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ZOO FEDERALS
DEFEND CITY;
PEOPLE flee
Ell IPasoans Watch Bat
tie From Points of
Vantage Along U. S.
Side Of Rio Grande

Ell PASO, Tex, March z.
-(P)-The rebel forces op-
ened fire on Juarez at | p.
m. Juarez was completely
cut off from communication
with Ell Paso. The lombard
ment could be heard plainly
in FL Paso.
The clash. which has kept Juarez
seething with excitement for sew
eral days, came after the town had
practically been closed along all
lines Of commercial activity.
Through field glasses, observers at
points Of vantage in FL Paso saw
residents Of the CITY running
down the strets to find places of
safety.
The federal force, consisting Of
more than 200 men, was headed by
General Ignacio Flores. The rebels
were believed to number about 500.
LAREDO. Tex. March 7.-(P)-A
telegram to friends Of General Juan
Andreu AlmaZan, loyal Mexican
general. from Mexico City today
said the general had been captured
at Saltillo by rebels.
z Friends of the general here said
that Almazan, who had been divis-
ional general in charge of federal
troops in the state Of Coahuila, had
gone to Monterrey and then to SAL
tillo in pursuit Of General Gonzalo
Escobar, rebel commander. When
Almazan reached Monterrey Esco-
bar had fled. but in a conflict at
Saltillo the loyal generals troops
were overcome by rebels and Cen
eral Almazan captured, the friends
said.
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DEATH PENALTY ASKED
IN HAMILTON SLAYING

ANSON, Tex, March 7.-(P)-The
death penalty will be asked for Bill
Fritts. Haskell county farmer, on
trial here for the murder of d. w.
Hamilton and son, Earle, shot to
death in front of their home near
Rochester last October. F'ritts is
expected TO plead insanity.
Seven jurors had been selected
when court adjourned last night.
Fritt's plea for continuance on
the ground that his wife, an import
ant defense witness, was the mother
Of a two-day-old child and could
not attend court, was denied.
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Plane Leaves On
Flight to Victoria
On Secret Mission

A Ford tri-motor plane of the In
terntaional Sports and Amusement
company was chartered today and
left the Brownsville airport at 2:30
this afternoon bound for Victoria
and carrying Matamoros officials,
with its mission kept secret.
For some time it was question
of whether the trip was in connec-
ton with the revolution or the air
celebration here Saturday, and nc
one would shed light on the matter.
Those who made the party are
Mayor Antonio Martinez Of Mata-
moros, A. Montalvo and l.. Salinas,
also of that city; and three pilots,
r. F. Riggs, George Pott, and Miss
Briggs Mcclellan.
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HOOVER CALLS
EXTRA SESSION
Farm Relief Will Be Taken
Up April Is, Pres
dent Announces

WASHINGTON, March 7.-(P)-
An extra session of the list con-
gress for April Is was called today
by President Hoover.
Specifically the call proposes leg
islation for agricultural relief and
"for limited changes of the tariff" !"
The proclamation says that these
matters cannot do injustice ito our
farmers, our labor and our manu-
facturers be postponed"
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I'M O u r
VALLEY

