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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Valley Mar, Attempts Rescue; Dies With Wife
Organization of
Valley Growers
Formed Tuesday
Especial to The Herald)

MERCEDES. Aug. 24.-Temporary
organization Of the Rio Grande VAL
ley Vegetable Growers Exchange, the
central body for the various cummun.
lty units that have been organized
IN ten Valley communities, was ef-
fected here Tuesday afternoon. j. n.
Brothers Of Mercedes was elected
temporary chairman and X. o. Fleury
Of Donna temporary secretary.
Application for charter was ap-
approved and will be filed with the
secretary Of state, the Exchange to
will grant the same privileges grant
ed in the charters OF the local units.
Local units have been organized at
McAllen, San Juan, Alamo. Pharr.
Donna Weslaco, Mercedes, La Feria
ard Brownsville, and Harlingen will
organized Thursday night. All units
were represented at the meeting by
one or more members. the vote being
limited to one for each unit
To Meet Again
Tentative bylaws were read and
approved, and the temporary chair
man and secretary were delegated to
make several revisions and final ac-
tion will be taken at n meeting al
Harlingen Tuesday, August 80.
The Exchange will be the central
governing body of the organization
and each Of the local units will have
one representative and an alternate
with one vote in all deliberations Of
the body. Officers will be elected
annually on the second Monday in
July, the various units electing their
officers and representative on the
central exchange on the first Mon
day in July. The primary function
OF the Exchange il to make the
marketing contract with the distrib-
uting agency, 70 quote prices on COM
modities, 70 supervise grading and
pack. and otherwise serve each Of
the various units.
The next meeting OF the Exchange,
al which a permanent organization
will probably be perfected, will be
held at the HarlinEen city hall mt 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning. August 80.
Contracts with various distributing
agencies will be considered at that
time.
The Exchange has no intention or
endeavorinE to organize a marketing
bureau this year. but proposes 70 en-
ploy some national marketing agency
to handle the production upon a COM
mission basis Members pointed out
that the cost OF creating and main
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Fire Races Ancient
City of the Blind

C0NSTANTIN0PLE, Aug. 24--tPl
A huge fire in Scutari. the Asia,ic
suburb Of Constantinople, famous in
Byzantine history as Chalsedon.
"the city Of the blind" has destroyed
the most picturesque and most Tur-
kish district on the shores Of the
Bosrherus- The less was 1000, 600
liras.
The fire which started last night
destroyed about 400 old wooden lat
tieed houses and drove 1000 refugees
20 the famous SUPPLEMENTARY. eele-
brated for its expresses, where they
encamped-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Storm Threatens
North Atlantic

WASHINGTON, d. q. Aug. "a
tPi-The Weather Bureau today is
sued the following storm warning:
Advisory 10 n. m. storm warn
ings changed TO northwest Delaware
breakwater TO Boston. Disturbance
Of great intensity central $50 miles
south OF Nantucket moving northeast
wall cause strong northwest winds
this afternoon and tonight reaching
gale force off New England coast"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug 24.-tRl-
An announcement here today said
that the Humble Oil AZ Refining
company had posted q reduction OF
from ten to 80 cents q barrel In the
price OF Crane, Upton, Pecos and
Crockett county crudes, establishing
a flat price Of sixty cents per barrel.
Crude In these counties was former
IN On a gravity basis and prices
ranged from 10 TO e2 cents a barrel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Mexico Bandits
Wound American

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Aug. 24.-tFp
Florence Anderson, an American
citizen was seriously wounded when
the train upon which she was re-
turning 10 Los Angeles from Mexico
City was attacked By several hundred
armed men at four o'clock yesterday
morning ia kilometers south OF Aca-
poneta. Naryit. Mexico. the state de-
partment was informed today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Jess Barnes Given
Release by Dodgers

NEW YORK. ~. y. Aug. 24.-LPp-
Jess Barnes, veteran Highlander
pitcher, was released today by the
Brooklyn Nationals.
As a ten year man he received his
unconditional release.
he has signed with the Toledo
club Of the American Association for
the rest of the season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Bobby Jones Is
Winner In Match

