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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
REFUEL PILOTS
told TO COME
down TUESDAY,
Motor Of Endurance
Ship Weakenin 8,
Early Morning Note
Indicates

ST. Louis. July 30.-tP)-Major
william B. Robertson, president of
the Curtiss-R Robertson Airplane
Manufacturing company, which Is
sponsoring the record breaking en-
durance flight OF Dale (ReO jack
son and Forest O'Brine in the
monoplane "St. Louis Robin" this
morning sent the fliers a message
ordering them to land some time
today.
With their motor weakening butt
still able to KEEP them aloft, Dale
(Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brlnei
created excitement here this MORN
ing when they dropped note from
the endurance plant st. Louis Rob-
in saying they were going to come
down some time" The note evil
dently was meant to "kid" thel
ground crew and was dropped about
$50 a. m.
Major c. Ray WaSseH glanced att
the note and yelled "the flyers are
coming down" O'Brine and jack
son noted the excitement and sig
nailed for him to read on. 1T thej
end appeared sometime" The
plane had been up A07 hours at GIT!
a. m. &C. S. T), just before the
note was dropped.
Past the 400-hour mark IN tlmes
the pilots also were past the $4,000
mark in earnings.
Official instructions advising
them they might come down when
they wished were drafted in let
ter by Major William B. Robert
son, head of the airplane company
sponsoring the flight, last night for
conveyance to the fliers this morn
ing. 1t told Of the requests made
Of him to order the worlds champ
ions down after the 400-hour mark
was passed at 11:17 o'clock &C. >.
T.) last night. But Major Robert
son asserted it would be ''an injus-
tice to tell you to come down be-
fore you are ready"
The motor is good for 500 hours
Major Robertson's letter said, In
the opinion of Arthur Mutt, its de-
signed. Mutt, who was a member
Of the party drafting the letter.
said: Its failure will be nothing
more than the gradual loss Of
power"
Cylinders Weakening
The fliers, in yesterdays note had
said cylinders numbers four and
six showed signs of weakening and
gasketS we're leaking. They noticed
no difference in the propeller revo~
lutions, but more oil was needed.
In a note dropped late yester-
day ordering the nights gasoline
supply, O'Brien told Of "crap !
game" at $500 feet, and revealed
the optimism Of the pilots was un~ 4
dimmed.
They received note from Cap
tain Eddie v. Rickenbacker, who
Continued on page ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Plane firm ORDERS ROBIN TO Land
Army Post Abandonment Seen in Economy Move
Ace Flier Dropped
By Spanish Service

MADRID, July 3D. Rl MAJOR
Ramon Franco, Spain's premier avi-
ator and transatlantic air hero
has been dismissed from the Span
ish air service for offenseS consld-
cred derogatory to Spain's air pres
tige.
The dismissal was not the result
so much of undertaking a tran
oceanic flight recently in defiance
of purported government opposition
as in undertaking that flight in an
Italian-built plane ard in accept
ing French weather reports rather
than those obtained by a Spanish
observatory.
Both phases of the aviator's re-
cent attempt to reach New York
from Alcazares airdome, Carteena,
which ended in forced landing
near The Azores, were dastaStetul
to General Primo de Rivera, Span
ish premier, who had counted on a
flight achievement in which every
entering element should be Span
ish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
BRICK PLANT WILL
ADD NEW EQUIPMENT

EDINBURG. July 3o.-Machinery
for the manufacture Of tile and
face brick has arrived here for in
stallation in the Edinburg Brick
and Tile company's manufacturing
plant. The machinery will be in
place within two weeks. according
to "A. j. Ross, Jr., president Of the
company.
The plant, when completed, will
be able to trun out 10000 face brick
and about 10000 building tile a
day, as well as 10000 common
brick which it can now produce.
Drying sheds will hold 600, 600 brick,
and the two kilns have a capacity
of 3O0, 900 brick each. About 80 men
viii be employed when the plant is
in operation. Ross stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Coroner Studying
Murders Threatened

