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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
JURY CHOSEN
IN HARLINCEN
PARK BATTLE
Plaintiffs Pleading g
Charging lille 81 al
Warrants Read By
Greenwood

The jury to try the Harlingen
park contest in civil district court
here was completed at 2:20 p. m.
today with the selection of w. E.
Wainwright and j. K. Junkin, both
of Brownsville.
P. G. Greenwood, representing the
plaintiffs in an action seeking to
cancel $4,000 worth of Harlingen
city warrants issued to pay the pur-
chase price of the park, read the
plaintiffs pleading to the jury. 1t
charged $500 per acre had been paid
for land worth only 5000 and that
the warrants were Illegal because
they were dated March l although
they were not really issued until
March 81.
Volney Taylor, member Of the
firm Of Seabury George and Tay-
lor, representing the city of Harlin-
gen, entered a general demurrer and
general denial.
The case of John D. Hill. ct al,
VS.. Sam Bolts, mayor, (of Har-
lingen), ct al, bringing to head
the Harlingen park site row, was
scheduled to get under way be-
fore Judge A. M. Kent in the civil
district here Monday afternoon.
The Harlingen city commission
recently authorized the issuance
Of $4,000 in warrants for the pur-
chase of the defunct Arroyo Colo
RADIO Country club which was to
be used for a city park, airport,
golf links, etc. Another group of
citizens were in favor Of the pur-
chase of another park site.
The case now in the court seeks
to have the warrants issued to pay
for the Arroyo site cancelled.
Selection of the jury got under
way Monday morning and ten had
been accepted for duty at noon.
The sheriff's department was out
in search of prospective jurors at
that time to fill out the set OF Il.
No Harlingn men had been accept
ed on the jury.
Those accepted were: F. w. Run
nels, San Benito; 0. M. Combe,
Brownsville; A. l.. Bauer, La
Feria; T. B. Washburn, La Feria;
M B. Higgins, San Benito; c. j.
Waters, Rio Hondo: ]. r. Law
renee, Brownsville; o. T. Williams.
Olmito; G. B. Willis, Olmito; and
j. M. George, Brownsville.
Hill is represented by P. q.
Greenwood of Harlingen and H. L..
Yates of Brownsville. The law
firm of Carter and Sternberg OF
Harlingen is handling the case for
Mayor Bolts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
CHARGE GUARDS
BOARDING BOAT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, April
o. (P) An investigation was
started at the coast guard base
here today on charges Of four fish
ermen that drunken coast guards
men boarded their boat at Burn
ham island in Little River inlet,
brandished a pistol and took three
OF the group prisoners without
preferring charges.
Captain r. j. Jack, commandant
Of the base, ordered the inquiry
conducted behind closed doors aft
er hearing the compliments, w. c.
Kyle, banker and a former city
commissioner; j. E. Allenf Jack
Skies and Larry Crabtree, the lat
ter of whom own the boat Wan
derlust."
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WATER SWEEPS
THROUGH LEVEE
Break Comes Suddenly And
Families Flee From Path
Of On-Rushing Waters

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 22.-[P
-Laconia Circle levee in Arkansas
crumbled today and water was re-
ported sweeping through gap fifty
feet wide and broadening steadily.
The crash came unexpectedly
and many families in the path of
the cnrushing waters hurried to
places of safety.
The break, it was believed, would
result in a vast acreage being COW
cred and several villages, including
Snow Lake, Ark, being inundated.
1t was expected also that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad line between
Memphis and Natchez, Miss, would
be closed to traffic.
The Laconia Circle levee break
occurred several miles from Knowl-
ton where hundreds of men have
worked for 48 hours to prevent a
crevasse with apparent success.
QUINCY, Ill, April 22.-[P)-The
Mississippi river here was today
within foot and half of its high
est mark in history, recorded in
1851.
At z a. m, the stage was 81 feet
with the river still rising. Reports
of breaking leveeS at Gregory, Mo.
Canton, Mo, and Marks, Mo-, were
received, thousands Of acres being
inundated.
The state militia again was or
dered to the South Quincy gardens
where several hundred men were
reinforcing levees to save 5000
acrs of truck farms.
Reports from the Lima Lake
district north of Quincy, embrac-
ing 10000 acres. were the leves
could stand but very little more
rise.
Commissioners Of the variou:
districts said the situation was
grayer than at any time since last
months floods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
FUNERALFOR
SLAIN DEPUTY
Held SUNDAY
Stanner Has Chance to
Recover as Two Men
Wounded In Battle
Are Arrested

