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atmosphere Of mutual understanding
Of the difficulties which will have
to be overcome and appreciation Of
the necessity that any agreement
which may be signed must be just
for the bondholders and subject TO
Mexieo's capacity to pay, while TAX
ing into consideration the necessity
that Mexico shall regain her credit
abroad"
The bankers representatives in the
Anderson. ]. E. Sterrett and Graham
Mexico City conference were Mr.
Ashmead. Mexico's representative
was Luis Monies de Oca, finance
minister.
The agreement on Mexieo's foreign
debt, which amounts to ABOUT $1,000
600, was negotiated in 1925. This
superseded a previous agreement,
and under ii Mexico made remit
tances to the bankers committee
throughout 1926 and 1927. The COM
mittee, in turn, distributed il among
the bondholders.
The modified agreement provides
that full service on the debt should
20 into effect in 1928. but Mexico
has announced itself unable to com
ply with the schedule of payments
and has made no remittances for this
year, although back payments have
been taken care of.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14
MEXICO SEEKS
AGREEMENT ON
FOREIGN DEBT
international Bankers
Representative Con-
fers With Finance
Leaders at Capital

NEW YORK, Nov. IA new
agreement on the Mexican foreign
debt IL being negotiated. and pre-
liminary conferences with a view 20
formulating its general outlines al
ready have been held between repre-
sentatives Of the foreign crsditors
and the Mexican government. accord
ing 10 announcement made here by
Thomas W. Lamont, chairman Of the
international committee of bankers
on Mexico.
Mr.. Lamont said that Arthur NJ.
Anderson Of j. p. Morgan a Co.
headed the group Of creditors rep
re~sentatives which has been con-
ferring with the Mexican govern
ment in Mexico City.
These representatives are return
ing to New York, and their report Of
their conversations in Mexico will,
il is expected, lead to discussion on
which will be based a readjustment
plan that will be submitted TO the
Mexican government and the holders
OF the Mexican external debt
Simultaneous with Mr.. Lannon'S
statement. the ministry Of finance IN
Mexico City issued a formal an
nouncement of the conversations,
They were held, il was stated, in an
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tricks. There was no honor score
a Aces we're easy.
Contrasting the new game Of Con-
tract with Auction Bridge, Mr.. Work
said that the play OF a hand, as a
general thing, is the same in both
games, and the bidding is not so diff
ferent as many people suppose. The
inherent difference is that in Auc-
tion Bridge a game may be made, IL
enough tricks be won, regardless OF
whether a smaller number were bid;
but IN Contract a game cannot be
madeu Mess the size of the bid Is
n contract 10 20 game. For In
stance. a Deelarer bidding two
Spades and making four tricks
would 90 game in Auction Bridge;
in Contract he could score toward
game only the two tricks bid. There
fore the bidding at Contract is in
fluenced by the desire to bid game
if possible.
In this radio hand. therefore, the
Contract bidding would be one dia-
mond by Declarer. the SANE as in
Auction; but West would bid rvo
hearts instead of one. to show his
partner that he was stronger than a
one-Heart bid would indicate. and "a
urge his partner, If North should
pass. to jump the two Hearts to four
II POSSIBLE.
North. however. would bid .hree
No Trumps. a game-going bid he
could reasonably expect 70 make
with the help promised by his part
ner's Diamond bid. and therefore
justifiable.
North's three No Trumps prob
ably would obtain the contract. as
either East nor West have suffi-
cient strength TO bid further OF
double. The ria- al three M
Trumps in Contract would be the
same ne IN Aurtinn
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
METEOR Seen
ALONG COAST
Blush Ball Of Fire
Streaks Across s.
Texas Heavens

