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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
II MISSING
IN CRUISER
Florida Coast Hunted
AS Party Fails to
Return Home

MIAMI. Fla, May 5.-(Pl-Eleven
persons in a small cabin cruiser were
missing tonight after what was to
have been a short cruise in Biscayne
bay.
The party consisted Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney. c. Bliss. Coral Ga
bles; their son. Whitney Bliss, Jr.,
DIR. and Mrs. Albert Crews, Hunting
ton. w. Va; DIR. and Mrs. John Ban
mister, Charleston. S. c.; Miss Cath
crime Crews. Huntington, W. Va;
Albert Woodson. Miami, nephew OF
Mr.. Bliss. and Mrs. John Briggs and
Mrs. Florence Ralston, both OF
Cleveland, Ohio.
All of the persons from out Of
the Miami district were guests Of
the Bliss family during the recent
Shrine convention. The boating
trip, in the 35-foot craft manned by
Mr.. Bliss, was a part of their en-
tertainment program. They left here
at a. IN. today, expecting, friends
said, 70 return about noon. The
visitors expected to take a train
north at p. m.
Coast guard boats conducted an
intensive search Of the channels
through the keys without success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
De,ms Fail To Instruct In Most Counties
Hoover
Pick of
G.. O. p.

DALLAS, Tex. May 5.-tPD-Re-
ports to republican headquarters
here today showed that precinct
conventions voted Overwhelmingly
for Hoover for president, accord
ing to Leonard Wilmington, secre-
tary Of the party.
In Grayson county, he said. all
but six precincts had reported
showing more than 10 to one for
Hoover.
All precincts in Archer. Baylor,
Clay. Foard. Hardeman, Knox,
Wichita. Wilbarger and Young
went for Hoover for president and
endorsed the state leadership of
r. 3. Creager Of Brownsville, ma
tional committeeman. Wilmington
said his reports showed. Creager
has been the center Of a fac
tional fight in the republican state
party.
In Austin and RunneIls practic-
ally all precincts had been heard
from and all were for Hoover and
Creager, the reports indicated. A
similar result was reported from
and all we're for Hoover and
Creager, the reports indicated. A
similar result was reported from
more than three-fourths of the pre-
cincts in Harris county.
Wilmington said he was receiving
official reports from the party's
county organizations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Wins
FORDTAXSUI7
Appeals Board Halts
Internal Revenue
Department

WASHINGTON, May 5.-(Pl-The
long contested s35, 100000 Ford
stock tax case was settled today by
the board Of tax appeals in favor
Of the nine former minority stock
holders OF the Ford Motor company.
The decision restrains the commits
sioner Of internal revenue from levy
ing additional tax assessments for
the fiscal year 1919 on profits Of
the defendants in the sale Of their
stock to Henry and Edsel Ford.
With the case hinging on profits
made in the sale of ne stock, the
point Of contention revolved on the
increase in value of the stock from
March /, 1928, the legal basis for
computing back taxes, 20 September
81. 1919, the date Of the sale.
The defendants contended that the
stock was worth S9,4S9.34 a share, IN
1918, as had been fixed by former
Commissioner Roper, while Commits
sioner Blair at the beginninE Of the
reassessment litigation valued the
stock at S2,63I a share and later
raised IL to $3,547.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Cinco De Mayo
Celebration To
Continue Today

Continuation Of the Cinco de Mayo
celebration in MatamOros, begun to
a fanfare Of military music, flutter-
ing buntings, parades and speeches
Saturday, is 10 be continued into
Sunday, il has been announced.
The Matamoros Rotary club. which
sponsored a fete, biggest event Of
the day Saturday, Is scheduled to be
host to most Of the city and sur
rounding countryside Sunday night
at big festival in tho Capilla plaza.
Funds from this event are to 20
into the fund for modern fire-fight-
ing equipment for the city.
The days festivities Saturday were
concluded with a number Of cere-
monies in the main piazza including
speeches by persons Eigh in the po-
litical life Of the city.
Many Brownsville citizens visited
Matamoros during the day Saturday,
and numerous parties we're planned
for the Sunday celebration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Alabama Dems To
Name Convention
Delegate May 8

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May 5.-tP
-Alabama's delegate to the national
convention at Houston, Texas, will
be named at a statewide primary
next Tuesday.
Two delegates will be chosen from
each Of the states ten congressional
districts and four from the state at
large, making q votes for the Ala
bama delegation at the national con-
vention.
The Alabama delegation will 20
uninstructed and with the privilege
of voting individually.
All ten of Alabama's congressional
seats. a chief justiceship and two
associate justiceships of the state
supreme court. three justiceships Of
the court of appeals, and the presi-
dency of the Alabama public service
commission, also will be filled Tues
dya.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
BORDER RAID
PRODELOOMS
Ask Hamer to Report
To Congress About
Strife or River

