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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
WATER FIGHT !
NEARS CLOSE
COMMITTEE of Five to
Make Final Ad-
Justments

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 2s.-Adjust-
ment OF all controversial matters in
connection with the ALLEGATION OF the
waters OF the Colorado river is ex-
peeted to be reached through & COM
Ealttee OF five, the membership of
~nicn has been endorsed by both the
irrigation and power interests.
heiatlve to the plans Of adjust
raent,. Ward S. Arnold, engineer for
the Syndicate Power Co.. made the
following statement, which was also
contained in q telegram sent TO
Judge 5. l. Mccartney, attorney for
the city of Brentwood:
While IL is true negotiations are
Being carried on locking toward re-
Cancellation between West Texas ir-
llgatlon interests representing the
west Texas Chamber Of Commerce,
the power interests represented By
the Syndicate Power the
Llce growers interests on the lower
Colorado river, municipal and flood
control interests, however, at present
Sli negotiations are tentative and not
by any means final. IL * hoped
the tentative negotiations. carried on
IN austin and Fort Worth the last
week VIII lead 10 q final adjustment
OF all differences. That matter has
been placed in the hands Of the fol-
loving committee Of five appointed
~ the executive committee Of the
Vest Texas Chamber Of Commerce:
>. A. Kemp. Wichita Fails; John r..
hawley, Fort Worth: Clifford Jones.
spur; J. c. Hallmark. Dublin. and DR..
4. T. Coleman, Colorado. This COM
mittee will report 20 the West
Texas Chamber Of Commerce a. soon
as practicable. II IN adjustment ~
accomplished by this committee and
settlement reached on an existing
water disputes and contingencies on
the Colorado river. including Brown
wood, this viii comply with Martin
insults request made at the meeting
held in Dallas Dec. !. that those
matters be settled before he would
undertake the nroirt"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
PREPARING TO
ERECT HOTEL
Title To Be Transfer.
red at Weslaco Dur
ing Next Month
Especial to The Herald)

WESLACO, Tex, Jan. 26-With all
details cleared up except the ex-
change of title on the site, and this
scheduled to be settled within the
next few days, Weslaco residents
will soon see rising the walls of the
new $250,000 hotel in this city.
The hotel is to be erected by the
Argentum Development company of
San Antonio, which has signed aeon
tract with the Weslaco hotel COM
mittee.
The company has awarded con-
tract TO Walsh and Burney Of San
Antonio for construction Of the
building proper, which is to cost
shy 900. the remainder Of the $3.50,
600 ~ be included in the sub-con-
tracts, and the furnishings and fix
lures.
The title to the site. owaed BY the
city. is to be passed next month,
legal notice for bids on the site,
accompanied b. a contract to erect
n hotel, having been published
through authorization Of the city.
The hotel is TO be four stories,
with a foundation for three addi-
tional stories. 1t will be Of Spanish
architecture, built Of reinforced rom
crete. tile and stuccv, with long
colonnades in the front and at the
sides. These will enclose a patio,
carrying out the Spanish atmosphere
Of the building.
The hotel is the result of con-
centralized effort on the part Of citi-
zens Of W~eslaco, who raised a bonus
Of $4,000 for the company which
would build such a hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Cunningham Orders
Man to Leave Texas

RAYMoNDvILLE. Jan. 2s-on his
own motion here Thursday, District
Judge a. W. Cunningham set aside
the verdict assessed by~ n Jury
against Walter Slate, giving him d
sentence OF two years III the peni-
Tertiary or the charge OF stealing
$500 worth Of onion seed. The
judge made the condition that Slate
leave Texas not later than March /
and 20 bach 20 Arkansas, where he
originally came from.
Slate was charged with having
paid two boys $50 20 burrlarize the
Raymondville Bonded Warehouse
and steal the onion seed. which he
sold to Willacy county farmers nj
reduced rates. The boys were each
given suspended sentences of two
years each.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Even Rice Hurt
Girls Sstomac

at had indigestion so bad / was
afraid to eat even rice. Adlerika has
done me so much good that now
eat anything. "-Ardenia Howard
Adlerika relieves stomach gas and
in TEN minutes. Acting on
BOTH upper and lower bowels. il re-
roves old waste matter you never
thought was IN your systers. Let Ad-
lerika give your stomach and bow
els a REAL cleansing and see how
much better you viii feel. It viii sur
urise youi Eagle Pharmacy, Inc,
Brownsville. In San Benito at Pal
ace Pharmacy.-Advertisememt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Club Smoker to
Be Held Tonight

