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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
new DISTRICT
BILLS Are Up
Legislature to Pass on
Changes in Water
Districts

AUSTIN. Tex. May 3O.-Three
bills were introduced in both branch
es or the legislature Monday By the
delegation from the Rio Grande Val
ley which seeks 70 change water i'm
provement districts Nos. 5. s and z
in Cameron county 10 conservation
and reclamation districts.
The purpose Il TO enable the dis
trists TO operate under separate sec
tions of the constitution so that the
present Indebtedness Of the districts
shall not be considered in the issu-
ance Of additional bonds. Cameron
county having recently voted S5.000.-
600 road bonds
The bills were brought here by
County Attorney II. l.. Faulk and
Judge Milton West az Brownsville.
THE passage of these measures
will mean" said County Attorney
Faux. that these districts will be
endable 10 issue more bonds If the
present Indebtedness Of the county
IS not taken into consideration
The bills were introduced in the
senate hy Senator Archie Parr and Nv
Representatives Hornaday and Mont
gomery IN the House.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
DENY RUMORS
POISON PLOT

Official denial has been entered
here by a. &. Nasquez. Mexican con
sui ~ stories printed IN state news
papers that persons attending a re-
cent banquet In MatamDrns. az which
Arturo Nj. Elias, consul general of
eNzico- was the honor guest, had be-
come III a. the result Of food rumor-
ed ~ have been poisoned
The persons named as having BE-.
come iii we're sick before the ban
quet took place and were not even
present ~ the festivities. the con-
sul states.
Mr.. Fasquez statement follows.
Ira making reference " what
some newspapers published in their
sunday editions about Matamoros
being stirred because Ct the diseov-
cry Of "A border political assassina-
tion plot during the presence here
of Mexican government officials. r
wish 70 emphatically deny those re-
ports : there IA absolutely ~ truth IN
them. Nalentin Ramirez, the mayor
Of MatanOr0s, has been sick I'm Iva
four or five weeks. ]. Y. Trevino.
custom official, was stricken with I'm
attack Of appendicitis a wetk ago and
none of these officials were present
az the banquet that the chambers Of
commerce Of Brownsville and Mata-
moros gave Mr. Elias last Thursda :
night and which was attended ~
prominent business men and govern
ment officials Of both cities. Mr.
Elias spent all day Friday ia
Brownsville I'm his private car re-
ceiying calls from his many friends
in Brownsville. The assassination
plot existed enly in the imagination
~ the person who sent out the re
Ay0Ft
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
Bills May DIE
ON CALENDAR
Session Can not Act
On All Legislation
Awaiting Action

AUSTIN, Texas. MAJ 3O.-(PD-
Stagetic maneuYers II get action on
various Of the hundred odd bills re-
naming on the special calendar ar.
expected 20 engage the Legislature
thls week because the limited time
y certain 70 be the death Of many or
them.
Beginning Monday. only eight
working days are left Tor the legis-
iaturc. which yet has to reach agree
ments on senate and house disparI-
ties on appropriation bits and which
Is faced with highway, prison and
ciivl service legislation. three main
items Of the Moody administrator.
Only unusual speed. such IVY the
house unexpectedly developed last
week IN passing the educational ap-
preparation bill. will complete the
program Besides the general legis-
iation, frecu conference reports on
the money bills must te adopted Or
debated over, and that will mean
more time
The hardest conference fight Is
seen in the house and senate differ
ences over the supplemental school
aid hills. Four and 1ne-half mill
lion dollars n carried IN the house
measure. while the senate bill calls
for only Sl.600oO0 on the theory
that such sum will provide the de-
sired Sla ne~ capita arportionment.
counting m other prospective funds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
ONLY TWENTY
LEFT in RACE;
PAOLO IN Lead
Three Driv ers Sent
To Hospital as Re-
suit of Accidents;
One Car Burned

SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.
May 3O.-,Pl-After leading for 297
miles at death defying speed, Frank
Lockhart daredevil driver from Los
Angeles, was declared out Of the
500 mile automobile race today when
he rost a right rear wheel while
tearing around the course on his
l9sth mile.
BY marvellous driving skill. Lock
hart brought his car to a stop with
out injury. He was the winner OF
the 1926 race and the favorite to-
day.
with Lockhart out Of IL. Peter de
Paolo. winner Of Of the 1925 race.
who had replaced Bob McDonogh,
swept into the lead.
The time at the 800 mile was
3:0l.45, an average Of 9g.i miles an
CONTINUED on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
IDENTIFY WILSON
AS BANK BANDIT

