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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Asks Pay for Elephant
Shot While ON Rampage

beast was said to have killed sew
eral trainers and other men during Z
his more than a century OF life. He
refused TO enter the box car 80 the
circus men left him at the stock
yards here
Yesterday morning "Texas" tore
down a length Of fence and headed
for the Santa Ana river jungle
Townspeople said the elephant at
tackled two automobiles enroute-
w. c. Dalphyn, owner OF Texns.
who caused the arrest OF Mcfarland,
said his big exhibit was harmless
and that $4,000 worth Of elephant
could have been saved. He accused
Mcfarland Of announcing II have
shot everything but an elephant and
row I'm going 20 get me one"
Mcfarland, on tie other hand,
said he was told the elephant had
charged o little girl aad that he had
resorted 70 the gun TO protect the
town. When he neared the beast he
said. il charged him and he shot in
selE-defense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
ROAD WORK
TOCONTINUE
Attorneys Approve
Second Million Of
Road Bonds

Sale OF Cameron county's second
million Of road bonds will be made
on January ~, according to a tele-
gram received Monday from County
Judge o. @. Dancy, who is in Wash
ington. Judge Dancy left for the
East the latter part OF November and
conferred in New York City with
Clay a. Dillon. bond attorneys, rel
ative TO the series "B" bonds and
secured their approval of the sec
ond million.
Approval OF the issue, which had
been withheld on account Of some
confusion due TO overlapping taxing
districts. will permit Cameron coun-
ty to continue its road Improvement
program without a halt, county Of
ficials stated today. The county has
ample funds remaining TO carry on
the road work until the series "B"
bonds are sold, IL was stated.
Designation of additional high
ways to be paved is expected to be
made nc an early meeting or the
commissioners court. The contract
ors will have their present contracts
completed early in January. III
weather conditions remain favor
able. and additional projects are ex-
pected to be advertised within two
or three weeks.
Judge Dancy. In company with
other members OF the Valley harbor
committee, appeared before the
Board Of Army Engineers at wash
ington Friday and Is still IN the
capital -on business connected with
the harbor project He expects to
arrive home Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06

COTTON, Calf. Dec. 6.-tR-
~Thc good and evil in the liz years
Of the life" Of Texas" q circus sle-
plant which was killed By . posse
here yesterday after he had gone
on q rampage, will. be reviewed In
court here when the executioner is
brought 70 trial on charges cf cruel
~ TO animals.
The 5000 pound beast died after
Ben Mcfarland, former army ar
tillerymaE, heading a posse Of ana
teur elephant hunters. placed ten
bullets from q high powered rifle
through the animals tough hide.
The attempt Of q substitute train
er to load Texas" into n box car
for the jump from Cotton to Beau
mont, Calf. Sunday presumably
started the elephant on the rampage.
Sixteen-year-old AL HeS&rfin, his
regular trainer, who waE the only
person able to handle 'ATexasr had
taken q few days vacation and the
paehyderm was grumpy The huge
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Carpenter Shot
Dead I'm Dallas

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6.--tFt-J-
W. Whaley, II, was shot and fatally
wounded at Main and Poydrns
streets. busy intersection in the
downtown district, Tuesday morning
as he stepped from his automobile.
He died thirty minutes later at a
hospital.
Charges OF murder were filed
against G. IA. Hart. who surrendered
to police following the shooting.
Whaley was n carpenter. Hart is
street car conductor Hart's di-
vorced wife. who was sitting in an
automobile said three shots were
fired at Whaley from a pump shot
gun as Whaley left the car. Police
said Hart accused Whaley, who was
a rocmer mt Mrs. Hart's home. Of
breaking up the Hart home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
COOLIDGE IS
FIRM INSTAND
ON PROBLEMS
New War Clouds Form
Over Senate While
Chief Executive De-
livers Annual Note

