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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
TRINITY FARMS
TO CONSTRUCT
WATER SYSTEM
Work on Willacy Irri-
CATION Project Will
Start When Diver
sion Permit Granted

Contract for construction Of the
irrigation system Of the Willacy
county district, the cost of which
will exceed s6,000,000, was awarded
Monday by the board OF directors to
the Trinity Farms Construction Co.
of Dallas.
The contract, which has been rati-
fled by l20 voters of the district,
was closed at conference between
district directors and officials Of the
construction company in Brownsville
Monday morning, announcement of
the award being made by w. A.
Harding, Willacy county developer.
Work will begin on the contract
within ten days after the permit 10
divert flood waters Is received and
plans are approved by the state
board of water engineers. 1t pro-
vides for completion Of the main
canal and two reservoirs within two
years, and completion of the entire
system in 900 working days.
According to engineers estimates
construction of the main canal and
reservoirs will involve the move
ment Of 100000 cubic yards of
dirt. approximately 2l.000, 900 square
feet Of concrete will be applied in
concreting the distribution system.
Application Pending
An application for a permit TO di-
vert flood waters from the Rio Gran
de to irrigate l29,500 acres in Will
lacy and Hidalgo counties is now
pending before the state board of
water engineers. N. II. Sayford,
head of the Morgan Engineering Co.
Of Dallas, which is handling the en-
gineering work for the district, an
nouneed that final plans would be
ready for submission to the state
board within a few days after the
permit is granted. District officials
are confident the work can get un-
derway in February or March.
The Trinity Farms Construction
Co. one Of the largest contracting
firms in the south. has been oper-
ating in the Valley three years, hav-
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
BANDIT Chief
ELECTROCUTED
Confessed Killer of 7
Men Goes to Chair
In Pennsylvania

ROCKvIEW PRISON, Belle Fon-
te, Pa, Jan. 2l.-tPl-Paul Jaworski.
bandit chief and confessed killer Of
seven men, today paid with his life
in the electric chair for the murder
Of I. L. Gump, payroll guard.
Jaworski was strapped in the
chair at 7 a. m. and was pronoun-
ced dead at 7:O6.
Calvin r. James, Bucks county
murderer. followed Jaworski to the
chair. TIE first current was sent
through his body at 7:10, and he
was officially dead ut 7:l4. James
was convicted OF having murdered
W. II. Dunstan, Doylestown boot
logger.
leader and confessed killer OF seven
men In his younger days he was
known as Paul PaIlas, a church
choir singer.
He was leader Of the Flathead
mob OF payroll robbers Of the Pitts
burgh district. At one time his gang
mined a highway and blew an arm
ored payroll car from the road. The
mob specialized In payroll robber-
les. and during one Of these Jaw
orski killed a guard. For that crime
he was sentenced to death.
His only concern was continued
magazine story he was reading. The
final instalment was TO appear early
in February, and he said Gee. it's
tough not to know how that thing
ended"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
ONE REPORTED
DEAD ABOARD
FISHING BOAT.
Possible Connection
Seen I'm Report of
Blast on Snapper
Boat From Corpus

Possible connection was seen to-
day between a report in Brownsville
that Mexican warships were seeking
an alleged gun-r1nning schooner off
the lower gulf coast and another
current in Corpus Christi that an Of
ficer had been kilIe dand a member
OF the crew wounded in an explosion
aboard a redsnapper fishing boat or
schooner in the Gulf Of Mexico few
miles north Of Brazos Santiago Pass.
According to unconfirmed reports
the explosion is believed ohave oc-
Cured on a redsnappev boat which
sailed from Corpus Christi Satur-
day. ostensibly for the redsnapper
banks aloHg the lower Gulf coast.
Advices from Mexico state that
gunboats are searching for the
"Tela," a small schooner suspected
Of gunrunning between lower gulf
ports. Tampico and Vera Cruz.
Captain Wallace Reid Of the coast
guard left the Padre Island station
at III a. M. Monday TO investigate a
report that an officer of a fishing
boat or schooner had been killed and
member of the crew badly injured
by an explosion, and that the boat
had driven ashore.
Nothing definite in regard to the
boat reported to have driven ashore
north Of Erazos Santiago Pass after
an explosion could be secured. II
is believed the craft was engaged in
redsnapper fishing. according to a
telephone message from Cospus
Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
Says Big Business Is
Moral and Fraud NetUS