AUSTIN. Tex, May 5.--tFl-A
United States senate Investigation
into Texas-Mexican border strife OF
1915 looked possible today.
Chairman George w. Norris, OF
the senate's judiciary committee
asked Ranger Captain Frank Hamer
for full copies Of the data. Hamer
obtained in his inquiry into alleged
ly financed border raids Of that
period.
The captains contention is that
certain capital interested il Mexico
caused hired fighting and bloodshed
in the hope Of American intervention
in Mexico.
Senator Norris letter indicated
that his committee planned some
sort of action.
Hamer made no statement as tc
what disposition he will make Of the
request. He said that the informa.
tion he obtained was furnished three
or four years ago to purporteC
agent of the senate. but that as fan
as he (Hamerl learned, no action
was taken on il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
6SHOT AFTER
HOUSE FIRED;
WOMAN SLAIN
Ired Moonshiners Be-
lieved To Be Perpe-
traitors of Kentucky
Outrage

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky, May s.
R)-A band Of at least seven men,
believed by officers 70 have lGen
moonshiners seeking revenge upon
the informers who aided prohibition
agents in recent successful raids
upon their stills, shot and killed an
aged woman and wounded her sister
and four children after setting fire
TO the family's home at the Brown
ington settlement, nine miles from
here. last night.
Mrs. Kate Browning. so, was shot
down from ambush as she fled from
the flames that destroyed her home
shortly after midnight. Shot at
least twice in the chest. she died in
stantly. Mrs. Lou Browning. her
sister; her two daughters. Angie, is,
and Mrs. Amanda Jones. 26, and her
two sons, Peachie, %. and Ben, Is,
also were shot as they sought TO
leave the building. Ben has not been
seen since tne shooting ana olliCtfs
thought he might have been taken
captive. The others were not serious
~ wounded.
The attack was believed TO have
been provoked by information fur
nished prohibition officers by the
four women. Mrs. Lou Browning was
said to have walked fourteen miles
recently to Bardstown to give agents
the tip that led 70 the capture OF q
large still and the arrest Of Elmer
Crenshaw, 26, who was released un-
der 81 .000 bond pending investigation
by a federal grand jury. Both Cren'
shaw and his father had been arrest
ed previously on charges OF violat-
ing the prohibition law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
2 Men Wounded
In Race Fight

MIDLAND. Tex. May 5.-tPl-A
race riot Thursday night in which
two white men were slightly wound
ed was completely under control to-
night. Midland officers said.
TIE riot began when several
negroes moved into a hotel erected
for them IN east Midland. While
the riot was not general, about 90
shots were exchanged between
negroes and men whom the officers
termed "lawless whites"
The sheriff's office reported it
had heard rumors that an effort
would be made 70 force all negroes
TO leave the town. but promised the
negroes protection.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
DRY PLANK IS
GIVEN FAVOR
over COUNTY
Garner Pledges Thick
AS Delegates Are
Picked For Tuesday
Conventions