A meteor that, reports indicate,
was visible all along the Texas Gulf
coast fell at 9:4G o'clock Sunday
night. lighting up the heavens Of
the eastern half Of southwest Texas,
and possibly all Of the Gulf Of Mex
leo.
Miss r. Burton AZ Point Isabel re-
ported that most Of the population
OF the coast town saw the meteor.
I'VE thought IL was going TO fall
into the Laguna Madre. and we felt
almost like lodging said Miss Bur-
ton. But all of sudden IL disap-
peared. apparently having exploded
into dust
The meteor as IL fell lighted up
the heavens toward the east from
Brownsville. ITS glow appearing
much like a flash Of blue sheet
lightning.
The center was red. and about
the size Of cartwheel,' said
Ramon Becerril, a linotype operator
AT The Brownsville Herald, who
viewed the spectacle from q point
In the eastern part Of the city.
First there was blue blow In
the sky. toward the east. and all Of
a sudden a great red bail about the
size Of csrtwhecl appeared IN the
sky. Then il disappeared almost as
quickly, apparently bursting"
The meteor was seen at Corpus
Christi.
Curtis Kerridge Of that city de-
scribed the spectacle as follows:
st illuminated the whole town.
50 far as could tell. could see
buildings for blocks around, and
there was no moon. Its tail was.
as usual. following in the route OF
the comet cours. and all Of a sud-
den ] saw the comet burst ard scat
ter. II fell in the direction Of the
Nixon building from my home at 9l5
Winnebargo street, or south OF east
Of where | was"
kerridgc said the exploding body
shot a sheet Of flooding light over
the heavens. II emitted a bloeish
radiance and was quite compelling
in It's magnitude. he said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
COTTON GAINS
ON REPORT OF
SMALLER CROP
u. S. Bureau Estimates
Yield For Year at
l3,993,O00 Bales; S
Million Ginned

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. s.-QPJ-Cot-
ton prices jumped approximate IN
S4.25 a bale today after the govern
ment's crop estimate was issued. The
report indicating "A crop az 1888. .UOt
bales based on an October !. COndi-
tion Of 5i.i per cent Of a normal was
somewhat smaller than the trade eX-
pected and when business was re-
sumed after the customary ID min.
utes suspension 10 receive the report
the price level jumped 81 ~ - point.
above the prices ruling just before
trading was suspended.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Pt-The
department Of agriculture announced
today that q cotton crop ar l3.
993 900 equivalent 500 pound halcs
Il indicated for this year and that
the condition Of the crop on Octo
Der ! was 54.4 per cent of normal
The October | condition of the crOr
which compared with 543 per cent :
year ago: G3.l per cent IN 1926 and
56.6 per cent IN 1926 indicated an an
proximate WELD az l49l pounds pet
acre compared with l54.5 IN 1927
1926 in 1925; and 1868 the ten year
average i9l7-l926.
The condition of the crop On "a.
tober ! by states was: Virginia ~.
North Carolina SO; South Carolins
40; Georgia so. Florida 50; Missouri
81; Tennessee So; Alabama so; Mis-
sissippi 81; Louisiana 80; Texas .;
Oklphoma AZ; Arkansas 81; Arkansas
SO: New Mexico ~; Arizona So; Cali
forniG s.; other states 81.
The indicated production bv states
in bales was; Virginia $4,000; North
Carolina $4,000; South Carolins
$4,000; Georgia l,060,000; Florida
Is. .g9g: Missouri 1890: Tennessee
as5. 900: Alabama 100000; Missis.
sipni 100000: Louisiana $4,000;
Texas $3.50 600: Oklahoma 100000;
Arkansas I.l30.O00: New Mexico
n 600; Arizona 10000; California
147O00: Lower California $4,000;
other states 5000.
The acreage left for harvest by
states follows: Virginia $4,000;
North Carolina l,S39.000; South
Carolina 2.4s7 900; Georgia 3,79S.00O;
Florida $4,000: Missouri $4,000;
Mississippi 3.6ss 900; Louisiana j.
CONTINUED on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
GEN. PERSHINC
CIVENOVATION;;
URGES VOTING.
City Is In Jproar AS
Buddies Gather; Un-
cover Horseplay
Usual to Parleys

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. S.-lP,-A
tumultous ovation for General John
J. Pershing and an impressive and
nation wide memorial for World War
dead marked the opening OF the tenth
annual American Legion convention
here today. The memorial. Perish
lng's address and the introduction of
Lord Allenby. Of Great Britain.
Georges Scapini. blind veteran Of
France and other distinguished
guests marked a session otherwise
given over 10 routine.
Pershing'S address was an appeal TO
the members of the Legion TO exer-
else the right Of suffrage and 20 urge
others to vote. Ii was several min
utes before the demonstration for
him was silenced
He recalled that il was from San
Antonio that he was called decade
ago 10 take command of the Amer
len EXpeditionary forces. and praised
the character and citizenship Of the
men that served under him In France.
"A good citizen he described as a
man who takes an interest in his gov
eminent
After praising the Kellogg treaties,
Pershing asserted that II would he
unsafe to scrap "oUr modest plans of
defense on land or sea" and urged
the legionnaires to continue their ad-
vocacy of adequate national defense.
The memorial 10 the war dead
was very brief and came at the end
Of the NJ ornIng session. The assem-
Continued on page eight
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fire SWEEPS
PRISON.; FEAR
II PERISHED
Panic Seizes 275 Con-
victs at Dormitory in
Ohio AS Blaze Con-
sumes Building

