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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05
news OF SUIT
PROPAGANDA
FORLOBBYIST
Story of Filing Sent to
Bankers in East By
j. A. Arnold; See At
tack on Garner
Rr HARRY |. SEXTON

Interesting sidelights in connec-
tion with the contest instituted by
Sid Hardin Of Mission. defeated
candidate for congress. who charges
that thousands Of illegal votes were
cast against him in the July pri-
merry. were revealed this week.
Following the filing Of the contest
AZ Uvalde on August 81 the Asso-
ciated Press carried a brief sum-
mary Of the Hardin charges This
was published in the various news
papers Of the state carrying the
Associated Press service
The heads and clippings from
news stories. published in the Waco
News Tribune. Houston Chronicle
Austin American. Houston Post Dis
patch. Austin Statesman. Dallas
News and other publications OF
Texas were assembled. photo-static
plate made. and copies are now be-
inr distributed by u. A. Arnold,
manager or the American Taxpayers
League. under the caption Garner
Contest Filed BY Hardin"
The obvious intention Of the
photostatic sheet Is 70 convey the
impression that Texas newspapers
are opposed to Representative John
N. Garner. and supporting Sid Har-
din in his contest.
II is understood that many Of the
leading financial houses OF the
North and Fast. financial hackers Of
the American Taxpayers League,
have received copies Of the photo
static reproductions.
Washington Bank Gets Copy
One Of the copies was sent Crane,
Paris g. Company. Washington
bankers. and in the letter accom-
panying it. signed by y. A. Arnold,
manager of the American Taxpayers
League. whose office is located in
the Munsey building In Washington,
Mr.. Arnold stated:
1--WE are enclosing copy OF
newspaper account of the filing
az petition by Hon. Sid Hardin
contestiEg the primary election in
The fifteenth congressional dis
trict Of Texas which was won by
Congressman Garner, according 20
election returns.
The charges are 81 astounding
and involve. according 10 news
CONTINUED on page seven)
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CHANNEL
ACROSSPADRE
Harlingel. Issues Call
For Mass Meeting
Thursday

HARLINGEN, Tex, Sept. Con
struction OF q nine-foot channel from
this city to the Gulf Of Mexico, cut
ting straight through Padre Island,
has been recommended by Gen. Lans-
ing Fl. Beach, former chief of army
engineers, according to announcement
mbadc public Tuesday by j. u. Cham
bers, Sr., president Of the Arroyo
Colorado Navigation district. The
report of General Beach, who con-
durted two-week survey Of the Ar
royo Colorado as TO the cost OF
bringing deep water to Harlingcn
and to the Valley. was filed last week,
but its contents were not made public
in order TO allow members Of the
navigation district further time in
which to study it. The full report,
however, will be disclosed at mass
meeting Of all parties in the Arroyo
Navigation district interested in max
ing the Arroyo a navigable stream
The meeting will be called BY Cham
bers Thursday night at the city audi
torium at the fairgrounds when full
discussion on the next steps to be
taken will be made.
Following this meeting a committee
will be named to confer with the VAL
lev Port Committee and advise il as
to the steps decided on by the Ar
royo Navigation district. The report
OF General Beach, who at present is
chairman Of the international com
mission for equal diversion Of the
waters Of the Rio Grande and en-
gineer for the City of Los Angeles, is
voluminous and contains many refer
ences TO maps, which are attached It
goes into every angle OF the situa-
tion, il is understood, and makes
careful estimates as 10 cost and as
to te best feasible routes TO be fol-
lowed to the Gulf.
General Beach also was to report
on the cost 81 making connections
with the Point Isabel project; in the
event il was completed; on the cost
of 16 feet Of water and on the cost
Of 9 feet Of water.
Whether the complete report in
cludes the items, is not known, no
statement being issued on the point
by the Arroyo navigation board. How
ever, it was announced the complete
report would be available BY the end
of the week. A stenographer now is
at work tipping copies of General
Beach's report, giving a running sum-
nary Of the findings and omitting the
maps.
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JUDGE ADMITS
AIMEES CHECK
Probe of Payment To
Hardy Continues to
Be In Doubt