BORGER. Texas. May 30.-fPl--
Bank officials from Htgrs. Okla
homa, here yesterday, positively
identified "Blackic" Wilson. Oil City
resort keeper. as one u the bandits
who. with Kimes and TerrilI. are
said TO have robbed Two banks IN
the Oklahoma town some days ago.
according 70 Ranger Captain Vii
liam Sterling. who headed the party
that arrested Wilson aad Hawk"
Whitehead az Oil City.
Whitehead. at first said to be
Owen Edwards, one " the alleged
bandits, Is not SO positively identi-
fled. Sterling says but IN still held.
The officials said Wilson was one ~
the men who, when they found not
10 much cash ~ they thought should
he in the bank. demanded the cash
Ter 20 display his cash book 70 that
they could balance" with him and
make sure he was not hiding any
thing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
FOUR DEAD in
PLANE CRASH
San Antonio Arm y
Aviators Victims of
Accident

AUGUSTA. Ca. Ma aO.--tFl-A
mass Of wilted flowers. draped vita
four American flags and fastened a.
a broken propeller marks the spot
where four army aviatJrs lost their
lives yesterday in the crash Of a
giant bombing plane.
Several hundred persons gathered
70 watch the departure Of IA planes
enroute from mancuvers at San An
tonic to Langley Field. Va, paused
in surprise when one Of the four
that took together careoned sudden
~ NJ height OF 500 feet. banked
sharply and dipped. Two hundred
feet above earth il went into q nose
dive. tore through electric wires and
crashed In flames.
Before a man could get through
the flames the planes four occu-
pants were burned beyond recogni-
tion. The dead. identified by their
service tags. were:
Lieutcnand Dan r. Voorhees,. On
Raga, ILL.,. pilot.
Sergeant Clifford Glenn. Akron.
Ohio.
Sergeant James Reid, Pittsburgh.
Corporal Melvin Andrews, whose
record gives a sister. Mrs. Bruce
Pace, Of Raleigh, y. g.. as next Of
kin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
VALLEY jews
TOORCANIZE
Mercedes Man Named
To Head Synagogue
For Valley

Organization Of a .,ewish syna-
gogue for the Valley. u be located
AZ Mercedes but which viii draw its
membership from an over the Val
ley. was perfected at meeting NJ
Jewish residents Of the Valley. held
al the Masonic Temple in Browns
willie Sunday afternoon.
Assisting in the organization was
Rabbi Nathan Bleckman ~ Beth FL
congregation Houston. Rabbi Bleck-
man, who had visited In Brownsville
week before To attend prelimi-
nary meeting. returned to the city
for the meeting Sunday afternoon.
tie addressed the gathering of seven
ty-tive men, women and children Of
the Jewish faith. urging such M or
ganlzatlon 10 the Valley on a Valley
wide basis, since no ono town hai
sufficient population 20 support a
synagogue.
Herman Hartman of Mercedes was
elected president uf tine proposed
congregation. Harry Brooks of Har-
linEen was elected vice president, n
H@us man 81 Mercedes. secretary. ani
l. Cohen mi Brownsville. treasurer.
The meeting. after nearing an ex-
PLANTATION of what * known AN the
conservative" branch ~ Jcwry. de-
cidcd hy a majority Fote tu adopt
that type w services II was cx-
planned by Rabbi BlttGman that
conservative" Judaism was neither
orthodox Judaism nor reform Judu-
ism. but that this type ~ Judaism
had been found popular among "a
large part az the American .Jcwish
population
"a committee on constitution ana
bylaws will be announced This wcex
hy the president w the organization.
ard meeting date announced later
The organization hopes to complete
organization in time 30 hold services
IN August nf September
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
Magic Valley is Name for Next 'Bushel of
Words Contest; San Benito Woman is Winner

Magic Valley IN me name that,
is being used this Wszk W The Her
aids weekly "Blshel ar Wordsr con
test.
With that announcement out of
the way. the contest editor is ready
to announce the prize winners in
last weeks contest. IN which the
name used var Point label
Mrs XIII WI Nilds. Fg5 sam Hnus-
ton boulevard, san Benito. receives
first prI1e for last w.tSs cOHlrs \.
Her list after eliminA'ions, was 6IT
words
Second Prize went - A. Lynn
Stephenson. Honeydalr. Brownsville,
who IS credited with e5a words
Third prize goes tn Hrs. Katherine
Strinrfellow, Washington street,
Brownsville. whose Fst contained
So words. after elinIaaiions.
The runner up VA Vernon Shell
Jr ~ Fort Brown. Vfo was las.
weeks rirst r~irr winner
NJ Strir gfeiiow submitfed list
nf e5E words hut The number was
te4rce- - bs1 aecaus. ~ the pres
Hnre III large nuHhT rt ch#nlrr-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
RIVER FLOOD
THREATENING
THREE TOWNS
City of New Iberia
Completely Evacu-
ated; Old Levee May
Save Crosse Tete