MINNEAPOLIC. MINI, Aug. a.
Bobby Jones had to fight hard
TO win in bis first round match to-
day and survived for the title
struggle n the national amateur golf
championship rs George Won Elm did
70 survive the Qualifying round yes
terday. He defeated Naurice Nc
Carthy OF New York
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Sen. Norris Backed
For II. $. Presidency

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 24.-(RJ-
Petitions 70 place the name of United
States Senator George Norris on the
republican presidential ballot in Ne
braska will be filed with the secre-
tary OF state. IL was announced to-
day by q. A. Sorenson, Lincoln at
torney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Gen. Bullard, War
Veteran, To Marry

NEW YORK, ". ". Aug. 24.-tPD-
Major General Robert Lee Billiard, U.
. A. retired. commander of the
second army in the world war, and
Mrs. Ella Reiff Wall, widow VI Dun
can Wall of Philadelphia are To be
married today General BullArd In
60 years old and MrB. Wall u,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Redeem to Hop
Off Thursday

BRUNSWICK. Ga. Aug. 2i.-tP-
Paul Redfern will take off tomorrow
in his monoplAne, Port Of Bruins
wick. on q projected nonstop flight
10 Brazil II weather reports late to-
dsy SHOW as favorable conditions
a did this mornings report" Paul
Werner, chairman of the flight COM
naiftee announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
TENNIS POSTPONED

NEWPORT, r.. l., Aug 24--R1-
The AZ matches scheduled today in
the international invitation lawn ten
nig tournament mt the Newport Ca
sino were postponed because or the
continued rain. Only one match
was played yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
Egyptian Deputy
Chairman Dies

CAIRO. Egypt. Aug. 2l.--IPl-All
kthc government offices were closed
today owing 20 the death yesterday
of Zagloul Pasha. nationalist leader
and president Of she Egyptian cham
Der Of deputies. Death was the re-
suit OF eczema
The funeral was set for this af-
ternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
WEATHER

(By The Associated Press.l
East Texas - Wednesday cloudy,
local showers, colder in the interior
Thursday; partly cloudy.
West Texas Thursday partly
cloudy, showers in east portion, cold
or in south.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
WILSON HITS HOMER

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug. 24--tP5
Hack Wilson of the Cubs drove out
his 21st home run Of the year with
one on base in the sixth inning OF
the first game OF a double header
with the Phillies here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
GAS PERMIT GRANTED

NEW YORK. y. Y.. Aug 2-.-tEsf-
The Dixie Gas and Utilities. company.
has obtained franchises 70 supply
natural ges for domestic and indus
trial uses in Orange. Kusk. Jackson
vile. Nacogdoches. Timpson. Crockett
and Livingston. Texas. Laying Of
Snaias viii be started soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-24
MAYOR WALKER IN BERLIN

BERLIN. Aug. "a. - Up - Mayor
Walker of New York and his party
arrived IN Berlin this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
OFFICERSDENY
.DEPORTATIONS
Reports of General
Alarm Among Mexi-
cans Are Untrue

Newspaper reports reaching here
from upper Valley points concern
irg agitation and unrest among Mex
lean residents this side Of the hor-
der because Of alleged Wholesale de-
portations were declared untrue
here Saturday BY Federal officers.
Not only are the reports untrue,
but "as a matter Of fact ne are ac-
taally deporting fewer aliens now
than we have been in recent
months" one official declared.
The stories reaching Brownsville
were to the effect that the alien
residents in the Valley were in q
virtual panic as a result Of the ac-
t~lvities OF the United States Immi-
grafton officers Protests have been
filed with many reputable citizens
and a number of hand-bills and cir
euiars have been set afIoat il an
attempt to settle the existing feel
ing, the dispatches said.
No news Of any such activity has
reached the ears Of the federal Of
ficers at Brownsville, they say, and
deny the reports Of wholesale de-
portations-" Only those who have no
right on this side Of the river are de-
rorted under any circumstances,
they say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Scheduled
AtPost Sunday

