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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

THE BEDROOM OF THE COUNTESS COLLoREDO
MANSFIELD is furnished with precious fam.
lily heirlooms in Austrian marquetry-a
lovely setting for Twin Simmons Beds No.
1891 and damask-covered Beautyrest Mat
tresses and Ace Box Springs in Venetian
blue! The blue-green beds, whose graceful
lines and exquisite coloring delight the
Countess, are spread with handmade hlet
over pink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

The Countess Coiioredo Mann1eid's riIla.
sifEafed IN one of The spacious residential
districts of Vienna. is furnished uifb
fascinating old pieces Of austrian mar
qxefry The picture sbous q glimpse Of
the garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
The Countess
CoNOredo MannsfeId

Of Vienna, formerly Miss Nora
IseIin Of the leading New York
family, is one of the most delightful
women in Tiennese society. baving
married into an iiixsfrioxs austrian
famiiy and being herself q woman
Of many interests and of distinctive
beauty and charm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

SIMMONS BEAuTYREsT MATTRESS ACE Box SPRING
by worlds largest manufacturers of BEDS springs, and
Detail of inner construction of mattress
hundreds of individually pocketed fine wire coils
aordng in resiliency and comfort thick overlap
of felt; damask in six shades, designs New
Ace Box Spring. resilient and long wearing, equals
Beautyrest in comfort-damas covered to match.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Facts About the Valley Shown in Brownsville Herald Special

320.614 oranges and 1858 other
citrus.
Over 3,500,000 trees viii be In
bearing by 1881.
10000 cars estimated production
within three years.
100000 bales OF cotton produced
In 1929.
$4,000 bales produced FRI 1923.
1880 cotton acreage expected TO
be increased approximately 25
per cent by clearing OF additional
lands In non-irrigated sections.
Continued On Page Five)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
FLIERS CONVERCING
ON MEXICO CITY

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 21.-tPl--
Kansas City today became the
Mecca for aeronautical enthusiasts
Of the country with the beginning
of a nine-day international air.
circus. which was ushered In by
the take-off OF seven entrants In a
two-day 500-mile derby.
A more pretentious derby, from
Mexico City to Kansas City. begin
ming Monday, is planned as the fea-
ture OF the circus reports here
late today indicated Art Goebel.
California Hawaii fler. and other
entrants, had been allowed entrance
to Mexico and were converging on
Mexico City. Goebel previously
was reported held up on the bor-
der by immigration officials
Due TO several last minute
Continued On Page Five)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

bad weather. ana a more acute
shortage Of labor, due to deporta-
tiOns.
The Valley shipped approximate
~ $4,000 carloads Of fruits and veg
etableS last year. OF the expected
increase this year. from 1900 To e.
900 carloads probably will be citrus
fruit, and the remainder will be
Of vegetables.
Davis Wade. Of the firm Of Wade
and Newton, which operates almost
30 produce houses in the Valley.
stated that the record crop OF the
Valleys history is In prospect.
judging from the weather. the pre-
parations that have been made, the
financial condition of the farmers.
and the condition OF crops In other
sections.
Other produce men who were
questioned agreed with him. al
though one or two of them pointed
out some drawbacks in the way Of
labor. especially.
Possible Labor Shortage
Everything seems to indicate a
good year for the Valley" Mr.. Wade
said. 1T is true that there might
be some trouble on account OF a
shoratge OF labor. but the farmers
viii have to prepare for that now,
and be ready to meet the emergen-
cies. l think in most cases the
farmers. especially the small farm
ers. will do most OF their own work.
and will get the crop out econom-
ically and satisfactorily"
Mr.. Wade said that he expected
what reduction there is would be
in the large farms. as the labor
shortage would De felt more keenly
there. But the small farmer Is
the backbone Of our vegetable deal.
anyway. and he is going TO keep
his laborers because he will en-
ploy them the year around" he de-
clared- Consequently he Is going
to get out his crop. and ne will
Continued On Page Ffve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
2 WOMEN ON
ship FEARED
FORCEDDOWN
Craft Unheard From
Since it Left Corpus
Christi AT z r.. wi.
Saturday.

