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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
STANDARDIzE
VALLEY PACKS
Shippers, Carriers and
|. &. {. Reach Ac-
cord at Harrington

HARLINGEN. June 12.-No for
nal hearing on Valley vegetable
shipping weights will BE- necessary.
according to announcement Monday
night by Director W. A. Bartell Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
Valley shippers and representatives
Of the carriers and Interstate Com
merce Commission having reached
full accord.
Under the arrangement perfected
the bulged pack will be eliminated
and STANDARD packs and uniform
weights for all commodities will be
adopted. This will require season
weights instead Of daily weights and
will assure better carrying qualities,
shippers stated. The metal strip
for tops was fixed at % inches.
thereby eliminating excessive bulg-
ing Of packs.
shippers. representatives OF the
railroads and tho /. c. C. men ex-
pressed themselves as well salts
fled with the agreement. stating that
II Indicated the spirit Of coopcrat.on
between the various Interests.
Hearing on the reparations action
filed BY q. r. Boyce Of Donna was
started Tuesday morning before Dr.
rector Bartell- Boyce brought &C
tion for reparstions in the amount
Of $1,000 to $4,000 for freight
charges on washed beets and carrots.
Hearing on seed potato rates which
Valley receivers asSer1 are unres-
sonable. will start Tuesday afternoon
or Wednesday morning.
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CREACER

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eEates selected by the districts seat
ed preference to the conventions
picked delegation headed by CreaFer-
A scramble for tickets Of admis-
sion 70 the convention kept Major
Leonard Wilmington secretary OF
the delegation, busy and almost des-
perate yesterday. Texas was allot-
ted only IS guest tickets. Two tick
cts went To each delegate for use on
home district visitors, With only
is left to be apportioned among nu-
merous visitors from larger cities
Some applicants had TO Be turned
down.
The Texas seats are at the e II
the hall Only one other state, Mis-
s~issippi, is further from the plat
form.
Deciding 10 organize yesterday.
despite the pending seating contest.
the Texans rerominated their repre-
sentatives on the national executive
committee with little discussion. On
motion Of G.. O. Harris of San An
cello. Mr.. Creager after his renomi-
nation was asked to choose his as
sociate. He immediately asked for
retention of Mrs. Florence Grswold
' OF San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
TEXAS UTILITY
ACTS PROBED
Publicity Man Tells Of
Expenditures to
Aid Cause

WASHINGTON. June i2.-GP,-
William c. Grant. director OF the
Texas Public Service information bu-
rcau, testified here today before the
federal trade commission that be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 annually
was contributed By Texas utility
corporations TO the maintenance or
his organization at Dallas and that
the money was used 20 prepare aid
send out newspapers and magazine
articles, 10 entertain newspaper
men and to assist the utilities gen
orally.
Robert Healy. counsel for the trade
commission, asked Grant if il was
not rue that in addition to his
utilities duties he was employed BY
The Associated Press.
II have been employed BY The
Associated Press rs a relief editor
Grant said, land am still On the paw
roll for work on Saturday nights at
Dallas"
I'm that capacity have you writ
ten for The Associated Press service
news stories :" Healey asked.
81 have offered The Associated
Press news stories many of which
they have asked for and most Of
which they have used" Grant re-
piled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
Wind HURTS2l
IN NEBRASKA
Big Damage Reported
In Small Area AS
Homes Fall

LINCOLN, Neb., June l2.-tP1-
Tw~enty-one persons were reported
injured and more than 100 homes
wrecked or badly damaged when a
tornado ripped through Southwest
ern Nebraska last night. 0Ely mea-
ger reports Of the damage were
available early today
McCook, near the Kansas-Nehras-
ka lire, apparently was hardest hit
by the storm, which originated IN
northwestern Kansas, passed over
Ludell, where some damage was re-
ported, and struck McCook II con-
tinued northward to the Platte river
valley. where il seemed to lose its
tornado characteristics and became
merely a violent wind storm. accom-
panied by rain and hail. Travelling
nor last. the storm center appear
cd ,plit, one part passing through
Ellsworth and the other through
Merna.
First reports from McCook said
20 persons were injured, two of
them probably fatally, and approx
mately 100 homes demolished.
A railroad employee said he watch
ed the approach Of the storm for
miles. As it neared McCook, he said,
he could see wreckage OF the build
ings flying through the air. IL is
believed much damage also was done
in the section south and west of
McCook.
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BOYDROWNED;
DELAY BURIAL
Pharr Boy Loses Life
In Canal; Wait For
Relatives

