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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
WILLACY ASKS
ROADDISTRICT
Petition For Bond Is
sue To Be Given
Court Saturday


RAHMONDVILLE. Dec. 16.-A Pc
tition signed by many more names
than the required fifty qualified
voters will be presented TO the Will
lacy county commissioners court Sat
urday. asking for the creation Of
Willaey County Road District No. s
and the issuance of $4,000 in road
bonds for the construction of hard
surfaced roads in the district. The
election will probably be set for some
time during the latter part Of Janu-
ary.
The road district will embrace all
of Commissioners Precinct No. /,
which extends from the Missouri Pa
eific railroad track TO the west coun-
ty line. The intention is to pave the
highway leading west from Ray
mondville 10 the Hidslgo county line,
build road from this highway into
Lasara. and one to the Hargill town
site which lies just over the county
line in Hidalgo county. In addition a
road will be paved skirting the west
limits of the city of Raymondville.
leading north, and graveled feeder
roads will be built throughout the
district.
Willaey County Road District No.
has already been established which
includes a section Of the county ex-
tending from the east county line to
the west county line, with the town
Of Lyford i'm the center, and WiIlacy
County Road District No. will Be
voted on January Ia. This latter
district embraces all Of Commission
ers Precinct No. 2, which lies east of
Rsymondville. No bond election has
as yet been called for either OF these
districts. but the voters are prepar-
ing To present petitions at an early
date in both Of them.
When present plans are carried
out. Willacy county viii be covered
with network OF hardsurfaced high
ways, connecting practically ali sec
tions Of the county. II Is said that
voters generally favor the PROPOSE
ton in each OF the three districts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
Annapolis Hospital
Destroyed by Blaze

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Dec ls.-Fire of
undetermined origin which began in
an attic supply room at 3:15
o'clock this morning swept through
the emergency hospital. the eify's
enly medical home. and practically
wrecked the building in spite of
gallant efforts or many citizens Who
answered the general alarm.
forty-one patients. including sew
cral crippies and u newborn baby
we're rescued ard carried through 1
driving winter rain to nearby resi-
denceh h
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
INTIMIDATION
JURY IS OUT
Court Adjourns When
No Verdict Found
During Day

No verdict had been returned at
p. m. Friday in the Willacy coun-
~ intimidation case which went TO
the jury Friday morning and court
adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
Defendants in the case are
County Judge A. B. Crane, Jesse
Rose and John Swanner, former
peace officers Of Willacy county,
who were charged with conspiring
70 injure a federal witness after
testifying.
Presentation Of evidence was COM
pleted late Thursday afternoon, and
attorneys presented their arguments
to the jury Immediately after court
convened Friday morning. The case
went TO the jury at l0:30.
Announcement was made Thursday
afte noon that the second intimida-
tior' 3case, in which the three de-
fen Wants IN the first case and Archie
Clark are defendants, would be con-
tinued to the next term of court.
Following the completion of testi-
mony Thursday afternoon and after
the jury had ben excused while the
court heard motions of attorneys.
Judge Hutcheson took occasion to Sc
vercly Ccnaure two OF the defend
ants. John Swsnner and Jesse Rose,
for threats .made against the life of
II. 4. Hart and the striking Of Hart
By Swanner.
Referring 10 an admission BY Rose
that he had threatened to shoot Hart
between the eyes" Judge Hutche~N
son stated il was "a coWardly. brutal
threat BY an armed man "a years Of
age against an aged man." He stated.
however, that phase or the case did
not come within the jurisdiction Of
the federal court as both Hart and
Rose had testified that the threats
had been made in connection with a
charge by Rose that Hart had been
talking about him"
Ten Witnesses Testify
OILY ten OF the s. witnesses sum
moned for the trial were used, the
government put on seven and
only the three Attendants testifying
for the defense. the defense resting
its case after County Judge A. B.
Crane. the last defendant called TO
the stand had testified.
Nat Wetxel, Raymondville resi-
dent, testified for the government
that after Jesse Rdke had threatened
to shoot Hart unless the latter
ceased talking about him. he. WetEel,
had gone 20 the office of the county
Judge and asked that action be taken
20 r7HTent further trouble in the
county, lie stated he found Crane,
Rose Fhd Swanner together in the Of
flee of the judge and asked for o pri-
vate conference. which was granted.
Il told Judge Crane that conditions
in Millacy county were intolerabie."
the witness said.
He said he informed Crane OF the
threats made against Hart and that
Crane replied they had got rid Of
one. and Hart must 60"
This conversation. he stated. oe-
Cured the day prior 70 the incident
in which Swanner struck Hart.
Ed Jones testified he was passing
along the street when he saw Hart
and SwRnner c0nyersing and heard
Hart say: what are you going 20
DO IL | don't leave!" To which he
lcontinued on page three.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16

