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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
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Marland Wedding
Delay Promised

NEW YORK, July 9.-(R-Today's
New York Worli says an important
announcement will be made in a few
days concerning the OF
Ernest Whitworth Marland, Of Ponca
City, Okla, fifty-four year old head
of the properties which bear his
name and his twenty-eight year old
former foster daughter, Miss Lydie
Miller Roberts.
The World says it obtained its in
formation from MARYLAND Roberts, q
brother Of the young woman. He de-
scribed reports Of a broken engage
ment as based on "gossipy rumors,'
and said that the five months post
ponement of the marriage has been
caused by n ailment his sis
ter suffered after announcement Of
the engagement.
Roberts declined TO give details Of
the announcement. refusing either 10
affirm or deny that a definite time
had been set for the wedding. or that
the cermony had already taken place.
Marland is at a hotel mere with an
other brother Of his fiancee. George
Roberts MARYLAND. whom the oil man
also adopted md made vice president
Of his properties.
The engagement vas announced
last January. Marland adopted
Lydie and George Roberts two years
ago after the death OF his wife. who
was their mothers sister. The adop-
ton was annulled in Philadelphia
last January.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
G. O. P. PLANS
PORCH DRIVE
Hoover Expected to be
In Washington For
Fall Campaign

WASHINGTON, July 9.-(P-Re-
publican campaign plans are concen-
trating on the East and it appears
likely that Herbert Hoover himself
will return to Washington in the fall
to be near headquarters here in the
final drive.
Another front porch campaign Is
in the making although in the case
Of Mr.. Hoover il seems a more appro-
pirate name for his prospective bat
tie would be a back yard campaign.
The spacious residence Of the secre-
tary on r street here has a very in
significant front porch but the home
has a commodious back yard.
The residence is just a few houses
away from the place where Woodrow
Wilson, the last democratic presi-
dent, spent his last days. Mr.. Hoover
has lived in this place almost since
coming to Washington in 1921 as
secretary Of commerce.
But before he decides on his plans
for the fall. Mr.. Hoover must this
week arrange definitely for his de-
parture for Palo Alto, CAL, where he
will be officially notified of his NOM
ination early next month. An early
definite announcement was expected
today, calling for departure late in
the week or early next week.
Henry j. Allen Of Kansas, in charge
of republican publicity, is responsible
for the statement that the party
leaders believe the East to be the
battle ground Of the Campaign with
confidence on their part that the
West will stay republican.
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IS
Seen ON COAST

LONDON. July 9.-LP)-The Ex-
change Telegraph company prints a
rather startling dispatch from Dun
kirk which gives a new theory on the
disappearance Of Captain Alfred
~Lowenstein, Belgian financier.
A fisherman of the small village Of
Bray-Dunes, on the coast of France,
says the dispatch, is reported to have
stated that he was certain he saw a
parachute from the skies. About the
time the Lowenstein plane was cross
ing the English channel and alight a
few miles from the place where he
was.
He did not bother to investigate at
the time as he saw a boat near the
place where the parachute came
down.
There is no confirmation Of this
report. but in aviation circles it is
asserted that, provided the door of
the plane was open, il would have
been quite possible for Lowenstein
TO leave the airplane without being
detected by members Of the crew.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
FAMOUS Rail
CHIEF EDEAD
Howard Elliott, Who
Led Three Lines to
Success Passes

DENNIS, July 9.-(R-Howard
Elliott, noted railroad executive
whose success in establishing public
confidence contributed largely 10
prosperity Of three great lines, is
dead.
The former president Of Northern
Pacific and New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroads and vice
president of the Burlington, sue
cumbed late last night TO an attack
Of heart disease at the Cape Cod
summer home OF his daughter, Mrs.
Frederick Wilson.
Under his guidance the Northern
Pacific regained good will to the
extent that under his regime il
doubled its capacity and business. He
made such a record that his services
were obtained by the New Haven rail-
road and as president he was credited
with rehabilitating il.
He started railroading while still
a student at Harvard when he accept
ed a job as a rodman in a survey
crew. His rise was rapid.
He was q vice president Of the Bur-
lington system when the late James
J. Hill, picked him for the presidency
of the Northern Pacific, a post he
held for 10 years until the New
Haven found itself badly in need OF
someone to revitalize the system re-
placing the late Charles S. Mellon,
whose policies had been under fire.
Mr.. Elliott averted a financial crisis
for the New Haven, STAYED off a
threatened government investigation
and worked the coLiplete physical and
financial rehabilitation of the road.
He held the presidency. from 1913
to 1927 when he was forced BY a
v collapse brought about by
overwork to resign.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
FAILSN
ATLANTIC HOP
Courtney Turns Back
After Being In Air
For Ten Hours

