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was picked up BY n Of the Of
ficers who said:
ID have a message from Marian"
MAN, man! Where is she? Come
let me see her face!" Hickman
shouted.
Suicide Attempt Fooled
"Do You want 70 know what
Marian said. Sit up and ! viii tell
you" his inquisitor went on
The cacused boy did not move.
When the officers emerged from
the cell Hickman was again on the
floor moaning, "oh GOd!"
Hickman's two attempts at sui
eide were made before being taken
TO the train at Pendleton. The
first was an effort to choke him
self 70 death with a handkerchief.
His guards thwarted this and re-
vived him with a glass Of water.
Shortly thereafter he climbed TO a
top bunk in his cell and plunged
headfirst at the concrete floor. The
watchful guards caught him before
he landed.
-Wm Get MY Blood
Saturday night, while Hickman
laying in an apparent daze, the
officers turned into his cell a group
Of several Indians who had been ar
rested for celebrating Christmas
with liquor. This was done in an
attempt to learn whether he was
! taking" his condition. When the
officers observed that his eyes
we're following the movements Of
the Indians as they squabbled nois-
lily they decided his mind had not
been affected.
Although he continued to DENY
having participated in the killing
OF Marian Parker, the accused youth
sensed the nearness Of the ralIows
as he talked about his coming de-
Tense.
ANY good attorney won't defend
me, since the public feels the way
il does. F" he argued. IF they want
my blood, / suppose they viii get
it.r
He insisted hat the police were
bent on getting him instead Of
looking for Andrew Cramer, the ac-
complete he named IN his confess
sion as the actual slayer OF the
girl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
GIVES RULING
IN Land Case
Attorney General Says
No Vacant Land In
This County

No vacant land exists on the San
Martin Grant east OF Brownsville
was the ruling handed down by the
attorney generals office this week
in connection with filings made By
Brownsville parties on approximate
~ $4,000 of the $4,000 acre grant.
The grant extends from the east
line Of the FL Jardin tract to the
Gulf and north from the river about
seven miles at the west end. II is
partly triangular in shape, follow
ing the general line Of the costal
lagoons. The property is now own
ed by the Neils Esperson estate, the
Gerhart estate and q few owners Of
smaller acreages.
According 70 the ruling Of the at
torney generals department the
state will institute no suits 10 re-
cover the lands.
The san Martin Grant was origin
ally made BY the Mexican republic.
III 1856 il was surveyed by John
Lyons, and was patented by the
heirs of Jose Ygnacio Trevino in
1872. In 1891 the tract was re-sur-
veyed and subdivided by Martin
Hansen.
The field notes OF the original
survey indicated that the north line
of the grant followed the shore
lines OF the lagoons and Laguna
Madre, and also indicated that il
contained around 10000 acres. The
| survey made in 1891 carried the
line a considerable distance to the
northward, and also follows the
general trend Of the shore lines.
Filings were made upon the $4,000
acres which were added TO the tract
by the Hansen survey, inl9l5, and
the state land department notified
that the land was vacant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Y. NJ. c. A. TO
Be ORGANIZED
First Valley Branch,
AT McAllen, To Be
Parent OrdS-
Especial to The Herald.)

EeALLEN, Dc. &c. s. Thorn
con, assistant state secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
with headquarters ut Dallas, will ar
rive in the Valley early in January,
20 follow up the organization Of the
first Valley Y. NJ. q. a.. perfected
IN this city recently, with similar
organizations in practically all cities
Of the Valley, 1t was announced by
Birch Buffers. president Of the or
ganization here.
Other officers Of the organization
which was formed here are Lee
Stone, secretary, and Osborne Webb,
treasurer. Leland Austin, local bank
er. fostered the idea Of such an or
ganizstion, and helped the local
youths 70 complete their association,
and start II functioning.
Regular meetings are TO be held,
ard plans viii Re considered soon for
outfitting a hall with gymnasium
equipment, and making other ar
r1ngements 70 make possible Z. III.
c. A. work On = recognized scale.
Upon his arrival IN the Valley Mr.
Thornton will come 20 this city, and
will be aided By members % the To-
cal organization n forming associa-
tions IN other cities OF the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
PERSONALS

