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trOlt cOlllded IN the air and
crashed to earth.
Major Herbert A Dargue. flight
commander and pilot OF the New
York, the flagship of the squadron
and Lieutenant Ennis q. Whitehead,
his relief pilot. jumped from their
machine and were landed by their
parachutes safely.
Captain Eaker, Of the San Francis
CO, who was in position of vantage
in the air, witnessed the collision 81
the Detroit and New York.
I'VE had just flown In close for
nation" he said.
The four planes formed n .lia-
mond over the landing field at Palo-
mar. Major Dargue, plotting the New
York at the head Of the squadron,
sigRalled TO the others the break
INK up Of the formation for the pur-
pose OF landing.
Captain Woolsey. in the Detroit
in number position. and the New
York, number 2. turned out stimuli
taneously, Woolsey to the left, Oar.
que to the right. The New TorA
1 N..-s NHtft.I.f
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ANOTHER CUSHER
in PECOS FIELD

SAN ANGELO. Texas. Feb. Pep,
Running wild twice when the tre-
mendcus pressure that brought tx I'm
blew off control heads, Mid Kansas
Oil and Gas Company's number one
Yates Account 2, in eastern Pecos
county, tonight was shut in only
partly with a double-rivgcd control
head. Oil was flowing from between
the six and eight inch easing and
haa blackencd hillside.
While open, with the crew battling
20 bring II again under control. the
well appeared a. heavy a producer
as number Yates, three quarters
"A mile 70 the southeast. which N
max ng over $500 barrek daiIv from
l,o0l feet. In "a 3l feet higher on
subsurface structure, topping the
pay Ut 1915 feet and drilling 10
l.223. The well IA in ths southwest
part or section 81. block y. r. &. ".
railway survey on land not involved
I'm the states suit.
Only two 500-barrel tanks are on
the least and should the well get
beyond control heavy waste ~ vi
would result.
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POSSES HUNT FOR
BORCER GANCSTERS

BOKGER. Texas. Feb. 2G.--tEsl--
Two men were brutally beaten up.
one wounded from a gun SHOT and
left lying on the prairie for dead
Friday night when six men attacked
them. one az a time, and then at
tempted TO make their escape from
Electric City and Berger after ciev-
erly planning the act.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Wilson and
j. W. Shine" Popejoy, Of Electric
City, were the victims Of the gang
sters. Deputy Wilson was badly
beaten and bruised. while PopejCy
was shot through the forehead and
seriously wounded.
Bill Parks and Bob Hanna, man.
ayers OF the two dance halls at Elec-
tric City and Pantex, were arrested
BY a posse Of deputies under Sher-
iff Joe Ownbey after an nll-night
search that ended temporarily a'
daylight.
The search was continued shortly
for the other four men who yester'
day were still unknown.
Telephone lines out Of 1tinneti
and Electric fity were cut Friday
night. evidently by the Eangmen ~
planning their escape following tn
assault.
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FARM RELIEF
BATTLE WILL
BECONTINUED
Supporters of Measure
Give Notice Fight
Will Be Carried To
Next Session

