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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
DISCUSS CITY
: LIGHT PLANS
Proposals Received To
illuminate Bust
ness Section

Installation Of street illumination
system in the business section Of the
city was discussed briefly by the
city commission Wednesday norm
ing in considering a proposal of.the
Western Electric company to install
the system nj n cost OF $4,000.
Action on the proposal was post
poned until the next regular meet
ing on June Is, Commissioners
Starck and Cobolini announcing they
were in favor of the installation.
Plans for the system were pre-
scented by a representative Of the
electric company, who has been in
the city N week and made a thor
ough survey OF the lighting needs
Of the business section. According
TO the plans the area 10 be illumi-
mated would include Washington.
Elizabeth and Levee streets from
Tenth to Fourteenth. The present
ornamental posts would be replaced
by 80 posts Is feet in height. placed
three to the block, each carrying a
light Of 6OO-candlepower with a spe-
cial illumination globe.
Installation OF the system would
recessitate the removal OF 20 orna-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Interested
In Bamboo Crops

SAVANNAH. Ca. GP-Local or.
neriments with bamboo are declares
BY growers to have Demonstrate
the importance of its culture IN tbe
south. There is a market for botn
the timber bamboo and the edible
varieties. A grove near here has at
tanned a height of 50 feet. Young
shoots Of the edible bamboo are used
as a vegetable and salad.
Producers say most bamboos will
thrive wherever cotton Is grown sue
cessfully. preferring fertile. we'll
drained soil. They make an excel
lent windbreak and as evergreen.
are sought for landscape Ornamental
ton. The light poles serve q great
array OF farm purposes. while the
heavier timber is used in the manu-
facture Of furniture. building mate
rial and paper
For the last nine years thers h.r
been = federal ban on the jmnorts-
tom OF live bamboo or seed from
foreign countries. TO keep out dan
gerous plant diseases and insects.
Georgia W cooperate with tie
department Of agriculture in obtain
inT stock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
TEXAS DEALER
IN STOCKSDIES

NEW YORK, June 6.-P-Eugene
G. Scales. who came to New York
from New Orleans p years ago with
2s cents and a 5000 diamond ring and
IN two years ran IL into a fortune Of
$4,000. 900 on the cotton exchange,
died yesterday of heart disease.
There is little OF his fortune left.
He was 20 years old.
Mr.. Scales was born in Dallas, but
moved to Paris. Tex, when a young
man and opened a general store. Aft
er a few years he sold out and bought
into the Central Texas Cotton Oil
company.
Making n small fortune in that NJ
opened brokerage offices in Temple.
Brentwood. Waco, Corsicana and
Taylor. and became a member OF the
New Orleans. New York and Chicago
cotton exchanges. He retired. from
the market in 1910 with his So. 900
in winnings but returned in two
years to suffer immediate heavy
losses. He laughed his losses away
until 1914, he said his fortune was
gone. The next year. however. he
stepped into the war wheat market
and amassed another fortune. He
went along quietly then until last
year when again he announced his
fortune was gone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Two Women Rush
Plans For Flight

NEW YORK, June 6.-R-With
Miss Amelia Earhart delayed al Ire
passey, n. r., by ~unfavorable winds
for her take-off in the monoplane
Friendship. two other women were
pushing plans here for trans-Atlan-
tic flights.
The monoplane Columbia. in which
Charles Levine and Clarence Cham
Berlin flew to Germany last wear,
was reported ready for the ocean
flight Miss Mabel Boil Is planning.
and Miss Thea Rasche, the German
aviatrix, received from the builders
of the Beilanca plane in which she
hopes TO fly TO Germany.
Miss Boil was elated when she
learned that the take-off Of the
Friendship had been delayed.
That's good news for me. Nav.
be I'LL be first after all" she said.
There were still several matters
for her to settle. however, before
she could start her ocean ATTEMPT.
She has not definitely chosen \
pilot. although Charles lie Boutil-
her, British war filler, has been men
toned. and Levine, owner of the
Columbia. said the plane was not
yet ready. despite the report Of n.
Harold doc" Kinkade. Wright mo-
tor expert. that it was all set for the
ocean flight.
Miss Rasche is not rushing her
preparations. Not later than .JnIv
l5'" was all she would say when
pressed for a possible starting date.
She said her new plane had only
been flown for six hours and hat
ct least 80 more hours of test flyinc
must BE done before she would take
OIL she also has not
selection Of a companion pilot.
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TO TEST CITY
WATER DAILY
Equipment for Labora-
tory Ordered By
Commission