L. r. Olmsted will leave tonight for
Aokom0, Ind, where he viii be at the
bedside Of his mother, Mrs. l.. 4.
Olmssed, who - seriously i'll. she has
visited here several times in Browns
Vile with her son.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Baird are leav-
inE tonight for Houston where they
vii he gone until about Friday.
While there Mr.. Baird viii attend the
annual meeting Of w. ID. Cleveland
and Sons. wholesale rrocers.
Tom Stevenson will 20 to Houston
tonight % a special showing Of the
new Chevrolet motor car ~ that
place Tuesday. he viii return We'd
nesday.
II. l. Thomas, who was called 20
Jennings, La, TO the bedside OF his
father, +. VI. Thomas, arrived in
Brownsville Sunday TO spend the
holidays with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Attaway or
Shreveport, La, are spending the
holidays in Brownsville.
Mrs. Bertha q. Wood, Misses Ma
rion and Lena Wood from Kingsville
are touring the Valley and are
spending the holidays in Brownsville,
Mrs. Bertha L. Wood, Misses Ma
ricn and Lena Wood from KinEsviile
are touring the Valley and are spend
ing a few days in Brownsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. III. Chestnut Of
Houston are Brownsville visitors.
George J. Head, realtor. Is in the
city on business from Edinburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Apple Of Rob
inson. III. are the guests OF r. Fl.
Ample, q Corpus Christi. a brother,
VINO IS showing them the Valley.
A. II. Cain arrived IN Brownsville
Sunday TO spend n few days. He IA
from B~oonsville. Nc.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Ellington are
here for a few days from Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. II. Williams spend
the weekend here from WcsIaco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Hemza and
daughters, Myrtle. Glay6s and Eva
line and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle T..
Walker ard sons. Glenn and Curtice.
all of Weslaco. visited with the Chas.
A. Reil family here Sunday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. William q. Lang. for
meriy Of Brownsville but now OF
Beaumont. are spending the Christ
mas holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Murphy. Mr.. Lang was for
many years manager OF the Houston
Packing Comnany's branch here. and
: now manager fer this company al
Beaumont
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Valley Society
MISS BARBARA PAYNE, Editor Phone
MISS BARBARA PAYNE, Editor

Thursday evening, December q at
$3.50 o'clock a. the Presbyterian
manse when Miss Margaret Eliza
beth Norris, daughter of J. +. Nor
rs, became the bride Of Homer M.
Lilies, eldest son or Mr.. and M-s. II.
W. Lilies. The Rev. Francis NJ.
Davis, pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church, read the ceremony.
Only q few friends and relatives
were present.
The young couple left Thursday
evening for q wedding trip in cen
tral sections Of the state. Mrs.
Lilies has a wide circle Of friends
in San Benito. having lived here
since early childhood. After gradu-
atuE from the san Bonito High
school, she was a student at Baylor
college, Bolton, and at the Uni
versity of Texas at Austin. Mr..
Lilies has lived In san Benito with
his parents for a number Of years
and Is a former student Of Texas A.
and VI. college.
The young couple. upon their re-
turn. VIII make their home IN san
Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Farce Comedy Film
Is Showing Here

For those who have r liking for
farce comedy Of an especially high
order. breakfast at Sunrise" which
opened at the Queen Theatre Sun
day with the ever-popular Constance
Talmadge in the starring role, is
highly recommended.
breakfast al Sunrise" fully lives
Up to the boast OF its producers
Il is one Of the merriest and most
humorous Of the photonlays made BY
Miss Talmadge and should set q
standard for all farces TO ome
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

Membesr Of the Thursday Lunch
con club entertained their husbands
with q Christmas party this week at
the country home Of DR.. and Mrs.
5. II. Crews. Lovely holiday dec
orations were used ag0ut the spa
cious rooms. "A Christmas dinner
was served. after which tables Of
bridge were arranged. Music and
dancing and other forms of amuse-
ment were enjoyed by the members
and their guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Summary

The barometric pressure continued
moderately high practically through
out the United States since last re-
port, attended by mostly fair to
clear and rather cold weather in most
sections OF the country. Very ligh.
rains occurred within the last "a
hours, however, in central Texas,
southern Alabama, northern Florida,
and along the California coast. Tenn
peratures were still considerably be-
low the seasonal average in most of
the southeastern and eastern states
and in the far Canadian Northwest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

