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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-29
half MILLION
Mill WORKERS
OUT ON STRIKE
Government May Act
To Prevent Misery
And Depression of
Labor Disputes

MANCHESTER, Eng, July 90
R)-Half a million cotton trade
workers struck this morning, clos
ing down $500 mills, when employ
ers refused to recede from their in
tention to cut wages y 1-2 per cent
The strike was automatic, hav-
ing been decided upon Saturday. II
affected almost the entire Lanca-
shire cotton industry with the ex-
ception of few plants outside the
employers federation which were
still operating.
1t was the outgrowth Of contin-
ued depression in the textile trade
which there weeks ago led to an
announcement by employers that a
II IL per cent reduction in wages
would be effective Saturday.
Nearly every city and town in
Lancashire is affected by the strike,
which is expected to cause a loss
in wages Of about 81 100000 (about
$5,000,0O0 weekly.
Mills whose owners are not men,
berS of the Masters Federation an
nounced they could continue pay
ing the old wage rate temporarily.
They employ only few thousand
workers.
The Lancashire wage scales are
based on piece work with compli-
Gated lists.
There was some feeling some sort
OF government action still could
save the day and prevent the mis-
cry and financial depression which
invariably follows British trade dis
putes. In this event the operating
spinning section probably would ask
for resumption of negotiations on
their own account. It is expected
the mill owners would meet them
half way.
Among the mills remaining work.
ing were those of the Broadhurst
Lee company at Manchester. en-
ploying 1000 hands, and another Of
the same firm at Bolton, employ
ing 1000 hands. There were IL
mills working at Bolton, two at
Preston, and several at Radcliffe
and RoSendale.
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Leahy Makes Final
Appeal of Verdict

GEORGETOWN, Tex, July 90
R)-Harry J. Leahy, who for nearly
three years has fought doggedly to
escape punishment for the torture
murder of DR.. j. A. Ramsey of
Mathis, prepared today to 60,
through counsel, before one more
court with his scheduled electrocu-
tion but four days away.
Leahy's lawyers announced appeal
from the verdict of a jury here Sat-
urday holding the convicted slayer
sane. Just what form their action
would take remained undisclosed,
but it was believed here that they
would seek a writ of habeas corpus
from the court of criminal appeals
in view Of the fact that direct reg
ular appeal of the finding is i'm
possible under Texas law.
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Burns May Be Fatal
ToHoustcn Reporter

HOUSTON, July 29.-W. c. Proc
tor. 26, reporter for the Houston
Press, was in a serious condition at
hospital here today as a result OF
burns received yesterday when he
fell asleep with a lighted cigarette
IN his hand which set fire to the
Proctor who came here four
weeks ago from New Orleans, La,
where he was employed by the
Times Ptcayune, was burned from
his right knee to his right shoulder.
Attendants held little hope for his
recovery.
Proctor had just finished work
ing nine days on the Houston en-
durance plane story.
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The pilots kept the Robin In its
usually wide circles as they added
approximately So a minute for their
time aloft.
No indication of when the motor
would Groom its swan song was ap-
parent as the airmen went into
their seventeenth day. According to
Major William B. Robertson of the
CurtiSS- Robertson company, Spon-
soring the flight, body troubles have
not bothered the flierS although the
Angeleno and the City of Cleveland
were forced down by such causes.
He attributed that to the use of
welded metal tubing and alloys in
the wing ribs and propeller.
Officials of the C-eld estimated a
total of $4,000 watched the plane
during yesterday, 10000 more than
last Sunday, previous to the break
ing Of the record. There were other
attractions, including an airplane
race, parachute jump, and an ex-
hibition of balloon busting" by
breaking toy ballons.
Art Goebel Visits
Art Goebel, California to Hawaii
flier, was one of the visitors yes
terday and sent aloft a note, "go
to it boys, you are certainly doing
a wonderful job. Another great step
in aviation. Kindest regards"
Jackson and O'Brine took to task
the reporters at the field who are
awaiting their return to ecrth. Ir
note dropped yesterday, they OBJ
jected to some of the articles ir
papers ent up to them, especially
regarding the use of lights at night
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Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Phil
adelphia, Portland, Ore, and San
Antonio, Texas.
New York City, where the tenn
perature was 90, was deserted by
about 100000 people who sought
comfort by jamming nearby beaches
and filling highways leaving the
city. Seven persons were drowned
in the metropolitan area.
The drought, which has been vir-
tually unbroken for a month, gave
further cause for alarm to farmers
and brought to Canada forest fire
situation which dominion officials
believe to be the most serious since
1923. While crops were whiting
throughout the Atlantic seaboard
states and eastern Canada, and the
wheat crop Of western Canada was
reported hopeleSSly scorched, pro-
duce farmers in the metropolitan
district faced ruin unless the
drought ended speedily.
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Lawyers Completing
Shook Trial Venire