The monthly meeting az tha
Brownsville Country club. thia time
In the form Of a smoker. liz hched-
uled 20 be held nc tic ci house
Thursday nj 9 D. m. IL vas an
nounced by Benito Longoria. secre-
tary Of the organization.
The meeting was originally ached-
uled 20 have been held Tuesday
night. but was postponed because Hf
the chamber OF forum en-
thering on the municipal airrort pro-
iect.
Several matters OF Importance 90
the membership are set % come up
for discussion Thursday evening". Mr..
LorForia stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26

gram which IL 10 bs started Nv scon
M the first issue 10 voted.
From the sale OF the first issue,
for 100000, the city will use $780,
600 for waterworks improvement and
a filtration plant. Tire waterworks
system here at the present time was
put in less than two years ago, ana
Is modern In every respect. although
II IL not large enough 70 meet the
demands Of the city.
The addition Of a filtration plant
will complete the w~aterworks sys-
TEN. and give Weslaco n thorough
system in every respect.
OF the remaining 100000 half
will be used for sewerage extern
sions and improvements, and the
other half for more street paving.
An additional 100000 or $4,000
for streetp aving, piving the city
a practically complete system of
paved streets in all sections. is con-
templated later in the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Weslaco to Put
On Developmen
Program in rs

WESLACo. Jan. 26.-La1nching
the years work under a new form
of government. with a new charter
which was adopted last year, this
city is planning to call a bond cleo
tion in the near future in the sum
Of 100000 or more.
This announcement was made fol-
lowing the first meeting this year
of the commission.
1t is likely that another bond is
sue, for 100000 or $4,000, will
be called later in the yesr, in order
to supplement the Improvement pro-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
To BE WITH r

Mrs. q. ". Oswald Of rIcAllen,
who underwent an operation at the
Mercy hospital, was taken TO the
home of her sister. Mrs. S. ". Brew
er, Tuesday afternoon in a Morris
Kilcher ambulance. She Is reported
To be resting well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
Interest in Dairying
Growing ait Lyford
ISnecial to The Herald.l

LYF0RD, Jan. Pa renewed in
terest is being taken in dairying in
the Lyford territory. Burton Hughes
who has been milking a herd of 26
Jersey COWS has recently increased
his herd TO 30. Dir. Hughes has
been separating his milk and selling
the butter fat, but recent tests show
there is more profit in the sale Of
whole milk 20 he pasteuriZed. A
meeting Is being held this week on
the Turner Tract, west Of Lyford.
for discussing ways and means OF
increasing milk production.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-26
NEW BOY SCOUT BOOK OUT
(Special to The HeraId.)

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Heraided as
the most widely read boys book in
the world and further reputed to rate
next to the Bible in annual book
distribution in this country. a new
handbook for boys has just been is
sued for the $4,000 lads who con-
stitute the membership of the Boy
Scouts of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02

formed few stunts and landed at
the field. Nearly all Amarillo rushed
to the flying field.
Ignores Clovis ThrOng
These people" said Editor Howe,
"flocked to the field because he him.
self had advertised his arrival. Then
he proceeded to act bored and an.
noyed. and was almost insolent II
he didn't want people to know he
was here he shouldn't have adver-
tised his arrival, and, at least, could
have been courteous to those who ap-
preached him."
Then, continued the irate Texas
editor, the FLYING Colonel passed over
Clovis. N. Nj. "a mile in the air." to-
tally disregarding the thousands who
had c0ngregated there to see him as
result OF his Wichita statement.
Among those IL the crowd were
ranchers who had driven 4 hundred
miles and wasted an entire day in or.
der to see him. said Howe II said
he had a swell head and mean II,
II that's TREASON mako tbs naost
of it,
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c. O.P. ELDERS
FARLEY OVER
SO SEATS
-TeIephoto 81 InternatiOnal.
BY GEORGE n. HOLMES
international News Service