McALLEN, June 1~2-Funeral ar
ranRements for Lawrence Edwart
RAY, 1~S-year-old Pharr youth, who
was drowned in the Louisiana pamp
settling basin near HidalRo Monday
afternoon. Tuesday were still incom-
plcte pending word from northern
relatives.
Although frantic efforts were
made to rescue the youth from the
waters Of the basin, the body was
not recovered until approximately 45
minutes after he had fallen into the
water.
Grover Ray, father of the drown
ed boy, and "a. Damron, q closs
friend, nearly lost their lives Urn W
vain attempt at rescue.
Other members or the party, ri
~ Lucas and +. G.. Sharp, all
Pharr. were fishing In n char
leading into the basin when the
cident occurred.
The was finally brought to
surface By means of a heavy D.
Of wire. Artificial resPirat
though applied for an hour. failed
revive Ray.
He is survived by his father ~
mother and two brothers. Ever
and Wilson Ray, all of Pharr.
The body is being held at
kreidler Undertaking company
services will probably be held fir
the Kreidler chapel Thursday.
IN was necessary that both, th.
boys father and Damron, be dragged
from the waters of the basin after
they had become exhausted IN an
attempt 20 save the lads life
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
HARDIN OPENS
HIS CAMPAICN
Assails Garner Record
In Address At
McAIlen
lSpecial 10 me Herald1

w Inc HtEMluN
MeALLEN. June i2-AssaiI;pg
sonn n. Garner as the Congressman
large" from the forty-cirht states
VI the Union, and attacking the vet
eran eongressEan's record on the
sariIf and other farm relief meas
sass, cid L. Hardin OF Mission
aunened his campaign for congress
nsss last nlght II an address deliv-
ereo at the city park.
ne attacked the growing power of
bureaucracy, and the tendency to cur
al powers Of the people for the
Eeeaii and referendum, granted in the
constitution.
Hardin based his platform primar-
~ on these issues, stressing legisla-
tion TO favor the farmer. and mem
tloning among other things his sup
port Tor gravity irrigation in the
faliey IN ease he is elected.
ne attacked Garner on the basis
o. Garner's record on farm relief
legislation, declaring that Garner
soteu against an emergency tariff
IN 1871, when the farmer needed
everything he could get to save him.
ne called Garner the congressman AZ
large from the forty-eicht states Of
the Union" declaring that Garner is
too busy being a great statesman 10
pay any attention to the people of
his district. THE farmers Of this
district would have been better off
With no representation, than with
Garner,' he declared.
In discussing charges that influ-
entail outside interests are financing
MS campaign, Hardin declared that
many influential outside interests
are supporting Garner. and said that
All OF the wealthy men in this dis
trict are opposing me- He declared
tnat ne is not appealing 20 the silk
stocking aristocracy." but TO the
plain people" and denied the state
ment that he had an expensive office.
n a force of stenographerS.
hardin also questioned the enthusi-
ssm of the Garner-For-Congress
meetings, declaring that there were
only 81 present at the meeting in
Brownsville, and IA present az the
meeting in Hidaigo county. one Of
whom was a friend Of Hardin's who
went to watch the proceedings.
He also came out against repeal
OF inheritance tax. which has been
n of the major bones Of contention
IN the race. declaring that on this
question. 81 am with the Garner
club"
He next launched into an attack
on G. H. Pease. who has been pub
fishing several articles in favor Of
the candidacy of Garner. declaring
that "Pease has promised to deliver
the farmer vote 70 Garner. and now
he is getting worried about his abil-
ity 70 do IT,"
The speaker closed his address
with a plea foE the people to vote on
the basis Of issues. and not person
a~lities. declaring that he is in favor
Of gravity irrigation. a tariff to stem
the tide % foreign produce competing
with produce from this section. and
more fairness in governmental rep
resentation for the people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
Odd Fellows Hold
Meet at Harrington

