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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
CALL MEN TO
AIDMAN HUNT
Believe Negro Con-
vict Kidnaper Is
Surrounded

CLARKSDALE, Miss, Dec. 29.-tP)
"A call for 200 additional men was
received here late today for posses
seeking Charles Shepherd, escaped
negro convict. Officers were in
formed here that a negro believed
to be Shepherd had been surrounded
near Parchman prison farm, where
the negro was alleged to have killed
4 guard and kidnapped his daughter.
PARCHMAN, Miss, Dec. 29.-CP
Return today of Miss Ruth Du-
vail, is, abducted Friday by a negro
convict, spurred posses tonight to re-
newed vigor in their search for
Charley Shepherd, 81, trusty at the
state prison farm. who is wanted for
the murder Of the girls father, j.
ID. Duvall.
At least 1000 men searched a wide
area for the negro. who forced the
young woman at rifle point to leave
her home on the prison farm with
him and made her walk barefooted
throughout Friday.
Miss Duvall said today when she
reached a convict camp about six
miles from her home, that Shepherd
late last night pointed out a negro
cabin and told her TO stay there or
he would kill her. She remained in
the cabin until this morning, when
with the aid of a negro woman who
lived nearby, she made her way to
the camp.
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Will NOT CALL
SESSION, GOV.
MOODY STATES
Only 70 Sections To
Be Included in the
Leases on Jan. z,
Commissioners Saws

AUSTIN, Dee. 29.-(Rl-Governo
Dan Moody announced late Saturday
he will not call n special session Of
the Legislature dealing with Univer-
sity oil land leases.
Governor Moody said the time is
too short to get session here be-
fore January 2, the advertised sale
date, and that he today secured a
compromise with Land Commission
er j. T. Robson, under which min
eral sale of all but 20 sections of the
100000 acres will be postponed until
sometime after the regular legisla-
ture meets, January s.
The 20 sections, 1880 acres, were
advertised in response to specific
requests, under the lease law, the
governor said Robson told him at
Dilley, Frio county, today, and Rob-
ison refused TO postpone advertised
sales on this acreage. Governor
Moody said he did not know what
West Texas counties the land is in,
nor who made the requests that il
be placed on the lease market.
No Special Session
A special session of the legislature
was sought by the Texas University
board of regents to repeal the 1925
lease Law, and withdraw the land
from the market because of unfavor-
able oil market and lease conditions.
at would be practically inpos-
sible 20 convene the legislature be-
fore January and pass well con-
sidered legislation, and so have
decided not to call a special session."
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
MERGER
OF BUS Lines
Dixie Company Buys
Short Lines In
North Texas

AUSTIN, Dec. 29.-(P)-Plans for
a widespread motor bus system with
capitalization of probably $4,000, 900
were outlined today TO the state rail-
road commission, which approved
sales of North and East Texas Motor
Bus lines for n total Of $4,000 to
the Dixie Motor Coaches, Inc.
A. +. Barrett, Fort Worth, presi-
dent OF the Dixie company and also
the Texas Air Transport, told the
comission that his bus concern may
issue an additional S4,700,000 in pre-
ferred stock. IL now has 5000
shares at 500 value.
Under the commissions approval
after a hearing today, Barrett will
pay $240,000 to Freeman Brothers
for their bus lines between Fort
Worth and Denton, Dallas and Dem
ton, Greenville and the Red River
and Denton and Sherman. He will
buy out j. c. McQuirks Paris-Bon-
ham Sherman route for $4,000 and
j. III. Peyton's Greenville- Bonham-
Sherman route for S25,000.
Texas Motor Coaches recently ac-
quired the Texarkana Dallas bus
route for a price of s275,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
RUMORBAUCHN
Will RESIGN
Ewing May Be Success.
sor AS Harlingen
Commissioners