KANSAS CITY, June 1.-THE
elder fathers Of the Republican
party began assembling in Kansas
City today, ten days In advance Of
the convention, for the quadrennial
task of deciding who's who among
the quarrelsome Republican office
holders of the always Democratic
South.
Settlement of factional differ
.ences in southern States before the
convention has become as fixed an
event as tho convention itself. This
year the contests have been
brought from seven States and one
territory. and involve some sixty
nine seats in the convention. The
full National Committee meets
Monday morning to act as judge
and jury in the proceedings.
Crucial for Hoover
This year. for the first time since
the historic contests of 1912 between
the Taft and Roosevelt delegates,
the quadrennial fights may conceiv.
ably have an important bearing on
the nomination. Hoover delegates
are involved in nearly every one OF
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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lVIISlOp 1JEIG FNCI diLCJIlpLCu
Such was the prospect glimpsed to-
day by the four exuItant airmen-
crew of the good ship Southern
Cross-who yesterday successfully
negotiated the first great water
hazard" of their 7,S00-mile flight
from California to Australia.
1t was at 1919 p. m. Pacific Coast
time 1919 p. m. Washington timel
that the ponderOus wheels of the tri-
motored F'okker monoplane touched
Hawaiian soil, u hours and 81 min,
utes after the plane had slipped into
the air al Oakland municipal airport.
Honolulu acclaimed the event
wildly. Honolulu had been worry.
ing intensely for three hours. The
city had lost contact with craft and
men. and for three agonizing hours
felt it's hope ebbing.
And then, riding along the wind
which blew off the beaten sea came
the thing which had conquered it.
Straight for the field doomed the
monoplane, and exultation replaced
doubt on Wheeler Field.
Safe And Happy
Threats grew hoarse in cheering
nSdAISt AAC Ol SlE6nS. r. OK
the fifth time. man and his space
devouring flying contraption mad
rocketed through traps set by the
wide Pacific.
Captain c. F.. Kingsford Smith
G. r. p. Ulm. James Warner. and
Harry Lyon-pilots. radioman and
naViga tOr-had done this. And
here they were-Safe.
Only a few gallons remained OF
the 1900 gallons Of gasoline with
which they started the long over,
water flight.
A few gallons. Perhaps enough
to keep the Southern Cross" and
it's crew in the air for 20 minutes.
Had an error of but a few miles
been made during the last three
hours when fears were growing here,
had the navigator shifted his
course in the slightest then the
Pacific might have been again the
victor and there would have been
no siren and cheering on Wheeler
Field.
Food And Rest '-e
kingsford, Smith. grinning. was
the first to Chamber from the big
machine. There was a brief recep,
ton on the field. led by Governor
Wallace H.. Harrington. Then the
filters hurried 70 their h9tel. an
Continued on Page 2. Column IL
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/ F'"Treasop' replied a large section
f'1 the csty's $4,000 population. IN
olnding the local high school stu.
1ents who long have made the
Transatlantic flier their ideal.
The battle was In full swing to-
day, with Editor Howe standing by
his guns. and the pro-Lindberghers
threatening to boycott Howe S
paper. Several mass meetings have
been held.
Editor Defies Boycott
II have no apologies TO make, !"
said Howe. 81 said Lindbergh had
= swell head and | meant just that.
If he never returns to Amarillo
that will be soon enough for me. !"
The controversy arose over an In
Vsaation the city fathers telegraphed
TO LindEergh at Wichita asking him
TO. stop here on his way Wesr.
Iindbergh did not reply to the in
vifation. but In Wichita gave out 2
statement to the effect he woCld
not stop At Amarillo, but would
afop at Clovis. NJ. M.
Than without any notice the Flying
Colonel did swoop ever the city. per.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
{. 7. MEREDITH
CRITICALLY ILL .

DIES MONIES, Ia, June Edwin
r. Meredith, Secretary of Agricul-
ture in President wilson's Cabinet.
was believed near death at his home
here today. ..
DR.. A. G. Page, reported, The is
critically ILL.,"
The former secretary, who Is
president of the Meredith Publishing
Company, is suffering from high
blood pressure and complications.
Until a few weeks ago he was
considered a Democratic Presiden-
tial possibility.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
100000 MEN OF
FARMS Plan
MARCH
h.. lntern.tlonal New. Service