Daily tests of Brownsville city
water will be made as soon as lab
orrtory equipment can be installed.
purchase az the equipment having
been authorized by the city commits
sion st q special meeting Wednesday
morning.
X. e. Graham. connected with the
county health unit and stationed at
Brownsville, will make the daily tests
and reports.
Some criticism Of the quality Of
Brownsville water had been made by
military authorities and others. The
request was made by the medical
staff M Fort Brown that the labor
story be installed 50 that an accur-
ate check could be kept and the water
maintained NJ standard
Under the present arrangement
samples of the water are sent each
week by the city TO the A. & NJ. Col
lege for tests, the military author
tiles also sending samples TO Fort
Sam Houston. City and military
health officers stated il was i'm
possible to maintain an accurate
check on the water under this system
and advised the establishment and
equipment Of a laboratory at the city
plant.
The cost Of the equipment will be
approximately $500. and the labor
atory is expected 10 be ready for the
initial tests in a few weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
GARNER CLUB
MEETS FRIDAY
Chairmen Urged to At
tend Banquet At
Harlingen

Definite plans for getting out the
Garner vote at the July primary will
be discussed at a meeting and ban.
quet Of the voting precinct chairmer
of the Cameron county Garner-for-
Congress club to be held at Hotel
Rees-Wil-Mond in Harrington at 7
o'clock Friday night.
Invitations have been mailed to the
chairmen and chairwomen of all
voting precincts. urging they attend
the meeting and TO be prepared to Of
fer suggestions as to the best means
Of polling every vote.
III. B. Galbraith Of Brownsville,
chairman of the club, will preside.
we hope every voting precinct
will be represented at this meeting
Mr.. Galhraith said. at is very es-
sential that every precinct be organ
lied. and this should be done in
ample time to assure a full vote at
the July primary. | am confident
that Cameron county will return the
usual majority for John Garner. but
we want 70 get every Garner vote to
the polls"
Several Garner leaders from
Brownsville. San Benito. Harlingen
and La Feria are expected to be pres
ent to address the meeting.
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WOMAN Filler /.
AWAITS GOOD
Wind HOP
Take Off on Atlantic
Flight to Require
Right Weather; Two
Others Rush Plans

TREPASSEY. N. r.. June 6.-tP)-
With no apparent intention 20 make
an early getaway on their projected
hop to England. the three members
Of the crew Of the Fokker Mono
plane Friendship Of Boston slept
late this morning.
Troublesome winds which held
them here yesterday continued TO
upset the fliers' hopes, although the
northwest breeze had abated some
what and the weather otherwise was
fine and clear.
Miss Amelia Earhart. member of
the crew; Wilmer Stultz, pilot, and
disappointment over the delay.
To make a safe takeoff the Friend
ship would have to head eastward
out through the narrow harbor
mouth. But with the wind out Of
the west and on their tail. a take
off away from the wind was consid-
cred too hazardous for the heavily
loaded plane.
The pontoons. which add the
greatest factor Of safety for the
ocean flight, also make a take-off
difficult and condition needed to be
just right before the big monoplane
could break the suction OF the water
on her smooth boatlike supports and
rise into the air.
The mystery which surrounded
sarly preparations for the flight
continued.
The filters were reticent in dis
cuSsing their plans. They said they
had not definitely decided where
they would land; that they were not
seeking publicity; that their flight
was a private venture adm that they
did not ARE TO give out information.
Miss Earhart said she had found
she flight so far very enjoyable.
She Is looking forward eagerly to
being the first woman to fly the
North Atlantic and seems little
daunted by the fact that three other
women have lost their lives in SINH
lar attempts. She said that. al
though she had done a great deal Of
flying. she had never before been
on a long flight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
PHONE CREWS
WORKING HERE
New Line to Point Ia
Ready; to Increase
Switchboard