HARLIEGEN, Dec. 29.-County
Commissioner J. r. Baughn OF the
Harlingen precinct will turn in his
resignation to the commissioners
court when his reelection becomes
effective, January 4, according to
persistent rumors here late today.
Mr.. Baughn could not be located
for a confirmation or denial of the
rumors, but close friends indicated
tha there was n foundation to the
rumors in the fact that he antici-
pates devoting all of his time to per-
sonal affairs after January 1.
The name Of s. Finley Ewing, for
mer mayor of Harlingen, is being
mentioned rs q possible successor
to Mr.. Baughn.
In case Mr.. Baughn turns in his
resignation as expected, his success
sor would be named by County Judge
Oscar c. Dancy, according to provi-
sions of the statute.
Mr.. Baughn has served one term,
or two years, as commissioner Of the
Harlingen precinct. He was elected
in 1925, defeating w. z. Weems.
and took office in 1926.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
CHARGE FILED
BYPARENTSOF
YOUNG WOMAN
Evangelist Admits
Former Marriages;
Girl Resents Inter-
ference of Law

DILLSBURG, Pa, Dec. 29.-CR)-
A 63-year-old preacher. who planned
to take a 20-year-old girl for his
third wife, was in the county Jail at
Carlisle tonight, resigned to his fate.
at is the Lords will" said the
Rev. Peter Wise, who objects to be.
ing called anything but mn evangel-
ist.
lie and the girl Miss Annie Shields
believe they did nothing wrong i'm
disappearing together from the
preachers church, the Salem Method
lst, at Hogestown near here, Wed@
nesday after meeting services. Each
maintained they are in love with each
other and would be married eventu%
ally despite opposition Of the girls
parents.
Wise said he had been married
twice and that his former wives werd
dead.
Meanwhile the Shields girl, undsr
close watch at the home OF her par
ents at Hogestown, still professed
her love for the man. She quoted
passages from Scriptures to justify
her actions and said she was full
filling "a mission of the Lord" in
eloping with Wise.
The evangelist was arrested on
charges Of embezzlement of sf2 Of
the funds of the Sunday school OF
his church as well as on another
count preferred by the girls father.
Wise denied he stole the Sunday
school funds, saying he ''just took
them"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Watehman Shot
By Negro Bandit

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 29.-[R)-
Banditry took a new victim here to-
night when a negro shot a watchmnn
of the Gaylor Oil company, and then
fled with $500 in cash and $500 in
checks.
J. B. Rowe, the Waterman, was in
the company office with G.. L. Magee,
cashier, preparing to lock the office
for the night when a masked negro,
brandishing a pistol, entered.
He fired at Rowe, the bullet strik-
ing him in the leg. As Rowe fell to
the floor the negro fled. returned to
the office, took several shots at Ma
gee and then snatched up the cash
box.
Rowe probably will recover.
The robbery was said by police TO
be the most daring since a downtown
jewelry store was wrecked and the
proprietor wounded two weeks ago,
by lone bandit who later was
wounded fatally in a running gun
battle with a policeman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Hoover Denotes
Interest In Air
Routes to South

ABOARD U. S. $. UTAH, enroute
to Hampton Roads, Dec. 29.-CP)-
Development of air transportation
between the United States and South
America is one of the matters in
which President-elect Hoover has
interested himself largely through
out the Latin-American tour.
His interest found IN instant re-
sponse by government officials in
all the countries visited. but II was
appreciated that there are serious
difficulties to be overcome before
reliable international air service can
be developed. Plans were discussed
that would bring Washington within
T2 hours OF Lima, Peru, and within
four days OF Buenos Aires, as COM
pared to the 12 or IA days at pres
ent required by the fastest steamers.
The major air routes proposed
were one down the west coast of
South America ard another down the
east coast direct from the United
States via Cuba.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Called
To Aid IN Fighting
InflMenzaEpidenaiC

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.--(P)-
Health officials Of all the states and
ten other outstanding scientists have
been invited by the public health
service to attend a national confer
ence, probably in January, for the
purpose Of devising methods Of con-
trolling the present influenza epi-
demic and others IN the futuge.
The invitations, sent by telegraph.
already have brought acceptances
from 46 states and city officials.
Statisticians Of the public health
service declared today that for the
country as a whole the peak of the
present epidemic probably has been
reached, but that this general aver
age does not portray the regional
situstion, as a decline seems started
in western mountain and north cen
tyal states, while the wave has
scarcely begun" in New England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
l928BUILDINC
IN CITY NEAR
TWO MILLION
Permits Issued Total
S1,05l,l74; Struc-
lures Completed
Reach S1,604,757

