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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
River Dropping
AbOUe Mission;
Work ON LeUeeS

p. m. were down TO Is feet with
no additional rise expected.
Reports received here during the
morning were that the dirt and
gravel approach on the Mexican
side Of the international bridge at
Roma had been washed away, but
that the structure itself was un-
damaged.
Roads to the east and west Of
this city washed out by the heavy
flood, were being repaired and three
temporary bridges were being con-
structed to replace those swept
away by the waters. The roads we're
reported passable."
Two motor buses, lost early
Sunday when the waters of Los
Olmos creek swept down to the
river, have been recovered on a
sand bar not far from where they
were lost and have been salvaged.
With the river falling briskly al
Rio Grande City and stationary ir
the neighborhood of Mission, ex,
pectations were for a record-break.
ing crest. with the hope of little
damage, here and at San Benitc
Tuesday night.
The hope for escape from damage
lies in the flood control levees
which are probably due for their
most severe test in history, those
familiar with the workings of the
Rio Grande here say,
A crest of 1875 feet of water, hall
a foot above flood stage and a tenth
higher than is a matter Of cfficia
record. here was the prediction OF
]. W. Schnurbusch, Valley meteorolo.
gist, in charge of the Brownsville
office Tuesday. The San Benitc
top is expected to be "a feet, one
foot above the flood stage.
Hundreds of men worked franti.
cally along the lower Hidalgo and
upper Cameron county stretches OF
the river Tuesday morning. strength.
ening the levees and making other
arrangements TO meet the expected
volume of water. 1t is on these
levees that the Valleys hope oil
escape from serious damage rests.
The new Gateway bridge, $3.50. .O0C
structure. being thrown across the
Rio Grande here, swung on its owr
weight Tuesday morning, free from
the false-work superstructure that
has been holding IL since the first
steel was laid. All danger to it was
eliminated when the last piece OF
the false-work was pulled clear, Ar.
thur Kinkade. office manager Of the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
company. builders. declared.
The stream at Rio Grande City
had fallen from 23.S to 1877 feet, q
total Of 60 feet drop. according &c
the latest information received from
there.
That city, however. was still suf.
fering from the effects OF the wash
out Monday when approximately zoe
families were forced to flee their
Continued on page twol
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WOULD OUTLAW WAR

LONDON. Nay 15.-tR)--The
house Of lords unanimously adopted
a resolution presented today by Lord
Reading that the proposals for the
outlawry of war presented BY the
United States should have prompt
and favorable confederation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; not much change in tempera-
ture.
For East Texas: Mostly cloudy
and unsettled tonight and Wednes-
day; cooler in northwest portion
tonight.
Light TO fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
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REAPPORTIONMENT UP

WASHINGTON, May 15.-LP)-
The house rules committee today de.
cided 70 give preferred legislative
status to the Fem bill to provide for
reapportionment of the house mem
bership Of ass
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RIO GRANDE CITY, May 15.-
This town Tuesday was beginning
to lift itself out of the mud and
much left by the receding flood
waters Of the Rio Grande which at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue TO risa
slowly from above San Benito down
today. reaching stages Of slightly
above q feet az San Benito and
about 1875 feet az Brownsville, unless
previous breaks occur in the leveea
OF this vicinity. At Mission the
river was about stationary this morn
ing. and above Mission IL is falling.
Flood Present "a Hr. % Mr..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Panama Fliers
Reach Oklahoma

MUsKoGEE. Okla. May 15.-tP-
Lieut.. r. W. Douglas, army aviator
stationed at Colon, Panama. who
took off from there Saturday for
Washington. d. G., arrived at Hat
box Field here today. and left an
hour later in continuation of his
trip.
Lieutenant Douglas. with Lieut.,
J. +. Parker, are following the armv
airway from Panama to Washington
70 determine whether il is feasible
70 stage two-day flights between
these points. They were the van
guard Of some fifty army planes of
every type which will stop here WI
their way from Texas and other
southern fields to Langley Field.
Va. for the annual army air maneu-
vers.
The two Panama fliers. who were
scheduled to have passed through
Brownsville, either missed this poin.
on their route altogether or passed
SO high that they were not seen.
All airfields in this region report.
ed no trace OF the filters. whosa
schedule called for them 10 spend
the night here Monday.
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TIDE TABLE


High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorclcgi-
cal conditions
High ...-.... 1t07 a. IN; 1880 y. ne
Low -.-...... 1904 "a. m; 1927 p. me
Evening star., 1928-06-16
SUPPLIES READY FOR PLANE.
Ten Hour Search Over Ice Planned by
Italian Flyer.

KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen. June IS
R).-~Preparations have been made for
the speedy departure OF the Italian
plane to the castaways. Provisions
shoes. medicines, guns and collapsible
rubber boats were ready to be stored
aboard the plane for Its flight OF some
220 miles to the region north of North
East Land. where Mobile and his men
are stranded.
The flying boat has radio and in its
search can be guided by the base ship
Citta di Milano, which has been in
touch with Gen. Mobile by wireless.
From Mobile the exact position of the
castaways and ice conditions in their
neighborhood will be learned to aid the
plane as 1t flies northward. Latest
adviccs indicated that the northwest
wind was opening up the ice field,
making rescue by plane practicable.
II was estimated that within ten
hours Mai. Maddalena would be able to
search over wide area. IT was there
fore hoped that In addition TO aiding
the Mobile party he might locate two
other groups of survivors of the Italia
the party Of three who started afoot
toward North Cape and the seven men
who we're carried TO the east In the
drifting airship.
Two Planes Forced Back.
The Ice breaker Braganza and the
sealing ship Hobby were within sight
OF North Cape today and making their
way through the ice foes as near as
possible To Gen. Mobiles last reported
position at 8038 north, 27.49 east The
Norwegian seaplaneS piloted by Capt.
Riiser~Larsen and Lieut. Luet2ow Holm.
who are using the Hobby as base.
took Oft In an attempt to drop pro-
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ID
Evening star., 1928-06-16
10000 ACRES FLOODED.
Arkansas Residents Camp on High
Ground as Water Rises.

NEWPORT. Ark, June Is R),-
Flood waters of the White River today
spread out fan-like over Approximately
10000 acres of land, some OF II newly
cultivated. and the 300 residents Of
the valley in the lower part of Jackson
County camped In improvised homes no
higher ground.
The main levee at Stephens IL miles
south Of Newport, crashed last night,
but warning broadcast "a hours pre-
viously enabled farmers, tenants and
their live stock To escape. The only loss
reported today was to crops.
After the break. Lieut., l.. B. Wash
burn OF the u. S. Engineers Once at
Memphis took 200 men and cut new
gap In the dixie short distance north
Of Stephens so the pressure on the low
er leyees would be iessened.
Water through the Stephens Crevas-
see will cover considerable portion
Of the lower part OF Jackson County
and flow through the Cache River
Valley into parts OF Eastern Woodruff
County The greatest volume will emp
ty back into the White River near
Clarendon Ark, where high levee
protects the town, South OF Clarendon.
the food will cover thousands of acres
subject To overflow.
Another volume Of water was sweep
ing down the Black River close behind
the crest Of the first rise and will add
to the stages Of the White In It's lower
reaches.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
PIcKF0RD TRUNKS HELD
BY CUSTOMS OFFICIAL S
Purchases Made by Actress Abroad
70 Be Examined In
Duty Probe.
NJ ape kks0esstes 2fest


kEW YORK. June lg- Customs off,
eiais ordered he'd fqr further eS&H.ga-
ton ~ trunks f0l 81 gowns and other
ciothing belonging ~ Mary Plnkford,
screen star, who arrived with her s13s~
be- nd Douglas Faiyb&nEs. today aboard
the Italian liner f1Gnga
Miss PICkioTd said that tfe lOy fig
ufes in her declaration were due ~ lie
fact tiJst she iasd received special prices
fron Italian merchants. The custom
Officials however, ruled tast " tgese
Draces sere greatly lover than TIC same
Articles would ilsye cosi ia the United
states, the actress would be called upon
W DEy more duty
The famous pair landed 81 pieces
Of baggage and bsd ~ vail on ths pier
more l9sp an hour wfiie agents made b
preliminary examination.
TWeIYe wardrobe trunks, containing
tf1e gdods In question we're hauled from
the pier ~ thf appraisers stores, Bflsre
IL IL ezpeeteG three days viii be re-
qillfed " cileek tlle Drlees Miss Pick
ford III declaration written IN Italian
estimated the value ~ 1er inpoTtsfi9ns
betweep ~, 900 sad &7 .00g customs Off
sisls Ssid Duty on the articles IN
eiudec IN the baggage ranges from N W
60 ler CF1t cl tIeaT }slHs, -.
eH ~ sg4ss ss~s.-s agsUs& = 'sfssesStsss4.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
HEARINGS PLANNED
ON FARE INCREASE
Protracted Sessions on Capt.
tai Traction Plea to Start
Within Two Weeks.