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 6.-CP)
New storm clouds gathered over
Capitol Hill today as the new con-
gress, in the second day Of its ses-
sion, assembled to hear the reading
Of President Coolidge's annual mes
sage.
Not only did the presidential mes
sage disclose a chief executive stand
ing pat on those controversial sub
jects which have been the source Of
his greatest opposition in senate and
house, but the senate itself uncov-
cred new element Of uncertainty
and political controversy in its own
ranks.
Just before the annual message
was received at the capitol by mes
senger, to be read to each house sep
arately by its clerks, senate republi-
cans all but threw down the gauntlet
TO the group of five western inde-
pendents who are demanding certain
legislative assurances on farm re-
lief and other subjects before they
support the republican slate OF SEN
ate officers. The conference, after
some plain talk about telling the in
dependents to 20 as far as they liked
finally did give in to a continuation
Of negotiations.
The house, however, was in a more
serene and industrious mood. A few
minutes before arrival of the presi-
Dental message in which the presi-
dent stood four square behind Sec
retary Melons tax reduction pro-
gram, the ways and means committee
formally submitted its tax bill for
early house consideration.
Nearly all Of the secretary's re-
commentators were scrapped by the
committee in preparing a bill that
would accomplish a reduction Of
S236, 100000, or $ll 100000 more than
the president the treasury consider
safe.
Calling upon the people to continue
stern self-denial" IN national ex-
penditures, President Coolidge laid
before congress. today a moderate
program of expansion for its de-
fenses and natural resources.
In message which touched vir-
tually all of the legislative issues
which have aroused interest and
speculation, the president presented
views differing only in minor details
from those he has previously outlin-
ed on the major problems Of farm
relief, taxation, flood control, for
eign relations and the state Of the
army and navy.
Informing congress that he had not
changed in his opposition Of the
McNary- -Haugen farm relief bill with
its equalization fee, he recommended
instead n federal farm loan board
with a revolving fund to build up
cooperative marketing and aid in the
disposition of crop surpluses. On
revision he stood by the treasury's
program.
The navy he said. should be ex-
Continued on page five.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Late Bulletins

ENID, Okla. Dec. 6.--lP1-Pleading
guilty 70 a charge Of robbinE a bank
az Covington. Okla. last year. George
kimes, brother Of Matthew kimes,
notorious young Oklahoma outlaw,
was sentenced today 20 fifty years in
the state penitentiary.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Dec. 6.--lF)
The name Of w. 5. Hill. a member
OF the shipping board. who had ex-
pressed the belief that administration
favor had left him, was missing from
the list Of nominations sent 70 the
senate today by President Coolidge.
HELENA, Mont. Dec. e.-tPl-A
blizzard which spread over the east
e-n half Of Montana late yesterday
and last night had spent itself today.
leaving zero and suh-rero tcmpera-
lures in its wake.
DALLAS. Tex. Dee. 6.-tPl-Frank
Snyder. with the ST. Lonis Cardinals
this year. will 90 TO the Houston,
Texas. ~leaeue club as manager next
year, Fred Ankenman. manager Of
the Cardinals announced today. Sny-
der started in baseball at Victoria,
Texa&
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Death Victor IN
Fight for Life
of Man IN jail

Funeral services for Frank Clark,
"a, in whose behalf a two-weeks bat
tie for life came 10 an unsuccessful
close Saturday night at the Cameron
county jail here, will be held at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial
will be in the old city cemetery.
Clark was arrested in Harlingen.
where he had been making his home.
together with his wife, Ida, on
charges of violating the Harrison
narcotic law. Both were stricken
i'll. almost Immediately upon arrival
here, and were never able to leave
their quarters for preliminary
hearing Of the charges against
them.
For the first eight days after he
was placed in Jail here. the victim
refused to partake Of food, and on
one occasion slashed both wrists
federal men say. Mrs. Clark also
was In a weakened condition, and IL
was feared pneumonia was develop
ing.
Following the wrist slashing cpl
sode, a second physician was called
in 10 supplement the services of the
one already in attendance, and un-
der his treatment Clark appeared 20
be rcgaining strength. He was able
10 eat once more and, although still
very weak. was apparently well on
the road 20 recovery.
Mrs. Clark. also. seemed 10 be re-
gaining strength rapidly. and il was
hoped TO give both defendants a
hearing before the present session
OF the Southern District Federal
court.
She is said still 20 be in a serious
condition at the jail, although some
what better than when she was
first brought here.
Relatives Of Clark's from Okla
homa have completed arrangements
for the funeral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Absent Witnesses Halt
Watson Staying Case

BRoWNwOoD, Tex. Dee. 6.--tPl
Due to the absence Of material
witnesses, the trial Of c. W. Watson,
charged with murder in Coleman
county and brought here on change
Of venue was continued until the
spring term Of district court this
morning. The hearing was set for
Monday afternoon and delayed until
this morning. Watson was twice
tried in Coleman county for murder
in connection with the fatal shoot
ing Of Jack McMath on n Coleman
sereet. but each hearing resulted in
n mistriai.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
SEVERE COLD
TRAPSSCORES
In MIDWEST
Rescue Parties Sc ek
NJ 7tana Pipe Line
Crew; l6 Children
Reported Narooned

