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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
NO COMMENT ON
DOCUMENT THEFT

MLAIDO CITY. Apr. lS.-lPl-For-
eign Minister Sacnz declined TO COM
mcnt today on the acknowledgements
By the department ~ state az Wash
layton of an investigation into the
reports Of wholesale theft and for
Lefy of government documents lf tho
American embassy in Mexico City.
senior Sacrz declared hc had been
absent ft0m thr foreign office for n
whole week and that his only source
of information On the subject was
the newspapers.
The AeNico City newspapers print
ga the American state departments
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yesterday. causing in-
tense speculation as a. the nature cf
the Documents. hut there was 10 riar-
ificaiion either by the Mexican gov
crnmcnt or the United States em-
baSsN.
The ambassador. James L. Shef-
ficla. remarked; II cannot say
more than the Secretary of State has
said in his Washington statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
SUellimg Torrents of Rivers
Driving Thousands From Homes
Propose to Divide Largest
School District in the u. S.

RANMONDNILLE. Tex. Apr. IS
The people of Harlill have deter
mined 70 have an independent school
district OF their own, and are getting
UP a petition t0 Hon. W. r. Montgom-
cry, of Edinhurg representative from
that county. asking that one b. given
them. Al present Hargill is ia the
Edinburg Independent school dis
trict, which embraces almost half Of
Hidalgo county, the largest district
IN the United States.
The petition 20 Mr. Montgomery
alleges that II is necessary for the
children 20 get up and be on the side
of the road by , O'Clock in the morn
ing to meet the school bus. and that
they are tired out after their 20 mile
drive in goin gto and returning from
school. Hargill is about IL miles
west of here. and about 20 miles
from Edinburg.
They state that they have no COM
plalnt whatever 70 make Of the
school a. conducted AZ Edinburg. but
state that the trip sars an the energy
0f the children, and they have no en-
erry left ~ devote "a their studies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
THREE slain
In new YORK
Mystery Surr oun d S
Killing in Apart
ment House

NEW YORK. n. r.. April ls.--
tPi-Ihrce persons were slain today
in an apartment building IN West
l35th street. The body Of woman.
known only 70 tenants as Mrs.
Brown, riddled with bullets. was
found in her apartment on the third
floor. The body of a Chinese was
found on the second floor landing
while on the roof the body Of a
japanese was found.
The men were William Chemeh.
believed 90 be Jananese. and Dick
FunE, a Chinese. said TO be the own
er Of a restaurant in the BronN.
Fung's body was found first.
Learning from tenants that Fung
was either the husband or friend
nf Mrs. Brown. the police entered
her apartment. H,r body. fully
dressed was found an the floor ~
her kitchen. which. like other rooms
was in disorder anl bore evidence
that 4 struggle had taken place.
"A trail of blood was traced 10 the
roof ~ the five story apartment,
which IL near Riverside drive. The
body Of Chemcr was found sprawled
on the room. There was a bullet
wound IN his right chest. In his
hand was clutched revolver from
which one shot had been fired. A
foot away lay n partly loaded re-
volyer Of the same caliber.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
TRUCK MARKETS
nv Naval Radio tO The Herald
from ". y. and Texas Agriculture
Departments

Primary destinations or Texas
movement reported for April 1917.
Cabbage. 3 each Houston. Little
Rock: 2 Ft. Worth; each Lufkin,
Parsons
Mixed Vegetables: y Houston. 9
New York. 8 81. Louis. Philadelphia,
I Memphis, Cleveland. Chicago;
each Nashville. Washington, De-
trOit. Pittsburgh. Nacogdoches. Law
ton. Waco. Amarillo. Gadsden, Ala,
Arkansas City. Boston. Dallas. At
lanta. Jersey City. Nashville.
Beets and Carrots: 2 New York:
each Houston. Philadelphia. Boston.
Carrots: New York; each KAN
sas City. Rochester. Jersey City.
Beers. New York.
Corn. each Chicago. Memphis 7.
each III. Louis, Nashville. Houston
".
Beans: each New York, St. Louis,
L0H Angeles.
Potatoes. l9 Et. Louis, l7 HouE-
ton. Kansas City. X each Dallas,
Chicago, each IT. Worth, Memphis,
3 Tulsa: each Oklahoma City, In
Ccontlnue On page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
TOLL OF DEATH In
STORM REACHES SO