DON'T USE 1928 CAR
= = =
LICENSE PLATES, TAX
= = y
COLLECTOR FOX URGES

"Don't put 1928 license plates
on your car before Jan. T." Tax
Collector J. J. Fox warned this
morning.
"Of course we want to sell the
plates as early as possible, but
they must not be used before the
first Of the year" Fox said.
This warning was issued fol-
lowing the arrival Of j. +. Kneitz.
state highway inspector, who is
here for the express purpose of
seeing that this law is not violat-
ed. He will remain until Jan. /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Fair and con-
tinued cold tonight with lowest tenn
perature 80 TO - degrees: possibly
frost in upper end of Valley; Satur-
day fair and warmer. Light norther-
ly winds tonight becoming southerly
Saturday and increasing.
For East Texas: Fair and warm
er tonight; Saturday fair; warmer
in east and south portion. Light TO
moderate north 10 southeast winds
on the coast.
River Forecast
There will be no material change
IN the river during the next few
days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
Chinese Officials
Gust All Communists

HANKoW. Gina. Dec. i6.-gP)-
Hankow was the scene Of irtenSe ex-
citement today when Chinese troops
occupied the former Russian and
German concession and carried out
systematic house TO house search
for communists.
Even dancing halls freauented by
Russians were visited and IL was
estimated that virtually every COM
mnnist or suspect had been rounded
IN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. Dee. 1e.-
&c. T.. Pcnix. Young county at
tcrney. announced yesterday that q
suspect arrested In Graham by Sher-
III Jim Foster Thursday night has
been identified BY officials Of the
First State Bank of Carbon, East
land county, an having been one Of
a pair who held up and robbed that
institution Of between 5000 and
$4,000 last Tuesday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
CAPnNE HELD

JOLIET. Ills. Dec. I6.-tPp-Al
Capone. Chicago gang leader. was
rrrcsted today rs he alighted from
. Santa - railroad train a. the
Union station here. The police
turned out enforce 10 meet him and
me was rushed 10 headquarters
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present 70 Hr. "a Hr
STAGE STAGE Chrg. Rafn
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
high and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrcw. under normal mefeorolog-.
ical ccnditions-
High ....... 12s25 ?. m. 1ift ,. m
Low ..... ESQ a. m; $40 =. N
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
Axe sLAYERs HANGED

CHICAGO. III. Dec l6.-t#-Two
Illinois axe mnrdcrers. both 81
whom slew women, legally sxpiated
their crimes On tho sallezg tefAE,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16

sunset tocay .....s~.sssss.ss. os}-
Sunrise tomorrow ..sssszs .s..s III
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
'IReBiQFVp.

