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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
AUTO CRASH
VICTIM dies

The body Of ID. NJ. Harbour. 81. who
died at a hospital here Sunday from
injuries received in an automobile
accident on the highway near Mata-
moros, Mexico. Saturday, was sent
TO his home in Dallas Sunday night
by the w. A. Darling Undertaking
srse q~sry
Harbour suffered internal injuries
and the ribs on his right side were
broken. his chest caved in and his
right ear completely several when a
car in which he was riding with Fl. l..
Neasey Of Brownsville crashed into a
ditch a few yards north Of the Drive
Inn.
Veasey suffered three cuts across
the neck, a cash across his right
cheek and severe body bruises but his
injuries were not serious. he being
allowed to leave Mercy Hospital.
where the two men were taken upon
their relss from IN Matamoros police
"hold-over," after his injuries had
been treated,
Both men were employed by the
Crom and Lindberg Construction
Company. cement canal contractors
engaged in work near this city.
The injured men were released by
Matamoros police at the instances
Of witness to the accident who fol-
lowed them to police headquarters 10
plead their cause in order that they
might be brought here for medical
treatment
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7 MISSING in
BURNED HOTEL
Being SOUGHT
National Guard Aiding
In Search For More
Bodies; 3 Found;
Talk Jury Probe

HAZARD. KY, Dec. 1T.-iP=
Search for seven persons missing in
the Combs hotel fire of Saturday
night from which five bodies have
been recovered. was renewed today
with a detachment Of Kentucky ma
tional guard on duty. Property loss
was estimated at 100000. VI was
feared several OF those unsccounted
for might be dead.
The known dead are y. Edward
Pirtle, 80; his wife. Mrs. Mavme
Pirtle. rs; Miss Emily A. Sizemore.
Is, chambermaid. The bodies badly
were taken from the ruins and iden-
tilted by keys and rings.
Guests Of hotel u~naccounted for
are: w. a. Wooters, SO, president or
the Wooters-Maytag Of
Hazard; Finley Taylor. 52, a rail-
road yardmaster; II. r. Rainev of
Lancaster; Scott Stone, Roy Baker.
Miss A. ID. Melvin and r. S. Walden
While Mayor J. W. Craft said he
knew OF no foundation for reports
that incendiarism was responsible
for the fire, the authorities we're
understood to be considering order
ing q grand jury Investigation.
Two bodies were taken from the
runs today and identified az those
OF Taylor and Wooters. Firemen dng
up a partly burned coat containing y
hunting license issued to +. ",
Fhipps and efforts were made to es-
taollsh whether he was missing.
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HOOVER UNDER
CLOSE GUARD
IN URUGUAY.
Reds Are Watched Aft
re Disturbances AS
Visitor Arrives in
Nation

MONTEv1DEO. Uruguay, Dec. II.
5P)-President-elect Hoover was
closely guarded today by police
squads who will maintain their
watch throughout MS stay in Non
tevideo.
The Uruguayan authorities. al
though minimizing the importance
Of several minor demonstrations
which took place last night neverthe-
less desire to take no chances with
their distinguished visitor.
There were several meetings Of
radical groups here just before Mr..
Hoover's visit and last night some
groups in the streets along Mr..
Hoover's route and in front Of gov
eminent house where the president
elect visited, shouted acclamations
for SANDING, the N~icaraguan rebel
leader, and for Sacco and Vanzetti.
Discussing the incident today, the
local chief of police said that five
or six local radicals had been de-
tanned for stationing themselves in
front Of government house shouting:
"Viva Sacco Vanzetti." He asserted
that this should not be considered
as a serious matter or construed as
meaning any danger for Mr.. Hoover
adding that reports of communist
plots and demonstrations were un-
justified.
Uruguay took the occasion Of
Hoover's visit today 70 display its
friendship for the United States.
Mr.. Hoover was greeted BY enthusi-
astic crowds after his arrival last
night from Buenos Aires.
Despite the strenuous program
that he carried out in Buenos Aires,
Mr.. Hoover appeared 10 be in fine
physical condition today and seemed
TO be enjoying his experiences. He
felt that his frank and free exchang-
IS Of views with the presidents Of
various countries would result gen.
orally in better understanding be-
tween the governments Of North and
South America. He expected 20 have
time 10 present the viewpoints OF
the United States on many subjects
Of interest 10 the Americas and
their future relationship before ieav-
ing here for Rio Janeiro tomorrow.
He was to be received by the cham
be rof deputies during the day.
Continued on page eleven)
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SLAIN; shot
IN GUN FIGHT
Unidentified Robber
Wounded, Caught in
Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Dec. IT'D
Three policemen and a spectator
were wounded and a negro killed by
an unidentified robbsr. who staged
a gun fight with a score or more po-
lice here today. He was captured
after he had been shot several times
and probably fatally wounded. Tear
gas bombs were used in an effort TO
dislodge the man who held police
off for more than an hour.
The man. identified as Arnett
Devote. held up a confectionery
store and in the confusion Of US
toners attempting TO flee. Jim
Quarles. a negro, was shot. Police
responding to a call for aid were
met by fire from the robber who
in addition to his own pistol. OBJ
tanned the proprietor's nistol and
supply Of ammunition. He held off
the attackers for more than an hour.
James "A. Pitcock, chief Of depu-
ties, Captain O. VI. Martin and Ia
trolman w. II. Davenport were
wounded slightly as was James Pur-
year, n spectator.
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l BROWNS, $250,O00
DAMAGE IN STORM