Los ANGELES, Sept. 5.-tPl-The
revelation that Judge Carlos a..
Hardy Of the Los Angeles superior
court accepted $4,000 from Aimee
Sample Mcpherson and her mother
after the Angelus Temple pastor re-
turned here with her story Of having
been kidnapped. caused a Sti rim Of
ficial quarters today but whether 1t
would result in an investigation re-
mained in doubt.
The new angle of the evangelist's
adventure, which Occupied the atten-
tion Of courts Internationally for two
years. came 70 light yesterday when
Judge Hardy confirmed a statement
made in seattle BY Mrs. McPherson's
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy. Judge
Hardy said he accepted the money ms
''frec will offering which the An
gelus Temple leaders insisted upon
giving him for legal advice
The question of new investiga-
tion was laid aside by the county
prosecutors office after District At
torney Asa Keyes telegraphed his
deputies ~ take no action in the
case until he returns from his vaca-
tion.
The check. according 70 both the
temple pastors mother and Judge
Hardy. was presented 70 him soon
after the return Of Mrs. Mcpherson
from the Mexican desert with her
story of having been kidnapped. All
that time reports had not yet been
circulated that the evangelist had
been staying il a Carmel, Cal, cot
tage accompanied BY Kenneth G- Or
Miston, temple radio operator, and no
criminal charges had been made
Judge Hardy said. The judge later
testified in behalf Of Mrs. McPhersva
in her conspiracy trial, in which the
state dismissed its own case.
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the unfairness and injustice" Of
this.
The senator, like at Dallas a day
ago. began with reading a prepared
address. In this he compared the
two candidates for the presidency,
arguing that since the days of An
drew jackson there had been no
greater leader than Smith in the po-
liticaI arena while in his opinion Mr.
Hoover had failed TO show special
ability as secretary OF commerce. m
the Harding and Coolidge cabinets
He contended that Governor smith
through four terms as chief exeeu-
tive Of New York state was qualfied
in every respect for the presidency
and that his work had equipped him
far better for the position than zone
could obtain as an engineer or IN re-
lief work"
Says Smith Qualified
ssPrior to his speech accepting the
nomination Of the republican party
for president" the Senator said, "few
were acquainted with Mr.. Hoover's
views on any of the questions dis
cussed in the republican platform.
The reason for tsis il that secretive-
ness of disposition which has been
developed through long private
business career"
Mr.. Robinson argued that Smiths
duties as governor were analogous to
those which he would be called upon
TO perform as president. -Four times
governor Of New York" he continued,
"has given Governor Smith a training
far superior TO that Of any nominee
presented BY either party during re-
cent years. His experience has been
broader than that enjoyed by the i'm
.(Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05

Funeral OF FeMd
Victim Is Today
In MUtUWOYOS

closed curtains Or a speeding auto
mobile which was later found by
Matamoros police officials aban-
dOned Am q sparsely setted residen-
tial section Of the city.
/. Witnesses furnished police with the
number Of the slayer's ear which
aided them in the search for the
machine. The slayer, however, ~
said 10 have escaped the police net
which was thrown about the city i'm
mediately after the shooting.
Cardinals was shot five times with
a "A calibre pistol, bullets taking ef-
feet in various parts or his body. He
did not die until late Tuesday and
II ~ said Ne furnished police with "a
clue 20 the identity Of his slayer.
Writes Finis Cd Feud
The murder of Cardenas is be-
Iieved tO have written finis to the
Cardenas- Benavidas feud which
started approximately six years ago
when some oxen were stolen from
the Benavidas ranch, few miles
south Of this city.
Discovering that the oxen had
been stolen. Petdro Benavidas IS said
10 have gone to Matamoros 10 prefer
theft charges against his cousin,
Juan M. Cardenas.
Jose Cardenas. brother OF Juan ~,
Who was then chief 81 civil guards.
ATTEMPTED to dissuade Benavidas
from filing charges. declaring a
willingness 70 pay double for the
stock. III IN said Benavidasr how
ever. IS said to have refused TO listen
to the request and warned the elder
Cardenas against interference with
his plans.
II was only a few days later that
Jose Cardenas was shot and killed
as he stood at the identical spot AZ
which RefugiO Cardenas was shot
Monday night.
The aged father Of Pedro BenAvi-
das was slain when he answered 4
cnll t0 come I'd the door Of hi ranch
home. and friends said il was retaia-
tion in the feud.
Juan n. later, was fatally stabbed
~ nv stepped from a theater ir
Monterrey approximately two and
one-half years ago.
Brother Shot in Matamoros
Greg0ri0 Cardenas. another broth
er, was slain as he sat in q parked
automobile in front M the Mata-
moros market house.
Pablo Cardenas was killed in nm al
tercatiOn in Nueva Laredo, Il Is said,
and Rafael Cardenas was killed in
Continued on page eight
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Seven COnvicts
Make GETAWAYS
From Texas Pens

