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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
6 WITNESSES
GIVEN FINES
Trial Of Celaya and
Cowan Cases Set
For Thursday

Six witnesses were fined $3.50 each
in criminal district court Monday
morning for non-appearance when
the case in which they had been sum
moned was called.
Those against whom fines were a.
scssed were Joe Geruasa, Thos. Lo-
gan. II. X. Barron, ". n. Collons q.
d. Turner and Serviano Pardo, sum
moned By the defense in the case Of
Francisco Leal, charged with murder
IN connection with the shooting vi
Jose Moreno al La Paloma in July.
The six witnesses are residents Of
Los lndios and San Bcnito sections
Trial Of the Leal murder case, Set
for Monday morning. was postponed
until Wednesday, Sept. 70. upon mo-
ton Of the defense attorneys, who
stated the presence of an witnesses
summoned was necessary.
Trial Of the cases against Truwit
Cowan and Simon Cclaya was post-
poned % Thursday. Sept, 20, upon
motion ~ the state.
Selection NJ a jury for the trial
Of Roy Stuckey. charged with nur-
der ~ connection with the shooting
n Ricardo ArriaEa in III Jardin was
under way Monday afternoon, But thc
case will probably not 70 "a trial
until Tuesday.
Muddy roads resulting from the
rains VI Saturday and Sunday arp-
vented many jurors and witnesses
from reaching Brownsville for the
opening Of the jury term Monday
morning. Two special venircs ana
p regular jury had been summoned
ana many were missing when the
lists were called.
Approximately forty witnesses have
been summoned by the defense and
state in the Fredcr-ro Leal case ANA
the state announced il was ready for
trial. Defense counsel stated H.
would b. impossible to ro ~ trial
until alt witnesses were available A
large number WI witnesses for ho+b
the state and defense were present
and the court recessed for an hour
M permit the defense time III which
~ prepare it, motion.
summons for jury members not ~
porting were issued with -nstructions
tnat they be served immediately.
n number Mi witnesses in th.
toWan and Cclaya cases. summoned
from Point Isabel, were present ard
we're instructed to report Thursday
morning. the court announcing 49,
case would ne the first called Thurs
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

NEW YORK, Sept 1T.-tF1-Amei
can steamers IN the hurricanes pat
reports today indicated. safely %
rode the tempest. With one execl
ton. all have reached port or ar
proceeding On their courses.
The freighter Carolyn, under chai
ter to the Grace line. was she only
steamer unreported. No fear was felt
for her, however, Rs she was arhed-
uled I'D reach Colombia tomorrow or
Wednesday and was believed to have
missed the storm.
Reports to the Bull line placed The
damage AN Porto Rico well oFSr the
100000, 900. Crops not ruined were
badly damaged. Roads are impass-
able. The eastern shipping ports Of
fahucoa and Hunacoa were wiped
out.
Two OF the lines steamers. Clare
and Catherine. locked in Porto Rico.
I'm the last "a hours. IA third, the
Helen is en route, while the Del
fina w due today. All four vessels
have cargOes Of f~0odstuffs.
The San Lorenzo Of the New York
and Porto Rico line An due I'D dock
here tomorrow. The boat was in San
- ANAbNA WHEN bME hAAAALatE
struck and was delayed a day in de-
parting for New York.
AS communications were opened
with various parts vi the island fur
Their reports Of dead were received.
Az least ~ persons were reported 70
rave been killed in Generic while
dead were reported from the nearby
mountain resort or Barranquitas
where many wealthy spend the sum
mer.
Travellers coming from inland say
cattle and horses lie dead Mt the
roadsides and in the fields and the
country people are still dased and
wandering about hoseless and hun
cry.
Indications were received that
banana trees and other native fruit
trees on which great numbers Of
peasants normally live were hard hit
Many other crops we're torn up and
DESTROYED.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Navy Head Would
Cut Assignments
OF Short Waves

