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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
PLANES BOMB
SANDING ARMY
IN JUNGLES
Infantry Detachments Con-
centrating to Cut Off
Any Escape
EXPLAIN MUTINY.
Attack From Air Reported
To Have Disastrous
Effect

NANAGUA, Mic, Jan. 13 While
American marine planes have been
steadily bombing the Sandino rebel
forces near Quilali, marine infantry
detachments are concentrating in the
eastern part of the state of Nueva
Segovia to cut off Sandino from the
Coco river in case he should attempt
to escape.
Colonel Mason. Gulicz, commanding
the American forces in Nicaragua, said
today that he would continue his pol
icy Of bombing the rebels with planes
rather than have marine patrols run
the chance Of being ambushed.
The commander reported that planes
returning from the Quilali district on
Thursday afternoon vigorously bomb
80 rebel areas near Quilali where
American troops we're aInbuShed early
last week. He said that the airplane
bombing of rebel positions was very
effective, the American aviators being
in position to see the disastrous eff
feet. The rebels now are dispensing ur :
der heavy cover, fearing the effect of
bombing
The American authorities here today
denied that Sundays mutiny among
a portion of the Nicaraguan antional
guard stationed at Sonotillo had po-
1itical effect Official accounts of tho
mutiny given out today by the min
lister of police stated that it was pro-
voked by General Peralta, Honduran
revolutionary leader, and that the men
fled into Honduras.
The names of the nine men who eS-
capped were made p,'t'.- 4~Aav with the
statement that they were former MEM
bers of the liberal army of DR.. Juan
SacaSa and General Moncada
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
IS PER CENT OF PROHIBITION
AGENTS FLUNK EXAMINATIONS

civil service requirements, reiter-
atCd that he was making every ef
fort to give those who had failed
another chance. He again sharp
Iy criticized the form of the ex-
aminatiOns, declaring that he would
have been unable to answer some
of the questions himself.
Pending word from the civil
service commission whether it
would re-examine the fIunkers,
DOran took steps to prevent their
discharge from the service by tele-
graphing all prohibition admins
traitors to make no permanent ap-
pOintments for the present. He
then went into conference with
members of the civil service COM
mission to appeal in person for
re-examinatiOn for all of his men
who failed.
A clean sweep of the prohibition
force in Carolina territory would
result from the civil service COM
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SCHENECTADY, N. ", Jan. Is
P, = The magic wand of science,
passing over the factory of the
General Electric company here to-
day, disclosed to small group of
radio engineers, scientists and
newSpapermen vision of the flu
ture of radio brOadcasting- flu
ture designed to bring to broad
cast fans the sight as well as the
sound of the radio performer.
Sitting in comfortable chairs in
three Schenectady homes, several
miles from the cOmpany's broad
casting studio, the visitors were
enabled to both hear and see the
studio program. Simple twists of
the diaIs on the home teIevisiOn
sets" brought to these men the
minute reproduction of the char
acterS who appeared before the
micrOphOne, even to the curl of
cigaret smoke from their lips and
the blinking of their eyes. The
sound of their voices was heard in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is up =
The path cut in the ranks of pro-
hibition agents by the civil service
commission became more apparent
today with the announcement that
1,5OO of the 1000 men on the gov
ment payroll had "flunked" in the
recent examinations and were apt
to lose their jobs.
More specific than in the past as
to, the extent of the havoc wrought
by civil service requirements,
Prohibition Commissioner DOran
disclosed that IS per cent of the
federal agents, inspectors and SUI
pervisors had failed to qualify on
the written tests. If something is
not done to give the funkers an
other chance, he said, the gov
ernment's enforcement machine
will be in a bad wav.
Doran, who previously had re-
veaIed that many of his men, in
Guiding some he regards most
highly, had failed to come up to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
MAGIC WAND OF SCIENCE SHOWS
TELEVISION WITH RADIO SOUND

the usual way through loud
speaker SuppIementing the visual
apparatus.
AAe climax of many years of
labor in the laboratories of the
company, today's tests demonstrat-
ed the principal value Of televisiOn
as a means of entertainment in tl;o
home as well as opening the path
to endless possibilities in the world
of commerce, the radio engineers
in charge of the demonstration
asserted.
"While this is an historical
event, comparable to the early ex-
periments in sound brOadcaSting,"
David Sarnoff, vice president and
general manager of the Radio Cor
pOratiOn of America declared, "the
greatest significance of the pres
ent demonstration is in the fact
that the radio art has bridged the
gap between the laboratory and the
home"
CONTINUED OH Page Ten)
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SEXTON DIES IN TUCSON