Washington's hurting corps this
year consists largely of Lizzie Lis
enbee and Hollis Thurston. Neither
is a big fellow nor gifted with
superhuman strength. Unless thew
get some support from the other
pitchers, they are likely to be very
tired young men by the time the
season ends. Already they have
won close to two-thirds of all the
Griffs' victories and the strain is
sure to get to them eventually.
Yesterday the bulk Of Thurston's
support came from Ossie Bluege,
who got three hits, but 1t was
Thurston who really won his own
game. Bluege walked in the third
and was driven across the plate by
Thurston. In the sixth Bluege
singled and scored when Thurston
1ammed q whistling single down
the third-base line. Reeves forced
Bluege in the eighth and romped
around from first when the little
pitcher walloped . two-bagger to
the corner in right field. Thurston
did not score himself. but he did
drive in three OF his teams five
runs. q fine days work for anybody
twice his size.
The Red Sox made eight hits off
Thurston but found scoring a rather
difficult matter. A couple of hits
ana . long fly gave them one in
the second. A hot infield hit. nm
out and Regan's double over Nc.
Neely's head accounted for the sec.
ond in the third. Haney's Single.
Reeves wild throw and q couple of
outs brought over the third.
On the three other occasions
the first man up reached first
base, but failed to score, SO stub.
born was Thurston's defensive
work.
There were many inquiries for
Uncle Nick Altrock, q big fayorite
here, and the fans were yelling
Tor him long before the game ended.
he is expected to arrive Monday
morning from Washington and give
MS friends treat in the last two
games Of the series. r.
Buddy Myer, traded by the Griffs
for Topper Rignsy, Is in danger of
being replaced shortly by Marty
haroW, former Ohio State uniyar.
sity baseball and football star. Ka.
row has been Ohio States brilliant
fullback for three years, but he is
showing himself % be a lively short.
stop OF the DOME Bush type with
the Red Sox.
Myer is hitting pretty well here
but his erratic fielding has almost
convinced Bill Carrigan that he will
never make the grade in the big
show. Myers youth and hard.hit.
ting is giving him a thorough
trial, but Karow Is Juggling at the
leash and, once in the lineup NAV
stay there. His fielding in practice
is said to be much better than
Myers.
Lizzie Lisenbee is due to face the
Red Sox Monday. 1t was here that
ne made his start this season,
though he pitched only q few in.
nings. Boston sports writer's are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25

fine physical condition.
Wilbur Wood, Sun--Does
not look Us good as a year ago.
James j. Jennings, Graphic.
Looks like the fighter who beat
Firpo.
James A, Burchard, Telegram
Looks in good shape.
Ed Van Every, Evening
World-Appears more like
Dempsey of old than year ago.
William Morris, Post-Could
use more work.
Hype Igoe, Morning World
Could improve condition.
We would bank very heavily
on the opinion of the two latter.
Mr.. Morris is former physical
instructor and trainer from the
Pacific Coast. He should know
his Hollywood and his Dempsey.
Mr.. 1goe, as nearly everyone in
the fight or newspaper racket
knows, is the dean Of boxing
writer's of the East and is ac-
corded that pedestal by many
for the whole country. Hype
has seen every fight since the
Reno upset.
Our ambassador from st.
Louis, Mr.. Ray Brennan, some
times of Washington, wires US
an official communique from
the banks of the Mississippi to
the effect that Paul Wanninger.
who gave way in Boston to
Buddy Myer, and who later was
sent up from the st. Paul team
to Cincinnati, is to be back in
st. Paul almost before you read
this. Had Wanninger made
good the Reds were to have
paid $4,000 for him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
10000 ST T
N|ASONS

Clark Griffith Stadium today is
the scene Of one Of Washington's
most colorful sporting events-the
Shrine VS.. Grotto baseball battle.
1t is expected that more than 20 900
people will view the annual game.
A great portion Of the crowd
undoubtedly viii be on hand not
SO much for the baseball but
to see Nick AltrOck as Ben Hur
In q trick chariot race and other
cOlOrful features. The brilliantly
uniformed drill teams of the
Shrine. De MOlay COmmandery,
Eastern Star and Daughters Of
Job will show off. There will
be flock Of clowns and lots OF
band music.
In short, the big Eastern Star
home benefit attraction is just as
much OF a carnival as it is a sport
ing event. The gates open at noon
and the program starts at 1880
O'Clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
CRAB
BEATSEL|