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Apr. lS.-tPi
With the death here last night Of
Benitc Fuentes the death list in
Tuesdays tornado at Rocksprings.
Texas, went To fifty Benito, five
year old child, was the eleventh vic
tim 10 die here on enroute 70 the
San Antonio hospitals The child's
mother il in a critical condition. A
brother and sister IN the same hos
pital will get we'll
Four others are said 10 be on the
verge Of death. Mrs. Il. Dollahite, J.
". Meadows. Mrs. T. T. Reynolds
and Bonita Quinsa. Meadows wife
and child are still missing.
The Meadows mother and child are
not the only persons missing since
the storm. Eight year old Pauleta
Buentelio. who is supposed to have
been sent TO hospital here. cannot
be found. Her mother is frantic. II
Is possible that the child Is elsewhere
registered under an erroneous name.
The Meadows mother and child
however. have not been seen since
the storm, AS far a. workers here can
learn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Strict Cattle Tick
Quarantine Ordered

AUSTIN, Texas, April ls.-(Rg-
Stringent cattle tick quarantine reg
ulations over the south and east
corners Of Harrison county, effect
i've. April p, today were ordered in
proclamation issued by Governor
Moody.
The entire county previously has
been placed under quarantine but
the livestock commission, claiming
that resident ~ south and east pOr-
tions are not taking proper Oradira-
tian steps requested the supple
mental quarantine over these two
sections a. IN additional precHution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18

The district they ARE asking for will
embrace about 10000 acres III land
i'll the northeastern part Of Hidalgo
county, and surrounding the two
towns of Roll0 and Hargill.
The Edinburg school district has
recently voted Sl,7OO,O0O in bonds.
and less than a year aso voted an IS
sue of 81 100000 ia bonds. The peo-
pie Of Hargill, the petition further
states. desire TO have control OF their
own school system, build their own
school houses, and employ their own
teachers.
The section has just recently de-
veioped. and the towns Of Roll0 and
Hargill are only about one year old.
Still they are fiourishing communi-
ties. and thousands Of acres Of rich
farming land is constantly being
cleared and put into cultivation.
The line recently constructed by
the Missouri Pacific runs through
HarEill To Edinbarg. branching off
from Raymondville, and l0-mils
spur runs south from Hargill through
Rollo ~ Edcouch. tapping the South
ern Pacific AZ that point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
FLOOD WATERS
SPREAD!NCAS
LEVEESBREAK
Millions of Acres on
Mississippi and Trib-
utaries Inund a t e d;
Loss is Heavy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Apr. 1S.-fP,-
Levces Of the Mississippi today were
being increased in height along the
lower basin as q record tide Of wa
tiers moving southwark pressed with
immeasurablc weight against the
earthern walls
Refugees Numbering perhaps 10.-
600 persons. driven from their homes
by hackwaters ar overflow from
many tributaries Of the great stream
were under the care Of national
state and community agencies Of re-
lief. other thousands were moving
their properties from valley lands
where the floods might break
through at any hour.
Hope was renewed today for re-
lief from the destructive waters in
the upper reaches OF the Arkansas
and White rivers, tributaries of the
Mississippi and in the mother stream
itself around Cairo. III. and Hickman
by. where the height of the current
has menaced the dikes for weeks.
Sight declines IN the stages were
reported from these upstream points
From Hickman southwark govern
mcnt engineers were working every
available laborer in their drive W
bring the huge embaukments 10 1
stronger state of defense.
Meanwhile, eastern Arkansas lay
under the swirling overflow waters
Of the Arkansas, the White. the Little
Red. the st. Francis. and Of smaller
streams, which have climbed over
natural banks or burst man-madc
restraints TO cover an immeasurable
area.
Highway traffic was virtually sus-
pended and train service was spas
modic and uncertain or entirely par.
alyzed because Of washouts and inun.
dation Of tracks.
20.000 Driven From Homes
An unofficial estimate for Arkau.
sas alone placed the number of per
sons driven from homes nv the hos.
tile waters al exceeding 10000 ant
acres Overflowing at more thar
,O00,00n. Property losses hav,
reached a staggering figure which n,
one now dares calculate.
Refuge and relief camps al lIick
man. Ky, under direction of Rec
Cross Officials and state authorities
are sheltering two thousand homeless
in churches. barns. railroad ears ant
tents. Public kitchens are SERVING
the needy with rood.
Organized women are sewing anC
collecting and distributing clothing
70 relieve the unfortunate.
Memphis is 20 have "A stage of q
feet bv Saturday according 90 tn,
local weather official. The highes
on record heretofore was 4G.6 il
1919. when disaster followed th,
southwark movement Of the gian
river.
Improvement is noted i'll the situa
tion al New Madrid. Mo, where ;
bitter fight has been waged since til,
onslaught WI the waters. Millions oI
acres If Missouri and Arkansas land.
would be inundated by break there
State troops today were guardin.
the tons ~ the big dikes IN BOLIVIA
and Washington counties. Mississippi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
ILLNESS OFREED
DELAYSLIBEL SUIT

