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HOLDALLECED
CHECK FORCER
Part of Money Recov-
cred; Oklahoman
Under Arrest

Ted Schnoor, formerly Of Musko-
gee, Okla, is in the Cameron county
Jail in default OF $1,000 bonds on
two charges of forgery. the arrest
being made late Tuesday afternoon
BY S. NJ. Jester, special investigator
for the district attorney.
Two checks for s1OO each on the
First National bank were cashed
Saturday, one at the State National
bank and the other at the Merchants
National. The checks bore the
forged signature of R. K. Hender-
son Of the Brownsville Title Co.
The First National bank discovered
the forgeries when the checks were
turned in Monday morning. The
case was reported TO the special in
vestigator and Schnoor was placed
under arrest Tuesday. Schnoor turn
ed S170 over to the officer.
At the preliminary hearing Tues
day afternoon before Justice Of the
Peace Fred Kowalski, Schnoor was
placed under $1,000 bond on each
charge and failing to make bond
was consigned to the county Jail.
In presenting the evidence at the
hearing the investigator brought out
that the checks were stolen from the
checkbook last week. An abstract
certificate, bearing the signature Of
f. K. Henderson, was also stolen
from the office of Brownsville Title
company, and is believed to have
been used in connection with the
forgery.
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THREE HELDIN
ROADSTICK-UP
Proprietor of Highway
Inn Relieved of
Cash With Gun

HARLINGEN, July 5.-Three sus-
poets believed implicated in the
hold-up of J. D. Porter, proprietor Of
the Highway Inn, at a. m. Thurs
day, are being held by HarlinEen
police and other arrests are expect
ed within the next few hours, accord
ing tc Chief Of Police Bob Johnson.
The inn is on the highway near the
Arroyo Colorado bridge.
Porter was held up and robbed of
approximately Sl60 by an armed.
masked bandit as he approached the
steps Of his home shortly after clos
ing the doors Of his business early
Thursday morning.
A young daughter OF the victim
reported to police that she witnessed
the hold-up and that the bandit, after
securing the money from her father.
rushed 70 an automobile parked A
short distance from the residence
and headed toward San Benito. The
car, she said, was occupied by two
other men.
Police Of all Valley towns were
immediately notified and requested to
be on the lookout for the bandits.
Porter declared that the bandit
who robbed him at the point Of a
gun was dressed in a dark suit and
had dark handkerchief pulled over
the lower portion of his face. He ap-
peared to be young and TO weigh ap-
proximately $50 pounds.
Chief of Police Johnson and Lieut..
Of Police Cage Johnson Of Harlingen
are working on the case.
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Theory IN
LOtUenSteiu Death
Denied by office

stein, killed in q fall from his private
plane last night, was a possible sui
eide were energetically denied today
at the financier's office in Brussels.
II was stated that the captain was
not alone at the head Of his numerous
affairs whose direction and response
bility was shared By several prom
inent financiers, including the j.
Schroeder Banking corporation of New
York City. From the financial view
point, ii was said, Capt. Lowenstein's
affairs will proceed as usual.
The belief in Brussels was that
Capt. Lowenstein was the victim Of
a tragic mistake in that he apparent
~ mistook the door by which passen-
gers leave the plane for the entrance
to the washroom and in the darkness
plunged from the machine. From the
main cabin Of the plane, door opens
toward a passage in which there are
two other doors. That on the right
leads 20 the lavatory and that on the
left is the exit from the plane.
The distance between the two doors
is scarcely two feet. When Capt.
Lowensctein's valet went TO seek the
financier he discovered that the lat
ter had opened the wrong door and
had fallen from the plane.
Lowenstein had been showing signs
OF i'll health lately because OF his
unceasing activity. 1t was believed
that the rejection of his offer TO
the French and Belgian governments
to loan them a vast sum to stabilize
their currency was a great disap-
pointment to him.
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.BANDITSFREE
2 AMERICANS
Miners Held In Mexico
Get Own Release
Sans Reward

MEXICO CITY, July 5.-(P)-Dis-
patches today said that W. NJ. Nit
chell and John r. Hooper, two Amer
ican mining men who had been kid
naped, had arrived IN Guadalajara.
They were released by their captors
without paying the $500 ransom de-
manded. The Americans said they
had persuaded Rosario CULLEN, chief
tain Of the band, to allow them to re-
turn home. They added that they had
been courteously treated and we'll fed
during the time they were held cap
tive in the caves of Judicia canyon
near the town Of Ell Salvador.
The men were captured on June
p while they were driving in an
automobile near Guadalajara en- route
to Mezquital del Orc mines in the
state Of Zacatecas. Mitchell was
manager of the mines. The kidnap-
ers allowed the Americans chauffeur
TO return TO Guadalajara for the ran
son. Trops were Immediately sent
som. Troops were Immediately sent
tlyes
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'Europe's Richest
Lost From Plane

