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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Yep WILL TRY
ATLANTIC AGAIN
Eckener Inspects Disabled
Craft And Leaves For
Frederichshafen

CUERS. France, May 18.-tR-
DR.. Hugo Eckener, after a day spent
in careful examination Of his Grip
pied ship the Graf Zeppelin. left
tonight for Friedrichshafen- He had
made plans for putting the dirigible
back into air service and had CHAR
acterized as absurd" reports that
sabotage was responsible for the
breakdown OF four Of the five mo-
tors Thursday.
The dirigible commander has left
to his staff the task Of installing
new motors, expected from Fried
richshafen tomorrow or Monday
The airship is scheduled TO leave
early Monday or Tuesday morning
for its home port where u Will De
roynnIetelv overhauled. The start
of the next attempt to fly to Amer
lea has been set tentatively for
June 20.
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DECAPITATED
TORSO TAKEN
FROM STREAM
Officers Say Identifi-
cation Possible By
Anyone Acquainted
With Victim

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May la-gEH
Sixteen OF SO persons stil fighting
against poison gases they inhaled
in the Cleevland clinic disaster are
not expected to recover. doctors said
tonight. and the others probably win
suffer lung troubles for years t0
come. The death toll stood mf A1a.
Oxygen treatment wmS continued
and some were given blood trans
fusions.
Investigations OF the tragedy win
continue Monday. Coroner "A. y.
Pearse said. Much or tndmy's ln-
quest was held In secret.
Under direction OF the coroner. m
picture or the beginning OF the ca
taStrophe was presented before thn
Sunday adjournment was taken hy
Buffery Boggs, steamfitter. star wit
ness.
Down In the chRrred basement
store-room where fire I'm %-rnw
films released the deadly gases Cf
the disaSter-which chemists said
was enough 20 have killed 1000 600
people-Boggs reenacted the open
ing scenes.
The stzamfitter showed where hm
was working when he observed
smoke coming from the storage
room. II saw no fire" he said.
Boggs then told how he had grab
bed a fire extinguisher and played
on the films 20 find that the smoke
increased. He told how me felt him
self being overcome. and showed
where he escaped through IN trap
door 70 the outside or the building
Despite all their investigation. how
ever. Coroner Pearse and officials
working with him are haffind by
the case. They hope 10 have a final
sum-up" or the tragedy, however.
next week.
Thirty-six victims of the disaster
were buried here today. Among them
were the bodies or Dr. John Phil
lips. a co-founder of the clinic. and
DR.. Charles Edward Locke. brain
specialist, member or the clinir
staff.
Throughout the day. Cleveland
was in official mourning Tor the
dead. The American flag in pnhllr
square and others were drawn tn
half mast.
Financial relief for many of tire
bereaved was promised from thn
state workmen's compensation fund.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19

contestants. Eight papers were
submitted to the federation
committee by teachers of the
junior high school and II
papers were submitted from
the senior high school.
The winning papers had not
been returned to the federation
committee late Saturday.
Robert Stilwell. winner OF first
prize In the senior contest,
attended the State School.
for Blind at Austin for a
number Of years and learned
to read by the Braille system
His high school work here has
been largely with the assis
tance Of a reader. who has been
able to assist the blind boy
to hold a promonent place In
his classes. IN addition to his
studies he has learned to play
the cornet and Is a good mu-
sician. Robert is m sophmcn
and Is on the school honor
roll
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
DOCTORS WILL
LECTURETODAY
Physicians Here For Con-
vention to Fill VAL
ley Church Pulpits
this week. Students I'm

