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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
PRISON GROUP
MEETS MONDAY
Capitalization Committee
Names Houston Man
Chairman

AUSTIN, July 8--(Pl- Meeting
for the first time since its creation,
the Texas prison Capitalization
commission today named w. A. Pad
dock, Houston, temporary chairman,
and Senator w. A. Williamson, San
Antonio, secretary, preparatory to
session later today to consider
steps for the relocation 4 the peni-
tentiary system.
Paddock, who is chairman OF the
state prison board. told members of
the 18 member commission The
prison board is not going to impose
any ideas and ask that you either
accept or reject them"
Paddock said members of the
prison board wanted a free, discus
sion and earnest cooperation from
the nine members Of the senate and
house named with the prison board
to solve the penitentiary problem
Members Of the commission pres
ent of the preliminary meeting were
Fred Horton, Greenville: Lee Sim
mons, Sherman; J. B. H. Holderny,
Fort Worth; and <. III. AStin, Bryan,
members of the prison board; Sen
ators Edgar Witt, Waco; w. A. Will
Iams, San Antonio, and ]. w. Stew
enson, Victoria, and REPRESENTATIVES
w. T. Graves, Stephenville; A. H.
King, Throckmorton; Coke r. Stew
enson, Junction, and E. T. Murphy,
Livingston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
FRUIT
PLANE Line
Proposal Is to Operate Fast
Air Express For Lower
Rio Valley

DALLAS, Tex, July 8.-(P)-Ten-
tative plans for the establishment of
an extensive air express system be-
tween Dallas and the Rio Grande
Valley and Mexico were revealed
here today by the aviation depart
ment Of the Dallas Chamber Of
Commerce. The proposed system
would connect with lines to the east
and north from Dallas.
Although the name Of the sponsor
was not made public, it was said it
was proposed to have the line IN
operation by September.
Demand FOR highly valuable per-
ishable citrus and other fruits OF
the Rio Grande Valley and for wild
game which can be shipped from
Mexico to large hotels in the east
and north will assure success OF
such a line, in the opinion Of the
Dallas chamber officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

WINNIPEG, Man, July 8.-P9-
A new worlds nonstop long dis
tance record for light aeroplanes
was established yesterday when
Dwight S. (Barney) zimmerley flew
from Brownsville, Texas, to Winni-
peg.
zimmerley, holder Of altitude
records for light planes, landed at
Stevenson sAerodrome at GAS
O'Clock, completing the 1725-mile
flight in Is hours to beat the pre-
yious distance record by 758 miles.
Last year, Harry J. Brooks in a
plane weighing under TIL pounds
flew o72 miles.
Zimmerley's monoplane, equipped
with a 60-horsepower motor, weighs
726 pounds.
Fog and rain were encountered
shortly after the start, zimmerley
ran into a fog, the engine started
to miss, and he could reach an alti-
tude of only 400 feet. but the motor
became adjusted and from then on
it worked perfectly.
From Brownsville, the most
southern point in the United States,
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line start, IN contrast 10 Lne OUner
two, when the plane Green Flash
was damaged and finally wrecked,
was made in a fog which caused
poor visibility. Williams, however,
took the heavily laden ship from
the sands after run of little more
than a mile, cleared steel amuse-
ment pier at an altitude of 100 feet
and swung east in wide circle.
While still within sight of watch
ers on the beach he circled to gain
more altitude and at height Of
500 feet headed towards Cape Sable,
N. S.
The first report as to the planes
progress came from Lieutenant il.
M, Melka, pilot Of coast guard
amphibian which was to accompany
the Pathfinder for the first 100
miles.
Twenty five minutes after the
start, Melka mesSaged the coast
guard station at Gloucester, Mass.
The Pathfinder was making good
progress"
The flight was to be not only a
1OI1b ulOJdllCC dLOClllpG DuU 1Cdd44A6o
were to be made by Yancey to aid
DR.. James H. Kimball, New York
meteorologist, in forecasting wealth
er conditions over the Atlantic. DR..
Kimball has been the unofficial
starter of all transatlantic flights,
fliers waiting for a favorable report
from him before taking off.
Mrs. Yancey, worn by the many
nights of little sleep preparing for
the hop off, returned to her room at
hotel here Immediately after the
start and left orders she was not to
be disturbed.
Favorable winds will aid the
Rome-bound plane although some
fog will be met until it is 1000 miles
out, according to DR.. Kimball. Re
lying on these favorable tail winds
Yancey and Williams had their fuel
load cut from 500 to $50 gallons just
before the start.
Charles Ramsgate, New York at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Dead Lads Mother
: Says He Was Victim
Of Boy Blackhanders