TUCSON, Jan 13 lP-EdWard J.
Sexton, 38, candidate for city clerk of
Indianapolis on the democratic ticket
three years ago, died at his home here
tonight. He came to Tucson year
ago in a losing fight for his health.
At his bedside were his wife, Mrs.
Marie Sexton, and his brother, Tim
othy P. Sexton, the latter arriving from
Indianapolis Thursday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
President of Cuba
Greets Americas
On Conference Eue

2 (The following greeting from
General GerardO MachadO, presi-
dent of Cuba, to the residents of
North, South and Central Amer
lea, was prepared for distribution
through the Associated Press in
anticipation of the opening Mon
day in Havana of the sixth Pan
American cOnference.)
BY GERARDO MACHADO,
President of Cuba
HAVANA, Jan. 13 [P-The meeting
of the sixth international American
conference in the capital of Cuba is
an event which has awakened in
tense interest in the world and its
character is undoubtedly 2SE'y excep-
tional. I will add that its prepara-
ton under the auspices of the re-.
public over which I preside, upon
whom her sister republics OF America
conferred great honor by depositing
in her their entire confidence, has
been one of the outstanding endeavorS
of my government.
The long labors whose purpose was
always inspired by the desire and
aims of American co-fraternity. which
the broad and solid foundations Oh
mutual justice and common pros.
perity, have now been crowned with
success, holding out the promise OF
immense good.
So J. stand ready to extend with
profound emotion an enthusiastic and
greeting to the repre-
Sentatives of the three Americas who,
zealorSly and we'll prepared, respond
to the noble call made to them on
behalf of this continent. I extend
this greeting in the most complete
conviction that we approach Tor the
glory and welfare OF our democracieS,
the definite and unmistakaple tri-
,n1ph of truth, as q symbol OF re-
denlption, in opposition to the acr1.
mony, at times disquieting. OF pre-
iudice and niStrust.
Tt affords me intimate satisfaction
to find here, where the flag of my
country waves, the plenSpotentiarie
of tine nations of the new world
united and we'll disposed to coordinate
the interests OF America under the
protection OF a strong alliance or
spiritual comprehension, which shall
constitute for them in the near future
an assurance OF moral and material
aggrandizement The Cubans will
then experience the pleasure of hav-
ing facilitated the good understanding
between all the powers OF our con-
tinent, simply by accepting the polit-
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b FLYING STARS
OF FRANCE, U. S.
IN PANAMA CITY
Lindbergh, Costes and Le-
brix Exchange Greet
ings Before Crowd

PANAMA CITY, Jan. Is R-Three
flying stars of the air met here today
before a crowd of 10000 thai cheered
without restraint, as the. fliers, Lind
bergh, CosteS and Lebrix shook hands
on the balcony of the municipal build
ing. The airmen waved and smiled to
those below, and Lindbergh seemed
more pleased than at any time since
his arrival here
1t had been expected that this meet
ing woud take place at Campo Lind
bergh on the arrival of the adventur-
Gus Frenchmen, who had flown from
Guayaquil, Ecuador, nearly 800 miles
speeding their plane for the purpose
of this very. foregathering. They
reached Campo Lindbergh in advance
of the unofficial good will ambassador
of the United States and were on their
way. to Panama City when Colonel
Lindbergh came soaring over the field
from Colon
He came down, but did not get out of
his machine, taking the air again al
most Immediately and flying to Al
brook field, where he landed, and was
driven to the municipal building, thus
escaping the crowd at the field.
When Costes and Lebrix had been
received in solemn session by the
municipal council. Colonel Lindbergh
was ushered in and moment later
the three stepped to the balcony where
they were greeted by what was un-
doubtdly the greatest demonstration
ever seen in Panama.
CAMPO LINDBERGH, PANAld 4,
Jan. 13 (R-The French air voyagers
Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Lebrix
flew straight from Guayaquil, Ecuador
today to Campo Lindbergh. They
wanted to reach Panama before Col.
Lindbergh departed from the iSthmus
on his flight to Venezuela.
President Chiari the members of his
cabinet, the French minister, M. Lang
lais, and great crowd welcomed the
DARN Carmen, who had flown from
France to South America, and were
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Copper quiet; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 141sc;
lead dull; spot, 6.50c.
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U.s.. Marines Closing in on Nicarqguqn Rebels
|. = = = y y = = = = y y y y
HaDana Police Arrest
2 Russians For Plans
Against Pres. Coolidge