Public health lectures are to be
delivered Sunday from the pulpits
Of "a large number Of Valley
churches by distinguished members
and guests or the Texas Medical AS
sociation. preliminary 10 the OPEN
ing OF the annual convention Tuess
day I'm Brownsville.
Arrangements for the speeches.
which were made by DIR. J. "A. Pol
lard of Harlingen, viii bring to the
Valley churches outstanding physi-
clans Of the state and a number Of
famous men in the medical profess
sion.
All or the lectures will be deliv-
cred at the morning hour except &C
San Bentio. where they are to be
given at the evening hour on ac-
count Of q special service there at
the morning hour In connection
with the closing OF public schools,
and mt the Weslaco Baptist church
DR.. Felix Miller, president Of the
Texas Medical Association. will
speak at the First Baptist church in
Brownsville. DR.. "A. @. Scott OF
Temple will speak at the Pres
byterian church. DR.. w. B. Russ oi
San Antonio will fill the pulpit at
the Church OF the Advent. Epis-
copal. and DIR. X. III. Aynesworth Oi
Waco will lecture at the First Meth
odist church.
Assignments for other Valley
towns are:
San Benito.-CAll lectures here
will be at the evening hour) DIR. Joe
tx. Diidy of Brownw0od, president
elect OF the association. Baptist
church: DR.. X. ID. Cruchfield, Sar
Antonio. Methodist: DR.. III. r. Dud-
reon. Waco. Presbyterian: DR. O. T.
Thompson, Kerrville. Christian
Edinburg.-Dr. j. wv. TOrbett
Marlin. Methodist church.
Weslaco.-Dr. Nv. ID. Buie. Marlin
Methodist church at morning houl
and Baptist church at evening hour
McAllen.-Dr. wv. B. ThOrning
Houston. Baptist church.
Mission.-Dr "A. Phil0 Howard
Houston. Methodist.
Harlingen.-Dr. Thomas MI. Dor.
bandit. San Antonio. Baptist: DR.
Minnie Il. Maffett. Dallas. Method.
ist: DR.. c. M. Rosser. Dallas. Pres.
byterian: Or. John II. Moore. Hous'
ton. Christian.
Health talks are TO be delivered a.
various luncheon clubs thrOughOu1
the Valley during the convention.
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new FOUNTAIN
OPENS TUESDAY
Multi -Colored Lights To
Make Park Beautiful
City Asset

The washington park electrically
colored fountain. which Is expected
to become one of the show places of
the Valley, will be formally opened
Tuesday evening In connection with
the convention of the State Medical
society. 1t has been announced by
Burt <. Hinkley. Sr., cit ypark COM
A short program has
been prepared which includes q
demonstration by the American
Legion bugle and drum corps and
music by the st. Joseph's college
band.
There are only three other foun-
tains Of this kind in the state and
the one here is of the latest i'm
proved type. 1t is the only one OF
this type in existence at present.
The fountain was built on General
Electric plans with all work under
the supervision of Ben v. Proctor,
city architect. It's only cost TO the
city was for labor.
The large fountain Is situated In
the center of a 300 by $50 foot park
lying between 7th and 9Th and
Adams and Madison streets. The
park Is bordered and crossed by
sidewalks which are being lined with
roses. hibiscus and bougainvillia.
The fountain throws a varying
spray into the sky 65. As and is feet
Colored lights play on the streams,
running the gamut Of an artists
color box. This Is very effective
when contrasted against the nights
sky. Both the lights and sprays are
automatically governed and 20
through a complete series OF
changes in a period or eight min
utes. There are 30 colored light
projectors Of 500 watt power in the
fountain. These are divided into
five groups OF six lights which are
red. white. green. amber. blue and
purple. The lights are automatically
governed by magnetic switches.
The water is powered by 1C
horsepower electrical centrifugal
pump which operates a 4-inch
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RED RIVER FLOODS
ARKANSAS LOWLANDS

TExARKANA, May 1s.-tR]-Ten
thousand low land acres near IN
dex. Ark. we're under water today
and major Red river flood stages
impended at Fulton and Index
Predictions were that the water
would 20 over the safety level by
wednesday at Index and two or
three feet over at Fulton by Thurs
day. White Cliffs on the Little
river was due for a one-foot over
flow Tuesday.
AT Index it was declared the gov
ernment ievee on the north side
OF the Red river would stand 80
feet of water If it did not crumble.
The levee was completed a Few
months ago and the sod was be-
lieved not to have set solidly. Should
the water overflow there, between
10000 and 10000 acres would be
flooded Immediately.
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SHAM BATTLE CLAIMS
LIFE OF ARMY FLIER