LONDON, July 5.-CP)-Captain
Alfred Lowenstein, world famous
Belgian financier and mystery man
Of Europe, fell from his private air
plane while crossing the North Sea
from England to BELGIUM last night
and was drowned.
Travelling as he always did with a
retinue, Captain Lowenstein hoped
off from Croydon airdrome in one
Of his planes, Fokker, at p. m. for
BRUSHES with a British pilot at the
controls. Two girl stenographers
were aboard so that he could con-
tinue his business while in flight.
The plane also carried his valet and a
mechanic.
When the plane was crossing over
the North Sea, Captain Lowenstein
left his seat among his companions
and started for the washroom in the
rear. He never returned. Appar-
emily he opened a door by which pas
sengers leave the plane and fell into
the sea.
For a while those remaining aboard
the plane were ignorant of what had
happened and continued chatting.
Sometime later they discovered the
tragedy. The pilot headed at once
for the French coast. He landed to
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BIGGEST TOLL,
lO6, IS TAKEN
BY DROWNING
Fireworks Account for
ii of Fatalities Over
Nation; Autos Kill
Total of 81

CHICAGO, July 5.-(P)-The lives
Of 2O5 men, women and children were
a nations sacrifice TO the celebration
Of its l52nd birthday anniversary
yesterday.
Fireworks claimed their share of
victims, as they always have since
the United States first began observ-
ing Independence Day with skyrocket,
pin wheel and cannon cracker. There
were IL such deaf in the entire
country, according 10 The Associated
Press tabulation.
Lakes and rivers, however, exacted
the heaviest tribute of human life
during the holiday, log drownings re-
ported. Motorcar deaths ranged next
with 81. Heat claimed ~ lives and
lightning three, while four were
killed in plane crashes. In addition
there were is deaths attributed TO
other causes directly connected with
Americas observance of the Fourth.
Two densely populated areas-the
middle Atlantic states and the mid
west-had more than half the coun-
try's total deaths for the day. In the
former there were IS fatalities, which
was five more than occurred in the
midwest.
The mountain states and the north
west had the best sectional records,
with five deaths in each division.
Everywhere through the midwest
the temperature was high, contribut-
ing both TO deaths by heat and by
drowning. The midwest led the coun-
try in the number of drownings
with 3S, although the middle At
lantic area had only two less.
The airplane accidents were al
Joliet, ILL.,, where a pilot and two pas
sengers plunged to death when the
wing Of their plane snapped, and at
Beaumont, Tex, where one was killed
Three Of the motor car Le--Ts
came in races, drivers being killed
in Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wis.
consin.
The number OF persons injured
many probably fatally, ran into the
thousands. Premature explosion OF
a truckload Of fireworks at Lamar,
Mo-, injured 25 persons as 5000 gath
cred in the public square to witness
the display. In the larger cities
the hospital list Of persons hurt dur
ing observance Of the day ran into
the hundreds. Chicago, with an or
dinance prohibiting the sale of fire
works, echoed all day with fire
cracker explosions, and reports from
police and hospitals that the number
injured was probably greater than in
recent years.
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drew immense crowds. The evening
program at the Fort Brown lagoon
drew an audience that packed the
huge natural amphitheater surround
ing the lagoon, and extended along
the water edge for several blocks.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished BY the Twelfth Cavalry band,
American Legion bugle and drum
corps, the San Benito gold medal
band and the Brownsville Woodmen
band.
Many Floats in Parade
The parade, nearly two miles in
length, was viewed Dy thousands as
it wended its way down Elizabeth
street to Seventh, thence north 70
Washington, east to Fourteenth and
then south across the new interna-
tional bridge, the first traffic 70
cross the structure. Over forty
floats were featured, many Of which
were beautifully decorated. The
prize winners were the "Club Ideal"
civic organization float; I'll Jardin,
community float, and international
Shoe Store, commercial float.
The American Legion bugle and
drum corps led the procession, fol-
lowed by the official automobiles car
rying officers Of the Fort Brown and
MatamoroS garrisons. The Twelfth
Cavalry band was next in line, pre-
ceding the Twelfth Cavalry. The
troopers were followed by the long
line of floats and decorated cars,
with the San Benito and Woodmen
bands spaced in the procession.
-
national bridge and proceeded over
the new international highway to
Sixth street in Matamoros, and
around the plaza, where it disbanded
the majority returning to Browns
Vile.
Boat Races Draw Crowd
The outboard motorboat races at
the Fort Brown lagoon drew a large
crowd. There were only two entries
in the class B race, Half Pint III, with
Robert Sexton driving, winning with
ease. There were six entries in the
class @ race, Miss Harlingen, driven
BY Q. Woods, winning both heats,
with Half Pint, driven by Robert
Serton, a close second. In the the
second heat the Half Pint was lead
ing but capsized while making q turn
on the third round of the course. The
free-for-all was won by Miss Har-
lingen. Miss Margaret Monroe won
the surfboard race and was awarded
the cup, Miss Rosita Ceyanes taking
second.
The course proved ideal. and the
speedy craft, handled BY skilled driv-
ers, sped across the smooth waters
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Bolter Bar Move
In Harris Fails