With one plane of the Ford
Worth Association of Com
merce aerocade. i'm which
three men and two women
were riding, missing, plans
were completed i'm the early
hours of Sunday morning
for two planes to turn back
from here and scour the
country between Brownsville
and Corpus Christi in search
for them.
Arrangements also had been
made for two Texas Air Transport
planes to leave San Antonio at
dawn and Join I'm the search.
One OF the planes leaving here
will be- pllOted by Bill Ponder and
the other by Fred Heyer, both fly
ing ships in the aerocade. The
other is ships viii continue the
regular route OF the aer0cade going
10 McAllen and Monterrey and
Laredo.
One OF the searching planes leav-
ing here viii follow the Missouri
Pacific railroad tracks to Corpus
Christi and the other will fly up
the coast, rs both routes were used
by planes In the aerocade.
The ship was one CT four which
declined 70 turn back to Corpus
Christi this morning when the
other ID did 90 because of rains.
The three other planes which
braTed the elements landed here
safely.
Local airport officials believed
tha. the plane must have been
forced down since no word had
heard from ~. They considered
that the crafts occupants would be
mindful OF the alarm their failure
70 appear would occasion and would
have advised had they alighted
safely and i'm good order.
One of the first suppositions wns
that the ship might have come down
at Houston but telephone calls to
airportS there failed to disclose AZ.
The pilot Is Bert Pidcoke and
the passengers Frost Lynn. chair
man 0f service for the TEXAS COM
pany. which owns the pIarc; Jack
Holt. manager Of the Fort Worth
Association Of Commerce: Mrs. Pid-
coke wife OF the pilot. and her
sister.
Twenty planes originally were in
the aerocade but one old not take
off from Corpus Christi because OF
motor trouble. Eighteen had ar
rived here early tonight i'm good
order.
Galveston. to which ~ had been
thought barely possible that the
plane had turned. reported it had
not been seen there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
JESTER FACES
EARLY TRIAL
Swindling Charge Among
Cases on Remaining
Criminal Docket

The criminal district court will
begin work on the most important
part of its docket Monday morn
ing. Seven murder and assault to
murder cases still confront the
court.
The case expected TO be followed
most closely Is that OF 8. M. Jester,
former peace officer. charged with
swindling. His case is scheduled to
go to trial Tuesday. Jester is well
known in the county. having run
for sheriff. served as county GRIM
inal investigator until the commits
sioners' court abolished the post,
and as a deputy sheriff up until the
indictment was returned against
him.
The indictment charges Jester
with swindling in connection with
taking money from a Brownsville
butcher to pay for allegedly stolen
cattle. The butcher paid In two
checks aggregating Sos. according
to testimony in the first prelimi-
nary hearing. TT was further
brought out on the stand that the
checks were cashed.
Raphael Cowan and L. Raphael
Cowan are scheduled to be tried
Wednesday on charges growing out
OF deal with a Matamoros land
owner.
Santiago Casares. confessed slay-
er OF Bob Brown and Frank STAN
ner, deputy constahles. will be
brought before the court Oct. 4, &C
cording to the setting OF the docket
The following cases are still 70
be tried:
Francisco Rivera. assault TO muir
der Zeferino Ruiz: Teofilo Sauceda.
assault to murder Nestor Pena and
Bonita Pena: Will Snipes. assault to
murder Tom Cobb: Santiago Lon
goria, assault to Murder: FREDERICK
Leal, murder of Jose Moreno: SAL
vador Castro. assault 10 murder
Manuel Ortiz and Maria Chapa
Aguilar and Pedro Cara, murder
Of Tiburcio Calvan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

beginning or the international air
race on f1onday.
Refueling arrangements were
completed here the early part Of the
week by representatives Of the In
dependent Oil and Gas company,
who went on to Tampico and Mex
leo City Thursday to make prepar-
ations for servicing Of planes at
those points. Airport officials have
promised their cooperation during
the race.
Contestants In the race are ex-
pected to pass through here Sunday
morning, so as to reach the start
ing point early enough to allow
grooming Of planes before the be-
ginning OF the contest.
GoebeI Here First
Ships are scheduled to take off
from Mexico City Ct IL a. m. Mon
day, reaching Tampico at lis, and
proceeding to brownsville at 2:15.
They should arrive heer at 6 %. m
and will remain overnight, head
ing northward for the next stop
at San Antonio at 8 a. m. Tuesday
Art Goehel. first Of the racers
to reach here, took off for Mexico
City early Saturday morning. He
Is a nationally known race flier,
having won the Dole prize in the
transpacific race. He is using the
same ship in which he competed
at the Cleveland races, r Travelair
hull with q 800 horsepower Wright
motor.
Arriving here before notice to
pass race planes I.ithout bonding
and other formalities. Goebel was
delayed a short time clearing mis-
ship through the Mexican customs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