HoRTA. Island Of Fayal, Azores,
July 9.-CPl-Captsin Frank T.
Courtney. who attempted a trans
atlantic flight last year and got no
further than the coast of Spain, has
failed in his first attempt this year
Hopping off at 6:25 a. m, Green
wich meridian time (t:25 a. m,
eastern standard timel. Sunday for
Halifax. he returned ten hours later.
Fog and strong winds forced him to
put back.
Before he turned his progress
westward had twice been reported
Captain Courtney arrived at Horta
on June % from Lisbon, Portugal.
With him were E. B. Hosmer Of
Montreal. hacker Of the flight; Pred
Pierce. mechanic, and 4. W. Gil
mour. radio operator. His radio
was damaged and he was held at
Horta until it was repaired. The
filters did not wish to venture upon
the long flight across the Atlantic
without the wireless as il had
proved of great value in direction
finding on the Lisbon-Horta flight.
Last year Captain Courtney took
off from Plymouth. Eng, on a
transatlantic flight and landed nea-
Corunna. Spain. He was delayed
there a long time by bad weather
and finally rave up The attempt.
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ONLY 4 LIVE
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Frantic appeals for help were sent
out. None came. At 10 D. NJ, the
vessel crashed on the rocks about 800
yards from shore.
Captain Shoots Self
Frantic attempts TO launch life
boats were made. They capsized as
they were lowered into the tremen-
cous seas. Their human freight was
tossed on the rocks by the breakers
or drawn back into the angry seas.
Men, women and children persisted
in the seas while others remained
huddied on deck crying ~piteously and
IN vain for help.
Through the oar of the storm, the
shrill blasts of the ships whistle
sounded continuously, calling for aid.
Above the bedlam the sharp report
Of Commander Ismael Suarez' pistol
rang out and he fell dead at his post
on the bridge.
The vessel had filled rapidly with
water and three hours after she
struck was virtually buried under the
a Then the ship broke in two
and the few who remained aboard
were thrown into the sea. One Of
the survivors, Jose Aguila, an army
conscript, said in a hospital at Belen:
Survivors Thank God
MY companions and ! were saved
only because God is great. The only
thing | remember is that after being
thrown into the water | clutched a
floating timber. A huge wave raised
me thirty feet into the air and
dashed me against a rock. / do not
recall what took place afterward.
When ] recovered consciousness, |
found myself. stark naked, sprawled
upon the beach"
Another survivor, Andreas Carrillo,
a sailor, said he could not explain
how he was saved. After being cast
on the beach naked, he looked for
the ship but could see nothing.
Carrillo made his way to the near
est house.
He was refused a~dmittance, the in
habitants thinking him a tramp. Aft
er an hour or argument he convinced
the housewife that he really needed
assistance. After a brief rest they
set out in search of other survivors.
They found three army conscripts,
Aguila, Humberto Sepulveda and
Humberto Diaz, all naked.
Public funeral services will be held
at Conception on Tuesday. Flags on
the provincial government buildings
and the consulate we're flying at half
mast today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
WALL STREET
CLOSES FIRM
General List Sc e
Disposed to Wait
Development

