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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

CHANNEL PLAN
Decision OF Engineers On
Brownsville Project Is
Not Announced

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. IR)-Al-
though consideration was given the
Brownsville navigation district pro-
posal to cut a ship channel from
Brazos Santiago Pass to point near
that city by the board Of army en-
gineers Tuesday In executive session,
no public announcement concerning
the case was made.
If the matter was settled In the
meeting the next move will be a
formal recommendation to he act
ing chief of engineers. who I'm turn
will send the decision o nto the
secretary of war.
The next meeting of he board
was set for Sept. "a.
Following an open hearing on a
Washington state project. the board
took up the Brownsville-Point 1sa-
bel project In executive session.
The board will decide whether
government funds viii be supplied
to cut a channel through Brasos
Santiago Pass to Point Isabel or
through the pass to a point near
Brownsville. or some variation OF
these two plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
Yep Near KANSAS CITY
Texas Safe Looted of $40, 600
GEORGE-BLACK
MATCH CLOSES
CLUB TOURNEY

Jimmy George viii meet A. K.
Black In the final round Of the
Country club golf tournament
Sept. 8, as q result of Georges
victory over Chas. Pickett Tues
day afternoon. Both played a
good brand of golf on about
even terms. Each shot IT'S, 1t
is reported. George carries "A
handicap Of six, whereas Puckett
is limited to four.
They viii play SO holes for tire
cup Suncay aTser next.
II. d. Seago has beaten NJ. n.
Hall In the consoistion flight.
DR.. Harry Loew SUI has to play
Holland in this event before the
ftnalists can be determined.
6eago defeated Hall by seven
net strokes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

ualties-and yet a constant dis
turbance.
And Of course. all Of II viii b.
mutually defensive as prescribed
by the Kellogg treaty.
At any rate. such Is the forecast
provided Japan and the western
powers keep hands off.
= Outside interference. sooner OF
later. is recognized as the situa
tion'S vital peril.
One outsider in. all the import.
ant ones in-is the prediction.
Almost needless to say, the out.
siders would Immediately make 9
first class war out of it-with a.
the modern improvements.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
FATHER SAYS SON BORN In MEXICO;
MAY BE JAILED FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY

Hes my father. If he says ! was
born in Mexico, it Is true" Thus
Pedro vasquez, Jr.. accepted q par
entail edict that may result In his
Imprisonment after a preliminary
hearing held Tuesday for him on
charges of reentering the United
States Illegally after having been de-
ported previously.
Young vasquez was captured IN
the vicinity or Brownsville by i'm
migration officers. He staunchly
maintained that he was an American
citizen and that his previous de-
pcrtation had been upon the false
evidence Of woman In Galveston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

that he was a Mexican citizen. He
also said that Pedro Jr.. was baptized
in Matamoros and not In Browns
Vile.
The family moved to the United
States from Matamoros shortly after
the death Of his wife. Manuela, he
said. At that time Pedro. Jr.. was
about six years old. and he has re-
sided IN the United States since.
the father declared.
To this testimony the younger
man bowed his head and said: He
Is my father. II he says am a
Mexican citizen. then IL Is true"
Pedro. Jr.. then was bound over
to the grand jury ON $1,000 bond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

Vasquez declared that he was born
at Santa Maria and had lived on
the American side OF the Rio
Grande all Of his life.
Several OF his relatives were called
In, and each corroborated his state
ments. A baptismal certificate
showing that Pedro Vasquez. Jr.. son
of Pedro Manuela Vasquez had been
baptized here was introduced as evi-
dence.
Officers then procured mis- aged
father. who Is living near Kingsville.
Solemnly raising his hand and TAX
ing the oath, vasquez. 6r-. said that
his son had bean born at the In
Ensenada ranch In Tamaulipas and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
CRAFT finds
STORMS over
NORTH TEXAS
Eckener Gives Ur Plan
To Route Ship Via
Fort Worth; Due In
Cleveland Today