spread from one end OF the country
to the other. Broadly speaking
the vast organizations are in
skilled hands and the roads are
reasonably safe"
The danger today, Mr.. Young
believes, comes not from bad men
i'm business or bad principles but
from ~the difficulty Of applying
right principles to complicated sit
uations. Our greatest risk ~ In
the mistaken judgment Of good
drivers where the traffic is heavy
and the signals are complicated"
In this connection he said that
the American people had the right
and should insist that hig busi-
ness executives -must be held re-
sponsibie not only for its (bix
business) material welfare but fox
il moral esnductr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
HOMESEEKER
MARK FALLS
1871 Arrive in Valley
Monday Breaking
Record

The seasons record for homeseek-
ers was again broken Monday morn
ing when the Missouri Pacific and
Southern Pacific reported arrival of
1871 on six special trains in addition
10 several ears brought in on regular
trains.
The Missouri Pacific reported 97l
on five specials, four coming into
Harlingen and one 20 Edinburg. The
Southern Pacific reported 800 on one
special and several cars added to the
regular train.
Three Of the trains into Harlingen
were moved to other parts Of the
Valley for unloading. Most Of the
homeseekers will remain in the Val
ley two to three days visiting all sec
tions.
Reports received by rail officials
indicate larger number next week.
The offices of the development COM
panies IN the north are beseiced with
inquiries, IL was stated. and each
week the number on the excursions
is increasing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
5000 HELD in
CHICAGO RAID
ON ALL JOINTS
Every Known Habitat
Of Criminals Gets
Sudden Call During
Police Cleanup

CHICAGO, Jan. 2I.-tRg-Three
thousand persons were arrested be-
tween Saturday nightfall and today's
dawn in one Of the most sudden,
widespread and successful Police
drives in the history of Chicago.
Raids we're conducted against every
known habitat Of the gangster, gun
man and robber. Where doors were
locked, doors wers smashed OPEN The
theater tisteict swaemer with plain
clothesmen, seeking the dress suit
crooks, and police pateols we're
booked fer hours ahead, 50 swift were
the arrests.
The drive was Police Chief VIII
liam Russell's answer to a week o.
crime marked BY l02 robberies IN
which four persons were shot dead
and several otk=rs seriously wounded.
Two-thirds OF the city's force OF
a 600 policemen were kept on double
dutv over Sunday TO insure the sue
cess Of the drive
SQUAD leaders got their orders
frar1 hDeputv Commissioner John
Siege in these words; IA
every joint in this town Is 70 ps D,
visited. Never mind injunctlons; IL
you're barred, grab an axe and cnof
YOUR way in. Grab every crook VILE
4 record that you see. Don't bother
xeizing booze. Leave the worklnF
man and the respectable people
alone. Raid the night clubs, the the,
aters. the hotels, the beer flats
wawnt every crook in Chicago ~
cell by Monday morning.
With every police district in tn
city participating, arrests were mad'
bv the hundreds every hour. In many
cases officers and their prisoner
waited for hours on the street be
fore the arrival Of a patrol 70 trans
port them to the police station.
Politicians, bondsmen lawyers AM
Judges were kept busy answerinl
calls for aid from those 1rrested
but all captives were ordered heil
afor investigation"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.--lPS-Owen
ID. Young, chairman Of the board
Of the General Electric company.
believes morals shape "big busi-
ness" and dishonesty is scarce
enough TO be news.
The recently appointed unofficial
American member Of the COMMITTEES
Of experts named to consider Ger
man reparations, spoke from the
pulpit of the Park Avenue Baptist
church last night on "What Is
Right With Business"
~Our big business In no longer
feared by the people," he said,
drawing a parallel between the de-
velopment Of big business I'm the
motor gar "Exploiters no longer
own the big concerns. Bankers ~
longer own them, Their shsrss ara
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
Cameron County
Road Contracts
Are Up Monday

AUSTIN. Tex, Jan. 21.-(R)-The
state highway commission will let
contracts for approximately $4,000, 900
worth OF construction work at its
monthly netting here today and to-
morrow.
Contracts 10 be let embrace $50
miles OF road and four bridges IN
twenty counties.
The counties affected, are Goliad,
Victoria, San Patricio, Houston, Mad
lson. Navarro, Leor. Nueces. Hale,
Runnels, Cameron, Young, Randall,
Winkler, Ellis. Dewitt, Grayson.
Throckmorton, Montgomery and Kerr.
The commission will likely name a
secretary 20 succeed Claude Teer, re-
signed TO become n member of the
board of control.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