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 17.-(P)-At
least one person was drowned and
property loss estimated at S250,000
resulted from a downpour yesterday
and last night, when Alb inches OF
rain fell.
Although the sky was clear and
cool today. il was expected additional
damage would be added when the
Trinity River. now at 30.T feet. rose
10 its crest, about IS feet. inundating
additional ~lowlands. Traffic be-
tween Dallas and Fort Worth on the
usual pike also was impossible,
chamber OF officials said,
because Of the washout Of a bridge
near Handley.
The dead person was Retha Malloy.
=. negro. who drowned when she fell
from her mothers arms as the moth
or attempted to wade a swollen
creek near Reinhart, ear here.
AMARILLO, Tex, Dec. 1T.-Pl-A
thin layer of snow underfoot, clear
skies overhead, and a 22-degree tenn
p%erature greeted Amarilloans today.
At 10 n. m, the temperature had
mounted to %.
SABINE UP
GREENVILLE, Tex, Dec. 17.-tP1-
CONTINUED on page eleven.)
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MEXICO Filler
VISITING HERE
Melgoza Says Seeks to
Interest Mexicans
In Aeronautics

Luis Melgoza OF Kansas City. Mex
lean goodwill flyer, who arrived
here Sunday afternoon from Corpus
Christi, will address Mexican socie-
ties in Brownsville during his visit
here in an effort to interest the
young men in taking up the study Of
aviation.
In an interview Monday, Melgoza
declared that the sole purpose Of
his flight 70 the principal cities Of
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas was to
interest young Mexicans living in
those cities in aeronautics.
Melgoza. who has only been fly
ing for eight months, claims TO be
the only Mexican resident in the
United States making a flight from
the heart Of America to the Mexican
border He is making his goodwill
flight in an american Eagle open
cockpit plane.
"Your airport here. when IL is
completed. will he equal TO any ]
have ever SEEN" he declared. at is
brit iErt thot this city should have
IL So, as IL Is destined 70 be an in
ternational airport of prime impor-
lance"
Melgoza declared that he has
driven automobiles for at least IL
years. and that he feels safer in the
air now than he does in "A motor car.
He does not carry a parachute in his
plane. declaring that il is always
possible 70 make an emergency land
ing.
Another thing nice about this
F'v4nn ia - fkuI 20 ..F,t w1a 1~1ufrC
going TO crack up you don't have but
a few seconds 10 worry about IL, and
it's all owe as far as you are con
cerned." he said.
A nonstop flight from Kansas
City TO Mexico City. the first OF
February, is Melgoza's next goal and
in order that this may be accom-
plished, a Cessna plane is being es-
pecially constructed for him. He an
nounced Monday that the flight
would bring him directly over
Brownville. he having helected the
southern route through Tampico to
the Mexican capital.
"The southern route is the only
logical line in attempting a flight to
Mexico" Melgoza said. "a pilot can
make an emergency landing mt all
times and Is not confronted BY
rough country and irregular noun
tain ranges"
Melgoza complimented the Browns
S~i- Siwani- club on Aevinr inc
name Of the city painted on the roofs
Of the Missouri and Southern Pacific
Lines freight depots and the Mer-
chants National hank building.
1T Is easily visible from tho air
and the arrow. which has been
painted directly beneath the letters,
pointing 70 the municipal airfield, Is
easy to follow" he declared.
Robert Gcrrant Of Kansas City Is
accompanying Melgoza on his good
will tour as mechanic and navigator.
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SAYS WAR
EXISTS; OTHER
DECLARES NOT
Bolivia States Combats
Were Participated in
Only By Border
Garrisons