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Feb. 26.-tR
--Dcterminati0n Go continue the
fight Tor enactment Of the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill in the next
congress was expressed today &C
both ends OF the capitol by support
els Of the m sasure, as q senate vote
on the question Of overriding Pres
i1ent C0olidge's veto went over un-
Ill next week.
Senator McNary, republican, Ore
gon, Chairman Of the agricultural
committee and co-author of the
equalization fee proposal. attempted
~ bring about vote on the veto,
but he was ruled out az order, and
lated announced that the roll call
showdown on sustaining the presi-
lent would come Monday.
Senate leaders favorable to the
bill admitted that the veto would be
sustained, and In ~ much as they
are not disposed 20 make any ef-
fort tp get through N substitute in
the few remaining days OF the ses-
sion, IN appeared certain that no
general farm rslief legislation would
ta enncted hy this congress.
ih tN~ Rouse .r~t several at
ie.Apts WeEe made to get action on
, substitutes for the MrNary-HauEtn
measure but they g0t nowhere.
Both Repre- sentatives Asweil. Of
Louisiana. and Crisp of Georgia.
democrats, sought " call ID their
relief bills. but they were checked
By opposition from McNary- Hau-
gen bill supporters.
Refuse To End FflEhnsterY
BY refusing 70 end the spectac-
riar filibnstcrs on the Colorado
river anH officers hill4. .hr E.-afp
left Itself IN tie parliam ntary
tangle which has existed f0r N week
ard w which some senators threaten
4 To keep it enmeshed until adjourn
ment at noon next Friday.
Out OF the legislative chaos today
/ the Boulder Canyon measure
emerged nv the senntss unfinished
business. but il would be auto
matically replaced for the time be-
ing at least if eloturs were placed
on either the prohibition or the
\ public buildings bill
Although he made an eleventh
hour personal appeal 10 President
\ Coolidge at the White House for hia
Boulder Canyon bill. ~.nator John
son. republican, California, failed to
ohta n even q majority for his cIo..
~. o. 29 less thnn the two-thirds
minority necessary.
Efforts Of Senator Tyson. demo-
crat. Tennessee. ~ get the senate
70 stop. the flow 0f talk ON the Of
firers' hiIl failed N.Y. "A margin ~
seven votes.
senator Johnson failed 40 draw
support fcr hiS rintrre move from
some n those who have been most
active ir ASSISTING him in hiS ffrht.
After the result was announced,
Senator Ashnrst. democrat. Ari1ona,
r-hn hav led The FIGHT against the
Boulder Canyon bill, issue this state
mert
'.Ari-orr II vewv grateful sra !
nm vrrv hrmhler ANY nnsstnilitv
of rrcrlr'frart senators forcing wv
e~tra session ~ sha new ean~rps. .
-~aS removed wf+h tha adoption bv
ERE senate ~ thn rerarf ~ TIRE last
- 'ho re~rlar a~~~~f kills. that for
the district uf Columbia.
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MORE SERVICES
ARRANGED HERE

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth More, who died here Friday
night. will u held nc a.3n o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Announcement TO this effect was
made here Saturday night by Mrs.
Lena More. dauRhter-in-inw with
whom the deceased had made her
home. Mrs. More hurried 20 Browns
vile upon receiving news of the
death or her mother-in-law. She was
delayed b. an auto accident in which
mo one was hurt.
The services will Be held from the
house at $3.50. The body will he
taken to the old Baptist church.
where the Episcopalians are holding
the r services temporarily. before in-
termcnt takes place IL Buena Nisto
crretery.
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Shooting Folio aUs
Argument Between
Santa Rosa Women

A Santa Rosa woman Mrs. s. A.
Evans, j. out on bond. charged with
assault with intent to murder. and
her fellow townswoman, Mrs. j. VI.
Ball. is in the Valley Baptist hos
pital at Harlingen with a slight bull
let wound in her side as the result
of shooting scrapc in Santa Rosa
shortly before noon Saturday.
Mrs. Evans made bond of $3.50 be-
fore Fred kowalski, justice of the
peace, In Brownsville Saturday af-
ternoon. She waived preliminary
hearing and the case will be brought
before the grand jury. now in ses-
sion. Monday.
Mrs. Evans appeared before Judge
howalski and was apparently I'M
perturbcd. Among. the exhibits
brought hack by the officer were
several hanks Of hair and .g1 auto
matte pistol with which ths shoot
ing was alleged TO have been done.
According 20 the story told no
lice Mrs Evans had driven before
the Sibs0n garage opposite Tie res
taurant in which Mrs. BAH was
working Mrs Bali went across .he
argument. This Nas followed by
scuffling. The SibsonS. owners al
the garage. and y ". CaStleberry
constable. were there and attemnt-
ed 10 stop the scnffling Two shots
were fired, the first of which did
not take effect. The second shot
grAzgd Mrs. Balls side The spec.
tators succeeded in separating tie
women
A hurried cali MAS sent i'll "a IN.
sheriff's office at Brownsville. Ii
WAS reported that there was d gun
fight going on and officers were
asked % come to Santa Rosa i'm.
mcdiately. The Officers In the
hsriff's office were not given ans
details and they Immediately piled
INTO touring ear and headed fol
Santa Rosa, p miles away. Sheriff
W. IT. Vail. armed with u sawed Oh
shotgun. two deputies. Duncan
Wright and :. NJ Jester, and jim
Collins. special Investigator in The
district ATTORNEYS office, left from
Brownsville and they were ioiEea
before reaching Santa Rosa by
Horace Johnson. city marshall ai
HdrlinKen and W. III Walker. counts
traffic officer.
Constable Castlchcrry at Santa
Rosa had started for Brownsvlll
with Mrs. Evans in the meantime
The Officers passed him and con
tinucd to Santa Rosa while he
brought the prisoner ito Browns
Vile where she made bond. Mrs. Ball
had heen hurried off to the hos
pital ia Harrington
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Reach Agreement On
Army Housing Bill

