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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07
BAPTISTS SEE
ARREST soon
OFTREASURER
Detectives Said To Be
On Trail OF Man
Who Left Shortage
Of $1,0O0,0O0

ATLANTA. Ca. Sept. T.-fPi-De-
tectives today were boarding in
formation which they hoped would
lead t0 a trace Of Clinton =. Carncs-
missing treasurer Of the Southern
Baptist Home Mission board, whose
disappearance led TO the discovery Of
a Sl.000.000 shortage in his accounts.
Although there were revealed pub
liclv no actual clues 70 hi where
tContinued on page ten)
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Texas Dems Ask
Smith to State

HOUSTON. Tex. Sept. 7.-lFl-
committee nI Texas democrats will
ask Governor Smith within the next
ten days t0 speak at Sam Houston
hall here. where the New York cx-
ecutiye was nominated as the demo.
cratic candidate for president.
The committee will include John
Henry Kirby. party finance chair
man of Texas. Jesse H. Jones.
chairman Of Che democratic ffnan-
cial advisory committee; " XVI. Cali
lahan, II. NJ. Garwood and Ike Ash
burn.
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Wife Anxious AS
Filler Is Missing

Mrs. H. W. Stone. wife of r.. W.
Stone. flyer in the employ Of the
Mum Investment company, who
operate fish carrying airplanc
line between Brownsville ard Soto
Ia Marina. was anxious Friday con-
cerninF the safety OF Mr.. Stone.
Stone left Brownsville Wednesday
morning on a flight to Soto La
Marina. and was expected back
Wednesday night.
She believes that his return may
have been delayed on account OF
The weather conditions between
Brownsville and Soto In Marina.
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The city commission Friday award
ed the contract for the installation Of
a fire alarm system to the Game
well Firm Alarm company Of Dallas,
the cost being S3l 900.
In addition to the granting OF this
contract, the commission awarded a
contract to the Southwest Bitulithic
company of San Antonio for the paw
ing Of Palm boulevard from Jefferson
street 70 the entrance TO Los Ebanos.
The cost Of this paving j. 20 be $3.50
per front foot plus 90 cents per
iineal foot Of curbing.
Other streets which are to be paved
include Garfield. Fourteenth TO Eigh-
teenth streets; St. Charles, Eleventh
10 Thirteenth; Fourteenth street,
Lcvee to Elizabeth; Levee street, West
Second to West Fourteenth; Levee
street, West Thirteenth to West Fif-
teenth; Adams street, Seventh "a
, Ninth; Monroe, Fourteenth to Six
teenth; Madison, Fourteenth to Fort
Brown wall: Adams, Fourteenth tc
Fifteenth, and Fifteenth, Adams e
Monroe.
The Gamewell fire alarm system
which Is 70 be Installed, will consist
OF an eight circuit storage Datters
switchboard, eight circuit automatic
repeater and protector board, ane
eighty of the latest type fire alarm
boxes to be connected TO five circuits
Each fire station will have duplicate
alarm bells and punch register. Al
central station there will be $50 cell.
Of storage battery and a motor gen
orator for charging. There will alss
be an electro-ns echanical time anC
date stamp to stamp the exact time
Of receipt Of alarms.
This system is TO be installed in 1S'
days and will be inspected BY th'
state fire commission engineers.
On recommendation Of Commits
sioner Hinkley, the city commission
voted to dredge the resaea arounC
the city park between Seventh street
and Palm boulevard. The city is e
pay half the cost in cooperation will
the James Dickinson company, de-
velopers Of Los Ebanos. A dredge il
to be placed on the job Immediately
it is said. The city's share in ths
! project will amount 20 approximately
Continued on page ten.)
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FINAL
EDITION
i'm OUR
WALlsEY