Evening Bridge Club at the Off
GERS Club, Capt. and Mrs. W. q.
Ingram, host and hostess.
Dance at Country Club, Miss Billie
George, hostess. 10 p. m until 3 a. m
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
Brownsville social activities were
more or less suspended over the
weekend during contemplation OF
Christmas gifts and busy prepare
tions for the customary feast on
that day. Christmas trees were plen-
tiful during the last few days Of the
week in both the homes and the
churches. Special programs az church
services drew the towns citizens to
places Of worship at the appointed
hours. Sunday morning several Of
Brownsville's families held their Gus
tomary reception for friends where
gifts were exchanged and a pleasant
hour was spent
The week between Christmas and
the New Year is filled with activities
Of many kinds. each evening being
scheduled for some event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
Are Christmas
Gift In Home Here

An extraordinary Christmas gift
came to Mr.. and Mrs. s. Soils Co
mez, 1912 jefferson street.
Announcement came from the home
Of the birth Of twin boys, weighing
seven poonds each.
The two boys balance the family,
since there are already two girls.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, No, Dee. 26.-fP-
Hogs 5,5o0i steady; top $50; pack
inE sows $500 7C0i stock pigs 7.50G
500.
Cattle 1000; calves 500; steady;
good fed steers 1915; medium.
weights 400; hulk fed short steers
Il.00Nt3.15; veal top 1880.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
HOSTESS TO CLUB

Mrs. X. H. Gerlach was hostess
at her home this week to members
Of the Pennsylvania Avenue club.
Poinsettias added their color 10 the
pretty red and green decorations
which gave a gay festive note to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
DEC. q. 1921

Let's all pull to-
gether 70 make
Brownsville bin ger
and better in 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
LEAVE LT TO
THEM

81 can't marry him
mother. He's an
atheist and doesn't
believe there's n hell.
MARRY him m "
dear, and between US
we'll convince him
that he's wrong.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
LARGE DINNER

A group Of ii Jardin residents
and guests met at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. G. Hanna Sunday at
noon for a Christmas dinner togeth-
CT. Appropriate decorations and the
traditional Christmas food were OBJ
served in the preparations for the
feast.
Those present at the dinner were
Nessrs and Mesdames al. 4. Derrick,
W. /. Huffman, John Schiller, Ralph
Schiller and family, VI. J.. Lipscomh,
Forest street and daughter, a. M
Barnes, c. ID. Personette and fam
ily, Tom Ashur and daughter, Mary
III. r.. Street and family. Other
guests were Mrs. Kelly, mother OF
Mrs. Derrick and Mrs. Huffman;
Oliver Keith, brother Of Mrs. Ralph
Schiller, and mother who have been
here since Friday from Los Angeles
and expect to spend their time
here; Mrs. Lou Harrington and
daughter. and Sidney Martin, Clark
Gracey and Miss Lois Collie.
About the same group assembled
| Saturday evening At the home OF
| Mr. and Mrs. Lipscomb for q
Christmas tree where gifts were ex-
| changed among the guests. Friday
evening the regular lyseum was held
at the FL Jardin school house but
with the numbers all appropriate for
| Christmas. Thursday evening the
/ children Of the school presented a
| Christmas pageant at the school
auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wells and J. L
Putegnat left today for the Kennedy
ranch where they will be members
~ -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

Modern men-avoid
domestic
by going to the Club
cavemen settled dom
este by
bringing the clu b
home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
BITLLFTTN

First figures lowest temperature
last night; second. highest yester-
day; third. wind velocity at s a. m:
fourth, rainfall past "a hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

At the turn az the
road where the old
year ends,
In our hearts We meet
with the same old
friends,
And the same old
wish ever springs
anew
That the turn or the
road may bring Joy
to you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

the affair. Mrs. s. Lallier Of Wis
consin was the only guest for the
afternoon. The hostess later served
tempting meat sandwiches, mullins
ard hot coffee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26
A NAUTICAL
PAINTER

@Oh we'll" said the
painter. as he fell off
he scaffold with n
bucket Of "Ruehter 8
Durable Paint IN
each hand, "I'm going
down with flying col
ors."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