SAUGUS, Mass, July 8.-tR)-
Historically shrieking PATSY has
carried out his threat" Mrs. Santi
Demore, of Boston today identified
the body of a 10-year- bow
found in the marshes here yester-
day as that of her son, Salvatore.
The boy had been missing for 19
days.
According to police, Patsy was the
leader OF black hand group in
Boston, which in a letter had de-
manded 5000 from the boys father
under threat of injury to his fam
lily. The threat. police said, was
the outgrowth of a feud of long
standing. The first demand was
made shortly before the boy disap-
peared. During his absence, two
other letters were received which
contained similar threats.
The identity of Patsy was known
to police and search was made for
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
WATER HEARING
IS UP MONDAY
Valley Interests In Austin
Fighting Franklin
Application
Especial to The Herald

AUSTIN, Tex, July 8.-The j. L.
Franklin hearing seeking water
from the Rio Grande to irrigate
$4,000 acres in Hidalgo county was
scheduled to get under way here at
p. m. after having been postponed
earlier in the day.
Valley interests both for and
against the application were on
hand for the hearing. Almost all
of the irrigation systems now in
operation in the Valley are oppos-
ing issuance of the permit Attor-
neys for these irrigation companies
say the normal flow of the Rio
Grande will not provide enough
additional water to irrigate so
large a body of land.
The fight is expected to center
on the fact that Franklin has no
facilities for storing the water.
Nearly two years ago the water
board adopted an order refusing to
grant diversion from the Rio
Grande without storage facilities
being provided. Franklin's appli-
cation is based on a presentation
Continued on page 10.)
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long staple cotton estimated at ST.
600 acres this year, compared with
$4,000 acres in cultivation a year
ago.
(B) Not included in California
figures, nor In United States total.
This years increase is six
tenthS of one per cent less than
the record acreage of 48,730 600
acres planted in 1926" the depart
ment commented. "The estimate
relates to acreage standing on July
1, allowance having been made for
any acreage which was abandoned
prior to that date and for any acre
age replanted and in cultivation on
that adte.
The increase in acreage has
taken place mainly in the states
from Alabama west, the eastern
part OF the belt showing onlv
Sllght changes from last year.
The August ! production fore
cast will be based on the acreage
IN cultivation on July l, less the
ten year average abandonment in
each state after July /. The board
VIII connect no information on
conditions Of the 1929 cotton cron
until August L."
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American Flyers
Hope to End Rome
Trip in so Hours

OLD ORCHARD, Maine, July 5.-QP0-The
plane Pathfinder with Pilot Roger O. Williams and Nav
gator Lewis A. Yancey aboard took off from the beach
here with Rome its destination 849 m, Eastern
Standard Time
The fIiers expected make the 4,7OO miles flight in
from As to so hours.
The plane took off after q of about mile and
headed due south gaining altitude of about
it left the beach.
The ship then made wide swing and headed
her course until lost in the haze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
ENFORCEMENT
DELAYED TILL
ENDOF MONTH
immigration Head
Tells Creager Law
In Allegiance; Will
Await Action

All Mexican immigration regula-
tions requiring special border pass
ports have been suspended.
At least, they are off temporarily
at Brownsville and there is doubt
that they ever will be enforced at
the port of entry here.
No requirements of any kind will
be made until Aug. /, Edelmiro
Rodriguez, in charge Of the irnmi-
grafton service at Matamoros, as
sured r. B. Creager Monday morn
ing, and it was talieved likely the
regulations would be definitely
changed before that date.
Pedro Chapa and a committee
left by plane Monday morning for
Mexico City to interview President
Portes Gil and other officials re-
garding the regulations. They will
seek to have all passport require
ments permanently banned.
One-trip permits have been is
sued for the past several days at the
office of l.. Loez Montero, Mexican
consul here, to persons living out
side Brownsville. At the same time
Mexican immigration authorities at
the bridge had been notifying cit
izenS of Brownsville that they must
obtain courtesy cards before July Is
or they would be required to secure
the onetrip passports for each visit
to Matamoros.
A charge of one peso was made
for the one-trip passports and like
charge was to have been made for
the courtesy cards. Cards issued to
citizens of Brownsville were to have
been good for one year from Jan. /,
1929, and could have been renewed
at the end of the year.
mo one will be required to have
Continued on page 10)
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Late Bulletins
AMPHIRIAN RETURNS