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 26.-
llPt-Senate and house conferences
reached an agreement tonight 0n the
second army housing bill, fixing the
amount to "a Epent NJ s7l1h.nnn.
This compares with S4.5U1. 600 ag
voted hy the house and $500. 900 by
the senate
corr rrouixe arpronriation of
s10nnfG for Scott field. IllinoiE. was
rrracA TO- W. rlHr@ W. nv 1rnrnrri-
a-ion for q flying field at Fort Sam
Hcustpnu Texas. s50D.0bb for bar
racks Wa sszgsd upon.
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BANKERS PICK
M'NEIL AGAIN
Valley Association To
Be Led by Weslaco
Man
Especial to The Herald.)

MERCEDES. Tex, Feb. 16.-W. A.
Mcneil Of the Hidalgo County Bank
here was reelected president Of the
Valley BANKERS Association at q
meeting held at the Methodist
church here Friday night. II. L.
Flynn Of Weslaco was reelected sec
retary and treasurer.
The bankers had with them a dis
tinguished visitor in the person Of
Beverly ID. Harris, formerly vice
president of the National City Bank
of New York City. known a. one Of
the largest banking institutions in
the world. He visited first with W.
II. Sellers in Brownsville and later
with other bankers in the Valley. He
talked about financing at the bank
crs meeting and also discussed the
Valley which he said he liked very
much
Mr.. Sellers gave some reminiscens-
es Of mis- career as national bank
examiner.
+. c. Couch Of the Security State
Bank in Weslaco spoke on problems
Of the bankers III the Valley.
W. r. Montgomery, representative
in the state legislature from this
district. and vice president Of the
Edinburg State Bank 4 Trust Com
pany. told the bankers about some oi
tho latest bills before the state Law
makers.
r. H. Collier. chief national bani
examiner for the Eleventh Fedora
Reserve Districa. embracing five
tates. was present. ". W. Collier
vice president of the City Nationa
Bank of San Antonio, also was
guest.
There were 81 bankers present a
the meeting. The next meeting vii
b. in McAllen in April.
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ASKS SHORT LINES
GIVEN PROTECTION

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Feb. 26.-sE9
Senator Mayfield. democrat. Texas,
today introduced a resolution which
would declare the policy Of congress
that the interests of short line rail-
roads be adequately protected when
nriEhborinK stronger lines nra con-
s0lidated
The measure would have congress
Ro OH record aa opposing c0ns0lidn-
tions that DO not make reasonable
provision. for the possible inclusion
or every short ur weak line that
may be In operation within the ter
ritory covered INV the proposed
grouping"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
Federal Pro Officers Make
Raid on Berger Bootleggers

BORCER, Texas, Feb. up "
Swooping down on Berger unherald-
ed and at a most unsuspected time,
a group Of federal prohibition Off
GERS dealt blow ID bootleggers and
booze joints within the city Saturday
noon.
Surrounding every booze palace on
Main street. the federal men made
quick work ~ the raid and were sue
cessful IN nabbing number Of
prominent 3orEer bootleggers with
she goods. Several men were
caught running through alleys with
stocks NJ goods snatched in haste
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
WYOMING TOWN
Is SNOWBOUND

JACKSON. Wye. Feb. 2G-tPl
The most severe storms since 1909
have isolated Jackson from the out
side world Tor week.
Telephone ard telegraph lines
have been crippled AT times and no
mail has reached here since Feb. 20.
The men who y kvc the mail contract
have been trying to break a road
through the Teton pass. where the
snow has dEifted 10 depth Of q
feet.
There rs constant danger OF
snow slides. which have caused loss
Of life In the past and they are work
ing cautiously.
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COnUicts Pour Pathetic
Stories in MOOdy's Ears