Published I'm the In
terest Of the People
Of Brow nsville and
Vicinity by Taylor
Lumber Co. C. w.
Clark. Mgr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

"A single man cant
tell much about wo-
men and a married
man is afraid 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

CRANE PULLS GIRL FROM MUD
L0ND0N.-A travelling crane hnd
70 he used 10 rescue Miss Grace
Taylor when she sank in deep mud Al
Canning Town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

As IN custa rn ry
just before the hols-
days our business hs-
comes a little tuil.
However. We wish 10
congratulate th
who will spend this
Christmas in a "TAY-
LOR MADE HOME
and We have a lcnr
list Of friends who ara
contemplate E having
a TAYLOR MADE
HOME. ere nrxt
Christina rolls
around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

what makes yrur
In and gr 90
III just FED him q
gang Of hot dogs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

We are proud OF
the fact that we are
located in a city that
has organizations like
the Charity Home,
Volunteers Of Amer
ica, the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs. IL
does US good 90 see
these orEaniEati o n
giving assistance 20
the poor and feeble
and ~Gladdening the
K4unu 10 4rn rhFFNwnw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

There Amt nnthin'
no where's. 70 times.
like this here Ruch-
ter's Durable Paint
for urstandin' value.
"OUR BUSINESS u
YOUR BUSINESS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wells and J. L
Putegnat left today for the Kennedy
ranch where they will be members
Of a hunting party this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

On the north side Of the island. with
in an arc of shore, terminated by two
prOmontories. is Amapala. haven for
the Army flyers and chief Pacific port
for Honduras.
"Amapala. like so many evergreen
towns between Capricorn and Cancer,
reminds one of an old billboard. Many
lives of men of many nations have
been plastered on An1apala, layer
upon layer. X
"Who would not like to know more
of Don Carlos Dardano, to whom
Amapala owes its present place in
the world? Don Carlos was not a
descendant of the Conquistadores. He
was an enterprising Italian merchant.
His urging prompted Honduras to de-
clare Amapala free port. His was
the plan to offer a certain quantity
Of land to every settler coming to the
island. Don Carlos worked the bel
lows that inflated the fishing village
to a port rivaling Salvador's nearby
port, La Union. But at the time
the English captured the place the
Italian merchant was weak enough
to accept Office as superintendent of
the Island of Tigre.' OF course. when
Honduras regained supremacy, the
father OF Amapala fed to exile.
The visitor to Amapala would like
to know more than he sees of German
penetration in Honduras before the
World War. Their warehouses are
on the waterfront. Americans have
done their best to keep the trade of
Honduras since 1918.
"A fort browning a small, precipi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
COMSTOCK ENGAGED
TO FLORIDA DANCER
0ne-Time Fiance of Peggy Joyce
Tells of Rapid Courtship
at Night Club.
By the Associated Press.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, January 49,
Stanley Z. Comstock, one.time fiance
of Peggy Hopkins Joyce, yesterday
confirmed reports of his engagement
and forthcoming marriage to Connie
Amy, 21-year-old night club dancer
and former vaudeville star.
Comstock, formerly general sales
manager of a Detroit automobile firm
and later a successful Miami real es
tate operator, was listed by Miss Joyce
here last Spring as her fifth husband
to-be, but she soon afterward termi.
mated this engagement.
During the past few weeks Com
stock has received considerable atten-
ton through g, suit pending in local
court. brought by Mrs. Evelyn Cady
of Chicago, his former wife, who
charges him with obtaining a divorce
from her through fraudulent state
ments. ia a. xxi
Il am madly in love with Miss
Amy" Comstock declared at a hotel
here. 81 met her at a club here early
Thursday morning, proposed on the
spot and was accepted"
Miss Almy. late danseuse of the
Century Roof in New York. also con.
firmed the report.
TITS true, although I can scarcely
believe it isn't a dream. am as much
in love with Stan as he is with me
We are going to be married" she
asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

