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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
HUNDREDS DIE
IN WINDSTORM
Island of Madagascar
Swept by Terrific
Cyclone

LONDON, March 5.- lPl Huge
property losses occurred and o toll
of lives that acme reports made aa
high wv 500. Was taken by N terrific
cyclonir storm which swept the East
Coast " the Island of Madagascar
last Thursday.
Private SlreleKH messages received
at ClpetDwn. South Africa. By way
VI Mauritius placed the dead az
500. while other reports SIMPLIFY said
that there WIS ''some loss 0f life"
The town of Tcmataye on the east
cost. and the most Important seaport
on the island. was described as dey-
astated. The steamship General
Duchesne sent q wireless message %
Lloyds by way Of Mauritius saying
that terrific cyclone had complete
III wrecked the town and harb0r 0f
Ifmatayc. causing damage Of more
than i0n,000.000 francs or about
S4.f00.D01. TAe message added that
the steamers hAtinat. 5I. Anne and
Amanda, and the sailing vessels Eliz-
abeth and Bfrizisky were total
loss
Loss VI life is expected" the
message concluded.
Madagascar island. which IN in thf
Indian ocean 0ff the east coast "a
Africa. iH q French colony. IN has "
population m more than 100000
~ whom about 1900 are FuropeAns
The census ~ 1923 gave TamatAgc d
population 0f 1920.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06

TEN STATESON
VALLEY JAUNT
Arrive in Brownsville
Last Night After
Spending Saturday
In Hidalgo County

Matamorcs, pivot point In the side
trip 20 lhe Valley of p educators
from ter different states, was
reached Saturday evening following
q days journey through the fertile
fields and prosperous towns " this
seetifn.
Led by Thomas J Yce, superinten-
dent W schools ir Brownsville. and
other members WI the Cameron cOun-
~ reception committee the educa-
tor Saturday afternoon were taken
thr ugh "a Feria, Hariingcn. San Be-
nitf. Brownsville and thence across
the Rio Erandc into Old Mexico.
The educators were ~ leave for
Dallas 0n the sunday morning train
following the dinner "a Matnnoros
~ Saturday night
Valley grapefruit, winter Yege-
tables and new potatoes were served
the - superintendents end ether
educators attending the National
Educators Of America convention IN
Dallas who toured the Valley Satur-
day and lunchcd in the school cafe
terra At Edinburg.
III. t Baker. superintendent -
arhoo4a in EdinburF, was the tcast.
master ~ this luncheon. Before
reaching Edinburg Saturday morn
inR the educators were taken in 49,.
t0mpbileH through Mission. Shary-
land. McAiien and Thnrr.
fn rhe afternoon, Leslie Neal, see
retary If the Boosters Club AZ Edin.
fContinucd on page tw0.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
CUTTING ARRAY
AT MEXICAN BALE

over fifty dancers at q Mexican
haiie just this side ol Aigger Fridge
engaged in a frce-fcr-all fight pre-
cipItatad by d quarrel over a girl "a
i o'cltck saturday night. and when
the scene cleared away Juan Mar
IineE. who lives a. the corner Cf
Second and Adam streets here, was
found Nith q long knife w0ana down
his back.
IA trancnete. curved knife. used
purely as q weapon hy certain in-
uian tribes of Mexico. caused the
wounds suffered hy MARTINEZ. Inr
knife was bF aght 20 BfrwnsYille hy
ElBterie Lcrmai deputy sheriff, who
came % town "a seek the aid of eth-
cr officers IN the apprehension n
Martinez assailnEt and 70 obtain
the proper warrants.
The tfaachete - a Knife IN the
fern of the .etter IS Half 81 4
Is handle and the other half j. .
murderous looking blsae which folds
back iike Jackknife Il is intended
as a disemboWelinR weapsn but -
the case " MArtinez it caught him
iH one shoulder and lVft . wound eN-
trncirg is inches towards his waist
and several inches deep.
The fight was preciritated when
ar attempt was made hy enc ~ che
male Earcers t1 prevent another
from aInrirE wAth y certain girl. d.
fectly ail the male dancers becarle
involved in the fuss ard y fiEhf rr-
sure. The rnmr ~ ths man who
welded the knife IN known
Martlnt4 wns broswh- tr hsf hfMf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Army ARCOSY
AGAIN UNITED
San Antonio Join 5
Squadron At Mon
tevideo