NEW YORK, July 9.=P-Priee
movements lacked uniformity at the
opening Of t0day's stock market. "A
brisk demand developed for the mail
order issues, Sears Roebuck adfanr-
ing 10 a new high record while
Montgomery-Ward improved fraction
ally. General Motors advanced 4 l-2
points and Anaconda, General Elec-
trio and u. S. Steel common showed
fractional gains on initial transae-
tions. Wright A~eronautical dropped
2 81 points on the first sale and
Radio 1 81.
Buying orders quickly reached SUI
ficient proportions TO turn the s@=-
.eral course Of prices upward with the
motor, food. mail order and rubber
shares in the forefront of the ad-
vance. Pools resumed activities in 4
number Of s~pecialtics, and there was
a marked absence or any extensive
bear" operations.
Wright and Radio quickly recov-
cred their losses and went slightly
above last weeks final quotations.
Montgomery-Ward advanced to n new
1928 high nc l6l. Midland Steel pro
ducts preferred, which scared about
so points last week. jumped Z points
in the first half hour Of trading.
Kelly Springfield 8 per cent pre-
ferred, with an early gain Of 4 IL
points, led the advance in the rubber
shares, which responded 70 reports
Of steadily expanding sales. Chrysler
and Hudson we're among the early
favorites In the motor group and
Louisville & Nashville, with an mi
tial gain Of 4 points. led the upward
movement in the rails.
The closing was firm. Certain
shares managed to head upward IN
race a late stiffening in the call
money rate, international Mat PFD.
gaining 4 points and McCrory stores
lib" 8 ~. The list in general was
disposed to mark time for q while
especially as some Of the leaders ap-
peared TO meet abundant offerings az
their high ranges, notably Radio.
Weakness IN International Harvester
and the airplane issues also rom
tributed 10 a mixed movement in
final dealings. Total sales approXi-
mated 100000 shares.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
MORECOTTON
Being GROWN

WASHINGTON, July 9.-P1EThe
acreage Of cotton in cultivation on
July | was estimated today by the
department of agriculture at 1885,
600 acres, which is ia per cent
more than in cultivation a year ago.
Owing 10 late planting, the de-
partment announced, the need for
repeated replanting in many sec
tions, and owing TO the impossibility
Of working the crop out at the prop
er time, the reported stand Of cot
ton is 6 per cent below the stand re-
ported by correspondents on July l
last year.
The estimates Of acreage, like
those or previous years, does not
refer TO the total acreage planted
but only TO that portion remaining
IN actual cultivation on July /. Al
lowance has been made in the 1928
estimate, the department explained,
for about 10000 acres Of cotton
flooded out in Arkansas during the
last week of June and for a small
acreage similarly flooded in Mis-
souri,.
The increases in acreage this sea-
son are most marked in the less I'M
portant cotton states, in the extern
sive area flooded last year and in
some other areas where the acreage
was sharply reduced last season.
California and Arizona are the only
states where the acreage this season
is greater than in 1926.
Last years area in cultivation on
July l was IL 1906, 900 acres and the
quantity Of cotton ginned from the
harvested area was l~2,950,473 equiv
alent 500-pound bales.
This years acreage in cultivation
oil July l and its percentage of last
years average, by state follows:
Virginia $4,000 and 100 per cent Of
last years acreage.
North Caroline 1881, 900 and LOT.
per cent Of last years acreage.
South Carolina 2,577, 600 and los.
Georgia 1885, 900 and lis.
Florida 100. 900 and 149.
Missouri 100000 and 12s.
Tennessee 1888, 900 and lis.
Alabama 3,471 900 and los.
Mississippi 3,783,000 and Ill.
Louisiana l,SS6,00 0 and i19.
Texas 1896, 900 ard l09.
Oklahoma 4,s99,000 aad III.
Arkansas 3,6l3,0O0 and rs.
New Mexico 1l4,00O and ia.
Arizona 200, 900 and l43.
California 223. 900 and l7I.5.
All other states $4,000 and 126.
The acreage in Lower California
cold Mexico not included in Cali
fornia figures nor in United States
total in 100000 and the acreage of
all other states is made up of 1000
acres in %Illinais. 10000 in Kansas,
and $4,000 in Kentucky.
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Youthful Texan
Is Charged With
Death of Friend

WICHITA FALLS. July a.-tR-
Charges Of murder were filed today
against John Hobbs, Is, in connection
with the fatal stabbing of Ernest Nc
Bride, ~, yesterday near Newcastle.
Hobbs waived examining trial and
probably will await the action OF
the September grand jury.
Mcbride suffered a single stab
wound in the abdomen and death was
almost instantaneous. Morris Hobbs
brother Of the youth being held, was
about $50 yards from the scene of
the tragedy but said that he did not
see what occurred.
The two youths were said to have
been close friends and officers are at
a loss to explain the cause of the al
tercation.
Funeral services for Mcbride were
to have been held today at Newcas-
tie.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
EQUALIZATION To
Start on July 10