DETROIT, Mich. Apr. 1s.-iPs--
Illness OF Senator James "A. Reed of
Missouri. chief counsel for Henry
Ford. caused adjournment today If
the Sl,000,U00 libel suit filed against
the motor manufacturer TN Aaron
Sapiro, Chicago lawyer The trial
probably viii be resumed tomorrow.
Senator Reed altered an attack Of
acute Indigestion early today a. he
neared Detroit on a train from Wash
ington after a visit TO the capital
during the Easter holiday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Express Section for
Truck Discontinued

Shipments of Valley truck have
declined 10 such an extent that tn
special express section which has
been leaving every morning for
northern markets has been discon-
tlnuea and shipments are leaving on
the regular morning train.
Two ears Of beans moved out Sam
dav morning. one from Donna and
ore from Brownsville. according t0
reports received bv C- MI Hin, agent
here.
One WI the cars went w Nrw YORK
City and the other tD St. Louis ur-
rordinv "a information available in
The office uf WI. ~. Goore. market
news bureau representative here.
T0 da'a gl9 cars 0f fruit and veg
etables have moved out III The Val
leF ~ compared with 344 10 date
last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Train Derailed by
Washout; Is Injured

TENARhANA. Tex. Apr. lS.-tFl-
Three ~ the ~ or more hurt when a
Kansas City Southern passenger
train ran into "A waEhout Ut Fpteau,
oklahoma. about 1890 al IA. today,
were brought "a TeNarkana hospital
this morning for treatment. Flood
conditions prevented them being taken
to closer sanitariums.
Two ears of the accommodation
train which operates between HEAVIER
nor and Spiro. Okla. rolled over and
slid down the emhankment Oft the
right OF way as the train pulled into
Poteau. Approximately Is passen-
gers were on the train to be trans
ferred 20 the main line passenger.
All were badly shaken up and
bruised, only five being seriously
hurt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Religious Liberty as Constitutional
Right is Keystone of Smiths Views

Governor Smiths prominence as q
possibility for the dtmocratic nom
inatIon for pres idcnt.
Outlining his creed as "an Ameri-
can Catholic" Governor smith as
Eerts.
III believe in the worship uf God
according II the faith and practice
of the Roman Catholic church: in
freedom MI worship a. "A meter MI
right" AVN absolute separation WI
church AM state. in Support of
The public school as one of the cor
rafnnes of American liberty: in
freedom XII sdurati0n for children
~ public or religious schools: In
the principle ~ noE-interference hy
tcoatinged or page two.9
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
NORTH TEXAS STREAMS
REPORTED FLOODING

GAINESVILLE. Texas. April l2---
'Fi-Crops. highways. bridges, and
other property were damaged many
thousands of dollars. in storm
here last night. Two families were
removed from their homes in low
lands on horseback.
The volunteer fire department.
probably saved many persons by
arousing them frop sleep in time
70 flee before rising waters in two
creeks
A mar quarantined IN house
alone creek because of small p0x
could not BE- reached. hnt hc-waH
seen later on top nf his house with
LANTERN beside him.
Rainfall ranging from two inches
her. tn siN inches elsewhere In the
Red river watershed M the north
west md northeast. nut streams out
rf their hanks flooded N section 0f
Gainesville and washed out some
track on the Missouri Kansas Tex
as railroad west ofrherc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
REBEL ATTACK ON
TRAIN FRUSTRATED

MEXICO CITY. April ls.-4PD-
An attempt to hold up Juarez-
Mexico City train hy twenty rebels
was frustrated by the station mas
ter al Berriezabel, between Zaca-
tecas and Aguiscalientes. Saturday.
tie sent warning before the telc-
graph was cut.
The rebels departed after killing
the station masters wife and rob
hing the station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Fire Demon Had a
Surprise in Store
for Ell Jardin Lady

Il just love to 20 to fires"
Mrs. Don Lewis of FL Jardin
told a friend she was visiting
/ iu Brownsville Saturday after
noon when she heard the ST.
rcns whining.
She did not think that the
fire engines might b. going to
the Lewis farm.
They were.
When she arrived home in
the evening She found that
there were not enough uncOn-
sumed articles left in the ashes
To indicate that p garage hous-
ing one automobile had stood
on the spot. But She knew.
They had been there when she
left home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18

