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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
HIDALCO ROAD
BOND ELECTION
SETFOR SEPT.G
Voters Will Pass On
$6,000,000 Issue For
Improvement of $50
Miles of Road

MISSION, Texas. July 26. - An
election for the issuance Of $4,000
coo road bonds has been set for
September 6. according 10 George
Brooks. county commissioner. This
election was called at the regular
meeting Of the commissioners court
a. result Of numerous petitions
from all sections OF the county which
had been filed with the court.
According 10 the election order,
which will soon be issued, the pro-
gram calls for the paving Of 2z5
miles Of roads in Hidalgo county and
graveling Of l25 miles. There is also
To be included In the road program
the construction of several bridges
and causrways.
The road program has been pre-
pared by County Engineer Pat :. De-
vine and provides q system Of north
and south roads with several cross
county roads making every section
Of the irrigated section Of the coun-
ty cibse 10 an improved road.
Bonds called for IN the election or
der will be five and one-half per
cent, thirty year bonds. Details oi
the program are now being prepared
and will be issued within snor;
time. said Commissioner Brooks.
The feeder rOac program TO bc
constructed under the bond issue
will be the most comprehensive ever
undertaken in the South, members
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
JURY BRANDS
MEN COWARDS
Fail to Go to Aid Mem
Der of Party Who
Drowned

SEATTLE. Wash. July ~. Of.
Creigh Nelson. wealthy Seattle club
man and broker. and two other men
last night were branded by cur
oncr's jury ~ towards ard held
morally but not criminally re-
sponsible for the death " Miss Vio-
let Naude Payne, music and dane
ing teacAer, who presumably was
drowned when she fell from Mel
sons yacht after 4 liquor party mere
early last Wednesday.
Although prosecutor. Ewing ID.
oivln. announced there would he
10 further i-yestig alton of the trag-
cdN unless additional evidence is
uncovered. Nelson sti.i vas neld IN
der . s2u.00n bend The ether tv-o
men were freed
Evidence was given that Nelson
and the other two men and ars.
Winona G0rma-. the fitth member
81 the party. stood by without max
iuE any real effort w rescue Miss
Payne, although \ was testified that
one pf the men lowered himself into
the water and Made a half hearted
search fn her
The coruner's jury found that Miss
Payne met death when she acci-
deHtally slipped and fell INTO Lake
Union wriie stepping from the boat
10 the Seattle Yacht Club dock az
ter what was termed a wild party
aboard the vessel.
Nelson and the other two men
Captain A. r. Bell. skipper of the
boat and T.. ~ Darlington. assist
ant secretary Of the Yacht club-in
the opinion of the jurors. made mo
real effcrt 70 rescue. the woman.
hrr nr fhe rnnffF-N stood h~ and
watched her struggle for her iife e.
rne lakr waters.
FGr.rer. ire a-r os fnEr mcr and
two ~cmer fo-nd N Nelson. Bel.
end Earringsrr cnn-uired to-crrcaa.
Ike *aes ~ 49, T-~-'- acr-A s---,
rniirs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
CLAIMS SHOTS
FIRED TO Save
MOTHER'SLIFE
Fl. Worth High School
Student Admits Fir
ing When Mother
Was Attacked

FORT WORTH. Texas July 26.--
iP,-Brcausc she feared her mother
would bc seriously injured. Ruth
Hogan. Is year old junior hiEn
school student, shot her step-father.
vi. IA. Mason. 40, four times IN tha
body about o'clock this morning.
Mason died while i'm an ambulance
on the way "a a hospital.
II don't know how many times a
fired " where | hit him." she
sobbed. az she told her story of the
shooting to police Tx the station t0
which she and her mother were
taken.
"He had mother Nv the throat
with one hand and ! was afraid he
might Kill her with "a knife whirn
he always carried. That's why did
itr
According 10 the girls story, Ma
son. who had separated from hi
wife May 2S. and had been living IH
the couples former home. drove mp
IN IN automobile ~ the residence
which his wife had taken. IN re-
sponse % his call. Mrs. Mason left
tne house and went 70 the auto
mobile.
He began abusing mother and
asking her why she wouldn't talk "
him over the telephone. Finally he
grabbed her by the throat and began
"a beat her with his free fist.' said
the girl.
II grabbed pistol belonging 10
my uncle from dressing table and
ran on the porch and shot rf." The
Masons had been married -huut ten
years and had two children Nelma
Luella. 3. and lanes Boy. IS
months. On July IL. Judge Lattimorc
denied Mrs. Mason's petition for d.
vorce. but ruled that she was en-
titled 10 separation and custody Of
the children.
In the petition for divorce. Mrs.
Mason declared that her husband,
, who was an employee of an ice com
pEny here. had hn ungovernable
temper and condemned the church
and religion Of his wife" Both the
girl and Mrs. Mason were being
questioned early today By District
Attorney Martin. They were arrested
by two emergency officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26