Construction work authorized and
completed in the city during the
past year amounted TO approximately
$l,s99,6s0 including building per-
mits, street paving, storm and sani-
tary sewers, water and municipal
flying field.
Paving completed during the past
year amounted to SI0S, S,966.2e. The
city airport which is now nearing
completion, cost sl50,000; $27 7,957.3s
was spent for storm and sanitary
sewers, and $4,000 for water mains.
Building permits issued in the city
Of Brownsville during the past year
amounted to $1,051,174, according to
figures compiled by George Hillyer,
city building inspector.
Value of buildings constructed
during this period even exceeded the
permits issued, amounting to ST.
604,757.
The above figures. according to
Hillyer, do not include repairs or
remodeling of old buildings nor are
any figures included for buildings
outside the city limits such as struc-
lures in West Brownsville, Bankers
addition and Los Ebanos.
Building has been made more act
i've here this year than ever before
in the history Of the city" the city
building inspector declared, "and
with proposed projects, it is prac-
tically assured that the 1929 per-
mits will mount even higher than
those of 1928. There are many con-
structiUn jobs in the offing and the
recent voting of a 100000 naviga-
tion bond issue, building activities
will in ali probably reach fever heat.
Just the voting Of the issue is
enough to add impetus and start the
city on building program unparallel-
ed in its history"
Although December building per-
mits exceeded those Of November by
(Gontinued on mage twol
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Curtis to Hold
Place In Senate
Until Inaugural

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-tF-
Senator Curtis, Kansas, will stick by
his post until March when he be-
comes the vice-president.
The senator, republican senate
leader announced today he felt it
his duty to stand by and "do every-
thing possible TO secure the adoption
Of the Kellogg peace treaty, to expe-
dite action upon the cruiser bill and
to press other important pending
legislation in which the people are
interested"
The decision defers until the new
congress selection Of a party leader
to Curtis, but the way seems cleared
for advancement of Senator Watson.
Indiana, to this post.
Senator Curtis had been urged BY
President Coolidge to serve out tbs
present term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Young Athlete
Dies In Crash

BRECKENRIDGE. Tex. Dec. 29.-
OP)-The body of Fred Spillers, 16,
who was killed last night wheo his
automobile turted over near his
home at Caddo, went to Russellville,
Ark. today for funeral services.
Spillers was one of the most prom
ising athletes on the Caddo high
school squad. Last night, he at
tended the annual banquet to men,
bers Of the football team. Shortly
after leaving the banquet he and two
companions sought to turn their car
in some loose dirt and the machine
turned over. The others were unin-
jured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Robson to Delay Oil Land Leasing
CANDY SHOWER FROM SKIES
TOBE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
GIFT TO KIDDIES OF VALLEY

Candy and gum showered from
the skies, is to be The Brownsville
Herald's treat to children of the
Valley Monday morning when the
"Baby Ruth" plane, piloted by
Capt. Dallas M. Speer, makes its
trip TO Mission and return.
This candy, all of il "Baby
Ruth" one of the most delicious
confections, will be dropped into
every town in the Valley, the
candy floating earthward support
ed by rice paper parachutes.
It's not going to hurtle from the
skies, but it's just going to float
leisurely down and every child
will have n chance to get under a
parachute and wait for il TO de-
scend into his hands provided he
sis on his toes"
And that's not all.
Every child bringing a parachute
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into The Herald office will be
given package Of gum to sop
things off.
What time is all this going TO
happen?
The candy" plane will take off
from the Brownsville municipal
airport promptly at 10 n. m.
IL will first circle Brownsville
and then start up the Valley to
San Benito, Harlingen, La Feria,
Weslaco. Donna, Alamo. San Juan,
Pharr, McAllen and Mission. Aft
er it has reached Mission, it will
return again b. the Brownsville
port.
The "Baby Ruth" plane. which
is owned by the Curtiss Candy
company, manufacturers Of "Baby
Ruth" confection, arrived at the
Continued on page eight.)
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Rail Protests
On Bus Line To
Be Heard Monday