Four men were being in the coun-
ty Jail here today for investigation
following the shooting at the Pritas
dance hall on the old military road
Saturday night which resulted in
the death of r. D. Brown and the
wounding of three others.
Two Of the men wounded in the
fight, Manuel and Antonio Flores,
brothers, were among those held for
questioning. They were removed
from the Mercy hospital at noon
Sunday upon the report of the at
tending physician that they were
not in a serious condition. The
other two held were Jesus Flores,
a brother of the other Flores boys,
and a man said to be named Juan
Cara.
These men were held after dill
gent inquiry into the events sur
rounding the gun battle Saturday
night. The Flores brothers resided
with theK father on small farm
near Villaneuva and we're well
known to officers.
Mystery Shooting
Mystery coluds the shooting and
little information from creditable
sources was available Monday morn
ing. Brown, who suffered IA
wounds in the back End chest, ac-
cording to the attending physician,
did not lose consciousness from the
time ase was shot until he was re-
moved to the Mercy hospital. He
died there shortly after arrival
Deputy Constable Frank Stanner,
who suffered two wounds In the
body, was reported as resting well
at the Mercy hospital Monday
morning. One OF the wounds he
sustained punctured his intestines
number of times. If peritonitis does
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his prison concentration ana civil
service ideas accepted. One of the
things that has puzzled him and
his friends is the apparent popu-
larity of the governor with the peo-
pie of Texas, measured by results
Of his campaigns for office, and the
reluctance of the legislature to ac-
cept his ideas affecting the welfare
of the state.
Realizing this will be his last
chance to get over those things he
has SO earnestly hoped to see adopt
ed, the governor is expected to take
personal command Of his followers
in both houses and keep in closer
touch with the lawmakers than
heretofore. He has probably used
more of the personal touch" than
any other governor, having attended
many committee meetings and Of
fered his suggestions on legislation
during the last regular session.
Governor Moody is hopeful the
special session will clean up all un-
finished business, including the ap-
preparations, which will carry some
SAC, 100000 for support Of the gov
ernment during the next two years,
within the allotted 80 days In this
he is supported by Speaker Of the
House w. S. Barron and Lieuten-
ant Governor Barry Miller
Reports of two important investi-
eating committees ull be disposed
of during the session. -he senate
committee investigating textbook
awards has drawn and submitted
its report, but action was deferred
until the special meeting. The joint
house and senate committee which
investigated the general land office
has not drawn its report. 1t will
do so early in the special session
and give it TO the two houses for
disposition.
The senate textbook committee
had stirred the disapproval Of Gov
ernor Moody in its reference to ac-
ton of the textbook commission,
of which he is chairman, in making
adoptions. The original report crit
icized the commission in purchasing
books when there we're large guam
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The high point Of the trip was a.
voyage through the port on the
launch Japonica through the cour-
tesy of the Corpus Christi Chamber
of Commerce, with Sidney Kring,
the manager of the chamber, S.
Maston Nixon, president Of cham
Der, Grady Kinsolving, publisher Of
the Corpus Christi Times, and Hal
Rush, managing editor of the Cor
pus Christi Caller, in attendance.
The launch piled the inner chan
mel, passed the docks and wharves
and circled the turning basin, which
has a depth of 80 feet An inter-
esting sight was the raising OF the
drawbridge by power. The entire
framework was raised into air twice
to permit the launch to pass
through.
Novel side entertainment was af-
forded when someone harpOoned a
porpoise playing around the prov OF
the boat. A small barrel attached
to the end of a rope made it possible
to trail the porpoise. A skiff was
launched and boarded by three men
one of them armed with a pistol.
Six shots were required to quiet the
porpoise, after which he was hauled
aboard.
An interesting relation OF facts
in connection with opening and
development of the harbor and the
simultaneous growth Of the city was
given by MIR. Kring.
The port was opened on Septen-
Der IA, 1926, and the cost Of con-
struction. including local and par
ticipating government funds, was
Sc, ,634,085.
The channel to the gulf is Is feet
deep, 200 feet wide, bottom depth.
The turning basin is 1000 feet wide,
5000 feet long, and 80 feet deep.
There are 2670 Ineal feet Of
Wharves, % feet wide, and an open
dock 440 lineal feet long, 40 feet
wide. The warehouse system con-
sists of eight units. with total OF
4l6.354 square feet. OF floor space.
One privately owned warehouse
consists Of two units Of $4,000 square
feet each.
The port embraces three major ter
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Late Bulletins
CIVIL SERVICE BILL
RFING DRAFTED

