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married? I'd rather be thrown to
the crocodilesl Then father got sore
about my falling down on the old
geometry for the third time"
Byrd helped Pat arrange her
clothes in the dressing closet,
four hooks of which had been gen.
erously emptied to accommodate a
dozen violent-looking dresses, coats
and hats, and then they sat down and
discussed Pats future.
Pat baked openly on going TO a
city high school, and they compro-
missed on a business college. The
next day she promised she would
start at the Cleveland Commercial
school.
While Byrd shelled new peas and
scraped new potatoes for dinner, Pat
moved restlessly about, examining
and commenting on everything in
the apartment in her decisive, out
spoken way.
"How do you like married life.
anyway, Byrd?" she asked. curiously.
1T didn't take Larry long to let me
know how he felt about it,"
"How was that?" smiled Byrd, i'm
personally.
"Oh, he thinks a man Of his tenn
permanent isn't cut out for it," yawn-
ed Pat. II wouldn't let him get
away with that point Of view much
longer. He got you into il, not you
him."
Byrd chuckled.
And say, Toots, how can you
stand this crowded apartment? Gosh,
! haven't been able to draw a whole
breath yeti" Pat gave a groan, much
muffled with breath. MY exhaust
just can't work."
LARRY thinks we're better off in
town for a while. He thinks he's
going TO make a little fortune on
some stock he and Jack Duncan are
floating. Then we'll buy a place in
the country" explained Byrd, fly
ing to the cupboards and back again
to the kitchen stove.
SAY. ! brought along my boxing
gloves" Pat said, bouncing upon her
suitcase which had been pushed un-
der one bed. dad let me take les
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"Not a word to throw at a dog" Pat said, winking
BROADLY.

hear their gay voices echoing down
the corridor. She frowned. What a
racket they were making.
Here's the jazz kid" Larry said,
as Pat rushed by him and threw
herself into Byrd's arms.
"Ge, I'm glad to see you, darlin',"
and she embraced Byrd rapturously
again and again. "How's the old
straw hat, anyway"
Great, Pat, dear. and how are
your" asked Byrd, patting her hair
back into place. Pats embraces were
like a mountain slide. "You don't
have to put quite so much muscle
into your greetings"
well, here's your little hay
shaker right from the country" Pat
stood with her feet far apart, fresh
as this mornings milk. How do you
like it?"
Byrd surveyed her helter-skelter,
tomboy of a sister, while Pat, dis
daining a chair. jumped UP and sat
on the edge of the somewhat frag-
lie gatelegged table that served as
q dining room set, swinging her legs
violently.
She wore a little green felt hat.
bright as a blade Of new grass, a
yellow sport coat, with an Easter
egg lining, and underneath n
glimpsed a sport dress Of brightest
rose. in the latest design.
Bought the whole darned outfit
in a sport shop on the avenoo in
Cincin in fifteen minutes, with time
out for lunch. It's M snappiest
model"
Byrd. slightly b~ewildered, stood
looking at her. one hand modify
drawing her lips together.
you look like a purple moment,
she said, weakly.
From a slight. slat-ribbed, red
haired tomboy that had played with
every boy in the neighborhood, shin
nying up trees. operating on grubby
worms, swimming in the creek. boy
scouting with them, dexterous with a
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ure straight and boyish, her eyes
laughing with that sense OF mischief
that made her irresistible. Her
school life had been interrupted al
most daily by some untoward act
that had kept her father in an almost
perpetual interview with the prin-
cipal and her mothers lips pulled
down with great weights Of disap-
proval.
Larry removed his coat and the
scrimmage began. Byrd "a around,
moving back the furniture and plac-
ing the bric-a-brac in safer places.
Pats light, sinuous body. was the
essence Of grace. as she ducked, dip
ped, Unanswered, covering her OPP
ponent, recovering lost ground, or
giving away, rs she finally had 10, to
Larry's most skillful arm.
"Your round" called Pat, painting
ly. every little while.
Finally. her breath gone, she lean
ed against Larry, completely spent
and the tears of laughter still brim-
ming in her blue eyes.
You're some f~ightcr," he admit
ted. laughingly. enjoying the sports
manlike way she had stuck to the
end. you've had a poor trainer,
Jim doesn't know anything about
fighting, I'll give you the right
dope."
"We'eil, l'ni-l'm pretty good.
don't you think" she suffered, TAX
ing in her breath and wiping the
perspiration off her broad. low fore
head. She tossed her head like n
high-spirited horse.
You're darn good" laughed Lar
ry.
During dinner. Pat and Larry dis
cussed all the points Of the boxing
ring, dipping into prize fighting and
its allied industries.
"You know. IL it hadn't been for
Henrietta. dads would have taken me
70 the Tunney-Dempsey fight mt Chi
cage" she nodded. solemnly. II cried
for two whole days because mons
would't let me go"
Fine lines Of worry began to crowd
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Ito he continued ,
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FiUe Rdym1OmdUiUe
Folk Sought After
Green Island Trip