OLATHE, Kan, Aug. 2S.-CPJ--
The dirigible Graf Zeppelin passed
over Olathe at $40 a. m. today, III.
>. T. III was flying high. OIathe
Is Is miles southwest OF Kansas
City.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Aug. Is.
-tRl-The Graf Zeppelin passed
over Independence &C 7:25 n. m.,
Z. S. T., today. It was headed
northeast and Vas flying low at an
estimated speed Of between SO and
60 miles per hour.
FAIRFAX. Okla, Aug. 28.-tF-
The Graf Zeppelin passed over
Fairfax at 6:20 N. today, travel
ing rapidly In r northeasterly d.
rection. Previously 1t had passed
over Watonga. Hennessey and Per-
~. all In Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
I'm OUR
VAl.l.EY
A VALLEY THOUGHT

A VALLEY THOUGHT
The Valley produces the first
cotton every year, markets her
crop early in the season and for
Is years has received the best
price paid during the year.
HOW DO YOU KNOW where
one town stops and the other be-
gins In the Valley?
Sam Ely, travelling salesman from
Dallas, here on his first visit, want
ed to know.
Prom the time I arrived in Ed
inburg until i reached Brownsville
It seemed I only drove out Of one
city and into the another"
Mr.. Ely, much travelled and not
urone 10 become enthusiastic over
any section Of the country. thought
the Valley one Of the most attract
i've sections of the United States.
Liked It and said SO.
UnAess some knocker gets hold OF
Mr.. Ely before he leaves the VAL
lev. he will be an influential
booster.
ant asome knocker' Is getting
hold of many enthusiastic boosters
these DAYS and chilling their ardo-.
The pitifuI thing about this per-
SON Is that he is making his own
condition worse and injuring the
country which Is giving him his
Iiving-a country which deserves 20
be one of the best in the land.
Valley citizens who are loyal
should never fail 70 say a good
word for their homeland and should
At every opportunity set a knocker
right.
acHH,D BEATEN by Rattler May
pie" remarks q headline in the
Harlingen Star.
Which is something new in
sssnakeology."
graphical error. and The Herald
NAV have one as comical In q lew
days.
In fact, Bob Of the Mission Times
last week objected to The Herald
,,rinr acanion" in headline 70
describe q bus
ant that was different. Bob
80 displayed his ignorance OF
.sborderrse."
Tlaos who do not know that q
Continued on page "A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
Oil Tanker Fire
Is Under Control

NEW YORK. Aug. 28.-tRl-Fire
which broke out in the fire room Of
the tanker Paulsboro last night
was under control today, and the
American tanker Beaconhill was
standing by, according to the
Vacuum Oil Co.
With a cargo Of 10000 tons OF
crude oil the Paulsboro was bound
from Houston, Tex, to Bayonne,
New Jersey. Her commander Is
John I. Pearson Of New York. and
she has a crew Of 80 men,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
ARDENT UNION
- y y
FAN GETS FINE
= = -
FOR ACTIVITY

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-tFl-"The
union forever: horrah. boys, hur-
rahl" This was James Cum
nings' argument TO Magistrate
James Feron in Oak Park.
Cummings had been peddling
bills without q license, which Is
against Oak Park law. He told
the magistrate he distributed the
bills because you gotta do what
the union says"
'If the union told you TO come
out here and shoot me, would you
do it?" the court demanded.
Il gotta do what the union
says" repeated Cummings.
"And T." said the magistrate,
gotta do what the law says.
Two dollars and costs"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
Bids Are Called On
Fair GROUND Paving
Especial to The Herald }

k0ptCldI 20 lie HeTaId1
HARLINGEN, Aug. 28-Bids have
been called on paving Of streets nc
the Harlingen fair grounds, and
contracts for the worS are to he let
Immediately. Paving will begin as
soon as the contracts are let, and
will finish before the opening OF the
midwinter fair.
Decision TO pave the streets was
reached At a meeting Of the city
commission the first of the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
Date Experiments
Discussed At Club
(Special 70 The Herald)