pursue their hazardous course of life
like brave men and women. with
calmness and content. They live on
the breastworks of a volcano. They
live, Furthermore, where there is no
chance of running away, because
Amapala port is on Tigre Island, 10
miles from the mainland. Old
Coseguina rears it's flattened head
above the United States naval station
short distance away, just to warn
Amapala that it is living dangerously
Cosequina blew it's head off in 1888 and
turned the whole landscape from
green to gray with pumice dust.
Natives still date events so many years
SINCE the Great Darkness Amapala S
own personal peak, 1000 feet high, has
been dormant for many years, but
one can never tell about a volcano in
Honduras.
IF, on a map of North America,
you will put your finger at Chicago,
and then run down the longitude line
across the Gulf of Mexico, through
fucatan. through Honduras, you will
come out on the Pacific Ocean at the
Gulf of FOnSeca. Like San Francisco
Bay, the gulf thrusts fingers of blue
water deep into the coast Three ma
tons. San Salvador, Honduras and
Nicaragua own shore acres on this
important bay; important because it
is probably the most strategic
anchorage between San Diego, Calf,
and Panama City that is protected
from the fury Of the Pacific. In the
midst of the gulf rises Tigre Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

tous peak is introduction to the story
of a fugitive president of Honduras,
who, with a handful of men, held the
army of his political opponents at bay
for six weeks. Deeper in the annals
of Amapala are stories of Dampier,
pirate for booty, and Drake. pirate for
Queen Elizabeth of England, who
made Tigre their headquarters.
"'Via Amapala' is the routing of
most shoes. most mining machinery,
most barbed wire, manufactured qui-
nine, mosquito netting and automo-
biles, on their way from the United
States to Tegucigalpa, capital. and
other cities of Honduras. Within
the last few years a wharf has been
built to bridge the gap between steam
erS and Amapala's shore. Once on
shore it is required of both goods and
passengers to leave on board the light
ers at midnight for the mainland.
This enables the pilot to take ad-
vantage of the tide which helps push
his boat 80 miles up the Estero Real
to San Lorenzo.
THE national highway to Teguci-
galpa starts at San Lorenzo and goes
over the hills to the capital, Graded
in the high interior plateau. An am
bilious president constructed a SPLEEN
did macadam highway on this road.
Sometimes it is a good road. Every
thing depends on the president. Good
or bad, it Is the Honduran road of
imports and exports, and a stiff en-
durance test for American automo-
biles"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Top View of the Bosch
Famous Model Is"

Showing wonderful of variable
tenn. Mechanically this set is built with the fneness
engineering science which distinguishes all products made by
the American Bosch Magnetic Corporation!
This set with its hghgrade parts and wonderful cabinet
finished in finest bur walnut must have build
than retailing it for wM4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
DOLLS USED TO TEACH GIRLS
LATEST METHODS OF BABY CARE
Sometimes Real Infants Are Available In
Educational Courses-Rural
Mothers Helped.

midwife registration is being en-
forced and maternity and infancy
3enters organized.
y good example. il was reported,
was the maternity clinic organized in
Tioga County, n. Y. The county
has no hospitals, and many of the
woman patients came more than 20
miles to the clinic. In two years the
nurses made 1928 home visits. Not
a single mother who had been under
the care of the nurses died in child
birth.
Tour of Rural Kentucky.
In line with this work, DIR. Alice
Tallant, consulting obstretrician of
the bureau, made a tour Of the coun-
try districts of Kentucky, giving q
series Of lectures before county medi
cal societies and groups of local doc
tors. In these districts, II was report
ed. the rural doctor is under such a
pressure of work that it is impossible
for him to go away for up.to-date in
struction and it must be brought to
his door if the mothers are to benefit
by the developments of science.
One of the most notable pieces of
work in this line, it was brought out,
was the flve-year campaign of timer
ahL COIACI CItCSS Ill tH0 rural u1SLTICtS
of Wisconsin. A car was fitted with
tables, scales. running hot and cold
water and its own heating and light
ing system. In the five years 1t made
24.0O0 examinations and had pene-
trated to the country cross roads and
the smallest villages. At each place
it stopped for one or two days and
tried to get all the mothers in the
neighDOrhOOd to come for dem0nSfra-
tons. AS n result, public interest
has been aroused to such an extent
that the majority of the individual
communities have requested a permar
nent service.
Throughout the country during the
past year, 1t was reported, 2O,155 pre-.
natal and child health conferences
were held, at which 1864 mothers
and 1924 children were examined
by physicians. Nurses held 6,4O7
conferences.