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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
COUNTY ASKS
Aid OF STATE
More Than Half Mil
lion Sought For
Two Projects

State aid OF more than half a mil
lion dollars is being asked by Cam
eron county from the Texas High
way commission, in session at the
present time. 20 match money being
spent BY the county in paving roads
designated as state highways.
County Judge Oscar &. nancy IL
presenting the request of Cameron
county.
Aid on tho Barreda-Point Isabel
road IN the sum Of s35o.000 u being
requested by the county judge; and
on the road from Combes to the Will
lacy county line d sum Of Sl75.0O0
Is being asked. these funds 10 match
equal amounts being spent by the
county.
Part Of the Rarreda to Point Isabel
road has already been paved. as part
of the county's S6.000O00 paving
program, and another mile. making
a total Of 2 l-2 miles az the road that
will be paved az once.
With state aid secured. it Is ex-
pected that the remainder Of the
highway will be paved in the near
future.
The road from Comhes. north of
Harlingen. on the Willacy county
lire is another state hikhwav, and
" expected 70 he paved In the near
future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
Burns MEN TO
EXPLAIN ACTS
Given Opportunity to
Refute Charges in
'Tampering'

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Nov. a.
tPp-WiIliam y. Burns and his son.
". sherman Burns, who have come
under concentrated fire in the Tea
pot Dome oil jury tampering case
we're given permission today by the
government 70 explain 20 she federal
grand jury the circumstances sur
rounding charges that Burns men
had fabricated testimony which
would have led 70 mistrial IN the
Fali-Sinclair case.
Showing Up In court with the
declaration that they would disprove
the charges made BY one Of their
own men, William NJ. McMullin. the
internationally known pair were first
denied an opportunity TO go before
the inqnisitorial body. but after
long argument in the district attor-
ney's office. il was agreed that they
might tell their stories tomorrow.
Assistant District Attorney Burkin-
shaw first declined 20 agree 70 the
course suggested by the accused men.
bat District Attorney Gordon finally
reversed the decision Of his snbordi-
nate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
HEINKEL PLANE
FALLS In SEA
Attempt to Span At
lantic From Azo-
res Failure

HORTA, Island on Fayal, Azores.
Nov. 14.-tPl-An attempt % dem
onstrate the practicability Of trans
Atlntic flying ended In disaster as
the longest over water leg or the
trip. the 1000 miles from here to
Harbor Grace, New Foundlnnd, was
started. AS a result the Heinkel hy-
dro-airpiane D-i220 today was a
twisted mass OF wreckage.
The Junkers hydro-airplane D-1230.
which is backed by the Hamburg
American Line, hackers of the Helm
kel venture. after a long wait for
favorable weather TO hop off s0r
America has postponed it, take off.
The Viennese actress, Lilli Dillenz,
who is reported 10 have paid $l2. 800
for passage on the plane 70 the Unit
ed States was represented as being
very anxious that the flight or the
Junkers plane continue despite the
experience. The D-1220 accident has
not been explained. The plane. which
has met with iii luck since the out
set Of its flight from Warnemuendc,
Germany. October 12, circled around
the harbor a few times warming up
its engines. Then as the plane head
ed for the open sea the engines
stopped and the fliers plunged into
the ocean.
The crew was found swimming un-
injured i'm the gasoline covered water
BY a motor boat which. witnessing
the take-0ff. rushed full speed t0
the rescue. Another launch took the
partly submerged plane in tow.
When brought into the hnrbor IL was
found 70 be total wreck. The pom
toons were completely smashed and
one wing was missing.
Horst Merz, commander of the
plane, who has been here since
November 4, and his companion,
Fritz Rhode. mechanic and William
Beck. radio operator. have not Jet
decided ON their next step.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14

GALA SPIRIT
REIGNS WITH
CITY JAMMED
They are here !

