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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Sinclair LetUis, WyiteyOf Elmer Gdmtyy,
And DAUGHTER of NJ. E. Pastor Married

LONDON, May l4.--CP)-Far
from the Rabbits and Arrowsmiths
of his satirical pen, Sinclair
Lewis, American novelist and Dor
othy Thompson, American news
paper correspondent, we're married
today in a quiet room just off Lon
don's main street.
The only witnesses to the cere-
mony which was held In the regis
trar's office in Henrietta street,
were Jonathan Cape, the bride
groom's English publisher, Mrs.
Cape and a clerk.
The Lewis plan to leave London
Thursday or Friday for a motor
honeymoon in the remote parts of
Northern England. They intend
to return to the United States in
August ito settle dcwn on some
quiet little farm, preferably in
New England" Lewis explained.
More than a score Of reporters
and photographers waited outside
during the ceremony. Some Of the
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Six Black Hand
Letters Found Bv
Police On Corpse

CHICAGO, May 14.-CP)--Six black
hand letters were delivered to police
Yesterday by a dead man.
Il was Gaetano Acci. "king Of the
blackmailers" and "The Muscler., 10
give him two of the descriptive
names supplied by police. His bodv.
with two bullets in il. was found
beside a lonely road near Harvard.
Illinois.
The bIackhand letters were in one
of his pockets. They were address
ed to different persons and demand
"a money under threats Of death.
Most Of the intended recipients
were found by police to be in poor
circumstances.
Acci's Staying. police suggested,
probabIy was done by one OF Acci's
bIaekmaiI victims in revenge.
aThev got him before we did
said Lieut.. Paul Riccio Of the black
hand squad. 1--WE had a trap set
for him week ago, but he escaped"
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Recalling that he has never
owned a home OF his own. Lewis
said he wanted 10 buy a farm in
the United States where he would
have a tranquil place 10 write.
Grace Hegger Lewis. who mar
ried Sinclair Lewis in 1914, was
granted a divorce from him IN
Reno on April rs. On April %.
the author OF Elmer Gantry" an
nounced his engagement 10 Miss
Thompson saying:
"You can say truthfully that /
am marrying the daughter Of a
Methodist minister. DIR. Thcmp-
son exercised his ministry in North
Tonawanda. ~. ""
Miss Thompson was married in
Vienna several years ago 20 DR..
Joseph Bard, Hungarian philos-
opher. The marriage was dissolved
last year. She has been we'll known
as correspondent Z, Europe for
American papers for six or seven
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
LEAKINCBOAT
TOLL HEAVY IN
MAINE PARTY
Survivor Is Unnerved
And Unable to De-
tail Horrors of Ac-
cident on Sunday

LOCKWOOD. Maine, May 14.--tA1
Eight members of fishing party
from Brockton, Mass, and Sam Bud
din Of Greenville, Me-, were drown
ed late yesterday when a motorboat
in which Buddin was taking them TO
Tomhegan Camps sprung a leak.
The engine stopped and the boat
filled with water and sank.
Chief Charles Daley OF the Brock
ton fire department, the ninth mem
Der Of the party from that city. was
the only person saved and he was
so unnerved today from his expe-
rience that he was unable TO give m
detailed Narrative of the eatastro-
phe.
The party. which was composed or
DR.. a. r. Peterson, Chief Charles
Daley of the fire department. DR..
David Bridgewood, John Sandberg.
Fred Dahlberg, DIR. Frank Mcberg.
James Lays, Harry Howard and
Sheriff Earle r. Blake, all OF Brock
ton, Mass, and Sam Buddin ar
Greenville, driver OF the boat, left
Greenville about 4:40 yesterday aft
ernoon bound for the Tomhexan
camps.
According to the story told by
Daley when he reached shore, the
boat sprung a leak when about N
mile above kineo towards Green
vile and near Sandbar Island.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-(Pl-
Pitched into the cold waters of the
Potomac when their gasoline launch
struck snag in the river here, four
yeIng girls and three men saved
their lives last night BY swimming
70 q support of N railroad bridge
fifteen feet away and holding en
Tor nearly an hour until rescued.
Trains running over the bridge
drowned out their cries for help and
hundreds OF Sunday motorists driv-
ing around the Potomac park speed
way were unaware Of the BhiverinT
group In the river nearby. A WON
an finally heard the cries and
started the rescue efforts.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nav IL
tPl-Funeral services were "a -
held today for Charles "A. Wheeler.
II, vice president of the Acme Iaun
dry, while the body OF y. Hill Cavcr.
81, assistant cashier of the CONT
mental bank, was being held pending
the arrival OF rslatives from Nash
VILE, Tenn. Both men were drown
cd Saturday night in Lake Worth.
They we're fishing with three
other business men when the boak
overturned.
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photographers had unhmbered their
batteries inside the office before
the couple arrived, but these were
banished and the wedding took
place before a row or empty tri-
pods.
The honeymoon VIII take the
Lewis into unfrequented paths far
from the usual tourist route, and
there the writer will seek material
for a novel or English country
folk.
Lewis today regretted that Ne
would have 10 explode the fable
that he first met MS Thompson
during an airplane trip to Vienna
to "cover- the disorders there last
year. "It's such a good story u
ought to be true" he Rrinned.
but we met in the foreign office
in Berlin and about that story that
I proposed by drawing a picture
of a little HONEYWELL. proposed
so many times I can't remember
how IL was donee"
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COUNTY CALLS
PAVING BIDS
3O.2 Miles
Brownsville Precinct
Not Included; Most
Of Pavement To Be
16 Feet Wide