HAELINGEN. June l2.-Odd Fell
lows from all parts Of the Valley
gathered here this morning for the
annual Valley convention. the various
lodges being represented BY over
500 delegates. WI. A. Darling Of
Brownsville. president Of the Valley
Odd Fellow organization. presided.
Rev. W. W. Lee. Baptist minister
az Harrington. pronounced the invo-
cation, and Mvron +. Ward. secre-
tary OF the Harrington Chamber Of
Commerce. welcomed the delegates
70 the city. Or. g. a. Mcbride re-
sponded on behalf Of the delegates.
The morning session was devoted
principally "a business affairs. and
the election Of officers for the en-
suing year will ~ held IN the after
noon. Officers Of the organization
stated that the attendance broke all
records for the Valley.
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RAISING FUND
FOR BIG FETE

Approximately $4,000 was being
raised In a one-day drive Tuesday wv
be used in defraying expenses in
connection with the celebration and
international bridge opening program
to be held in this city July 4.
Six committees. picked al n meet
ing Of the general finance committee
Monday night in the chamber of
commerce building. were working the
city Tuesday in IN effort To raise
the amount in a dawn 10 dusk drive.
committees working on the raising
Of the fund were composed OF the
following: Committee No. Bob
Ernst, Ike Bollack and Albert Brown:
No. Sam Perl. John McClerv and
Gilbert Philan: No. Frank Lopez.
:. Il. Canales and Row Ruff; No. g.
Holland Wood. William Craig and X
g. Morris; No. 5-Henry Bell, N. M.
Harper ard Fl. n. Seago; No. CIV
a. Rasco, Isador Dorfman and Robin
Pate.
John Tanning Is chairman Of the
general finance committee.
We are going to attempt "a raise
the necessary money in a one-day
drive" Fannin said. but il is pos
sihle that some people who might
like TO contribute 10 the fund will
be missed by the committee. Those
who have not been called upon hy
the workers are asked 10 mail their
contributions to the finance commit
tee IN care Of the chamber Of COM
MERGE"
The water fiesta committee of the
celebration also made tentative
plans for the water pageant at a
meeting held al the chamber Of COM
merce Monday evening.
Plans call for the pageant to be
held on the Fort Brown resaca. The
floats will be representative of va
rious nations and will pass in re-
view the night Of the Fourth at the
time Of the fire works display which
- to form a background for the
pageant.
The water fiesta committee Il COM
posed Of Jimmy Holmes. chairman:
Mrs. Frank Gay. ". NJ. Van Law ard
G.. c. Richardson.
VI. G.. bennett Is general chair
man for the celebration.
IL is planned "a rave the bridge
formally dedicated bv Gov. Moody or
Texas and Gov. Portes Gil Of Tam
aulipas. Mckee,
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JUDGE PRAYS TO
\ 4 y
BE GUIDED RIGHT
= = y
IN DIVORCE SUIT