HOUSTON, July 5.-(R)-An at
tempt to bar "bolters" from the bal
lot in the city primary here failed
today when its backer failed ~ yet
q resolution to that effect passed BY
the city democratic executive COM
mittee.
James l.. Bailey. member of the
committee, presented a resolution
ordering that persons who refused
70 support the nominees of the PARTY
be barred from the democratic pri-
mary. The resolution also asked
that the county and state executive
committees take the same action.
Bailey offered the resolution but
failed TO get a second.
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PROVISIONFOR
LANDING FIELD
now OFFICIAL
Meteorological Station
To Be Operated By
Signal Corps Mem
bers Here

WASHINGTON, July s. up =
Establishment of an airdrome at
Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, as
part of the military airway now in
operation along the southern bor-
der, has been approved by the war
department.
A small detachment CT air corps
and signal corps enlisted men will
be stationed at the field the latter
TO operate a meteorological station
The site was abandoned in the air
corps in 1926 because the landing
field was poorly drained and sub
ject TO overflow from he Rio
Grande. Raising Of likes along the
river and clearing OF adjacent land
has provided an area sufficient for
a good four-way field.
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Fourth Fete TO
Be Held Yearly;
WaSBigSMcCeSS

Brownsville's Fourth Of July and
international celebration proved an
unalloyed success and is to become
an annual event, il was announced at
the evening program.
The entire program was rendered
as scheduled without a delay Of any
kind or accident to mar the pleasure
Of the day.
From early morning until late at
night the city was thronged with
thousands of visitors, the crowds be-
ing SO dense during the afternoon
that traffic on the main business
street was badly congested despite
the facility with which it was han
died by traffic officers.
The big features Of the day-the
international parade, formal opening
Of the international bridge, boat
races, water pageant and fireworks,
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4th Fireworks Ignite
Powder Can; | Dead

FRANKLIN. Pa. July 5.-(P)-Mrs.
Gladys Beers Sullinger, is, was killed
by the explosion Of a can Of powder
set off by fireworks, Coroner Ozni-
der Of VenanEo county, reported to-
day. At first mystery surrounded the
blast, which occurred in the Sullin-
ger garage. The coroner said he
learned that the woman, mother Of
three children, and her husband had
been setting off fireworks near the
garage, in which was stored the can
Of powder. He believed that the vic
tim lighted q pinwheel in the garage,
and that a spark ignited the powder,
which was not covered,
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Corpus Cupboard
Races Are Fast

CORPUS CHRISTI, July 5.-(Pi-
Fred Sinclair of Corpus Christi, pilot
ing Bonnie Una, came within a frac-
tion Of a second Of breaking the
worlds record in taking first place
in the Glass c outboard motor boat
race here yesterday.
The record is 32.75 miles an hour
and Sinclair's craft finished with an
average of 32.75. tying the mark.
Red Arrow. owned by f. L. Lyman.
Bishop, Tex, won first place in the
class B race. First place in the free
for-all went to Baby Stopper, owned
by ". Burris of Karnes City. Miss
Nash, owned by Norris and Wilson,
this city, won the Isl cubic inch
class.
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Daughter of Noted
Abolitionist Dies