Developments of great Importance
to Brownsville as the aerial key to
Central and South America are ex-
pected TO result from a mission now
in Mexico City, the group having
flown there Sunday in the tri-
motored Ford airplane Of the Uni
versal Air Lines, Minneapolis, MINI.
In the party we're Luis Z. Rendon,
former secretary Of the Matamoros
Chamber of Commerce and prominent
land owner Of Mexico, G. c. Richard
son. manager of thet local chamber.
G. w. bennett, postmaster and five
officials and employees Of the air
lines. These were +. l.. Schuerer Of
st. Louis, r. J. Rentz, pilot Of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

MRS. SOLOMON'S
X X X
SUICIDE SCOOP
y y y
PROVES FICTION

JERUSALEM, Jan. 2l.-tPl-A
story published BY the Cair news
paper AL Mokattam and the Lon
don Daily Mail telling of the find
ing here Of the mummy Of King
Solomon's favorite wife and Of a
scroll giving details of her tragic
death turned cut today to be pure
fiction.
The story appeared as a piece Of
fiction in a Palestine weekly some
weeks ago and described the SEN
sation which arose when the Je-
rusalem government received a
report that a golden coffin con-
tanning the mummy had been found
az Mount Ophel where the ruins
Of the old city OF David have in
fact been discovered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
SCOUT TROOP FOUR
RECEIVES CHARTER

A national charter has been re-
ceived bv Boy Scout Troop No. 4 and
will be framed and hung up 90 the
troops headquarters In the First
Baptist church. The troop which was
recently organized, n sponsored by
the Baptist church.
At the Friday night meeting OF the
organization, Virgil Young passed
tenderfoot examinations and plans
for outings were discussed The
Hawk patrol will have charge OF the
next meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
MISS MARTINEZ IS
INFERRED SUNDAY

Funeral services for Miss Amalia
Martinez. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Teresa Martinez. Of the Southwest
section, were TO be held st $3.50 p. m
Monday, with interment at san
Rafael cemetery. The girl was 10
years old.
W. A. Darling made the arrange
rnents
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
ACTORS BOMBED

FRANKFoRT-0N-MATN, Germany
Five men were heavily fined for
and stopping . theatrical perform-
ancs here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21
WEATHER

WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Tuesday, probably with local
rains; somewhat colder tonight
Light to moderate winds, mostly
southerly.
For East Texas: Occasional local
rains tonight and Tuesday; Somf-
what warmer in northeast and south
west portions tonight. Light 10 mod
crate southerly winds on the coast.
River Forecast
There will bc mo material change
in the river during the next fsw
1nrw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

Tide Table
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal metecrolog-
ieal conditions.
High-3:Ss n. m.
Low-G:58 u. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

tissd daily in the classification
Miscellaneous For Sale" Of
The Herald Want Ads. shop
through these ads. before you
buy. They may save you
money.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

Miscellaneous Data
Sunset today-6:05-
Sunrise tomorrcw-7:lA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-21

upl Put life in the home, by encouraging the young
felix's 20 become interested in music. Good musical
lnstrume ents-ldeal for The hegnnerare found adxer
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Bon- Tone Relieved This
 Lady of Severe Dizzy
 Spells and Nervousness
T Feel Better in Every Way-and Am Glad to Recommend This Medicine" Says
 Mrs. Barbieri.

states s.-'For the past seven years ]
 have been in rundown condition.
 My stomach was all out of order. as
 my food didn't digest as 1t should
 Gas would form and cause me ter rible pains in the stomach, and ] would get an awful bad taste in my mouth. Sometimes. l would get sort of shaky feeling in my stom- ach, and I would get so dizzy, that I would just have to sit down, until it had passed, and my legs would tremble. l Was also very nervous and nights, just couldn't sleep. Bon-Tone certainly has done a lot for me, as l have taken 5 bottles, and my dizzy srells are now thing of the past and 1 can now eat most anything with no distress whatso- ever. l also sleep much better, and has entirely disappeared, as my nerves are just fine. I feel better in every way. and I am telling all my friends about this remedy, as cannot recommend 1t too highly"
 Mir. NJ. D. Woodward, the Bon- Tone man, is at Miller X Hanson Drug Store, 30 Church street. New Britain. Conn. Come in and let him tell you more about this great herbal remedy and give you a free booklet entitled: ROAD TO SuC- CESS"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
GROOM SHIP
 FOR HOP TO ROME
Pathfinder to Go Up Today for
 Test-AViatOrs Confident

