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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
AGREEMENT ON
ARMS IS NEAR
Hugh Gibson's Proposal Be.
lieved to Have Paved
Way to Settlement

GENEVA, April 23.-(P-In the
light of their unquestioned back
ground of compromise there was
growing belief at Geneva today that
American disarmament proposals
preached by Ambassador Hugh l..
Gibson might have been made pos
Sible a disarmament agreement be-
tween the worlds principal nations.
The project continued to absorb
delegates to the preparatory COM
mission Of the league of nations
seeking a possible basis for a flu
ture international disarmament con-
ference. The proposals we're believed
to embory results Of long study by
American naval experts.
Some observers likened the prof.
ect to proposals Of Elihu Root which
are believed to have paved the way
for American adherence to the world
court. American objections to GER
tain forms of advisory opinions were
removed with tentative agreement to
handle each case on its own merits.
So does the Washington Warship
formula involve handling each spe-
cific warship on its unit character
istics.
Various factors besides tonnage
enter into the formula and any one
of them may bring a variation on
the indeXing according to tonnage,
thus, for instance, it would not
necessarily hold that a %6,000-ton
cruiser would be go per cent as 'ef-
ficient" as a 10, O00-ton cruiser. Diff
erences in age, gun elevation. ETC.,
probably would give it a rating Of
nearer 5000 tons.
The relative value Of such char
acteritsics as age, displacement of
the vessel and gun calibre will have
to be determined as yet by agree
ment among experts of the powers,
although American delegates have
already worked out what is believed
may be a fair index of proportion.
Their tables may easily become the
basis for a hypothetical considera-
ton of the project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
5000 HOMELESS
NEAR TACOMA
$4,000 Acres Inundated Al
Mississippi Tears Gap
In Levee y.

SNOWFLAKE, Ark, April 23.-(P)
More than 5000 persons in
Phillips and Desha counties we're
homeless today and at least $4,000
acres of rich farming lands were in
undated as a result of a break in the
Laconia circle levee and high water
around the main Mississippi river
Ievee at Knowlton's landing.
High water from the White river
yesterday forced a gap in the levee
more than 200 feet wide. Residents
afr receiving warnings by telephone
and farm bells gathered part Of
their belongings and hurried TO
safety. No loss of life was reported.
All livestock was saved.
The onrushing waters today had
inundated Snowflake, water in some
places being nearly Is feet deep. The
Laconia circle section, a low lying
area, at one time was believed to
have been a lake. There is no levee
protection for the White river. and
the region around it had been under
water for several weeks.
The refugees have been housed IN
box cars and on a string Of flat cars
belonging to the Missouri Paclflc
railroad. For several days the rail-
road has kept a train near Snowflake
for such an emergency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
new CHURCH IS
CAMERON PLAN
Part of Congregation For
Ousted Pastor Attempts
To Buy Property

CAMERON. Texas, April 23.-FE
Angered at the expulsion Of their
minister on unexplained heresy
charges and the subsequent dis
charge of their board of elders,
members of the Cameron Presby-
terrain church siding with the Rev.
H. @. Kenney, ousted pastor, today
planned to push forward retaliatory
measures pusss against the Cent? Texas
A commission from the presbytery.
which came here yesterday to detail
reasons for the action against the
Rev. Kenney, refused to answer
questions put by the pro-Kenney
members Of the congregation and
announced the elders had been dis
charged. No reason for this step
was made public, and the commits
sion's long statement concerning the
presbytery'S election of the minister
said essentially. that MI. Kenney
was not in harmony with the doc
trineS of the church, His refusal to
sign a statement believed to have
contained the chief tenets of the
orthodox faith, was cited as the
main reason for his dismissal.
The Kenney faction planned to
raise a fund to retain the past here
as head Of an independent church
after the women's auxiliary of the
church had voted overwhelmingly to
withdraw its pledge to the 1929
budget and other members were re-
ported to have taken similar action.
"A committee representing the in
dependent group attended the meet
ing with the expectation Of negoti-
ating for purchase OF the church
property, but was denied the floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Day In Congress
BY The Associated Press
Tuesday