They are here!
Brownsville Monday become the capital Of Texas and
two Mexican states Governor Dan Moody and repre-
senaves Of Of the chief executives of Mexican states
in the city, with the thousands Of visitors from all
parts of who thronged the city for the first annual
convention of the South Texas Chamber Of Commerce.
Arriving by automobile, in special and regular rainss
delegations representing all Of Texas poured into the
city Sunday night and Monday. filling hotels, rOomng
houses and the principal streets Of the city.
Hundreds of Brownsville residents gathered at both
the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific stations greet
the visitors Governor Moody arrived at nine o'clock at
the Missouri Pacific station in the private Of III. X.
Stafford executive vice president of the lines and met
BY Milton West a colonel the governors staff. He
was escorted to the convention hall.
Southern Pacific officials, headed by H. wi. Lull,
ecutive vice president of the lines arrived special
train duplicate Of the Sunset Limited bringing about
passengers for the convention and the 6Opece P
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
CROWDSHEAR
SPEAKERS AT
S.P.PROCRAM
Two Specials Greeted
In Brownsville Early
Today; Program
Starts

a huge throng, in which practic-
ally every city in South Texas was
represented, gathered at the South
ern Pacific terminal in Brownsville
at $3.50 Monday afternoon to cele-
brate the completion of the South
ern Pacific Lines into Brownsville.
Officials who came en- the train
sent. They are taking a big part
in the celebration.
They arrived Monday morning on
two special trains, and hundreds of
Brownsville people, and others in
this section were present when the
first trains pulled into the city early
IN the day. They arrived shortly af-
ter 2 o'clock, the time scheduled for
the arrival
The two specials were the famous
duplicate Of the Sunset Limited, and
another special, both bringing off,
cials Of the convention.
Officials who came on the train
included II. NJ. Luil executive vice
president. J. ii. Tallichet, general
counsel for the Southern Pacific; q.
X. Dunlap. traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific, and many other Of
ficials Of that line.
The big celebration Of the roads
entry into Brownsville opened this
afternoon, AZ Washington park.
The park was crowded as the
bands started 20 play, and hundreds
Of others had gathered BY the time
the speakers started.
Vice President Luil pointed out
The future possibilities Of the Val
ley, and outlined briefly the history
Of the Southern Pacific's entry into
the Valley, and It's extension tc
Brownsville.
Major n. h. Galbraith spoke repre-
senting the city of Brownsville.
The Southern Pacific glee club and
band are taking an important par
in the program, as are the S0uther
Pacific Athletic club, and other
groups Of the ROAD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
ROBES Held
BY OFFICIALS
Believe I'm Connection
With Attempt on
Obregon's Life

MEXICO CITY. Nov. Il4.-Miruel
Alesio Robles. secretary of industry
commerce and labor in the obregon
administration. has been arrested
and is being held at police head
quarters, rumors being that his ar
rest was made in connection with
the attempt Sunday on the life OF
General Alvaro Obreron.
Official quarters had no state
ment to give ont on his arrest, but
the theory that he was arrested in
connection with the attempt to a.
sassinate Obregon is rather general
in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
POINT
TOCALLOWAY
Paper Taken From
Bandit Leader
Identified

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Nov. 1i.--tF
Government bonds Of s26.100 seiz-
ed by police here when they arrest
ed Lawrence "Red" Galloway his
wife, Vivian. and others were heati-
fled yesterday by J. A. Lawrence,
cashier Of the First National bank
OF Wynnewcod, Okla, ns having
been stolen from the bank in a hold
up November 3. Oklahoma Officers
planned 20 seek extradition papers
nc Jefferson City, Mo. today for the
return Of the Calloways and Ray
mond Wilson to Garvin county, Okla
hcma.
Police were served yesterday with
a writ of habeas corpus In behalf
Of the Calloweys and Wilson. The
writ was returnable today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
Advertising Agency
Representatives Here

Among the visitors from San An
tonic for the South Texas Chamber
Of Commerce are Mrs. Robert Coul-
ter OF Coulter A Payne, advertising
agency, and Mrs. MI. "A. Wathen,
merchandising advisor. They came
down from San Antonio by nutomo-
Bile with Mrs. WI. Collier or San An
tonic.
The Coulter At Payne agency is ad-
vertfHfnr counsellor tD the Corpus
Christi Chamber Of Commerce. and
f0f other community organizations lin
South Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14

TULSA. Nov. 12.-P-Roy Mont
gomery, dean of Associated Press
operators in Oklahoma, died this
morning az a local hospital from
monoxide poisoning.
Starting to work as usual. Mr..
Montgomery went TO the garage 70
get his car. When he failed TO show
ny mt the Tribune office, the Aight
operator called Mrs. Montgomery.
This was the first warning she had
that her husband might he In dan
ger She went 70 the garage and
found him lying unconscio1s on
the floor from Ras fumes Efforts
70 revive him proved futile anu he
died short time after being taken
10 A hospital
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
Bridge Will Be
Open All Night