Los ANGELES. June 12.-fP-
How Judge Dudley Valentine pray
ed for II minutes before granting
Albert Preston Henry. millionaire
retired Detroit manufacturer. q d.
vorce from his young wife on
grounds OF misconduct was related
in affidavits filed here yesterday.
The affidavits we're Judge Val
entine's answer TO the charges of
Mrs. Herry's attorneys that the
court was prejudiced against mo-
tion picture people including Ken
meth Harlan. with whom Mrs.
Henry was said to have been
friendly.
Declaring he had only the in
terest of the two children at heart
when he awarded them ID the
father. Judge Valentine declared.
For fifteen minutes before | rem
dered my decision ! prayed that l
had done the right thing"
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CAUGHT With
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ton that a cargo Of liquor would be
crossed at the Tomates bend, and the
quartet proposed to intercept il.
They were concealed in a ditch be-
side the road and as the two snug
glers approached or the officers
stepped out and ordered them to
halt. They dropped their sacks of
liquor. drew their r~evolvers and
opened fire. then turned and ran
downs the road. The Officers, all
armed with pistols. returned the fire
Immediately and gave chase TO the
f~ugitives. the latter firing back as
they ran. The smugglers reached
the brush and disappeared. The hat
Of one Of the smugglers, riddled with
bullets, was picked up near the point
where the gun battle started.
The officers continued their search
through the brush but wre unable
to locate the Smugglers who are
believed to have escaped 10 the south
side Of the Rio Grande.
The night was intensely dark. The
officers could merely see indistinct
outlines OF the smugglers az they ap-
preached the ambush. and after the
fight started they could be located
only by the flashes Of their pistols.
The smugglers fired a parting shot
as they dashed into the brush. and
the officers could hear them crash
ing through the underground. They
combed the brush with bullets and
then started in pursuit but found no
trace Of the men.
The Tomates bend II one Of the
favorite crossing points for the
liquor ~smuRglers. officers state. Last
week Customs Officers Campbell and
Champion captured a large consign-
ment that had been crossed al some
point in the bend. and arrested the
smuggler, who offered no resistance.
This is the second gun battle
fought with smugglers in Cameron
county in three days. Deputy Sheriff
Horace Johnson Of Harlingen having
been slain in. n battle near La Feria
in which he killed the smuggler.
Information received by officers
indicates that the smuGglers operat-
ing on this section Of ~theNborder are
now organized under one head. In
recent weeks large consignments OF
liquor have been seized By federal
and civil officers, and il is blieved
the order has gone out from the
headquarters Of the smugglers' rine
~ open fire OIL the officers when
ever halted and then endeavor TO es.
cape 10 the south side Of the river
Practically every b%ootleRger or Snug
gler captured recently has beer
heavily armed. officers state. indi-
eating that they are prepared to re-
sist arrest.
Border patrol and customs mer
have been armed with shotguns
which will be more generally used
in night excursions in search OF
smugglers and bootleEgers, officers
state.
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Fire Damages
Edcouch Store

-DCOUCH. July 12.-Fire ~ un-
determined origin did approximately
$4,000 damage to the building and
stock of the Edcouch Mercantile
company early Monday night.
The fire was discovered shortly
after 8 o'clock after II had gained
considerable Roadway and il was
with difficulty that the blaze was
extinguished by the city's volunteer
fire department.
Although the building was saved
from complete destruction. the ma
jority Of the grocery and dry goods
stock was ruined hy fire and water
This was the first alarm q be an
svered since the organization Of the
fire department in December Of
1927.
The store was owned BY 7. II.
Hockey and son. and insurance COW
cred about half the loss. il is said
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ant resolutions committee. and
contrary 10 general expectations
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
name did not appear as the ILL.,
nois member on the credentials
committee.
So far there are two women on
the credentials committee, one on
organization. three each on rules
and the committee to notify the
presidential nominee. and six on
the committee to notify the vice
presidential nominee.
The Muehlebach hotel. where
most Of the infield practice for
the convention has been held pre-
liminary TO the start Of the game
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12

q few blocks away. boasts the
most optimistic bellboy in Kansas
City. A page spent 20-minutes
last night going about the lobby
shouting "Mr. Mellon. call for Mr..
Mellon" The inference was that
someone had called on the tele-
phone for the secretary of the
treasury. The page seemed disap-
pointed when he finally reported
to the desk, "No answer"
As the hour for the opening Of
the convention approached only ga
of the blue-denimed army of farm
"revolutionists" had put in an ap-
pearance az Electric Park, where
space had been reserved for them
by mid-westerners who broadcast
the word that 100000 would be
here for n biz farm relief demon
stration.
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Terrific Hurricane
Sweeps Polish Town

WARSAW. Poland, June 1o.-tP-
A terrific hurricane and cloudburst
struck the town Of Nowgrodex and
vicinity today.
Many houses were unroofed, others
were struck BY lightning and burned
and trees uprooted- Telegraph and
telephone communication with War
saw was cut off.
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on LAND SUIT nELAYEp