+ HAVANA, Jan. 13 QP-Reports y
+ became current today of plan \
+ to create disturbances at the ar i
+ rival Of President Coolidge here =
+ Sunday afternoon The police 4
T have arrested two Russians, Civ y
+ ing the names of EleXes and 4
+ Fabial The men came here jan y
uary 8 from Mexico. 1t is al x
+ legged by the police that they have y
+ formulated plans to carry out an 4
agitation during the sessions of 4
+ the American conference. x
T *
+ y y * X * * * * * y y X y 4
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! 4 = x \ y y 4 4 4 4 X y 4
Gasoline Dealers In
Tucson Admit Profit
OF 80 Per Cent On 27c

+ TUCSON, Jan. 1S R-Scoring
+ Governor G. W. p. Hunt for his .:
+ attack on the present price of
+ gasoline and declaring the exc
l. cutive's activities were directed :
+ entirely against the dealer and :
+ not the wholesalers, the gasoline
+ dealers of Tucson went on record
+ today as being in opposition to
F any cut in the present retail price
+ of gasoline.
f. In a meeting of the United
Gaasoline Dealers association, the
z dealers admitted their present
+ profit was about 33 per cent on
+ the present price of 81 cents per
+ gallon, but declared the profit
+ necessary in order that "free,"
+ water and service might be given. :
+ * =. !. * * * * * y X * y /:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
nIsCuSsEs NEAR AHEAD

TUCSON, Jan. 13 H9-"The Year
Ahead" in which was incorporated re-
suits of four days discussion, was the
subject taken by DR.. P H. Ross, di-
rector of the university extension serv-
ice, at the closing session of the 18TH
annual Arizona state extension con-
ference here today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
PICKWICK PLANS EXPANSION

TUCSON, Jan. 13 Up = Expansions
and improvements ranging well into
the millions of dollars will be made in
various parts of the United States by
the Pickwick stages, according to an
nouncement made here today by H. H.
Morgan of Los Angeles, regional man
ager for the company's Los Angeles to
ST Louis territory
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
FIXING
MOVE
Hargill Farmers Join
Movement to Set
Uniform Scale

HARGILL, July "A large num-
Der OF farmers Of this section gath
cred here Thursday night in answer
to a call sent out by the Raymond
vile Chamber of Commerce, and
every farmer went on record in IA
vor of an organization 10 fix the
price Of cotton picking and TO COM
bat the activities Of labor boot
leggers."
The meeting was called 20 order
by Frank Brownfield. who presented
George Lochrie, secretary Of the
Raymondville Chamber Of Com
merce. Mr.. Loehrie outlined the re-
suits accomplished last year through
organization in Kleberg. Nueces and
Jin Wells counties and urged the
farmers TO aid the movement and
make il Valley-wide, embracing both
the irrigated and non-irrigated Sec
tons.
Following Mr.. Lochrie's address a
community committee, composed Of
Frank Brownfield. G.. W. Bell, j. B..
Pollock, X. W. Bonham and J. L..
Hughes, was apWinted to attend a
general committee TO be held in Ray
fondville early next week.
According TO the organization plan
a committee Of five growers will be
appointed in each community for
the purpose Of fixing a basic price
for that community. depending upon
the condition Of the crop. The prac-
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waite First Glass Brust, Private First
Class Dawson, Private First Class
Zurcher and Private Jones. The Ma
chine Gun Troop lineup will be Cor
moral Curbo, Corporal Tomlinson,
Private Caps Corporal Dodman and
Private Orth.
The lineup for the Roman race
will be-: Headquarters Troop. Cor
moral Deditz; Machine Gun Troop.
Sergeant Rennick; Troop A, Private
Holmes, and Troop b, Corporal
Sharpe. -,
In the Rescue race the lineup will
he. Headquarters Troop. Corporal
Deditz and Private Robidoux; Ma
chine Gun Troop, Private Mcconnell
and Private McCool; Troop a, Cor
moral McCracken and Private Lark
ton, and Troop 3, Private Welsh and
Private Rexrode. -.
Lineup in the Cossaek Race will
he: Headquarters Troop, Private
R~obidoux: Machine Gun Troop, Pri-
vate Davis: Troop A. Private Cain,
and Troop r, Corporal Sharpe.
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Mexican Truck
Shipments Into
u. S. Increasing