Luis Rendon. manager Of the Mata-
mroos Chamber Of Commerce, an
nonnced here Monday morning that
the International bridge will remain
open all night Monday and all night
Tuesday for the convenience of dele
gates % the first annual convention
of the South Texas Chamber az Com
nserce who wish 70 visit Old Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14

Fight Postponed

NEW YORK. n. Y, Nov. 14.-fP1
Tie heavyweight match scheduled
for Friday at Madison Square Gar
den between Jack Sharkey. Of Bos-
ton. and Tom Heeny, New zealander,
was called off today, as u result OF
an injury to Sharkey's left hand.
A-ray examination i'm BOSTON today
revealed N fracture. Sharkey will be
unable 20 fight before January.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Ric Grande Valley; Mostly cloudy
and unsettled tonight and Tuesday;
not much change in temperature.
For East Texas: Probably rain to-
night and Tuesday; colder in ex-
IRENE northwest portion tonight.
and ia west ard north portions Tues
day.
Fresh southerly winds on the
rosst.
2iver Forecast
There will be a slight rise in the
river from RIO Grande City down
during the next "a 20 IS hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nov. 1a.-tE9
The prize offered by W. +. Easter
wood. Jr.. Dallas business man for
a Dallas 70 Hong Kong flight. has
been raised from S25 900 70 $4,000.
he announced today after a visit 20
the White House. Easterwood. who
called with Senator Sheppard. Of
Texas. said Mr.. Coolidge expressed
the hope that the flight would be
successful and that il would arouse
additional interest in aviation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
Hundreds Of Others
Injured By Terrific
Blast In Pittsburgh

ITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. f4.-tFf--
Fourteen persons were known to have
met death and more than 500 were
injured, some seriously, here today
when a giant natural gas storage
tank nc the Manchester works OF the
Equitable Gas company exploded,
spreading death and destruction over
an area one mile square. Firemen,
police and volunteer rescuers were
digging into the ruins Of scores Of
buildings In the belief that others
had been killed and their bodies
buried in the debris.
Indications that the death toll
would increase was found in one
building alone--the plant Of the
Pittsburgh Pottery company. One
hundred and fifty men escaped from
the building with cuts and bruises,
while eight or ten others, trapped In
the basement, were believed to have
been drowned By the water rushing
In from broken mains In the street.
Firemen we're pumping out the base
ment in an effort to locate additional
bodies.
Hampered in the work by wrecked
buildings. streets flooded BY broken
water mains and dangling electric
wires, police and firemen finally pen
etrated a part Of the devastated
area. They recovered seven bodies
within few minutes. and newspaper
men nc the scene said they had
counted at least twenty dead in the
streets and the wrecked houses.
Buildings Wrecked
The tank, containing 5000, 900
cubic feet of natural gas, let loose
with one OF the most terrific blasts
in PittsburKh's history. Practically
every building in the immediate vi
cinity was wrecked, and y. windows
over a wide srea ware shattered, in
ciuding some in downtown depart
ment stores and office structures.
When the tank burst a ball Of
fire shot into the air higher than
the adjacent tip or Mount Washing
ton. spreading out In q fan-shape.
Firemen and police volunteer
workers expressed the belief that
scores Of persons. in their homes
and i'm factories Of the region. had
been trapped when the buildings col
lapxed-
Every hospital II the city was
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DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present % Hr. "a HF
Stare STAGE Chnn. Rain
TIDE TABLE

Hirh and low tide at Point Isabel
.somorrow, under normal meteorolog-
ical conditions;
High ......-......'.... AL.1s y M
fow ............. 2s43 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
MACHINERY TRs TRs

Machine Shop Garage
Planing Mill or any other use
Carried in Stock
ALAMO IRON WORKS
SAN ANTONIO BROWNSVILLE
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
FRENZfED ATHLETICS