DENVER. Colo, Dec. 6.-tR)-The
first severe blizzard Of the season
roared southwark from Canada to-
day to cripple traffic and leave more
than a score of persons trapped on
the prairies in central Montana.
With thermometers standing at
sub-zero marks, the storm struck in
Alberta yesterday. Snow soon filled
cuts TO paralyze railroad and traf-
fic in cities as we'll as rural dis
tricts.
The storm was the worst expert
enced in several years. Driven across
the Montana border by strong
wind, the snow whirled over the
prairies last night TO maroon a con-
struetion crew of 25 men seven
miles south Of Shelby, Montana, the
men were building an oil pipe line
from Shelby to Great Falls and al
though rescuers attempted to fol-
low the line south they met with
little success.
The rescue party reported shift
ing winds drove heavy snow into
their faces with such force they
could see but a few feet. Tempera-
lures dropped in a short time from
SO degrees above to below the zero
mark.
As more volunteers left Shelby to
aid the pipe line crew, reports came
from Brady. eighty miles north OF
Great Falls. that sixteen school
children were marooned in a bus.
Crippled communication lines made
verification Of this report impos-
sible.
The blizzard followed in the wake
Of a storm last week that extended
from the Rocky Mountains to the
Mississippi valley and continued east
in the form of a cold wave. Virtually
the same route was forecast for the
present disturbance, with snow pre-
dicted today in the Dekotas, Ne
braska and other western states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Consul General
Will Visit Here

Enrique Santibanz. newly appoint
ed consul general at San Antonio,
will be a visitor in Brownsville
within the next three weeks, A. {.
Nasquez. consul here, said Tuesday.
The new official will combine the
yearly inspection Of his territory
with n get-acquainted visit 70 his
new associates. Mr.. Vasquez said.
other offices in this vicinity to be
visited are those at McAllen, Rio
Grande City. and Corpus Christi.
While here the consul general will
be taken on u complete tour Of the
city and will meet all city officials
and many Of the business people, it
was said.s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Oklahoma SoIons
Open Legislature

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, Dec. ~.
-tR)-Eighty members answered tho
roll call i'm the Oklahoma hcuse or
Representatives today. thus convan-
Ing the eleventh legislature in pur-
ported extraordinary session.
Employees Journal clerks, the read
ingclerk and pages were the same GAG
at the regular session.
n. M. McComba, SequoyAh county.
caucus chairman, opened tho meet
INK. The Rev. H. IA. Snodgrass wv
Oklahoma City was selected au nhmp-
lain, opening the session wish
prayer.
The clerk read the special call.
issued more than 4 month ago by
the big four" session leaders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
EIGHT LOSE LIVES
ROOM ING HOUSE BLAZE
SOIOmS Get Presidents Message
MESSAGE SHOWS
COOLIDGE STAND

Farm Relief-Creation of n
federal farm board to admin
lister n revolving fund to help
co-operatives.
Flood Control - Construction
OF dikes, emergency spilI-ways
and aides 20 navigation on the
Lower Mississippi.
Taxation-Moderate reduction
as recommended by the Treas
ury and retention of certain
excise taxes.
Army-Large enough for ma
tiOnal defense with a generous
supply Of officers.
Navy-More cruisers, subma-
rines and airplane carriers but
no participation In naval
building race.
Prohibition - Strict enforce
ment.
Coal - Legislation permitting
the President to act during
strikes.
Foreign Relations -- Under
standing with other nations to-
ward outlawing war and ne
gotiations of covenants not out
of harmony with the Constitu-
tion.
Philippines Congressional
supervision Of revenue expendi-
lures and visit to the Island
every two years by n Congress
sional Committee.
Panama Canal - Construction
of n $l2,000,O00 dam at Aha
juela for flood protection.
Merchant Marine-Stop fur
ther building: turn ships over
to private capital as second
line of naval defense.
Inland Observation-Disclosures
OF the Gulf to the Atlantic
waterway through the st. Law
renee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Medicine Rushed
To Utah Lad by Dogs