OUTSIDE Of Harlingen visitors
who attended the Harlingen meeting
Of taxpayers to hear General Beach-s
rcport on the cost o. bringing water
transportation to that city, were inn
pressed with one thing particularly.
That thing was the crowd Of
several hundred persons who at
tended the meeting.
They were enthusiastic for water
transportation. They arc sincere.
They believe firmly that it will
mean great things for Harlingen.
If they were disappointed that
General Beach refused to recommend
sixteen feet Of water they failed to
show Il.
They accent his recommendation
for nine feet Of water. And in a
standing vote authorize the naviga-
tion commission to proceed along
that basis
GENERAL BEACH thinks that the
100000 will make available a nine
foot passage along the Arroyo Colo
rado. within its present banks.
Also that II will dredge a nine
foot channel across the Laguna
Madre fer its distance Of about
seven miles.
Also that Il will dredge a chan
rel across Padre island where il Is
about a quarter mile wide.
Also that II will build 400 feet
Of jetsies out from the island on
the Gulf of Mexico side.
Several points on which some were
curious were not brought out in the
meeting.
One was the question Of the ef-
feet OF shoaling on the proposed
channel across the Laguna Madre.
Another was the question Of how
the Intra-C coastal canal. which is
mapped to pass down the Laguna
Madre will fit in with tht nine-foot
channel plans.
Still another was the question Of
whether the war department will
permit the construction Of channel
that would split Padre island.
ONE SPEAKER told Of the efforts
or Dallas to get water rates by de-
veIoping water transportation via
the Trinity river.
He told Of the trip of the Commo-
dore Duncan. named for the late
Commodore S. W. S. Duncan.
He said that Dallas, because ~
one trip made BY the Commodore
Duncan had been enjoying water
rates all these years.
In which he must have been mis-
Informed.
Dallas would give much for water
rates. II would even build transpor-
tation down the Trinity-if IL we're
feasible.
But Dallas does not enjoy water
rates. And hasn't unless it was be-
lore the first railroad was built q
Dallas.
IN THE MEANTIME. plans are
proceeding for the organization oi
n second navigation district.
This district proposes TO organize
80 meet the government require.
mcnts for the development % 2
sixteen foot and. ultimately. =
thirty-foot hnrbor. 1T Brnzos san.
tiago and Point Isabel.
The sixteen foot project has been
approved by the United States army
board Of engineers. and by tbs
house rivers and harbors committee
II il expected to come up in ths
y rivers and harbors will which viii
" We voted on by the short session OF
congress. to open early in December
Continued on page ten.)
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy and unsettled this afternoon
and tonight. probably with local
showers; Saturday partly cloudy;
not much change in temperature.
Moderate northcastcrlv t0 easterly
winds on the west coast.
For East Texas. Not received IN
time.
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BIG FEET TRAP THIEF

ST. PAUL. William Pic
tons feet were % big that they
stuck out when he hid under Mrs.
r. II. Leffort's bed and he was ar
rested for burglary.
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CAMEWELLCO.
Will INSTALL
IN 6 MONTHS
City Commission Au-
thorizes Paving,
Dredging, Arp ort
Managers Home

Awarded contract for installa-
tion Of $4,000 fire alarm system.
Awarded contract for paving of
skip in Palm Boulevard between
jefferson street and entrance TO
Los Ebanos.
Ordered dredging Of resacs
around city park from Seventh
street to Palm boulevard.
Passed ordinances calling for the
paving of portions Of 10 residential
streets.
Approved plans for the construc-
at municipal airport.
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Let $31, 900 Fire Alarm System Contract
Rowland Shows
Air Racers WaV
Into Ft. Worth

kin of Portland. Ore, who dropped
to fifth place in the standings yes
terday because Of two forced land
ings, had Iegained fourth place By
fast flying today.
James Charles Of Richmond, Va.
In an Eagle Rock. was sixth IN.
:. Il. Whitman OF Byron, Wis, in I
Pheasant, was seventh in.
Other arrivals before noon, il
their respective order we're:
W. N. Emery. Jr., Bradford. Pa
in Travelair: Theodore WI. Kenyon
Boston. Challenger: Arthur w. Kill
lips. Chicago. Waco; Don Phillips
Seattle. Challenger; Louis Derry
berry. Abilene, Tex, Travelair; War
ren b. Smith. Forps, N. j., Swallow
John +. Carberry. Toronto. Ont.
Travelair; George Zinn, Trenton
N. J.. Challenger; George w. Brill
Monterrey Park. Calf. Travelair:
Alfred Stanley. Elmira, ". ", Waco;
Stuart Chadwick. Red Bank, n. J..
Waco.
WICHITA. Kans.. Sept. 7.--tPl-
Earl Rowland. Wichita pilot. led tn,
class A flIers in the transcOnti-
mental air derby into his nome air
port here today, landing at $3.50
a. m
Rowland's official landing tims
was announced as s:35:40 a. m, bs
the Judges.
Robert Dake ~ Pittsburgh. who
took ff-.drBaHaalsmmEmH "A tsasrssw-siss'
Amrican Moth plane AZ 7.0l o'clock
banded at s:50:33. the Judges an
nouncd.
Unofficially Rowland had increas
cd his margin Of lead 70 81 min
utes and 53 seconds over DSke.
The planes made 30minut'
stop here before taking off for tn,
next control point. Oklahoma City
in today's flight to Fort Worth
third night control.
Following Rowland and Dake il
landing al the Wichita airport. il
order of their arrival were s. l.
Whitman of Byron. Wis. in Nj!
Continued on page ten.)
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A tropical disturbance Of moderate
intensity &c noon today was center
ing about l25 miles southeast Of
Wis. in charge Of the local naval
radio station who today received the
Continued on page ten.)
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DISTURBANCE
EOFF COAST
Storm Hers Not Likely
To Be Severe, Local
Forecaster Says