huge barn that has been converted
into reception hail.
In marked contrast TO the pic
tUresque attire Of the river folks.
were the well-groomed men and wo-
men of metropolitan society. who
attracted much interest with their
train ~ special cars.
Father Ephraim Lamy. cure cf
cfanuez Piies~ assisted by three
other Roman Catholic priests from
Three Rivers. was selected 70 re--
form the outdoor ceremony.
Supplies sufficient 20 provide re-
freshments for four days were
trucked the thirty-0dd miles from
Latuque.
Many gallons Of red and white
wine. beer and other beverages
were included for the bic party.
As the hour fer the wedding Ep-
preached ail rumors Of famiiy :
strife had vanished.
Bud" plans 70 take his bride
20 Paris and perhaps ~ Scotland.
the native land az her father, On
their honeymoon trip. Later they
~xDeet - Eo to Ne~ York. where
The bridegroom PLANS 70 begin nis
le-rar-icr frT x mefieai rareer-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
EXPECT TRAIN
CREWS STRIKE
New York Preparing
For General Tieup
Of Rail Service

NEW YORK. y. Y. July 26.--(If-
With employees and companies still
at loggershead. New York's 2.500, 900
daily underground and overhead
railway users prepared today for an
other mid summer strike.
OfficLhls Of the Interbo-ough
Rapid and the Brooklyn Mani attain
Transit Companies who operate the
network of transportation lines af-
fectcd. continued mastering Subs,I-
tute workers TO man trains II nom
bers Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, a union the companies
have refused 70 recognize. carry out
their threat 10 strike.
"A strike vote. III other scheduled
parlevs fail. is 70 be taken ~ the
Brooklyn Labor Lyccum AZ midnight
when the crews are relieved FOR
the day
A strike would, If voted at this
meeting, become effective at once
and emergency transportation woulf
provide the users of the subways
and elevated means Of transporta-
tfOu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
VALLEY GROUP
CLOSES LEASE
ON STRUCTURE
Nix is to Construct
Shcwhouse Here; S
Owned BY Leasing
Company

Brownsyiilc's proposed new thea
ter has materialized.
IL ID the structure to be built Dy
j. NJ. Nix % San Antonio and to be
leased TO the Delta Amusement Com
pany, composed Of q group of Valley
theater men, the deal having been
consumated here Tuesday morning
by legal representatives of both
sides.
The lessees are Valley theatcr
men who have formed company q
bring first run pictures and vaude.
Vile TO this section as soon a. they
are released by studios and produc-
ing companies. Five theaters are
ownCd by the men in the company
and the corporation has working
agreement with the owners of foG.
other theaters whereby they will get
the pictures and vaudeville pro-
grams at the same time.
Bids are expected TO be asked
soon with Construction Of an $500;
building TO start not later than
CONTINUE on page two.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
SIX RACE HORSES
BURNED TO DEATH

ELECTRA. Texas, July 26.--lFi--
Fire Of undetermined origin swept
the two barns Of the VI. Il. Nag-
goncr Racing Association near here
early Tuesday morning. burning to
death six race mares. their colts and
a yearling and causing a total loss
of approximately 100000.
The fire was discovered about 2
o'clock by william -Scotty' HGr-
per, one oI the caretakers, who was
sleeping m one end Of the barns
first catching fire. Thomas Spikes
was sleeping in the same barn and
was awakened BY Harper.
The barn was envelopcd IN Flames
before any Of the horses colld he
released from their stalls. The
twelve horses in the other barn
were rescued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
new PLAN FOR
RIVER BRIDGE
Structure Will Have
Approaches on Levee
And Fourteenth