HOUSTON, Sent. 5.--iPl Seven
convicts fled state prison farms YES
terday, police were notified today.
u. q. Clary, 40, serving three years
from Taylor county for forgery, e.
capped from the Ramsey farm; Robert
Mechanics, a., neErc- seven years for
burglary from Barrit county. escaped
from the Imperial farm. Sam High
tower 90, serving six years from
Grayson and Collin counties for
liquor law violations, ra OFF from
gin crew near Sugarland; Carl Ahner.
H., four years for forgery from Car
son county; Johnny Brock, on five
years for robbery from Young COUNTY.
ears for ROBBERY from Young county.
Tom Corbitt, 2H. Six years from Mon
tague county for burglary, and Mack
Elvain- -. twelve years from Rock
wall, Grayson and Van Zandt coun-
ties for forgery. escaped from the
Clemens state farm.
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Funeral services for Refrzio Car
denas, last male member Of his fam
iy, who fell a victim to assassin's
bullets, we're to be held i'm Matamo-
ros Wednesday afternoon.
Cardenas died from Eunshot
wounds received Monday night as he
stood on "a corner near the Mexican
city's ancient market house. the
identical spot where two Of his
brothers were slain within the past
six years a. the result Of a family
feud said 10 have started over the
theft Of oxen from the ranch of Pc
dro Benavidas, cousin of the Car
denas boys
Monday nights assassination oc-
Cured about III o'clock, IL is said,
Cardenas being shot By an unknown
assailant who fired from between
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East Texas Party
Find Starved Man

NACODOCHES. Tex. Sent. 5.-fpr
Reduced in weight NV starvation
man giving his name aS Lester
Wallace and his home Wichita. Kans.
was found by fishermen in the An
gelina river bottom near here ycster-
dav.
The man said hc had become ill
while hiking across the state and had
not eaten since August 2i. When he
became too weak to walk he fashion
Cd himself a crude pallet of leaves
and sticks and lay down tO dic.
Physicians said with proper food
and medical treatment the man would
recover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05
Robinson Scores
Intolerance In
Speech At Cisco
BY WALTER CHAMBLIN.
Associated Press STATE Writer

CISCO Tex Sept 5Compeng his swing into Texas with an
Smith OF
Robinson left
for Nashville. his itinerary
the democratic
tissue which must be
a shouted But \
repudiaed the principle which
Catholic.
Of the equality Of
Of and Of religion the
n IL
Raps Whispering
hand,M Mr. that Zip
the
alike
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Prisoner Gone;
Jury Out Of Job

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, Sept. s.
tPt-The man over whom they we're
to have sat in judgment still at large,
the special venire summoned for the
trial of Tom Shook, former chief of
police at Electra, on a charge Of MUIR
der was discharged today by Judge
p. A. Martin.
Shook. indicted for murder in the
death Of W. o. Daugherty, who was
stabbed 70 death at Electra August p,
escaped from the Wichita county Jail
several weeks ago. He was 10 have
gore 70 trial tomorrow.
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Facts About The Air Races Which Started Wednesday