JUNCTION CITY, Ohio, Oct. s.
(Pl-Seventeen conviets employed IN
the state-owned brick plant here arc
believed to have perished when fire
swept the dormitory in which 20
prisoners were sleeping today.
Check OF the prisoners revealed
that twenty were missing and OF
these II we're believed to have per-
ishd in the flames that destroyed the
one-story frame structure within y
few minutes after the fire was dis
covered. Three OF the 20 missing arc
believed by officers in charge to have
escaped from custody.
Defective wiring in the linen clos
ct caused the fire. Two exits were
thrown open BY guards while another
was battered down by the panic
stricken men. causing draft which
sent the flames roaring through the
building.
Blames Prisoners
Herman Blosser. assistant superin-
tendent. said prisoner named Hall
had refused TO leave his bed while
Whiting, superintendent of the com
missary, also had perished. Eight
prisoners were seriously burned and
removed to the Columbus peniterti-
airy hospital. while ntne others were
less seriously injured.
Don Thomas, son Of Warden y. +
Thomas, of the state prison. arrived
today and took charge Of the situa-
tion. He said the uninjured prison
Continued on page two
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AREDEAD AS
PEOPLE RUSH
INTO STUDY
Beaumont Pastor and
Paintc. Victims;
Ayers Saw Woman
Enter Home Also

BEAUMONT, Tex, Oct,
8. - (P) - Father Anthony
de Simone of St. Joseph's
Catholic church and John
Rose, a painter and paper
hanger, were found shot to
death in the priests home
here today.
The bodies of the two men
were found af er a neighbor
had heard shots and called
an ambulance.
Both men apparently died instant
IN Of bullet wounds IN the head. A
32-caliber pistol. with three shells
discharged and the remaining fourth
showing the hammer had snapped
against it, was found on the floor
under Roses arm.
Several persons were in the house
az the time Of the shooting, and
said they heard three shots IN rapid
succession.
Both Found Dead
The first person 20 enter the room,
used as an office BY Father de ST.
none, was Louis Insirillo. who had
gone 70 the priests home to pick
flowers lnsirillo said he had been
in the garden and was walking to
ward the front Of the house when he
heard three shots. He hurried TO
Continued On page eight.D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Three Held
IN Staying
Faustino Garcia Shot
10 Times Saturday
In Matamoros

Three men we're heinE held hy
lMatamoros officials Monday for in
vestigation in connection with nc
Staying of Faustino Garcia, Mata-
morcs meat market operator. who
was shot ten times and then struck
over the head with some blunt in
strumcnt believed to have been the
butt of a gun when the assassins
jumped on the running board II his
truck IN the outskirts Of the city
late Saturday night.
Garcia, il is said. was returning
10 Matamoros from a ranch south OF
the city. where he had gone 70 prr-
chase cattle which we're TO he butch
cred for his market.
The slain man il a brother Of
Nicolas Garcia. mangaer Of the Tex
as Company in Brownsville.
He hda lived in Matamoros the
majority Of his life and operated a
meat market at the city market.
Although IL was said that funeral
arrangements were still pending
Monday. It is believed that the slain
man will be buried in Matamoros
Tuesday afternoon.
Matamoros officials. X j. said,
were unable to offer any reason for
the assassination.
The first report Of the killing was
said 10 have been made by an en-
ployee of Garcia's who was riding
on the truck with the slain man
when the shooting began.
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Huge Dirigible
Greets Legion
All San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO. Oct. SIP
After circling over this city. throng
"a with visitors for the opening of
the national American Legion con
vention for more than an hour, the
monster navy dirigible Los Angeles
left at IL o'clock today for Fort
Worth. where il planned 70 land.
As San Antonians and the thou
sands of Legionnaires followed the
Los Angeles with their eyes through
n clear sky. T. G. ". Fettle. a mem
Der of the dirigible crew radioed the
following message:
Greetings from the Los Angeles.
San Antonio looks mighty good u
me-"
The dirigible left LakehurSt. y
J.. Saturday, and came by way Of
New Orleans and Houston. Oritinal
plans were IL remain here only a
few hours when IL was found THAT
there was no moorinE mast AZ Brooks
Field and the ship was too large Il
house easily in the balloon hangar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
CONSTRUCTION
OF CHANNEL TO
PASS IS URGED
Chamber OF Commerce
Committee Says ST.
100000 Bond Issue
Necessary

