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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
DALLAS Man IS
new BUS HEAD
Succeeds Fitch As Valley
Superintendent of Trans
portation Company

r. G. Craft, formerly with the
Texas & Pacific railway at Dallas,
has taken over the Valley superin-
tendency of the Missouri Pacific
transportation company, succeed
ing L. G. Fitch. Fitch has been
transferred to the office of c. S..
kirkpatrick, chief engineer of the
Missouri Pacific at Houston.
Crafts headquarters will be in
the new bus line terminal station
just to the rear of the old M. p.
depot.
The new bus line head has moved
his family and expects to make his
home here.
This is Crafts first visit to the
Valley in Is years, and he declared
he is much impressed by the
growth of this Sc 81 had heard
lots of talk abo,- he Valleys de-
velopment, but I didn't expect to
see what I have" he said. Craft
was employed by the M. p. lines at
Kingsville Is years ago.
This is his first experience with
bus lines, but he is enthusiastic
over the situation here. BUS lines
will be a strong branch Of the rail
system within a few years." he
says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
FACESAUTO
.
THEFT COUNT
Man Arrested Here Or
Check Charge Must Go
To Kansas

J. G. Parker, %, Thursday faced
trial in Kansas for theft of an
auto.
Parker was picked up here Tues
day afternoon and charged with
swindling with a worthless check.
Parker at first steadfastly { .nied
all charges. The checks he gave
were on a Lufkin, Texas, bank
County authorities who telephoned
Lufkin found nut there was no such
bank.
The prisC Ter then insisted he be
allowed to talk with the sheriff at
Lufkin. Asked who the sheriff is,
Parker replied that his name is
Watts. assistant Cou- ty Attorney
Cox then got in touch with Lufkin
again and was told that Watts
has been Lead seevral years.
Charges including that of steal
ing the coach which he was driv-
ing from a SaliLa, Kan, rent-a-car
company.
He waived extradition and will
be taken back to Kansas for trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
ONE o L E
GRANTED BY KENT

One divorce decree was granted
in judge A. M. Kent's 103rd dis
trict court Wednesday, and several
other cases were continued or set
for trial during the present term.
Cases considered Wednesday:
Evelyn Parker versus Edgar Park
er, divorce; decree of divorce grant
ed plaintiff as per decree on file.
Joe Genonese VS.. H. E. Butts, dam
ages; general demurrer to plaintiffs
original petition sustained to which
plaintiff excerpts; plaintiff granted
leave to amend, case continued.
Terrill T. Parker VS.. Guadalupe
G. de Gutierrez ct al, title and pos
session; G. S. Eidman appointed at
torney ad Item to represent de-
PENDANTS, cited by publication.
The Al Parker Securities COM
pany, VS.. G.. w. Campbell, title and
possession, judgment for plaintiff
as prayed.
Ora Well Biggs VS.. Otis G. Biggs
divorce, set for Saturday, July q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
LIVESTOCK MEN SEE
TICK

FORT WORTH, July 49, Up =
Encouraged by reports from tick in
tested sections where systematic
eradication was under way and
pleased with appropriations that
seemed certain for the next two
years, the State Livestock Sanitary
commission, in session here yester-
day, predicted elimination of the
cattle tick from Texas within the
next four years.
The commission, assuming that
proposed appropriations meet with
the governors approval, fixed its
eradication program for the next
two years to include work in elev-
en- new counties, located in east
and extreme south Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Forging of Money
Order Is Charged
To Manuel Martinez

to the federal grand jury under
$500 bond Thursday on charges OF
forging the name Of Crispin Rosales
to a $35 postoffice money order in
a preliminary hearing conducted be-
fore U. S. Commissioner E. K.
Goodrich.
The case was investigated by F.
H. Ellis, postoffice inspector sta
Manuel Martinez was bound over
toned at Corpus Christi.
Martinez. in a written statement,
said that ne attempted to cash the
money order on the morning of
February l at the San Berito post
office, but that he was turned back
by a clerk because of lack of iden-
LITIGATION. Later in the afternoon,
he said, he returned when another
clerk was on duty and obtained the
$35 without Identification.
The money orer was issued at
O'Donnel, Texas. Martinez and
RoSaleS formerly lived together at
that place, Inspector Ellis stated.
Martinez identified photostatic
copies of the money order.
He was remanded to jail in de-
fault Of the bond.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PASSENGERS
INJURED