Bids for the paving Of approxi-
mately 800 miles Of highway in the
San Benito, Harlingen and Point Isa-
bel-Los Fresnos commissioners pre-
cincts were called Monday morning
by Commissioners Baughn, Logan
and Laroche.
Bids will be opened BY the COM
missioners court June Ii, and work
on the new highways Is expected 70
get under way before July 1.
No bids were called by the Browns
Vile precinct owing to the injunc-
ton action before the civil district
court restraining the precinct from
making further expenditures until
the Boca Chica contract is awarded.
An emergency contract was award
ed by the commissioners court for
the construction Of a causeway from
the flood control levee south OF La
Feria TO the bridge across the Arroyo
Colorado. This causeway will be ap-
proximately 500 feet i'm length and
will connect the paving south OF Ia
Feria with the extension to Blue
town and Santa Maria on the mill
tary highway. The contract was
awarded to Dodd & Wedegartner of
San Benito for $17.6S3. the contract
ors figuring upon the same basis for
the emergency work as their contract
for the causeway over the north
floodway near Sebastian The funds
for the causeway will be provided
from the allotment 70 the Harlingen
precinct
Following are the roads desig.
mated for paving:
Precinct Point Isabel-Los Fres.
nos; old Alice road from state high
way 100 to the San Jose ranch road
approximately four miles; Paredes
Line road from state highway No
100 north TO the San Jose road, ap.
proximately 4 miles.
Precinct 3-San Benito-Bluetowr
and military roads from the end oi
the present concrete pavement on the
Bluetown road. IL miles south of La
Feria, via Bluetown and Santa Mari;
to the Hidalgo county line, approx
mately 81 miles.
Precinct 4-Harlingen-South line
Of the Wilson tract road from state
highway No. 96, via Beheimer corner
and Primera to Tanberg's corner
approximately five miles; Briggs
road from Harlingen-Rio Hondo roac
northward, approximately 2.5 miles
Combes-Santa Rosa road and SAINTS
Rosa west road from Combes, vii
(Contihued on page two)
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MOODY CHIEF
RAPS TALK OF
LOVEFACTION
Spurious Propaganda
Davidson Says of
Majority Claim; AIS
Forces Work

HOUSTON, Tex, Nay 14.-tPl-
Claims Of strength in the state con-
vention made by Al Smiths sup
porters and Tom Loves "constitu-
tional democrats" we're termed "spu-
rious propaganda" Monday by Lynch
Davidson. state chairman of Govern
or Dan Moody's democrats of Tex
as"
Mr.. Davidson attacked especially
the claim made by v. A. Collins and
other love leaders that the "consti-
tutional democrats" he'd a safe ma
jority Of 200 votes in the state con-
vention at Beaumont May 90 over
the Moody faction ard the Smith
forces.
That's pure political propaganda,
declared Mr.. Davidson.
II can give figures showing il is
untrue. They are just trying 70
build band wagon to ride to success
with their spurious propaganda"
He said that the claim OF r. T.
Henery, president of the Harris
County Smith club and member OF
the Smith state campaign commit
tee, that seven congressional districts
favored Smith was shown to be with
out basis b yletters and kilograms
received from political leaders in
most Of those districts.
HOUSTON, Tex, May 14.-(Pt-Or-
ganization Of the AL Smith forces
for a decisive battle in the state
convention at Beaumont May % con-
tinued Monday.
r. L. Henry, president of the
Smith club here and member Of the
Smith state campaign committee. de-
clared that a survey ~ Smith lead
ers has convinced them that they
will win a triangular fight for the
temporary chairmanship Of the state
convention at Beaumont.
He denied reports Of split in the
Smith forces or Texas. reiterated his
call for a caucus of Smith delegates
and supporters at Beaumont on the
eve of the convention and announced
that the city auditorium in Beaumont
had been reserved for rhe meeting.
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3 SHOTS Ring
out IN CHURCH;
Man IS KILLED
Superintendent Was
Attorney for Wife of
Victim In Divorce;
Refuses to Talk