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. g.
Rl-A team Of picked racing dogs
today is struggling through heavy
snow southwestward from Payette
Lake, Idaho, 70 carry medical aid to
a sick boy marooned by the deep
snow in an isolated cabin near Wei
ser. One hundred and fifty miles Of
hard shedding IL ahead Of them.
Emmett Rouston is the boy. dang
erously sick with influenza. DR.. Don
Numbers is the physician being
driven over the snow BY Roy Slower,
expert "musher."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
New Workers To Buy
Cotton Mills ir South

CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Dec. 66.--tF
Options are being secured BY Flint
a Co cf New York on from 100 70
$50 carded yarn Gotten spinning
mills In five southern states. il was
announced here today. A statement
prepared by Henry r. Smith Of New
York, vice president Of the H.
n1ncing company. says that 136 mills
with a total Of I, 800. 600 spindlex
have been inspected to date
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Cloudy and un-
settled tonight and Wednesday,
probably with local rains; not much
change i'm temperature; probably
much colder BIZ Thursday.
For East Texas. Cloudy tonight
and Wednesday with local rains I:
colder tonight in northwest portion; /;
colder Wednesday except on the
coast: cold wave In northwest pcr-
tion BY Wednesday night.
Moderate 10 fresh southerIy winds
on the coast.
River Forecast
There will be a slight rise IN the
lower portion Of the river during
the next few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
New York Trolley
Crash Hurts "a

H0B0KEN. ". j., Dec. e.-(Pl-
Running wild n quarter OF a mile
on an elevated track when
the brakes failed to hold. a loaded
trolley bound 20 Hoboken from Jersey
City in the morning rush hour today
crashed into the rear Of another car.
Twenty-three men and a girl were
injured. II seriously.
Two Of the men lost both feet, two
had one foot severed and one Of the
girls feet had 20 be amputated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
First Car Potatoes
Leave San Benito
lsnecial 70 The Herald.l

SAN BENITO. Dee. 6.-The first
solid carload Of fall potatoes TO leave
the Valley were shipped yesterday
from San Renito BY Wade and New
ton. local produce buyers. Half Of
the car was from the farm Of August
Pfeiffer OF the Los Fresnos tract
and the remainder was gathered from
several Valley farms. They were Of
the Bliss Triumph variety.
Mr.. Newton said the car had been
sent TO an eastern market but would
not reveal the selling price.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
Katy Asks Permit
For Bond Issue

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dee. 6.-CR
The Missouri-Kansas-Texa rail-
road sought permission today from
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion TO issue and sell $i3, 900 900 in
l-2 per cent bonds.
The proceed will be uAed 20 pay
ot an issue of six per cent bonds Of
approximately the same amount.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06

Mrs. L ". Griffeth was taken TO
the Mercy hospital Tuesday mora
ing for medical treatment. She In
reported TO be resting well. Others
taken 10 the hospital Monday after
noon are Mrs. j. G. Canning Of
Brownsville and Miss Martha Black
of Rio Grande City. beth for surgical
treatment They are reported 20 be
recovering rapidly,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-06
WOMAN HURT IN AUTO CRASH

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 6.-fPD-Mrs.
ID. R. Taylor. OF Vernon. was injured
seriously today when an automobile
turned over near Mesquite, Texas.
Her husband also was hurt. Some
thing that went wrong with the steer
ing gear was believed to have caused
the accident.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

ent TO the past, from the past to
the present. Whether she dozen for
a few moments she never knew. She
was aroused by the sound of foot
steps--hrisk, energetic, familiar
moving quickly along the sidewalk
They passed through the front gate
and around the side of the house
pausing for moment outside the
kitchen door Maria trembled violent
ly Was she awake or dreaming?
The footsteps crossed the kitchen
floor. the hall, and stopped in the
I doorway. She was afraid to look up,
but did at last manage to raise her
eyes,
well Maria, here / am at last"
said the big man who stood looking
down at her. supper most ready?
Here's your melon.
He held big market basket in his
hand, heaped high with parcels. On
the top was an enormous melon Of
a bright golden color
Maria had risen to her feet. One
glance in the mans face and she
dropped down upon the lounge in a
dead faint The basket dropped from
Jim's hand. The melon rolled under
the table Jim knelt by the lounge
and took his wife in his arms. y
ought to have written" he told
himself accusingly Il ought not to
have taken her by surprise 1t was
relief unspeakable to him when she
opened her eyes.
"Jim," she uttered imploringly
"Oh, Jim. you are not dead! I
thought you were dead" Her eyes
demanded an answer.
Not me-" declared Jim ingram
matically. In fact I'm very much
alive. That confounded boat went
off and left me staring at it like
fool from the dock. Great Scott!
What's this?"
Little Jim. as enterprising as his
father, had learned new trick
Reused from his nap by the sound
of voices he had managed by con-
siderable ingenuity and a great de-
termination to get one fat leg after
the other over the top of his crib.
From that perilous position he de-
scended to the carpet with a soft
thud. This accomplished he started
on a tour of investigation.
Pa pa? Pa-pa?" he was lisping
interrogatively. his blue eyes star
ring up at those so like his own.
Good heavens, Maria, is it true?"
demanded Jim in an awed whisper.
starring as if fascinated at that tell
tale mole.
Maria nodded. her eyes filled with
blissful tears. while both hands
clutched the sleeve Of Jims coat as
Evening star., 1927-05-20
THE EVENING STORY