Equalization of county and state
taxes will be started by the county
commissioners acting as an equal
ization board on July -, according
to announcement at the regular
meeting of the commissioners court
Monday morning
Considerable routine business vas
disposed of by the coIrt. County
Judge Dancy reported that an ar
rangement has been completed with
the Trinity Farms company. which
has the contract for dirt work or
the forth floodway. to move one OF
their dredges from the county. the
two dredges on the Hidalgo county
work to remain until that work Is
completed. The dredge 70 be moved
will be taken from the east end Of
the floodway near Paso Real. This
arrangement was approved BY the
court.
Reports Of Miss Adele Hill. coun-
" demonstration agent. and Henry
Alsmeyer, county farm agent. for
the month Of June were heard and
approved. and this was followed by
a brief report on the county audit
nearing completion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
N. Cotton Says
SAYS Per Bale

NEW ORLEANS, July 9.-(RD-A
decline Of nearly S. a bale featured
the cotton market today in one of
the most active trading sessions
witessed on the New Orleans ex-
change in some time. The primary
influence behind the break was the
bearish government report showing
an increase in acreage under cultiva-
tion July ! Of ia per cent which was
much larger than traders expected.
The market dropped IS points i'm
mediately after publication of the re-
port but prices recovered 80 points Of
the loss only TO sag again under re-
newed liquidation. In the last half
hour of trading the October delivery
was selling around 2i.05 and Decem-
Der 2l.00. or 95 points under the
days high and Sc to 81 points below
the previous close. The undertone
continued weak.
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M0URVALLEY
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We want roads in Camera. county,
in Hidalgo county. IN Willacy county
everywhere in South Texas.
The nor the better. We need
EN-, Colonel, these good roads. And
hope the good work goes on.
STARR COUNTY is getting into
irrigation.
Starr county water improvement
district No. J., on Jlly 81. will vote
on the question of issuing 81, 500. 600
in bonds for development of an irri-
cation project.
Three years ago Starr county OBJ
tanned its first railroad connection
with the outer world.
Just now il is most interested in
cattle raising and in growing cot
ton.
With irrigation and water when
yer II Is needed, Starr will enter
other fields Of agriculture.
Starr county is worth watehinp
as to future development.
MeALLEN is enthusiastic over
prosF ects for erection Of a six story
office building.
Proposed by John P. Norris Of San
Antonio.
Would be Of steel and concrete
construction and modern in every
particular.
The matter has gone before the
chamber Of commerce Of McAuar
and that body has adopted r~esoIp.
'ions IN support of the project and
ollering every possible assistance.
EDINBURG has a new newspaner
II IS the E%dinburg Independent. a
weekly.
~ Is being published BY Carl Arm
strong, for many years connected
with the Edinburg Review.
And he will be assisted by Mrs.
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COUNSEL DOES
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Continued from pace one.)
OF the congregation had decided to-
day 70 suspend operations for TIL
present.
Three deputy sheriffs assigned te
the site reported they had things
81 70 themselves today. Members
Of the church informed the depu.
ties they would get no opportunity
to serve the blanket warrant issued
Friday by Judge Young for the ar
rest OF persons engaged in construc-
ton Of the disputed structure.
The scene Of the controversy shift
ed today to Austin. where Henry G..
Wills. counsel for the church, was
attempting to obtain the release OF
the Rev. J. Earl Anderson. pastor Of
the church. under a writ Of habeas
corpus. DR.. Anderson has been in
the Dallas county Jail since last
Wednesday. when he was fined 500
for failure to observe Judge Young's
order. to halt work on the tsber-
nacle. The jailed minister declined
to post $1,000 assurance bond tina:
the courts order would be observed,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
NEW YORK COTTON


NEW YORK, July 9.@P)-The cot
ton market opened steady at an ad-
vance of 3 TO 8 points on moderate
demand which appeared to be based
on reports Of further showers in
eastern and central belt sections over
Sunday.
Active months sold about 3 to 10
points net higher but on realizing
around 22.54 for October, the market
turned easier with that position sell
ing down to 22.41 or 8 points under
Saturdays closing quotation. Trad
ing remained comparatively quiet.
as II the market awaited the official
acreage figures. Fluctuations were
narrow with prices holding close to
last weeks final quotations at the
end of the first hour.
The market was quiet later in the
morning, with fluctuations
lively narrow. Liquidation through
wire and commission houses was in
comparatively small volume and was
absorbed by covering or trade buying
on declines Of 4 or 5 points from Sat
urday's closing quotations.
The government report, however.
placing the increase in acreage al
ia per cent, making the area under
cultivation 46,695, 900 acres, was above
expectations and was followed b.
more general selling. which soon sent
the price Of October off 10 2IsO ~
Ga points net lower.
Futures closed easy 7sGs4 points
lower spot quiet; middling 2l.s5.
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name WILL
CONTINUED from cage one.)