PITTSBURGH. May 14.-tP)-Fred
J. Tyrrell. SO, superintendent of the
Sunday school of the First Christian
church in Munhall, suburb. was in
the Allegheny county Jail today
charged with murder.
Just as Sunday school was about to
convene three shots rang out in the
auditorium and Phillip +. Clark. 80.
of Homestead. for whose wife Tyrrell
was attorney in a divorce suit.
dropped dead. Mrs. Clark sings in
the church choir.
Tyrrell ran from he church, and
was arrested later in his home.
One bullet entered Clark's left
temple, another near The mouth and
third shattered his watch. He
leaves a widow and a nine-year old
son. Tyrrell has a wife and six chill
dren.
A year ago Tyrrell flied suit in be-
half of Mrs. Hazel CLARK for divorce,
alleging cruel and barbarous treat
ment. Mrs. Clark haE worked since
in Tyrrell's law office.
Church officials said that Clark
had repeatedly requested the resigna-
tion of Tyrrell as superintendent,
saying he was no fit person for such
position. Because Tyrrell had
failed 70 resign, the police were in
formed, Clark was lodging charges
against Tyrrell with church officials
just before the shooting
About a score Of persons were in
the church at the time of the shoot
ing. Witnesses said that Clark was
talking with John HaDnly, a church
committeeman, when Tyrrell left the
pulpit, where he had been preparing
lessons for the classes, walked to
within five feet of Clark, pulled a
pistol from his pocket and fired.
Warning those present, keep out
of this or you'll get shot too," he
rushed to the door. witnesses said,
and drove away in his automobile.
After his arrest Tyrrell refused
to make a statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
lE|GHT FISHERMEN DROWN
sunday School Leader Being Held In Staying
HERALD WILL
PRINT PHOTOS
OF GRADUATES

More than 400 high school
graduates in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley will receive
their certificates during this
and next week.
This is the largest number Of
graduates ever to leave the
schools OF the Valley.
In recognition of this large
number OF graduates, The
Brownsville Herald has under
taken, at considerable expense
and effort, to publish q photo
graph Of every high school
graduating class in the Valley.
From one to three towns will
be represented every day, be-
ginning today. until all have
been published. This is the
first time in the history Of the
Valley such an undertaking has
ever been attempted.
Watch for your towns grad
uating class. Ii will appear
during this week.
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INDEPENDENCE, Kans., May ID
P)-Word was received here Of the
death today in Battle Creek, Mich,
of j. .. Mcdonald or Independence.
former president OF the Standard
Oil company of Kansas. He had
been in = sanitarium there for sew
eral months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
Rites Tomorrow
For Dead Bishop

SAN ANTONIO. May 14.-tP,-Sol-
emn requiem high mass will be sung
for the Rt. Rev. Ignacio Valdespino.
exiled bishop of Aguas Calientes.
Mexico, tomorrow morning. The fun
eral. originally set for today, was
postponed when il was decided TO al
low the body to lie in state for an
other day.
Bishop Valdezpino died Friday aft
er an illness Of three weeks. He was
deported from Mexico slightly over a
year ago with a number Of other
Mexican clerics.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
MONTHLY TRIPS PLAN