district in the world. comprising
10000 acres.
Over 2.5O0 miles OF canals In
the various Valley systems.
Concreting of canals financed
in all new districts and several Of
the old districts.
Within two years over 30 per
cent of the Valleys canals are
expected to be concreted.
Over $4,000 acres planted to
citrus fruit.
5,l18.981 trees I'm orchards, In
ciuding 5,752,740 grapefruit L.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

New irrigation projects include
approximately 270.000 acres.
Thirteen irrigation systems I'm
Valley now operating; many
smaller systems.
Ten irrigation districts organ
lied In past two years, nine OF
which have construction work un-
der way.
$4,000 acres reached by pres
ent canal systems.
Willacy County District No. /,
on which work Is now under way,
financed by u $500. 600 bond Is
sue. viii be the largest irrigation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
PRISON site
NOT SELECTED
Board Meeting At Temple
Endorses System But De-
fers Main Issue

TEMPLE, Tex. Sept. 21.-tPl-
After endorsing a centralized prison
system supplemented by at least
some of the present farms and
equipped for industrial as well as
agricultural production. the Texas
state prison Capitalization commits
sion passed over the important
question of a location for the new
prison here today. The commission
will meet in Austin Oct. 8 for the
purpose or agreeing on a site which
ii viii recommend to the legisla-
ture for the location OF the central
lied prison.
A ajority of the members Of the
commission favored adoption Of a
subcommittee report recommend
ing that the new prison be located
in the vicinity OF Austin, but Sen
ator Nat Patton of Crockett. Judge
II. n. Graves of Georgetown. Rep
resentative A. II. King of Throck-
morton and Representative T.. II.
Murphy Of Livingston held out for
locating the new structure on prop
erty now owned by the state for
prison purposes.
Possible Split
Madisonville presented q request
that the new central prison be To-
caed there and Huntsville urged
that the Wynne prison farm be
used as a site for the new improve
ments.
Representative King urged that
vote be postponed because there
was "a possibility Of a split" II
vote had been taken today.
The plan adopted was outlined as
follows:
A prison system including agri-
cultural and industrial work for the
prisoners, production to be used by
the state;
The major farming and stock
raising activities and processing OF
farm products as far as possible to
be confined to the part Of the pres
entity owned state land to be de-
termined later;
Built on Unit Plan
The centralized prison plant 10
be built on the unit plan. part cell
block and part dormitories, along
the lines suggested by DR.. +. A.
Giesecke Of Texas A. and M. and
that prison labor be used as far
as possible in its construction.
In this connection the report
pointed out that Texas is large and
W eventually need prisons in other
sections and that for the future q
central plant should be in the CEN
ter of the state.
The final recommendation was
that one million dollars be appro-
priated to start construction Of q
centralized plant and that $500, ,000
be appropriated annually thereaftec
for carrying out this program until
completed. or until the appTOpria-
ton was no longer needed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

S120, ,260,887 assessed valuations
Of four Valley counties.
$500 100000 estimated real
value.
S8.941 ,352 gain for year In as
sessed valuations.
100000 estimated population OF
four Valley counties.
$500 acres irrigable land In
the Valley.
$4,000 acres under irrigation In
1929.
100000 acres still available for
irrigation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Fliers i'm Accident
Case Leaving Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept. H.
RD-Miss Elinor Smith, holder OF
the endurance record for women
flyers, prepared to leave late to-
night for New York. while Bert
White, parachute expert. was to
leave for Wichita. Kans., to answer
charges of fourth degree man
slaughter there Monday. The
charges grew out OF the fatal dive
OF Miss Helen Williams. 18. ct
Wichita last Saturday from plane
which Miss Smith was plotting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
TERRI
Is SUSPENDED
LevelIand Jury Lenient With
Husband Who Shot
Home Wrecker