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 29.-CP)-
With the venire increased to 81 by
the addition Of fifty names over the
weekend, attorneys in the trial OF
DIR. James H. Shook, dismissed Ohio
state professor and confessed slayer
Of Theora Hix, his coed mistress,
today faced the task of completing
the jury to try him for his life.
Eight men and three women held
places on the tentative panel after
three days Of examination and chal-
Ienges when court adjourned last
Friday and it was believed that
completion Of the jury was yet
more than a day away.
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and the newspaper.-en's wailing
because of sleeping on cots at the
field while Oh the endurance
watch"
The note read: Tell those re-
porterS we are not running without
lights because we want to. Our bat
terry lasts only a little while and
then our lights go out. II those birds
don't know anything about this
matter there's 20 excuse for print
ing such things. got big laugh
when they tried to smooth things
over about our speed, saying we
were bucking headWindS. First time
1 knew wind blew in circles.
"Wide Open Spaces"
"I can't see what they have to
kick about sleeping on the ground
They should be glad to get out in
the open and get some fresh air.
They can get up and walk around
and we can't. Sleeping on a gas
tank Isn't so hot, either.
Lambert field, the wide open
spaces, where a mans a man and a
cot is something to sleep on. II
they weren't under a tent I would
sure keep them awake all night
They don't have to stay out here
so why all the grabbing? 1t isn't
going to do them any good ! 4 hang
ing around.
ID. G. j. and r. OBJ"
Jackson's father, Henry PA
Jackson, returned to his dairy and
poultry farm at Faribault, MINI.
yesterday to '1oo.i after things" He
expects to return Friday.
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the field just five minutes
after the ground crew had picked
up a message from the fliers saying
Everything is going fine"
Preparations for making another
refuelling contact were under way
by the ground crew before the
ship went into spin.
Crichton was instantly killed and
Haugland was rushed to hospital
The plane had been in the air
154 hours, 40 minutes.
The ground crew was unable tc
aScribe any reason for the crash
Some witnesses believed that the
fliers sacrificed too much flying
speed to drop what was their last
message. They we're up only 20C
feet when the plane went into a
spin.
Sixth Attempt
1t was Haugland's sixth attempt
to set an endurance record, and
Crichtons first. At 1912 a. m. to-
day the Minnesota had passed the
previous mark of 149 hours achieved
by Haugland and Thorwald Johnson
last June. On that flight Haugland
and johnson were forced down by
motor trouble.
Previously, Haugland ard Gene
Shank had attempted four times
to set an endurance record.
Haugland was. taken to Ft. Smell
ing hospital Doctors after hur-
ried examination said he apparently
had skull fracture and possibly a
fractured jaw. His condition was
critical.
The refueling ship, Ace High, sis
ter ship Of the Minnesota, was pre-
pairing to take off with 100 gallons
Of gas for the fliers when the en-
durance plane was seen to side slip
Captain Crichton tried to gain alti-
ture and increase his speed but was
unsuccessful, the plane crashing as
it SWooped over the race track. OBJ
servers said it fell like a pancake y
Captain Crichton's body was badly
mangled by the big motor, and
there was some difficulty in eXtri-
eating it from the wreckage.
Had Flown 1900 Miles
Captain Crichton was a world wal
veteran and a captain in the army
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Find Choice Liquor
On $5OO,000 Yacht

WASHINGTON, July 29.-(P)-
Assistant Secretary LowInan an
nounced today that customs au-
thorities had found 30 or 35 cases
of choice liquors concealed on the
$500,000 yacht Margo, chartered by
Lewis Mendelsohn, seized at De-
troit Saturday.
Mendelsohn chartered the yacht
from its Chicago owner, and, after
visiting Canada, docket at Detroit.
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Services Held For
Mrs. Hannah Cooper