Cameron county will send an un-
instructed delegation to the demo
cratic state convention, according 70
returns from IS of the "a precinct
conventions held Saturday.
The returns indicate that the ma
iority of precincts favor inclusion
of a dry plank in the national plat
form. Several precincts adopted the
Democrats OF Texas" resolution to
pledge the delegation to the ma
tional convention to seek the inclu-
sion of a plank pledging the sup
port of the party to enforcement OF
prohibition.
Two precincts in Brownsville en-
dorsed the candidacy Of Governor
Smith for president, and several pre-
cincts endorsed the record of Con-
gresham John Garner, pledging him
their support.
Between 400 and 500 democrat
are expected TO assemble in Browns
Vile for the county convention on
Tuesday, and as practically all dele
gates are uninstructed, party leaders
predict the convention will be the
most interesting in recent years
Several precincts endorsed Frank
Rabb Of Brownsville, an avowed
Smith supporter, for delegate at
large on the Smith slate.
Following Is the action Of the
conventions on which repovts were
received in Brownsville up to a late
hour Saturday night:
Precinct 5, Los Fresnos-w. H
Patterson, chairman; uninstructed;
delegates, W. H. Patterson, J. J.
Siderius, W. II. Palmer.
Precinct II, Brownsville-N. o.
Rasco, chairman; uninstructed; del
egates, Mrs. d. P. Gay, Mrs. D. 5
Perkins, A. VI. Kent, Clarence Ow-
ems, II. G. II. Weinert, A. Albert
Browne, N. o. Rasco.
Precinct 3, Media Luna-W. 3.
Walton, chariman; instructed Ia
vote for uninstructed delegation TO
state convention; pledged to prohi-
bition but not candidate; endorsed
Congressman Garner; delegates, f.
i. Yates and j. A. Graham.
Precinct 10, wnsville-Manuel
Bestiero, chairman; endorsed Frank
Rabb for delegate at large; dele
sotSs' -uahueI btstiero. ~. - fol-
lock, Albert Bestiero, Antonio Bar
reda, George Connor, Ernesto Gar
cia.
Precinct 2. FL Jardin-R. A. Cald-
well, chairman; uninstructed: dele
gates, r. A. Caldwell and Paul r
Dye.
Precinct 20. Brownsville-B. l.
Cain, chairman; endorsed Frank
Rabb for delegate at large; unin-
structed; delegates, Joseph Webb
George Champion, Rafael c. Cowan,
George "A. Champion. Harry ]. Wal
lace. John Scanlan. Antonio Tamayo,
Norman Kendall, Damaso Lerma, 3.
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
new BUILDING
GOES Up soon
ll-Apartment Str u c.
ture Is Planned
On Washington

Construction Of a rev two-story
S25, 900 efficiency apartment" build
ing on Washington street between
First and Second streets, is to get
under way soon, according TO r. T..
Day who is having the building
erected. S. w. Mckenzie is the archi-
tect and contractor.
The building is to be of brick with
steel reinforced concrete founda-
tion and will consist of twI wings di-
vided by a 16-foot court which Will
be handicapped. The building will
contain eight four-room efficiency
apartments, four to wing and two
to a floor. Three extra apartments
will be obtained by putting second
floor on the garage.
The building site Is IS feet along
the street front and extends back l2O
feet which will allow ample room for
ventilation at the sides of the build
ing and will allow the building to set
20 feet back from the property line.
The space along the sides and the
l6-foot court between the wings is
expected to make the building un-
usually well ventilated and cool, ac-
cording to the builder. All space not
occupied BY the building is to be
handicapped.
The garage, TO be Of stucco, will
contain space for eight cars, one for
each apartment in the main building.
Each garage is to be s 1-2 by Is feet
each. The runways and the alley
leading up to the garages is to be
praveled as a preventative against
wet weather. il was said.
The building proper is 70 be Of
autumnal shades of brick and will be
trimmed with some stone.
The apartments will be equipped
with gas and mechanical refriger-
alton, and all other modern con-
veniences. IL was said.
The lot was recently purchased
from Il. Manautou.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Texas Farmer Is
Slain; One Held

VICTORIA. Tex, May 5.-(F1-A.
L. Marshall. 2s, young farmer re-
siding southwest Of the city. was in
stantly killed here this afternoon
about o'clock. T. B. Stowe, IS, who
moved to this city few months ago
from Rockdale, was arrested in con-
nection with the case.
Three bullets from a As caliber re-
volver took effect
Stowe was lodged in the county
Jail pending examining trial which
will probably be held Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Kill Confession
Is Ruled Untrue

SACRAMENTO May t.-tPl-After
Clarence S. Morrill,, chief Of the state
bureau OF Identification, had tripped
up J. G. Barrett on numerous points
IN his story Of killing William Des-
mond Taylor. film director, the state
expert said today that Barrett's pur-
ported confession is q complete
fabrication.
The Folsom prison convict des-
cribed the Taylor house erroneousiy.
made Taylor's valet white instead Of
a negro, and missed he date Of the
killing by % DAYS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Smith LEADS
INNUMBEROF
DELEGATIONS
Majority of Conven-
tons Vote For Dry
Plank; Don't State
President Choice