lueSudy
Senate meets at moo to take up
farm relief bill. .
House meets at moor for addi-
tional day Of general discussion on
farm bill.
Senate immigration committee
begins consideration OF proposals
for repeal or postponement OF ma
tional origins clause Of immigration
act.
House ways and means commit
tee republicans continue work on
tariff revision bill.
Monday
House continued farm relief dis
cuSsion.
Senate ratified new committee
assignments.
Senate confirmed nominations OF
Ernest Lee Jahncke and David s.
ingalls, as assistant secretaries of
the navy.
Senate agriculture committee
voted to report farm relief bill with
debenture plan included despite
President Hoover's opposition.
Chairman Smoot of senate III
nance committee introduced bill to
authorize use Of treasury bills in
short-term financing.
Activities of ways and means
committees republican tariff bill
trainers were assaulted and defended
on the floor of the house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
EXPERTS ISSUE
COMMUNIQUE
Statement Tells Of Failure Of
Committees to Reach
Agreement

PARIS, April 23.-(P-Repara-
tionS experts of seven nations in an
official communique issued today
announced their failure to reach an
agreement on a settlement of what
Germany owes to the allies.
A committee composed of the
chiefs Of the various national dele
cations has been appointed to draft
a report surveying the work which
has been done and notifying the
governments Of failure to reach an
accord.
The door was not closed to further
negotiations.
The communique said that while
the subcommittee was drafting the
report to the various governments
other members of the delegations
would work to see if agreement
could not finally be reached where
they had failed before. Observers
regarded this as the slimmest of
hopes.
The subcommittee began its work
Immediately after adjournment Of
the plenary session. 1t was said its
intention was to push the work
along and finish it as Don as pos
sible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
MERCEDES
?. M. Perkins left Wednesday fol

P. M. Perkins left Wednesday for
Louisiana where he has business.
Mrs. Joe Card Of Mission and Fred
Wright of Mercedes were guests Fri
day of Mrs. w. G. Stewart.
DR.. J.. N. Goodwin has returned
from Bryan, Texas, where he accom-
panied the body of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Martha B. Smith, the first
part of the week. Mrs. Goodwin re-
turned Monday morning and was
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. M.
F. Barrow of Autsin.
Mrs. w. H. Wood of Mission was
a McAllen visitor Friday morning.
r. c. Bailey of Donna has moved
to McAllen to make his home.
Mrs. P. M. Perkins left the first
of the week for a visit with relatives
in Houston.
George Bevil returned Saturday
from a short trip to Corpus Christi.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Swanson had
as their guests last week Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. L. Bowen Of Colorado City,
Texas.
Mrs. H. A. Pate of Alamo was a
guest of Mrs. George Bevll Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bonneau, ST..
left Sunday for a visit in Corpus
Christi with their son, V. J. Bon
neau.
Miss Eva Adams Of Weslaco was
a McAllen visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Clark and
daughter, Miss Evalee johnson, re-
turned Saturday night from San
Antonio. Mrs. Clark and daughter
were called to San Antonio several
days ago by the illness of Ted Dix
on. brother of Mrs. Clark. Mr.. Dix
on died on Thursday, April II, and
was buried Friday in Kerrville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
HARGILL ROAD WORK
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Especial to The HeraId.)