BEING DRAFTED
AUSTIN, April 22.-(P)-Model-
ed much after fashion Of systems
used in larger cities of the state, a
civil service bill by Representatives
George KembIe of Fort Worth,
Emmett Morse of Houston, and W..
T. Williams of Austin, was drafted
today for submission to the house
as step towards Governor Moody's
announced plan of placing state
employees on merit basis.
ALLEGED BANK
ROBBER IDENTIFIED
SHE,MAN, Texas, April 22.-(P)
Harvey Blassingame, alias z. l..
Robinson, held here on charge of
robbing the First National bank of
Bells April 8, was identified here
today by Joe Hughes and Paul Will
son, bank officers, and George Fer
guson, Bells business man, as the
man sought in connection with the
robbery.
SCORES KILLED IN
JAPANESE STORM
TOKYO, April 22.-(AP)-Japan
counted the cost today of wind
st5-rss which swept the islands last
night, killing more than score, in
juring others, and leaving many
missing.
EFFORT AT COMPROMISE
ON PEN BILLS FAILS
AUSTIN, April 22.-(P)-An effort
to effect a compromise between
prison relocation and concentration
bills drawn by Senator T. j. Hol-
brook OF Galveston and Rep. Dewey
young of Wellington failed today. !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Trippe Fails To
Give Decision On
Airport Contract

T. j. Trippe, president Of Pan
American Airways, Inc, had failed
to call w. L. Morrison, local repre-
sentative, at noon today relative to
the proposed operating contract be-
tween that firm and the city OF
Brownsville relating to the airport
here.
Mr.. Morrison was attempting to
reach Mr.. Trippe in New York City
by long distance telephone.
Terms of the contract offered by
the city were forwarded to Mr..
Trippe by air mail Saturday and he
was expected to make known his de-
cision at some time during Monday.
Mr.. Morrison was confident he
would have word from him by night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
MORE FREE
TICKETS FOR
CAPITAL SHOW

Two more subscribers Of the
Brownsville Herald are being Of
fered free tickets to the Capitol
theater, where Douglas Mclean
Is appearing in "The Carnation
Kid" all-talking picture.
The names Of the lucky sub
scribers appear in the classified
advertising columns Of The Her
aid today. Possibly you are one
Of the lucky persons. II you are
two free tickets are awaiting you
at the office, Adams at Thir-
teenth street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
GERMANS CONFER WITH
AMERICAN DELEGATES

PARIS, April 22-(P)-Dr. HAL
mar Schacht and DR.. Alfred Voesler,
chief representative of Germany to
the reparations conference, arrived
in Paris this afternoon after a week.
end of consultations in Berlin and
shortly afterwards entered a con-
ference with the American delegates
Owen D. Young, Thomas Lamont
and Thomas N. Perkins at the Hotel
George "
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
WILDCAT PAINTINGS
HURT TRUCK CROPS

WASHINGTON, April 22.-(P)-
Unique expansion OF truck crop
acreages, aggravated by wildcat"
paintings Of promotion agencies. Is
held responsible by A. w. Mckay
Of the department Of agriculture. for
the most serious production
problems Of the fruit and vegetable
industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
School Toppled
Off Blocks; Road
To Laredo Shut
Especial to The Herald)