DoBBS FERRY, N. Y, July 5.-CR
Fanny Garrison Willard SO, only
daughter Of William LLOYD Garrison
the abolitionist, died today.
She was born in Boston. Ter early
vars were deeply affected b. the
anti-slavery struggle, in which her
father for years risked death az the
hands Of mobs, and its eoneomitant
forms, such as women's rights and
the peace and temperance causes.
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LATE BULLETINS
son OF GENERAL MOTORS CHIEF KILLE

MOTORS KILLED IN AUTO CRASH
5F9WiIam RaskOb, 49, Of John J.
Rob committee of General Motors killed
automobile Centervi Md. this afternoon
LIGHTwEIGHTs BARELY POUNDAGE
NEW YORK July 5P-Tod Morgan, junior lightweight champion,
Ebbets field
the class limit Of
pounds before York
youth scaled 129 Ia while Martin nudged
the beam a n
RADIO-TELEPHONE SYSTEM PLANNED
YORK. 5-P-It reported Wall Street today that
and the Radio
Of the United
perfected be
within a
MOTORCYCLE
a collision
, herel last night
DALLAS
ando
their Alfred
November will off the democratic primary ballot
Dallas Murre Bukner chairman Of the executive
rttee announced today.
WOMEN TEACHERS EQUAL MEN IN LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE 5FThe Gueymard Bill, providing
louisiana
parish school boards
Puate that the the bill to reduce salaries
ALLEGED SLAYER
Dlcers in Miller and Little Arkansas
pententiary
guard after his capture last hills 0klshozs
line
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FINAL
EDITION
BURNED FLIER
WEDS FIANCEE
ON DEATH BED

ROME, July 1924 death
bed marriage was celebrated at
the Cello Military hospital to-
day.
Mechanic Egidi, who was
badly burned Tuesday night
when a plane overturned and
caught fire, married his fiancee
and died shortly afterwards.
General Armando Armani, chief
of the general staff of aero
nautics, who was also burned
in the accident, acted as a wit
ness.
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BRUSSELS, July 5.-CP)-The
newspaper Independence Beige,
says that Capt. Alfred Lowenstein,
killed last night in q fall from his
private airplane, had important
liabilities in Brussels and had
tried unsuccessfully TO obtain a
1000, O,000-pound loan in London.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 5.-(P)
-Rumors that Capt. Alfred Lowen-
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ASK TO ABANDON LINE

WASHINGTON, July 55.-(Pl-A
petition to the interstate commerce
commission for authority to ahan-
don 81 miles Of line from Deming
to Hermanos in New Mexico, was
filed today by the FL Paso and
Southwestern railreaA.
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BURGLARS RAID STORE

CoRSICANA, July 5.-(PD-Enter-
ing through a second-story window.
burglars obtained merchandise valued
at several thousand dollars from the
j. VI. Dyer Dry Goods store here. The
store was closed yesterday and the
loss was not discovered until today.
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WADE WANTS IDEAS

STANFORD, Tex, July 5.-LPl-
Homer D. Wade, manager Of the West
Texas Chamber OF Commerce, an
nounced that any suggestions as 70
the future policy Of that organiza-
tion would be welcomed at the meet
ing Of the executive board July is at
Coleman. Mr.. Wade has just return
ed from Vernon. where he conferred
with President A. VI. Bourland.
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MEXICO GETS PLANE FACTORY

Ell PASO. July 5.-(P)-President
Gales of Mexico has signed a con-
tract with Wright Motor company 10
establish an airplane factory in Mon
terrey and Mexico City, said dis
patches from Mexico City to FL Con-
tinental, today.
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Note. Inc tIuctuations In the
river stages st San Benito and
Brownsville during the last or
days are probably due TO stopping
and starting of pumps ln the lower
end Of the Valley.
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AUTO TURNS sOMERsAuLr