NEW ORLEANS, La. May 30-i41
Slowly spreading the area Of inun-
dation on the eastern side of the
Atchafalaya river, water from the
MeCrea crevasse on that stream
threatened three towns today a. Il
rolled toward the Gulf Of Mexico.
Crosse Tete, Roscdlle and Marin
gouin may be submerged by the
swelling Bayou Crosse Tete. which
rapidly filling with eTcvasse water.
promised 10 pile from 'ts banks and
overflow a wide territory.
Meanwhile the flood IN the west
ern side Of the Atchafalaya was re-
ported falling nj all points down TO
New Iberia where the stage was sta
tionary. The Red Cross reported
complete evacuation Of New Iberia,
whose inhabitants were thrown into
fright when waters from Bayou
Teche joined those rom Spanish
Lake To inundate the town.
To meet possible emergencies, a.
the flood descends through the vi
cinity Of Crosse Tcte in iberville
parish. about 10 miles northwest
~ New Orleans, a rescue fleet has
been assembled II Placquemine
which will be the base for relief
operations. with the supply center
at Baton Rouge.
There are seven thousand per
sons in Crosse Tete ana vicinity.
They are depending upon an old
ievee, hastily reinforced. to save
them from inundation. The levee,
four asd one half feet high. was
built in 1882 and fIanEs the town for
% miles.
More than half " the territory y
comprising the four parishes Of
lberville. West Baton Rouge. Pointc
Coupee and Assumption has been
flooded NV the creyasse water from
the Nc rea break.
Hundreds ~ persons gathered On
levees in the flooded sections. con
tinue % he fed BY relief boats while
other hundreds. ioathe to leave their
homes must ~ reached nv supply
vessels before their stocks Of fool
have been exhausted. Boats have
been sent 70 SherbI.n and Krots
springs IN take off between 100 and
$50 persons stranded On levees
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
TERRIFIC RAIN
STORM FLOODS
SMALL TOWNS
Big Sandy Valley
Tennessee RepoT
Devastated by w
And Water \

ASHLAND. Tenn. May 50.--tA
Twents persons were reported 81
last night NV cloudnurst VIII
struck Prestonburg and surrouniIW
towns according 10 "A report
ing here today NJ
All telephone lines around Pr
tonburg. Paintsville and other tow
in the Big Sandy valley we
down and information regarding
storm was meager.
a report from 4 telephone oF
ator nt PrestonbuTE said that
one at that place was killed by
storm, while one of the telephqM
operators AZ Paintsville report
that several people were killed
Garrett. KY, and one family
wined ont al Pine creek.
The damage to property. II
reported. would run into the thu
ands of dollars Az Wrightsville. M
tin, Allen and Royalton we're report
I'd 20 have suffered heavily.
The storm struck about 10 o'clocl
last night ard did not abate unti
. O'Clock this morning. Building
were blown down and several house
we're washed away ny Hood water
which had swollen the small noun
tain streams 10 raging torrents
Three Members of Or. IT. VI. Ba.
ley's family were drowned last nign
when the waters swept thrOur'
their horne on the Mayo five mile
from Paintsvillc. nr Bailey's mott
er. his wife. Mrs Maude Bailey an.
SON Tom were the victims I'
Bailey was the only one 70 escape
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
TWO FASCSTS IN
new YORK KILLED

NEW YORK. N. III. Nay 3O.--tHD-
Two black shirted followers Of the
fascisti ON their way ~ march I'm
Memorial Day parade, We're killed
today by unknown assailantS at
l03rd street and third Avenue. The
men. Joseph Carisi. tailor. and
Nicholas Amorroso. a printer, were
stabbed and shot.
Their assailants. witnesses told
the police. wore red .ies siRnifyinRy
their allegiance t. the Italian na<
tinnalist party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
ELSA WILL HAVE
new HARDWARE