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 18.--tPl-
Mimic warfare that has waged over
Ohio since Wednesday In the ma
tional army air maneuvers claimed
its first victims today with the death
Of Second Lieut.. z. L. Meadow OF
Nashville, Tenn. and injury Of Sec
ond Lieut.. A. +. Softer OF Los An
geleS.
Their ships collided in mid air
high above an outlying residential
section and fell In flames. Lieuten-
ant Softer jumped and saved him
self with injuries no more serious
than burns, nut Lieutenant Meadow
came down in his ship and his body
was almost cremated.
Both men were plotting pursuit
planes attached to the ninth pursuit
squadron from Rockwell Field, San
Diego.
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Robert Stiiwell. blind son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. q. Stilwell.
Sr., who lives on the highway
outside Brownsville, and stu
dent In the local senior high
school, has Leen awarded first
prize on his essay on Stephen
r. Austin in a competition
conducted by the City. Fed
ration Of women's Clubs
Junior high school students
wrote essays On Sam Houston
In the same competition and
first prize was awarded TO
Virginia Henderson.
In the senior contest on
Austin Kermit Cromack was
awarded second prize and
Rachel Barnes third Second
and third prizes In the Junior
contest were awarded to Reva
Clark and Harriet Clark, re-
spectively
In the senior contest the
prizes were SO. IS and s2.50s
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The junior awords we're S. $3.50
$3.50.
The competition was SO close
that after the local COM
mittee had selected the best
three papers in cash compe-
tition they we're unwilling to
select first. second and third
winners and finally submitted
tine papers selected by them to
a group Of English instructors
in Houston.
All judging was done by
number none OF the Judges In
Brownsville or in Houston hav-
ing any knowledge OF the writer
OF the papers being considered.
The committee named BY the
fereration TO judge the papers
was composed of Mrs. VI.
Conrad. federation president.
Mrs. z. G.. Holiday, historian.
and p. u. Kennamer, former
county superintendent Of
schools.
The committee In Houston.
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which made the final selections
was composed or Miss Minnie
Gillespie. English teacher In
San Jacinto senior high
school and sisters OF the late
Chas. Gillespie. editor Of the
Housaon Chronicle; Miss Es-
tella Ballew. American history
teacher in Regan senior high
school; nj. Duggan. history
teacher in San Jacinto senior
high school and director OF
interscholastic dec1a m a tion
contests in that school.
The papers were considered
for maachanical plan and neot-
ess: Grammatical and rhetorical
accuracy; literary style, force
and effect: historical and
biographical matted tnd thor
oughness or treatment.
The contest opened Feb. /
and closed May !. On the clos
ing date teachers In the high
school selected the best papers
from . List or more than 900
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
GEO. CHAMPION,
SR., DIES HERE
Aged Valley Pioneer Vic
tim OF Acute Attack
OF Indigestion

George Champion. Sr.. NJ one OF
the oldest and best known pioneers
Of the Rio Grande Valley, sccumberd
To asudden attack Of acuts indi-
gestion at his home, 1921 Adams
st. at $40 p. m. Saturday.
Death came Unexpectedly and the
aged man wos iii but a few minutes
He had been in poor health since
the death Of his wife IL months
ago but had not been confined to
his bed.
Champion was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Champion and was
born at Point Isabel oct. q 1852.
He was. reared and obtained his
early education here.
The decendent also attended st.
Mary's college in San Antonio. He
took an active part in the vic
life Of the city and county in his
early manhood.
Champion was city alderman over
span Of years and later served
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s Striking Union
Textile Workers
Await Jury Action

ELIzABETHTON. Tenn. May IS.
-(P)-Eight striking union textile
workers tonight we're free on bond
pending grand jury action. while
others who faced preliminary hear
ing before two magistrates on
charges OF conspiracy to commit
murder were released
Announcement that the eight
members Of q group arrested Thurs
day after a clash with non-union
workers returning to the American
Bemberg and American Glanzstoff
mills. would be held TO the grand
Jury was made today. Trial OF the
cases. involving 100 or more work.
ers, began Thursday and was COM
pleted Yesterday.
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LIST ROOMS
FOR DOCTORS;
FINAL APPEAL

Have you q room which you
possibly can spare for the next
four or five days?
II you have and IL you are
willing TO rent 1t to a visiting
doctor during that time. call the
reservation bureau at Hotel FL
Jardin this morning and inform
them OF that fact.
Only a few rooms are avail
able and many doctors are ex-
pected to arrive here without
having made reservations, ac-
cording to DR.. w. K. Spivey. in
charge of that part of the con-
vention.
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Hundreds Expected
To Attend Meeting
Of Valley Scouts

MERCEDES. May 18-Hundreds
Of Valley people viii attend the first
Spring Conference Of the Valley
Scout Council. to be held at Camp
Chas. +. Perry Sunday afternoon.
and several hundred Valley Scouts
viii stage a retreat and parade In
the evening. according to final plans
for the conference.
The purpose OF the meeting ~
to acquaint the public with ten Inn
portance OF the work OF the Council
and to give them the oppodtnunay
To learn something or what has been
done. especially toward building the
camp.
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PUT UP FLAGS
FOR DOCTORS,
WORKS URGES

please display all flags on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day."
This request was made OF
Brownsville merchants, profess
sional men and citizens in gen.
eral Saturday on the eve Of the
opening here OF the Texas State
Medical association convention,
by DR.. B. o. Works, in charge
Of arrangements for the gath
ering.
IL is his desire that the flags
be displayed to give the city a
gala air and make more apparent
the spirit of welcome to the visi-
tors.
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One DEAD in
TEXAS STORMS
Wichita Falls Area Still
Isolated From Outside
With Wires Down