Funeral services TO rMrs. Han
nah Cooper, 81, r<ident Of Browns
vile TO rthe past seven years, were
held Sunday afternoon from the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. N. r.
Quinn, here, the Rev. r. 0. Mack
1ntosh Of the Episcopal church, Of
ficiating.
1nterment followed at $3.50 p. m.
IN Buena Vista cemetery.
Mrs. Cooper came here from Al
win, Texas in 1922. She is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. N. r. Quinn
and Miss May Cooper, 1914 st.
Charles street.
PaIlbearers included Joe Cara,
F. A. Ramos, Ralph Derrick, Dale
Jones, and Jim Stout.
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Amendments Behind,
Partial Vote Shows

AUSTIN, July 29.-(R)-Unofficial
returns collected from SO counties
by former Attorney General w. a.
Keeling today showed both pro-
posed constitutional amendments
far behind.
His figures gave 28,517 for the
39,635 against the increased SUI
preme court membership, and 26,220
for the governors salary increase to
37,301 against.
General Keeling was chairman Of
the Texas Bar association commit
tee that campaigned for the su-
preme court amendment.
He had telegraphed county clerks
for returns as canvassed by the
county commissioners courts last
week.
He stated he hoped to have a
complete tabulation tomorrow.
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CEREMONY TO HONOR
OBREGON'S MEMORY

MEXICO CITY, July 29.-(P)-A
brief ceremony in memory of Alva-
70 Obregon, aSSaSsinated political
leader, will be held By the chamber
of deputies Tuesday. Obregon'S
name is being engraved in gilt let
ters on the wall Of the chamber, in
the hall of deputies, beneath the
names Of Francisco Madero and
other national heroes.
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Official
Killed in Crash

ST. LOUIS, July 29.-(P)-George
Lea Lambert, %. vice president Of
the Won Hoffman Aircraft company
and a son of Major Albert Bond
Lambert, official observer Of the
St. Louis Robin endurance flight,
and Harold @. Jones, 18, of New
York City, Won Hoffman student,
were killed in a crash Of biplane
near Black Jack, St. Louis county.
Lambert was killed outright and
Jones was dead when he reached a
st. Louis hospital.
Lambert and Jones had taken off
from the Lambert-St. Louis field
shortly before the accident.
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RECOMMENDS u. S.
FARM CHAMBER

BATON ROUGE, La, July 2e.-
REORGANIZATION Of national
chamber to represent agricultural
cooperatives in Washington, D. c.,
was recommended to the American
Institute of Cooperation, in Ses-
sion here by G. G. MoSer of Dallas,
Texas, president of the American
Cotton Growers Exchange and
chairman Of the institute.
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Wife and Daughter
Are Shot bv Farmer

PORTALES, N. M, July 29.-tP)-
Walking into a hotel room where
his wife was visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Ed Barker, 3. F.. Bouldin, a
Portales valley farmer, shot both
women to death. No reason could
be assigned for the slayings.
Bouldin was arrested imediately
after the shooting A coroner's in
quest was to be held today.
Bouldin is the father of Maurice
Bouldin, assistant cashier of The
First National Bank Of Portales.
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San Benito Mayors
Father. Il. Dead

Especial 70 The Heraldl
SAN BENITO, July 29-News of
the death in San Marcos of Prof.
j. s. Brown, II, father Of Mayor j.
Scott Brown of San Benito, was re-
ceiyed here Monday. Mayor Brown
and his family were preparing to
visit his father when word was re-
ceived.
Prof. Brown, who was well known
in the Valley through his numerous
visits, was a pioneer educator of
Texas. He was on the faculty Of
the San Marcos state teachers COL
lege from 1903 until his voluntary
retirement in 1923. He was the
author of several mathematics text
books,
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Banks Closed To
Protect Patrons

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 29.-
6-The Broward County Bank and
Trust company of Cocoa, one Of the
oldest financial institutions in the
state, and the Melbourne State bank
of Melbourne failed to open their
doors today. They we're placed in
the hands of the state banking de-
partment with the explanation that
the closings were made to protect
depositorS.
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Irrigation Hearing
Scheduled Monday
Especial to The Herald)

NDPCJ4dL UU ANAtt4NtI
AUSTIN, July 29.-Hearings were
scheduled for Monday by the water
board on application Of Edward
RooS, New York, to irrigate 2400
acres in Cameron county from the
Rio Grande and Rancho Viejo re-
SAGA, also on application Of A. F..
Parker, San Benito, to irrigate 1000
acres from the Rio Grande in Cam
eron county.
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3 INJURED in
CRASH MONDAY
AT San BENITO
F. Wedegartner, Well
Known Contractor,
At Home With Arm
Broken.