HARGILL, April 23.-Work Is
progressing rapidly on the hard
surfaced road out Of Hargill south
to a connection with the pavements
at Elsa. At Elsa this road will con-
meet with the pavement south to
Weslaco. east to Mercedes and west
to Edinburg. Crews putting down
the gravel from the Engleman club
towards Elsa will reach that city
by the middle of this week, another
crew working from the Hargill end
will reach the connection at Engle-
mems ranch in about two weeks, it
is estimated. With the completion
of this highway Hargill will be on
a paved highway south to the lower
Valley, west to E%dinburg and east
with the exception of one and one
half miles to Raymondville, where
connections a be made with the
now completed highway from Ray
mondville to Harlingen and Browns
vile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
HARGILL
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Victor Holt and Miss Pearl Tho
mas were Harlingen visitors Sunday
afternoon, returning via Raymond
vile, for a short visit to DR.. Frank
Upton of that city. Miss Sanders
of Hargill accompanied them on
their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Bonham were
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lobe
at their Lasara home owe Sunday.
Rogers Lancaster was an yer
night guest Of Arthur Harris last
Saturday night.
Mrs. George Harris of Pharr, Tex
as, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Harris in Hargill last weekend.
Miss Corhine Bonham was the
weekend guest of Miss Geraldine
Lobe at her home in Lasara last
weekend.
Miss Alice Lancaster dined with
Miss Lois Edwards at her home
west of Hargill last Sunday.
Miss Martha Alic Blackburn en-
tertained a number of her friends
at her birthday party last Sunday.
Game swere enjoyed and refresh
ments of pink lemonade and cake
were served to those present among
whom were Lois Edwards, Alice
Lancaster, Clara May and Lavela
Smith, Norma Starr Of Edinburg
and Marine Lancaster.
G. w. Buoy and J. B. Pollock were
business visitors in Edocuch Tues
day. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Lakeland
Of Edcouch were the guests of their
uncle, Sydney G. Lakeland, of Har-
gill, a the banquet given the Inter
national Press club at their regular
meeting in Reynosa Friday night.
Miss Moran Starr of Edinburg is
a weekend visitor in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Blackburn.
S. M. Edwards of Hargill "a in
San Antonio, Texas, last week on
business.
S. L. Gill and Or. VIM Of Ray
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
CUCUMBER SHIPPING
AT PEAK IN HARGILL

HARGILL, April 23.-Picking and
shipping fine cucumbers is now I'M
Ger way in Hargill and will be in
full swing in a few days. Ship
mentS are now being made daily
from the McClarity Ross fine field,
north of Hargill. The specimens are
very fine, large smooth cukes. All
vines are in fine condition with no
sign of insects or disease at this
time on them. The price is good
and buyers are coming to Hargill
clamoring for the first cucumbers
of the season. McClarity brothers
have in about four acres, Fred
Thompson about six acres and Mr..
joplin has an acreage of 80 acres,
all in fine condition. The rains
have been just right this season for
cucumbers, as this acreage is not
under irrigation at the present time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
BLACKS EAGERLY BUY
STOUT FRENCH SCENTS

AKASSA, Nigeria, French Equa-
torial Africa, April 27.-P)-Per-
fumery is one of the best little bus
inesses of the civilized French IN
this land of black tribes. Good
stout smells are the easiest to sell.
Liquid perfumes with alcohol IN
them are growing in favor, al
though highly scented creams and
powders and pommade for the hair
are popular. !,
The perfume business here and
in other French African colonies
has doubled in two years. The an
nual consumption runs about Co.
600 gallons and 100000 pounds of
other scented p~reparationS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

The house committee of the whole
which has indicted Governor I,on0
on two counts of impeachment for
trial before the senate had before
it today a resolution demanding
that he furnish to it not later than
IL o'clock on April "a the names of
so odd members Of the house the
newspapers quoted the governor as
saying had been bought against vot-
ing 1or his occupational tax on oil.
Representative Gilbert Dupre Of
St. Landry parish, 20 years old. and
deaf, got up before the body last
night while the governor was speak
ing over the radio at Shreveport and
told his contemporaries:
That man Long is crazy. 7 don't
know whether he should be in a
lunatic asylum or the penitentiary.
No sane man would come to nv
town and say I was dishonest. They
all know there that I am truthful"
i am a fighter" he shouted. "I
am afraid of no man and 1 don't
carry any pistol under my coat. But
II ne will name a place where there
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
PLAYGROUND MAY BE
BUILT AT REDDISH BAY
Especial to The Herald.)


HARGILL. April ga move
ment has been put on foot by S.
L. Gill of Raymondville, and Mr..
John Robinson, secretary of the
Edinburg Chamber Of Commerce to
create a by-the-sea playground at
Red Fish bay for the convenience
of the people and visitors of Will
acy county and Edinburg and that
part of Hidalgo county.
1t is proposed to either lease for
a long period of time or purchase
outright If possible a sufficient
amount Of acreage along the beach
just south Of the old Red Fish bay
camping site and interest amuse-
ment interests in putting in bath
houses, boating places and other
seaside places Of entertainment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

are no police I will meet him and
shoot it out with him until he hol-
iers help. He comes to my town and
ISLANDERS me. If he ever does again
he'll pay, and he'll pay well for it."
The governor in his latest address
again charged THE Standard Oil
company wants Huey P. Long i'm
peached' and claimed the ball was
started rolling when they saw I
was to be elected"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
N UNITE
FOR R SONCFEST