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, June rs.
It was Bill Tilden's demountable
knee that got the blame for his dis.
missal from the throne room. Jack
Dempsey. they said, had a trick nose
and Gene Tunney mauled It with his
fists until Dempsey, the champion,
was no more. Then, there was the
case of Paavo Nurmi. who lost the
decision to the now famous veal
pot pie,
Yesterday another dynasty fell,
that of Ed Leader, super.coach, and
this time the blame fell upon the
No. oar in his varsity, shell.
The latter, ID. r. Bartholomew.
was charged with the heinOus
crime Of catching a crab at the
three.mile mark, and the Incl.
dent, with its consequent loss Of
momentum to the leader shell,
was deemed to have given Har.
ward its nrst victory on the
water over Yale In seven years.
-
The defeat also interrupted Lead.
er's string Of four consecutive win.
ners on the Thames and somewhat
dissipated the impression that
Leader and the University Of Wash.
'ington coaching brigade in general
made use of supernatural powers
that rendered defeat impossible.
The fact, however, that it required
an accident to prevent Yale from
making last-minute bid for q new
record Of seven straight victories was
no more a reflection on Leaders
coaching than it was on the heroic
and successful race staged by Har,
ward at the climax of its first year
under Ed Brown.
just what might have han.
pened had everything proceeded
serenely will forever remain q
mystery. It may be that that
gallant Harvard boat would have
fought off the best sprint Of
which Yale was capable.
Pete Stewart, varsity coxswain
was elected captain of the Yale crew
He is one Of the few coxswains tC
be honored.
The Harvard crew chose John
Watts. stroke, as captain for next
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
7 EX s $40
F()ESF|RN

NEW YORK, June ga maxi
mum charge Of $40 a ticket for
ringside rows or New York will see
another heavyweight championship
fight in the moving pictures.
That was understood to be the
situation today with regard to the
Richard VS.. the New York Commits
sion cat-and-mouse game over the
site OF the Ia.atch that will send
fend his title against the survivor
of the Dempsey-Sh bout.
From q source close to the august
body, it was learned today that the
commission had no immediate in
tention OF taking the curse off its
$3.50 ringside maximum here, ap-
parently being inspired by the be-
lief that It can maneuver Richard
into placing the fight here regard
less Of conditions.
From a source equally close
to the promoter, Il was learned
that unless the $40 concession is
granted, he win take his fight
elsewhere, probably Chicago. A
good guess Is, that II Dempsey
and Tunney are to play q re-
turn engagement, Chicago win
be favored over Philadelphia,
which saw the, first fight aud
might not care sufficiently
about . second.
However, If Sharkey becomes the
official challenger, the tip is that
philadelphia viii receive equal con-
sideration with all bidders. That
New York will be one OF the latter.
and an extremely insistent one, was
clearly indicated yesterday when the
board. without committing itself in
any way, attempted to make Rick
ard tell all he knew.
1t demanded to know whether the
promoter would hold the title fight
in New York If the board granted
him $3.50 "top" for Dempsey and
Sharkey. According to the official
version. Richards reply was yes"
According to the gentleman himself,
it was maybe"
Anyhow, Richard got himself
the $3.50 rate ON Dempsey and =
Sharkey, license for Dempsey,
and seemingly all the. better of
the exchange Of compliments.
He also got just about every.
thing he wanted at this time.
Undoubtedly. he is being badgered.
by some political pressure to keep
the championship fight in New
York. If at all possible. Quite as
probably he would like to do so,
for in operating here he knows his
way about thoroughly; he would get
the benefit Of his organizations
operation on the home grounds and
he would not be required to declare
another promoter Sin" as was the
case in Philadelphia last year. and
would be true of Chicago this year.
But Richard has obligated himself
to Tunney on a backbreaking con-
tract and just couldn't see his way
into the financial clear If he
dropped the bout down in the
Yankee stadium at a $3.50 top.
The latter's capacity is no more
than 10000. whereas it might be
possible to seat upward of 1855, 900
at the Chicago and Philadelphia
stadiums at double New York's
ringside rates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
White City Park
Wiped Out by Fire