QUEEN, PRINCESS
PRESIDE AT HALL

Coronation Of Leonor Soils rs
queen and Consuelo Cara as prin-
cess took place at the Easter ball last
night OF the Club Recreative Mixto
Mexicano IN the Knights Of Colum-
bus hall
Jose Sandoval. president Of the
throne and crowned her. The prin-
cess was escorted 10 the trone by
Alberto Guticrre,.
Ladies in waiting and their e.
corts were Rebecca Rivas and An
tonic Perez. Norieg0. Lucindo Aar.
cil. George Barley. Leonardo
Gonzales and Elisco Ranrcl, Bertha
CuelIlr and Manuel Garcia. Gunda-
llpe Cardona and Ersebio Nillegas
lonsueIo Pana and TimOteo Cantu
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
3
FAMILY DEAD
IN OKLAHOMA
Tornado ID estroys
Farm Homes; Bodies
Of Victims Found I'm
Nearby Fields

MUSKOGEE. Oklahoma, April lS.
-tF1 Carl Burcham. farmer. his
wife and an infant son. years old.
were killed and another SON Nv. G."
II. was injured critically when their
home. one mile north Of Bokoshee,
Leflore county, was struck by a tor
nado late last night. The injured boz
was taken to Fort Smith. Ark,
where examinations revealed that
the skull was crushed. lie may die,
surgeons said.
The bodies Of the man, woman
and child were found in a field sew
eral hundred yards from the house.
shortly after the storm struck III
year old daughter " Mr.. and Mrs.
Burcham, was hurt. struggled
through the debris and rain 10 thg
home M "A neighbOr
"A searching party found Mrs.
burcham's body Avn field about 200
yards from where the home had
stood; the body Of the years old
child was a hundred yards farther
away, and the fathers body was dis
covered nearly q quarter Of a mile
from where the wreck Of his home
was
The storm travelling hiEh," after
striking the Burcham home, raised
only TO sweep downward again
about two miles away and strike the
home of Jesse Woods. Mrs. Woods
was slightly hurt.
Burcham's daughter said that the
first any Of the family knew OF the
impending storm was when Mrs.
Burcham aroused the members Of
the family and warned them. The
next the child knew. she said. was
when she regained consciousness in
N field nearly hundred yards from
the house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18

church claimed the deciding mower
for the pope. Mr. Marshall asked
the governor TO make his position
clear
Publication of the letter today
was authorized by the magazine
week ahead of the time first plan
ned. because some newspapers which
printed it Saturday and Sunday in
violation nf copyright.
The Atlantic Monthly character
Ta- tfe cnrresp spo1Aence ~ an 'his-
fsrig incident" which may have n
psi ~ dcEidir- whether complete
seiiwiuus tolerance shall rrerail In
tkis country. Th, qu-AtionS raised
bv Nr. Marshall have hee- regrrd ~
Is or political Importance because Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Special Service at
Methodist Church

Special services will be conducted
az the Methodist church this evening
by the Rev. j. r. Lovctt. This will be
the second quarterly conference for
The church for the year and at this
time reports ot am departments of the
church Will he made and plans will
ne made for the year ahead. Election
of delegates tn the district confer
cnrc ro hc held at Raymondyiilc
Thursday and Friday uf this week
Viii hc part of the business attended
~. according to the Rev. %. Il. Crow
pastor of the church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Elephants Running
Wild in Newark, N. j

NEWARK. n. j.. Apr. -tPi-An
unidentified woman about fifty years
old WAS tramplcd to death today
when three elephants appearing in an
act at Proctor's Theater. in Market
street, broke away from their train
er.
The cleuhants were reranturcl
within few minutes and taken tu
the thcater.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18

Editorial comment was wide
spread today on Governor Smiths
open letter stating that nc eeeoE-
ni-ed ro r0wcr Of the Roman Cath
oiic church Ito interfere with the
operations az the constitution ~ the
United States or ths enforcement
MI the Law cf the land
His friends praised it end irdi-
Gated they were eager 90 learn what
reaction " would hrvC
The lr-t7r was written tu the ft-
lantic Nrnthlv ir reply tn one from
Charles l Narahail. New York llr
YER and Erisrcnal.ar, who Fgcting
e~clesiastirai autfnrisv. had cirque !
that IN ary rrrflicA between cha-rh
and s.=te, he Roman Catholic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
TORNADOES TAKE HEAVY TOLL
I'm o u r
VALLEY