WASHINGTON. Sept. iT-tPi-The
Federal Radio commission will assign
few additional short wave channels
for international, point 10 point ra-
dio service VI IL follows the econ
dations uf Capt. NJ. H.. HOOPER. al
rector Of naval communications and
n of the technical advisors 70 the
commission.
Captain Hooper has received let
tiers from Officers IN some naval dis
tricts recommending approval by the
navy Of certain private radio enter
prises which seek favorable consid-
GRAFTON BY the commission Of their
applications Tor short wave assign
ments. While interest on the part of
naval officers is in accordance with
naval policy. many Of them fail 10
visualize the situation which con
fronts the commission, Captain Hoop
er says.
There are, al the present state Of
the art, SS4 schannels available for
point to point radio communication
in the bands allocated by the Inter
national Radio Telegraph Conference
for the entire world between 5000
and $4,000 kilocycles." ne said.
These are the f~requencies which are
generally desired for long distance
circuits.
"Of this number the United States
has ~allocated 222 fr~equencies. or Us
per ent Of the world total. This i
perhaps a larger share than this ma
tion might he considered to be en-
titled 20 but considering the wealth
and initiative of the United States.
and its readiness to occupy channels,
p per cent may not be too high a
figure.
The licenses issued by the COM
mission were for general public SER
vice. There were many applicants
from all sorts of companies and in
terests desiring to use high fire.
quency radio for their own traffic "a
save time and money but these were
ruled out. The navy a lend its
support Only to applicants for chan
nels who are bonafide United States
citizens and who will open their sta-
t;ons to the handling Of paid traffic
for all the public. and be capable Of
collecting and distributing this
traffic for all the public. and be
capable of collecting and distributing
this traffic from originator to adj
dreSsee."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Bell Back
After Trip East

Mayor A. b. Cole and County Com
missioner Sam Bell returned Monday
after a vacation trip that carried
them UP the Atlantic staboard a. far
as Nova Scotia. They spent eight
days IN New York City.
Each reported an enjoyable trip.
but was glad to ~ back in the Valley.
Mayor Cole said. n saw lots OF places
that had more people. but as a pro-
ductive agricultural section, the Val
Ley has 1t on the rest"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
DISARMAMENT
TALK FUTILE,
LEAGUE told
Spirit Of Peace Reigns
About Geneva, Ca
bic Editor States;
Money Trouble Up
BY MELVIN H. COLEMAN
Cable Editor. The Associated Press


Cable Editor. The Associated Press
The cause OF disarmament, awak-
ened By the Franco-British naval
accord and stimulated BY the KEEL
logr pact, was nut % sleep again at
Geneva recently. Lord Cushendun,
acting British foreign minister,
blocked an attempt to have the
preparatory disarmament commits
sion of the League Of Nations sum
moned for an early meeting.
The British delegate told the COM
mittee considering the subject an
early meeting would be premature.
He said press reports had intImat-
ed the Franco-British agreement was
moi acceptable to some Of the other
powers to which il had been sub
mitted-
Since Japan has lent a note TO
London, saying it agreed with the ac-
cord in principle, the allusion was
taken "A referring TO either the
United States or Italy.
Peace Spirit Prevails
President Coolidge said the ac-
cord could have no effect on Ameri-
can naval plans and he believed the
understanding was reached with full
knowledge Of the American view
point on auxiliary naval craft as
made known at last years confer
ence in Geneva.
Despite this development and he
rather acrid comment by Aristide
BRAND, French foreign minister, on
the observations respecting German
and neighboring armies BY Chanccl-
lor Herman Mueller. there has been
a marked spirit of peace at Geneva.
Just a straw, perhaps, in the build
ing up OF this structure Of peace for
men Of good will. but significant
nevertheless. was the attention at
tracted abroad by the conference Of
the church union for peace. That
body issued a call for d world rel
ligious assembly in 1880, 10 be held
in India.
The violent repercussions in Ger
many 10 NJ. Brands pointed remarks
on the aspects ~ military strength
est Of the Rhine did not proven.
progress in the big Six" confer
ences regarding occupied German
districts and the question az repara-
tions.
Money Question Worries
Chancellor Mueller went back into
the conference room and then let ID
be known the allies plan for partial
e%vacuatiO nsnd appointment Of spe-
cial Rhineland commission Of con-
troll might be accepted under certain
conditions.
Money questions also came "a the
fore in Russia and Rumania. The
soviet made a bold bid for additional
foreign capital by Tightening its re-
strictions upon foreign concessions.
Rumania's cabinet saw negotia-
tions for a $4,000 900 loan from a
New York bank 90 by the board. In
ability az Queen Marie's country 10
furnish necessary collateral caused
the failure.
Political troubles plagued Spain
and Albania. King Alfonso venturei
a trip 70 Sweden and opponents of
the Spanish dictator. Primo dc Ri
vera, seized upon the opportunity to
attempt r fresh coup.
King Zogu faced an uprising
against his new Albanian throne and
a full regiment was sent 10 the
northern mountains. Tirana sources
said the rebellion was "only another
blood feud" to revenge a chieftain
who had been killed ~ government
police.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Rr Sine McNAMA