Especial to The Herad)
ROMA, April 22.-The east wing of the school house
here blown from the blocks, trees and eectr line
poles down and other serious property damage
was dealt out by wind storm which struck at p. m.
Sunday.
No one injured.
light pole on the highway was struck by lightning
and was split from top to bottom.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Moody Facing Last
Chance to Realize
Ambition on 2 Bills
BY n. w. BARRY
Associated Press Staff Writer

his realize of the
innovations
chief executive Moody expected make
the the special session Of the legislature which
the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
Visitors to Corpus
Christi Sho1Un City
Growth With Harbor

that Christi experienced
the Of the Port Of Corpus Christi than and half
the of S Brownsville business
lilo Charnher Of Cnrnrre
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RIVER FORECAST
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa'
bel tomorrow, under normal met
geological condition:
High ....... 4:07 u. m; 2:38 p. IN
Low ...... 1919 a. m; 9:24 p. n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
SIX SAVED AS THEY PRAY

GLASGOW.-Six persons, trapped
in a burning tenement, were on tnelr
knees in prayer when fireme"
cued them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22
MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Sunset today ............... 2
Sunrise tomorrow ............ ;
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mosly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled tonight and Tuesday; not
much change in temperature.
For East Texas: increasing
cloudiness tonight and TuesdayI
becoming unsettled; rising tenn
perature in interior.
Moderate easterly to southeriy
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next Few
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-22

Lawn Mowers

w. H. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
New Britain herald., 1929-11-19
riculture. died August, 1924.
Plan Fitting Escort

Cedar Rapids. la, Nov. 19 (UP) Those who knew James w. Good as a young man and were proud o1 him as his political star lighted him to a place in the presidents cabinet, were planning today for fitting es- cort when his funeral is held here late thls week.
 Relatives and friends here, Good s home town and his residence from 1891 until 1921, had not received definite word from Washington as to funeral arrangements but said they believed it likely thet body would arrive Thursday or Friday. Burial rites would be set for Friday. 1t was understood.
 Tentative plans for the funera, cortege provided for an escort of business and political associates and friends. Mourning vas general in Cedar Rapids. not only because of the prominence of Good but because oI the high esteem in which he was held by long time friends.
 Good came here from the family ''S'''N ''' U 't'i III Ili iStiIil 'oHil'S III 1891 and entered politics in 1906, when he was elected city socilitor Later he was elected for seven con- secutive terms as congressman from the fifth Iowa congressional district. In 1921 he moved to Chicago
 Organized Football Team
 Former schoolmates at Coe col iege, of which Good was graduate, recalled today that the organized the first football team there, and pur- chased uniforms for the entire squad. He played left guard on the team.
 When the Cole student body went Cn strike in 1891 because of strin- gent rules laid down by a new pres ident, Good entered Iowa State col lege but returned 10 Coe 10 take his degree.
 On entering the practice of law. he formed partnership with C. J. Deacon. who later became his father-in-law. Deacon is still prac- ticing law here.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-19
MAN IS BOUND OVER
 FOR THEFT IN TAXI
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thing that might take place in the rear of the machine. After this warning, the driver adjusted the mirror on the car and drove off.
 At 2;50 o'clock the taxi again Grove. up near Central park and the driver hailed Officer Kennedy and told him that Dunbar had attempt ed to. rob King. The driver stated that he drove the two men to the Connecticut Quarries Co.,. at White Oak, where Dunbar got out and went into the company's office to make inquiries concerning Kings son. When Dunbar came out he told Davis to drive to Crooked street, Plainvi!lc. Here Dunbar or dered the driver to stop. saying that he wanted to walk King up and down the road in order to soi.er him. After laying King on the road. Dun bar started to walk away Davis asked him for the fare and stated that King could not be left lying in the road. After an argument Dun- bar agreed to help King back into the taxi and entered it himself.
 When the taxi reached the corner of Corbin avenue and West Main street. it was stopped by a red light, and Dunbar jumped out and at tempted to run away. Davis ran after him and caught him. After considerable argument concerning the fare for the taxi, Davis took away from Dunbar the roll of bills which he claimed was taken from King and forced Dunbar back into the taxi. He drove the car fast so that Dunbar could not jump out and turned him over to Officer Kennedy.
 Davis was next called to the stand and repeated the story which he had told to Officer Kennedy. He stated that he had never seen Dun bar or King before vest terday and that Officer kennedy's warning to him had prompted him to he watchful. with the result that he had caught Dunbar robbing King He said that the robbery took place on Crooked street.
 King told the court that he was a barber in Wallingford and that he came to New Britain from Hartford yesterday afternoon. When he got off the trolley he observed Dunbar standing with group of men and called him over, asking him if he knew where he could get a drink Dunbar, according to King, tooN him to a building that was a com bination store and tenement. where he had number Of drinks. King declared that he remembered going back to Central square but after that he had no recollection of what occurred.
 The Wallingford man stated that he had never seen Dunbar before and that he was not in the habit of getting drunk. He explained his drunkenness yesterday by saying that the stuff he drank must have been knockout drops and not the real stuff. He said that the place Dunbar took him to was a consid- erable distance from Central park and that he could not remember just where it was located.
 Dunbar denied taking the money from King and claimed that he had attempted to pay the taxi driver with his own money. When aske how the taxi driver had obtained
New Britain herald., 1929-11-19
7 JURORS CHOSEN ID HEAR M'MANUS
 TRIAL EVIDENCE
(Continued From First Page)