Your fellows go at their games much more in
tensely than we do,' remarks English athletic star
attending an American track meet.
Perhaps that accounts for the fact" he adds that
so many of your American college stars burn out af-
ter brief competitive They put all they have
INTO three or four years of keen action.
In England we take track and field sports less SER
lousy we do not train sharply either. One of my
eadng rivals IN the hurdles, for instance is man SO
years DID, getting better at age when nearly all of
your Americans have retired from competition
Sane words! We need little of such sanity sprink-
led over American amateur athletics no matter from
what quarer-and England with its sane love of out
door sport, is good quarter for it.
Not only are our college and high school athletes
often burned OUT by the strain of intense training
and competition, that they of little value to
themselves and society in their maturity but the craze
Tor athletic championships is burning out large part
OF the scholarship and culture of our educational nst
tutions
AS for the general run of boys and girls who need to
nave their bodies built up by rational system of mild
wholesome exercise in their formative years. they are
not getting it The physical development of those who
need 1t most sacrificed for the over-deveopment of
the exceptional ones who do not need it.
High schools and colleges become institutions of
competitive sport rather than mental training and the
majority do not share in the sport except in the
form of artificial enthusiasm that burns up their nerv
Gus energy and warps their Judgment of real values.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09

o month Of Sundays! Uncle Wig.
gily's ears ought to be just proper
for nibbling now. :"
So the gator waddled to the
bnny's hollow stump bungalow,
Just in time to see Nurse Jane 60 to
the store. And Mrs. Longears hur-
ried across the street to ask Aunt
Lettie, the goat, what was the best
flavoring to use in lace cushion
pudding.
This means Uncle Wiggily is
home alone, whispered the Allig-
ator to himself IAN the little bun
nies are at school, but Uncle Wig
gily is home for | can see his hat
on the rack. III sneak in and nib
bic him.
SO while Uncle Wiggily was
mending Nurse James beater, the
bad chap slipped quietly in the
kitchen door and flopred over to
the table at which the rabbit was
working. Just then Mr.. Longears
finished what he was doing on the
broken beater and he cried:
Hurrayl Now it will work.
Yes, and SO will l work! y
gargled the gator. Il will work at
nibbling your ears, but it will be
more of a pleasure than taskl'
Uncle Wiggilv was so surprised
that, at first. he did not know what
to do. But, all of a sudden, before
the gator could nip him, the rabbit
broke three eggs into bowl. Then
putting the beater into the whites
and yellows, Mr.. Longears, screening
himself back of a chair so he
wouldn' t be .splattered, turned the
handle and wheel so fast that a
lot of the egg batter splashed into
the face of the bad chap. Into his
eyes it went, binding him so hs
couldn t see, and this gave Uncle
Wiggily a chance to hop out and get
the Police Dog, who arrested the
Alligator and took him off to jail,
where he is yet if he hasn't broken
out.
"Did you mend my beater'''
asked Nurse Jane when she came
from the store. And does it
work -
..Oh, it workes fine!' chuckled
Mr.. Longears. "You should have
seen it splatter the Alligator! Ha
Hal" And if the toasting fork
doesn t turn the front door upside
down so the milkman has to come
in standing on his head, I'll tell
YOU next about Uncle Wiggily and
the Nav Torm.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
HardWick Case
To Be Appealed

Edgar B. Hervey, defense counsel
in the case of the people against
Joe Hardwick, announced this
morning that an appeal will be
made from the verdict of guilty to
the charge of assault with deadly
weapon, returned by a jury Friday
night. Oral notice of appeal, will
be made when Hardwick is brought
before Judge A. c. Finney in su-
perior court, department two, to-
morrow morning for sentence.
The notice of appeal sill automa.
tically defer the commitment Of
Hardwick to San Quen.-n, although
sentence will be pronounced by the
Judge tomorrow morning. Placing
the appeal before the appellate
court will probably be held up for
several weeks due TO the necessity
Of preparing transcripts in the case.
One of the main causes for the
appeal is expected to hinge about
the refusal of the court to allow
the pardon received by the defend
ant in Oklahoma to be entered in
The case, after the prosecution
brought out the point that Hardwick
had been convicted on a charge of
manslaughter, second degree. The
pardon was given Hardwick from
this conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Gatlin- Mayfield. Ernest Gatlin,
q, native of New Mexico and resi-
dent of ella Bend. Alberta May
field, 90, native Of Arizona and res
ident of ella Bend.
McAdoo Badger. Harry l.. Nc
Adoo, 25. native Of Kansas and res
idcnt of Brawley. Mary +. Badger,
10, native of Colorado and resident
Of Brawlcy.
Miranda Enriquez. Jose Miranda
90, native Of Mexico and resident of
Imperial. Bonita Enriquez, 26, nat
i've Of Mexico and resident of Impe-
rial.
Siordia- -C9stellan. Miguel Siordia
"a, native Of Mexico and resident of
Brawley. Refugio CASTELAR,, "a,
rat4.e Of Mexico and resident Of
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
Magazine Boosts
Imperial Valley