RESIDENTS of the Lower Ric
Grande Valley are greatly interest
ed in the establishment of the all
mail service.
Those who are skeptical as to the
Interest should call upon Postmas-
ter G. w. bennett.
For two weeks the Brownsville
postoffice has been swamped with
mail to go out on the first planes
The major part has come from
the Valley, but the first planes
will carry letters from practically
every state and many foreign coun-
tries.
The Brownsville postmaster Is
personally supervising the handling
OF this mail, and he pronounced it
"some job" The midnight electri-
city has been burning in his office
several nights, and he says "the
worst is yet to come"
THOUSANDS of stamp collec-
tors desire the special cachet or
cancellation stamp Of the first
flight. and other thousands desire
this special cachet as a souvenir.
AS souvenir this special cachet
will have more than the usual sig
nificance. 1t not only VIII mark
the opening of an international
line that will, it is assured, be an
important factor in cementing
closer relations between the United
States and Latin America.
In the years to come that Spe-
cial cachet will be the reminder OF
an historical event, souvenir to
be treasured.
INDICATIONS are that the
Cameron county road program VIII
be Suspended when the present
contracts are completed.
The commissioners court was un-
able to meet the conditions OF the
Harlingen water district with re-
'pect to paving the Rangerviile
road. indicating that the Harlingen
district will not convene.
This. means that the bonded, in
debtsdness of the Harlingen dis
trioAI effectually prevent issu-
ancd ii the last two millions OF
county road bonds, for year or
two at least.
This situation is serious. Cam
eron county can i'll afford to halt
Its road work. Millions or dollars
have been added to county valua-
tions as a result Of highways COM
pleted under the S6.O0O,OOO bond
issue, and unprecedented develop
ment has followed extension of the
county's highway system.
ONE OF THE WORST features
of the situation Is that Rangerv1Ile
will not get road unless some
joint financing by the commits
sioners precincts is arranged.
Rangerville needs road and Is
entitled to one. 1t would serve
rich country, which needs only
a paved road to hasten It's develop
ment into one Of the most pTOouc-
tive in Cameron county.
There must be some way In
which this problem can be solved.
1t would be a good idea for leaders
of the interested sections 10 get
together and talk it over. Sec
tional differences should not be
permitted to enter such discussions.
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MCDONALD CASE UP AGAIN

PARIS, Tex, March 7.-(P)-The
William j. Mcdonald will case was
up for its third trial in district
court here today. A largs number
of veniremen we're called to hear
the contention Of relatives unat
the aged capitalist was not of
sound mind when he drew MS will
leaving $1,25o,000 to Texas univer-
Sity for an observatory.
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NATURE PROGRAM

MISSION. March 8.-Charles B.
Hutchins Of Colorado. well known
authority on American wild life
presented a nature program here
Wednesday afternoon. He gave a
number of limitations of song birds,
along with chalk illustrations and
stories of outdoor life He was as
sisted by Mrs. Hutclins, harpist
and soprano.
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BORDER CITIES HUM
WITH REVOLT RUMORS

Brownsville and MatamorOs today
fairly hummed with reports and
activities concerning the Mexican
revolution, as officials came here
by plane from Mexico City, and
rushed back and forth across the
Continued on page twelve)
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HELP FOR MARRIED MEN

LONDON.-The government will
set aside $500,0O0 to help married
men move their families from the
poverty-Stricken mining districts.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy and somewhat colder
tonight and Friday with probably
light to moderate northerly winds.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
and colder tonight: frost in north
east portion if weather remains
clear; Friday partly cloudy; warm
er in northwest portion. Light to
moderate northerly to easterly
winds on the coast.
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ROCKEFELLER
Wins BATTLE
ON CHAIRMAN
Stockholders Solemn,
AS Crucial Meeting
Of Indiana Corpora
ton Hears Report

WHITING, Ind, March
T. (P) Colonel Robert
w. Stewart was deposed
as chairman of the board
Of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana today at
the annual stockholders
meeting.
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TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow. under normal met.
geological conditions:
High 1856 D. m.
Low ........ 1853 q. M: 9:35 n -,
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today 6.ea
Sunrise tomorrow ....e.... SAT
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RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. "a -Hr.
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
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STEWART 0USTED FROM STANDARD OIL

Garden Hose - Sprinklers
Grass Shears - Trimmers
w. H. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
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LYFORD
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Rev. A. Bergman, wife, daughter
Evelyn and two sons Stanley and
Levurn who have been here visiting
left for their home in Kennedy, Tex.
Tuesday morning.
Misses Thelma and Juanita Bow
den Of Lite Rock, Ark, are visit
ing with their sister, Mrs. Monroe.
Leroy Matson, who is employed
in San Antonio, arrived in Lyford
Saturday morning for a short visit
with relatives and friends.
G. E. Redlund left Wednesday
morning on a business trip to Aus
tin, returning Saturday.
Oscar Schecht is back from Chi
cago where he has been visiting
relatives.
r. E. Clark of San Benito is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Clark for a few days.
F. E. Clark and son Richard were
in Brownsville on business Wednes-
daV.
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SWALLOW In
CITRUS PLAN
New Company To Develop
5000 Acres In Citrus
At Alamo
(snecial to the Herald)