Green Island, a bird reserve across
Laguna Madre, and who had not APP
peared.
In the party were Mr.. and Mrs
Verne Sabin, their 7-year-old daugh-
ter Leila, Marjorie Stephens, III, and
Dorothy Stiles, II.
The party was accompanied to the
island on a sightseeing trip early
Wednesday BY r. d. Camp, naturalist
Of Brownsville, who is in charge OF
the bird haven, y. r. NJ. Stevens OF
Raymondville. father Of Marjorie,
and Harvey Stiles Of Brownsville,
grandfather Of Dorothy. These three
returned from the island in a boat
maintained by Camp and all but
Stephens came on to Brownsville.
The boat was supposed TO be re-
turned to the island by the caretaker
and the remaining visitors were TO
come ashore.
Mr.. Stephens spent the night await
ing the return and early today went
to San Benito where he started q
move to seek for the missing people
Mr.. Camp when informed that the
boad had v made the second trip
expressed the belief that nothing
more had happened than that the
motor in the boat had failed. The
water in the laguna is not more than
two or three feet deep and there has
been no unusual wind or tide.
Mr.. Stephens appealed to the coast
guard at Point Isabel to aid in the
search and returned TO the coast
shortly before noon.
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CURTIS ONCE
WASCATHOLIC
G.. 0. p. Vice Presiden-
tial Nominee Now
Is Methodist

ST. MARYS, Kas., June 2S.-tP-
The baptismal record Of the Immac-
ulate Conception Catholic church
here reveals that Senator Charles
Curtis OF Kansas, republican vice
presidential nominee, was baptized
in the church April Is. 1860, by
Father Il. Dumortier, a Jesuit priest.
Senator Curtis now IL a member
Of the Methodist Episcopal church ~
Topeka.
The baptismaI record, written in
Latin, says:
"This 18th day Of April, 1860. !
have solemnly baptized Charles
Curtis. the legitimate Son az Will
liam Curtis and Ellen Papin. born on
the 25th day of January, 1860 Spon-
sors: Henry Papin and Suzanne
Papin.
(signed) Il. DUMoRTIER. S. J."
Kansas historical WORKS give the
name OF Senator Curtis father as
Orren or Orrin A. Curtis instead Of
William as in the baptismal record.
Senator Curtis IL a member OF the
Kaw tribe Of Indians and rs "A boy
lived with them in the vicinity Of
st. Marys. The tribe later moved 70
Oklahoma.
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Mrs. R. Sethman
Dies Suddenly at
Mercy HOSPITAL

Mrs. Richard Sethman. age so, died
at the Mercy hospital Wednesday
evening at 1850 o'clock after a brief
illness. She was taken i'll early
Tuesday morning, and as her condi-
ton repidly became worse was hur-
ried to the hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the
Morris undertaking parlors in
Brownsville at 4 p. M. Thursday. and
the body will be forwarded tonight
to the old home or the family at
Waldron, Kansas, for burial. Rev.
r. o. Macintosh of the Church of
the adve.t. and Rev. o. c. Crow Of
the Methodist church will conduct the
service.
The family has resided in Browns
vile eight years. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
man moved to this city from Kansas
in 1920, Mr.. Sethman having ex-
tensive real estate interests in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Sethman II survived BY her
husband. two daughters. Miss Frances
Of Brownsville and Mrs. Florence
Tipp Of Anthony. Kansas; two broth
ers. Ira Krider Of Indianapolis, Ind,
and Roy Krider Of Cherokee. Okla,
her mother. Mrs. II. Krider, and one
sister, Miss Grace krider, both OF
whom reside at Anthony, Kansas.
Mrs. Sethman was born in Missouri
January %, 1878, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Krider, and was
united in marriage to Richard Seth
man at Anthony. Kansas, January 4.
1904.
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DETROIT
RUM TRAFFIC
CHIEFS Slain
Gun Fight For Control
Of River Results in
Wounding of Wo-
man and Policeman