GALVESTON. Tex. May 1.-The
shipping board steamer West Claw
arack was being loaded here today
for inauguration of monthly shipping
service from Galveston TO Rio jan
Giro, Santos and other South Ameri-
can ports. The steamer will leabe
Galveston Wednesday.
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Especial to The Herald)
RIO GRANDE. May 14.-Tales Of
danger. exposure and suffering
were brought back here late Sun
day by passengers of two Laredo
bound buses which were washed
away in the flood waters Of Arroyo
Roma al a. m. Sunday.
Both busses. which left here Sat-
urday night, became stuck in the
mud and while passengers were
trying to secure aid water from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-14
PHILIPPINES LOSE

WASHINGTON. May 14.-(Pl-The
Philippine legislature suffered de-
feat in the supreme court today IN
its contest with the governor general
over boards ~ control Of corpora.
tions in which the Philippine govern
ment owns q majority Of the stock.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Tuesday, probably with local
showers; not much change in tenn
perature.
For East Texas: Cloudy toniFhts
showers In northeast portion; Tues
day partly cloudy.
Moderate 70 fresh Southerly winds
on the coast.
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FLOOD WARNING: Water in sight
at Rio Grande City this morning
will give flood stages and slightly
higher from above Mission down
during the next "a 60 36 hours.
unless excess water will 20 out
through the several floodways pro-
vided- Should very little or no
water leave the main channel
through the upper big floodwsy,
the situation will be serious from
above San Benito down, probably
reaching record stages or slightly
higher at San Benito and Browns
VILE, depending on the present
condition Of the levees. Caution
advised.
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Flood Present "a Hr. "a Hr.
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions
hikn .ss's.s..a-........ 1@.00 y. ms
Low .... 6:48 a- m: T.01 r. w..
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today --.-.-...--------. T.os
Sunrise tororrow .. 6.aA
The Washington times., 1928-05-11

Rent an automobile for your own use
Good cars can he located through
the shOp listed in t0days Times and
Herald who's who" columnS ON next
The Washington times., 1928-05-11

Sarazen hit the turn in Sc. and
ut this point, needed to come home
in 81 for a 20 TO beat Hagen.
Compston, out in 81, needed a 50 to
win.
Aubrey Boomer went into a tie
with JuradO for third position by
shooting a ~ for total OF 301. Jim
Barnes, fighting for place in the
first six, went to the turn in 81.
The nine.hole cards of Barnes and
SaraZen follow:
Sarazen ..........4 4 ; S-3s
Barnes ...........5 3 5 5 4 4-S7
Prince In His Gallery
Hagen still was surrounded by adj
miring spectators while this was 60
ing on. Even the Prince of Wales
was moved to join the gallery at the
tenth and he appIauded heartily when
Hagen laid a 1&0-yard second only
two feet from the pin at the sew
enteenth, but he missed and the
crowd grOaned it's sympathy.
AS soon as Hagen played his sec
ond at the final hole, the gallery
raced madly for vantage points about
the green to watch Hagen hole the
two puts necessary to complete the
round.
SaraZen Off Well
Sarazen began his final round
with a rush, getting five successive
As and following with a par on
the short sixth. He played the first
hole perfectly, although he was a
bit short with his approach putt.
Gene pulled his drive slightly at
the second and seemed destined to
everyday his approach, but the ball
hit the bank at the back of the
green and rolled back. His APP
prOach putt here stopped only three
inches from the cup.
He sliced off the third tee but he
Clipped up nicely for II 4. Again,
on the fourth. his drive was sliced
but he replied with a beautiful
recovery from the rough, seven feet
from the pin and he got another A.
After a booming drive at the
fifth, Sarazen slightly pushed his
second and left himself a long ap-
proach putt. which he negotiated
nicely. Gene didn't seem to like
his putting at that, for he pro-
duCed a half dozen balls at this
point and began tn practice.
He was shooting boldly for the
pin at all times. knowing that he
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
BOULDER DAM
LOBBY PROBE
REFUSED

The Federal Trade Commission re-
fused today OF investigate charges
of Representative Douglas d. Of
Arizona that a lobby, supported by
California interests, was active in
Washington in behalf of Boulder
Dam legislation.
f. A. McCulloch, the commissioners
who is hearing the power trust in
quiry, said the commission scope,
under the Walsh resolution, was
limited entirely to privately, not
municipality, owned public utilities.
Douglas, an opponent of the
Swing Johnson BILL declared the city
of Los Angeles was conducting
Boulder Dam propaganda.
Governor Hunt Of Arizona had
also requested an investigation of
alleged Boulder Dam propaganda.
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
HAGENW|NS
BRITISH
!. OPEN