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2.-tPl
Exports Of Mexican West coast
vegetables to the United States
through the border port of Nogales.
Sonora, Mexico, during the month Of
May amounted 20 $50 cars as COM
pared with 396 cars during May. 1927,
according to a report received in the
foreign service Of the Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics from Consul
c. A. Damn at Nogales. This brings
total shipments to the American
market for the season up to $3.50 cars
as against $3.50 cars during the Tor
responding period last season.
A few cars of tomatoes were still
scheduled to cross the border during
the first week Of June. but BY the end
Of the week shipments were expected
10 stop entirely. Shipments OF green
peas have closed already. Shipments
Of cantaloupes and watermelons dur
ing May show a large increase ever
those for May 1927. This is of parti-
cular significance owing to the fact
that shipments from the Imperial Val
lev Of California were being made IN
large quantities at the same time.
Shipments Of Mexican West Coast
tomatoes to Canada via the United
States from the beginning Of the sea
son Ia the end of April amounted 70
III carloads. The returns for May
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field MEET
ONPROCRAM
Fort Brown Troopers
Will Hold Mounted
Athletic Meet

Again the army has come 10 the
front and will assist Brownsville in
making her Fourth Of July celebra-
tion the biggest in ths history of this
city which has graced the banks Of
the Rio Grande since the days when
Ponce De Leon labored under the
hallucination that the fountain of
youth dubbed up in the swamps Of
Florida instead Of in the vcrdant
recesses OF the Rio Grande Valley
of Texas.
Through arrangements with Capt.
Vernon VI. Shell, post adjutant, en-
listed men at Fort Brown are going
TO present four mounted events that
are scheduled to prove n of the
most popular exhibitions on a Fourth
Of July program chucked full TO
overlooking.
Beginning at 10 a. m, probably on
the main parade ground. these men
viii hold N mounted tug-of-war. a
mounted Roman race, n mounted
rescue race and a mounted Cossack
race.
The Army's finest riders and sth-
letes will contest in these games
which are guaranteed to bring a thrill
trickling even through q set Of Ill
fitting false teeth.
A crack team from Troop A is card
cd to battle IN equally crack team
from the Machine Gun Troop in the
mounted tug-of-war. The lineup for
Troop A will be Sergeant Myers. Pri-
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Dem LEADERS
PLAN MAKE
NATION tour
Battle Plan Expected
To Include Coast to
Coast Whirlwind
Campaign

ALBANY, n. Y, July 2.-CP)-
Councils Of war to determine the
strategy Of the democratic presi-
Dental campaign are to begin at
once. Governor Alfred L. Smith will
20 to New York tomorrow and II
was learned today that he has APP
pointments on Monday with persons
whose advice on political matters he
values highly.
At these preliminary conferences
the general plan of battle will be
drawn up and all indications are that
they will call for a whirlwind cam
paign that will lead Tmith and his
running mate. Senator Joseph r..
Robinson, from coast to coast and
from the Canadian bor-er down into
the southernmcst states.
Governor Smith himself has re-
vealed little Of his plans. but the
fact that he j. going "a New York
on Sunday. ostensibly 70 keep ap-
pointments on Wednesday. indicates
that there are important matters to
he discussed az once, even before
those Fourth Of July appointments.
On the Fourth the governor is tc
speak at Tammany Hall and in the
evening from the steps Of the city
hall. Observers Of the political sit
uation are considering the possibil-
ity that one az these talks may b
made the occasion Of firing the first
shots Of the campaign.
II is generally conceded that the
general strategy Of the campaign
will be dictated by Governor Smith
hut there are countless details which
he must first discuss with person
better acquainted than he with ma
tional politics.
To date he has merely said that he
will conduct the campaign as he has
conducted those for state office
This means that he will fight ds,
and night, speaking at a great mum
her Of meetings. and Slso that h6
will confine himself to statements
Of what ne expects To DO IL elected
rather than 70 charges against The
republicans such a. featured thu
keynote speech.
Much depends IN the choice ~ !
chairman Of the national committee
70 succeed Glenn Shaver and thi:
seems at the moment 20 be one oil
Governor Smiths principal prob
lens, for IL will be Smith who die.
tates the choice.
II is generally believed that thu
man chosen will come from thu
west, but there seem % be half .
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NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

