
dressing iu her auto and going in
bathing un-lad
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Stage Stage Ching. Rain
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So A Day

Rents the johnson Electric
Floor Polisher at
w. II. Putegnat Hardware Co.
Brownsville, Texas
Evening star., 1927-09-16
HE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON SEPTEMBER

Yes, know you had the same trouble,
we'll, / bought it from him last night!'
Mr. Romibold chuckled, bought 1t
go nobody else could buy 1t and spoil
our radio reception. Some crazy fool
actually wanted to buy that set, but,
believe me, I'd have paid any price to
keep that maddening set out of the
neighborhood." The voice died out as
the two men moved away.
The corners of Mrs. Meade's blue
eyes crinkled. Nowadays" she whis-
peretl to herself. "a lot is accomplished
by radio, even washing! But some
times even more is accomplished by
keeping a secret And she never
told this one