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, Mar. ?.
-tg' The Pan-American good Will
flight squadron of the United States
army Is reunited again. But now
there are only three planes instead
Of five since the fatal crash a.
Buenos Aires a week ago today IN
which the New York and the De-
troit were wrecked and Captain
Clinton F Woolsey and Lieutenant
John w. Benton were killed.
The squadron Was reunited bv ar
rival ~ the San Antonio from Bue-
nos Aires late today. rrJoining il
sister ships the San Francisco and
St. Louis. The San Antonio had been
left behind at TumarO. Colombia.
when IL developed engine trouble. III
has followed the other planes down
the Pacific coast and across the con-
tinent. oyertaking them here by
emitting the detOur I'D Asunrion.
Paraguay which the other fliers left
yesterday and flew here. Major Oar
cue and his companions. aecompan-
led by American Minister Grant
smith, were received today by Pres
ident Juan Campisteguy Of Uruguay
and his cabinet The flight eom
mandor delivered 20 the president 4
letter Of greeting from President
Coolidge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
fight IN NEXT
SENATELOOMS
Democrats Prepare
Complete Slate of
Officers

WASHINGTON, ID. XII. March s.
fH'- "A bitter fight looms on the
horizon over organization of the
senate when the 10th congress con-
Yenes IN December.
AntieIpat ug the contest, the dem
ocrats M caucus today selected a
slate for offices which they Will
present az the opening 0f the next
session.
Under normal circumstances. the
republicans would organize without
dit lculty. but the dispute that has
arisen over the seating u Frank l..
Smith, of Illinois, and William :.
Ware u pennsylvania places the re-
publican majority IN jeopardy.
II Smith and Ware should not be
seated. the republicans M the open
ing ~ the session would nave only
~ senators while the democrats
would nave az. The farmcr-iabor
membership, " Minnesota, who al-
ways has voted with the republicans
on organization, would produce a
tie provided senator BlcAsc, demo
erat. South Carolina. does not carry
out his threat ~ voting with the
republicans III Smith and Ware are not
seated. Under any conditions, there
VIII bc q tain margin, and both re-
publican and democratic leaders are
already laying the groundwork for
the impending fight. The republi-
ears have decided 70 defer their
caucus until December and mean
time senate officials, with the ex-
eeption Of senator Moses, rcpUbli-
can. New Hampshire. president pro
tenn viii continue IN office until
their successors are elected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
DOCTOR Held ON
MURDER CHARGES

WICHITA FALLS. Texas March
5 tP "A second charge ~ murder
wat filed here NJ $50 o'clock this
afternoon against Dr. Aick, M hichltl
Falls physician following the death
of y married woman. 2a. in N local
hospital early Saturday.
The first charge ~ murder was
filed against nr. Wick Saturday
morning follow inR the death ~ an
ls year 90 mother ~ q baby seven
months oil
D. Nick being held In iail here
&. ,. fuechie ard Sam Spence. as
sistant district attorneys. refused Ia
agres on bond. The is-year-oid
mother died at o'clock saturday
morning az her home here. p hc
other woman 2 Fed az q local hospital
The husband 81 fhs first woman
made \ statenient a. officials ~ the
district attorneys office in which
hc said hr wife told him Dr Aice
reformed nu operation upon her
fcb 2r AT autopsy Mas ordered by
officer hut had not been completed
early SATURDAY night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06

French and Spanish warships ans
airF lanes had secured the sea along
tbs African coast for three days
without andinR a trace cf the aYia-
tors, and tonight the Spanish gun
boat Borifaz. ard two Spanish civil
ian planes were enr0ute 20 the spct
where the wrecked plane was re-
ported seen
News Of the discovery u the shat
tered plane was brought by the pi-
lots Of a French airplane northsnFd
bound from Dakar They reported
that they siRhted the plane sixty
miles north Of Cape Jubi. and that
they flew over Id at q height NJ bare
I'M ~ feet. Although they did not
lard. TIE pilots were positive in their
Identification.
The French piiotF said that the
f+apiare tHd beer smashed t0 bits,
the cockpit plunged deep into the
round nn dthe motor zoo feet away
Every indication was that tfe plane
either fnd fallen on the shore oF
had been wrecked while tryinK A.
erpHs toe bar W river sitter max
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR CONVENTION