DALLAS. May 5.-(P)-With II
counties reporting their precinct
democratic conventions tonight, dele
gates without any instructions to
the county conventions next Tuesday
number 1881, while 1894 of the dele
gates lacked instructions as to can
didates by name, but were ordered
to stand for strong prohibition
planks in the platform and for can
didates in accord with such planks.
Gov. Al Smith Of New York led those
for whom instructions were given
by name. 326 Of the precinct dele
gates having been instructed to IA
vor his candidacy. Ninety-three
we're instructed for Jesse Jones and
IS for Governor Moody; II for SEN
ator Walsh and for Gov. Vic
Donahey.
The counties in which the 1881 un-
instructed delegations were chosen
will have a total of about 200 votes
in the state convention at Beau
mont. May %. Those which instruct
ed the 1884 TO stand out strongly
for prohibition will have about 100
votes.
Almost complete returns from the
Dallas county precinct were included
in the figures, 90 OF the 10 pre-
cincts having reported. or that $50
were instructed for prohibition, but
not as to candidates. 226 were with
out any instructions, $50 were told
to favor al Smith, 63 to be for Jesse
Jones II Houston. and IA had what
have been known in the campaign
just closed as ultra-dry instructions.
Harris county reported that 81 out
Of 133 precincts in that county had
named II candidates favorable to
Gov. Smith and III as opposing TO
him in one way or another.
WICHITA FALLS, May 5.-CP)-
Returns from 26 of the 80 demo-
cratic precinct conventions Saturday
indicate the Wichita county conven-
tion will be controlled by forces op-
Continued on page two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Gate OPENING
STOPS FLOOD
South Carolina Valley
Saved From Dam
Disaster

TABLE ROCK, S. c., May 5.-(P)-
Torrents Of water from Table Rock
Cove reservoir that had threatened
devastation to Saluda Valley and
numbers of mill towns. tore through
the dams safety valve tonight, low
ering the level of the mighty lake
and reducing the pressure on its
sloughing leaks.
For the first time since urgent
warnings of threatened disaster
drove thousands from their homes in
the upper Saluda river valley last
night, South Saluda creek, a tributary
across which the dam is erected. was
bank-full with the escaping flood.
The rise along the river was not suf-
ficient to take the stream from its
banks.
The cheering news taken to the
refugees on the hilltDps and noun
tains was that engineers had succeed
ed in opening the locked flood gate
at the base Of the dam on the on
posite side from the lake and thereby
had increased many fold the flow
from the reservoir. which early today
had impounded lis feet of water.
Meanwhile. sloughing of the dirt
and rock dam continued at the out
side base. but lacked more than 800
feet of reaching the lake when IL
would cause a gap in the huge dam.
Water was seeping through along half
the length of the dam but as the vol
ume escaping through and around the
safety pipe increased, IL was hoped
the seepage would greatly decrease
and stop the gloughinr.
Heroic efforts attended the open
ing OF the flood pipe gate which was
located Mt the base OF the dam and
therefore under several feet of water
in the creek below. After men with
ropes failed. key attached to long
pole succeeded in unlocking it,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Red River Man Killed
By Cops In Still Raid

PARIS. Tex, May 5.-(Pl-Clifford
Moore, %, Of Red River county, was
shot and killed in a raid on q stili
at Coleman Hill. near Clarksviile, to-
day. His brother Monroe Moore, was
arrested.
Officers are searching for another
white man and two negroes said TO
have been engaged in making whis-
key. Officers said the men attempt
ed to seize a gun when they raided
the still and that they then opened
fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
Tennessee County
Dems Favor Hull

NASHVILLE. Tenn May 5.-fP
Democrats meeting today in coun-
II conventions TO elect delegates to
the state democratic convention here
Nav 1, instructed the majority of
their delegations for Cordell Hull,
for the presidential nomination
with one favoring Governor Smith
Of New York. for second choice and
another endorsing Smiths candi-
dacy. Hull is a congressman from
Tennessee.
The Knox county delegation was
instructed TO present to the state
meeting a resolution calling for m
dorsement Of Hull until such time
as he no longer had a chance. after
which Tennessee would vote for
Smith.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
WEATHER

East Texas: Sunday fair, warmer
i'm north portion; Monday, fair.
warmer in north and vest portions.
Light 20 moderate northerly TO east
erly winds on the coast
West Texas: Sunday fair, warm
Fer; Monday fair. warmer except in
southwest portion.
Oklahoma: Sunday and Monday
fair, rising Temperatures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
FLTER FORCED DOWN

CHICKASHA, Okla, May 5.-tPl
After being in the air for nine
hours and 80 minutes. Joe Hart,
Chickasha aviator. was forced down
here tonight by motor trouble,
Dumping his gasoline, he brought the
big Ryan monoplane 20 an easy land
inr at the airport here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
KARNES DENIS
INSTRUCT TO
REPEAL 18TH

KARNES CITY. Tex, May 5.
-tPp-The two precinct demo-
cratic conventions held here to-
day instructed their delegates
to the county convention to use
their efforts TO have sent to the
state convention a delegation
from Karnes county which
would oppose for delegate Mt
large. Governor Dan Moody or
anv others with the same atti-
tude toward continuation Of
prohibition laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
TECH WINS TRACK MEET