ELSA. Texas. May 3o.--L. q. Gar
rett. formerly connected with the
Wcslaco Plumbing Co.. who Nv well
known "a all residents of Elsa and
surrounding territory, will open q
hardware store here In the near fu-
turc. according % announcement
Saturday Mr. Garrett went t5
Brownsville Friday a. secure part ~
his stock.
Ha proposes 20 carry a complete line
or Hardware and also plumbing ma
terinls and accessories.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
CUT APPROPRIATION

AUSTIN. Texas. May S0.-tPl The
senate today passed a sill agpropri-
ating only Sl.0oO.0O for the bienni-
um % suppimcnt the available school
fund. SS.5hu01O less than that passed
BY the house.
No money viii bo appropriated for
the first year of the hienniam. the
entire Si.000.0N0 "a "a 10 the second
half
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
FULL TRAIN OF
CEMENT ARRIVES

HARLINGEN. Texas. May 3O An
entire trainlGac. consisting ~ 56
cars of cement. arrived in Harlinren
today over the Southern Pa
cific Lines and is being distributed
over the valley TODAY The shipment
Is about equally divided between HI
dalgc and Cameron counties. ana
will be used n building and paving
WORK
The shipment Was made bv the
Trinity Portland Cement Company az
Dallas. and ia honer 81 tho event a
Sinner was rIver III ~. Reear-N ii-
Mond hotel today by officials of the
romramv ~ chrtrurtnrs chamber II
commerce secretaries ani others
County Judge n. CO st-nniv rr--
crete"l Darcy WIS nnr nf .ha speak
nrs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
Big Building
Payroll Here

Brownsville IA maintaining
steady building trades p.yroII that ~
running around $4,000 a week. ae-
cording 10 Ora Poole OF Hmrlinren
business agent of the Carpenter
union i'm Cameron county, who wrH
in Brownsville today.
Mr.. Poole said that HarIinTer in
running second tx this time Vrfth
a building trades payroll of about
$25 mo- N week.
4We are looking for a Stacking off
in the number of buildings urdrr
construction during the nummtar
months MIR. Poole said, "but thFm
IL 20 be expected. With the arrival
or the early fall months there Hh1ula
be healthy and rapid Increase
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30

Speed Demons Thrill Race Crowds
Edinburg Gins First
Bale OF 1927 Cotton

EDINBURG. Texas, May 30
The first bale Of cotton for the
1927 season was ginned at the
Cotton Belt gin. l3 miles north OF
this city Sunday morning and
shipped 70 the Houston Cotton
Exchange over the Southern Pa
cific Lines. The h.le weighed
53S pounds and was grown on IN
irrigated land.
Ghapa Montalvo, proprietor Of
the San Manuel store, lS miles
north Of Edinburg. was the grow
or of the cotton. Stalks from the
field were sent 70 Houston as
proof that the cotton was not
volunteer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
Fascists Start Riot
In New York Streets

NEW YORK, y. y, May 30.-tPl
-Matin crowds IN Times square this
afternoon were caught in "a riot
when son black shirtei members ~
the Facisti League Of America. band
ishing whips and clubs. attempted 70
capture three Italians who had as
Saultei one of their number.
Police reserves quelled the excited
fascists who had been marchers IN
the Memorial Day parade.
The pursued Italians escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
RULES FOR 'BUSHEL
OF WORDS CONTEST

Here are the rules In The Her
aids weekly -Bushel of Words
contest:
Seven dollars in cash prizes will
be given away each week: 81 as a
first prize. 81 az q second prize
and 81 a. a third prize.
New word Of eleven letters every
Monday. The word this week H.
-siagic Valley
One of the letters in Magic VAL
CONTINUED on page fiye.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
FIND EVIDENCE
SOVIET PLOTS
IN PHILIPPINES
Members Radical Or
ganization Kept Un-
der Surveillance by
Government

MANILA, May 3d. tPl-Affilia-
tion between communis. leaders n
China and elements Of the native
labor elements in the Philippines
continued today 10 be 4 subject OF
investigation by government agents.
Despite claims by of GERS of the
"Legionnaires del Irabajo," Il
pseudo Masonic organization. that
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
NEW PRIMARY MEASURE

AUSTIN. Texas. May 30.-fPl-
Representative smiths bill giving po-
hilcsl parties the implied right ~
prohibit negro voting in primary
elections was cnrrcsscd By the house
toady after a defeated attempt to
have 4 rewritten 70 meet objections
OF those claiming il would confer
monSrchial power upon party exec
utiVe committeeman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday. not muth
change in mpCraflre. Moderate
70 fresh southeEly winds on the west
coast
For East Texas Partly cloudy TO-
night and Tuesday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30

words. which are not toEnted; also
r-any words I'D which shs plural vas
used p plural j. not permissible
where th~ sirrniar - used
Mere tha4 thseef h2rgsed contest
arts FHrsfHira-ea IN thF contest Inst
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
he Killed In
Tennessee Storm