Evidence of the growth Of Browns
vile and Point Isabel was reflected
Wednesday morning at the local Of
flee of the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone company. with a new project
getting under way and the termina-
tion Of a second.
A toll line from Point Isabel 10
Brownsville was being strung into
the office here by a crew under
supervision OF j. r. Timer, construc-
ton foreman. Thus gives the cities
two connecting lines where it has
been served by n before. A third
may be had by installation of equip
ment on the terminals without fur
Their construction on the pole line,
IL is expected that this third circuit
known as a phantom" will be com
missioned soon.
r. G. Vernon. toll line transmits
sion engineer of San Antonio, il tC
test the line Wednesday and upon his
approval, the line will be placed in
operation, il was stated.
The second project just getting un-
der way is that of adding to the
switching facilities Of local and toll
telephone lines which includes the
pi1IkNA u GNN BCW hun4bGAc Un NAs
board.
"A crew Of Western Electric in.
stallers arrived Monday and begar
this work. Added men and materials
for this project is expected, it was
stated.
The wodk will consist of the in,
stallation Of two new positions at the
switch board, one local and the Other
toll. The toll position will facilitate
quicker handling Of long distance
communications. a department thai
has grown steadily here for some
time. The local position will take
care OF 200 additional local tele.
phones. With these new numbers
the exchange will have 1899 numbers
listed.
All inside installations Of this ma.
ture for the Southwestern Bell is
done by Western Electric company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
CHICAGO GIRL
NAMED BEAUTY
OF UNIVERSE
Wins In Competition
At Galveston With
Prettiest From IL
Nations OF World

GALVESTON. Tex, June 6.-tF-
Adjudged the most beautiful Of AZ
bathing girls, ten Of whom were
from foreign lands. Miss Ellavan
Hueson of Chicago, today was be-
ginning her reign as beauty queen
of the universe" She was given that
title here last night as the climax
n conclusion of Galveston's third
annual international pageant Of pull
chritude.
As Miss Dorothy Britton Of New
Jersey, N. j., Miss Universe Of the
1897 pageant, placed r gold crown
on Miss Van Hueson's head, the
audience Of 1000 rose to its feet
IN '~obeisance to the new beauty
queen. Movie cameras clicked and
spectators stamped their feet and
whistled and shouted their acclaim.
Miss Van Hueson then was pre-
sented with a silver plaque en-
Eraved to show that she was the
most beautiful among the beauty
ambassadors of ten foreign countries
and W score American beauties"
Miss Universe" as she will be
known. was selected rs miss Unit
ed States" on Monday night. winning
that honor from 81 United States
entries. Last night she competed
with the foreign contestants.
The selection Of the co-year-oid
girl as Miss Universe was unani-
nous with the sever judges.
Other winners from second 10
tenth respectively were: RAYMOND
Allan. Paris; Livia Marracci, Rome:
Mildred Ellene Golden. Denver.
Colo: Audrey Kelley. Charleston.
W. Va; Irene Hill. Calgary, Al
berta. Canada: Anna Friedrich, Lux
embourg; NARY Horlocker. Columbus.
Ohio; Anna Dehrow. San Antonio;
Helen Paris. Tulsa. Okla.
Only one Of the ten winners was
a decided blonde-the Denver entry.
Miss Van Hueson has dark brown
hair and hazel yves and slightly dark
complexion. She was one of the
tallest entries. measuring five feet.
six and n half inches and weigh
inR 120 pounds.
Three Of the girls. Miss Canada.
Miss Luxembourg and Miss San An
tonic. had bobbed hair.
All of. the foreign beauties were
to leave here todav for New Or
leans, from which port they will en-
bark for their homes. Miss Van
Hueson planned 10 start her return
10 Chicago tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06

mental posts which would be used in
the residential section.
The present street lighting sys-
tenn, which was installed In the bus
mess district several years ago. has
been pronounced wholly inadequate
by illumination experts. The pro-
posed system would provide ample
illumination for the entire district.
the standards being Of sufficient
height to diffuse the light over a
large area
Members OF the commission an
nounced they would study the VA
rious details or the proposed install
lation and would pass upon the PRO
ject at the next meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06

Any physician will tell YOU that
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IN Natures Foundation ~ Perfect
Health" Why not rid yourself Of
chronic ailments that are undermin-
ing your vitality? Purify your en-
tire system by taking a thorough
course Of Calotnbs-once or twice a
week for Several v'eeks-and see how
Nature rewards you with health.
Calotabs are the greatest or mIl
system purifiers. Get N family pack
are with full directions. Only 35 rts.
at drugstOres.-Adv.
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No More Gas
In Stomach
and Bowels