participated in the Sealy street
fight q several years ago IN which
four men were killed.
Two of the men were brothers o.
Bell and the other two Fere named
Schaffner. father and son from
Brilville. The fight rrew ont Of
controversy over the ku kiLx
Khan.
With Mrs. Moody. members of
tie state renitrntiarsez committee
and four members Of the house of
representatives. Texas youngest
governor inspected seven prison
1ar-as in Fort Bend and Brazos
crurfies. before arriving here 20
spend Saturday night.
The inspection will bc resumed
Sunday.
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FREEPORT. Texas. FEB. &c.
lz1-Pathetic stories Of human
suffering and rumorse Saturday
were Toured into the ears Of Cow
cTnur Dan Moody. paying BIZ first
visit a the prison system.
Moody listened ~ the pleas ~
tha .uuvfrtS. but in ro instance
promised ciemeney.
I'ii give your case careful con-
sideration. II X eom1s before me.
was the smiling answer he gave ID
Inoss of the prisoners
The most dramatic moment Of
the trip came when Moody shuok
hands with Foster Bell. whom he
prosecuted and sent 70 prison for
II ycaFs In two murder cases. Bell
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Convicted Slayer
Given Life Term

GROESBECK. Texas. Feb. 26.--iPi
--Hnghe David (Hoptol Butler. l9.
was found guilty BY a jury In dis
trict court here tonight ef the muir
der Of Lester Bolton. who was shot
ID death here last October The SEN
tence was 80 years in the state pen
itcntIary.
Butler also II under indictment
for the murder of Ben Long, Boil
tons hrother-in-law. who was killed
in the same affray.
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ASSURE BRITISH
FULL PROTECTION

WASHINGTON. n. c.. Feb 2G.--
fAf Reiterated assurances that
American forces in Nicaragua "will
continue 40 extend protection 10
british subjects in that country
were conveyed 60 the British nnl~
inrSaaor todav Nv Acting Secretary
Grew OF tbs state department in re-
nlv M the notification thar the
Rrisiah rrrirph Colombo has been
ordered fo C0rinto.
Assurances fhnt protection would
~ accorded British nationals was
~iven the emb~asv when the first
British communication on the sub
iect was received. hnt the note did
rrt reach Ambassador Howard un-
tii after he had been advised end
had in turn informed the State De-
parfment that the cruiser hnd been
sent 70 Corinfo BY order OF the oLn-
don government.
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from the Joints and ia hope of es-
Gaping.
Just what count the federal men
scored AZ the close Of the raid IN
not known. The prisoners We're
taken with the liquor confiscated 70
Amarillo. The federals did not work
with the city police or sheriff de-
partmentS, who were unwarned o.
the coming of the government Off
GERS.
The rcport that state rangers were
included ia the raiding party is said
70 be groundlcss and that only fed
Continued on page two)
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Conroe Man Held
On Murder Charge

CONRoE. Texas. Feb. iP,--
Charlie Harreli. -. locomotive en-
gineer. Il dead. and Wyate Smith ~
held in Jail At conroc facing =
charge W murder filed before Justice
of Peace r. Darby. as result Of the
shooting of Harrell Saturday 20
miles sOrth of Conroe
Other arrefts were expected sc bc
made. Offices III the Sheriffs De-
pastment who are investigating the
case. declared No motive for the
killing uas advanced ~ Sheriff Ben
Hicks.
Preliminary hearing for Smith
probably will lie held cdncsday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
WEATHER

aat Texas SUNDAY increasing
Rdingss. rain hy sunday night:
|lday cloudy, rain in "a portion
|cr: moderate 20 fresh Snutherly
Ids Sunday. becoming Rorthcrly
|dav
Fest Texas sunday partly cloudy
|pahlv rain in east and north ppr-
3: colder in the Panhandle; Mon
partly cloudy, rolder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
Life Is In Hands OF
Jury For Third Time

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Feb. &c.
ts' The fate IL less Billings. charg-
ed vi;h staying his wife with an axe
in 1924. was in the hands of a jury
for the third time here tonight. The
sirst trial Of the case resulted in a
disagreement and the second ID life
sentence.
Billings was arrested after his
wife ard Harley Helliftld wcre
found with their heaas crushed in
the Billings home The defendant
. admitted ~ had found them there
together and had gone 20 rct an
axe. but testified tha he remembered
nothing further.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
TEYAS-EyFS WILL
Be INVITED HERE