CHICAGO, July 18-PrA par
tial list of passengers on the train
of the Rock Island railroad
wrecked today at Stratton, Colo,
and all of whom were safe, fol-
lows.
MORRIS GEST, New York.
MAUDE TAYLOR, Mount Har-
riS, Colo.
MRS. L. SHELBY, Henrietta.
Okla.
w. H. PRESTON, vicksburg.
Miss, cut on right leg.
A. STRICKI EY, Burlington,
Colo, head cut.
MRS. c. v. DILLON, Colorado
Springs, left arm cut,
DAN PRESTON, VickSburg,
Miss, calp wound.
MRS. JOSEPHINE ELLIOTT,
Denver.
MISS MARY SMALLWOOD,
Los Angeles, left leg injured.
E. z. PERRY, New Bedford,
Mass, Ids cut, not serious.
MRS. @. z. WALLACE, M
Kean, Pa, Sprained back and
shoulder.
HENRY P. JOHNSON, Omaha,
Neb., bruised left jaw and bruised
left shoulder.
GEORGE w. FERGUSON. Des
Moines, Iowa, left hip bruised and
right knee skinned.
JOHN M. FENLEY, Denver,
Colo, eft hip bruised and fore
arm skinned.
MRS. j. j.. CARTER, Blue Is
land, H., cut. on head.
PAUL RAIDER CUTTER, Blue
Island, Ill, arm broken.
MRS. AURA CALDWELL, Eel
mosa, K. a., shoulder bruised.
MARY PRICE, Flagler, Colo,
left hip Fprained.
EMMA S. BRIGGS, Colorado
Springs, Colo. bruised.
G. w. MARQU MARER, High
town, N. j., knee cut, ribs bruised
and back sprained.
j. ACKERMAN. New York, N.
Y, right side and hip bruised.
MRS. ]. ACKERMLN, same
address, knee bruised.
LOUIS FINKELSTEIN, Den
yer, both shoulders injured.
6. K. HOFF. Terre Haute, Ind,
forehead cut and left hip bruised.
MR.. '. r.. ~THORNBURG,
Denver. back a d both arms
sprained.
MRS. E. L. STEVENS, Kano-
RADIO, Kan, shoulder dislocated,
legs cut.
MRS. W. d. SCOTT, Compton,
Colo. left foot cut.
THELMA SCOTT, 10, same
address, face scratched.
w. H. BRAXTON, Chicago,
scalp cut and arm Sprained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Owner Enjoined
From Operating
For Il Months

Las Prietas dance hall, where two
deputy constableS Of Cameron coun-
ty we're shot to death last April and
where numerous other difficulties
have disturbed the peace Of the
county, perhaps has had its last bale
as the result of an injunction grant
ed Thursday morning by Judge
A. M. Kent, enjoining Jascual Del
gado. owner, from operating it as
such for one year.
Bond was set at $1,000. when the
defendant agreed not to contest the
case. This constitutes a virtual pad
| lock. assuring no more dances being
held at Las P~rietaS, since the bond,
If made, would be forfeited should
| officers find any drinking or other
misconduct at the place after a re-
sumption of the dances, officials de-
| clared.
The petition alleged the place to
be a public nuisance. 1t declared
| that common nuiSances there such
as fist fights, cutting scrapes, drunk
enness, and loud noises prevailed to
make peace in the neighborhood
impossible.
The most recent tragedy there was
when Deputies Frank Stanner and
r. D. Brown were shot down without
warning by several gunner who
made a quick escape. Brown died
almost Immediately. but Stannel
fingered several days. One man since
has been arrested in connection
with the affair. Others alleged tt
be implicated in the affair are be-
lieved to have escaped into Mexico
They never have returned to tht
United States.
County Attorney Hall. who witt
District Attorney George Westervel
instituted proceedings, said lit wa
the only thing to do"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Boy Forced to Dig
Grave Before Being
Executed BY Bandit