~ you wish 10 BE- permanently 70.
heved OF gas In stomach and howels.
take Baalmann's Cas Tablets, wAich
are prepared especially for stomach gas
gas pressure.
that empty. snswing feeling st the
PIT OF the stomach will disappear; that
anxious. nervous feeling with heart pal
pitaticn will vanish. and you will again
be able 70 take q deep breath without
discomfort.
That drcvsy. sleepy feeling after
dinner will be replaced by a desire for
entertainment Bloating will cease
Your limbs. arms and kngers will no
longer feel cold and go to sleep" be-
cause Baalmsnn's Gas Tablets prevent
gas from interfering with the cireula-
ton Get the genuine. in the yellow pacx-
ssa at any good drug stora. Price %.
Always on hand at
w. G.. WILLMAN'S
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WILL OPEN CITY HALL

wESLACO, June 6.-Formal open
ing Of the new city hall here il 70
take place the laater part Of this
month. The building ~ practically
completed now, and the city Offices
chamber OF commerce. fire fighting
equipment, etc, will be moved in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
SO Year Sentence of
Slayer Is Confirmed

AUSTIN. June 6-tEl-The 90
year sentence assessed Lloyd Conat-
ser in Jones county for participation
in the Staying Of a Fisher county
sheriff and his deputy. was affirm
ed Wednesday by the court If Grim
inal appeals.
Bill Smith. convicted with Conat-
ser, already Is in a prison death cell
svaiting execution.
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GOBLIN sYYsTEsf IN

HARLINGEN. june 6--The q e
ond unit of the cooling system at
the Arcadia themter here has becl
installed and is now in operation.
according No Jack Pickens. manager
With this unit the theater can now
be made 20 degrees cooler that the
air outside, the manager said.
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BACK r q ASSEMBLY

MERCEDES. June 6.-Rev. II. MI
Pollard has returned from Atlanta.
where he attended the General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian church.
He is pastor of the Presbyterian
church here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
DePauw Presidency
Source of Bishops

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, up - The
presidency Of De Paw university
az Greencastle. Ind. is a training
school for Methodist bishops.
Three former heads Of De Pauw
now are bishops and they are having
a college reunion AZ the church's
a~uadrenniaI conference this month,
They are Bishop Edwin H. Hughes
Of the Chicago area, Bishop Francis
J Mcconnell of the Pittsburgh ares
and Bishop George r. Crosse of the
Peking. China. area.
All three were in the presidents
chair at De Pauw when they were
elevated to the ~episcopacy. Bishop
Hughes was at the college from 1908
to 1912. and Bishop Crosse from 1912
10 1924.
De Paw. a Methodist school
founded in 1887. now is headed by
the Rev. DIR. l.. II. Murlin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
RABBIT HUNT COSTS LIFE

RACINE, Wis. - Accidental dis
charge Of his brothers gun killed
Foy Brown while the two we're hunt
ing rabbits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
CHANNEL MUST
RUN DIRECT TO
TURNINGBASIN
Commissioners Pa IS
Resolution Requir-
ing District Keep in
Own Bounds

ANY ship channel to be construct
cd by the Brownsville navigation dis
trict must run direct from Brazos
Pass to the proposed turn
ing basin near Brownsville, accord
ing to the terms of a resolution
passed by the Cameron county COM
missioners court Friday morTing.
This resolution would eliminate
any project proposing construction
of channel direct from tho pass to
point near Point Isabel and thence
to the Brownsville turning basin.
The resolution was presented by
Commissioner S. II. Bell Of the
Brownsville precinct and received
the votes Of Commissioners j. II.
Baughn and Constant La Roche.
Commissioner A. V. Logan Of San
Bento did not vote, stating he was
neither protesting against nor adj
vocating the resolution and that he
did not consider IL matter which
should properly come before the COM
missioners court.
Members of the port committee,
when interviewed, stated that the
only opposition TO the bond issue,
and the district. except at Los Fres-
nos, was voiced by those who fear
that the funds from the bond issue
will be used to develop Point Isa-
bel and not Brownsville. The pur-
pose Of the order, they stated. was
to bind morally, and as far as posi-
bic, legally. those delegated with
authority 10 spend the districts
money to develop a port at Browns
Vile. a Brownsville mainland chan
mel. and Brownsville channel
through Laguua Msdre. In other
words, to develop Port Brownsville,
and make the district and its inn
provements a Brownsville PROPOSE
tion..
The resolution stated that "the
only opposition TO establishing the
said district brownsville navaga-
tion districD and the voting Of the
said s2.o0O,000 Of bonds in accord
ance with the order of the commits
sioners court Of November II, 1928,
found 70 exist in said proposed dis
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
VALLEY FIRMS
GET ROAD JOB
McElwrath and Dodd
& Wedegartner
Low Bidders