Hearings on the application of the
Capital Traction Co. for an increased
fare probably will be started by the
Public Utilities Commission within two
weeks, 1t vas indicated today at the
District Building. The commission will
meet Monday to determine the date.
Protracted sessions are in prospect in
view Of the announcement Of William
NICK. Clayton and William A. Roberts
OF the public utilities committee of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
that they intend to offer vigorous re-
sistance 10 any change in rates at the
present time. They also have threatened
TO demand that the Utilities Commits
sion make new valuation of the
traction company's properties. which
would have the effect Of forestalling a
higher fare at least until Congress de-
cides the fate OF the pending transit
merger agreement.
Same Return in Two Plans.
Attaches OF the Utilities Commission
have calculated that the alternative
proposals Of the traction company
would mean the same thing 10 the
corporation IN increased revenue. al
though they would have different effects
on the two classes of street car riders
the token user and the cash fare payer
The straight 8-cent fare with no gpe-
cial token rate. as well as the alterna-
tive OF l0-cent cash fare with a token
rate OF four for 30 .ents would net
the company about $1,000 additional
In net income in either case. Similarly
they would raise the rate OF return on
the existing valuation from 38 per cent.
which IL was last year. to So per cent,
an increase Of Is per cent.
Effect on w. X. Il T.. Fares
The fiat 8-cent cash fare, however,
would affect Aonly 90 per cent of the
company's patrons, as 81 per cent are
now paying cash fares On the other
hand, the l0-cent cash fare with four
tokens for 80 cents would be applicable
TO both classes of car riders, the cash
fare patron bearing en- increase OF 2
cents and the token user an increase
OF .S5 OF a cent.
No intimation has yet come from the
commission whether the increase, If
granted, would be likewise applied to
the Washington Railway & Electric Co,
which failed to join In the request for
a higher fare. In raising the rates in
1919 on an application OF the Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co. the COM
mission authorized the Capital Traction
Co. To increase its fares, although 1t
did not ask for them. The commits
sion. however has this precedent to
consider In deciding the Capital Trac-
ton Co. application.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
MANY QUIT HOMES
AS LEvEE BREAKS
Residents of Missouri Town
Battle VainIy Against
st. Francis River.
BY The Assnclaled Press

By the Associated Press.
KENNETH, Mo, June l6.-A des-
perate fight for homes and crops was
lost early today when the st. Francis
River levce. six miles northwest of here.
gave way. spreading waste and dcstruc-
ton over five-mile area Hundreds of
families have been driven from their
homes.
Weakened by seepage, which persisted
IN spite of anything that could be done
by the 1000 farmers, professional and
business men. who labored on into the
night, the leyce wall crashed at 30
this morning. The creyasse, $50 feet
wide at the start. had increased to 300
feet by O'Clock.
Workmen Flee 10 Safety.
Two score workmen, who were on the
dyke at the time ii went out, were
warned as the dirt began 10 move. and
mad fed to safety as the wall they were
strengthening swept inward before the
pressure of the crest Of the flooded river.
proclamation was issued by the
mayor of Kennett early today asking
all business houses to close and re-
questing that all available men be sent
TO strengthen the levee.
The rise Is expected To reach its
highest proportions Tuesday or We'd
nesday Of next week Authorities be-
lieve the crest of the food will be a
foot and a half higher than the one
which swept the leyee aside this morn
ing.
Along the river. north TO Campbell.
workmen were making strenuous ef-
tort to strengthen the weakened walls
to prevent further inundation of the
adjacent farm lands.
Five companies of National Guards
men have been on duty in the territory
for several days.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
KANSAS CITY S1ORN OF BUNTING:
VISITORS STAMPEDE FOR HOME
Every One Leaves With Pleasant Memories
of Observation-Disclosures Takes First
Place In Praise.