A recommendation that
the Brownsville section or
ganiZe a navigation district
and vote bonds sufficient to
meet the governments re-
Quirements at BraZos Santi-
ago and construct a channel
from deep water at the pass
to a point near the end Of
the paving on FL Jardin
Boulevard. a distance of ap-
proximately II miles, was
submitted Monday morning
by the port committee Of the
Brownsville Cham b er Of
Commerce.
The committee estimated that
bond issue or approximately $1,000
900 would Re required. or this
amount $500, 900 would be turned over
to the federal government; $720,0o0
would be required to dredge the
channel from Brazos Santiago 20 the
east line Of I'll Jardin tract; the cost
of lands required by the government
was estimated at $500 GOO, ard dock
ing and terminal facilities were esti-
mated at S5S0.00O.
The port committee composed Of
Judge r. B. Rentfro and Judge n. l..
Yates has made an exhaustive sur
vey of conditions throughout the
Valley pertaining to the harh0r pro-
ject. They point out that Browns
Vile is faced with the proposition OF
paying the major part Of the bill.
and that Nj the recommendations Of
the committee are accepted and the
project carried rrt tht harhUr VIII
be rs miles closer TO Brownsville.
They also point out 10 w0utu nrIng
the harbor five miles closer 10 all
other Valley points and would pro-
vide landlocked basin for shipping.
Text or Report
Follow ng Is the text MI the report
submitted ~ n. a. RoSenthal. pres
ident of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and the board Of directors:
From early In the last century
until the coming of the railroad ~
Brownsville, Brazos-SantiaGo was
used a. "A harhrr. and the Rio Grsrds
river as navigaoie stream for
freight deliveries both OF import and
export. With the coming Of the rail-
road the Rio Grande was altogether
abandoned. ard the Use WI Brazos-
Santiago Pass gradually discontin-
ued. However. ID ~ safe to say
that the idea Of deep water at Brazos-
Santiago has never been long absent
from the minds Of the business men
of Brownsville and the Rio Grandc
Valley.
ITO this end the Valley as whole
raised Si25, 10000 for standardizins
the old Rio Grande Railway. and an.
other Sl25. 10000 70 aid IN deepening
the channel n Point Isabel. makinE
IN round numbers S250.00000 RAISED
in the last few years hy the Valley
IN connection with obtaining deer
water.
Large Sums Spent
"ln addition. Cameron county has
spent several thousands of dollars
and particularly wv the last twr
years has hired and paid salaries ..
the most highly competent men Oh
tainable to aid in procuring deer
water a. Brazos-Santiago. Your com
mittee particularly commends the
Continued on page two)
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BOND IS SET
IN RUM CASE
Alleged Liquor Run
ners' Bail Set At
$1,000, $500

j. y. Wright Of Winfield, La. and
&. &. Peck Of Houston we're placed
under $1,000 and $500 bonds, respect
lively, in a hearing held before Unit
ed States Commissioner T.. X. Good
rich Monday on a charge Of violating
the national prohibition act.
Wright was the driver Of the car
which is said 10 have run by Gus
toms inspectors at the Gateway
bridge about l o'clock Wednesday
afternoon when told to draw up 10
the curb but was later caught rs
Lieut.. Of Police Bill Estes Of San Re
nito where it was found that the
rear compartment OF the high-power-
ed roadster was loaded with 81 gal
Ions Of assorted liquor.
In special interview with a
Herald reporter Monday, Wright de-
MED that he had intention
ally run by customs officers at the
international bridge and that he was
forced 10 stop when Lieut.. Of Police
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
THREE PLANE
CRASHES KILL
SAND HURT
Denver Society Girls
Victims; Desperate
Duel With Death in
Detroit Is Failure

DENVER. Colo, Oct. s.-,P,-Carol
and Mary Begole. prominent in Den
ver's social set. were dead and
Charles Wilson student airplane-pi
was IN a hospital with a broken neck
today following a forbidden air trip
yesterday which ended when their
plane crashed from 1900 feet.
IN disobedience to the wishes Of
their father. George Begole, city aud
itor, the girls left home and went to
the Dupont Airport for pre-ar-
ranged trip with Wilson. a student
Of the Denver school of aeronautlcs.
Mary. p, a student pilot for some
months, planned 10 take un a ship
IN solo flight later in the day.
After gaining considerable altitude
Wilson turned over one of the dual
control sticks to the student aviatrix.
and shortly afterward one Of the
girls suffered air paralysis. snd
"froZe" 20 the control, throwing the
ship into a tail spin.
II was helpless" said Wilson. who
wss conscious when aid reached HIM.
Il couldn't take the ship back. nor
could | control il al ALL cut the
motor and shouted % the girl % let
70 the stick. but there wasn't a
chance. and We crashed"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Duel With Death
Lost Is Planes Hit