AOlNCAA1A W.
ALAMO. July 13.-Six thousand
acres Of citrus orchards are TO De
developed on the Alamo tract as a
result Of organization here OF n
Southland Development company,
according to announcement OF Oh
ticials.
The new company, of which G. f.
Swallow is president, will sell plant
ed orchards under contract to T
for them for three years n the
first unit Of 1000 acres Will De
planted to trees this fall.
A club house is to be erected on
properties Of the company on
Santa Ana lake, south Of Alamo,
for entertainment Of prospective
buyers and owners when they re-
turn to inspect their holdings.
Drawing Plans
Architects are drawing plans for
the building, landscape gardeners
are working out a Identification
scheme for the grounds and the
land is being cleared. A dixie IS
tn be built to form a lake covering
about 100 acres and making boat
ing and fishing available at all
times.
Associated with Swallow in the
new organization are Chas. i.
Knapp as vice president and sec
rotary. Knapp has had 20 years
experience in Rio Grande Valley
development projects, having been
interested in the Standard Land
company, San Juan project. ana
with Swallow in a number of VAL
ley enterprises. He lives in Chi
cage and will maintain an office In
the Bankers building there for the
new company.
These two, with ]. B. Brandt,
Valley land owner, are the dlrec-
tors. There are also a number OF
resident directors who live in va
rious parts of the United States.
The president has been in the
Valley 20 years and his home IS
here, where he has large holdings.
He also owns considerable farm and
city property in northern states.
MEAN Much
OuI SS41l1lS P4dll VIII 4Cou4O -
really productive citrus orchards
with assured satisfaction to the
purchasers and thus will mean
much to the Valley" Swallow said.
we will plant only the best trees
obtainable on real citrus growing
land. The trees will have expert
care during the first three years
and this will guarantee quality and
quantity production. The owner
will be permitted to continue III
his original line of endeavor during
the three unproductive years and
thus will be assured Of financial
success.
Marketing facilities are to be or
ganiZed when the orchards begin
to bear in commercial quantities"
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CARTAGENA, Colombia, S. A.
July 13.-Everyone has heard Of
the Chinese wall, and the ruins Of
Rome's walls are equally celebrated,
but how many have ever even heard
the Cartagena wall mentioned?
Not one Pc--ol in a hundred, it is
safe to say, could correctly locate
Cartagena, let alone tell Of the wall
which, in many respects, is greater
than either Of the other two so well
known throughout the world. 1T
pays to advertise" and probably the
fact that Catagena, although per-
haps the oldest city on the western
hemisphere, is off the beaten path
Of travel accounts for the lack Of
fame Of the Cartagena wall.
Cartagena, it may be explained, IS
in this nation of Colombia on the
northern shores Of South America.
Patterned after Seville, Spain, it is
one Of the most picturesque cities
to be found anywhere. And around
it is the wall.
The wall is a structure of massive
proportions completely surrounding
the city. In places it is as much as
80 feet wide and automobiles can
drive along the top of it, eight or
ten abreast, in some of its wider
sections. Huge rocks, fitted togeth-
err with a perfection almost beyond
belief, are cemented together with
some sort of concrete material de-
velOped by its builders which was so
successful that today, several hun
dred years after it was built. it
would be hard to remove short Of
blasting.
At intervals along the wall are en-
frances to the city. These small
doorways through the wall were SO
arranged as to be easily guarded in
time Of siege.
Built at a cost Of SO million dol
lars, the wallis obvious purpose was
to protect the city thoroughly from
invaders. With the entrances
blocked, the city within was safe
from invasion by the buccaneers
who had ransacked it many times
before the wall was built.
Along n side of LAS Murallas,"
as the walls are called, is LAS Be-
vedas,' a prison built at a cost Of
another two million. 1t forms 2
part Of the wall itself and contains
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TEXAS TOPICS
His Work Finished-WiIl Be-
comes Eulogy-Sen Margie
Neal Keeps House."