HARLINGEN. Texas, March 5.--
Practically a!i sections Of the Lower
Rio GrHnde Valley were represented
at the meeting here last night ~
shippers called for the purpose tf
discussing plans for che convention
WIZ Lhe Texas Fruit and Vegetable
Dealers Association. which will he
held in the Valley next June. "A. L-
Brooks 0f HarlinEen presided nt the
meeting.
Benz Well. chairman 0f the finan-
cial committee, reported that apprf K-
imately 5000 will "a required 60
finance the convention, and this
amount will be prorgted among the
various towns Of the Valley. Ship
pefs gave the assurance that ample
funds would be raised.
Louis Mitte Of San Benitc met
with the publicity committees, and
plans we're formulated 20 call the a.
seltion ~ vegetable dealers in all
parts ~ the United States "a the
convention of the Texas Association
and request their attendance Ef-
forts will ~ made tn have dealers
fTDm ail sections VI the country pres
art in order t0 impress upon them
thF potential production ~ the Val
lay section
In discussing the various features
III the convention several shippers
stressed the fact that w would prove
~ great value IN advertising the
Valley ~ 4 vegetable producing ser-
ti0n. and taat a. d result ~ the con-
vention the Valley markets viii BE-
Greatly extended.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
10Th DALE and
MOORE Losers
~ ELECTIONS
New Representatives
Selected to Replace
Members Expelled
From House

BONHAM Texas. aMrch 3 Up
3. A. Dale r this city and n. r.
Moore 90 Cooper. former state rep
resentatifes Who were expelled from
the house 81 rcprcss ntatIVes ~ the
foftieth legislature following charges
~ bribc taking against them had
failed to regain their seats ~ the
special election tpGay, ~ the face NJ
incomplete returns. Each failed to
caIrr his home county.
Ellis Brice AZ sulphur springs.
Hopkins county apparently had de.
fcatcd Moore in the i2Eth district,
while NJ F Keeton had been elected
ever Dale. in EEnuin county
With only fifty votes out in Delta
countr. thu vote was Brice 8fT.
Moore 32g. Sno6graas a4 Twelve out
Of 30 boxes reported from Hopkins
g unity gave Bryce og5. Moore >.
SnOdgrass ~. Reports from Frank
lin county iadicated that Brice car
ried the county over his two oppo-
neutf
Only ten bc1es ia Balls district
were 60 report. bat IL Wa impossible
for them 20 change the result. elec-
tion officiais estimated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Seaplane on Bank of African
River Marks Tragic End of Heroic Flight

MADRID. March -lPJ-rivilian
lviators who joined the search fer
Major Larrc- Borges have notified
the wireless STATEN az Agadir that
they fo1nd the IruRuayan filters
plane - the m0ush of the Ina Fatma
river. i2o kiiometers about -
Eilesj from Cape Jubi. Mcrocro.
The agiatoFs think the four occu-
pants 81 the plane may have been
taken prisoner by native tribesmen.
PARIS. March 5.-lRl A shattered
senplane lying near the H0Ifh ~
rivuiet on the shore of Spanish CO.
lDriai Africa. I'D trrritrry inhabited
bY urirlendiy tribes. tonight markea
the erd w the projected trars-Atlar-
tie flight wi THE lruHAAYaw aviator.
Majrf TAheo LarrH- Borg and three
companions THE fiiera who left
asa Blanca. Morocco. uH " ednesaAy
Morning. hlpr since dropped from
sight.
Ihrir fate wAs stIi "a doubt sp-
night. although admittedly fh@
chance ff frasne them w44 slim.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Especial w The Herald

Especial tO The Herald
HARLINGEA. Tex. Nar. As
long as The grower gets fs ten
FER hiH cabbage the marketing
committee. recently organized for
tine purpose ~ curtaiiing ship
meDtE on account W prevailing iow
returns. viii not take any action 70
place an embargo on this yeFe-
table. Il Wns decided ~ d meeting
held here Saturday
Prices on cabbage took q sudden
turn 20 higher levels this week and
the committee has suddenly found
thar is offices are not required
for the present. Some growers are
reported ~ be receiving a. much
az SO per ton.
II was the consensus that the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Deficiency Bill
Failure VIII Not
CMYtaiI Activities