DETROIT. June 2S.-tP-Warfare
between factions fighting for con-
troll Of the Detroit river liquor traf-
fic broke out last night. August
Nykiel and Michael DIpisa, rival
leaders. we're shot dean. A police
man and a woman bystander were in
hospitals today suffering wounds re-
ceived during a pistol fight.
Police were told that Ny a was
called out OF one Of his river front
saloons and cut down bv a ~fusilladc
of pistol shots fired nv Dipisa and
an unidentified companion. posted
behind an automobile in front Of the
place.
Edward A. Mcpherson. constable
who was serving a summons at a
house nearby when the shooting oc-
Cured, ran to the street and opened
fire on the pair as they attempted
to enter their car. Dipisa was kill
ed during the exchange. Mcpherson
and Mrs. Catherine Krolzyck, a pas
serby, were wounded. Mcpherson
seemed today to have little chance
of recovery. The woman was not
seriously wounded.
Employees Of Nykiel's saloon pur-
sued the unidentified Gunman in an
automobile. The running fight con
tinued over a mile Of West Side
streets when a police motor squad
caught sight Of the Machines. The
officers opened fire and riddled the
pursuing machine. Joseph Wazniki
a bartender employed BY Nykiel who
was driving the pursuing car, es-
capped with minor injuries and while
the situation was being explained Il
police the car occupied by the gun
man disappeared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-28
MASS MEET IS
Held BEFORE
PARLEYOPENS
Maryland Woman Pre-
diets Split in Party;
Cone Johnson May
Vote C. .. p.
BIZ FRANCIS NJ. STEPHENSON
Associated Press Staff Writer


HOUSTON, June 2s.-CR-Threats
Of a bolt Of the party II AL Smith is
nominated were wildly cheered at a
mass meeting Of dry" delegates to
the democratic convention held in
the Baptist church here today on the
eve Of the impending row over a dry
plank in the party's platform.
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson, Of Maryland,
leader in the National Woman's Com
mittee for Law Enforcement, told the
meeting that the women will never
vote for a wet candidate and will bolt
if Smith is nominated" This and
similar expressions by Senator HaF-
ris Of Georgia, were cheered as the
delegates turned TO march on the
convention hall.
Unaware Of the exact text OF the
dry plank adopted by the sub-com-
.mittee of the resolutions committee.
the mass meeting was making plans
for a determined fight on the floor
for a ''bone dry" plank when the
platform is reported out by commit
tee. How acceptable the tentative
draft will be to the drys is problem
atical.
Former Gov. Sweet. of Colorado,
presided over the meeting today with
Daniel Roper. Of South Carolina, led
the march Of the delegates TO the
convention hall.
Speakers included Cone Johnson OF
Texas.
Johnson told the mass meeting of
several hundred persons that he was
tempted TO bolt the democratic party
Il have been in for so years"
when the convention is over and
the candidates have been nominated
and the platforms selected. I'm going
home and study the democratic can
didate and platform and the repubIi-
can candidate and platform. Then
I'm going TO follow the moral obi
cation as | see il.
II don't intend TO be rammed into
anything - into following what's
pushed off on me. III vote As ! see
fit" Johnson said.
Governor Moody was not at the
meeting, but sen a message declar-
ing II am fighting the battles OF the
prohibition forces on the platform
and resolutions committee and must
stay here until We win"
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Platform Draft
reinforcement
and Farm Relief

cratic conventions resolutions sub
committee in winding up the drafting
Or the platform upon which the party
will seek a grant OF power IN No
vember.
The declaration, which has been
the subject OF bitter controversy for
days, is exactly as was drafted by
Senator Key Pittman, Of Nevada,
chairman OF the committee, and II
understood to have the full endorse
ment Of Gov. Alfred 4. Smith.
Besides declaring for enforcement
Of the eighteenth amendment, the
plank sharply assails the republican
administration for what IS described
as a failure 10 enforce the dry laws
and also for placing political hire
lings" in enforcement positions. thus
making OF prohibition a political
football.
Propose Farm Plank
The subcommittee, which was 10
report the platform to the entire COM
mitteee later in the day, with "A view
to having ii 60 before the convention,
adopted a farm plank ~embodying the
views Of the farm organizations, but
with a definite endorsement Of the
equalization fee and the McNary-
Haugen bill omitted.
Several plans for relief are sug-
gested and the party would he
pledged TO enact legislation 20 cor
rect what are declared to be the
faults IN distribution and the taking
care OF the surplus farm crops. IL
was explained that this might be
gone through the operation Of the
equalization fee or by other means
Several wet and dry proposals were
submitted to the subcommittee but
they were eliminated one by one un-
til there remained only the original
plank as drawn By Senator Pittman
and other leaders last week and q
similar one offered BY Senator Garter
Glass, Of Virginia, a dry leader. AIT
er an agreement as to precise Ian
| ruarc the committee finally approved
the Pittman draft.
Reject Moody Plank
Gov. Dan Moody. of Texas IRE
scented the prohibition declaration
adopted BY the Texas state %conven-
ton and endorsing the eighteenth
| amendment. but this was rejected
along with propositions for the modi-
fication OF the prohibition laws 70 as
TO permit the states 10 decide
whether they would be wee or dry. The
Texas governor would make no state.
ment after the subcommittee wound
/ up its work at $3.50 a. m. today aftel
meeting continuously since 9 O'CLOCK
last night, but he told his colleague
on the committee that he might take
the fight 70 the floor. However, the
consensus among the twelve platform
builders appeared to be that there
Continued on page twelve)
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ON
ROADS SIGNED
Highway Work Elk.
pected to Get Under
Way Next Week