Barstow's speed cop was SO eff
cient he was laid off after 140 ar
rests in two months.
Preface of a will he wrote nine
years ago was made the funeral ora
ton for Former Mayor L. ]. Halbert
of Corsicana.
DR.. L. B. Estes, native Texan,
Hoase Of David colony physician,
died at the colony.
San Saba Star says "Sen. Margie
Neal is keeping house down in Aus
tin, and true to the Old South she
knows where the cullud ladies be-
long
E. B. Porter, adjuster for an in
surance company was called to adj
lust a Llano fire claim, and found
it was on the house in which he was
born.
Willie Grady, negro. has written
Sheriff L. L. Porter Of Greenville,
Before I go to the hot chair July
IS I want to thank you for your
c~ourtesies while I was in your jail"
Paris Dinner Horn" oldest Texas
free circulation newspaper, cele-
brateS its And birthday.
RANGER.-Ranger wheat travel
ed from the field to hot biscuits in
II minutes, 33 seconds, a new rec
ord.
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of a pedal. And alloy steel springs in.
dividually designed for its size and
weight, correlated with Houdaille,
dOsble-actiOn ont6oard-moznted, n.y.
draulic shock disorders. Ind the
worlds easiest steering!
These are only a few Of the features Of
this Nash 400, but they give you an
idea of its greater value and the ex-
traordinarily fine performance you
may expect from it.
The delivered, f3Hy equipped price on
this, and on aH"4OO" models IS lower,
for the simple reason that all this
equiPment-Biiur Centralized Chassis
fabrication, Houdaille hydraulic
shock absorbers, bumpers, spare tire
lock, and tire ~cover-is installed at the
factory and included in the factory
price. Some dealers charge as much as
$50 to $50 extra for bumpers alone.
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HARGILL


PERSONALS
Miss Hilda Buoy who has been
teaching in Chicago since her grad
uation is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w.
Buoy in Hargill.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Peacock
were in San Perlita Sunday where
Rev. Peacock filled his pulpit in
regular appointment.
G. l.. Lancaster was a business
visitor in Raymondvile Wednesday.
Sydney G. Lakeland was a bus
mess visitor in Edinburg and Ed
couch Wednesday.
Misses Inez and La Rue Haley,
la and Shirley Foreman were
guests Of Alice and Verdette Ian
caster Sunday.
Mr.. Sander and family have
moved to west Texas after a few
months residence in Hargill. They
sold their home to Floyd Holt.
Foster Stewart is enjoying 2 visit
from his daughter and family Of
Wichita Falls.
DR.. r. M. VIM of Nashville
Tenn, was a business visitor in
Hargill last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Harding Of
Raymondville were business visitors
in Hargil Monday afternoon.
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then the walls will take their right
full place with the other great walls
Of the world.
There is plenty Of time, for they
were built to last, and centuries
after many other relics of antiquity
have crumbled away, the Cartagena
wall will still be standing firmly in
place, ready to repel pirates if sue
ceeding generations re-establish
that institution and seek to ransack
Cartagena.
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E 1900 ACRES
Special to The Herald)

SAN PERLITA, July ia con-
tract has been let by Johnson
Hecht, Inc. to Thomas Heath,
clearing contractor, for the clear
ing Of an additional 1900 acres
around San Perlita. Five hundred
acres Of this clearing is to be set
out in grapefruit and orange trees.
A number Of new houses are to be
erected on this tract for approx
mately 80 families to move here
this fall.
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OF the above number, Is were
injured and 8 killed in home acct
dents and z injured and 4 killed
in industrial accidents.
Jan. 1, 1929, to date there were
5,705 injured and 1,133 killed in ac-
cidents of all kinds and for the
corresponding period in 1928, 3,082
injured and 1876 killed.
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(Snecial TO The HeraldN