AUSTIN, Dec. 29.-(P)-A hearing
on the protest of five major rail-
roads in Texas objecting to the
granting OF a permit to Charles
Connor to operate a bus line frcn
Laredo, through Texas and Oklaho-
ma. to Kansas City. Missouri. will
be held before joint session of the
Texas and Oklahoma Railroad Com
mission in TT. Worth Monday.
Railroads opposing the certificate
of operation are the Frisco, Katy,
Texas and Pacific and Southern Pa
cific systems.
II will be the first time since mo-
torbus transportation has been plac-
ed under state regulation that rail-
way systems have interposed objec-
tions. IL is said that other bus lines
also will oppose the permit.
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Prisoner Fails
To Return After
Prison Furlough

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 2e.-CR)-
The arrest Of Justin Crane at Amar-
lilo, Tex, on an embezzlement
charge, brought to light today that
]. t. Crane, convicted Holdenville,
Okla, banker, who has been given
full pardon, n leave Of absence and
four extensions to the leave by Gov.
Henry S. J1hnston, has been miss
ing from the state penitentiary at
McAlester since his last leave ex-
pired, November 10.
The Crane case gained wide atten-
tion when the governor gave the
man, whom police believe to be their
prisoner, a pardon on his conviction
Of embezzlement in Marshall county.
only to learn that Crane faced an
other term for alleged embezxle-
ment mt H1ldenville.
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Deuge Gifts Awaits Advent Valleys First 1929 Baby

by The Herald several years ago
The storks have increased their
accuracy in timing flights to where
they have il down almost to m ex-
act computation. Little Miss Alice
Louise Midkiff came into being al
most simultaneously with the year
1928 at Edinburg to win the prizes
last year. She was born at 1908
q. m. Miss Maria de Jesus Rodri-
guez arrived a few seconds too early
--i1:59 .. m.
Baby Williams of MeAllen, r.
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Set Hearing In
Moral Murder

CANTON, o., Dec. 29.-(P)-A pre-
liminary hearing will be held Mon
day for Wilbur o. Haldman, alleged
"moral murderer" Of his 21-year-old
wife, Margaret, who he said shot and
killed vernard Z. Fearn, IS, Canton
coal dealer.
Alleged statements OF Heldmau
that he told his wife she was headed
for the electric chair for Fearn's
death. just before she shot herself,
and that it was unnecessary for him
to bring her TO Canton authorities,
are expected to be used against Held
man by McQuale.
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Start Probe In
Heresy Charges

TEMPLE, Tex, Dec. 29.-P)-Dr.
W. s. Red of Austin will come to
Temple to investigate complaints OF
heresy made against the Rev. III. G.
kenney, modernist Presbyterian min
lister Of Cameron, to determine
whether the minister will be tried on
the accusations.
Church leaders here were inclined
to believe little or no publicly would
attend the investigation or trial IL a
trial is ordered.
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Plane Scared
Stock; Farmer
Uses Shotgun

BR0WNW00D. Tex, Dec. 29.-tP
Firing with a shot gun at an air
plane which flew low over his prop
erty. a Brownwood farmer left his
mark on the wings, fuselage and tail
Of craft piloted by Z. NJ. Unruh
yesterday.
The farmer feared his cattle and
poultry would be scared by the
plane and took pot shots as the pilot
would soar low each day for land
ing on the field a short distance
away.
Unruh said he did not know he
was being shot at until yesterday.
when he glanced down and saw a
man aiming at him. The pilot de-
clared if his controls had been dam
aged. he probably would have
crashed with two passengers.
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SO they can glide up to the Chin
ney as soon after midnight as pos
sible and thereby win valuable
gifts for their small bundle Of hu-
manity.
The gifts are being donated by
% Valley merchants and The
Brownsville Herald. They embrace
a wide group of useful articles
ranging through "a birthday cake,
blankets. bank account, medicine
chest, toys. diamond ring, etc. The
offer is an annual one instituted
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birth, being careful about minutes
after 12 o'clock Tuesday morning,
Jan. ], 1929. Also must give name
and residence Of parents. and name
Of baby IL possible. Certificates
must reach The Herald office be-
fore D. m. Tuesday, Jan. I.
Winner announced in Wednesdays
Herald. One Of the parents or both
and baby IL convenient. must come
TO Herald office and Herald rep
resentative will accompany them
Continued on page two.l
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pound son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. J.
Williams, won the 1927 prize by
arriving at 1910 q. m. The 1926
winner arrived at 1:20 a. m.
Since the storks have become so
accurate from year to year, IL has
become necessary to lay down a
few rules to govern the contest.
They are:
The Herald must be supplied
with an official birth certificate IS
sued by attending physician, Civ
ing exact hour, and minute Of
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Information drifting into the
Valley from other countrysides
tell of a drove of wise storks flap
ping their way leisurely Valley
ward, dropping low over villages to
circle town clocks to accurately
guage their arrival over the land of
citrus.
And there's a reason.
The stilted birds are willing to
brave the New Years barrage OF
roman candles, gunshct, general
din of whoopee and radio aerisls
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
Texas VIII Get
Over 4 Millions
In Federal Aid