BY. international News Service
CHICAGO, June 2.-Political lead
ers Of the corn belt and adjoining
farm States assembled in Chicago
today to lay plans for march of
thousands of farmers on the Re-
publican National Convention. al
Kansas City, to demand farm relief
legislation.
Representatives of IA States had
arrived in Chicago early today for
the conference, called by M. j.
porter OF former Gov. Frank O.
Lowden Of Illinois for President. q.
Includes LOwden Men
The movement includes adherents
of Governor Lowden, Senator James
E. Watson of Indiana and Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas, all can.
didates for the Presidential nomina-
ton.
Leaders OF the farm brigade will;
demand of the Republican national
convention two things;
Nomination of a Mid Western MAJ
for President.
A party pledge to make the tariff
effective on farm products.
"This is legislation that the rep
resentatives OF the people twice
have, said they wanted" Gov. Adam
McAEullen. of Nebraska, one of the
early arrivals for the conference,
said today. I'VE are not urging
that Iabor's protection under the
immigration law be weakened or
that protection be given the raIl-
roads, the banks and business gen.
orally be modified.
Crises On. Is Plea
We are. protesting against an.
other great group in this Country
being ignored by the party in power.
A real crisis has arisen. Farmers
are unable to pay their debts, many
are being foreclosed. the sons are
leaving the farms for the cities, and
unless the situation is remedied the
very foundation Of our country will
bR attacked.
What happened to the Wing
party when it failed to take a
stand on the slave question, should
serve as a warning 10 Eastern Re-
publican leaders who do not appre.
ciate the. intensity of the feeling
current in the middle West
III we are denied our pleas, MANY
things may happen Bot the con.
vention? II liz hard to. tell what the
farmers Will do. !, see NO need If
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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GIRL MUS
RE TURN To
CLASSES
=, picture 81 Page 81.

81 Picture on Page y
There il nothing unusual in
the recent eIopement of VIII
liam Beall, II, and Mildred
Watson, 14-year-old school
girl, according to Miss Fay =.
Bentley, director Of school at
tendance and work permits OF
the District public schools.
Miss Bentley told The washing
ton Times today that there are six
girls, all under is years of age, who
are attending classes at the presents
time who have been married during
the current school year.
Maybe the girl will come back
to class Monday morning" Miss
Bentley said. I'VE will wait and
see what happens"
Six Married This Year
There is nothing new in this
case. despite the statement in some
quarters that the case will estab-
that / know of who were married.
during this school year and who
arc under 16, who are attending
classes. We will take whatever ac-
ton the case warrants" Miss Bent
lev concluded.
The 14-year-old bride was stu
dent at Pierce School, Fourteenth
and G Streets Northeast. On Sun
day she and William went to Rock
vile, where they jumped their ages
four years each, and were married.
They returned to Washington, keep
ing their wedding a secret, and on.
Wednesday told their families they
were going canoeing. Instead, they
went on a belated honeymoon and
were not heard from until the next.
afternoon. At that time telegram
was received by Mildred's sister,
Mrs. Elton Barber, from the couple.
saying they were married and happy
William went back TO his job in
local photographers studio and
left his wife hidden in their love
nest" which later developed to be
an apartment in the northeast Sec
ton occupied by friends of theirs.
Late yesterday, someone dug up.
the school attendance laws Mil
dred wants to keep house for her
husband. she declared. and she,
doesn't want to go back to school.
Under the law, as interpreted by
school officials, she must remain
in school until she is Is years Of
age.
Mildreds mother, Mrs. Bessie
Watson, of the 1900 block OF e st.
n. E.. and Williams mother, Mrs.
Zula Beall, of the 500 block of r
st. n. E.. are reconciled to- the
marriage. but were opposed to it
because of the extreme youth of the
couple.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
THoRNcLlFFE RESULTS

FIRST RACE-six9 furlongs
Lannie (Fishman) .$I2.20 $3.50 1886
Gymkhana (HaryeyI... 4.0S $40
Laddie Buck (BMrns) 500
Patsy McDonaId,< Son Ami, Hot
Pepper, ,Rellarion, Reign Shot. l&Ruce-
phalls Ten SIXTY Middle Temple. Pug
a So ran. THINE | IL 2-h.H
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02

Neutrality-suspicious. impersOnating the
notahles who figured in the original
ceremonies are to embark on Navy
launches at the foot of Wisconsin
Avenue in Georgetown. at $3.50 D.
m, for a trip up the river, followed
bV decorated private yachts.
The party will leave the yachts
after a short trip, and board canal
boats, to he drawn up the canal by
Army mules. The Marine Band
will leave the. boat procession.
On arriving at the spot where
ground was first broken for the
canal. the party. will alight. After
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
BANK STATEMENTS