With both teams having benefited
from the tournament with Fort
Ringgold here recently the Whites
and Fellows Of Fort Brown will re-
sumo their polo warfare Sunday af-
tsrnoon. The game is scheduled to
be called at 3 o'clock, weather per-
hitting. No admission win be charg-
ed. although the reserved parking
spaces that have been sold will be
retained for their holders.
AS has been the case in the past
the military band will be on hand to
provide entertainment between chuk-
ksrs. A brand new referee will be
on hand TO call the plays in the per
son Of Capt. Vernon Shell, who will
replace Lieut.. Jimmy Edmunds as
the official in charge of the field.
Lieut.. Edmunds has been i'll for the
past week and viii be unable to take
his turn in the saddle, IL was said.
The regular Fort Brown team Of
Carver. Burt, Gornde and Claybroow
will form the White combination,
while the Yellows will be composed
Of Blanchard, Wiley, Massey and
Berilla. The Fellows will be gisea
q handicap Of six goals By their OPP
porents.
Sapt. Lopitz will keep time for the
contest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Ponies Ride LOmghOYuS To He~dytbyenking DefeQ1
Valley 'FYiendHest Place
Florida Visitor Declares

The Lower Rio Grande Valley is
q great deal more friendly than
most sections OF the country, and
compares favorably with the win
ter Fairgrounds Of California and
Florida climatically and in every
other respect, in the opinion Of II.
W. Voss, retired exporter, Of New
York, Florida and California Mr..
Voss is in Brownsville for q visit
Of indefinite length. having been
drawn here by reports of the ex-
cellent shooting to be had during
the winter months.
The thing, however, that most
impressed him was the out and
out friendliness Of the Browns
vile people, he stated. THAT
friendliness il the one big asset
of this section over any other !
have been in" he said Saturday
morning. Il have eve been
treated SO royalty in all my ira
wells"
The visitor il registered at Hotel
FL Jardin. He came here Thurs
day morning, and said he would
probably make a long visit in this
section. If the shooting appeals
to me | may stay all winter, as !
certainly like the town and its peo-
pie very much,' he declared.
Mr.. Voss has retired from active
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Pros Practice
For Tournament

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 29.-LP-
High winds twisted many shots
awry today as sixty odd profession
al golfers from al parts of the
country practiced for the profess
sional golf association tournament
which opens on the Cedar Crest
Country Club course here Monday.
Scores, when kept. were high and
most of the players spent the day
perfeetins theis iron shots and their
puts.
wild" Bill Mehlhorn Of New York
arrived from Oklahoma early in the
day and spent all Of the remainder
OF the day on the course. Many Of
his shots were off lire aud he COM
planned that he needed q lot Of golf
70 get him On edge for the tourna-
ment Walter Hagen, four times p.
G. A. champion and former open
champion OF England and also OF
America contented himself with a
brief round in the afternoon.
The names Of two of the leading
golfers OF the country were wiped
off the lists when it was announced
that jock Hutchinson Of Chicago.
and Bob Mcdonald Of the same city
would not compete. There IS q pos
sibility that substitutes may be
claimed for them, but to date none
had appeared 10 take their places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Local Eleven
Goes to Weslaco

The Brownsville independent team
is scheduled to make Z journey to
Weslaco to engage the WesIaco indie
pendents in a gridiron battle Sun
day afternoon. The game is sched-
uled to be called at 3:3e o'clock.
The local teams has played only
one game so far this season, having
been defeated By the Fort Brown
squad about three weeks ago. Wes-
laco is said to have an exceptionally
good team, and the Brownsville
boys r making the trip prepared
for a hard tussle.
The trip will be made In auto
mobiles, about II members of the 10
cal squad having promised to be on
hand for the start. They will leave
here shortly after noon.
Fort Brown has scheduled a gam
with the Weslaco boys next Sunday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
MICKs POUND GE0RGIANs
FOR POWERFUL WIN