LEvELLAND, Tex. Sept. 2i.-tF
"A Jury late today convicted =. A.
Foshee of the murder or Elmer
Wright and assessed a three-year
suspended sentence.
Foshee pleaded that he killed
Wright. 23-year-old farmland from
Oklahoma, because of the latter'S
alleged intimacies with Mrs. Foshee
The wife corroborated the story OF
her relations with the victim.
Foshee made a short speech
thanking the jury. His wife was
not In the courtroom. liz was
Hockey countys first murder trial.
The jurors deliberated four hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
MONTERREYIS
FLIERS' GOAL
FORLUNCHEON
Near Accidents Mark
Landing At Airport
After Rains Hold
Planes Back

The second annual aero
cade of the Fort Worth As
sociation of Commerce, con-
sisting Of 18' planes and ap-
proximately 20 men and
women was scheduled to be-
come an international affair
early Sunday, when, after q
short visit to McAllen, the
party was to cross the border
and fly to Monterrey, industrial
capital of Mexico, for a luncheon
stop.
The flyers. after turning back 70
Corpus Christi once on account 81
bad weather and finally beating
their way through a severe rain
storm. landed at the international
airport here late Saturday after
noon without mishap. although sew
eral incidents bordered on tragedy
Although IS planes left Corpus
Christi and only 18 arrived III
Brownsville. no anxiety was felt BY
those In charge of the aerocade aS
II was believed the ship had return
ed % Houston instead OF coming on
to Brownsville.
Dan Cupid Aboard
Those i'm the aerOcade were thrill
ed by a rumor that Dan Cupid was
a passenger in one of the planes
and that his presence would result
in a wedding at Monterrey Sunday
The flying visitors were guests Of
the chamber of commerce at a din
ner at the MatamoroS Cafe An
MatamoroS Saturday night
They were to leave here at 7.3c
a. m. for McAllen. After a briei
pause there the aerocade will con-
tinue TO Monterrey. spend several
hours and fly TO Laredo late in tho
afternoon, remaining there Sunday
night.
The aerocade left Corpus Christ
enroute to Brownsville about p. m
Saturday, but all of the ships ex-
cept three returned To the port
there after running into a heavy
rain several miles out.
Near Accidents
The other three planes followed
the Texas Air Transport airmai
plane into the port here and landed
shortly after $50 D. m.
After securing a weather repor
from Brownsville, the aerocadl
made a second start and came
through, the last ship landing I
few minutes after $50 ID. m Sew
eral thousand Brownsville and Val
ley people were on hand 70 SCI
them arrive.
Intermittent rains during the past
week and a heavy rain Saturday
morning had made the local field
muddy and this was the cause ol
two or three near accidents. One
plane ran off the end Of the runway
and almost nosed over In the sof
mud. Other planes after LANDING
on the runways went into the fielt
To turn around and almost became
mired.
A Ryan monoplane piloted by M
M. Kay came in with the engine
missing badly aS a result OF tho
distributor having been wet while
flying through the heavy rain
About rs miles OF the trip down
Padre island was made with the
motor in this condition
Dinner In MatamnrOs
The fliers were met at the air.
port by members OF the chamber
OF commerce aviation COMMITTEES
and other citizens with automobile
Continued On Page Five)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
Haner Comes Here
From Berger Case

BORGER. Sept. 21.-fPl-Offlcer
investigating the assassination or
District Attorney John IA. Holmes
here "a week ago Friday. elininat-
cd two possible clue today, but
apparently made little progress to-
ward the arrest OF the gunman.
NO explanation of Capt. Frank
Hamer's sudden trip 20 Austin was
given. although Calhoun ventured
the apinion that the ranger chief
had gone home for clean clothing.
Hamer. it was said, has been sub
p0enaed No appear In Ia case irl
Brownsville Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
ORGANIST TO
ENTERTAIN AT
SCHOOL HERE

Paul Kennard, well known pipe
organ artist of Brownsville, viii
entertain women attending the
Herald cooking school from 2 ~
III. to 2::30 each dEy preceding
the opening of the classes with
popular and classical solos.
Kennard has been organist at
the Capitol theater, and broad
casts regularly over RWWG.
The musical diversion will be an
added attraction, and 10 is hoped
will be a pleasant diversion 10
those coming early TO secure the
choice seats Rt the cooking
classes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
HARLINGEN NEGRO
HELD FOR THEFT