$685., 521.9O.
New York Clearing Mouse bal
ance. Sl6O, OOO, 200. ,,s,., ss
New York Clearing House. en-.
changes. Rl,947, OOD, 900. n r.
Treasury balance ). -, eSl .70e 20.
Customs receipts, 81, 4Ses 275.44.
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a song, a spade will be presented
to the modern counterpart Of
General Mercer, president of the
canal company. by the Mayor of
Georgetown. General Mercer will
turn over the spade to President
Adams. The latter two charac'
tiers are scheduled for speeches,
following which President Adams
will turn up a spadefuI of earth.
Toasts will be given by General
Mercer, the Mayor of Washington
the Mayor of Alexandria and the
Continues on Page 2. Column So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
TAL|ANS BREAK
AIR RECORD

ROME, June "A new world s
aviation record for sustained flight
was made today by Italian aviators
Ferrarin and Delprete. who re-
NAMED aloft So hours and 81
minutes.
They beat the old worlds record
made by Eddie Stinson and George
HaIdamann in, Florida by five hours
and ~ seconds.
The two tired aviators landed just
fbefore 4 o'clock this afternoon. At
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
CALIFORNIA
NQGD,
ADMITS
AGENT

It Is matter of common
knowledge ii California that
the utility corporations Of that
State have spent millions Of
dollars lii the last five years to
protect their properties against.
the onslaught Of State owner
ship partisans.
This was the testimony OF George
e. Lewis, chairman Of the Rocky
mountains Committee on Utility
information, in the Federal Trade
C0mnnissi0fl power inquiry today.
The public atilfties Of the Rocky
Mountain district, would be in a
~ Of 4 fix. il the public rela-
fions work had not been under
taken when it was, Lewis said.
BuiIt Better Than He Knew
Lewis committee handles Colo
RADIO. New Mexico q nd coming
but he maintains coUtact with SINH
lar committees IN "a number II
western States.
The COMMITTEES spent three years
IN establishing confidence Of the
press through the territory in It's
operations. Is now time to
capitalize on these activities.
Lewis said. We built better than
We knew. "
Revelations have come In cOnnec-
ton with the power trust conspiracy
against the educa tional fabric OF
Colorado showing the critical import
ance attached bv the public utilities
interests to the defeat OF the Swing
Johnson hill In the session of Con.
gress that has just closed.
Spy Planted
The fight on Boulder Dam, reach
ing peak in the conference of West
ern governprs last fall, is the subject
Of such amazing disclosures that
George e. Lewis, executive manager
of the Rocky Mountain Public Utility
Information Bureau. yesterday was
forced TO nnaccountable Iapses OF
memory In pleading ignorance OF GER
tain documents found in his files.
a spy had been planted by the
power trust in the governors con-
terence. making daily reports to
Lewis. The latter. however. when
confronted BY these reports, with no
tatfons by himself, resisted all efforts
by Judge Robert e. Healy. counsel
for the Federal Trade Commission, TO
find out who this spy was and how
he had been smugsled into the con.
clave.
The schools of Colorado were lit
orally al pawn in Lewis hand
Striking at Boulder Dam, he forced
the appointment of Colorado River
fact-finding committee under the
control OF a University Of Colorado
professor who was drawing his data
from another professor in the pay
OF the utility committee.
All OF the public utilities "edu.
cationai work" in Colorado was dis
closed as mere camoufiage designed
TO divert the minds ri school boys
and girls from thoughts of Govern
ment ownership and operation ofI
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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Texas Editor In RouO
Over Lindy's Visit

AMARILLO, Tex. June Col Charles A. Lndbergh was
the center of storm of civic strife today that had this
thriving by tile
.Lindbergh has the swell head said Editor Gene Howe
his newspape Some Of his elders should teach him
] tanners COURTESY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-02
Canal Pageant Will
DraW NotabLeS
(See Pictures on Page 81

Pageantrv by the costumes in Washington
wears ago the celebration of the centenary
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, at 80 p today.
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SOUTHERN CROSS Wings AWAY. ON EPIC FLIGHT
Hop toSuUalnaperled
By Faulty RunUay
Oilers own stories on Page y
Nv International News Service

HONOLULU, June Behind 2,4OO miles of conquered
ocean Ahead $50 miles, stretching to suva, in the
Fiji Iands3130 miles of yet braved by in his
mechanical flying device3 100 miles which offer the longest
nom nhf atfnm nfed