MEXICO CITY, July 19.-HJ-
Newspaper dispatches from Colima
today told how a 14-year-old Mexi-
can boy, Adolfo Villaneuva, was
forced to dig hir own grave before
he va executed by Manuel Farm
olejo, bandit chieftain.
Marmolejo'S band had captured
the boy s--eral weeks ago but he
had escaped. He was taken again
a few days ago and carried to the
where the leader ordered him to
dig a grave, telling him it VS. for
a man sentenced to death.
AS the task was finished Marin
alejo drew his pistol and shot the
boy, the body falling back into the
grave.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
TWO ESCAPE A
AS PLANE CRASHES

SAN ANTONIO, July 1S.-(R-
Lieutenant w. E. Baker, instructor,
and Lieutenant Emmett ODonnell,
Jr., student officer, both of Brooks
field, narrowly escaped death to-
day when their plane fell from an
altitude Of 1000 feet near Terrell
Wells. Lieut.. Baker sustained two
broken ribs and an injury to the
back. Lieut.. O'Donnell was only
shaken up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Witnesses Testify
AS Lloyd Davidsona
Murder Trial Opens

CORSICANA, July 13.-P)-
Taking Of testimony in the trial
of Lloyd Davidson, charged with
Staying his father, w. r. Davidson.
near CooleS- e, Limestone county.
started today.
o. B. Williams, member of the
grand jury that indicted David
son, testified concerning an alleged
confession.
Fred Lee, Mexia, rural mail car
rier, testified he had loaned an
automobile to +he defendant the
day before the Staying and there
was blood stains on a running board
when the car was returned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

4SG(8
Grabner, owner Of Windy City,
winner of this years American der
by, had just turned off the crowded
main highway onto a gravel road
to evade traffic congestion, when a
large sedan, bearing three men,
blocked his path. Two men, brand
ishing pistols, got out Of the car,
entered the tonneau of the Grab
ner machine, where the women
we're, and ordered Grabner to
drive on. The robbers car followed
close behind.
One robber stripped jewelry from
the women, while the other robbed
the men Of jewelry( and money.
Mrs. Grabner set her loss at $10,-
900, Mrs. Siegel at $3.50, and Sic
gel a three-carat diamond ring
valued at $500. Grabner lost 5000
in cash.
Warning the party to make no
outcry, the robber directed Grab
ner to drive back onto the highway,
still crowded with hundreds of ma
chimes. Siegel, despite the pistol
prodding his back, managed to
open the car doT with his foot
and when the traffic procession wa
halted by a train, he leaped from
the a and ran toward a bus.
Has anyone got a gum" he
cried. Duck your headsI It's q
robbery"
The two robbers jumped from the
car, pistols in hand, and pursued
him, but made no effort to fire
They then jumped into their owr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
O CONFINED AS
WOMAN is BITTEN

Mrs. A. E. Ripke of 407 st. Fran
els was bitten and slightly injured
by a dog when passing Second and
Levee Wednesday evening. Her
wound was Immediately dressed by
a doctor, and she proceeded to
her home.
While there was no reason to be-
lieve the dog rabid, the animal was
sent to the country, where he will
be. confined for observation, and to
prevent other accidents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PEOPLES MADE AGENT
FOR OLMITO LINES

H. NJ. Peoples has been named
joint ticket and freight agent for
the Missouri Pacific lines at Olmito.
There was no agent at Olmito up
until Peoples appointment.
Considerable produce is shipped
from Olmito and placing Of an
agent there will simplify the work,
rail officials say. Heretofore Oh
mito shippers have had to go to
Brownsville or San Benito to have
their bills of laden signed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
NEW NAY
BE HERR

E. c. James, presi6' ut of Rio
Grande Laundries, Inc, with es-
adjustments in Harlingen. WeSlaco,
and McAllen. was in Brownsville
Thursday looking over possible To-
cations for a laundry here, with
a view to extend the chain.
James said he probably would
announce the location of the new
business here befor the end of the
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
San Benito Police
Seek Vandals Who
Shattered Lights
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, July 18.-Chief Of
Police Luke Waters and several
city policemen today were hunting
a group of vandals who Wednesday
night shattered rs street lights in
the city.
Twelve were broken on one street,
and the others in scattered parts
of town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
SIXTEENTH BANK is
CLOSED IN FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July 49,
R)-The state banking depart
inent announced the State Bank
of Bowling Green, Fla, had failed
to open its doors today, bring
ing to Is the number of bank
failures in the state during the
past two days.
The Cauital and surplus Of the
Bowling Green bank were listed
at S34, o. posits $500, 390.55 and
assets .5425,16S.4I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
PAN-AMERICAN MAN
FLIES TO MEXICO