COPENHAGEN, April 27.-(P)-
The second largest songfest ever
held in the Scandinavian countries
will be heard here on June l and 2.
For the first time in the history
Of this occasion choristers from all
the Scandinavian nations will sing
under the direction of a single
leader. The singers will include so
Icelanders, 100 Firms, $50 Norweg-
ians, 200 Swedes, and 500 Danes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
DUTIES ON

NANCY, France, April 27.-(P-
Electric current is merchandise, be-
cause it can be measured, in the
opinion of the Court Of Cessation
here. AS a result the customs
authorities have sued the local
electricity corporation for $780,
900, representing current imported
between January, 1925, and Janu-
arY. 1923.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23

mondville were in Hargill Wednes-
day on business.
Mrs. Alfred baker Of Edinburg
vas in Hargill Wednesday on bust
ness.
Mesdames Roy Huff, N. w. Bap-
fist and Harry A. Peirson, all of
Shawnee, Okla, are the house guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Tayman,
and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Saunders at
their beautiful homes south Of Har-
gill this week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
pRrrSSIAN CRIME REDUCED

BERLIN, April 27.-(P)-Reduc-
ton Of crime in Prussia was dis
closed by a police memorandum
handed to the Prussian diet, in
which this Improvement was at
tributed to sterilization of finan-
cial conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
Scion Says He
VIII Shoot Il Out
With GouernorLong

H. BATON ROUGE, La, April 23-OP-charpes deni.,s ana ,,u..uu.
are lying mex anu las IN M Huey F. Long impeachment controversy
in Louisiana.
The mouse :" representatives has come back in session for further
svusno :" "S oA"ise' mong others. that Governor Long diverted state
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-23
DEATH ON MERCY ERRAND

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Running to
get a doctor for a woman hurt in
an auto wreck, T. e. Beech drop
pead dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-25

one of the finest ZOOS in the world at
Bronx park and wander through the
rustic trails there: can look upon the
amazing spectacle Of a new skyline
from Central park; can cross Brook
lynn bridge or wander through the
colorful east side push cart belt: can
spend endless fascinating hours
among the antiques Of art collections
Of the Metropolitan Museum, or can
study another absorbing collection Of
prehistoric specimens at the American
museum of natural history: can get
lost in the woods Of Spuyten Duyvel-
but that's just q sample.
And not one Of these cndlcssly as
sorted trips would cost more than a
dime. Manhattan furnishes more en-
tertainment for less money than any
place I know. The trouble Is that
most newcomers, for some reason or
other, are not satisfied until they
are initiating the spenders.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright, 1929. NEA Service. Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-25

cd q chiefs head dress to General Hi.
att. head OF the military academy. He
placed a war bonnet OH the tomb oil
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
In telling OF the many adventures
and incidents Of the trip Interpreter
1ahn skipped from one place to an
other and back again. it all was SO
Kaleidoscope. After relating all that
had happened at place. as he
would think he had. he would sud-
denly recall another chapter while
describing something else.
Upset by Cannon Salute
So he didn't tell in exact order OF
the chiefs visits TO Mt. Vernon and
TO Fort Myer. He didn't like one cpl
sodc at Fort Myer. said the intcrprc-
ter. When he arrived the guns of the
fort doomed a thundcrOus welcome
and the vibration and noise were very
%nervouslv disconccrting to Red Tom
ahawk. He was accorded a generals
honor Of inspecting the troops, pa.
raded for his benefit.
He also visited Walter Reed hos.
pital and spoke to the soldier patients
there.
Interpreter Zahn said this visit gave
more pleasure to the soldiers than
any of their other contacts gave to
those visited.
Not Asking Farm Relief
The chief was photographed every.
where he went and onc Of these
places was the Lincoln Memorial.
AS he concluded telling the story
Of the visit. Interpreter zahn sale
that during the call at the White
House. the president asked Red Tom.
ahawk whether he had come to ask
farm relief.
With a twinkle in his eyes, the
chief replied:
mo, I think you've settled that
yourself"
During his stay in Washington. Rec
Tomahawk had as companions or
some of his calls. Senator Nye, Repre-.
sentative Sinclair. Senator Wheeler
John Baer. General Holdbrook. Gen.
eral Swift, Indian Commissioner
Burke and assistant Merritt, Vice
President Curtis and Colonel Henry
Anxious to Speak for Indians
! The chief vas inclined to bring ur
the. subject Of Indian affairs, but In.
terprcter Zahn gave an admonishine
pressure OIL his arm whenever hi
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-25
IN NEW YORK