NASHlNTON. u. g.. March J.-la'
After hasty fiscal inventory. va
iious government departments toaay
found that their activities would net
be- impaired so sefi ueiy by failure
of congress a. enact the second de-
ficiency appropriation bll - had
first been feared.
While Director Hines announced
the veterans bureau would be ahlc
to - aAeAd April with adminiatra-
titn NJ the bill. providing fIr loans
to veterans On their bpraH ccTtifi-
Gates, Chairman Madden W.T. the
house anpIo opTiati0nH committee. pre-
dicted the death VI the deficiency
measure would prove more inrt n-
yenient than injurious
Tne committee chairman said its
failure might prove "a blessing M
disguise. as many 81 the proposed
expenditure in The bill were not
urgent while others simply wcre 10
tide over activities until funds be-
came available az the beginning Of
tho new fiscal year. July T.
Hope ~ administration officials for
the seed loan bill, however, WAS
abnnd ned and rs author. Senator
4HN fAttNr NH fAM44tAMf #WANN 4AAhHANH
gHid after = conference with Pres
idcnt Cool dge and Secretary Jardine
that ~ RnW no way ~ obtaining
funds ic loan farmers IN crop failure
areas
ALTHOUGH the state department
Mas hopeful III finding n way tp shift
funds w the recently announced
plan frr transfers in the diplomatic
and consular services w0uld not have
"a b. postponed, Budget Director
Lcrd was of the opinion that 4 defi-
cheney could rot be incurred 70
maintain che army enlisted strength
"a ils,750 or o. pay 100000 pen
si0ners for whom provisions had
been made IN tho smothered def
cheney bill.
Director Hines said that the fail
ure 30 congress 20 provide Sz5, ,ov0.-
900 for bonus loans weuic not ma
tcrialiy cripple carrying out the
pian. AZ funds accrued for invest
ment in the converted insurance fund
at the rate ~ approximately s .0VU.-
600 q m0ntr he funds formerly
were invested in loans.
The veterans bureau function is
simf y tS aid that 0f the banks. Dl-
rector Hines said, adding that leans
aEgrcxutinE SLT00e.O00 already had
been handled by them. ID oraer that
Continued on page two-J
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Woman Burned BY
Stove Explosion

NERO fEDks. Texas. Mar ~ E1-
rloaiOn 0f gasoline stove ia the
tent M which sng was living EIIh her
husband and child resulted III severe
fnlury tO Mrs. "A. Garner here Thurs
day.
Mrs. Garner was connected with Il
carnival company showing here. and
was cooking on the stove when 4
bufst into flames, igniting her clctn-
ing. She ran from the teri and by
ISLANDERS extinguished the flames.
The small daughter was burned
around her hair and eyes, but not
dangerously hurt. The tent and ali
household belongings 81 the family
were COMPLETELY destroyed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Slight Earthquake
AT Havana Reported

HAVANA. Cuba. March b.-tiFi--
Five earthquakes ~ some intensity
and duration Eere felt in santiago
de Cuba last night and early Co.
day The first Errm0rh occurred at
Ii r. H. last night causing such
alarm that spectators An IA moving
picture theatre attempted to ruHh tn
Che streets. The last quake WAM felt
at a m- this morning.
San German, "A town situated in
0riente Province, near Santiago de
Cubs. also felt q slight quake last
night u about 1850
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
MANY BILLS AWAIT
ACTION TN HOUSE

AUSTIN, Tea, Mar. b.-~ HT v~~
Eleventh hour efforts NJ K9t n0mM
revenue bearing legislation enacted
will plow through a mass NJ import
ant business iamminK the calendars
0f the f0rtieth legislatures closing
week beginning Monday.
Confronted with the knowledge
that this session has enacted NO
money making measures. proponents
Of the house tobacco taK bill will
strive 20 rush IL 20 the senate on
the heels of the gasoline tak bili.
which the upper house has Feeeisvd
with no great enthusiasm. a0 far.
Already cut from three 20 too
cents BY a senate COMMITTEES. tha
house gas tax measure may vet FmH
afoul NJ efforts to Mill N outright.
some think.
The tobacco tan bin. Which VA dn~
signed 10 produce BDmr $4,000. 900 fpF
the public schools hy taxing mli
forms 0f tobacco on4 cent for each
ten Of the retail price. IN Bat mA M
special order ih the house Tuesday.
Tbs senate may Kat ~ the Eaa taK
earlier.
A side issue. but bearing no Ieua
interest. - the Love HeEate bill %
repeal former Governor James ks
Fergus0n's amnesty. The house al
most got the bin Thursday bat other
business intervened. II Is expected
70 get action Wednesday or 1hurs-
day 0f neat week.
With the legislators away on their
Junketing trip 20 Fort Worth and
Dallas. the capitol was quiet today
after "A weeks heavy work ln both
branches of the legislature The
house disposed of several proposal
constitutional amendments, acted fMW~
OrAble on others Cd come up fnr fAmMi
disposition next week. and passed
three Df th4 bills recommended hy
Governor Ian Moody faF reform pG
the Texas judiciary Hyalwm. An
other was enRrosHed.
Next week will nen the house fnfH
i of the Price senate resolution Go e.
empt textile mills from state tmKA.
ti0n for III years a. encourage fhs
cotton mill Industry In Texas.
The pending resolutions are the
house measure BY Petseh and Boa.
ham, respectively. 90 grant lsxlaIa-
tive authority for fixinR state nffi~
GERS salaries and splitting ieKiain-
tive sessions into two terms 6f 40
\ and C0 days respectively.
"A flood nj local measures will
struggle for recognition in huHh
houses
The sennts put in Zen mont pFnslnrr
tive week 0f the session passing hiiis
\ in dFuvnH but acted gn only twn
meAHurae VA great interest. Nanmtnr
Y Reals bill providing for tha rmWulM-
tion cf beauty pmrlorA was allied hy
"A small majority and A resolution
proposing y referendum on che uurn.
tion ~ librrmllzinR the conditions
under which university income rmn
be Invested was passed. The intar
measure would allow the university
70 invest its income under the snn .
system now uaed In investing the
common school funds. The rsmaln.
der Of the bills were Of local o. ml.
nor interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Alleged Bribe Takers Defeated
SAN FRANCISCO H A 5
y 4 y
CHAMPION BIGAM IST
4 n y
OF THE WEST COAST