"San Diego Business official
organ of the San Diego Chamber of
Commerce, contains an expression of
appreciation in the April number to
chambers of commerce in Imperial
Valley for hospitality extended San
Diegans on the recent goodwill
tour to Imperial Valley and Ari-
Zona.
Two pages of the magazine are
devoted to illustrations of Imperial
Valley scenes, including portion
of the residential district of Ell Cen
tro. There is also a splendid edi-
torial on the importance of Imper-
ial Valley to San Diego and the
need for cooperation between the
two communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09


bition Of every worthy tire dealer
or manufacturer. It has been a
heart-breaking experience for all
tire men not to be able to account
for this funny tire wear, which
has cost motorists thousands of dol
lars.
after very careful investigation
we have purchased and installed in
q building especially erected for
the purpose one of these Prather
Automatic Alignment Machines.
1.-THE Tom Gill Tire Co. is very
happy to offer this long needed ser.
vice to Imperial Valley motorists,
and win for a time at least test
free of charge any automobile. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 9, lS12

The rainstorm is over, and pleas
ant weather now prevails. Consid-
erable damage was done in some
parts of the valley, however. Storm
water rushing down from the hills
tore out large sections of the West
side canal. The bridge across the
canal at Dixieland was washed
away. -,
George II. Reed and Miss Lucille
Holman of Imperial were granted a
marriage license in Los Angeles.
Clark W. Adair reports that he IS
meeting with excellent success n
making arrangements for the apri-
cot fair. He states that $50 in cash
prizes and a number Of pieces OF
merchandise have been offered to
the growers putting in the best eS'
hibitS.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
HOLTVILLE
BY Press, Staff Correspondent

BY PreSS, starr correspondent
HOLTV1LLE, May 9.-Rev. and
Mrs. n. II. Hudson and Mrs. C. II.
Eckert left Monday to spend the
weekend in Los Angeles.
DIR. Jeff II. Patton, who has been
spending some time on his ranch
here, left for his home in Los An
geles Thursday.
The Woman S class of the Chris
tian church held social meeting
in the Social hall at the church on
Wednesday evening following the
prayer service. Mrs. H. T. Miller
directed the games. Mock trials in
volving DR.. jackson and Ramah Rv-
crson were the occasion of muc,l
merriment. About 20 members and
friends were in attendance.
The high school teachers were
hosts to the grammar school facul-
ty recently. They entertained with
supper at the high school cafeter-
ia followed by a spirited fox hunt.
Marcus Taylor enacted the role of
fox and proved very elusive.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. w. McGrew of
Ell Centre and daughter, Mrs. Earl
Crawford, little granddaughter,
Joyce Crawford of Olive, and Mrs.
McGrew mother, Mrs. Anna
Schwenk, spent Wednesday visiting
friends in Holtville.
Leave for North
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hall and
little daughter left Thursday morn
ing for trip north, having Santa
Maria in mind as possible dcs-
tination.
Mrs. Joy Goodsell and little son
Joy Jr., of Los Angeles, and her IA
ther, n. r. Tagg ST., of San Bernar-
dino, spent the weekend here with
Mrs. Goodsell s brother, \. X. Tagg
and family.
j. III. Schneider and his son Ed
ward Schneider, of Pasadena, arc
here looking after their vineyard.
Keith Savage and Roy Thompson
were in Brawley on business Thurs
day.
5. L. Harmon OF Phoenix was in
IIoltville on business Thursday.
Miss Ida Eckert of San Diego is
here for a two weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Joel Anderson and her
brother, c. II. Eckert.
Mrs. f. j. Smith taught last week
at Alamitos school.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-09
King Held On
Liquor Charge

G. y. King, 90, of Holtville was
locked up at the county Jail last
night charged with unlawful posses
sion of Intoxicating liquors. He
was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs
Thaanum and McClelland and fed,
eral agent following visit to his
ranch, short distance southeast of
Imperial.
according to the arresting Off
GERS a quantity of beer was found.
Some of the alleged beer was To-
Gated hidden about downstairs in
the building while the majority of
it was found upstairs, together with
utensils said to have been used in
its manufacture.