Scarboro, Me, June 2S (UP)-The green. silver winged monoplane, Pathfinder, in which Roger Q. Will Hams and Lewis A. Yancey. veteran American airmen. hope to fly 4.S00 miles to Rome, was to be taken aloft for trial spin today.
 Tomorrow or early next week. the three-ton craft. formerly the North Star, is expected to be flown to Old Orchard Beach, 12 miles from here, with the weather the deciding factor as to the date of the hop-off.
 Forgetting their disappointment over the cracking up of the Green Flash earlier this month when they made a false start. the fliers express ed confidence today that in their new venture they would escape the jinx that trailed them previously.
 "This ship is in better condition than the Flash was." Yancey said. True, it is a sister ship, but it's less weather-worn and we think it'll prove a bit speedier."
 Yancey added that before the Pathfinder took off he intended to make darn good search to see that no stowaway is aboard"
 The Pathfinder is Bellanca cabin monoplane, powered with 200- horse power Wright whirlwind mo- tor. It has a maximum speed of ap- proximately 115 miles per hour and a cruising speed of S5 miles an hour. It can carry 500 gallons of fuel.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
HARRINGTON MAY DROP
 PROSECUTION OF SCHMIDT
Garbage to Which Objection Was Filed Being Cleaned Up,
 Markham Says

The town of Pennington may abandon it's plans for prosecution of Louis Schmidt, local garbage col lector, Judge Daniel A. Markham, Hartford county health officer made known today. It was explained that the accumulations of garbage which have caused Pennington residents annoyance are being cleaned up and for this reason no prosecution may be brought.
 Since complaint was first made to the county health official, Schmid. has insisted that no garbage collect ed here has been taken into the town of Pennington, and survey made by Dr. Richard w. Pullen. superin- tendent of health. convinced him that this is true. Judge Markham's declaration does not say definitely that prosecution will not be brought. a fact indicating a belief that the town can furnish proof of violation of the statute which prohibits carry ing of garbage from one town into another.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
HE COULDN'T LET
 TIRED MAN SLEEP
Todzia Slaps Neiehbor for Mak-
 ing Complaint Is Fined S5

Steve Jaksina of 245 Broad street ting in a hard day in the foundry Of a local factory, but try as he would he could not get bit of sleep on account of a racket in the home of Joseph Todzia next door. Final ly he shouted across the yard for the noise makers to Hay off" and let tired man sleep. but all the satisfaction he received was shout to "call a cop if you don't like It." and he did so.
 About 6:30 the next morning he was on his way to the foundry to get tired again, when he was stop ped by Todzia, who slapped him n the face three times as punish- ment for calling the police. Jaksina complained to Prosecuting Attorney Woods, who had Sergeant O'Mara investigate the matter. and when the sergeant spoke to Todzia, the latter wanted to know whether or not Jaksna had any marks on his face to substantiate the complaint Supernumerary Officer Henry Za- kowski arrested TodZia later on a warrant charging him with assault
 After Jaksna and Sergeant O'Mara had testified before Judge M. D. Sake in police court today, Frank Pierkowski. a boy. who lives at 24l Broad street. told of seeing Todzia slap Jaksina and "hroke his. lunch.' meaning that the lunch bos was knocked out of his hand and the contents spilled on the sidewalk
 Todzia freely admitted that hn
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
LEGION BEHIND AVIATION;
 STATE PROGRAM PREPARED
Activities of Posts to Be Co-ordinated in Con- structive Program-Ma- for Ladd Adviser.