RACINE, Wis.-George ". Marshall
applied his autos brakes suddenly
and the car turned a somersault. pin
ming him beneath, but failing to in
jure him.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
FAR TO partly cloudy tonight and
Friday.
For last Texas: Generally fair
tonight and Friday; continued high
temperature in interior.
Light TO moderate southerly winds
on the coast.
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PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, July S.
R1- The Italian transatlantic
plane, the Savoia-6-4, was sighted
over Port Natal at 4:O5 O'Clock
this afternoon and il was expected
that landing would be made here
about 5 o'clock.
RIO JANEIRO, July 5.-LP-
The National Telegraph announced
this afternoon that the Fort AIezA
radio station heard strong signals
from Captain Ferrarin, radio oper-
ator aboard the italian plane
Sayoia-6-4 az 1850 o'clock this
afternoon.
RIO JANEIRO, July 5.-tF)-Ra-
dio advices reaching Rio Janeiro
state that the Italian aviators, Cap
tain Ferrarin and Major Del Prete.
have reached the Brazilian coast and
are now heading southwark for Rio
Janeiro.
Il vas not expected that they
would reach the Brazilian capital BE-
fore daylight tomorrow.
ROME, July 5.-lPy-The newspa-
per Giornal DTtalia, without citin-
its source, says the Italian trans
Atlantic plane of Captain Farrarin
and Major Del Prete reached the
Brazilian coast today and was roinE
'on 70 Rio -aneiro.
RIO JANEIRO, July 5.-lP,-witb
two nights Of flying behind them
TWO Italian airmen this morpiry
were believed to be rapidly nearing
the coast Of South America in =
flight to Establish n new distance
Captain Arturo Ferrarin and Ma.
Jor Carlo P. Delprete irtended "a
reacn the Brazil coast az Pernam-
ouco' about 4,635 miles from, their
starting point, Monticello Field
Ita!y' They would then have bet-
lered the distance record SET Az \ 90
miles BY Clarence Chanberiin and
CnarIes A. Levine by more than zoo
miles. II they still have fuel thew
expect 70 continue on past Pernarl-
plco, placing the distance mark ~
nign as possible. They ALREADY hold
the duration flight record Of q
holrs' 54 minutes 26 is seconds
a radio message from an Fngiisb
steamer to the chief OF teIegrapbs
At Natal today give the position of
ne Tiers at 81 minutes after mid
night e. 10 minutes north AVA 9s
degrees west. (This would place tbs
plane about 500 miles northeast of
Pernambucol.
Captain Arthuro Ferrarin ara
Major Carlo p. DelPrete left The
Aontecelio flying field outside Of
Rome at 7:l5 p. IN. Tuesday with
the announced purpose w making N
nonstop flight across the south At
lantic to the coast Of Brazil IN an
effort To break the Chamberlain
Levine distance record w 3g09
miles between the United States
and Germany.
The Italian fliers estimfted tbe
distance from Rome w the coast w
Continued on page six)
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HICKMAN TO
TAKECASEUP
California Conviction
Upheld; To Appeal
To u. S. Court

Hickman will be carried to the Unit
ed States supreme court, Jerome
Walsh, his attorney, said here today
following the decision of the Cali
fornia supreme court.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-(PD-
The supreme court Of California in a
decision today sustained the superior
court of Los Angeles which found
William Edward Hickman sane when
he murdered 12-year-old Marian
Parker, daughter Of Perry VI. Parker,
banker there.
The decision upheld not only Hick-
mans conviction on the murder
charge but upheld the constitutional
ity Of CALIFORNIA; new insanity law
under which Hickman was tried. Il
was principally on the asserted un-
constitutionality Of this law that the
appeal was taken.
The supreme court remanded the
case to the trial court in Los Angeles
where Hickman will be re-sentenced.
Under the rules Of procedure this
does not have 20 be done for 80 DAYS
Meanwhile Hickman is expected to
remain in the condemned row at
San Quentin prison.
Hickman had confessed the crime
but entered a plea of not guilty and
not guilty BY reason Of insanity on
the advice Of his attorney, young
Jerome Walsh Of Kansas CITY. No
hickman was found guilty Of the acts
alleged and then tried By the same
Jury for sanity. The jury found him
sane.
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TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal r1eteorologi-
cal conditions:
High ...--...--+-... 1928 a. m
Low a. :43 y. n-
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RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue 10 fall
very slowly probably for some time.
Flood Present "a Hr Z4 Hr.
Etnrn Etnrn rhr-
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EXPECTPLANE
FRIDAY A. N. IN
RIO JANEIRO
New Distance Flight
Record Expected To
Be Established; Ship
Reports Aircraft
FLIERS SIGHTED

FLlERS SIGHTED
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, July S.
R-T The Italian transatlantic
plane, the Savoia-6-4, was sighted
over Port Natal at 4:05 o'clock
this afternoon and il was expected
that a landing would be made here
about o'clock.
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w. H. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
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RIO JANEIRO, July 5.-tP-
The National Telegraph announced
this afternoon that the Fort AIezA
radio station heard strong signals
from Captain Ferrarin. radio oper-
ator aboard the italian plane
Savoia-6-4 az 1850 o'clock this
afternoon.