Contracts were signed Thursday BY
the commissioners court for the
paving Of ass miles Of highway, Fl.
p. McElwrath Of Harlingen and
Dodds q Wedegartner Of San Benito
handling the work
+. +. MeElwrath secured contracts
on all projects with the exception
of the Santa Maria-Bluetown-La
Feria highway.
Work on the military road west
from Brownsville will start early in
July. McElwrath announced, and
Dodds a. Wedegartner expect TO start
work next week near Santa Maria on
the west end Of the military road.
McElwrath will start a second crew
on the Briggs-Coleman road near
Harrington. IN the Point Isabel-Los
Fresnos precinct the old Alice road
will be the first paved. the pavement
to extend 10 the north end Of the
tract, a distance of four miles.
Three paving machines are expect
ed to be in operation on the county
highways within two weeks. Mech
wrath now has one crew az work in
Willacy county, and has a paving
outfit at Harlingen ready to start on
the Briggs-Coleman road. Another
outfit is being shipped i'm from Corsi-
cana to handle the contracts in the
Brownsville precinct. Materials for
all projects have been ordered.
The roads 20 be paved include old
Alice road, 9-feet width. miles;
military road west from Brownsville,
1s-foot width, "a miles; Southwest
road, 16-foot width, 7.2 miles; Santa
Maria-Bluetown-La Feria road. 16-
foot width, 6.7 miles; BriEgs-Cole-
man road, 16-foot width, 2 miles;
South line Wilson tract. 16-foot
width. 5 miles; Combes-Santa Rosa.
and Santa Rosa west roads 16-f0ot
width. s miles.
Excellent progress has been made
on the causeway between the Arroyo
bridge south Of La Feria and the
paved highway, and work on the
structure will be completed in three
weeks. The contractors. Dodd g.
Wedegartner, will then move their
bridge crews to Sebastian to con-
struct the half-mile causeway across
the north floodway.
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c. OF c. Head
RETURNS HOME
Valley Exhibit Draws
Dems' Attention, AS
serts Richardson

q. q. Richardson, upon his return
from the democratic national con-
vention az Houston Thursday, de.
aclared that the Nalley-wide exhibit
was creating a sensation In the con-
vention city and that the Mexican
singers, CriXell and Colsa, were
spreading the fame of the Lower Rio
Grande far and wide.
Probably the biggest swath, Rich
ardson stated, Is beng cut By Grape
fruit and Ponderosa, the Valleys
democratic burros VINO are making
convention visitors sit up and take
notice BY their ability 10 be where
ever crowds are gathered.
Elevators, stairways and throngs
are proving no barriers to these
criers Of the Valley who grab the
center Of the spot light wherever
crowds gather" ne said.
The Valley singers have made an
unusual hit through their transla-
tion into Spanish OF the words to the
side Walks of New York" the Smith
campaign song. Richardson stated.
A meeting Of the chairmen Of the
various committees will be held IN
the auditorium Of the chamber OF
commerce building Thursday night.
This meeting was definitely called
by the general chairman Of the cele-
bration, G. w. bennett, Thursday fol.
lowing Richardson's return to this
city.
Milton II. West, chairman Of the
speakers committee, is still IN
Houston where he hopes TO obtain
the services OF some national political
figure in connection with the speak,
ing program to be held in connec
tion with the opening Of the new in
~ternational bridge on the Fourth
West is trying to persuade Walker
to come to Brownsville for the cele'
bration,' Richardson said, but moth
ing definite has been settled yet"
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Roosevelt Had Nothing to Do With Mrs. Cornelius Cash
fBy The Associated Pressl.