DETROIT. Oct. S.-(Pi-A spec
tacular duel with death in which the
latter was victorious climaxed a
crash between two airplanes 800 feet
IN the air here yesterday. which cost
five lives.
The crash occurred when \ plane
piloted by Russell Paulger. carrying
two passengers. collided with one
piloted by Captain Clement ". Brown
Of Detroit. who was circlinc a flying
Continued on page eight)
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Governor of Rome Wins
Duel on Field of Honor

Rome. His duel was the second 70
grow out Of n remark attributed
"a Prince Lancelotti that Musso-
lini had dismissed Prince Ponten-
ziani because of graft.
Count nj Sambuy. in whose
presence Prince Laneelotti was
alleged to have DETAINED the re-
tired governor. Immediately chal-
lerged him 10 a duel. They fought
with rapiers and the count was
wounded three times.
Prince Pontenziani on hearing
that his voluntary defender had
heen wounded in avenEinr his
honor Immediately challenged
Prince Lancelotti. The former gov
rrucr succeeded IN "nicking" his
adversary and the referee stopped
the fight.
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ROME. Oct. s. (P) Prince
Spada Pontenziani, retired governor
or Rome. has defended his honor
with the sword. wounding Prince
Lancelotti in a duel. and Roman
society today was wondering what
punishment was in store for the
duelists.
Premier Mussolini il reruted 70
frown upon dueling which has long
been prohibited in Italy, and since
the Fascists came into power pris-
on terms for those found guilty Of
settling differences on " field
Of honor" have been increased.
Prince Pontenziani fought to
vindicate the honesty nf his adj
ministration of the oldest furC-
tioninE municipality in the world
IN a garden OF a villa outside Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
Accepts Sentence
On assault Charge

SHERMAN Tex. Oct. s.-CPl-H
3. Worthy, convicted at Mckinney
October 5, on charge of attempted
criminal assault. has accepted his
sentence Of seven years, his counsel
said today. Motto nfor a new trial
had been filed in the case.
The victim NJ the alleged assault
was young Sherman woman Wis
iting relatives in Mckinney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08

NO GAME
RAIN
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 6.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. s.
(PD-The fourth world
series game between
the St. Louis Cardinals
and the New York Yam
KEGS was postponed un-
til tomorrow by Judge
K. Nj. Landis, commits
sioner Of baseball, be-
cause Of rainy weather
today.
A hard downpour
shortly after s a. m,
was followed by a driz-
zle with overcast skies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-08
BAPTISTS TO
GET word OF
BAYLOR DRIVE
All-Day Conference of
Workers In Cam
paign for University
Held In Harlingen

HARLINGEN. Oct. s.-Baptists
from all parts Of the Valley are
expected to gather here tonight 10
hear an inspirational address by DR..
Ill r. West. pastor or the second
Baptist church. Houston. IN plans
for the greater Baylor University
campaign.
This address is TO bring 70 a con-
clusion a day spent in planning the
drive for funds TO be carried on IN
the l7th district beginning some
time late IN November In ,onnec-
tion with like campaign over the
state. About p pastors and leading
laymen from churches of this sec
tion held a conference during the
morning in which the aim and hopes
M the denomination were discussed.
Among the leaders here FOR the
parley which j. TO continue this aft
eruoon were Roy II. Tolleson. state
campaign director. Rev. Albert Ehr-
Gott, and Rev. n. A. Binford Of Cor
pus Christi. chairman of Il dis
trict.
Luncheon was served AZ noon to
the members Of the conference by
women Of the church.
The audience tonight will be told
by Rev. West that three gifts total
ing S225.00 already have been made
to the S2.0O0.O00 fund which the de-
nomination hopes to raise outside
of Waco and Dallas. "In addition TO
this the San Antonio district has
pledged "a raise 100000 and the
Rockefeller Foundation has pledg-
ed q gift of 100000 III the sum de-
sired is raised in Texas" Rev. r. W.
Marshall. pastor OF the Browns
vile church said.
When the Baptists OF Texas have
raised the So 600 600. Dallas and
Waco will match the sum dollar for
dollar. The fund will be used 10
pay off an indebtedness Of Si,500.-
600 owed by Baylor, to make i'm
portant additions 20 the physical
equipment Of the university and u
add 70 considerable sum To the
endowment of the school