ing" she declared abruptly. II may
as we'll make a fool of myself one
way as another. If | can get any
pleasure out Of pretending that Jim
is coming home TO supper. whose
business is it?" She hustled about
adding coal to the fire and getting
out cooking materials from the
pantry.
Il may as well have a real good
supper while / am about it, she said
firmly. u suppose it will take me
A whole woke to eat the stuff, but
what's the difference recklessly
Let me see-tea, biscuits. raisin
cake with chocolate icing, strawberry
jam. cheese and honey. Jim liked
them all. l wonder what he will
bring home tonight" with a strange
smile.
She set the table with her best
linen and china. being careful to
select a special cup and saucer, dec
grated with blue forget-me- nots and
bands of gold. A Christmas present
from her to Jim. She paused for
moment to bury her face in a mans
coat that hung on q nail behind the
kitchen door. Jim had not stopped
10 take any of his belongings. 1.-TWO
years today since the boat went
down." she mOaned. Poor JIM"
Baby was in his high chair by the
kitchen table, making a deafening din
with a spoon. Maria felt that it was
safe to leave him while she hurried,
taking time TO make herself pretty
for the occasion A knot of crimson
ribbon at the throat relieving the
somber hue of her black dress, and
a gold chain and locket Jim had
given her The biscuits were baked
10 a beautiful brown, the cake was
waiting on the table. Everything was
ready but the tea. She never put
the tea to steep until Jim came.
Baby Jim was nodding sleepily. She
must lay him in his crib, This done.
she sat down in the rocking chair by
the window to watch for Jim.
How beautiful everything looked,
even to the purple chrysanthemums
in their cut glass bowl in the center
Of the table. Jim's slippers were be-
side his chair. ready TO put on the
moment he came in. HE is late"
she whispered. with a forlorn at
tempt at a laugh
She sat very still. her mind wan
dering back and forth from the pres
Evening star., 1927-05-20
DAVIS AND HULL CITED.
Court Orders officials to Answer
Plea of Chinese,

Justice Siddons Of the District Su-
preme Court yesterday cited James j,
Davis. Secretary Of Labor. and Harry
L. Hull. commissioner general Of i'm
-migra tion, to show cause June 20
why they should not be compelled to
issue a re-entry permit to Wu Chen
q Chinese Of Philadelphia, who claims
to he entitled TO remain in this coun
try by reason Of his status as a
Evening star., 1927-05-20

if she feared he would disappear as
.uddenly as he came.
We'll, all I've got to say is this, "
aid jim. gathering baby and mother
II huge, engulnng embrace, you've
played a mighty mean trick on me,
Maria" THE END.
tCopyrght 1922
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Among modern miniature books
that have interested collectors is an
edition of Burns poems measuring
about inch by a u inch, and there
is a midget Bible into whose cover
fits tiny microscope.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

merchant and member of the firm OF
Soy Sang Wah Co, 935 Race street.
Wu Chen tells the court he was
legally admitted to this country at
Evening star., 1927-05-20

San Francisco in September. 1921. as
student and member of the family
Of the third secretary of the Chinese
legation. His application for a re-
Evening star., 1927-05-20

entry permit made last September has
oeen illegally denied by the defendants,
the plaintiff asserts through Attorney
Roger O'DOnnell
Evening star., 1927-05-20
Jim's Baby.

NE ARIA MATTHEW'S sat by
M the table ins the living room
WI in sorrowful silence. out
L i side the weather was in ac-
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-20

IL II 90 sier Beauty
Cabinets, in golden oak
finish, with 10-piece cut
Iery set and 10 pieces of
glassware; white CEE
pOrceliron top.