(By The Associated Press).
"Mrs. Cornelius from New Jer-
sey has lost $4s from under her
hat" astonished democrats heard
Senator Robinson read in stento-
rian tones from a pencilled slip
Of paper just after former Cover.
nor Nellie Tayloe Ross had taken
her seat.
while holding the banner
shortly after Mr.. Franklin Roose-
velt's address" he continued 10
read. "the hat was knocked off.
with SIS, one $50 bill, four IS bills
and eight ones"
In view Of the nature Of the
announcement" he continued rap
ping for order, Il think ] might
add that Mr.. Franklin Roosevelt
had nothing to do with it,
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One policeman who aided in
quieting the disturbance about the
North Carolina and Alabama stan
dards yesterday rubbed his head
gingerly last night and hoped for =
peaceful session.
Somebody cracked me in the
head with his fist in the fight to-
day." he explained.
Assistant Chief Of Police Kuy-
kendall said after the meIees on
the floor last night that he had
received a variety Of assorted
blows about the head IN helping
his men quell the disturbance.
but worst of ALL" he added,
was 4 kick il the shin.s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-28

As the Smith parade wended its
way about the convention hall,
the North Carolina delegation, out
Of the demonstration by a vote of
% to z, seemed q trifle bored in
its front row position. But not
for long. The delegates were sud
denly shocked to see a North Car
Dina standard pass. They looked
AT their state marker, right side
up and handled with carr at the
end OF the row.. and wondered
some more. Then they remember
ed that there was a standard at
tached to the alternates' section
in the e w. r. Brooks Of
Smithville set out in pursuit and
soon returned, bringing the tru-
ant standard with him. 1t deveI-
oped that Bradford Duncan Of
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Tucson, Ariz., had spied the I'M
guarded Tar Heel emblem as he
passed with his delegation and in
troduced IL into the party.
Two sons of Thomas Farrell,
chairman of the Pennsylvania del
egation, surprised their parents BY
appearing unannounced at the con-
vention. Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell Of
Wilkesbarre we're greeted by Jo-
seph. Is, and Michael. 10. The two
b Us had attended the New York
convention four years ago and
wanted to see another. After their
parents and another brother left
for Houston they took their saw
ings and followed. They are reg
ular attendants at all sessions.
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Will APPEAL
CANAL REPORT
Waterways Project to
Go Before Board of
Army Engineers

The unfavorable report of Colonel
J.. l.. Schiey, district engineer, on the
proposed extension Of the intra-
coastal canal from Corpus Christi 20
Point Isabel, will not halt the efforts
Of the -Intracoastal Canal association
to secure federal aid on the project.
j. B. Chambers of Harlingen, chair
man Of the board Of directors Of the
Arroyo Navigation district, announc-
ed Thursday.
Preparations are now being made
by the officials Of the Intracoastal
Canal association to carry the mat
ter before the board of army en-
gineers. and the appeal is expected
to be perfected and presented prior
to the annual vacation of the board
in July. Chambers said.
Roy Miller Of Corpus Christi, act
i've vice president Of the I~ntracoastal
Canal association, is expected to pre-
sent the appeal.
"We expected an unfavorable re-
port. and have been preparing to
make an appeal" Mr.. Chambers stat
ed. 1.-THE appeal will be made by the
Intracoastal Canal association. not
the Arroyo Navigation district. /
am confident the board Of army en-
gineers will recognize the existing
need for an extension of the water
ways project to Point Isabel and that
they will authorize work on the pro-
ject during the summer. Funds are
now available for this work if the
board OF army engineers determine 70
apply these funds for that purpose"
IL Is understood that a conference
of officials Of the Intracoastal Canal
association will be held at Corpus
Christi the latter part Of the week
for the purpose of getting the APP
peal before the board at the earliest
possible date.
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Louisiana Bank
Robbers Sought
On Texas Line

GLENM0RA. La. June 2S.-(Pl-
Officers today were concentrating
their search for three men who yes
terday robbed the Bank Of Glenmora
Of S11.500, in Ten Mile swamp on
the upper reaches Of the Calcasieu
river in the belief that the men are
attempting TO make their way
through the swamp to the Sabine
river and into Texas.
Officers were led TO the swamp
By the discovery on its edge Of a
second automobile stolen BY the
robbers. Their first car, which they
took from a taxi driver was found
abandoned Yesterday afternoon.
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UTILITIES HAD LOBBY

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Pl-
Testimony in the federal trade COM
missions utility investigation today
developed that the Indiana Public
Utilities association had expended
approximately $4,000 for a register
ed lobby before the Indiana lsgisla-
ture-