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T.-(F-
Whether a state approaching war
prevails between Bolivia and Para
quay was a question today. Para
quay seemed to think that il does
and announced that IL had taken
steps to meet the situation, but Be-
livia declared through its foreign
minister that its army had not been
modified and that the latest clashes
were participated in only by border
garrisons.
In any case the situation was tense
enough to cause those seeking peace
a lot Of alarm and to cause them to
get busy also.
President BRAND Of the Council or
the League of Nations dispatched
cableGrams 20 the governments Of
both countries pointing out the dan
gers to peace which would result
from contact between armed forces.
He urged them to avoid incidents
which might make Cancellation diff
cult. BRAND also said he would i'm
mediately call a special meeting Of
the league council in Paris il either
Bolivia or Paraguay should declare
war.
Many Move 10 Aid
Pope Plus and King Alfonso Of
Spain have offered their good Off
ces toward settlement Of the quar-
rel. The commission at Montevideo,
Uruguay, set up by the Gondra trea-
ty called a meeting for today to con-
slider a note to Bolivia, and DR..
Maurtua. chairman Of a commission
named by the Pan-American confer
tivities cont nued. He said that IL
reports Of further clashes proved
true he would consider that the two
countries were in a state of war.
Even though a formal declaration
had not been made. The conference,
called TO consider means Of lessen
ing the danger of war on the Ameri-
can hemisphere, was not in session
yesterday.
Among significant and ominous
developments was a decree issued BY
the Paraguay government mobilizing
tho classes between is ard 20 years
of age This was declared necessary
for defense. In a dispatch to its le-
cation here Paraguay stated the gov
eminent had been forced to take
urgent measures "for the defense OF
its territory"
Charges, Counter Charges
The ~cablegram TO the legation said
that Bolivia had opened war activi-
ties, attacking military positions
Continued on page eleven.)
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Army Engineers
Make Valley Tour

Rapid development of the lower
Rio Grande Valley brought mary ex-
pressions OF commentator from
Colonel Morris Brooks of Galveston.
" :. army division engineer. and
Major Milo +. Fox Of Galveston. dis
trict engineer. who made n our NJ
inspection Of the Valley Saturday in
company with q. q. Richardson. man
ager Of the Brownsville Chamber 81
Commerce. and r. r.. Rentfro Of the
Brownsville port committee.
The engineers arrived i'm the VAL
ley Friday night and spent Saturday
inspecting Cameron and Hidaleo
counties, the party being Joined M
McAllen by W. r. Mccarthy, secre-
tary Of the McAllen Chamber az
Commerce, and r. M. Melden. mana
ger Of the Texas Fruit Growers Fx-
change. The army engineers were
especially interested in the devlon-
ment Of the citrus fruit Industry.
stating they had no idea that the
industry was being developed uron
such an extensive scale.
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STORM
and FLOODS
SWEEP TEXAS
IS to 44 Seen For Val
ley With Strong
Winds; Storm Warm
ings Out on Coast

Despite wintry blasts, floods, and
storms sweeping across Texas and
storm warnings along the coast, only
strong %northerly winds and a tenn
perature of 80 TO ~ were seer for
the Valley Monday night BY the local
u. S. weather bureau.
The new Orleans bureau issued
storm warnings from Port Eads. La.
to Corpus Christi and issued a small
craft warning for the coast line south
of Corpus Christi. a later bulletin
predicted gale force winds at Tam
pico Monday night or Tuesday.
The Valley forecast called for
partly cloudy or fair and much
colder tonight with lowest temper
ature 81 to "a degrees; Tuesday fair
and continued cold. Fresh 70 strong
northerly winds today and tonight,
diminishing Tuesday" Freezing tenn
peratures were predicted for East
Texas nearly to the coast.
Brownsville's temperature al 5 a. m.
Monay was 81 degrees.
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Fluctuations of
Stocks Seen AS
Aid to Business

WASHINGTON. Dec. I7.-(Pl-Re-
cent stock market fluctuations were
declared today BY Secretary Of Com
merce Whiting 10 have strengthened
the business situation. Taken IN con-
sideration with other business fac
tors. the secretary said:
The market fluctuations have op-
Grated 70 strengthen business condi-
tions, by bringing stock prices down
more into line with intrinsic secur-
ity values
IN the meantime" he added.
trade and industry are proceedir r
at record volume, particularly due
to the retail trade Of the season and
the general confidence in stability
Of commerce because of the small ac-
cession to stocks or goods On hand
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STATE BOARD
TO AIR BEXAR
ELECTION ROW
Met loskey Invited to
Have Attorneys In
Austin Tuesday;
Both Claim Office