EDINBURG, Aug. 28.-Possibill-
ties of commercial date growing as
a Valley industry may be largely
determined by the results Of ex-
perimen.5 now under way at the
Weslaco experiment station With
imported date shoots, w. r. Mont
gomery. Hidalgo county state rep
resentative declared before the XII
wants club at their luncheon Tues
day.
Mr.. Montgomery told Of his ex-
perience in helping secure the ship
ment of date shoots now being
tried out in Weslaco. and explained
that he had been able to secure q
yearly appropriation OF 5000 from
the state TO carry on the expert
ment after shoots had been pro-
vided by the federal government.
H. also cited figures to show the
possibility Of profit from CONNER
cial date growing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
SPEAKERS TO GIVE BOOSTER
ADDRESSES AT RAYMONDVILLE

of Chicago, who accompanied Col.
Holp ON the trip. will discuss My
Impressions OF Your Valley" The
why" Of the Willacy County Irri-
CATION project will be told by Ned II.
Sayford of the Morgan Engineering
company the How" Of the irriga-
ton system building will be the
topic OF T. II. Harbin OF the. Trinity
Farms Construction company: and
the What" of the Delta Orchards
company development will be told
by ID. X. Woodward. Jr., OF Austin
The speakers have been the
guests of w. A. Harding since their
arrival In Raymondville Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
38Girl Scouts At
First Encampment


wESLACO, Aug. o. Thirty
eight girls attended the first VAL
ley Girl Scout encampment. which
closed nc 9 p. m. Thursday. The
camp was held on Llano Grande
lake. in the Izaac Walton preserve,
on space loaned by MIR. and Mrs.
Walter Weaver of Donna. and was
attended by girls from the Donna,
McAllen and Edcouch, with Mrs.
Harvey HixsoI as head Of the
camp.
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Truax,
also of Donna, led nature study
Instructions in signalling. tracking
handicraft, games and other scout
activities were given. Dorothy Mae
Yearger. Of Donna, received an
award for being most helpful "a
other scouts, Mary jackson the best
all-round camper, and Virginia
Fenwick and Airline Callavo OF Nc
Allen tied for the swimming award
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

Teachers Return.-Mr and Mrs. G.
A. Schmidt. who have been attending
the Teachers college at San Marcus
during the summer. have returned
to resume their work in the El Jar
din school. Miss nellie Harrington
and Miss Louise Smith. who have
been in attendance at the Teachers
college at Warrenburg. Mo. during
the summer have also returned. and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Rasco who have
been attending the Teachers college
at Denton are back.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
Tropic Disturbance
Noted Over Florida

NEW ORLEA' S, Aug. 28.-tP)-
The New Orleans weather bureau
reported q tropical disturbance OF
slight intensity passing over Key
West. Fla. this morning and due
to move into the South Atlantic
ocean during the day.
Reports from the Washington
weather bureau stated a disturb
ance OF slight inte' sity was moving
southeastward over the southwest
Florida coast and 1t probably would
increase In intensity and cause fresh
strong shifting winds near the CEN
ter of the South Atlantic coast dur
ing today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
ZEPPELIN THROUGH
TEXAS AT NIGHT

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2s-tR)-
Slipping through the clouds In a
grim attempt TO retrieve time lost
during the night over the rugged.
storm infested mountain area Of
wesern Texas, the Graf Zeppelin
was speeding toward Kansas City
from the southwest today on the
last lap OF its round-the-world
cruise.
Strong head winds, which appar-
emily prevailed mt all heights, still
prevented the big silver ship from
Continued on page 81
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday.
Light ot moderate northerly To-
easterly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28

RAYMONDVILLE. Aug. 28.-Of
particular interest to residents OF
WiIlacy County Irrigation District
No. is the series of development
talks to be given Wednesday night
at the Raymondville school audi
torium at 5 p. m. by group OF
men on topics Of special Valley
significance.
Col. p. Z. Holp. national lecturer
from Chicago. who has just COM
pleted an inspection OF the Rio
G rande Valley, will speak on the
subject. Home Folks, Boost What
You Have" 4. z. Richardson, also
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
RIVER FORECAST

The river will begin falling ut
Brownsville this afternoon or TO-
night and thereafter continue 70
fan all along during the next "a 70
48 hours.
FTpcd Present 24-Hr. 14-E1F.
Stage stage Ching. Rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-28
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point liza
bel tomorrow. under normal meteor=
illogical conditions:
ElBn 4...4s..s.-.Y-ssa-1 las I'm. n1.
Low .....s..s.s..-...-s QUO -. III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
CONFERENCE EXTENDED.
DR.. C. A. Shreve will Be Among
Speak rs at Session.