LUBBOCK, Texas, May 5.-CPl-
Texas Psychological college defeat
ed Abilene Christian college in a
dual track meet here today so 1-2 to
56 1-2. Tech has not been defeated
this season. Roy Stevens Of Abi-
lene was high point man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
LUBBOCK MAN KILLED

LUBBOCK, Texas, May 5.-Pf-
". c. Caddy, %, Of Lubbock, was
killed by an explosion today in the
air compressor station of the South
Plains Pipe Line company. He i
survived by his widow and two
small childrers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
CHICAGO PREXY CIfITS

CHICAGO, May 5.-LPl-Msx Ma
son. president Of the University Of
Chicago. tonight announced his resig-
nation 10 take charge Of the newly
created division Of natural sciences
Of the Rockefeller foundation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
WASHINGTON GOES HOOVER

YAKIMA, Wash. May 5.-tPl-Her-
bert Hoover obtained the support OF
Washington's delegation Of ~ 10 the
national republican convention here
today when the state convention ap-
proved delegates instructed TO sup
port Hoover's presidential candidacy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
ITALIA FLIES

NADSOE, Norway. May 5-tPD-ThC
dirigible Italia. commanded BY Gen.
eral Umberto Mobile. left here al
$3.50 tonight for Spitzbergen, which
will be its base during series OF
arctic flights.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-22

Boiander. Alberta Berry. PAU II. f Bray.
Sara Ellen Baringer Harold Bisel Donald
K. Beaver. Russell Bowers. Ernest Bush,
Ernest Brown. Lawrence Bannan. George
Basley. Wendell Bridges. Lois Beck
Lawrence G. Cox, Clarence Curtis. Alice
Marlatt Craig, Elizabeth Chastain, Bertha
Davis, Loretta Davis. Gladys Dinsmore,
Hazel Deckard. Lula Davis.
Lena Erb. Irwin L. East. Ruth Edmonson.
Ethel Exline. Claude Fancher. Mary Finn.
Erma Click. Mrs. Wanda Griner. Emma
Garner, Clyde Gentry, Clara B. Goss.
Cyrus Hudson. Carl Hornickel. Lucretia
Harper. Ethel Hartman, Mardella Hooker.
Edna Hopkins. Beulah Hedges. Ruth
Humphrey. Joseph Hudson. Margie
Hedges.
Lottie Belle Jarvis, Hazel Jones, Edith
Jones, Naomi Johns. FLOYD johnson. Jewell
Kinkaid,. Louise knauer. Olive Little.
Rhoda Mitchell, Russell Mundell, Ruth
Mannan, Irene Miller, Mildred Merritt
Hazel Mattock. Sheriff. May. joyce Martin
Surrelda Maxwell. Dean Malicott Helen
Mosier, Mary z. Millerm.- Lucille Miller.
Floyd Neff. William PfdSner. Opal Parks.
Gertrude Rhoades. oren Richardson.
Anna Reed, Baxter Reed, Margaret Rowe.
Henry Sonner. Harry Sanders, Helen
Station. Efie Salsman. Jettie Smith. Leila
Smock, Maurice Thompson. Sherlie Van
Comic. Mrs; H. M. Whistler. Rosie White
sides Bessie Westmoreland. Robert Wal
lace, Leona Weaver. OLeiva Williams.
inghin, Zenor Wulber, Carl Williams.
Virginia Yates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-22
ARREST Y IN RAIDS
Police Find Ball Pools and
Booze.

Beer and booze raids engaged the
police Thursday night.
Report of a party brought officers
to 1919 N. Illinois ST., where they
arrested Clifford Hughes, Negro, and
charged him with operating a blind
tiger and keeping gaming device.
The raiders said they found nine
baseball pool books, two and one
half gallons of alcohol and ninety
six quarts of beer. Five men and
three women, all Negroes, were
charged with liquor violations.
Mrs. Virginia Allen, 854 N. East
ST., was charged with blind tiger
when police found twelve gallons of
beer brewing at 856 N. East St.,
but no occupants.
Richard Apologize, Pratt and East
Sts., was also arrested on blind
tiger charge when police found
seventy empty beer bottles in the
rear of his apartment. Joe DUNCAN,
1926 DeLoss ST., was held on a
vagrancy charge.
Evidence for a chemical analysis
was taken from 1908 Climber ST.,
where police say they found 1855
quarts of home brew.
A woman giving her name as
Mabel Brown and later as Mrs.
Arthur Dampier, was not arrested.