Al $3.50 D. m. the barometer In
Brownsville was standing at 1890,
which is normal and there was no
wind blowing. although showers
were continuing
The disturbance was cxpt cted 40
reach here early tonight and rain
accompanied BY squalIy wind was
expected.
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joyable. See the classification in the Want
Ad section for desirable eating places.
Many other interesting classifications like
this one will be found. Phone 8.
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RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue to fnll
slowly All along during the next "a
20 4S hours.
Flood Present 2G-Hr. 2t-Hr.
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She Likes to

get out Of the kitchen
these hot nights. A cool
meal in a cool place
makes her life more en-
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tide TARLE

High and low tide at Point lsabes
tomorrow. under normal mete0rologi-
cal conditions:
High 1sih w. m.
Low ..--.....-. sos W.. m.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
WARSH|P IS SAVED
AT TER COLLISION
Greek Steamer Sunk With
Loss of 12-0ther Vessel
Reaches Pert.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PORTLAND. England. May 5.--The
crippled warship Bacchus reached
haven here last night with the survivors
Of the crew OF the Greek steamer
IoanniS Fafalios. which it had sunk in
a collision in the channel yesterday
Ten OF the Greek sailors were drowned
and two others died after being picked
up from the water
The Bacchus was so badly crushed
forward that ii was in grave danger of
sinking It's crew were able to navigate
ii slowly. stern foremost tSince it was
so down by the head. toward this port
until two tugs and the battle cruiser
Tiger came 10 its aid and took it in tow.
No description of the collision was
contained in the brief radio me ssagc
from the Bacchus. The Bacchus Is a
dcet store carrier
Apparently the Greek steamer san&
so rapidly that some OF its crew had
barely time TO leap into the water The
crew of the Bacchus rescued / OF them
A second and greater tragedy loomed
when the warSh.p began TO settle BY the
head. The crew hurriedly manned the
boats. taking those whom they had
rescued with them. Al parently the
water-tight compartments held, how
ever. foi the battered vessel found an
equilibrium and fioatad. The crew re-
turned TO her and began TO carefully
maneuver her toward this port.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
POLICE IN CLASH
WITH DRY SQUAD
Federal Raiders on Garage
at Seneca Falls Escorted
Out of Town.
By the Assoeiated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SENECA FALLS, N. Y, May s.
ProhlhItion was the chief topic OF con-
verSation here today as residents await
ed the outcome OF clash between
three Federal prohibition agents from
Elmira and local police officials over
RAID on a garage.
Shots fred by the Federal agents
during the raid resulted in the police
summoning State troopers from Water
loo. The troopers escorted the Federal
men out of the village.
AS factory workers, office employees
and students thronged the streets on
their lunch hour more than 200 persons
advanced threatenlngly toward the
agents after one of them had fred a
shot in the air in an attempt TO halt
william Burns. proprietor OF the ga
rage. who took TO his heels when they
appeared.
Another Shot Fired.
Another agent who took up the chase
was in turn followed by a youth A
second shot was fired The Federal
men claimed the youth fired al the
agent Local authorities maintained
the agent had fred the shot at Burns
The chase ended when a pedestrian
trIpDed the agent
Returning 10 the garage the agents
took samples from five barrels Of beer
spilled the contents and started 10 dis
mantle two l.000-gallon watts. A crowd
gathered outside the garage. Chief Of
Police Joseph NJ Casey notified the
agents they we're under arrest
They went to the Office of justice
of the peace. the crowd trailing at their
heels. muttering threats. jeers and cat
calls After an hours wait in the JUS
tees Office. during which he failed to
appear Chief Casey called troopers,
who escorted the agents out of town.
Jeering Crowd Follows.
Their automobile was followed by
scores of others filled with jeertng.
hooting men and women. who warned
the agents Of dire consequences If they
returned TO Seneca Falls again.
Melford M Combs. chief agent. said
he would seek warrants for the arrest
OF persons who interfered with the
raiders
Chief Casey said ne would swear out
warrants for the agents. charging them
with violating village ordinance for
bidding the discharge of firearms.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
UTILITIES INQUIRY
DECLARED SUCCESS
Senator Norris Asserts Press
Gave Too Little Publicity
to Probe.
Ry the Associnted pres..