DALLAS, May 1B.--(Rl-Torren-
tial and widespread rainfall today
marked the passage Of another se-
ries of Texas storms, which killed
one man. injured IL persons and did
thousands of dollars damage.
Frank Trentacost, storekeeper
at Bryan, was killed by a bolt OF
lightning as he watched the rain
from the doorway of his store.
The most severely struck area was
near Wichita Falls. where at least
eight communities felt the force OF
winds and heavy rain. That por-
ton Of the state still was isolated
from the outside, telephone wires
being down.
Near Vernon, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
ell Wilkerson, celebrating their
honeymoon. were injured wsen a
twister ripped their house from the
ground and carried them about 800
feet. They were married Sunday.
In far south Texas, Westfield. 20
miles from Houston. also suffered
from the wind. A twister swept a
path about quarter Of a mile long
and so feet wide. Four persons.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. "A. Farros and a
Mrs. Benedict and her daughter
were injured. The Farrow home
was rattened.
Near Wichita Falls. at undee, wiz
liams Ganders was injured when a
store building collapsed: Mrs. c. H.
Mcdaniel was hurt when the porch
Of her home fell In: a flying timber
struck William Miller. Eight stores
and II homes were damaged at
Dundee.
At Clara, also near Wichita Falls.
Agnes Howard was struck by a
piece Of wood from a school build
Continued on Page Severn
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WEST TEXAS. Partly cloudy.
warmer Inn north portion Sunday;
Monday partly cloudy.
OKLAHOMA. Fair, somewhat
warmer Sunday: Monday. parity
cloudy.
EAST TEXAS: Partly cinudv. To-
cal thundershuwurS ln southeast
portion Sunday: Monday, partly
clcudy. Light tu moderate variable
winds un tine coast becoming cas-
erly tn scuthcrlys
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
HUBBY HUNTS JOB AS
WIFE GETS $40, 900

COFFEYVILLE. Kans.. May IA
tP,-An Asiatic myth says q man
who searched the world over for
diamonds returned home and found
them in his b2ck yard.
w. G. Fivish. Coffeyville. is some
where tonight-probably Texas, his
wife doesn't know-searching for
work. She Is trying TO find him
because May Is she Is to appear at
Chattanooga. Tenn. TO be identified
formally as the niece Of the late
c. w. Reno and to receive legacy
Of $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
FURTHER RISE IN
RIVER PREDICTED

A further rise In the Rio Gran
de due to rains over the San Juan
watershed in Mexico is seen in the
u. s. weather bureau report.
The river has spread out in its
banks for the past few days and
reached n height OF ia feet at
San Benito Saturday. Flood stage
at that point is % feet. The river
was at a 81 foot stage at Browns
vile Saturday.
No danger is expected from the
waters.
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TEXAN is WOUNDED
RESISTING SEARCH

RUSK, Tex. May 18-tF)-Deputy
Sheriff Jim Adams tonight shot
and perhaps fatally wounded q
young man who gave his name as
Douglas Wells, about "a.
Adams had a warrant to search
Wells automobile for liquor, and
the officer claimed Wells sought TO
flee the machine. No liquor was
found.
No charge had been filed against
Wells.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
BUS ESTILL RESIGNS
FROM TEXAS LEAGUE

DALLAS. May 18.-tPl-J. Doaok
Roberts. president OF the Texas
league. tonight announced the resig-
nation OF Bus EStill as a Texas
league umpire. Estill would not be
replaced. Roberts said.
Estill notified Roberts he wanted
to leave to accept a position with
the Mexican government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Rancher Wounded
In Matamoros Not
Expected To Live

Fear that Calixto Garcia. pruml-
nent MatamoruS rancher who Vas
shot four times uri thn market
square near noon Saturday. would
not live through the night wmE gx-
pressed by those lt hts bedside late
Saturday evening.
Garcia, an uncle OF Gnillermn
Shears. preSidente municipal. wuH
shot at close range with an pistol.
Bullets struck him Un the rirhs
wrist. right and left shoulder and
In the left Jaw.
Fidel BlnncD. also m Mmtmnanrna
rancher. was arrested and put IN
jail shortly after the shooting. Car
cia was unable 70 pun MS pistol due
60 being shot in the wrist the first
shot, officers say. The horse ne
was riding was struck in thn neck
also.
Despite the fact that ne had re-
sided at Los ArbnleS ranch j1ist west
or MatamoroS for IN number cg
years, Garcia Is said to be an Amer
lean citizen. He was born near san
Benito.
The market plaza was crowded ~
the time OF the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
-FOUR HURT IN STORM