Class A-First, $1,000; second,
s2.500> third. $1,000; Fourth. s700;
fifth, $500; sixth, $500.
Class B-First. $1,000: second,
$500; third, $4,000; fourth. $1,000;
fifth, $700; sixth. $500.
Glass C-First, $1,000: second.
$4,000; third, $500; fourth, 500;
fifth, $500.
Additional prizes offered BY
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(By The Associated fress).
First of four cross country air.
plane races. in a week under way
today sponsored by California Air
Race association.
Planes are divided into three
classes and a non-classified or nom
stop group.
Glass A today Is for planes Of
motor displacement Of less than
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approximately 5000 miles. Stops
today are Harrisburg Pa, McKees-
port, Pa, and Columbus, O., lover
night.
Winners will be chosen on flying
time only. Trophies and cash
prizes totaIing $52,5O0 will be
awarded.
Non-stop-First. $12.500; second,
$4,000; third, $4,000; fourth, 81 600.
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$40 cubic inches, with more than 80
entries
Glass 3 for place with displace-
ment Of from $40 to 500 cubic
inches. Starts tomorrow morning.
Class C for planes Of any type
starts Wednesday, September ~.
Course is from Roosevelt Field,
". ~, TO Mines Field. Los Angeles,
with is stops en- route. Distance
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cities among those listed a. stops
for pilots who reach those places
first are.
McKeesport, Pa, $500; Terre
Hautte. Ind, $3.50; Kansas City.
No.. $1,000; Wichita, Kans., $500;
Fort Worth. Tex. $500; Abilene.
Tex. $500: Midland, Tex, $500;
pecus, Tex. wrist watches; El
Paso, Tex. Mexican feathers; Tue
son. Ariz.. s400. and Yuma. Ariz.,
81 ,o00.
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Laredo Air Mail
Starts On Oct. |

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 5.-tPl-The
postoffice department yesterday an
nounced il hopes to inaugurate by
October ] airmail service 10 Laredo,
where il would connect with the
United States airmail. Army avi-
ators would be used.
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STORM WARNING

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.--tRl-The
weather bureau today issued the fol-
lowing storm warning.
Advisory 10 a. m--Tropical dis
turbance which IL or slight intensity
has apparently moved inland over the
Yucatan peninsula"
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday. Light "a fresh northerly
10 eastcrly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday; little change
In temperature. Moderate u fresh
northcrly to easterly winds nn the
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05

HENHAM, Eng.-All male residents
Of this village have abandoned sports
10 unite in building a municipal hall
without outside help.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05

RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue tn fall
slowly all along during the next -
40 4s hours.
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TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal metcrrologi-
cal conditions:
High None
Low ...... ...-..........-.. 200 p. TT.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-03

mar Rosvold returned from Z Wee1
/, camping at Lake Isabelle. M
Rosvold and daughter Mavis aro ~
ing to Aberdeen, S. D., for . week
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Kress and IA
and Mrs. John Sleight were bosyy|
picking at Sand hills Sunday.
John Omodt and family visitoG
H. Omodt last week.
Mrs. Punkie Peterson entertotoo1
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Haugen at =
o'clock dinner Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Madison called g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Quale Sunday ovoI
ming.
Mrs. E. C. Ruble, Mrs. NJ. T. oq
son and Miss Della Olson spsl
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. +. Q
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Of Regain spon
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chs
Newcomer. Evelyn Newcomer Il
turned with them to Regain for [
three weeks visit. =
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brushwein an(
family returned Monday from . nao
tor trip to South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Kress were 4
Bismarck Wednesday.
Miss Verna Sleight of Happen {
visiting her sister Mrs. A. J. Kre1d
Mrs. Clarence Swanson, Mr.
Punkie Peterson. Mrs. lngborg Raa
mussen and Mrs. A. H. Meland called
on Mrs. Carl Meland Friday eve
ming.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. a
p. Rosvold Thursday afternoon.
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Dodge