MISS " A. SCHNURR, secretary
D the commission for the equitable
he of the waters of the Rio Grande,
in the Valley today.
She comes TO see and to report on
certain matters having to do with
ahe plans for treaty with Mexico on
the use OF the Rio Grande waters,
their conservation and distribution.
Represents Or. Elwood Mead. head
OF the reel nltion service and
chairman Of Inc commission. Of
which GeneHh Lansing Beach. re-
tired. and ". f. Anderson Or San
Renito, are members.
Today she saw country between
Harlingen and Brownsville. also the
FL Jardin district. where elaborate
drainage works are about 90 be
started.
Also, she will obtain a first hand
lOOk-see of the Rio Grande. which
has recently been pretty low but is
now flowing a fairly normal amount
of water. There1l be more later.
Then she will go on up the Val
oHd tftHNuaAls NhF viii ltsaNf
with barrel Of information. OF
this. most everyone in the Valley
j. equipped TO dispense liberal
share.
ENDORSEMENTS OF the reported
desire Of the Missouri -Kansas-Tex-
rs TO enter the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley have been given BY the cham
hers Of commerce at Harlingen and
Mission indicate that the intentions
OF this line are materializing.
The Katy already has indicated lis
desire to connect with the Tx Mex
road somewhere at or near Hebron.
Vile.
The Katy already has indicated It's
II cannot ret a permit to extend in.
10 the Valley proper II this time
but il is setting its lines SO that
when the time comes that the Inter
state Commerce Commission will
likely grant such permit. Il will
be the road ready "a make the eN-
uasion.
@fn the meantime Brownsville u
busily engaged in the task ~
rounding up righ;-of into the
citv for the Southern Pacific.
The committee in charge OF this
work is making good progress. Ex-
poets to have il about all closed ar
nj the end Of this week. or early
next week.
II Z. =.
sition soon to tell the Southern
Pacific: "Your terminal ground IL
brownsville will cost you nothing
brownsville will supply H."
THRH7 SPLENDID new buildins
projects scheduled for lettings II
Brownsville by June l.
Tandy Bros. will rebuild. and en-
large the structure now occupied III
h II. u. Records Music store
Aziz Bros. will start work on NJ
bout that date on their fine. two
tory structure az Eleventh an,
Elizabeth streets.
T.. Manautou will start work on o.
before that date on new two
story building At Twelfth and Wash
in~ton streets.
Work is progressing on the Youn,
building at Thirteenth aud Eliza
beth streets, and the same owner
are doubling the size Of the Youn,
building on Lcvce street. betwccl
FL 'venth and Twelfth.
Other buildings arc scheduled fo
Thirteenth and Adams. Foufteentl
and Washington and other points.
And architects will tell YOU. also
'h:t plans are moving along fo
other structures even larger thar
thcsc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Egg Hunt Given for
Sunday School Pupils

Baptist Sunday school children Of
the primary department were enter
tanned AZ the home II their superin-
tendont Mrs. J. CMcBee, on West
Elizabeth Street Saturday afternoon
with an Easter egg hunt
There were about 30 children pres
cnt az the hunt After the enter
tainment the pupils were served
strawberry ice cream in cones.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Borger's City Clerk
Hands in Resignation

BORGFE. Texas. Apr iS--F
The RS lsnatior of sam Little a. city
clerk was announced today. George
Ta-rAnt succeeds hin.
LItle'S rcSigr.aion. the twenty
first among county and city officials
since arrival of the rangers, was
asked hy the city commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Austin Man Killed
in Auto Accident

AUSTIN. Texas. April ls-lRl-
Henry Ridley. %, division freight
agent here Of the Missouri-Kansns-
Texas railroad. died az a hospital
todav victim of IN automobile acci-
dent at dead mans curve" on the
Poet road near KYLE.
Ridley with th-ae companions,
was returning from San Antonio,
whn the car. driven by Arthur
NtirrneH overturned at the curve.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Worm Eaten Coffee
nc Longer Part of
the DOughboy's Fare

lBy The Associated press).
WASHINGTON. April is
Presumably eour dough boys
would not stand for worm
eaten coffee NOW. TIE army
mas just eot out its third cook
book since the war between the
states.
The modern version In
nothing like the following in
the first postwar book. The
presence of Worm holes in cef-
fee should rut occa aiun it, re-
jcgt.np since they generally
indicate worms having been In
the coffee"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-18
Governor Calls
Special Session

AUSTIN. Tex. Apr. u.s. Governor
Moody to-day called the legislature "a
meet ~ special session on May . for
consideration of the general appro-
priation bill. civil service law and to
adoft sucv laws a. may be ncceS sary
Ia establish more efficient and
economical development of a system
of correlated state highways