CHICAGO. June 25.--White City,
Chicago's historic southside amuse.
ment park. was practically wiped out
by fire early today. Herbert Byfield,
president of the amusement com
pany, estimated the loss at $3.50, 900.
The blaze started near the illumi.
mated central tower, and before the
first fire apparatus had arrived the
structure was a blazing torch. 1t
created stirring scene as it crashed
to the ground. The tower as the
principal loas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
FISHING At ZERO MARK
IN UPPER POTOMAC
By r. A. ANGLER

The Potomac continues unruy fishing
removed except be for the followers Of the catfish clam which
water regardless Of weather and conditions
the catfish family always receptive mood unpleasant
elements that disturb the scale fish
kfsh So for the the clearing dis
can look forward to their thrills only from the savaseg
Rock fishing in immediate vicinity should
but due to the muddy condition Of the water the fighting fish
enrely disappeared and tne taking OF single member Of
what remains Of the rokfsh anything encouraging
and those inclined toward pesmism will say It'll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
Bobby Jones Racing
To Catch Shin Today

NEW YORK, June 25.-Bobby
Jones will defend his British open
golf crown at st. Andrews, Scot
land, where this years classic will
begin July IL. He is speeding here
from Atlanta to catch the steam
ship Pennsylvania, on which he has
engaged passage. this morning.
A few days ago Jones announced
he would not go abroad unless "a
party of friends" could get pass
ports. This was arranged, in hur-
ried manner by arranging to have
the passports put aboard the
Pennsylvania for them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
Johnson GETS READY
FOR PERFORMANCE
HERE TOMORROW
By Louis A. Dougher

BOSTON, June 2 The Washington Grfs won nine
out Of twelve games played with Bill Carrgsn6s Red SOx and three
for the though then start in and
all the others between and the falling
October. - "
Bump Asdey whose home in Lynn, 10 miles Boston,
expected face the Red Sox up
ana showed enough stuff to his inviting of
friends to out and him perform today
make good Tony Weber, capable Highlander win probably
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
Jack Dempsey Starts
Training on Monday

SARATOGA LAKE. N. Y, June
25.--Jack Dempsey. former heavy
weight champion, will begin work
at his training camp here on Mon.
dav in preparation for his 15-round
bout with Jack eharkeX in New
York on July 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25
BASEBALL. LURES him

Amarillo, Tex, has signed q
pitcher by the name of Eldon
Shupe, formerly with Des Moinea
and Chattanooga. Shupe quit base
ball to become a pedsgogue. but no
could not overcome the old urG0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25

With both Jacks, Sharkey and
Dempsey, swinging into their
full training grind for q 10
round mill at Yankee Stadium
less than a month from now,
tongues are buzzing in earnest
regarding the preliminary to the
1927 battle of the century, which
will involve the winner Of the
Sharkey-D Dempsey snarl and the
present champion, Gene Tunney,
who has been in his Spectator
camp all Of ten days or two
weeks.
We believe the height Of inn
plicit, blind faith in an alleged
expert Is reached when a fight
follower asks a man who picked
Dempsey to win from Tunney
hands down his opinion Of any
future pugilistic event. This
apparent compliment has been
laid out our feet so often in
the past months we are begin
ming to wonder if we are being
kidded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-25

WASHINGTON
RosTtlN
Totals 80 II 2sx 81 Totals 81 82i

Totals 80 IL 26x ~ Totals 81 827 Is
xShaner out, hit by batted ball.
lBatted for HarrisS In seventh.
Washington .,.. 90 01 2O1 O-S
Boston ........... II 1907 0-3
RunS-Bluege (2). Reeves (2), Harris,
FlAgstead. Haney, Todt. Errors--Reeves.
Thurston, Todt. Myer. Two-base hits
Regain, Reeves Thurston. Stolen bases
Fla geteAd. McNeely. Rice. Sacrifice
htts-Mooro. Reeves. Double play
Reeves to Harris to Speaker. Left on
Observation-Disclosures. 10; Boston. s. Bases
on balls--Uf Thrston. 2: off Harriss,
2; off Wingfield. /. Hits--Off Harriss,
In innings: off Wingield. in Q
tnnings Struck out-By Harriss g.
Losing pitcher-Harrisa Umpires--Di-
neen. Geisel and Nallin. Time-1:53