President III a. Graham M the
Cameron county association Of Uni
versitv Qf Texas ex-HtudenfH. is get
ting cut letters urging ail former
students of the UNIVERSITY 10 attend
The dinner 10 be given III $3.50 o'clock
Wetneedar NIGHT. March =. It Hotel
III Iardin here.
AAf nw-H#m1rrta a~a invited 70 1t
tend this banquet. Reservations car
be made Through MR.. BrnhrnA. Hu-
fus RanzgEe oF Sid Eidm1n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
MEXICO REPORTS
DEFEAT OF REBELS

MEXICO CITY. Feb. G.--lPl-Thc
War Department today amounted
that two federal Officers. one sol
dior and M rebels were killed III A
hattie between federal troops and
rebels in the mountains in the state
Of Qnanajuato.
Press dispatches report that $50
rebels tackled and J,tcd the town
" san Francisco del Rincon in the
state Of Quanajuato, killing one and
wounding several of the townspeopIe.
The rebels escaped with considerable
booty and were pursued by federal
troops. summoned from nearby gar
riSons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27
NeiU York; sDetyOif
Collide OUeY BuenOS
Aires Landing Field

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26-tE1-Death came today to
two members of the United States flight squadron
just at the end Of the first half Of their goodwill visit to
the Americas.
Captain Clinton F. Woosey of Michigan pilot of the De-
rot and the squadUns maintenance officer and Lieutenant
John W. Benton Of California relief pilot and youngest
OF the ayators. killed when the New York and De-
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SMALLPOX AMONG INSANE

LOND0N.-Hundrcds Of insane pa
tients are being vaccinatad because
of many eases of smallpox in VA
rious asylums.
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MERCY FOR POET

MILFORD. Ireland.--District Jas
tiee Walshe refused TO fine James
Strain far misdemsanQr because
Strain II poet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27

ST. LOUIS. Mo--James Bowie tried
20 sell Robert Kane watch stolen
from Kane two days before. Kane
held him for the police and he con-
feszpd.
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ADULTERAT|ON OF
FOOD CONSIDERED
AS GRAVE CRIME.
Worse Than Murder, Holds
Head Of Organization Op-
posing Death Penalty.

CLEVELAND, May e.-There
Nfe many orimes-many of them So
called minor ones-more serious
than ik1rder. in the opinion Of the
Shment Association of Cleveland
which Is waging a campaign to abol-
ae'h the death sentence in Ohio.
Capital punishment has been given
its trial, and has failed, according
to Municipal Judge L. Stevens, lead
ing sponsor Of the association.
Judge Stevens, making his first
public utterance in favor of ending
the death sentence, to which cause
he has been espoused for some time,
claimed it is contrary to modern
ideas of criminology and penology.
Crime, he said, is now considered
a disease, caused either by an I'M
balanced mind, or through heredity
and environment.
Murder Increases
"Electrocutions and hangings
have failed in the first place." he
said, Ito protect society-the end
for which they were designed. Muir
der has increased alarmingly in this
country, although five-sixths of the
States still have capital punishment
on their books.
"There are now 10000 murders in
the United States every year.
THE rate is nine per 100000 popu-
lation. Fifty years ago it was two.
There, are many crimes more seri-
Gus than murder, because they af-
feet more people. The adulteration
Of foods with substances that under
mine the health of many, is a more
serious crime than the Staying Of a
single individual.
The so-called supreme punish
ment has been abolished now in
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derer is a lifer' in prison. They
are Rhode Island and North Dakota.
Harm to Society

derer is a 'lifer' in prison. They
are Rhode Island and North Dakota.
Harm to Society
"Fuxthermore, it is injurious to
society in that it is just another
law which is falling to be enforced.
Juries are reluctant; they do not
give the death sentence very often.
This undermines laws and is the
chief cause OF the increase of crime
in this country. 1t is the certainty
of punishment, rather than the de-
gree of severity that deters crime.
And these executions do much to
debase public morals. Most of the
newspapers print the Details and
these things cannot but do harm to
weak-miDied men and boys.
Capital punishment endangers
the innocent. Many have been sent
to their death needlessly, every one
knows.
Life Imprisonment is much bet
ter. 1t protects society just as well,
or better. 1t makes conviction much
MORE certain. 1t has been tried in
many places and found successful.
And it decreases the harm when in
nocent men are convicted"
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Alexander Pope was only 20 years
old when he wrote his Essay on
Criticism in which occur the two
famous phrases: Fools rush in
where angels fear to tread" and "A
little learning is a dangerous thing"
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Venezuela, Norway and Portugal.
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Wisconsin, Kansas. South Dakota
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