SAN PERLITA, July 13.-An in
crease of more than 200 per cent
over 1923 was the record in vege-
table and fruit car movements from
San Perlita this past season. The
shipments were as follows:
Onions, AZ; watermelons, 50; cab
bage, A.; sweet corn, 2; carrots, 2;
cucumberS and corn mixed, 3.
Twenty-eight cars were loaded
here last year.
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The national Importance of the
Jitney-Jungle System Of retail
s~elf-service grocery selling as being
institutional to the towns in which
these stores are operated became
pronounced last week when the
board Of directors of Jitney Jungle,
Inc. insured the life of their pres
ident, w. B. McCarty, in the amount
of one-half million dollars making
the company the full beneficiary.
Jitney-Jungle. Inc, maintains its
main office in jackson, Mississippi.
The stores throughout the country
are home-oWned and home-oper-
ated. The Valley Jitney Jungle
stores are operated by Nick mccarthy.
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STARTS LUMEER YARD

IopbCIdI 10 Tie F1ETaIuD
struction Of a new lumber yard by
E. Midday, who also is in the bus
mess at Edcouch. was begun here
last week. Midday stated he would
carry a complete line Of lumber in
the yard here.
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ERTCED TO GIVE YOU GREATEST VALUE

CONSIDER the delivered, fully
~ eqzPPed price of this charming
Nash 400" Sedan, and you'll see
Immediately it is a car you certainly
should consider, when you get ready
to buy.
For here, at a delivered, fully equipped
price much lower than you would
expect TO pay for a car of its size and
character, is an AdVanced Six 400"
Sedan with the Twin Ignition, high
compression, valve-in-head, 7-bearing
motor-with the beauty and style that
have made the 400" a heavy favorite
among all the years new cars-and
with a host of other costly-car fea-
lures neve available before in this
price field.
Such features, for instance, as Blur
Centralized Chassis fabrication which
oils 20 chassis points at the pressure
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BODY
GIVES REPORT
Figures Show 81 Killed In
Accidents During Week
OF June "a

The Texas Council OF Safety at
Austin of which Clarence E. Gill
more is president, has furnished the
following summary of accidents,
their character and result for the
week Of June 1880:
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DINNER 70 CREDITORS

BELFAST-G. w. Callum invited
his creditors to dinner and paid
them IN full money he had owed
them for ten years, including in
tereSt.
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ALONGkwHTH %ECONONGY]
wsasAt~~@ ~4a~~@gsws~~9
CANaE Pc e
BUILDING CONSTRUCTHON

are taken from Mother Earth, shaped into
serviceable building units, and burned in great
kilns to the density and durability of flint.
Shipped here, it is built into the walls Of
buildings behind the brick work, or other
facing materials. 1t is made into floors; parti-
tions; and used to freproof steel work. AS it
shields and shelters, SO it insulates buildings.
Keeps out cold; forms a haven from the heat
in summer. 1t retards moisture, won't burn.
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POISON ON GRAVE
EVANSTON, Il.-Charles ". Field
poisoned himself and died on his
daughters grave.
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OPERATION ON DUCK

GALWAY, IreIand.-A duck born
with four legs is thriving after an
operation for the removal Of two of
them.
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GIVES LIFE FOR BROTHER
LONDON-William Fisher, aged
IA, gave his life in a vain attempt
to rescue his brother from drown
ing.
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disintegrate, warp or
rust.
Structures built with
Structural Clay Tile are
left by time.
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In the broad application of engineering skill,
and brick-mason craftsmanship, TO the press
ing needs of modern building construction,
Structural Clay Tile has found an integral place
for itself-anchorcd there by the economy and
permanency it confers to structures in which
it is used.
What is Structural Clay Tile? In what parts Of
the building is it used? Where does il come
from?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

Adjacent to Chicago
are numerous Structu-
raj ClayTile Plants serv-
ing this city. Plants
in which special clays
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roadway in front, are today rented
out for homes.
Some day the ti6e of tourist travel
will turn toward Cartagena and
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Structural CLAW Tic is manufactured in Lower Rio Grande
valley Of Texas by the following hrms'
VALLEY CLAY PRODUCTS co. MISSION BRICK &TILECO.
Brownsyiue,T Texas. Mission, Texas.
The high grade quality of their tile has made it possible for them
to become members OF the Structural Clay file Association.
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A corner Of theCartagena wall.

cells with %ponderous walls and iron
doors. In such a perfect state Of
preservation is the prison that the