LONDON, July 30.-(P)-London
police threw a guard today about
the home of Coroner Doctor Jack
son Of Croydon after the coroner
and his wife received letters threat
ening them for his investigation OF
the death of Vera Sidney, one of
three of a prominent Croydon fam
lily to die of poison.
While some OF the police con-
ceded the letters might be the
work of an insane individual they
were determined to take no chances
in what is regarded now as the
most mysterious major crime In
England in recent years.
While it was the verdict OF the
coroner's jury yesterday that Vera
Sidney had been murdered wilfully
by administration of poison, prob
ably in her soup, inquestS over the
40-year- -old spinster's mother, Mrs
Violet Amelia Sidney, who died two
months later, April 5, and Edmond
Creighton Duff, son-in-law Of Mrs
Sidney, must be carried to their fin
ish.
The evidence has shown that Mrs
Sidney died Of poison administered
in a medicine which she alone OF
the family took, while Duff, wha
died a year preceding Vera Sidney
was given a poti oman ETAOIJ
was given potion in glass OF
beer. He was the only member OF
the family who drank beer.
The murder mystery suddenly has
come to the forefront of Englisr
public notice, the prominence OF
the family, its wealth, and the mys-
terry and apparent lack of motive
of a triple killer giving it unusua
interest,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
HURT CRASH
ON San BENI'TO
ROAD MONDAY
Is Others Injured In
Series Of Automobile
Mishaps Over Week
End Recovering
Especial to The Herald)


HARLINGEN, July 30.-Poncianc
Gonzales, about 81, day laborer of
San Benito, rushed to the Valley
Baptist hospital here Monday after
noon after crash at San Benito
died at Sis p. m, the first fatality
as result of series of weekend
collisions which injured 16 people
and sent four of them to hospitals.
Gonzales skull was fractured, and
he was badly mangled as the car
in which he was riding crashed in
to another carrying Fred Wede-
gartner, Well-known San Benitc
contractor and his son, Sanborne
10.
Wedegartner suffered a broken
left arm, and severe scalp lacera-
tions, but no internal injuries de-
veloped as first was feared, advices
from San Benito this morning said
Young Wedegartner was bruised.
The name of an other man riding
with Gonzales was lat learned. The
Wedegartner car was turned over
and the Gonzales machine, although
it remained upright, wa salmost de-
molished by the crash.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
DEPUTY ON VACATION,
SECOND IN 27 YEARS
Especial to The Herald

EDINBURG, July 30.-Andre E.
Chavez, ST., deputy in the equity
clerks office here, is taking his va
cation on a ranch north of Edin-
burg, his second in 81 years of SER
vice as a member of the county
clerks office of Hidalgo county. His
first vacation was Immediately aft
ert he war, when he attended
Citizens Military Training Camp.
Chavez is the oldest man in point
of service connected with the Hi
dalgo county courthouse, having
been elected county clerk in 1902,
when the courthouse was located in
Hidalgo. He held this position until
1916, and has served as 6eputTmSg|
the clerk GDSnnuugns -. suAunaun
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
MISSION
COUPLE IMPROVES
(Special to The Herald)

Especial to The HeraId
MISSION, July 30.-Mr. and Mrs
w. o. Brown, injured as their car
left the highway and was wrecked
near the Brownsville Country club
Sunday, we're considerably improv-
ed today. Mrs. Brown has badly
sprained wrist and ankle Mr.
Brown suffered cuts about the head
Both were treated at the Browns
vile Mercy hospital.
Ansuncio Lugo, who sustained
bac kinjuries when the wagon he
was driving was crashed into by a
truck thre miles north of here on
the pavement Sunday night, was
resting comfortably today at the
home o ia friend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
MRS. KIEKEL
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Mrs. w. r. Kiekel was released
from the Mercy hospital Monday
after treatment for minor injuries
received in a head-on collision on
the Boca Chica highway early Sun
day morning.
Eugene Hallacy, 81, San Benito
man, remained at the hospital with
a fractured leg.
Mr.. Kiekel, who was driving the
car coming toward Brownsville, is
listing freight and passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific lines here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

Schedules Of the Missouri Pacific
defer inspection of passenger cars
from Mexico connecting with their
lines at Laredo until after the cars
have entered Texas was approved
at the meeting.
Another matter discussed related
to the extension Of the host free
- amAAnue eIhhaa6 =. aanksasa Morales
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

pointed as chairman Of a committee
to visit other citrus sections in Texas,
asking them to enter voluntarily the
quarantine area.
About so fruit growers of the VAL
ley attended the meeting, which was
presided over by l.. z. Snayely and
J. D. Ramsey of La Feria officiated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday,
Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Valley Asks 81, 100000
To Keep Texas Pest-Free