Rev. Harry l.. Collier, pastor Of the
Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol
and X streets. announces that the first
week of the Bible conference being con-
Quoted by Rev. j. NJ. Hoover of Cali
fornia has proved interesting, and will
be extended all next week. A number
of eyangelistS and ministers are coming
for the sessions, among them DR..
Charles A. Shreye, formerly a WASH
ington pastor.
Studies in prophecy for the after
moons at $3.50 will embrace the follow
ing: 1.-THE Two Restrictions, Seven
Judgments" 1.-THE Jews in Palestine"
and 1.-The Anti-Christ- Is He?"
Mr.. Hoover will speak evening at 7:45
O'Clock, except Monday, on these sub
jects: where Did Christ Go From the
CROSSE" 1.-The Man Who Went From
Jerusalem to Jericho" "The Blood
Atonement" Ian illustrated sermon) :.
1.-The Kingdom of Many Mansions and
'Mussolini--Is the World Preparing for
Anti-Christ?"
A divine healing service will be held
Thursday evening for the sick of every
creed. A communion service will be
held tomorrow at IL am, when he will
speak on I'm Remembrance Of Me-" and
at 1880 pm. the topic will be Noah
and His Ark"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
WORLD RELIGIONS
TOPIC FOR FARLEY
Representatives of Oriental
and Western Faiths Listed
for Fellowship Meeting.

Representatives Of Oriental and West
ern religious and philosophic thought
will speak on Peace and Brotherhood
as Taught by the Worlds Greatest Liv-
ing Religions" at the first Fellowship
of Faiths" meeting at the First Con-
gregational Church. Tenth and G
streets, Tuesday night. DR.. Jason No
bic Pierce. pastor Of the church. will
preside.
This meeting. according to Charles
Frederick Weller. will mark the launch
ing OF what is known as THE Three
fold Movement" which includes Eel
lowship OF Faiths" League Of Neigh
bors" and Union of East and West"
in washington. The movement. which
Is designed to promote world peace
and racial, religious and CULTURAL unity,
according to Mr.. Weller, is now estab-
lished in number of cities.
DR.. Abram Simon is chairman Of
the Washington committee Of the
"Threefold Movement" and Rev.
Moses Lowell of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church Is vice chair
man. The plans for Washington call
for the establishment of a committee
of 100 similar to that of New York
City.
Wensang Wong of China will speak
Tuesday evening on "Buddhism"; Rev.
M. r, Lowell on Christianity; San
song Shih-Fu Wang of China on "Con-
fucianism"; Kedar Nath Das Gupta of
India on Hinduism; DR.. Abram
Simon on Judaism: and ,Syud Hossain
Of India on "Mohammedanism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
MORE GRAFT DATA
GIVEN CHICAGO Jury
Sanitary Trustees Broke Fur
niture in "Whoopee Party"
Mathiesen Says.
Rr the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April 20-More tales Of
"whoopce parties" by members of the
sanitary district trustees were reported
today to have been laid before the
grand jury investigating alleged ex-
travagance and graft by the board.
Arthur Mathiesen. described as pri-
vate secretary to Timothy j. Grove,
former president of the board, who was
defeated at the November election, was
before the jury yesterday. The story
he was reported to have told detailed
a trip by members of the board to New
York in 1927 and mentioned a
"whoopee party" at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in which broken furniture was
tossed out of windows and property
damaged to the extent OF $500.
Told of Padded Vouchers.
The Jury was understood to have
been told that vouchers were padded
in order to cover up large expenditures
for the delegation of trustees and their
friends who chartered special train
which set out for flood control con-
ference in Washington, but which. &C
cording to Mathiesen, also touched at
New York. Liquor and revelry were
said to have been INDUCED In, and
there were expenditures Of the dis
y ~
story, for flowers and candy for night
club hostesses.
Prosecutors were told that the Wal
dorf-Astoria party started when MEM
bers of the Chicago party supplied
themselves with electric light bulbs and
began a bombardment Of the walls and
sidewalks. This was followed by the
hurting about of pieces of furniture,
the hotel later presenting a bill for
$1,000 damages.
Vouchers as Evidence.
Vouchers showing payment Of the
hotels bill were declared by prosecutors
to be in their possession.
A State Senate investigating commit
tee has possession of certain records of
the sanitary district, and David STAINS
bury. an assistant prosecuting attorney,
charged yesterday that the committee
was holding back the records to delay
the grand jury Investigations. He de-
manded the records, threatening to
prosecute the committee members for
obstructing justice. The committee
said it had not completed its investiga-
ton, and retained the records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
ENFORCEMENT TOPIC
OF DR.. MONTGOMERY
Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Pas
tor to Preach on "our Ma
tional Crisis