At least 16 persons were
injured, two seriously, in
automobile accidents in the
Valley over the weekend.
A crash at noon Monday
in which Fred Wedegartner,
San Tenito contractor, suf-
fered a broken left arm,
severe head cuts and possible
internal injuries, was the
latest of the weekend epi-
demic of collisions.
Wedegartner and his son, San
borne, 10, were riding into San Be-
nito on Palm boulevard, in coupe.
when an automobile occupied by
two men whose names were un-
available, came out of q side street.
The cars collided, turning over the
Wedegartner automobile, and
wrecking the other car which did
not turn over. One Of the occu-
pants of the automobile is in the
Valley Baptist hospital at Harlin-
gen, but attaches did not know his
name. He is in a serious condition.
Young Wedegartner was bruised Sc
verely.
Wrecks at Raymondville
At Raymondville, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Manning, their baby, Lester,
10 months old, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Piper and their siX-year-old son,
Bruce, were injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding,
turned over in an effort to avoid
hitting another car, driven by Jose
Angel Escobedo. None was serious
ly hurt in the accident which occur
red at 10 p. m. Sunday.
The car in which the two FAM
lilies were riding attempted to pass
the other automobile, it was report
ed, and Escobedo's car suddenly
swerved over towards the left side
Of the road.
A coupe owned by @. l.. Hill Of
Fort Smith, Ark, brother-il>-law Of
Mrs. Hugh Mckenzie, who lives
eight miles southeast of Raymond
vile, was totally destroyed when a
short circuit ignited the car s.bout
200 yards from the Mckenzie home.
Mrs. w. r. Kiekel, Brownsville,
suffered scalp injuries and scratches,
Eugene Halacy, 81, San BenitO, sus-
tanned a fractured leg in a head on
collision on the Boca Chica road
shortly before a. m. Sunday.
Traffic Officer E. E. Sadler said
the accident occurred in the center
Of the road about ten miles out and
that both cars practically were de-
moliShed.
w. r. KiekeI is listing freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific lines.
and was driving with Mrs. Kiekel
toward the city at the time of the
wreck. Names of two other men
with Hallacy we're not learned.
Still in Hospital
Both victims still were in the hos
pital here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Brown of Mis-
sion received painful injuries about
D. m, Sunday when their car
skidded into the ditch near the
Country club as they were coming
to Brownsville.
Mrs. Brown sustained an injured
lGB, CuGSy VI ulo6o VII JIl6 AL5AAI GILL
and a severe shock. Mr.. Brown was
cut about the head by flying glass.
The injured couple we're rushed
to the Mercy hospital in Darling
ambulance. After being treated by
DR.. B. 0. Works they were released
from the hospital several hours
later. Friends took them back to
Mission.
Bus Accident
"A Missouri Pacific transportation
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TWO-CENT MAIL
\ \ y
MAY BE CARRIED
X y. y
BY AIR ROUTES

WASHINGTON, July 29.-(P)-
Assistant Postmaster General
Glover said today he believed the
postoffice department shortly
might have ito consider carrying
two cent or first class mail in the
air., especially on long hops over
passenger routes that have no
mail contracts but are now oper-
ating." ....
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Hold Troops Ready
To Ouell Disorder

MEXICO CITY, July 29.-(P)-A
dispatch to Excelsior from Quay
mas, Sonora, says troops are being
held ready there to embark for
Santa RoSalia, Lower California, in
case their aid is needed in preser-
wing order among employees of the
Del Boleo Mining company, said to
have adopted a threatening attitude.
Red agitators are reported to have
stirred the miners to make demands
which the company has refused to
meet.
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Army Staff to Aid
Survey cf Budget