New plans Of the Gateway Bridge
Company show both Leyee ana u
Fourteenth Street approach for the
international bridge being built
across the Rio Grande az the foot of
Fourteenth Street. The original city
franchise called for an approach on
Fourteenth. When the franchise was
contested by other bridge interes -s
the plans were changed to provide
Levee Street approach. Now the
company iS planning 10 have an APP
proach from each street.
Work Of pushing trestle across
the Rio Grance 20 be used i'm the
river was started Tuesday by the
Company, contractors on the Job.
First piling for the mid-strcam
false work was being driven Tues.
day. Sixty-foot Douglas fir was he.
ing driven into the river bed by
one Of the two rigs constructed foi
that purpose IVY the u1Ii.ractDrs
About 80 feet Of each piling was
being driven into the earth. The
pIling ID TO support false work which
will be used in building the bridge
and will be torn down When ths
structure - completed
Work will be a little slow on thu
pile driving at the present time. ac
cording To Arthur Kinkade. office
manager for the contractors. BE-
cause an angle is taken in tn,
bridge "a short distance from tht
point it leaves the shore. Once tn
pile driving gets well under way n
i estimated that il will take only l
week 20 complete the $40 feet tt
the other side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
GIRL SHOOTS STEPFATk
Deal for Big Theater Here MaterialiZes
Chilean Brings His
Eleven Children To
u. S. to Get Education

NEW Eleven child
rem of Miguel Bustamente, Of
Chile, who owns 2T fHucnss
totalling 100000 acres. are TO
bc educated In Indiana.
Senior Bustamente kept them
herded aboard ship till il was
time 10 catch a train 70 South
Bend. explaining; "In Chile
they may roam at will. but If |
attempted 20 show them New
York they'd be dispersed in an
hour"
The older boys are going 20
Notre Dame. the others "a St
Mary's school. Their ages range
from , to Is years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26

NEW YORE. N. ". July 2G.--lPl
Two mammoth waliops by home
runs number - and 35 hy BapR
Ruth, paved the way for the Yankees
to swamp the -. Louis Browns IN
the opener ar q double header here
today hy i5 10 J.
Ruth had n perfect day at bat with
pair Of singles besides his home
runs and base cn balls. The Babe's
performance left Gehrig behind with
III circuit blows III the home run
marathon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
Heiyess JiIts Wealthy
-Fiance; Weds Chauffeur

MORRISTONN. ". J.. July 2S.-
fPi--Helen Marie GFemmsls. e.
fcar-old heiresS WV cart NJ $2.-
100000 fortune. wko tilted her fir
An-e ~ elope with her father's
iormef chauffeur. Frank Younars. A.
Ir. ~. ~ this city. was hone --
incoming today with her husban
in secret retreat In New FrgAani
snnguEcemc-t of the marriage.
which COX place last Friday. Ea--
made by the youmans family here
upon rcca.ps Of a telexr1m tror.
sh-ir son from Manchestr. Nef-
Efn. l. revealed a ROMANCE ~
two months which began last
March. when Toumars entered the
eFnDicv NJ the GremmeIF family.
He u1it his i1b III Ma. Iz days
before Afr. and Mrs. Gremmeh'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26

announcement nf the engagement
Of Helen 10 Dudley r. Foster. a
hardware dealer of Marion. Ind.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster
Of this city.
The Gremmcls nome iE Kahdena
Road is one Of tire most mag
nificenr 0f the section. Mr. Grem
mels is connected with the Oak
Steamship Company w New York
ard has large holdings ~ Manhat-
tan real estate. The father of
Young Youmans is "A carpenter and
lives ~ Malcom street.
The bridegroom. after leaving
toe employ Of Gremmels. went 70
Manchester. where he took over a
garage He IL q high school grad
uate mnn his bride attended Vel
lesley College. The Tilted nan u M
graduate ~ Cornell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
Herrick Undergoes
Second Operation

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 26.-tP,-
Myron +. Herrick. n year old United
States -mhass ador t. France. was
operated on again today. the second
time within ten days.
Surgeons who attended him said
he reacted well and no complications
are feared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
Aviators Arrested on
Intoxication Charges

LOS ANGELES. july 26.-'F'-So
neculiar were the antics Of q plane
landing here that the police were
called.
They arrested the avIators, George
r. Adams and Berger Johnson. on
charges Of intoXiration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
WILL. IssrE STATEMENT

LONDON. JGly 26.-tPt--The
British government will make q
statement IN the house OF commons
,cgarding the tripsrtite naval ne
.atiations tomorrow or Thursday,
Wi-stcn Churchill. chancellor Of the
cxcheauer. told the house today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
RFIIN0uIsHES THE