HARLINGEN, July resolution asking that Congress
the fight the Mediterranean fruit fly out
proposed meeting of Valley citrus
Harngen hail. The proisvion would
federal inspectors stationed at border and port
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteoro-
logical conditions:
High .s................. LII a. MI.
Low .................. SIS p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
RAYMONDVILLE
FAMILIES BETTER

RAYMONDVILLE, July 30.-Mr
and Mrs. L. H. Manning, then
Continued on page ID
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
RIVER FORECAST

The river will fall slowly all, the
way down during the next "a hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Ezr.
DnYv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

PEANUT PUSHING, originated
hy Bill Williams of Rio ondo,
tContinued on page ID ~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
Al Come Back
Odds 400 to | You'll Be
Home in Year If You
Are Missing

FINDER the system of Miss
" Ruth Haywood. policeWoman
in charge of the missing persons
bureau, it's getting almost impos-
sible to become permanently alb
sent and Unaccounted for. her
records for the first six months of
1929, released today indicate.
Miss Haywood quotes deskside
odds at something like 400 to !
that in the ordinary course of
events You'll be in your appointed
place at your fireside one year
from today, or if you happen to
stray from your hearth long
enough to warrant a report to po-
lice. she says it's S to | against
your remaining away for twelve
months.
Five hundred and seyenty-siX
persons were reported missing
thus far in the year, but 486 Of
that number we're located.
June's report was the heaviest
of any of the months. chiefly, Miss
Haywood declares, because the re-
lease of $4,000 children from
schools gave youths opportunity
to wander freely, sometimes over
night. in search of adventurous
occupation.
In the thirty days lis persons
disappeared, and thirty mine still
are on the absentee roll.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
INCREASE CITY AREA
Includes 81 Square Miles:
Many Streets Unpaved.

Recent annexations have brought
the present area of Indianapolis up
to SLAB square miles, according to
surveys made by the city engineer
ing department.
The city is almost square as now
laid out with north-south span OF
thirteen and one-half miles and 4
east-west length of eleven and one
half.
OF the 800 miles of streets. $50
miles are paved. with fifty miles Of
boulevards. Mileage of sidewalks
outstrips street paving, with $50
miles.
Street lights and fire MIGRANTS
run q close race for corner mon
opoly with $3.50 lights and 1921 fire
hydrants. Fire Chief Voschells
budget calls for annexation of fire
hydrants, but increase in street
lights has not been indicated in
1890 budgets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
FUTURE MAN To
Be SNUG, SAYS
REBEL WRITER
Woman Who 0epIOred War
in Book Sees Son Join
Militia.
BY SAM LOVE
United Press star Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 5-And the
next crop Of American voungsters-
the generation following the
Flaming youth era and the sec
ond removed from the lost gen.
Grafton OF the World war-will
they turn ont TO be Puritans?
Not exactly. in the opinion Of
/ EVELYN Scott. noted author and o
leader Of the nonwanine rebel
lion. But she thinks that they
will have little respect for surwv-
ing rebel
Miss Scott. i'm New York At the
[ moment for publication Of her his
4 tory OF the Civil Tar called The
Wave q Literary Guild book Of
the month and immediate best
seller. outlined for the United
Press what she thinks the new gem
GRAFTON viii resemble.
Posterity win &c Tolerant
Although Miss Scott wrote The
hrorror, L5o,,ee 3D. ,,,io, roc the he
ginning Of 2 new school of real
istiC7 fiction anent family rela-
tiore and altbo,ob sbo herself is
tbe l,oroi,,o of aio5+ ~ Rrazi'
1.itl, IA. non of l,o,. cl,oioo il, .
so,,,erI,a4 ,,,oro rc,,sntic love affair
tban is reua11v Described ~ eedate
fan,ilv iournale Che exnects M such
star beIaborino antics from her off,
enrine and his little suh-iazz age
friend
Miss Scott thinks thcv will grow
up eocbi9ticated. but religious
Thrv will hc religious but toll
ut
c1ev will NJ tolerant hnt dis
lll1sionet
Ther will in fact he frife
SNUG moro than 2 little cautious
entireI,, too comfortable zniri+,1alIv
tsrd as result y notentiaI menace
- tI,c dic,,i+,. ~ tt,ei, elder
Forecast Shelf for Self
.Tbe,. will mot Discard RELIGION az
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
OLD GLORY STOPS ROAD
Farmer Hoists Flag to Halt Steam
Shovels.