HOUSTON, May l8.-t41-Four
persons were injured. one seriously
when q tornado swept a path 100
feet wide for five miles through a
farming section Is miles northwest
Of Houston today.
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RESIGNS

BIG SPRING. Tex. May 1s.-tP
After the Big Spring West Texas
league dropped out OF its last ten
games. j. 4. Payne. resigned as
manager here tonight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
SAN ANGELO MAYOR OURS

SAN ANGELO. May lH.-IFF--
Mayor wv. I'D. Hoicumbc. head uf tine
city administration for three terms
resigned tonight without mnnnun-
cling a reason. A message Co the
city commission rendered hlE re-
signaticn as soon nS m successor
could be elected and qualified.
Evening star., 1929-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 13.-Those long
skirts, dotted Swiss dresses, wide
brimmed straws-how young America
snickersl But they're coming back!
The Cotton Textile Institute of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
says so.
Null and muslin grandmother used
to think there was nothing much better
for q dress) are returning. FrockS of
these materials already are in vogue
at Florida resorts the farmers wives
were told today by Miss Susan Bates of
New York, speaking for the institute.
Cotton may not sound so ritzy to
young women who speak in terms of
chiffon. silk and such, but The insti-
tute revealed that one could pay good
prices for cotton as well. A simple
street dress had $35 price tag, and
Evening star., 1929-12-13
DIAMOND WORKERS IDLE.
Sharp Falling Of of Demand for
Gems Affects Belgian Industry.

BRUSSELS, December ia R).-Ap-
proXimately $4,000 persons are now
Idle in consequence with the reduced
working hours in the diamond indus
try made necessary by sharp falling
off of the demand for gems which fol-
lowed the collapse of prices on the
New York and continental stock ex-
changes. t.t
The loss in wages was estimated last
night at about $4,000 weekly. Thus
far las establishments connected with
the industry throughout Belgium have
been affected. Employers in the dia-
mond industry in Antwerp decided OIL
November 26 to close their works from
December to December 81. Syndl-
Gates representing the, Belgian industry
in general took the less drastic step
at the same time of reducing working
hours by half. =,
The depression in the industry alsJ
has been felt in South Africa and Ill
Holland. The Amsterdam Diamond As
sociation on November 81 voted to re-
duce working days to three q week
from December to January 4.
Evening star., 1929-12-13
'DEMURE COTTON EVENING GOWNS
VIE WITH SNAPPY SPORTS GARB
Afternoon Dresses Find Where Ankle Is, but Street
Wear Clings to Knees or Just Below.

$l25 for an evening gown is really
nothing Miss Bates said.
Styles determine the price. the insti-
tute pointed out, cotton gowns created
by we'll known designers commanding
their price even as those in silk
The uneven hemline was not much
in evidence, but the dresses were long.
Skirts for afternoon and evening were
ankle length, but the sport and street
dresses hung only three to four inches
below the knees.
Prints were popular, but plain colorS
we're more abundant, with blue and
"shrimp-pink" prominent. White was
well shown, and the institute exhibit
indicated that next Summer would be
another sun-tan season.
The exhibits of evening gowns drew
such adjectives as "demure," "prim"
and sweet" but the word used in
describing the sports garment was
"snappy"
Evening star., 1929-12-13
HORSE BREEDER DIES.
Thomas M. Murphy of Louisville
Heart Attack Victim.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 13 CPD.
Thomas M. Murphy, 6s, died .yester-
day at a hospital here, where he was
taken at noon suffering from a heart
attack.
Mr.. Murphy was the owner Of the
Golden Maxim stock farm, near here,
and had been interested in race horses
since he came here from Henryville
Ind, 40 years ago. His farm produced
many winners.
Switzerland is giving aid to radio
broadcaSting
Evening star., 1929-12-13

The hold-up woman gave her name
as Mrs. Helen Evans. saying she is
native of England and came to d.
troit II years ago. She is held on a
charge of robbery not armed.
Evening star., 1929-12-13

screams, chased the woman and caught
her. They found that the old-fash-
ioned muff which she had pointed at
the girl, telling her there was pistol
inside, contained no weapon.