AUSTIN. June l2.-tF1-Trial Of
the states suit for possession Of
more than 500 acres OF Hutchinson
eounty's oil land. valued at several
millions. was delayed again today in
district court hers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-12
MEMORY LOST , YEARS

READING. Eng.-No way has vet
been found to identify a mar found
here two years ago suffering from
lost
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PARRSBoRO. N. s.. June I2.-PJ-
A plane believed 70 be the trans
atlantic ~monoplane Columbia with
Miss Mabel Boil and three men
aboard passed over here at 1920
n. m. eastern standard time. II was
flying east very fast.
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OCEAN FLIGHT
IS UNDER Way
Miss Boil Leaves Har-
Dor Grace on Hop
Across Atlantic

ROOSEVELT FIELD. n. Y. June
l2.-P-The %monoplsne Columbia.
with Miss Mabel Boil as a passenger.
took off at 7:20 o'clock eastern day-
light time this morning for Harbor
Grace. n. F., on the first leg OF a
transatlantic flight.
The plane, loaded with about $50
gallons Of gasoline, made a perfect
takeoff from the famous transatlantic
runway after a run Of about three
eighths of a mile. Aboard the Col
umbia in addition TO Miss Boil were
Captains Oliver le Boutillier and
Arthur Angles, the pilots, and An
drew Surbini. mechanic for Charles
A. Levine, owner of the ship.
Levine said n late weather report
indicated good flying weather would
be enjoyed from there 10 Harbor
Grace. but that a a5-mile an hour
head wind would have been faced on
a flight across the Atlantic. He said
more favorable weather would be
awaited at Harbor Grace before the
Atlantic flight would be attempted.
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KEMPTOWN. Colchester County.
N. s., June I2.-CPl-The transatlan-
tic monoplane Columbia passed over
here az 1888 p. m. eastern standard
time. on its way to Harbor Grace.
n. F. II vas flying very high and
fast.
Evening star., 1928-11-14
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

Coincident with the evacuation of
France and Belgium by the German
forces, the allied troops are occupying
the territory. American forces are ad-
vancing in the direction of Metz and
StrasSburg, and Marshal Foch, riding
on his favorite charger, will make a
solemn entry into these German fort
resses In the presence of President
Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. =
More than $500 American prisoners in
German camps were released immedi-
ately on the signing of the armistice
This includes all Americans captured
up to November |. An all-Socialist
cabinet has been installed at the head
of the new German government, and
one OF its first acts has been the con-
flscation of the property of the Prus-
sian crown Reports reaching the
State Department indicate that the
situation in Germany and Austria
Hungary approximately a state of an
archy on account of the conduct of re-
turning soldiers. In the period
from September IL to November IL
American aviatorS assert they brought
down 4T3 German airplanes. Day
bombing groups have dropped a total
Of 1858 Kilograms of bombs within
the German lines. Pershing con-
fers American Distinguished Service
Medal on Marshal Foch at a most i'm
pressiVe ceremony,
Evening star., 1928-11-14

be only the nucleus Of the far greater
institution of learning which will adorn
the National Capital in the future.
Since its establishment the Catholic
University of America has taken a
leading place among American colleges,
both in the actual education of students
and In scientific research work--the
systematic extension of the boundaries
Of human knowledge 1t hes made i'm
portsnt contributions in nearly every
line. especially in the social sciences
There ere some fields of learning
however. in which it has been pre-
eminent and has drawn to its faculty
the worlds foremost authorities. Such,
for example. have been its researches
in early Christian literature. It's con-
tributions to the science of education
have been hardly less notable.
Among American colleges it has been
distinguished by the liberalism and the
breadth of its thought Keeping clearly
in view the fact that it is essentially
a religious institution, it has steered
exactly the opposite course from that Of
narrow dogmatism. The finest tradition
of the great medieval universities flows
through the daily life at Brookland
Washington may we'll take pride in
the achievements of its past and the
promise of its future.