MHNGEHAbhUNAh
SANDWICH, May. IL
Walter Hagen, COLTS greatest
Snowman, put on. one of his
best acts today when he came
from the rear with typical
Hagen rush to win the
British open championship
with a pair of 72's for an ag-
gregate score Of 292.
It was the fifth straight triumph
of an American in this once i'm
pregnable British feature and the
thir scored by "'Tae Haig. Yet the
Anglican gallery had become so
injured to the sight of an Ameri-
can winning that it gave Hagen an
ovation even the Prince of Wales
joining the applause.
Last-round cards of the four lead
ers at this point were:
The Washington times., 1928-05-11
100000 Spent
IN BEHALF OF
HOOVER

Herbert Hoover's campaign for
me Republican Presidential nomina-
lion will not cost more than $780,
400. the Senate campaign fund in
Nffgating committee was informed
tnfav by Hoover's principal man.
r. Former Representative James
W Good.
COCO estimated that the various
14ooyer organizations throughout
fh3 country have spent approx
n ately 100000 thus far.
The expenses of Hoover head
nSlarters in Washington Good esti-
mated at $49.150. The balance of
so money has been and will be
anent by the various State and
meal organizations throughout the
country. which We're necessary,
Good said. TO combat ''anti-Hoover
nropa ganda.
Many States Missing
Good was unable to supply the
@arnrnfttee with detailed figures on
F4Se state expenditures. but he did
NT4bfnit the reports Of a number Of
44nover's state directors. There
ware. however. a number of i'm
rortant States missing from the
fiSt. including Ohio. where Hoover
aged a tremendous campaign 10
nhfain a majority of the delegation
rlfher States missing were Indiana
Maine, Missouri. Florida and New
Hampshire.
The State expenditures reported
were:
Arkansas, $500: Minnesota, $4,000
Texas. $3,Ss6; California. $27 900; Ore
con. $3,4S0; Washington, $4,03'
0Llahoma. $1,2S7: Colorado $I,61s
New Jersey, $9.754: Massachusetts
80 267: New York Gncomplete) $35.
900: North Carolina. $3.50; Mary
land. $685.; Rhode Island, $50.
Senator Edge Contributed
Good said the Hoover organization
was carried along chiefly on volun
taer contributions. He added thai
senator Edge and Assistant Post
y,,agrer General Bartlett were volun
terr COZ. .ributors.
"Mr. Hoover's candidacy Is sc
ropular with the business men Of III,
country that there will be no trouble
IN raising all the money We neet
from proper sources" said Good
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The Washington times., 1928-05-11
OFF
ON POLAR
"TRIP
By international News Service

ROME, May 11.-Gen. I'm
berto Mobile left Kings Bay,
Spitzbergen, in the explora-
ton balloon Italia at $50 ..
m. today, for his first flight
over the North Pole area, said
a dispatch received here from
Kings aBy this afternoon.
of three reconnaissance which
fthree reconnaissance which
Gen. Mobile and his fellow explores
will make in the proximity of the
pole, with good weather conditions
Gen. Mobile planned to fly in broad
curves over Nicholas III land, per-
haps passing directly over the pole.
The flight is expected to last nearly
40 hours.
Plans Landing
All the members Of the Italia'B
crew were in good health and,
spirits and eager to get into action.
Previously it had been announced
that Mobile would not attempt a
landing upon the ice at the pole
until the third trip. But indica-
tons were that he had changed his
mind and would make the landing
today or tomorrow, weather con-
ditions permitting.
1t was planned to anchor the
balloon directly above the pole and
let down a landing party upon rope
ladders. In addition TO making
scientific observations the ex'
plorers were to plant a wooden cross
that had been presen ed to The .ex-
petition by Pope Plus XI, in the ice.
This ceremony was to be accom-
panied by a religious service.
Damage Repaired
According to wireless reports from
Spitzenbergen, General Mobile de-
cided upon the present flight last
night after weather conditions gave
promise of being favorable and
stable.
The doors of the hangar at Kings
Bay were opened and the balloon
made ready for the hop off. The
slight damage sustained by the
dirigible in the flight from Vadsoe
to Kings Bay had already been re-
paired.
Prof. Malmgren. chief meteorolo-
gist with the expedition, advised
General Mobile to begin his flights
a. soon as possible, pointing out
that conditions for flying over the
Pole would be hazardous after June
/. The chief danger after June 1
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