Jack McDermott, southwest traf-
fic representative of the Mexican
division of the Pan-American Air
ways, left by lane Thursday morn
ing for Mexico City where he will
confer with w. L. Morrison. gen
eral traffic manager of the Mexi-
can Aviation company.
McDermott came here Wednes-
day by Texas Air Transport from
San Antonio. He is aiding in link
ing up the rail-air connections be-
tween Brownsville and New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
DENIES REBEL BAND
HAS LAID DOWN ARMS

MEXICO CITY, July 18.-(P-
La Prensa quotes Deputy Nemesio
Vargas, recently arrived from the
state Of Colima, as denying reports
the irregular rebels there have laid
down their arms
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Intention Filed

Bricelda Como and Ancado Mar
tinez of Harrington. Hugo CRUDE and
Laura Jean Stegall of San Benito.
Marriage license issued to Mateo
Barron md Josefa Garcia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

PUSIAL RATES
The United States air mail postage
rate is S cents fer the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional ounce OF
fraction thereof. Letters mailed In
the United States for the points In
Mexico take this rate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Train Schedules
MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
No. l2-To Houston. San Antonio
$40 q. N.
No. l4-To Houston. TOO D. m.
No. 1910 Houston. San Antonio
300 p. m.
No. 15-From st. Louis. San Antonio
Houston. 7:3u O. m.
No. 13-From Houston. $40 q. m.
No. 11-From San Antonio and Hous-
ton. 9:55 p. m.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
No. 3l9-From Houston. San Anto-
MO, 8:15 q. m.
No. SOTO Houston. San Antonio
SIS p. m.
NATIONAL LINES or MEXICO
tMatamoroS Stationl
No. l32-To Monterrey. Mexico City
$50 a. m.
No. l3l-From Mexico City. Monter.
rcy. $3.50 q. m.
RIO GRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel, $50 a. m.
From Point Isabel. . D m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail between
Brownsville and Dallas Is announced
by the p~ostoffice department as fol
lows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Carefully Planned
Robbery In Chicago
NetsB Bandits 900

CHICAGO, July 18-QP-Three robbers late yesterday stole $4,000
in jewelry and money from Frederick Grabner, race horse owner, Mrs
Grabner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel J. Siegel, their companions.
The carefully planned robbie y took place while the Grabners and
Siegels were returning from the Arlington Park race track.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

car, which was close behind Grab
ner'S, and we're driven swiftly away
down a side road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
Action On Landing
Field Is Expected
After Conference
(Special to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, July 18.-Definite
action on the leasing Of an emery
ency landing field for San Benito
on the night flying route now be-
ing mapped between Brownsville
and Fort Worth by the United
States government. is expected soon
following a meeting Wednesday
night Of the city commission with
l.. G. Elliott, U. S. Department IF
Commerce aviation expert.
Elliott flew into San Benito We'd
nesday, landing on the proposed
site near the old race track.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19

Remodel Street.-The building at
1915 Levee street is being remod-
eled and ~edecorated. 1t will be
occupied o by the Joe PARA
Grocery store.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
BAN JOHNSON is OPPOSED
TO HEYDLER 10-MAN IDEA

ST. LOUIS, January 1 R).-Ban
Johnson, retired president Of the
American League, is opposed to John
Heydler's plan for 10-man base ball
teams.
THE 10-man team idea does not
appeal to me at ALL" he said. "It
destroys the original thought in base
ball Of a team of nine men, and of
each man being an athlete and a
ball player who bats and runs and
throws.
81 would suggest that instead of
a 10-man team a rule be provided
limiting the manager in the number
of substitutes he may use," he said.
Johnson expressed opposition to
the "chain store" or farm" system.
whereby ma jor league clubs own and
operate minor league teams. declar-
ing that the system sis detrimental
to the best interest Of the game"
Evening star., 1929-01-01
1929, Among Other Things, Due
To Bring a Heavyweight King