Aviation activity among posts of the American Legion in this state, will hold an important place in the program for the year. This decision was reached at meeting of . de- partment committee called by Com- mander Paige Seaton and held at the Hotel Heublein in Hartford this week. The department committee will work to coordinate all the &C., tivities of the individual posts under a supervised and constructive pro- gram of work through department channels.
 Major w. r. Ladd, one of the fore most figures in aeronautics in Con- necticut, has consented to act as technical adviser to the Legion and efforts will be started immediately to have every city and town in the state equipped with suitable mark inss on the roofs of prominent build ings as guide to air traffic. This is most important in the small vil- lages and hamlets, according to Ma jor Ladd. because the larger cities are easily recognized from the air.
 Governor John H. Trumbull. known throughout the country as the flying governor" has accepted the position of honorary chairman of the statewide committee. Senator Blanchard Rand is the executive chairman while John Sibley will act as secretary.
 The other members Of the com- mittee selected from the various dis tricts in the state. are as follows:
 First district-Past Commander Kenneth F. Cramer, Whethersfeld: James E. Breslin, Hartford.
 Second district-John Sibley, Mer- iden; B. N. Mattheis, Seymour.
 Third district-G. N, Chadderton, Darien; w. Parker seelye, Bridge port.
 Fourth district-District Con- mander E. A. Zimmerman, Daniel son.
 Fifth district-District Command CT Matthew F. Carey, Montville.
 Sixth district-Blanchard Rand, Salisbury.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

struck Jaksina but 'mphasixed that he used his open hand. otherwise. he said. he would have hurt him. He admitted that there was more noise than was reasonable in his home and he did not blame Jaksina for making complaint. He was sorry for his actions and he was ready to apologize. His sister and her husband called Tuesday night and brought enough liquor to put everyone who cared to drink in a mood for making noise. His broth er-in-law a. one juncture jumped SO hard on the floor that Todzia was obliged to stsop him and there were other forms of disturbance as the night wore on.
 Questioned as to the time of night Todzia admitted it was early We'd nesday morning when Jaksina shouted at the merrymakers. At that time he challenged Jaksina tn come out in the yard and fight :t he did not like what was going nn.
 Judge Sake imposed fine of s5 and costs on Todzia. He is 3l years of age.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
MRS. BLANCHETTE .SHOWE.RED

MRS. BLANCHETTE .SHOWERED
 Miss Bertha Dennis of 15l Hart ford avenue entertained about 40 girls last evening at personal shower for Mrs. Alice Blanchette who will soon become the bride of John J. Schofield. of Andover. Mass. Mrs. Blanchette is secretary to the vice president of the New Britain Machine company. MT. Schofield was assistant freight agent of the N. Y.,
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
All Employees of Airport
 Offer Blood to Aviatrix

Roosevelt Field. N. Y.. Jun, .S @-In the face of tragedy. the spirit of aviation revealed it. self today as a spirit of which all humanity might we'll be proud.
 On an endurance flight. Viola Gentry and Jack Ashcraft plung- cd to earth. Ashcraft was killed and Miss Gentry critically injnr- ed. hospital physicians discover ing she was bleeding internally.
 A message was sent from the hospital to the flying field that the woman pilot needed new blood. Who would volunteer?
 And as one man the flying and ground staffs stepped forward. Pilots whose names are often in the papers, office executives and their clerks, grimy grease balls" who oil and tend the engines. not man on the field but begged for the chance to help Miss Gentry.
 Doctors said as soon as pre- liminary blood tests were made a donor would be selected and the transfusion operation performed.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
BISHOP PURCHASED
 STOCKS ON SUNDAY
Record Shows Sle That Day
 One Deal Partial Payment

New York, June 2s (AP)-One of the stock deals of Bishop James Cannon, IT,, of the Methodist Epis- copsl Church South was recorded on the books of the defunct firm Of Kable and Company as having been made on Sunday.
 This was brought out yesterday in examination of Harry L. Goldhurst, head of the firm, during bank ruptcy hearing into the company's affairs.
 Coldhurst also testified that Bishop Cannon made only one stock pur- chase on the partial payment plan, and that all his other transactions with the company were speculative.
 C. Edward Benoit, attorney for the trustee in bankruptcy, showed Goldhurst an entry on a photostatic eopy, of a ledger and said: M :. .oo shares of Lehigh on October 16, 1927. That was on a Sunday. You didn't do business, did you MT. Gold hurst, on Sundays and surely the bishop didn't do business on Sun- days.' - :,
 Goldhurst answered faintly, "No."
 He testified that Bishop Cannon never bought any stock outright and that payments on 200 shares of Hudson Motors, which he was pur- chasing on the partial payment plan, were not completed when the com pany failed.