Louis Goetz motored to Fargo
Tuesday where he attended the Twin
City tractor fair.
Mrs. H. Mettlesteadt of Hazen lis
spending few days at the home of
her son, Jacob Mettlesteadt, and
family.
Barbara Gleich, who was attend
ing school in Valley City, returned
to her home Thursday.
John Leach transacted business in
Mandan Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Simpfenderfere was
an eastbound passenger to Fessen-
den Monday where she will spend
some time visiting friends and rela-
tives in that city.
George Lindamen Of Golden Valley
called at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Lindaman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fischer and
children motored to Richardton Sun
day where they spent the day visit
ing old friends in that city.
Mrs. H. Kast and daughters of
Turtle Lake are spending few
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs!
Jacob Wentz.
The Misses Florence and Marion
Gleich, who have been spending sew.
eral days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Gleich, returned to their
home at Pada, WASH, Friday.
Geraldine Fischer called on Their
esa Jacobs one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley and
children of Chicago, who spent some
time at the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Treis and Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Harvey, returned to their home Sat-
urday morning.
N. L. Doffinrud of Stanton trans
acted business in Dodge Thursday.
Mrs. Pliny Moen was a passenger
to Barlow Friday where she spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives.
A wedding shower was given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Har-
vey Friday. About 70 people were
present. Many gifts were presented
to Mrs. Harvey. Games were played,
after which a delicious lunch was
served.
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Witt au(
daughter Lydia and Mr.. and Mrq
Christ Wentz called at the Jali
Wentz home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Marchant weE,
Wing callers Monday forenoon.
Mrs. John Koch and aunt, Mrs. An
drew Seight, motored to Wing Mon
day forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Knudson q
Bird Island, Mimi, are the proud PED
ents Of 6 l-2 pound baby boy bor1
to them July %. Mrs. Knudson waI
formerly Catherine Marchant.
John Koch and Herman Meter
motored to Bismarck Saturday IL
Irvine, but were disappointed, q q
supply is exhausted there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy MarchanE "a
daughters Margaret and Irene Il
turned to their home Saturday fro1
Scotland, s. d., where they hay.
been visiting a week with their pal
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Plattner.
The party which was held 1t "a
Florence Lake hall Saturday eveninl
was well attended and enjoyed by q
| present.
Herman Meters and dauehte
Marcella and Josephine Kohler calleI
at the Charley Johnes home Fridsi
evening.
John Witt was . Wing shoppd
Saturday afternoon.
Helen and Leroy Marchant wed
Wing shoppers Thursday.
Herman Meters was q Wing a.
Regain caller Thursday.
Gustaf Witt called at the Herma.
Meters home Wednesday evening.
James Novy is busy hauling graf
to Wing this week.
Mrs. John Koch, Mrs. Fred Koc.
and Andrew Seitz were Wing shoI
pers Friday.
Andrew and Wilbert Meters callG
on Leroy Marchant Friday evening
J. E. Witt and H. p. Marchant a
tended the show in Wing Saturdd
evening.
Mrs. Walter Stark had her tonsil
removed in McClusky Saturday B
DR.. Algers.
Mrs. Rehus and son Rudolph froj
Minot, N. D., called at the r. 4
Marchant home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Witt were Win
shoppers Saturday evening.
| John and Emanuel Fode and AZ
bert, Fred and Martha Hindboud
were supper guests at the Hermd
Meters home.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Triebwanss(
and Mrs. William Witt visit}
friends in futile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Siebel were
the river picking berries Sunday.
Mrs. Rehus and son Rudolph, form
erly of this community now 1t N
not, called at the James Novy hon
Sunday.
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Irving Monroe of Medina is SUBJ
shutting for Mr.. Wright at the sta
ton.
AL Chaplin, William Van Vleet and
Vic Peterson have had their homes
wired for electricity.
The Ward family returned Sunday
from 4 trip through several states
south and west of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Olson and
family spent Sunday at Lake Isabel.
Jackie Sherman visited her home
Monday and went from there to Lake
Persian where her orchestra played
for a dance.
Mrs. Ed Madison, Myrtle Madison,
Mrs. Van Vleet and Mrs. Helmer Me-
land spend Friday with Mrs. George
Haugen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Severson
returned from Iowa Thursday eve
ming where they have been visiting
for two weeks.
Frank Van Vleet spent Saturday
night and Sunday with William Van
Vleet and family.
Mrs. Carl Meland and son Willis
Duane are back from Minneapolis
where they have been visiting friends
and relatives for six weeks.
Miss Aletha johnson is spending
= few days with Mrs. Frank Madison
Of Richardton, N. D. She will also
visit Miss Ruby Apland at Dickinson.
Mrs. Madison was formerly Miss
Margaret Hull.
Mrs. A. ]. Young Of Reko, WASH,
is visiting relatives in Driscoll.
Tony Thompson formerly Of this
town died ct Mandan last week. In
terment was ct Driscoll.
Mrs. 2. G. Ruble visited with Mrs.
n. T. Olson Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Knudson and valdis and Mrs.
Nabel Rosvold with Navis and Dag