NEW YORK, N wi. JuIy 1s t#5A--
Because of his rsaim that hr can no
longer make i75 pounds. JAck De-
saneT of Bridgeport. Conn. light
heavyAnight CHAMPION for thm past
year TODAY TshDauishsd The title and
WAS River permission hF enc xtntn
athletic commission to fight ~ full
fied9ed heavyweight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
WEATHER

Eor Brownsville and the Lower
RIO Grande Valley: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday. probably
thudershowers near the coast. Light
to moderate southerly 10 casteriy
winds on the west coast.
For East Texas- Partly cloudy to-
nigkt and Wednesday; thunder
showers on the west coast Light ~
moderate easterly 20 southcriy
winds on the coasf-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Prrsr1t 20 hr. Zs Hr
Stage Stage Chnz. Ram


Tirr Fivcr rIh c0ntlLne ~ tall
s.cH ~ IL itz lower r1-fi~- Aa-irg
fkt ufxf fsr days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26

FORT woRTH.-The state Will
AK the death penalty in the triai
81 Jesse Brinklev. alias viii Robin
son. charged with the staying ~ I.
Z. Terrell Justin farmer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-26

WEST BROWNSVILLE blocks
which are still brush-laden should
not be posted.
Hunters should be encouraged 10
seek out the hen-raiding opossum
and eliminate him.
Else how is one going to responc
to that campaign TO raise more
poultry! AHA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
pet MEASURES
PERIL TAX GUT

Demands of returning members
for big appropriations for pet
measures today threatened to cloud
the whole future of tax reduction
with uncertainty.
Administration spokesman pro.
fessed to see in the widespread
clamor for money the possibility
that even the Administrations mod.
est 1926, 100000 tax cut limit would
prove to be extrayagant.
The newest demand for a size
able appropriation was made by
Senator Jones (R) of Washington.
chairman of the Senate Commerce
Committee, who returned with a
proposal that Congress create a
fund of probably 100000. 900 to re-
place the dwindling Government
merchant marine. The appropria.
ton would be spread over 10 years.
Many members of the House
flood control committee have been
convisced by evidence presented at
hearings that an adequate flood
control program for the country
will cost far more than has been
anticipated. Estimates have ranged
from $3.50, 100000 to one billion
dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26

5 per cent on stocks and bonds,
property owners are finding 1t pro-
fitable to pay off per cent mort
cages. Small investors, whose bond
holdings may be limited, can con-
vert their cash assets more readily
in this manner than the large
corporation; for the small investor
usually has a steady earned in
come and is not under the neces-
sity OF buying investments that
can be converted into cash over
night.
For this reason it is the small
home-owner, or the holder OF a
prospective domestic, who is quietly
cOmenting his real estate ownership
with large cash payments. Second
mortgage money is, of course, going
begging on every hand; and even
institutions who have always been
able to obtain all the first mort
cages they needed are now find.
ing it difficult to employ all the
funds they have available for lend.
ing purposes.
"The small investors. who are
paying off their mortgages when
money is cheap and plentiful, are
today using a lesson learned from
large corporation practice. They
are not only benefiting them
selves, but they are laying the
foundation for another rapid price
advance in many suburban prop
critics when buying demand becomes
active in the spring"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26

This unusual situation must
have great influence in determining
property values" Mr.. Harmon
pointed out. ''since prices always
have an upward tendency when
property Is closely held. 1t has
been many years since the market
has seen such large funds eager for
sound observation-disclosures that are
not concentrated in the hands OF a
few large holders. but scattered
among people Of comparatively
modest incomes.
Last weeks report of the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue, showing
an increase of 43 per cent in the
average income since 1921 combined
with an actual decrease in the cost
of commodities, explains a situation
that has been Increasingly evident
to trained market obserers for many
months. A large amount of sur
plus money has piled up available
for investment. AS a result, even
during periods when real estate
buying was not active property
values have remained extraordi.
narily firm.
Ready Cash For Building
"a great deal of ready cash is
going into real estate at the present
time because the yields on other
forms Of investment have become
so low. Rather than accept 4 or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
SCINTILLATORS
~ GILL PRICE