get in shape is to keep in shape So,
unless matters break very badly indeed,
I think you will find that The Babe
will pick up where he left off-which,
as you may remember, was with three
home runs and circus catch--and that
he not only will move along this season
in his usual majestic manner, but for
several seasons to come.
In amateur golf 1929 does not look
any more likely than 1928 to produce
any man.. woman or child to stop Mr..
Robert Tyre Jones of Atlanta. The
child might have the best chance.
Young golfers are coming fast. AS for
the open championship. thai always is
a gamble. We only know that the Odds
are all against Johnny Farrell when
the time comes for him to defend his
title.
This year should find Tilden back in
tennis again. That will add interest to
the game, for Tilden always is colorfu1,
whether i'll trouble for bootleg tennis
articles or not.
But 1929 probably will fail to show a
better tennis player than Coc1et. At
the top of his game, the little French
man Is the best of them all.
Grid Rules to Stand.
We cannot believe that 1929 will
bring much of any change in the foot
ball rules. Foot ball is good game
now, as evidenced by the numbers who
play it and the attendance it draws, and
Evening star., 1929-01-01
FIVE GAMES LISTED
IN HOCKEY GROUPS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
NEW YORK, January 1.-The MEM
bers of the National Hockey League
have full nights work as tnelr new
Year day celebration.
Five games are on the scheduie To-
night and the possibilities Of changes
In the standing resulting from them
are almost limitless.
The two New York teams, leading
their groups, each with Il points
against 18 for the second-place holders,
are comparatively safe. They will re-
main at the top. win or lose, and de-
feat is more than a possibility Tor
either. The Americans have the tough
assignment of stopping Les Canadiens
of Montreal in the Frenchmen's first
visit Of the year to Madison Square
Garden. The Rangers go to Toron-
to to tackle the fast-fying Maple
Leafs on their own rink. Both teams
can provide hot competition and the
closeness of the international group
race provides them with plenty OF in
centive. The leafs are tied with the
Montreal Maroons for second place In
the group and Les Canadiens are only
one point behind.
The Detroit Cougars, whose margin
of six points over Boston and Pitts
burgh gives them safe hold on sec
ond place in the American group, will
try to cut down the Rangers lead with
a second successive victory over the
Chicago BlackhawkS, tail-enders of the
league, whose sudden rise last week
was stopped in Detroit Sunday.
The Maroons and Pittsburgh, each
with a desire to break ties for the
places they hold in the standing, meet
in Pittsburgh for what looks in ad.
vance like a heated struggle The
Boston Bruins, tied with Pittsburgh
play at home against Ottawa, holders
Of last place in the international
group.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

It must bring us a new heavy
4 i weight champion: perhaps not
a great one; perhaps not even
good one, but somebody to occupy
Gene Tunney's vacant throne until an
other real king of clouters comes along.
Tunney will never be back. He has
put aside the boxing crown forever.
There is some gossip of his playing in
pictures There is, in my opinion, just
as much chance of Tunney going into
the movies as there is of Maude Adams
returning to the stage to play Carmen
But will Dempsey return? VIII this
year bring 1929 edition Of the
Manassa mauler back to battle for his
Beach. in the familiar atmosphere of
a heavyweight bout, be like the old
fire horse which hears the gong and
breaks into numbering gallop toward
the billowing smoke? Will he look at
the contenders and, remembering what
he used to be, decide that he can lick
them all?
It may be, don't know. II do not
think that Jack will return, but the
easiest person on earth to kid is
yourself.
one thing this year may bring in
boxing is a swift advance among the
youngsters. Such men rs Schan.
Braddock, Schmelling, Griffiths and
half a dozen others may take long
steps forward.
Ruth Likely to Keep Pace.
How about base ball? Will the
slender columns supporting the mas
sive upper structure Of Mr.. George
Herman Ruth continue to bear the
stress and strain to which they are
subjected? And will the Babe continue
his clouting of home runs?
The answer probably is yes to both
questions Ruth has learned lot in
the last few years. He no longer per-
mits himself to get into the shape of
an ostrich egg during the Winter.
His appetite is still good, but he
doesn't devaState hot dog stands be-
tween meals as frequently as he once
did, and he takes some exercise with
his food.
Moreover, he goes into private train
ing at least three weeks before the YAM
KEGS open their Spring camp and the
result is that he no longer has to try
to reduce from the hippopotamus to the
gazelle class in too limited a space of
time. The Babe has come to realize
the great truth that the easiest way to