san FRANCISCO. Cal. March
~fHi-CAptain Of Detectives
Duncan MatheNson indicated co.
dny that when John WI. kearney.
self lf-declAred claimant tO the big
amy Championship 0f tne Pacific
Coast, iH halcd into court, an or-
der viii ~ asked confining kear-
neg in prison fer life as a habit
ual criminal.
Kearney. who admits having
married IL women, also admits
having served number of terms
IN prisons and penitentiaries. lie
faces q charge of attempted rob
berry here. Kearney is on Mon
days superior court calendar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
CabbagePrice Advances;
Committee Lifts Embargo

committee probably wrHld not be
required t0 function further this
cabbage season Bith the good
prices apparently assured On ac-
count w adverse weather cpndi-
fl0ns which have hurt other pro-
curinR SECTIONS.
The committee is comp Ecd ~
three RrowcrE, three dealers and
three bankers.
While the effects of the hard
freezes Wednesday and Thursday
nights in the truck growing sec
tions of Florida, Georgia and
Louisiana has not been fully de-
tefmined. if g. believed the ship
ment 0f cabbage from those areas
hes been cot very materially. and
that much tl the Valleys eompet-
itive territory has been eliminated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
Stunt Flier Killed
At Winterhaven, Fla.

WINTERHANEN. Fla. Mar 5.--liP
Hack PARKS. Cd stunt fiier was
killed when be fell ooe feet from
an airplane al the Monson flying
fieia. near Wintefhayen.
The accident occurred when Parks
a.tempted stunt known a. the
break away" IN which he danglcd
from the wings 81 the plane by his
ankles held by straps.
The body Will be taken to belana
Tor burial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06

LONDON. March b~t#f The MnN+
cow correspondent uf hrrlimKMMm
Iih@ndeb says that hhAnEnmW tFMmNM
nave halhad the soviet mtmMmMr
FamImt L@nlhMr Mhieh vas emrwma#
to hhnkDw. mm Exchange TnimMrMrh
dispatch from EapmnhaKHn reports
The passengers Aneludlmr several
diplomAtic e0nrinFHs wmF@ makMAmeh
and the vessel waa immediAtsly utii-
lEed ar q troop ship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-06
OVISY WEEKIN
LEGISLATURE
ANTICIPATED
Several Most Import
ant Bills of Session
Remain to be Dis
posed Of

AUsTIN. T4E.. Mar. b.--tHl--FlHn
Ktrenu0ua problems leon 0h thN hMM"
ate horizon hn che fpFtiath ieFihlM~
ture swings Monday into the lass
week of IL regular session.
Protracted alignment ~ expnet~A
on the gasoline tax bills the motor
vehicle registration bills the pen4trn
tiary bin, the bus bill and The bil.
10 require fishing license 81 a.
males over n who fish outside theAf
home county.
The latter measure is pendlnG
business and probably will ~ ~
tied Monday morning, senator hiui-
brook NJ Galveston had thW ilMpr
against the measure at hdl0uFnmahh
Friday evening. and Mnnuuneeh That
he expected 40 speak two hours
Considerable opposition tu terms
NJ the hill Avn regulate motnr huAMMA
had been expressed NV thn upper
house and every vote taken Wn thm
measure and amendments tn W hMH
been very close. IN iH no. due t~
eome up before Wednesday, howavHFr
unless made a special order
The gasoline tax and motor regis
tration fees might pass withost a.
great deal u debate. enemies OF thn
bill as they nov stand taking
chance on the house, or eonfer~
enee committee restoring the Tea
lures which they wish O. see ineer~
porated. There 10 q great diversity
OF opinion on the questions, hewr
ever, aud several amendments VIII
probably be- fought out oE the floor
~ the senate.
Thr prnItantiary bili IN expected
40 ~ discussed "a length and prob
ably amended but should pmKM wAAh-
out any very hitter debate.