Hot air rises. But that doesn't
necessarily mean that the user rises
with IL.
''POlice Find Government Clerk
Alive" Says q headline. Some Of them
do manage to stay that way In spite
Of their salaries.
New York detectives recently EriIIed
four men suspected OF starting q fire.
Tho only one released was an apart
ment house janltOr.
A traveller who recently returned
from Africa sa1a that female monkeys
have . language, but male monkeys
apparently have none. Probably he
didR't stay long enough to hear the
male monkeys get q word In.
A Scotch friend committed suicide
recently. He was afraid he would
give himself away sometime.
MIKE HENRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
Steady Cash FZow Is
Aid to Building

At the time unusual increase is being reported
hand in the number of property who
either paying off their mortgages entirely radically
reducing them with anticipated payments This situation,
which is the experience of building and loan associations
mortgage institutions and development companies alike
fleets unprecedented in the hands of the investing
public and promises very firm real estate market In the
Harmon developments in greater New York the increase
the number of property who anticipating mort
gage payments amounts to so per cent W. Burke Harmon
said yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
These GUiGtOrs call their
dirplGnes "she" because they
are 80 dem difficult to man
age. AMBROSE E.
TWO KITTENS

There II n little girl know,
With eyes that laugh and cheeks that
glow,
A voice that fairly loves to sing,
And OO-la-la and everything.
She has . big black lady cat,
Inclined somewhat to be fat,
Who dimes on rabbits ears and rice,
And never notices mere mice.
She never dOes q lick Of work
From morning time to mlGRight murk,
And neither does her mistress fair,
But, All: they are u lovely pair.
She's never learned tn run and fetch.
But royalty she'll yawn and stretch,
And mel think q lot Of her.
AlthO she can't do much put purV!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
Strawberries and Roses
THANKSGIVING Day Freak

WILDWOOD, N. j., Nov. 26.
From his garden, ]. G. Coombs, an
old resident of the resort, picked
large and luscious strawberries,
which formed part of his Thanksgiv-
ing feast. Roses gathered in their
own yard made up a bouquet which
graced the dinner table Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Norton.
Norton gathered a bouquet Of five
varieties from bushes in an uhpro-
tected section of the yard. In add.
ton to the full blooms, the bushes
have many buds. The present au.
tumn, old residents say, is the
mildest on record here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26

For the protection Of jewelers.
from window smashing thieves an
Englishman has invented a shutter
that drops when the glass Is
broken, trapping an intruder's arm
and sounding an alarm.
The Carnegie Institute Of Tech
nology at Pittsburgh has added a
course in heat engineering, using
the only combustion tunnel of its
kind in any American college.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
80
LOOKING AHEAD
RCG. pan OFFICE

When our chiIdren's children are grown
up l wonder what they'll way
About the wisdom and the folly we
seek and find now on our way.
viii they lock back as we do Mt
present upon grandparents that
have passed,
And think MS slow and pOky or con-
ciude we lived In an age too fast:
Will they find the happy medium and
lead q quiet and more con-
tented life,
Free from constant pursuit Of pleas
ure and the worlds present con-
.litiOn Of strife?
Will all wars have been abolished and
general brotherhood be their aim.
Or will wild women be wilder and
men become finally Subjugated
and tame?
Will the trained male do the house.
work and the female be the
bread winner,
And occasionally invite the hOuaeman
or the cook to cafe for dinner?
VIII trial marriage be the vogue and
large families be prohibited;
And eligible men clad in bathing suits
ct beauty shows be exhibited?
We can visualize the past, but a. to
the future we do not know,
And can only form conclusions a. We
observe the passing show,
hut OF one thing we can be sure and
with certain nrOpheay
They'll THINK AND DRINK AND
1--WE AND GIVE AND SIGH
AND LIE AND DIE!
OLD SOCKS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
$7O,OOO,OOO U. S. Loan
To Poland PIeases Reds

MOSCOW. Nov. 2s.-The $40, OOO,.
600 American loan to Poland has
caused more prolonged satisfaction
in Soviet Russia than any foreign
event of many months.
Uncle Sam sitting on top OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26

Bank of Poland" Is the topic of
one of numerous cartoons about
the Dawes plan" for Poland. The
idea Is that for the Soviets it is
much safer to have Uncle Sam
doing the sitting than John Bull.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26

A Georgia man full Of moon
shine 1CGs struck By light
ming. The coToner's jury found
that he Cas just getting ready
to strike the lightning. That
Georgia stuff is very power-
fML. SIGH COBB.