demolishing information booths and
hotel employees were cleaning out dis
mantled headquarters which have been
so feverishly in use for the last several
days.
At Hoover headquarters the bundles
OF pamphlets. charts, maps with
shaded portions and other materials
have been stacked neatly for shipment
and will probably find further use in
the campaign. Material of a similar
nature assembled by the hackers of
other candidates will be a total loss,
1t is feared, unless there is a demand
on the market for literature of an
etIusive and complimentary nature,
that may be read in the evening to
supplement radio speeches on the boil
weevil, the Japanese beetle and elimina-
ton of cedar rust.
Kansas Citys big Union Station until
last midnight and again this morning
was the scene of the hurried, If not
frantic, departure of delegates and
guests. They crowded at times around
the information booth five feet deep,
Continued on Page 6, Column S.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
RESCUE Of MOBILE
HALTED BY M|SHAP
Italian Plane Forced Down
Near Vadsoe After HoD-0ff
for Kings Bay.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VADSOE. Norway. June i6-Maj
Maddalena. Italian flyer. who hoped
off at midnight for Kings Bay to join
in the Mobile rescue work. met with
mishap today He was forced to come
down in Varangcr Fjord His plane is
being towed to Vadsoe.
Hope for the possible rescue of the
Mobile party today by Maj. Maddalena
vas dashed by his mishap
The majors large twin-motored
Savoia- -Marehetti flying boat was the
first plane expected at Kings Bay
Judged TO be of sufficient size to pick up
the marooned men. There are two
planes now in northern Spitzoergen
piloted by Norwegian flyers, but these
machines are too small to do much
more than reconnoiter.
Maj. Maddalena Is one OF the most
noted Of Italy's hydro-airplane experts
and 1t was hoped that he would be able
TO get the plane back into the all
shortly.
Preparations for the speedy departure
OF the plane after 1t finally reaches
Kings Bay are being rushed and every
effort will be made to get the big ma
chine to Spitzbergen as soon as possible
Evening star., 1928-06-16
BY BEN McKELWAY.

KANSAS CITY. June 16.-Kansas
City is taking off its Sunday-go-to-
meeting clothes today as fast as 1t can
and putting them away in moth balls
for the next auspicious occasion. About
the time that Senator Curtis yesterday
was accepting the vice presidential
nomination before the convention. big
trucks began working from the outlying
portions of town toward the central
district. taking down tons of bunting.
elephants, eagles and gorgeous stream
ers and hauling them away. In a few
days all the decorations will be re-
moved.
Within few minutes after Senator
Moses raped for the last time with
his gavel yesterday, electricians were
removing telegraph instruments from
the press tables and getting them ready
for shipment to Houston while car
penters with hammer and saw were
Evening star., 1928-06-16
ANGLO PACT
COVERS OIL RIGHTS
English Capital Also Would De.
velop Rail System of
Latter Nation.
By Cable g The Star snd Chicago Daily

By Cable 70 The Star snd Chicago Daily
News, c0paFight, 1898
LONDON. June ig.-~conyersation
are proceeding between Foreign Min
ister Chamberlain and the Turkish Am.
bassador 10 London looking toward sig
nature Of an Anglo Turkish treaty, The
main points Of which are.
/. England IN given n concession for
developing the Turkish railway system
and undertakes In exchange To provide
The necessary sums for the purpose.
z. England promises 10 facilitate a
loan for the economic deyelopment of
Turkey In exchange for exclusive az
Dloitation Of all Turkish oil fields.
8. Turkey undertakes to suppress The
wandering Kurdish tribes, which are
creating disturbances on the Turk trad
frontier.
4 Turkey and England viii sign n
non aggression arbitration pact for
period Of three years.
The conversations are said 10 be
progressing fay0raby and IL ig expected
the treaty win be signed before the
end Of the year.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
FLOOD CONTROL BOARD
TO MEET IN ST. LOUIS
Government Agency Will orr,ni-s
Next Week-Inspec.ion Is
Planned.

st. Louis has been chosen as the frs,
meeting place Of the Flood control
Board authorized by Congress under the
Hood control act, May is, and orran,z,-
ton work will be begun IN ,h,, -.
about the middle of next week ne aco,'r,,9 ny
ing TO an announcement hy the War
Department. W"
AFTER organization has been effected
sne board VIII hold hearings on the
,,, Mi,SSlSSlppi Hood control situation and
uons OF the river.
ThiS board, which has been formed
20 settle engineering differences and ad-
luSt disputes over rights OF wayS along
the scene OF food control operatinns
consists OF Carlton W. Sturdenant Of
New York, Mai. Gen. Edrar .Tadwin
chief OF Army Engineers, and Brig Gen
IhomaS IL. jackson. president OF the
Mississippi River Commission.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated FTess
CHICAGO. June l6,-~Tony Straber'a
warning TO automobile owners Is this:
when driving your car into q sail-
road train be careful not 10 damage
the locomotive"
Tony's ear argued with Grand
Trunk train over the right of way last
November. The automobile wound up
In ditch In status described as
twisted wreckage" Tony, unhurt,
started 10 tell the engineer few things,
but the engineer got the conversational
jump on him.
"LoohAwhere you're going the engi-
Evening star., 1928-06-16
80 REPORTED KILLED