by SUE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-tP1-
Senorita Clara Gonzales, LII. b.,
small, slim, dark eyed, the only wom-
an lawyer in Panama, has left the
pink and blue roofs and sapphire sea
Of her native country and come 90
Washington in the interest of all
American m
Here, 700, for a similar purpose, is
Elsie Ross Shields, who claims a
dozen different world ports as home
and speaks six languages.
The mission of Senorita Gonzalez
is really three-fold. She has been
SEN to study government here for
three years 80 that she may teach the
subject upon her return to Panama.
She also has been commissioned BY
her government to study the juvenile
court system in this country. And,
what she regards as most important
Of all, she is a member Of the Inter
American Commission Of Women Gre
ated by the Pan-American conference
10 study the legal status Of women in
the p American republics.
Like the senorita, Miss Shields
is connected with the Inter-Ameri-
can Commission Of Women. She is
q Find" or Doris Stevens, ardent
feminist, who met her at the Pan
American conference in Havana and
brought her 10 Washington as secre-
tory Of the commission.
Miss Shields. with q s~oft-spoken,
gentle manner and her Linguistic abll-
ity, will be the go-between for for
eign speaking women and official
Washington.
She comes Of q rowing and talented
race. Her grandfather, Gilbert Ross,
a Scotcman, went TO Calcutta as an
accountant. He. too, was a linguist
and compiled a dictionary of Indian
dialects which he presented 10 the
government. Miss Shields mother was
born in Calcutta. she later lived in
London and went 70 Brazil as a gov
erness. There she me- and married
an Englishman who died soon after
Elsie was born.
Mother and daughter went 70
Greece. where they lived for some
time, then started for Havana via
ltSly. Switzerland and France. Miss
Shields speaks Portuguese. English,
French. Spanish, German and Greek.
Senorita Gonzalez, who Is only ~
years old. helped organize tn Ma
tional Feminist party in Panama. IL
now has 500 members. Panama has
or administration ticket nominated
great advantages for women, she
says. in educational opportunities and
the availability of careers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
dead IN

Continued from page one.l
ports can be received from the rural
sections in which more than 10 per
cent OF the people live.
Physicians and others familiar with
conditions said a death toll with 1000
~ q final figure was a conservative
estimate. No continental Americans
have been reported either killed or
injured.
The known dead in the various
towns reporting we're: Cayev. 75.
Iuayama. CO., Humaco, so; Ponce, 25s
Areebo, 10; Auadilla. 10; Naguabo,
III; Las Piedras, s.; and Fajardo. O..
Crops Destroyed
Most Of the crops were DESTROYED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Will Call Civil
Docket Tuesday

The docket for the September term
Of the civil district court will be
called Tuesday morning and cases
set. The docket IL a long one. in
GLIDING q number Of important cases.
Hearing in the Point Isabel cleo
ton contest. filed by Constant La
Roche county commissioner. against
II. Nj. Pattee. certified as the demo-
cratic candidate. Is expected to be
10 be set for the first Of next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Five Killed When
Auto Hits Train

AKHORN. Wis, Sept l7.-lPD-
Five persons, members az a vaude-
Vile troupe. were killed today when
their speeding automobile rammed the
side Of a Milwaukee. st. Paul and Pa
cifie railroad passenger train near
here.
The dead are Arthur Haggerty. %,
his wife, Hazel, %. Maurice kaplan,
rs. a man named Platkin. and a girl
named Julia, last name unknown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

and light plants were put ont
commission. Streets and roads wye
blocked NV fallen trees and debrl
Housing conditions are d~eplorabl
The government house escaped Sc
i0us damage.
Food supplies were th0ukht to
adequate today
The storm ragged for ~ hours du.
ing which the wind reached q Feio
i'm of from $40 tD 100 miles aim hot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
Virgin Islands Hit
Hard, Woman Writes
BY CATHERINE CAMERON
Head OF the ~. CrOix Chapter. Ann
prirnn Red rraHu

ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands. Sept
lI.-F1-Six persons we're known
today 10 have been killed IN the trop-
ical hurricane which hit 81. Croix
Thursday, leaving 5000 persons home
less. One hundred persons were in
jured- All the casualties we're native
negroes.
I'm the chief commercial centers VI
Christiansted and Frederigsted, the
damage was estimated at 500, 900.
Loss throughout the island has not
been learned but II probably was
very great II was the worst hurri-
cane that yer struck the islands.
Villages were RACED. Several es-
tates were wiped out and planters
houses destroyed. Sugar factories
we're damaged and the sugar crop de-
stroyed.
Boats in the harbor at Christian
sted were either sunk or driven
ashore. The cable. radio. telephone
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
MURDER FARM

CONTINUED from page one.)
his rambling story. IL was reported
10 have occurred IN a miners cabin
nearby where Northcott and a miner
are reported to have slain another
miner. Finding that a hoy had wit
messed the killing. Northcott seized
him and he was taken TO the farm
where a few days later he was put
10 death.
The father described his son as an
APE man" over whom only an in
dulgent mother had any control.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
CLASS To MEET

A special meeting Of the Euzelian
Bible class Of the Baptist church will
be held Tuesday evening at 1880 at
the church. The object Of the session
il to elect officers, and all members
are especially urged to attend, ac-
cording to Mrs. Lula George. Fol-
lowing the business meeting the Euz-
elians will join with the mems Bible
class for a social evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
CITY BRIEFS

The School Board of Olmito hide.
pendent School District will receive
bids for construction Of home eco
Monies building at OlmitQ. Plans and
specifications may be had at the OIL
mito store. Bids to be opened s p.
M, Sept. 20.
0LMITO SCHOOL BOARD.
j. p. Wagner, Secretary.
If You Have anything TO haul or
store, phone 27s.-Valley Bonded
Warehouse a Storage Co.-Adv. III.
Attorney Here. r. Wharton,
Houston attorney. arrived here Mon
day morning.
You Call 27s. We haul.-valley
Bonded Warehouse & Storage Co..
Adv. II.
Visit Here-CharIes n. Turner OF
Dallas and p. II. Swearingen of San
Antonio are here in interest of bust
ness projects. They are stopping At
the III Jardin hotel.
All Kinds of feed at hardtime pric-
es.~Valley Bonded Warehouse &
Storage Co.--Adv. tf.
Returns To Desk-Bob Crabh re-
turned TO work at this Missouri Pa
cific freight office Monday morning
after q week Of illness. he was
forced TO bed for several days with
fever and chills.
kindeFgarten.-Mrs. ID. W.. Inrer-
soil will begin her kindergarten
Sept. 10. For further information
telephone 946W. II
River DrOps-Readinr nj the VI.
r. bridge over the Rio tsrande Non
day morning showed a foot drop over
the previous figure. The river has
fallen steadily since rising O. about
l6-5 feet recently. The present read
ing Is ST. feet
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
coolH. heals and strengthens acre,
weak, tired eyes. All druggists 25c.
Adv. tel
Goes To G. r. A.-Miss Leelee
kownlski departed Saturday nigh.
for c. i. A. az Denton. where she
will specialize in public speaking
Miss kowalski was district winner
in the high school debates IN 1926.
and won the district defamation
contest in 1925. graduating from the
local high school in 1927.
kingWorm.-Une bottle OF Imperial
Eczema Remedy Is guaranteed TO be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized 20 refund your money
4 il fails--Adv f41
To San Ant0nio-James Skelten
has gone TO San Antonio to arrange
for printing Of a Valley booklet b.
ing compiled BY the American L.
gion bugle and drum corps. The
booklet IS to be distributed during
the national convention of the Amer
lean Legion in San Antonio and will
serve 70 advertise the Valley and
boost the side trip 40 this section,
it is said.
Spangled and feather hats at $500.
this week only. Also felt hats AZ all
prices. Amaya's Millinery, Adams ST..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
MAD CAT BITES SEVEN

G~LASGOW.-Seven persons we're
bitten BY q mad cat that dashed into
a store here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Spangled and feather hats al $500.
this week only. Also felt hats AZ all
prices. Amaya's Millinery, Adams St..
near Herald office
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Returns To Desk-Bob Crabb re-
turned 70 work at this Missouri Pa
cific freight office Monday morning
after q week OF illness. He was
forced to bed for several days with
fever and chills.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

kindergarten.-Mrs. ID. W. Inger-
soil will begin her kindergarten
Sept. 10. For further information
telephone 946W. n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
eoola. heals and strengthens sore,
weak tired eyes. All druggists Csc.
Adv. tel
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