 postponement of the trial q week ago. arrived at the criminal courts building today in charge of a detec- tive. He was taken to the office of District Attorney Joab H. Banton. He declined to talk 10 newspaper i men.
 Edwin Y. Green. an elderly man was the first talesman called today. He was excused for cause, apparent ly ill health.
 James D. c. Murray. defense Coun- sel, used number fl of his peremp- tory challenges in getting rid of the second talesman, Edward w. Levi, a real estate man who had known Arnold Rothstein, the Broadway gambler McManus is accused of kill ing a year ago Nov. 4.
 Murray had challenged for cause but the judge held that an acQuaint- anceship with the "deceased' did not necessarily bar him from jury duty in the case. Murray, however, would have none of Levi.
 Patterson Name Mentioned
 The name of Commissioner of Cor reotions Richard C. Patterson was brought into the case in the Ques- tioning of Robert Sterling. the third talesman called today. Sterling said l7e and the commissioner were friends and members of the same club.
 'lf it was shown that Commission CT Patterson had influenced certain witnesses in this case. would you be inclined 10 let that influence you against this defendant 2" MT. Murray asked.
 When the witness answered that it might, Murray challenged him for cause and when Judge Nott over ruled the challenge, took an excep- ton and then used another of his peremptory challenges, the 18th.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-19

employment in Nevada and his ac- tion for divorce was started a few weeks after he reached that state. ou started your action as soon as you could, didn't you?" the court observed.
 Sought to Escape Notoriety
 Schoell said the reason he went out of Connecticut to get a divorce was to avoid notoriety for the sake of his son and daughter.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods con- tended that Schoell's divorce was ob- tained frauduently and therefore the first Mrs. Schoell was entitled to support. "Is she going to be foisted upon the people of Connecticut for support for the rest of her days?" he asked. "I don't think the laws of Connecticut will sustain this man."
 Judge Meyer replied that there are always two sides to a question and it was his wish to present Schoell's side. The defense. he said. resented the implication of the state that the divorce was not properly obtained.
 No sympathy for second Wife
 Then there's another party to be considered--his present wife" Judge Meyer began. but Judge Traceski in- tcrrupted to say he had no sympathy for her whatever.
 If that's the purpose Of your ar gumcnt, I will state that l have no sympathy for her. the court said, and Judge Meyer replied that he was not imploring sympathy for anyone. It was the first time he had ever been interrupted as to the purpose of his argument, he said, and made no further statement. which brought the trial to a close.