BY the Associated Press.
Declaring that the Federal Trade
Commission investigation of the power
interests which yesterday recessed until
May had fulfilled the prophecies
made for 1t. Senator Norris, Republican,
Nebraska, has asSailed the newspapers
in the Senate for not giving more pub
licity to evidence unearthed by the
inquiry.
The Nebraskan reviewed some recent
disclosures. and read two editorials
condemning the practices of public
utilities organizations, as revealed in
testimony at the hearings.
Some OF the most startling things
are taking place, almost beyond belief"
he said. "The way they are trying to
educate the people Is something that
must shock the consciences Of all fair
people"
Refers TO Testimony.
He discussed the testimony of Walter
H. johnson of Philadelphia who ap-
peared before the commission Thursday
as chairman Of the public policy COM
mittee of the Pennsylvania Electric
Association. Norris read from a news
paper account to the effect that john
son admitted spending about $50 900
secretly In the interest OF the assocja-
Ilnn. ont said he could not recall to
Whom any of the money went.
Declaring he was addressing the Sem
ators largely as legally minded men
Norris asked,
rs there such man who saws that
he tells the truth when he saws he
doesn't remember a single person 70
Whom ne gave cent of that monev?''
NO one could believe that" he added.
He then read an account of newspaper
propaganda by the power interests
charging that spies were hired ito re-
port to them the names of newspapers
Whlch do not publish from the bulletins
they send to them"
Who pays the bills?" Norris asked
Every penny Of 1t comes from those
who use the public utilities" he
answered. Although it may be made in
pennies. IN the aggregate 1t amounts to
millions, and it is used To deceive the
very people who pay it, That is what
is being revealed"
Propaganda in Schools.
Norris said further inquiry would re-
veal the power interests as contributors
to the presidential campaigns.
The employees of this great trust. '
ne said, ARE reporting TO their organi2a-
tionS in New York the success of their
efforts to educate the children regarding
public utilities
He reviewed evidence dealing with
The school activities of power company
employees, contending that an effort was
being made to mold the opinions OF the
children.
The agents Of this monopoly" he
Evening star., 1928-05-05
NEW SALVATION ARMY
BUILDING NEED URGED
Work of Organization Praised at
Meeting Stressing Drive
for $35O.0O0.

The need of new building for the
Salation Army in Washington. for
which a campaign for S350,000 is 10
be conducted beginning May IA. was
stressed at special dinner meeting of
Salauon Army oficvials and other per-
sons interested in the ballroom of the
National Press Club building last night
Mai. Gen Anton Stephan. chairman
Of team organization for the coming
campaign in q brief address declared
that he feels "a lasting debt of graft
tude" for the work done by the Saliva
ton Army for him and his men durirc
the World War.
staff Capt James Asher told how
the Salvation Army has grown from
one man in London SO years ago to an
organization now covering SO countries.
Robert ~ Harper. chairman Of .he
committee for the campaign. and Ed
ward Arnold of the National Theater
Players also delivered addresses praisin9
the work of the Salvation Army,
Evening star., 1928-05-05
Wins Verdict for $1,000.

Ralph A. Carter. 1889 Lawrence street
northeast. has been awarded a verdict
for ST 900 damages against the Wash
ingion Railway 6, Electric Co. by jury
in Circuit Division before Justice
Stafford for personal injuries. He was
a passenger In street car at Tenth
and G streets northwest when it was
in collision with a truck December %
1929 Attorneys were Lambert Yeat-
man. Garfield e. Horning
Evening star., 1928-05-05
Wife Seeks Maintenance.

Mrs. Augusta E. Newkirk. 430 Thir-
teenth street northeast, has filed suit
for separate maintenance in the District
Supreme Court against Frank L. New
kirk. 308 Pennsylvania aven",. They
were married June /, 1898. and have
two children Mrs wkirk says she
has received only $40 from her husband
during the past year She is represented
BY Attorney Leroy Pumphrey.
Evening star., 1928-05-05

No wonder Bill
draws such a big
salary from the
movies; he earns it.
Did you see what
he did in France?
France was about
to bar our movies,
and Bill made 'em
sign a contract
where they not
only retain our
movies, but for
every seven OF ours
the French see
they will have to
look at one made
in France. That
satisfied the French
producers. All they
wanted was to make
Evening star., 1928-05-05
Tom Mix I'll in Chicago.