WASHINGTON, July 29.-(P)-
Back from a weekend conference
with President Hoover at his Vir-
ginia fishing retreat, Secretary Good
said today the entire army general
staff would devote its energies to
the survey of military expenditures
desired by the chief executives with
view of effecting economies.
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REPORT MOHAMMEDANS
SLAUGHTER 10000

PEIPING, China, July 29.-(P-
A message received here by the IN
ternational Relief from a mission
airy says that 10000 boys and men
of the mountain town Of Dangar
were slaughtered in a Mohamme-
dan uprising.
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TEXAS TEMPERATURES
NOT UNUSUALLY HIGH

DALLAS, Texas, July 29.-(P)-
No unusual high temperatures for
the season prevailed in Texas dur
ing the past "a hours, the United
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IS HURT IN VALLEY AUTO WRECK s
Thousands Over Nation
Seek Relief From Heat

country lay under heat today
sections Sunday temperatures approached the century mark
which reported from
such widespread points Albany y Baltimore Phoenix A ST.
50 Montreal
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday.
Light to moderate winds on the
coast, mostly southerly.
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KILLED IN
REFUEL MISHAP
AT MINNEAPOLIS
Captain Crichton, World War Veteran, Dies
AS Ship Goes Into Spin Over Speedway;
Owen Haugland, co-Pilot, Injured

MINNEAPOLIS July 29-P-The
crashed into Void Chamberlain
kg capt j. Cchon and seriously inung Haugand The
two pilots of the plane.
The plane plunged into the
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Robin,' Completing
800 Hours, Still Up

LOUIS, 29[P-Dale (Red) jackson and Forest
OBrne Robin 800 the
record Of the
hours, o.
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RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river from Mission down,
but probably q slight rise at Rio
Grande City during the next "A TO
rs hours,
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Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteoro-
logical conditions:
High ......s.....s.ss..s None
Low 4:34 p. m.
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Sunset today .............. 7:18
sunrise tomorrow S..ss.....s. 500
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ALAMO DUPLEX

Pumping Jacks
Are Economical And
Dependable
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville -- Corpus Christi
San Antonio - Houston
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-20

A super-optimist is married man who patiently endures his wife's fault finding is because he knows if he dies and she marries again she'll always remember him as the one perfect being in pants.
 
 MILL WOOD for everybody. See Femmer. Phone IA. adv. Arrived New shipment of Rec ords. Anderson Music Shoppe. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-20

The engine is six cylinders with seven main bearings, insuring a smooth power plant. Four wheel brakes of the mechanical type and of expensive design are regular equipment. There is ample leg room both front and rear and the controls are brought to the drivers fingertips, for convenience.
 Some of the artistic improve ments noticed at first glance of the sedan is the one-piece garnish holding and panelling, chromium plated radiator shell and head lamps, silvered hardware fittings, heavier than usual running boards and the two tone ivory instrument panel.
 The car has caused considerable comment here and MT. Lucas eX- poets that several of the type will move this season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-20
American League
Won Lost
JUNEAU MOTORS
 SHOWS WH|PPE7

The midget of the 1929 car fam fly, the new series Whippet Six, is now represented here in the new car that is to be seen at the Ju- neau Motors. The job is the Se- dan, type and arrived from the Se- attle distributors on the last steam CT from the south.
 The Whippet design by the Will lys-Overland people is compara- lively new, having been placed on the market in the last few years. The Whippet was given to the pub lie to meet the demand for small CT car that was modern, economi- cal and sound mechanically, and in the price range of the average four on the market. Critics re- ceived the design with enthusiasm and with the yearly improvements that keep pace with all that is smart in car circles, the little job has been widely accepted.
 The sedan model at the Juneau Motors shows the great changes Of the 1929 model over those of pre- vious years With longer bodies, higher radiator and hood, low, graceful lines, rich h, harmonious colors and sweeping, full crown lenders, the new Whippet is defi- nitely an ultra modern car of the light four and six field.
 The sedan is done in rich tone of maroon with darker border.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-20
LEGION CALLS
 FOR BUDDIES,
 SUNDAY WORK

Another call is being sent out by the Afford John Bradford Post, American Legion, for buddies to turn out tomorrow morning and finish the work of constructing the fence around the lot on Second Avenue, and preparing the ground for the cement walk from the street to the Dugout entrance.
 , Last Sunday real progress was made, the posts were all put in and