LONDON. June Is OP,--A dispatch
TO the Daily Mail from Warsaw quotes
MOSCOW messages as saving that "a
worEmen and ~ members OF the secret
political police were killed and 81 work
men and 30 police severely injured IN q
riot Thursday, which resulted from at.
tempts oy the police to diSperse a dem
onstration OF unemployed,
There has been no confirmation OF
this report from other sources.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Chicago Driver Who Crashed Locomotive
Gets Bill for $29.18 From Company

neer said, "and quit humping into my
engine, You haven't heard the last OF
this, I'm going 10 tell the manager"
Apparently he did Yesterday Tony
got letter from the Grand Trunk Rail-
road. IL made no mention Of his au-
tomobile, eonfining itself To the follow
ing suceinct sentence:
Enclosed please md bill for $40 10
for damage to our locomotive. No
603a."
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Maid Falls Through Skylisht to Death,
Ending Ball Attended by Princess Mary

craWied 10 skyiight several stories
above ~ watch the guests In the main
lobby below
Suddenly the maids crashed through
tiie glass They did not fall 10 The
main hooF, where the dancers were
gathered, but landed on the second floor
lobby. hitting LWo guests who were
seated there.
One III the maids was instantly killed
ana the other was gTagely injured. The
two guests suffered only slight hurts.
Ibeil, ~ add ~ the confusion, the night
watchman while investigating the ae~
eident fell on the stairs ana broke hiA
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Firemen, Lacking
Water, Pump Milk
On Burning Home
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
OELWEIN. Iowa, June 16.-Oel-
veins versatile fire department
pumped several hundred gallons Ct
skim milk on burning farmhouse
yesterday when the water supply
proved inadequate.
The milk was being hauled by
AL HYDE. owner Of the farm. who
arrived soon after the fircmen. The
building was saved from destruction.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Ey the hkseeistRd Press.

LONDON, June ia brilliant So
cifty bail At which members 0f the royal
family and numerous Titled persons we're
present ended abruptly last night when
8 tragic accident to0k place, causing the
Death of = maid and ths injury Of sey-
erai other persons,
the ball was AT thh home Of Walter
GUINNESS. minister VI agriculture, IN
GF0syeDor place.
While Princes Mafy, yiscOint Las
oeiies, many dukes duoile8ses and other
prominent s)etfiy n1eigbers we're fane~
Ipg 90 tls groupd esgT. two maids
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Evening star., 1928-06-16
PLANS FLIGHT TO CUBA.
Mexican Pilot will Proceed TO New
York From Havana,

MEXICO CITY, June 10 Rp.~wEi
Universal said today that Roberto
Fierro, who recently made nonstop
flight from Mexicali to Mexico City.
would attempt nonstop fight 10
Havana next week From Havana he
win nv 10 New York,
lie hopes a. cover the more than 900
miles from Mexico City 10 Havana IN
II hours, The fight will be under
auspices Of the Mexican government as
o courtesy 10 Cuba. -.
Evening star., 1928-06-16
YSAYE GRAvELY Ill.
IT, Is Stricken at Home
In Brussels.

BRUSSELS. June 10 H) Eugene
Ysaye. famous Belgian vioiinist and
composer Is grayely III. He Is suffer-
ing from diabetes and phlebitis, While
his condition Is serious, 1t Ia hoped that
he will rally. He Ia n years OF age
I'M. Ysaye was married To Miss An
netle Dinein. a 25-year-old Brooklyn
girl. last year. Miss Dincin had been
hts pupil for many Years. They were
married quietly at a Belgian seaside
resort and II was not for several weeks
that news Of the wsd~iing was iearned)
Evening star., 1928-06-16
Poison Liquor Kills 10.

SFRIJ. Galicia, June l6 tApi Fifty
persons were poisoned today at Dob
Shany, l6 Of them fatally, when they
dpnk homemade spirituous liquors at
avoiding festival
Evening star., 1928-06-16
WEATHER.

10. ;, weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair, continued cool tonight; tomor-
row increasing cloudineSs, slightly
warmer, probably followed by showers
at night. Highest, 81, at AS pm. yes
terday; lowest. Sc, at 445 am. today.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star., 1928-06-16

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton Is delivered 10 Washington homes
az fat AZ the papers are printed.