"a 1890
Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of an order OF sale issued
out of the District Court of Cameron
County, Texas. l03rd Judicial Dis
trict. by the clerk thereof, on June
20. 1928. in Cause No. 45l6, styled La
Feria Sugar Company vs.. August
Stark, upon a judgment and decree
of foreclosure rendered by said court
in said suit on May %, 1928, in favor
of La Feria Sugar Company, plain
tiff, against August Stark, defendant,
for S~l6S7.73, with interest thereon
at 10 per cent per annum from
November ]. 1921. and the costs Of
suit. with foreclosure Of the ven
doris lien on the real estate herein
after described, which order Of sale
was directed and delivered TO me as
Sheriff Of Cameron County, Texas,
II, Mrs. Pinkie Nann, sheriff as
aforesaid. have seized and levied
upon, on June 81. 1928, at 300 o'clock
a. m. ard will offer for sale, and sell
70 the highest bidder for cash at
public auction at the court house
door OF Cameron County, Texas, in
the City Of Brownsville, Texas. on
the first Tuesday in August. 1928,
being August 7th. 1928, between the
hours Of 1000 o'clock a. m, and 400
o'clock p. M, the property described
in said order of sale. being the South
21.69 acres Of Lot 81 of the Mime
sota-Texas Land & Irrigation Com
pany's Subdivision in the La Feria
Grant. Cameron County, Texas, as
per subdivision map recorded Book
?. p. 3s. Map Records Of said County.
together with all the right. title and
interest that the defendant, August
Stark, had IN and TO the same on
February 2, 1914. or at any suisse
quent time.
Done at Brownsville, Texas, this
2lst day Of June. 1928.
MRS. PINKIE VANN.
Sheriff of Cameron County, Texas.
6-25-7-2-9-3t-3O63
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HALT STRIKE PARADE

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, July p
tP-More than a score Of arrests
were made as several thousand
striking textile workers this after
noon attempted to march from both
ends Of the city TO the center in de-
fiance Of refusal by .he police de-
partment TO grant a permit for the
parade. Among those arrested were
Eli Keller. Passaic. N. j., strike
leader who organized the parade as
a textile workers union dcmonstra.
ton, and Elizabeth Donnelly, Boston
organizer active in this city since
the strike began.
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dozen men on whom the choice
might fall.
Smith is known to be enthusiastic
about the qualities of his running
mate and is believed to have had a
good deal to do with his nomination.
Smith and Robinson campaigned in
New York together in 1920 for Cox
and they have a mutual respect for
each other largely based on the ad-
miration of one tireless fighter for
another.
The details Of the campaign still
are TO be decided on but : fact is
certain, when II Is yer the country
will have no doubt that II has wit
messed a campaign.
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ASSIGNS WHOLE ESTATE

LOS ANGELES, JUN 2.-(P-Los
Angeles attorneys of Cornelius Van
derbilt, Jr., who yesterday in Chi
cage signed a document voluntarily
relinqu, shing his rights to inheri-
table legacies of more than 81 ,00O,-
600 for the benefit Of stockholders
in his bankrupt publishing enter
prises, said here today that this as
signment hy young Vanderbilt COM
prises all his Unbeatable legacies.
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TO OPPOSE BRYAN,s GIRL

MELBOURNE. Fla, July 2.5tFl-
Republicans Of the fourth Florida
congressional district today chose
W. G. Lawson Of Orlando 10 oppose
Mrs. Ruth Bryan 0w Of Coral
Gables. daughter Of the late William
]. Bryan. for congress in the No
vrmher election.
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tice of farmers bidding against each
other will be eliminated, each grow
er being honor bound to accept the
price fixed by the committee.
Committees are starting the move
ment in other Willacy and Hidalgo
county communities, ard an effort
will be made during the week to o.
ganire the. irrigated section.
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CHASE BULL 3 hours

SOUTHEND, Eng. A ~maddened
bull that escaped and injured nine
persons was pursued hy-men on bicy-
cles for three hours before il was
killpd.
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CRIDSTARSON
VALLEY TRIP
Mann Campo ell Elk
pected to Arrive
BY Saturday

Jerry Mann and Red Campbell left
Dallas Wednesday morning for the
Valley to open the Mann-Campbell
school Of football at Harlingen. They
will be accompanied by Rags Mat
thews, the other member Of the
school.
Stops will be made at Houston and
San Antonio, where later schools
are to be conducted, for light work
outs. They will arrive here Friday
or Saturday and will visit all Val
ley cities before the school opens
June IL.
The school at Harlingan will be
for high school and junior college
athletes. ID has received the en-
dorsement and recommendation Of
such nationally known coaches as
Knute Rockne Of Notre Dame, Ray
Morrison Of S. NJ. L.. Bell Of T. G.
IT,, Freeland Of Texas Tech. and
Frank Bridges, former coach Of Bay
Tor university.
The three members Of the staff
of tEis school are the best athletes
the state has ever turned out. They
have o national recognition and
were named on many Of the ALI
American football teams.
The school at Hariingen will be
the first Of twelve they will conduct
this summer in cities in Texas.