.RiST0L. Na..-Tegn.. May 30.--lA1
-. persens are known "a have
eir lives inf Wind aud rain
II southwetserr Virginia and
Tennessee lasT night. Three
q Drowned az Gate Cry. Va. ana
. af Flixsheshfnwu. Tern
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
TOMBSTONE WAITS , YEARS

DARLINGTON. Eng. Edward
Nicholson. aged -, died three years
after he carved and erected his own
tnrnhsfnrn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30
PATIENT WIFE

CHICAGO When her husband
was arrested for beatiag her Mrs
Josenh Elekcn refused % prosecute.
sayinr ~he didn'f hurf n.r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-30

w. n. Putegnat Hardware Co.
Brownsville. Texas
Rents the Johnson Electric
Floor Polisher at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
SMITH RESUMES
FIGHT FOR SEAT
in u. S. SENATE

CHICAGO, Jan. % up - Colonel
Frank. L. Smith, senator-designate
from Illinois, departed today for
washington to resume his fight to-
morrow for the senate seat to which
he was appointed by Governor Small
Friends said that he was ready ii
necessary to go to the electorate
next April should the senate deny
him a seat as senate from Illinois to
which he was elected last November
for the term beginning next March.
In tho meantime, the battle for
the appoin.ive seat as successor to
the late Senator Mckinley to serve
until March will be pressed by Col
cnel Smiths representatives before
senate elections committee which is
considering the charges that large
contributions to his campaign fund
Dy public utilities executives dis
qualified him.
Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom
accompanied the senator designate.
The Chicago Herald and Examiner,
declared today that Governor Small,
without regard to the outcome Of the
Smith controversy was preparing to
take the first step toward an appeal
to the people of the country to rally
tc the support of the constitution
and the rights of the sovereign
states.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
Acres Could
Be Irrigated By A
Valley Power Line

Approximately 10000 acres may
easily be brought under irrigation in
the Sulphur Springs valley by the con-
struction of the proposed power trans
mission line from Douglas" j. P. Sex
ton, Douglas manager of the Arizona
Edison company, stated Friday, follow
ing his announcement at joint meet
ing of the Douglas and Bisbee cham
bers of commerce Thursday night that
the Arizona Edison company is ready
to go fifty-fifty with the farmers of
the valley in the construction of the
line.
by constructing the line as far as
Webb and furnishing power to the
vicinity of McNeal and other sections
within easy access of the line, it would
be possible to supply power to about
10000 acres" Sexton states. prob
ably the first district that would be
formed without extending very far to
either side, would be about $4,000
acres.
"The farmers could easily finance
such a power district by binding them
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
SWING : JOHNSON
PROPONENTS TO
UTAH
Announce They Will Accept
Amendments Proposed
By Cotton.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. up - Pro-
ponents of the Swing johnson Boulder
canyon dam bill, headed by its co-au-
thor, Representative Swing, republi-
can, California, today announced they
would accept amendments sponsored
by Representative Cotton, republican,
Utah, designed to safeguard rights of
his state in the proposed Colorado
river development.
AT the same time, Chairman Smith
of the house irrigation committee,
which reported the measure, declared
he would not endorse amendments by
another Utah member, Representative
Leatherwood, republican, which
would place prospective power devel-
opment under supervision of the fed
eral power commission. Smith also
said if the house rules committee did
not permit the bill to be brought be-
fore the house this session he would
press for action in the next congress.
In the event no action is taken be-
fore congress adjourns, it was pre-
dicted that the irrigation committee
would report the bill within the first
week Of the new congress. This would
place it on the house calendar at an
early date, Smith pointed out, and vir-
tually would assure its consideration.
Swing, in accepting the Cotton pro-
posals, said he felt that Utah, in with
drawing recently from the Colorado
river compact, acted as a result of
misunderstanding regarding our at
titude toward the upper basin states"
TT I1A ho1 ic
tional safeguard would result in Utah
re-ratifying the compact.
Representative; Davenport, republi-
can, New York, a member of the irri-
cation committee, issued statement
suggesting the Swing-JPh Phnson bill be
amende dto require the secretary of
the interior to write into prospective
power contracts "a series of rules of
financing and advance fixing of legiti-
mate investment cosst."