DR. James Shera Montgomery, pastor
OF the Metropolitan Memorial M. E.
Church. will preach special sermon
tomorrow evening OH law enforcement.
His subject will be "Our National
Crisis"
At the morning service his subject is
"Life'S Bitter-SWeet"
At q recent meeting Of the official
board Of the church the following Of
ficers were elected: Board of trustees
w. Clarence Duvall. w. 8. Dewhirst. A.
NJ Levers. w. F. Lemon. John Ford.
j. F. Engle. H. A. Harding. II. F. Cam
alier. G. E. Van Orstrand. Board of
stewards-Milton Bosley. William F..
Burris. c. w. Cuthbertson. G.. w.
Camalier. A. B. Chaffee. Mrs B. A. CO.
lonna. Mrs. A. B. Duvall. Miss Bertha
Gray. Miss Fannie Holmes. II. A. Hard
ing. Mrs. p. c. Hyam. David Jameson.
j. w. Koontz. Mrs b. F.. Leighton.
Deets Pickett. j. @. Slye, A. F. Tasker,
Mrs. w. s. Washburn. Honorary--H.
o. Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
COMBINE CHARGED
TO FILM PRODUCERS
Giant Trust Is Alleged in In
dictments Returned Against
Ten Leading Companies.
BY the Associated Press.

4 BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. April 20.--Charges
Of independent motion picture exhib-
itors that the production, distribution
and showing of movie films was being
controlled by giant trust which was
crowding little operators out of busi-
ness we're brought into the open here
today with the indictment of 10 large
producing and distributing companies
for alleged conspiracy to violate the
Sherman act.
The indictment was returned by a
Federal grand jury last night after it
had heard complaints of scores of in
dependent motion picture theater OPP
orators that they had been driven out
of the field or threatened with failure
unless they submitted to the booking
plans of the big film makers.
The officials of 10 leading producing
and distributing companies were named
in the indictment The defendant
companies are West Coast Theaters,
poration, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, First
National Pictures, Universal Film Ex-
change. United Artists, Inc; Fox Film
Corporation, Vitagraph, Inc; Pathe Ex-
change, Inc, and Warner Bros.
The indictment charged that the
companies combined in restraint OF
trade to discriminate against indie
pendent theaters: especially against
theaters giving two feature pictures on
one program, or giving prizes to pa.
irons, or charging an admission fee OF
10 cents or less. 1t was stated that un-
der an asserted "zoning and clearance
schedule independent theaters could not
obtain a picture until six months after
its release by the distributor.
Representatives of the defendant
Arms indicated that bonds would be
posted Immediately Federal Judge Ed
ward j. Henning instructed his court
to issue bench warrants, if necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
ACCUSES EXPLORER
OF DlSTORTlNG FACTS
Chinese Commission Challenges
Statement by Roy c. Andrews in
Abandoning Cobb Desert Research.
BY the Associated Press.


PEKING, April 20.-The Chinese
commission for the preservation of an
Gent objects issued statement yes
terday saying that Roy Chapman An
drews. American explorer. had distorted
the facts as to why negotiations for his
projected 1929 expedition in the Cobb
desert had become deadlocked.
The statement asserted that negotia-
lions broke down because of Mr.. An
drews insistence that the question of
whether the fossils collected by the ex-
petition duplicate finds made by pre-
vious expeditions and therefore should
remain in China was to be determined
alone by Walter Granger, chief paleon-
tologist of the expedition.
The Chinese proposed committee OF
two-Mr. Granger and Chinese Scien-
tist-but this, the statement says, Mr..
Andrews refused.
The committee further says it re-
ceived telegram from Marking to the
effect that the foreign office and min
istry of education were drafting pro-
visional regulations governing foreign
exploration in China and If the draft of
an agreement with Mr.. Andrews should
conflict with the Marking regulations,
it would not be valid.
Mr.. Andrews in giving his side OF the
case Tuesday had been quoted as say
ing that the commission was seeking
to obtain the best finds of the expedl-
ton while the Americans had to furnish
the money and the laborS.