New York, June 25.-JuSt about the
time that Manhattan seems stagger-
ingly metropolitan and huge. ! gen.
orally manage to hear something
that reduces it to the status Of almost
any point in Suburbia.
For instance: the other night the
1904 class of the De Witt Clinton high
school held an alumnae dinner. Twen-
ty-five years had elapsed since some
80 New York lads and lasSieS had
graduated-yet all of them were dis
covered living within a radius of a few
miles of New York and all Of them
attended to swap notes. Halt a dozen
had become rich and prominent In
the world Of industry or in their par
ticular professions. ! doubt If that
could be duplicated in most small
cities.
Or again: Many years ago a youth
and a maid were estranged, as young
lovers are often cstranged. Each had
married. Both marriages were UNI
happy, and the boy and girl had each
looked upon this early romance as
the one true love Of . lifetime. Both
had drifted to New York. And June
being in the air they had wandered
over to the Little Church Around the
Corner to inhele = Dit OF vicarious
romance. Each had stood on the
hedged path watcning wistiully the
elimination Of other romantic loves
And q they met again: They went
into the parsonase ana TAXED T. over
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-25
CHAPTER 81

"TEN-TO-ONE" PETERSON
WHAT I shouted, springing to
my feet. Alex Peterson-shot your
husband! Nonsense! He was the
best friend I yer had!"
He shot my husband, I tell you'll"
Mrs. Lundy's bitter emphasis of the
words struck me in the face like the
blow of a fist and I fell back into
my chair. Some influence powerful
enough to remold Andrews person.
ality. had come into his life. What
right had I to deny the word Of one
whose tragic life witnessed to its
truth
do you know why Alex Peterson
shot your husband, Mrs. Lundy?"
Il don't" she replied. in the same
bitter tone. If Joe deserved 1t, /
didn't. Alex Peterson left him for
dead. Joe responded to medical treat
ment and he was brought back to me
several weeks later. I have had him
-ever since. Thirty years."
The tragedy In her face wrung my
heart.
Did you see Alex Peterson when
YOU werc down therc?' l asked gently.
Yes, l saw him. Several times"
Can you tell me anything about
him as he was thcn?'
She nodded slowly. Yes. I re-
member him. He wasn't z mar one
forgot easily. He was fairly tall, sup
pie as wire. and flat hippcd. His
face had something of the eagle in it
that lean, reckless, fighting look,
you know. He always wore al cx-
pensive Stetson trimmed with a silver
buckle, a white silk shirt, fine riding
boots with silver spurs. and two re-
volvers mounted with gold. The re-
volvers were loaded with gold bull
lets. I suppose those decorations
would have been ridiculous on any one
else; but somehow they seemed to
fit him."
Mrs. Lundy fell silent and I re-
spccted her mood. What an extra
ordinarily vivid personality Andrews
must have been. What tragic event
for it must have been tragic-had
transformed him into the Andrew Og-
den I had known?
DO you happen to know how he
came to be called 'Ten-to One'?"
Mrs. Lundy nodded. Eyes. ! heard
a good deal about him while I was
down there. He made his fortune
gambling In mining properties. He
vas an inveterate gambler-no chance
was too grcat-and he'd risk every
dollar he possessed. When he came
to Torridity-in 1892, I think it was
he hadn't $40 in money to his name.
but he was dressed just as I have de-
scribed him. Stetson hat with its
silver buckle. white silk shirt. those
fantastic gold-mounted revolvers, and
that cartridge belt stuffed with gold
bullets And not sic to his name.
Can you sec the man, MI. Peebles?"
His young brother, Jerry, came
with him"
"Jerry!" I cried. His brother! Yes,
60 on" So it was his brother!
HE staggered into my husbands
resort. Men were drinking at the