GLOUCESTER, Mass, July B.
(AP)-The coast guard amphlb-
ian plane piIOted by Lieut.. Leon
ard p. Melka, which accompan-
led the transatlantic plane
Pathfinder to sea and which was
at first believed to have been
forced down because of an ex-
hausted fuel supply, returned to
her base here this afternoon. 1t
was believed Lieut.. Melka stray
ed in the fog.
CALL AUTO BARONS
WASHINGTON, July sap
-Four automotive magnates or
their official representatives, are
to appear Thursday before SEN
ate finance subcommittee to tes-
tify on the tariff schedules on
automobiles. The men requested
to appear are Henry Ford, Al
fred p. Sloan, Jr., president OF
General Motors; w. G. White,
president of the White Motor
Truck company, and MIR. Macau-
lev, who is also president of the
Packard Motor Car company.
MOODY vETOES BILLS
AUSTIN, July 8.-(APl-Gov-
ernor Moody today vetoed three
appropriations measures provid-
ing for support of the state gov
ernment during 193O-31, payment
of miscellaneous claims and ac-
counts against the state and
making refunds for Illegally as
sessed seat taxes on busses travel
ing on non-fixed routes.
The explanation that appro-
priations voted for the legislature
totaIed S55,000,O0O and that the
general revenue would not ex-
ceed S49,O0O,OOO was responsible
for his refusal to sign the mea-
sures, the governor said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
FRIENDS HERE ARE
HAPPY'OVER SUCCESS

New found friends of D. S. (Bar-
ney) Zimnerley in Brownsville were
rejoicing Monday over the success
full nonstop flight of this young pi-
lot from the airfield here to Win
nipeg, Canada.
The weather was disappointing
and engine trouble almost put an
early end to the flight, kilograms
received here said.
Zimmerley wired to Major Ber-
nard A. Law that he flew greater
Continued on page 100
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Fight Over Hand of
San Antonio Girl
Ends In Tragedy

SAN ANTONIO. July 8.-(P)-A
fathers disapproval of his daugh-
ter'S Suitor, which flared into tragic
action in running street fight here
Sunday night, today had put one
man in the morgue, another in the
hospital and another in jail, while
police sought fourth.
Lazaro Vasquez, 40, died Of a
heart wound at local hospital Sun
day. His nephew, Willis Cruz, 36, of
Won Ornly was under guard at the
hospital.
Joe Gorena. 19, of San Antonio
was in the city Jail with a slight
cut on his head. A fourth man
whom Gorena says he knitted, was
the subject of a police search.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
BAIL FOR ALLEGED
FUGITIVE REDUCED

NEW YORK, July 8.-tP)-Bail
for Charles H. BoyleS, 68, held as
a fugitive from justice from ANA
rillo, Tex, was reduced to $4,000 to-
day. The hearing was adjourned
until Friday when police informed
Judge RoSenzluth the Amarillo sher-
iff had telegraphed he would arrive
then with extradition papers.
Boyles asserts that charges of big
amy, grand larceny and jumping
bail bond in Amarillo was frame
up"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Breaks
Record In 16-Hour
Flight To Canada

to the town of Wilson distance OF
600 miles, there was no sight OF
l1nd," said the pilot.
The route then swung to Cogs-
well, N. D., Zimmerley's home town
where a message was dropped. Over
Kansas, Nebraska and part OF
South Dakota the weather was
clear but rain was encountered in
Northern South Dakota and North
Dakota.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonight; Tuesday partly CLOUDY;
unsettled in northwest portion.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
DOPE SEIZURE MADE