7
NEWARK. n. J., July 5.-When
John Dreyer objected to the city of
Newark cutting a road through his
farm. he hoisted the United States
flag in the path of the steam SHOW
els and sat down to protect his
rights.
Police we're called and persuaded
Dreyer to lower the flag and allow
the work to proceed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
BELLS WRECK CABINET
Portugal Government Resigns Over
Differences.

= n'fFT ITIFF
LISBON. July 5.-The Portuguese
cabinet headed by Jose VinCente De
Freitas has resigned because of diff
ferences Of opinion among the men,
hers.
Differences of opinion developed
among the ministers when the min
tster of Justice issued an order al
lowing church bells to be rung dur
ing religious professions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05

Hiram ". Evans Credits Organizs -
ton for Al Smiths Defeat.

: uttCd Press
KOKOMO Ind. July Hiram
" Evans, imperial wizard of the
Ku-Klux Khan addressed an In
|, dependence DAY crowd of nearly
= 5000 persons here.
The Khan official in commenting
upon the recent presidential cleo
tion credited the Kan with the de-
feat Of Al Smith. Democratic can
didate. We operated on the re-
ligious question in the country in
1928 and We are here to celebrate.
The KAN went against Smith, be-
cause he is an honest Catholic and
his conscience is controlled by an
Eoutsider.
A monument in Malfalfa park
oVued by the klan. was unveiled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
Russo Chinese Peace
Is In Sight AS Another
Obstacle Is Removed

LONDON. Dec. 8 0NS9-Fol.
lowing the receipt Of reports
from Mukden Stating that the
Mukden political council had
withdrawn its objections to one
Of the Soviet demands which,
heretofore, had proved q stun
bling block, it was believed today
that the way had been paved for
an end to the Sino-Russ contro-
Versy over the Chinese Easter
Railway.
During the progress of peace
negotiations entered into by
Soviet and Mukden delegates, the
Soviet representatives insisted that
M. YenShanoff and M. Eisntont,
formerly manager and assistant
manager of the G. E. R., be all
lowed to retain posts on the rail,
ways staff, although agreeing to
Chinese demands that they be
replaced in their former positions.
Although the delegates were
able to reach a virtual agreement
to settle the C. E. r. controversy
on the basis of the treaties Of
1894 signed by both Peking and
Mukden, this Soviet demand was
objected to by Marshal Chang
HsuenLiano, governor Of Man.
churia.
For a time, it appeared that
the demand made by the Soviet
representatives regarding the for.
mer Russian C. E. r. officials
would bring the peace negotia-
tionS to an impasse. Yesterday,
however, the Mukden political
council decided to acceed to the
SovietS on this point.
Marshal Chang is expected TO
send . telegram to the Soviet
Actiong CommiSSar of Foreign Af.
fairs, M. Litvinoff, approving the
results of the conferences held
by the Soviet and Mukden dele.
gates, and notifying the Soviet
Of the appointment of TSai Yum
Sheng, Mukden foreign minister,
as Chinese delegate to discuss
with Soviet representatives upon
technical questions connected with
the restoration of status quo on
the basis of the 1924 treaties.
It is believed these technical
discussions will take place at Kl1a-
barOYSk, beginning December 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
HAITIANS FACE
MARTIAL LAW

Col. Richard Cults. of the
United States Marines in Haiti, re-
ported to the War Department to-
day he has declared martial law
effective in the cities of Port-au-
Prince and Cape Haitien, because
Of the strike in the customs office
Yesterday.
The department said the two
municipalities have been under
technical control of the military
authorities since 1928, but Cuts
did not declare it effective until
yesterday. His action will cause
those who resort to. violence to
face court-hlartial proceedings.
The strike of the customs work
erS followed the Walkout of the
students and teachers as a protest
against q sharp reduction in teach
ers' salaries, Cuts reported.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
100000 SEALS
ALREADY SOLD