WASHINGTON. Dec. aa.-lR-
Apportionment Of $73,125, 900 u the
states has been made By the secre-
tary OF agriculture as federal aid in
road construction for the fiscal wear
which begins next July.
The funds will be expended in ac-
corcaEce with past procedure. the
cost Of construction on roads desir-
mated as part OF the federal system
to be borne almost equally by the
states and the federal government.
The apportiionment for Texas:
1881 ,ie2; for Oklahoma S1,T4s,s57.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
OKLAHOMA QUINT ARRIVES

DALLAS, Dec. 29.-tF-Oklahoma
University's basketball squad ar
rived here tonight for a week of
practice before opening their Mis-
souri, Valley conference campaign.
The Sooners, who won last years
Valley title without melting defeat,
will play a practice game with South
ern Methodist University Tuesday
night. Coach McDermott accom-
panied the squad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
WEATHER

East Texas-Suuday and Monday
increasing cloudiness, becoming un-
settled in south portion, with rain
possible near west coaSt; colder Sum
day in east and south portions.
West Texas-Sunday and Monday,
increasing cloudiness. probably be-
coming unsettled; somewhat colder
Sunday in south portion; probably
colder Monday in north po-tf3n.
Oklahoma-Sunday ard Monday,
increasing eloudiness. probably be-
coming unsettled; colder Monday. I'M
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KILLS WIFE; SUICIDES

LONG BEACH. Cal, Dec. 2e.-CP
After sending four bullets into the
body Of his wife, Leila Farrer. SO,
Captain II. z. Farrer, master OF the
steamer S. A. Perkins. today fled to
the stern rail of his ship, shot him
self through the head and sumbled
lifeless into the water Of Long Beach
harbor.
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TWO INJURED IN
MOTOR ACCIDENT

PARIS. Tex. Dec. 29.-iP)-Mrs.
n. d. Gibbs OF Sapulpa. Okla, and
son, A. II. Gibbs of Eldorado, Ark,
were in n hospital here today with
injuries received when their auto
overturned last night near here.
Mrs. Gibbs suffered broken nose
and fracture Of both arms, the son
a broken collar hone.
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Commission Next Step

The next step in the final organi-
zation of the district will be the ap-
pointment of three commissioners by
the county commissioners court.
The district does not. expect to is
sue it's bonds for some time, and the
issuance will hinge entirely on the
turn of port developments at Point
Isabel.
IL the U. S. army engineers recon-
mend construction of a channel from
Brazos Santiago Pass in q direct
Continued on page two)
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DISTRICT
BONDS GIVEN
BIG MAJORITY
San Benito-Po oint Is
abel District Carries
Issue By Vote of 638
To 179

SAN BENITo, Dec. 29.-The San
Benito-Point Isabel navigation dis
trict, with n s500,Ooo bond issue au-
thorized, came into existence rs a
permanent district today when vot-
ers returned a majority of 63s for
the issue, and 179 against.
All precincts in the district. with
the exception of Santa Maria, where
SO votes were cast, gave the port
project decisive majorities, Point
Isabel reporting 231 votes unanimous
for the district and bond issue.
Following are the returns from the
five boxes:
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THE BROWNSVILLE position.
,.ken after every Valley community
WITH the exception of San Benito,
Indicated through representatives
thew were unwilling to share in the
sxrense of government aid and hsr-
hor development on the coast, is that
.prownsvilie is willing to build and
nav for a Valley harbor at Browns
vile.
brownsville has always been will
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