AUSTIN. Dec. 17.-tP-The state
election board today decided 70 grant
Congressman Harry NJ. Wurzbach's
request for a hearing before issuing
a certificate Of election to Augustus
McCloskey or San Antonio as con-
gressman-elect from the 18th dis
trict.
The hearing was see for Tuesday
and Wurzbach and McCloskey and
their attorneys we're invited TO par
ticipate.
In deciding 20 grant the request
for y hearing. the board said IL
doubted its jurisdiction In such
procedure.
Both WurIbach and McCIoskey are
claiming election. Wurzbach alleged
that totals az the vote in Bexar
county as shown By results
ed by the county clerk and the can-
vass or the commissioners court do
not jibe. He claimed that il the
county clerks totals are accepted he
would be elected. McCloskey has
been indicted BY the Bexar county
grand jury for alleged alteration Of
election returns.
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S.P Train Held
By Wreck; No
Information Here

a wreck on the Southern Pacific
lines, somewhere between San An
tonic and Skidmore," has caused an
indefinite delay in the passenger
train due 10 arrive here from
Houston Monday morning. accord
ing 10 NJ. l.. Love. general agent for
the Southern Pacific Lines in
Brownsville.
Love declared that he did not
know exactly where the wreck occur
red. whether IL was n passenger or
freihgt wreck; whether anyone wss
hurt or killed in the accident OF
when the long overdue passenger
train would arrive here.
II know nothing about il except
that the regular passenger train is
indefinitely delayed and I know Of
no one here who hss any definite
information he said. II have been
unable to get any particulars"
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CAFE CHARGE DRIVES
DINNER GUEST CRAZY

PARIS. Dec. 17.-dP-Thc high
cost Of dining drove Jacques Simon
insane. He had finished a splendid
meal and was INDUCING in n few
happy moments of meditation when
the waiter presented him his bill
The first glance appalled, him and
the second drove him crazy, with
the result that he had to be taken
to the Lsriboisiere Hospital
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king GEORGE
IS IMPROVED
Ruler Gets a Natural
Sleep, Bulletin BY
Doctors Says

LONDON. Dec. 17.-CP)-It was
stated officially in Buckingham Pal
ace at 3 p. m, that the slight i'm
provement in King Georges condi-
ton previously noted continues.
While IL seemed too early 70
conclude that the king definitely
was on the road TO recovery, he not
only was holding his own, but the
physicians report said that a slight
Improvement noted in his condition
on Sunday was continuing. To this,
the period Of natural sleep that the
king q IN the late hours OF last
night, was doubtless a valuable
contributory factor.
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SHIP THAT K AID
is REPORTED IN TOW

SEATTLE. Dec. 17.-tF)-Advices
from Cordova say that the coastwise
steamer Starr. which asked for as
sistance last Wednesday when she
lost her propeller off the southern
Alaska coast. il being towed with
difficult toward Prince William
Sound by the steamer Alameda.
Contrary to previous advices, the
last reports indicated that % per-
sons we're aboard the Starr. 10 had
been reported that the Starts eleven
passengers and crew had been taken
aboard the Alameda
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MAN PLAYING
SANTA CLAUS
DIES IN CRASH

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. 17.-tH1
The Santa Claus who annually
visited Wagner. an isolated
range town thirty miles from
here, will not bring gifts 20 the
children this year. He was kill
ed when his gift-laden automo-
bile plunged into a ravine during
a suow-storm yesterday.
The gift bearer died among his
wrecked toys, but with his last
breath he murmured to the res
"a party:
"Boys. for Gods sake see that
those kiddies are happy"
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simplf as it went in developed, hoy
ever, when Senator Harris, demo-
crst, Georgia, announced he had op-
posed elimination Of the increase and
intended to carry his fight to the
senate floor.
The Georgia senator said he had
been authorized TO sa fory Senator
overman. democrat. North Caolina.
that he also had opposed tho elimi-
nation and would join Harris in the
tight 70 keep the higher figure in
the bill.
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100000 the fund for PROHIBITION en-
forcement.
The bill as passed by the house
provided only sI3,50O.O 900 for enforc-
ing the dry laws, but the senate add
ed more than a quarter Of a billion
doll1rs for this work when IL APP
proved. with few members realizing
the situation, an amendment offered
nv Senator Bruce, democrat, Mary
land.
Prospect that the gretser figure
may not be taken out OF the bill rs
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Meet ON
BROWNSVILLE
PORT PROJECT
All Phases of Chan
mel and Port Plans
To Be Dis d
Thursday Night