Four hundred thousand Christ
mas Seals, or one-tenth of the A.
000, 600, which has been set by the
Washington Tuberculosis Associa-
ton in their drive for health,
have been sold.
Many of the letters which have
been pouring in to the head
quarters Of the association are as
yet unopened and unrecorded.
In the letters of commentator
which they. have received, the
officials see hopes for the reali.
cation of raising the $4,000, for
which Their work calls.
Everyone does not know. that
by buying the Christmas stamps,
they enable the society to co
operate with the health depart
rlent, both in the homes and
schools. Everyone does not know
that the seals permit the main,
tenaAce OF the Ghildren's Health
Camp fos another summer for
children suffering from tuber.
culosis, or that their small con.
tIibutions provide free lunches
for children in the open airg
schools. ...
If a recipient of the seals, how
ever, is unable to purchase them
he is urged to return them in
the enclosed stamped envelope, as
all must be accounted for.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
To HEAR
Of CRIME '
staff Photo

A discussion Of crime eondi-
tons throughout the Nation will
be held at a dinner Of the Wash
ingtoon Board Of Trade to be held
December 16 at 8 p. m, in the
New Willard Hotel.
Representative James M. Beck
OF Pennsylvania, former Solici.
tor General Of the United States,
will speak on the crime PROBLEMS
of the present day, in their re.
lation to the Constitution.
Another prominent speaker will
be DR.. Lent d. Epson, director Of
the Detroit Bureau of Municipal
Research, an organization nation
ally known for its study of crime.
DR.. Epson will speak on Prob
lens Confronting Police Forces
OF Our Large Cities"
Among those invited are the
United States Attorney General,
the Judiciary Committees of the
House and Senate, justices of the
District Supreme Court and of
the District Court of Appeals,
and present officers and past pres
identS Of the local bar associ-
alton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
Century old Precedent Cited
To Back Grand jury Summons

On the other hand, lawyers
point out that in 1900, Justice
Chase. of the United States SUI
preme Court, handed down q
finding which has never been
challenged or set aside to this
day.
The eminent jurist Of Is dec.
adeS ago said that he knew of no
exemption to members Of Con.
gre8s from the requirement to
appear. as witnesses in court. He
elaborated by stating that every
person accused of q crime has
the right to summon witnesses in
his behalf.
The subpoena served on Blease
was made out Gin the case Of the
United States versus John Doe"
the John Doe being understood
to be. the unknown murderer Of
Detective Sergeant Scrivener.
In 1910 Justice Daniel Thew
Wright, in the District Of Col
umbia Supreme Court, issued
lpandanlls against Senator Reed
Smoot, of Utah, and his associ.
ateS on the Senate Committee on
Printing after they had failed to
answer a suit brought against
them.
Justice Wright ruled that Sena
tors, unless they Claimed immun-
ity, should not fail to answer the
orderly process Of the court,
pointing out that such peremp-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
ScriUener Grand Jury Seeks
Woman 'MysteTy Witness -"

Justice Peyton Gordon today
will take up one Of the Weightiest
legal problems he ever has been
required to face.
Senator Coleman L. Blease OF
South. Carolina, who defied the
Grand Jury yesterday and ex-
pressed extreme contempt for it
in refusing to testify in the
Scrivener case, is standing firm
in his determination to ignore
a court summons.
Justice Gordon is in an embar-
RAISING position. He is facing a
situation similar in theory to that
he faced six weeks ago when he
sentenced three Times reporters
to 45 days in jail for failure to
give irrelevant testimony to the
Grand Jury.
Senator Blease has not only re-
fused to tell what he knows about
the Scrivener murder but has ex-
pressed contempt for the present
Grand Jury. He is standing on
his congressional immunity and,
If Gordon decides TO obey the i'm
piled request Of the Grand Jury
and use the majesty of the law to
force BleaSc to testify, the case
may reach the United States Su-
preme Court
Blease, after expressing his
opinion of the present Grand
Jury for its conduct in the Nc
Pherson case, quotes from the
Constitution Of the United States,
which says:
They (members Of Congress)
shall in all cases, except treason,
felony and breach of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their
attendance at the sessions of their
respective houses, and in going to
and from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either house,
they shall not be questioned in
any other place." .*