Dodds r. Wedegartner. Inc. of san
Renito and +. r. McElvrath Of Har-
lingen were the successful bidders
on ten highway paving projects, to-
taling so miles, upon which bids
we're opened by the commissioners
court Friday morning.
The total cost Of all projects Is 10
be about s650.000, members Of the
court pronouncing the bids very sat
isfactory.
Only three bids. each covering all
the projects, were submitted, James
Stanton e. Son Of Leavenworth,
Kans.. being the third bidder.
Bidding on all projects was ex-
tremely close. All grading bids
we're the same. IS per station the
only variation being ~ the con-
crete work and reinforcing steel.
r. p. McElwrath set a time limit
of 200 days on all projects. me
limits contained in other bids rang
ed from so to $50 days. The sue
ccssful bidders announced they were
prepared to start work at an early
date.
Opening or bids started nj 1850,
the various items being read by As
sistant County ngineer T. {. Davis.
Tabulation Of the bidr was turned
over to the engineering department
with instructions to report at 1 .. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
GOVERNOR OF
LOUISIANA HAS
FATE OF PAIR
Long Has Said Lover
Slayers of Woman's
Husband Must Pay
With Their Lives

NEW ORLEANS. Fec. 2t.-(F-
The state board Of pardons today
recommended that the death SEN
tence of Mrs. Ada Bonner Lebouref
and DR.. Thomas 4. Drehcr he COM
muted TO life imprisonment. The
vote was to I.
Final decision in the case now
rests with Governor Huey +. Long
who. under the law. is not compelled
to follow the recommendation of the
pardon board. He has announced
that under no circumstances, as I
see it now. will | commute the sem
tences."
Mrs. Lebouef and Or. Dreher were
sentenced 10 death for killing James
J. Lebouef. the woman's husband.
near Morgan City on July 1. 1927.
James Beadle. Morgan City trap
per. tried along with the woman and
physician. received n life sentence
which he is now serving. Testimony
was heard yesterday by the pardon
board that he has admitted killing
Lebouef.
Wright Wilson. gateman at the
Angola prison farm wheie Beadle is
confined. told the pardon board that
Beadle had admitted to him that he
killed Lebouef. cut olen +'te body
and threw il in Lake Palourse where
it was fourd five days later by frog
hunters.
The state charged that Mrs. Le-
bouref and DR.. Dreher lured Lebouef
out on the lake at night TO kill him
50 he would not interfere with their
love affair.
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jority Of these votes. his total being
approximately 2G7,S35
Mr.. Hoover's plurality did not
reach the figures registered Tor
President Coolidge in 1924, although
the former secretary OF comm -.ce
rolled a much larger vote. In tha5
year Mr.. Coolidge received l5.f25.Ol5
votes, giving him lead OF 7,33s,5l3
over John VI. Davis, democratic NOM
inee. Tho LaFollette-Wh inde-
pendent ticket however, had 4,S22,-
$50 votes.
Hoover carried 40 states. IS
against 81 carried BY President Cool
iGge four years ago. Pennsylvania
gave him his largest majority ssh-
7ss. while Governor Smiths largest
plurality was N Louisiana, where nc
had lead Of 1l3,495. While over
whelmed both in the popular vote
and in the electoral college, Governor
Smiths total was more than SIX mil
lion higher than the SY5s6,5u3 cast
tor MIR. Davis IN 1924.
Mr.. Hoovcr-s vote was higher IN
every state than that of Mr.. Cool
idge four years ago with the eXcep-
tion Of Rhode Island This held true
in President Coolidge's home rtate
Of Massachusetts, which was carried
by Governor Smith. The governors
total was less than the democratic
figures OF four years ago IN New
Mexico. Tennessee and Texns. not
withstanding the large increase IN
the number OF ballots cast.
States Of the once-soIid south re-
corded 3,00i.l45 votes for the two
major party candidates, almost a
million less than cast in New f,ri
state for Mr. Hoover and Governor
Smith.
Hoover polIed i,4O6,4s3 Of ticse
and Smith 1,597,657 in Alabama, Ar
kansas. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina Texas.
Virginia and North Carolina, all of
wkom had supported the democratic
presidential candidate since recon-
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