CHICAGO. May G4'l.--Tom Mix. the
cowboy Of the cinema. who is making a
personal appearance at Chicago thea
ter has been ordered to his bed by DR.
Karl A Mayer OF the County Hospital.
who said Mix is threatened with
FrptgYanY1is
Evening star., 1928-05-05

Lovett advised the commission by let
ter that Mr.. Lenroot was not employed
to oppose the Walsh resolution, as had
been testified by Ira L. Grimshaw Of
New York, assistant director Of the Joint
committee. He said that the Arm was
retained by the joint committee before
the Walsh resolution was introduced in
the Senate He did not define what
services the firm had rendered the COM
mittee
Richardson's Testimony.
Richardson, who has been publicity
director of the joint committee since
May. 1927, testified that while he was
director of the Pennsylvania committee
he conducted a survey of text books
in public schools disseminated publicity
against Government ownership of
Muscle Shoals and Boulder Dam and
said that all the State and national
utility publicity organizations main
tanned a vigilant watch over the a,lvo-
Gates of Government ownership.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
Richardson's Testimony.
GOING TO UPPER AMAZON.
Party of Italian Scientists Plan
ming Extended Exploration.

PADUA, Italy, May Lp).-An ex-
pedition of Italian scientists to explore
the upper reaches of the Amazon River
is being organized here with the techni-
cal preparation Of large group OF
learned men.
1t is intended to study the fora and
fauna and the lives of the natives. The
expedition hopes to leave by the end Of
June. The venture is backed by the
local press and popular subscription.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
MORROW STAYS IN BED.
Handles Considerable Amount
Work Despite illness.

MEXICO CITY. May 5 R.-A-
though Dwight w. Morrow, the Amer
ican Ambassador, who has been III the
last two days, handled considerable
amount Of work yesterday, he will re-
main in his bed probably until Monday.
His physician last night repeated his
assurar1ce that the Ambassador vas
suffering from mild attack Of the grip.
and said that his condition had i'm
proved.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS.-Say, those that
thought Will Hays was over in Europe
Just to get away from the Republicans
are mistaken.
Evening star., 1928-05-05

The government of Colombia is tax
ing over the telephone lines Of the
country
Evening star., 1928-05-05
MAIL ORDER OFFICIAL DIES
G. A Thorne of Montgomery Ward
& Co. Collapses on Golf Links.

CHICAGO. May Ool.-George A
Thorne. 81. son of the late co-founder
Of Montgomery Ward g. Co, and him.
self an official OF that company. died
suddenly yesterday,
He collapsed on a golf course and died
soon afterward In a hospital from an
attack Of apoplexy. His widow and six
children survive.
Evening star., 1928-05-05

said. "are selecting the textbooks in the
schools OF America and taking out those
they don't like"
The Trade Commission yesterday took
its recess after a session in which it re-
ceived explanatory letters from TWO
persons mentioned in previous teSti-
mony and had heard one witness.
When it resumes 1t will turn its attcn-
tiOn to Ohio. Georgia and Florida util-
ity publicity organizations.
Child Letter to Commission.
J. S. S. Richardson of New York.
former director of the Pennsylvania
public service information committee.
was the one witness. testifying concern
ing that committees campaign against
Government ownership He took the
stand after the commission filed in its
records letters Celebrating on previous
ly disclosed payments of $4,000 to
former Senator Lenroot OF Wisconsin
and $500 to Richard Washburn Child.
writer and former Ambassador to Italy.
The money was paid by the joint COM
mittee of national utilities associations.
Child informed the Trade Commits
sion that he wished to make it clear
that / never sign my name to any ex-
preston not nv own. nor do receive
undisclosed fees for any personal ex-
preston of mine"
Richardson. on the stand at an earlier
hearing had said that Child received
the money for compiling a booklet ex-
pressing opposition to the Boulder Can
yon Dam project and that DR.. frank
Bohn had received 81 300 for editing
the publication which was then issued
under Bohn'S name
Tho former Ambassadors letter oe-
clared he had been employed for my
advice and counsel and to marshal The
facts In cooperation with other attOr-
neyS" and that he had specified that
the booklet was not to bear his name
Elisha Hanson Of the Washington
law firm of Lenroot Hanson. Smith e.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
are mistaken

IIIEIIS COTIIpUI5UTy,
p. S.-Say, run out OF paint-some
towns were painting their own homes
with 1t.
Evening star., 1928-05-05
A1rtaE1zEZEEtcEE>n
. -. q NJ lESd11
THE SWAN BOAT
Is Now Operating on
THE TIDAL BASIN
Foot of 18th Street.

Take your kiddies for ride
and less fortunate children will
benefit through THE CHILD
WELFARE SOCIETY. for
whose benefit this boat is op-
Grated.
Evening star., 1928-05-05

Beginning at / PM, boat
leaves float, at refreshment
stand, on the hour and half
hour. Adults, 25c. Children, 10c