WASHINGTON, July 8-R-
Seven trunks belonging to Mrs.
Wing Kao, seized in San Francisco
by the customs officers, were held
up because secret treasury agents
aboard reported they contained
tins Of opium valued at approx
mately $60,OOO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
STATE RESTS
%NM

y DALLAS, Tex, J4.y ..-(P-The
state rested its case against H. r.
Armstrong, charged with assault to
murder as a result of an attempted
jail break here on May 18, today
after calling but one witness. Arm
strong already is under a 25-year
sentence for robbery with firearms.
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partment which is forbidden by law
from estimating that figure at this
time, nor was a forecast made of
production.
The acreage in cultivation July l
and revised figures for the area a
year ago follow:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS
CALIFORNIA CITIES
CROP IN
u. s. NEAR HIGH
RECORD OF 1926

8-The of cotton cultivation
the United States July 80 than The
department agriculture estimated the 485700
compared with 46J946,O0O July last year.
condition the
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WarrdntsFor
Texas SoI0ns
To Be Issued

AUSTIN, July 8.-P)-DraStic ac-
ton to force absent members to re-
turn to Austin SO the house may
complete it's oranization and begin
the task of considering appropri-
alton bills was in prospect today as
the lower branch marked time with
out a quorum.
With only 80 Of $50 members pres
ent, Representative j. B. Snelgrove,
Henderson, said he would ask that
warrants be issued tomorrow for the
absentees if a working membership
failed to develop.
Roll call revealing "a senators
present, the senate was ready to
transact business but was unable to
begin its proceedings due to the
failure of the house to become or
anized. Both houses recessed until
2 o'clock in the hope of beginning
their task Of providing for the ju-
dietary and educational and elee-
mosynary institutions.
That Governor Moody may be
forced to submit few minor sub
jects other than appropriations bills
in order to keep lawmakers busy
while money bills are being consid-
cred by the appropriations commit
tees was indicated in statement Of
Speaker w. S. Barron today.
1T may be necessary to consider
few additional subjects in order
that members of the two houses
may be kept here" he said after
comforting with the governor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

torney and Williams business man
ager, said the flier, just before the
take-off instructed him to ship all
the Pathfinder's equipment to Rome
on the next boat.
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GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 8.-(E1
L. M. Melka, pilot Of
the coast guard plane accompany
ing the Old Orchard-to-Rome air
plane Pathfinder, reported to coast
guard base 7 here at $50 a. m,
Continued on page 10O
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteor
illogical conditions:
High .................. T:13 a. III.
Low ll.46 p. ia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

RIVER FORECAS"
The river will continue -0 IAN
slowly during the next ftE days.
Flood Present 24-Hr- 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

AUSTIN, July 8.-(P)-A warn
ing that large interests are prepar-
ing to attack the constitutionality of
statute imposing franchise tax
on foreign corporations based on
authorized capital stock was sound
ed today by Attorney General
Claude Pollard in communication to
the legislature.
Pollard said he doubted the va
lidity of the Texas statute and Of
fered his services In preparing bill
which would remedy defects COM
planned of by the corporations. A
Washington statute similar to the
Texas law recently was held un-
constitutional, he said.
Should the law be declared void,
the state would lose approximately
$500 900 annually, the attorney gen.
eral estimated.
A bill remedying the franchise tax
law was introduced at the second
special session but died on the cal
endar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
MATAM0R0S PASSPORT RULE lifted


AND FITTINGS
Complete - Well Assorted Stocks
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville - Corpus Christi
San Antonio Houston
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13

NEW YORK, June 13.-Around
baseball circles a topic of converse
ton these days concerns the play
ers' salaries for next season. From
many sources information that the
majority of major league ball play
ers will be asked to accept 25 per
cent reductions.
Seldom does the individual player
ever win out in a salary argument
with the magnate.
1t is the opinion of several play
ers that Babe Ruth holds the key
to the situation. If the Babe re-
covers and has a good season, this
group contends that Colonel Rup-
pert is not likely to ask him to take
a cut in salary, and the rest OF the
magnates will follow suit.
Ruth's three year contract calling
for $4,000 a season terminates at
the close of the current season, and
Ruth has said that he will ask the
Yankees for 100000 if they offer
him only a one-year contract.
Ruth, Gehrig and Hornsby are
baseball's three highest-priced
stars. Gehrig draws $4,000 and
Hornsby, it is said, $4,000 from the
Cubs.
Some of the other high priced
players are Dazzy Vance, $4,000; Ed
Roush, $4,000; Burleigh Grimes,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
Willie Garner to Ride Ken
lucky Derby Winner
in Big Race.
EASTERN HORSES DUE
Great Field Completes for
HOn0rS.