HARLINGEN. Sept. 21.-J o e
King, a negro. is being held by po-
lice heer following his arrest on
charges of theft. He was arrested
for possessing a fountain pen which
n woman said he stole. Other ar
ticles alleged to have been stolen
were found.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
RECORD PRODUCE
CROP IN VALLEY
SEEN FOR ,29- 80
$4,000 Carloads of Fruits and Vegetables Sc
AS New Mark for Market.
Especial to The Herald)

BEITO 2The the history
Rio Grande Valley with than
with 10000 carloads fruits vegetables
predicted by local shippers those other
The only possible drawbacks visoned by the possibility Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
NATIONS ACES
OF THE AIR TO
BEHERE MONDAY
international Derby Fliers to Rest in Browns
vile on First Night of Race to Kansas City
Air Circus.

With customs entangements which oebe Saturday
morning oothed out by Office from the Mexican Mata
officials that blanket permit for derby planes entering through
Brownsville airport had everything readiness
the rapid clearance Of south Mexico City for the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
THE WEATHER

East Texas: Generally fair sun
day. except probably local showers
near west cost: Monday partly
cloudy. Moderate northeast to
southeast winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

Friday on his
Brownsville
Cleveland
Saturday after
until Hawks holder OF
end Dale (Red)
the St Louis Robin broke all marks He here with the International derby
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

Mr.. Agent. DR.. OF Insurance.
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.-adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

ENGINES

"A Type for every
Purpose
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville 80 Corpus Christi
San Antonio - Houstom
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11
CHARGED TREES
 FATAL ID BIRDS
Electricity Kills Olf Feathered
 Inhabitants

St Charles. Mo, Oct. II (UP) - Smooth parked trees served as fatal roosts for thousands of birds near here when they were charged with electricity during storm last Au- gust, pr. William c, Wilson, orni- -thologist, will tell the United States department Of agriculture in a re- port which he is preparing.
 More than 5000 dead birds were reported to have been found on q farm a short distance from this city and more than HOO on another farm following the storm, according to pr. Wilson.
 s"I have never heard of a case of this kind hefore,' Dr. Wilson said, and it may not happen again in a thousand years, but l believe that it is worth reporting 10 federal experts.
 Tn my opinion only birds roost- ing on smooth parked trees were electrocutcd when unusual atmos- pheric conditions charged the trees with electricity. I believe that this kind Of tree is q conductor of cleo tricity during storm because water can not he absorbed. making the tree attractive 10 the electrical charge.
 "The charge was not strong enough to kill any but the smallest birds however, since no large ones We're found to have been victims of this wholesale clectrocutiou, tho doctor declared.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

acteristic twinkle in his eye. He rclented long enough to make a few sinister remarks that would indicate that even in his death he would have last ace up his sleeve to surprise and outwit the people of his beloved France. He warned his listeners that when he dies they won't know about it un- til even his remains are beyond their reach.
 Anyway, it's not going to hap pen suddenly, even though you would like to see me pass out in such a way as to give you good story" he said. 'I'll die slowly and I've already made all arrange mcnts.
 If l die in Paris, they will put me in a coffin as soon as l am dead and ship me to Ncndee without drum or trumpet. In that way mo- body will be bothered by my ob- sequies, not even myself. If I die
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

at Nendee l will be right on the spot and it won't be the least trouble to anybody
 Intermcnt Is Planned
 M. Clemenceau has made all plans for his interment in a park near his modest country home. There is already one grave there, that of his father, pr. Georges Clemenceau, and beside 1t there is a place ready to receive the re- mains of the Grand Old Man of France" as Lloyd George once called him.
 A marble stone has been erect ed to stand in front Of the two graves. The spot is isolated among the trees.
 At the foot of the tomb of his father and his own grave, Clem- enceau has erected a marble mon ument. It is the work of the sculp- tor Sicard. and represents a hel- meted Minerva, designed by The
New Britain herald., 1929-10-11
Spanish Guards Require
 46 Shots to Kill Bull

Madrid, Oct. II UP)--A fighting bull recently broke loose from the bex in which it was being trans ported from the Saltillo farm to Valladolid when the train was stop ped at the station of Los Parralcs, In the province of Ciudad Real.
 The Civil guards were called to take the situation in hand, and when they drove up in their truck, the bull tore into it. damaging the truck considerably. The guards be- gan shooting, and with each shot the bull became wilder and wilder, and died only after the 4Gth shot had been fired.