IVA 1RAG WIZ
ued, Il am a constitutional demo-
crat and not a nullificationist.
after nationwide prohibition
was written into the constitution Of
the United States with the approval
of &c out of the IS states, my con-
science would not allow me TO vote
to put at the head Of the law en-
forcing machinery Of the United
States the foremost foe of prohibit
tion perhaps in ths world who
stands for the notification Of ma
tion-wide prohibition providing that
each state may define intoxicating
liquor for itself" he continued.
Because of numerous requests
from Brownsville supporters. Love
has announced that he will deliver
a campaign address at s O'Clock
Monday night in the Cameron coun-
ty court room.
The question as 70 the advisable
ity Of barring names of party bolt
ers" from official ballots was first
raised by Taylor about a week ago.
Since that time. the movement has
spread throughout the state and ma
tion.
It is believed. however. that no
county democratic chairman has the
power to bar the names Of these
boilers on the grounds that they
have certified by the state demo-
cratic executive committee.
The Texas election laws provide
that candidates certified b. the
state committee have the unchal-
lengable right TO have their names
appear on the official ballots of all
counties.
No proviso. il is said. Is made in
this law to handle party boilers"
who jump the traces after their
candidates. have been certified.
Taylor has announced that his
stand is based on the fact that these
last minute boilers e%rpetrated a
fraud on the state committee" and
that. once jumping .he party. they
no longer remain democrats and con-
s~equently have no right 70 have
their appear on a democratic
primary ballot.
Declaring that his schedule ad-
dress for Monday night would not
deal on the questions involved in the
special hearing Monday afternoon,
Love said that he would merely
speak in behalf Of his camDaign "tc
reform the office Of lieutenant
governor by changing Of the per
sonnet"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
Ex-Soldier Leaves
For Cal. Naval Base

Carl Henry Martin, formerly an en-
listed man at Fort Brown, has been
sent to the naval base at San Diego,
Cal, BY II. V. Dale, naval recruiting
officer stationed here.
The ~ex-soldier left Brownsville for
the California naval base Sunday.
Dale announced.
Martin had served seven years with
the 18th Cavalry stationed ut Fort
Brown.
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MANY DIE IN
WAVE OF HEAT
and Pros.
trations in East
And Midwest

CHICAGO, July 9.-tP1-Arctic and
equator lent phenomena and torrid-
ity to the midwest over Sunday.
Aurora Borealis streaked the night
skies, while the daytime was a uc-
cession of blistering hours that
claimed at least 80 lives and sent
sweltering thousands 70 beaches for
relief.
Chicago with its massed millions
had 10 deaths directly attributable TO
heat. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
and Kansas also reported fatalities
either from drowning or heat pros
tration.
Out Of the west last night there
relief, borne on the backs Of
thunder clouds which dumped cooling
storms over much Of the heat-afflict-
ed AGRA. Throughout the night the
mercury sagged slowly from marks
as high as 100 degrees, and the read
ings were considerably lower in many
places this morning.
NEW YORK. July 9.-(R)-Eastern
states toway sweltered in the grip Of
a heat wave. Twenty-one or more
drownings occurred among the mil
lions who sought relief Sunday in
streams and at crowded bathing
beaches. Two persons died from the
heat in New York City.
Ten persons were drowned in the
metropolitan district, two deaths and
two pr%ostrations were attributed to
the heat and one person was fatally
injured in an auto accident resulting
from the unusually heavy traffic.
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Trucks In Valley
10 Be Inspected
Official Ayers

J. d. Kirk, Inspector Of license
and weights for the State Highway
Department, who is making an in
spection tour of the Valley, an
nounced Monday that a corps of in
spectors would be sent to this section
Of the state within the next few days
to check all trucks operating here
during the cotton season.
"These men will be on the highways
day and night in an effort to see that
no overloaded trucks are operated
over these roadways," he said.
Kirk is accompanied IN his tour by
Joe Kneitz, chief inspector for the
Valley district with headquarters in
Corpus Christi.