b. uftfd PRISE
CHICAGO. June 13.-Chicagos
largest turf crowd is expected to
enter Washington Park Saturday, to
see the annual American Derby
premier race Of the Windy City
season.
Carrying an added purse of
$4,000, the race has attracted most
of the best 3-year-olds Of the year,
Today Clyde Van Dusen, winner
of the Kentucky Derby, was in
stalled as favorite with the odds
quoted at 81, and with every indi-
cation that the betting will be on
a shorter margin before race time.
Van Dusen's stock went up con-
siderably Wednesday night when 1t
was announced that Willie Garner
will ride him. Pony McAtee, who
rode the horse in the Kentucky
Derby. was unable to come here
because of eastern engagements and
there had been much speculation re-
garding the jockey. However, Gar
ners retention was considered as an
aid to Clyde Van Dusen's racing
ability.
Most OF the eastern entries for
the race were to arrive today. DR..
Freeland and African we're includ-
ed in a shipment Of twelve horses
brought by trainer Tom Healy and
Igloo and Dali, w. R. Coe horses,
also were due today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
John Dawson Wins Fourth Round
Match in British Amateur Meet
Chicago Star Displays Real Championship Golf: Alabama
Rhodes Scholar Beats Yankee Opponent.

fourth round of the British anna
teur golf championship today.
Baugh won three and two.
The only other American remain
ing in the tournament after the
elimination of Crane, John Dawson
of Chicago, also won his fourth
round match, defeating E. P. Kyle
of the Malay States, 5 and 4.
Dawson played real championship
golf, losing only the fourth, where
his drive was trapped on a sand hill,
and the seventh, where Kyle ran
down a long putt.
On the ninth, Dawson made a
phenomenal 8O-yard chip shot into
the cup for 3, On the tenth, he
put chip shot dead to the pin from
the top of a bunker.
On the thirteenth, Dawson made a
smashing 370-yard drive that put
him back of the green, with an easy
chip shot to get on and hole out in
two puts.
r. Philip Perkins, defending
champion, was eliminated in the
fourth round by Andrews McNair
Jr. of East Renfrewshire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
Big Leagues

GEORGE GRANTHAM, Pitts
~ burgh second baseman, singled
in the ninth Wednesday and enabled
the Pirates to come from behind and
beat the New York Giants, 7 to 6.
Mel OFT allowed Grantham's hit to
roll between his legs, permitting
Traynor to score from first. The
Giants knocked Burleigh Grimes
out of the box, but the Pirates vic
tory kept Grimes undefeated rec
or intact.
Pat Malone struck out twelve men and
won his eighth game of the season for the
Chicago Cubs over the TLi,ies, to 8.
English Cubs shortstop, was injured in a
collision with Hurst.
Al Simmons clouted home run No.
IA and the Philadelphia Athletics
beat the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 8.
1t was RUDE Walberg's seventh
victory Of the season.
v, AA44TH9ggH ,, 10y qEHEJG HI, HIT HIS
SON. THE ST. LOUIS BRoWNs Won
THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR
FROM THE NEW YORK YANKEES.
8 TO 4.
Morgan and Fonseca got three hits each
Morgan hit a single. double and triple and
walked twice for perfect day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
Many Famed
Pilots Drive
at Altoona
$1,000 Prize to Go to Vic
tor in 200 Mile
Event.
Bu Times Special

BIZ Times Special
ALTOONA, Pa, June 13.-The
battle for the 1929 A, A. A. driving
championship will be resumed here
Saturday when a host of the worlds
most famous speed pilots compete
in the 200-mile championship event
on the historic Altoona boards.
Although Ray Keech, winner OF
the indianapolis race. leader in the
struggle for the A. A. A. driving title
and Cliff Woodbury. may not race
here, most Of the other noted pilots
will be on hand.
The Altoona race last year was
captured by Louis Meyer at an av-
erage speed of 1T miles an hour
The race here gives 400 points to
the winner.
To the winner will go the $1,000
first prize; $500 to second; $4,000
to third, and $1,750 for fourth.
Following the local event the
drivers will head for Salem to COM
pete in the 200-mile race on the
Rockingham boards on June %.