River Dr0ps-Readinr nj the M.
r. bridge over the Rio Grande Non
day morning showed a foot drop over
the previous figure. The river has
fallen steadily since rising "a about
l6.5 feet recently. The present read
ing Is ST. feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

ali Kinds of feed at hardtime pric-
es.-Valley Bonded Warehouse &
Storage Co.--Adv. II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17

Visit Here-CharIes .. Turner Of
Dallas and p. II. Swearingen of San
Antonio are here in interest Of bust
ness projects. They are stopping AZ
the III Jardin hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17

OTTUMWA. Ia. Feb. IA pen or
cocky little White Leghorns hold the
e%gg-laying records Of the United
States and Canada. They are owned
by Prof. L. II. Rucker, who operates
a poultry farm on the edge Of OF
tumwa and has devoted 20 years 10
scientific and practical poultry. He
has been poultry expert az the MIS-
souri,. Iowa (.Amesl. and Massachu-
sets experiment stations.
Birds entered in a national egg
laying contest are sent out for IL
months. They are cared for 40 the
state official demonstration farms,
where the contests arc conducted.
In Several States
Prof. Rucker had seven pens 81
Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds
entered in contests in Iowa. Georgia
South Carolina. Illinois. Texas, Flor
ida ard Alabama. Tie has taken
high honors on his Rhode Islnnd pen
for two successive years. ard IN the
Texas competition had the two high
individuals.
His prize leghorn hen laid 3l9 eggs
in the South Crroiina contest And
the pen Of which X WIS a member
led an other entries. producing
o.7O2 eggs. ~ 27o.2 e~cs nor bird Tor
he wear. which was tho highest leg
horn record il approximately 40 con
tests in the United States and Can
ada. with 5000 Of tho hest pul!cts ~
the world in competition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Plan Program
AT New School

OLMTT0. Feb. l7-Olmito will be
host Sunday 70 several hundred Val
lev residents, including a large num-
her of leading educators, the oeca-
sion being the laying OF the corner
stone Of the new school building,
rapidIy nearing completion.
The ceremonies viii start at 2:5O
nd the following program has been
prepared:
Devotional exercises-Rev. Demp-
ster.
Music-School and community.
Address. ID. Box, president OF
school board.
Address-Count superintendent P.
.. Kennamer.
Living of the cornerstone, which
xill contain various records Of the
school and community
Benediction-Rev. Dempster.
Furniture for part Of the Struc-
ture has been received and installed,
-rd mart Of the building will he occu-
r;rd Monday morning. Dedication
e~ercises Nill be held in May, ac-
rording 10 present plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Ask Women to Meet
Early at Biennial

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb. IA
request Is made of the club women
Of Texas to plan their arrival in San
Antonio two days before the official
opening Of the biennial of the Cen
eral Federation Of Women's clubs,
which convenes May % to June Z,
inclusive, by Mrs. Henry Drougt,
biennial chairman. and Mrs. G.. p.
Robertson. chairman Of the lunch
cons committee. Mrs. Robertson an
nounces that Texas club women are
expected 10 attend the Texas dinner
Saturday evening. May 26.
The purpose Of this coming togeth-
er of Texas women in advance is to
work out final details Of the enter
tainment Of the 10000 guests and ac-
credited delegates expected at the
convention. Every delegate will have
a Texas woman assigned her as
hostess especially responsible for
her comfort and welfare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
Water Districts
Should Change,
Dancy Tells Club
lSpecial TO Tbs heraldl

HARLINGEN. Feb. IA plea 20
the people Of the Harrington section
10 change the legal form of their
water district in order to permit
continuance OF Cameron ~county's
road paving program was voiced be-
fore the Lions club At its luncheon
here Thursday by County Judge Os-
car c. Dancy.
Judge Dancy outlined the program
Of the county as the commissioners
hope to carry il out. and as the
people Of the various precincts have
indicated their preference. He said
that much progress along the road
program has been made, and that
il would be unfortunate to hold up
the program at this stage.
Judge Dancy intimated that San
Benito may make the change. IN
view of the recent court order limit
ing issuance. of road bonds this year,
and appealed to Harlingen to do like
wise.
Other speakers at the meeting
were Captains Monk and Thomas Of
the Salvation army. who have made
county Headquarters here. and r. ".
Maple. chairman Of the Valley Scout
council.