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 29.@RE
Georgia Techs vaunted Golden Tor
made struck Notre Dame today, but
proved to be little more than a snail
concentrated storm against the great
Hooiser eleven, being turned back on
the football field by a 20 TO z score.
The stubborn southern defense
wilted before the powerful thrusts Of
the Notre Dame-all-American Elan
agan, Riley, and Collins-and five
consecutive first downs upon their
entry into the fray at the beginning
Of the second period foretold what
was to happen. The Notre Dame sec
ond string men had been held vir-
tually on even terms in the first Is
minutes by the gentlemen from the
South.
Notre Dame showed its first touch
down after Collins ripped off twenty
yards, a twenty yard pass from
Riley, and q 17-yard dash by Col
Iins over the line.
Dahman missed the try for goal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
Owls Downed
BySouthwestern

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 2e.-P-
The dependable toe of Blackburn,
Southwestern University quarterback,
booted the Pirates 70 a IL 20 ~ VIC
tory here today over the Rice Insti-
tute Owls. Rlackhurn's dropkicks for
tries FOR points after touchdowns add
ed the winning margin.
Southwestern outplayed the Owls
most of the way. Indeed, il played
Rice off its feet in the third period
when 10 made its second touchdown
ard towards kicked goal. After an
exchanre of kicks, Young punted AZ
yards t0 Rice's 3 yard line. Murray
pgnted weakly TO their 20 yard line.
On q dread formation. Young passed
20 Downs who caught the ball di-
rectly "a the goal line. Blackburn
kicked roal. Rice was caught flat
footed In the spread formation and
apparently became bewildered.
Rice rallied deetrminedly in the
last two minutes Of the final period.
Bradcn passed eight yards 70 Power,
and the fans thought the Owls had
scored a third touchdown and taken
an is 70 Is lead, but the officials
ruled hat Power was oTer the end
zone and hence the bail was off the
fled of pay when he caught it. and
il went to the Pirates on their own
20 yard line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
La Feria Loses
Santa Rosa
Especial to The Herald.)

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 2s.-Pep squad
demonstrations BY both sides fea-
tured the game here Friday between
the local team and the La Feria out
fit, in which the locals were vic
torious by an Is to 6 score. APP
proximately 800 persons turned out
for the game, each side apparently
determined to out-do the other when
it came to roofing and noise-making.
The battle was . close, hard-fought
affair, despite the apparently one
sided score Both teams gave all
they had, and the locals were never
out Of danger Of the La Feria attack.
Santa Rosa felt keenly the absence
OF Willard Gibbons. who is recover
ing from an operation made neces-
sary BY an injury be sustained in a
game early in the season.
1t yas announced that Santa Rosa
would lay claim to the county cham
pionship a. a result OF fridays vic
tory, although the claim is expected
TO be contested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
GIVES
navy GAME
Defeat Turned Into
Victory BY Lowly
Substitutes

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 2s.-tF
The Nays substitutes defeated
the University OF Pennsylvania to-
day after the first line Naval forces
had to be satisfied with a tie. The
was l2 q 8, q forward pass
netting 70 yards III the final period,
deciding the issue.
Joe Bauer and Art Spring reflect
ed great credit on the 1880 class of
the United States Naval academy and
struck a powerful blow for the lowly
substitutes when they co-operated in
the winning pass, Bauer doing the
catching and Spring the tossing.
A great football coach said. IF
you get a guy who can throw 'em
and . guy who can catch 'em you
can win football games with the for
ward pass"
Navy got them and won that way
today.
Neither Bauer nor Spring was in
evidence whsn the game started.
They were buried under big blue
navy blankets on the side lines, and
Coach Ingram made no move 20 take
them off until late IN the third pc
riod. Then they were only half af
a new backfield consignment ship
ped on the field at one swoop when
tie naval commander decided that
Lloyd, Miller, Clifton, and Welchel
had done enough for the cause in
one afternoon.
The Navy had slipped off in front
with a touchdown in the first Pc
Rod only to see the score made ever
when a Pennsylvania player saw a
tumble and claimed it for his own,
and the game was getting on its last
EGGS with the score tied and no indi-
cations that it would be anything else
today.
Then Spring and Bauer co-operat-
I'd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