A district-wide meeting for pre-
sentation 10 voters OF all phases OF
the Brownsville navigation districts
ship channel and port project will be
held az the high school auditorium
at 1880 Thursday night, December
20. according TO announcement Mon
day by the chamber Of commerce
campaign committee.
Jesse bennett was appointed to
preside, and the principal address
will be made by Judge j.. G. George.
The Lions Rotary and kiwanis clubs
will be invited to appoint speakers.
Arrangements were also concluded
BY the committee for three-minCte
talks at each Of the Brownsville
theaters on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights, and similar talks
will I've made over the radio. Street
and other signs urging the voters to
participate i'm the election on De-
cember %, when the proposition of
permanent organization and authori-
zation OF the $1,000, 600 bond issue
will be passed upon, were also or
dered by the committee.
Committees Named
Two subcommittee, one on organ
ization and the other to handle trans
portation, were appointed. III. l..
Yates was named chairman OF the
organization committee, with j. IT.
Canales and Carlos Watson as mem
bers. Milton West will head the
transportation committee. other
members being Jesse bennett and X.
@. Morris.
Special committees consisting Of
men and women voters will be ap-
pointed to get out the vote in each
OF the Lbiriasp yatiT@ y-~cincts ~
the district, the precinct committees
TO be announced Tuesday. Each pre-
cinct will also be organized to han
die transportation. All civic. lunch
0 and women's clubs will be re-
quested 10 aid in interesting the
voters and getting out a record vote.
Many Brownsville voters are la
boring under the delusion there will
be no opposition TO the project"
Milton West said. There is we'll de-
fined opposition. and IL IN imperative
that every voter be brought to the
polls. It IS essential that every pre-
cinct be thoroughly organized and
the vote brought out"
Want Heavy Vote
J. r. Canales called attention TO
the fact that the vote would have
considerable bearing upon the sale
Of the district bonds. stating that il
a light vote Is cast. the bond houses
will take IL as an indication that
there Is little interest in the mort
project; whereas. il n heavy vote is
cast and q large majority rolled up
for the bond issue IL will prove Of
Continued on page eleyen.)
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Expect Voting Of
San Benito Bonds

SAN BENITO. Dec. IA heavy
vote for the 100000 refunding bond
issue here Monday is indicated by
the lack Of opposition to the pro-
posal. The total being voted is $780,
600, Of which $4,000 will be used
for street and sewer improvements.
The inclement weather was ex-
pected to cut the total vote slight
~ but n good vote was indicated.
The present issue will bear five
aud one half per cent. The issue
to be retired will bear six per cent.
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GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS ILL

ANTlBES. France, Dec. 1T.-tPy-
Grand Duke Nicholas Of Russia il
i'll here with pneumonia. His con-
.dition is described as "very serious"
The grand duke left Paris six weeks
ago because the winter climate here
IA deemed too severe for a man
OF his sgee. He became iii late last
week
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy or fair and much cold
er tonight with lowest temperature
81 TO ~ degrees; Tuesday fair and
continued cold. Fresh to strong
n~ortherly winds today and tonight.
diminishing Tuesday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
and much colder tonight; freezing TO
&c oHn- F~E @GE -kAfiy a the
west coast; Tuesday fair and con-
tinucd cold. Strong ~northerIy winds
on the coast today and tonight. d.
minishing late tonight and Tuesday.
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COnferees Strike Out Big
Enforcement Fund i'm p. O.
Bill But Fight Promised

WASHINGTON. Dec. Hap
The senate agreed today to the
conference report on the treasury
department appropriation bill
eliminating the Bruce amendment
increasing the funds for dry law
enforcement from St3,500,0 600 to
mcre than $4,000, 900.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-OPi-
Conferees on the treasury-postoffice
appropriation bill today struck out
fthe measure the Bruce amend
ment boosting 20 more than S270,-
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RIVER FORECAST
The will be no material change
IN the river during the next few
days.
Eiood prra,p4 "a IL - ~.
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TIDE TARIE

TIDE TABLE
High and Tow tide ~ Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions:
High fn.nr r. w.
Low i,ah v. ~.