business several years ago, he
said, and Is spending his time in
travel about the various sections
OF the United States. He came 70
Brownsville from California. wharm
ne has been visiting relatives for
the past several weeks. Previous
20 that time he had put in quite
q while i'm the Teton mountains of
wyoming, In the Jackson's Hole
country Last winter was spent i'm
q h~ouseboat or the west coast of
Florida, Mr.. Voss said. and the
routine will probably Re repeated
next year
He is an ardent photographer.
many Of his pictures having been
published in the trade papers OF
kodak manufacturing companies.
II get almost as much enjoyment
out CT plrtura-taking us I do hunt
ing. and ] do love to hunt" he
said III also enjoy fishing, but
not as much as formerly-huntinr
and photography being my princi-
pal hobbies now.
II have ample money 10 care for
my needs, and my two children ara
provided for. therefore I am SPEND
ing my time in the pleasant
fashion that I like. I am very
favorably impressed with RrewnR-
vile and the Valley, and I will
probably make il the object Of N
yearly visit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
FROGS BEAT
BEARS 40

WACO. Texas, Oct. 29.@PEThe
Texas Christian University football
team from Fort Worth defeated the
Baylor Bears here today in a Cot
ton Palace football classic by the
score Of IL TO 0. The game was
void Of any thrills or outstanding
football play. The game was opened
by tie T. G. u. Frogs, who kicked
20 Baylor. A tumble by the Bear
team gave the Christians the ball on
Baylor's p yard line but the visitors
we're unable 20 score, being held for
downs. and the Bears punted TO
safety.
The first quartz. displayed two
football teams that were afraid to
fight. Il was a punting duel, with
the Baylor team having the greater
advantage. At the end of the first
quarter the game took on the APP
pearce Of two fighting elevens and
4. c. u. scored a touchdown by a
beautifully completed forward pass
for 35 yards. Williams to Clark.
Captain Williams had just been
rushed into the fray. and the score
came or the first play. He was i'm
mediately removed, the Frog coach
es taking 40 chances on his getting
cripped. The rest OF the half was a
defensive game.
After grabbing a tumble early il
the third quarter, Toler, T. c. U.
halfback ran 80 yards TO a touch
down. Goal was kicked and the score
was T. g. u. IL. Baylor 0. The re-
naming part of the game saw a
fine defensive exhibition by the
Frogs with Baylor making a des-
perate effort to score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
BRONCSPILE
UPBICSCORE
Valley Team Defeats
Victoria by 43 to 0
Margin
Especial 70 The Herald.)

EDINBURG, Oct. 2s.-Edinburg's
Junior College Broncs bucked their
way to q one-sided victory over the
junior college team from Victoria at
League park here Saturday afternoon,
the final score being 43 Il 0. The
visitors failed to live up to advance
notices of being a powerful, hard-hit-
ting team, that was exceptionally
good on defense.
The local team did almost every
thing it tried. On straight football
its attack was overwhelming and the
overhead style worked better than it
has in any Of the games in which
Coach Foster has led his charges
this season.
The defeat marked the fourth Of
the season for the visitors, who have
been beaten By Kingsvile Teachers,
st. Mary's and Schreiner's Institute.
1t vas a "battle Of Knute Rockne,r
both Foster and Coach Henry Kallina,
of Victoria, having attended the
coaching school operated by the ia
nous grid mentor during the ummer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
BOAT RACES
SCHEDULED
Plan Regatta During
South Texas Con- .
vention Here

Outboard motor boat races, to
bring into competition the fastest
light crafts in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley. will be held November II on
the resaca at Fort Brown, according
to announcement by z. p. Buchan-
an, member of the committee in
charge of the South Texas Chamber
OF Commerce convention water fies-
"a.
The races, to be held under the d.
rection Of John E. Rutledge Of
Brownsville, will take place as a
preliminary to an elaborate water
pageant which win begin shortly af-
ter dark
The regatta viii bring into action
again many of the ~speediest boats
in the Valley which have not been
seen since the summer season.
A list Of prizes and events in now
being worked out, il was stated, and
will be announced soon.