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AND ANNE
= = X
in BROWNSVILLE
4 x y
ON FREIGHT CAR

Lindy and Anne. en- route to
Mexico City were discovered in an
express car in the Missouri Pacific
yards here this morning. Neither
uttered a word in reply to ques-
tions. They got out Of the express
car and boarded a freight bound
for Mexico City. Both munched
oats during the change
Lindy and Anne are hippo
potamuses and were brought here
by W. "A. CSnake) King. The pair
arrived in New York from Egypt
on the day that the famous col
onel and Miss Morrow we're we'd
hence their names.
The hippo came from Port Said,
Egypt on the Roosevelt liner Saw
okla. Their express charges from
New York here amounted TO $1,000.
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C.E. KELLEY IS
SERIOUSLY ILL
Man Slugged at Weslaco
May Die of Injuries In
Dallas Hospital
Especial 10 The HeraId)

WESLACO, June II.-CPD-C. z.
Kelley. who was Rysteriously slug
ged early on the morning OF March
10 while asleep in the home OF
Z. G. Couch, his father-in-law is
seriously i'll in the Medical Arts
hospital at Dallas and has only a
fighting chance" to live. according
TO a telegram received today from
K. l.. Kelley. the mans father.
The mystery of who slugged Kel-
lev never was solved and although
peace officers spent many weeks
investigating the circumstances
surrounding the crime. no arrest
ever was made.
Kelley. lying in a pool Of blood
in the living room floor. was -sJ~nd
by his sister-in-law. Mrs. r.. O.
Short. He had been struck a
blow above the temple with a blunt
instrument and his skull was bad
lv fractured At first il was
thought he had no chance to re-
cover He finally did make con-
siderable improvement. however,
and was able to walk around al
though his right side was partially
paralyZed and he had lost the
power Of speech.
He was able to write on a type
writer but could give no clue as ia
who had struck him. Officers be-
lieved he had been struck while
lying in bed and that he had walk
ed to the living room OF the Couch
home after the blow had been de-
livered
The telegram. which was ad-
dressed to Couch. said:
"Claude's condition Is serious
Has fighting chance"
He has been in the Dallas hos
Dital about three weeks. He left
Weslaco some time ago to visit his
father in Lubbock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-11
GERMANY REJECTS OFFER

MADRID, June 1l.-(Pl-Gustav
Stresemann German foreign min
lister. today told the special COM
mittee Of the council of the League
OF Nations considering the minor
tiles report, he was unable to ac-
cept the report on its actual form
because ii did not offer a permanent
guarantee for minorities. Herr
Stresemann's protest against the
report Of the committee Of three had
been expected since May %, when
the proposals formulated by both
Germany and Canada concerning
the proposals formulated by both
Germany and Canada concerning
the protection of 100000 minority
peoples we're rejected.
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REYKJAVIK. Iceland, June III
-lPD-Capt. Albin Ahrenberg in his
seaplane. the Sverige, returned here
at CPS a. m. (5:25 a. m. e. 5. ID,
after taking off at 6:35 a. m. (2:S5
a. m. z. S. t., for Ivigtut, Green
land. in continuation Of his flight
from Stockholm to New York.
It was the second time today the
fllers had got into the air success
fully and had to return. The heavy
fuel load forced them back about 4
a. m. also.
Fuel Line Broken
From Reykjavik to Ivigtut is a
little more than 900 miles. The
plane already had flown approXi-
mately 400 miles from Stockholm
TO Bergen, and Bergen to Reykla-
vik, punctuated with a wait Of sew
eral hours when the sea3lane was
forced down on the southeast Ice
landic coast by a broken fuel line.
Capt. Ahrenberg and his two
companions, Lieut.. AXel Floden and
Mechanic Hans Ljunglund. studied
weather reports offered by the
Reykjavik meteorological station
closely before making the decision
TO leave. While these reports were
none too good they indicated inn
provement over former adverse
conditions.
The aviators arrived at Reyk ja-
vik at 7:48 p. m. (3:48 p. m. K. S.
T.) yesterday from Vestmann
Island south of Iceland and about
so miles from Reykjavik. They had
been towed there earlier by gov
eminent boats which speeded to
their aid when they made a forced
landing at SkaptaroS late Sunday.
so Miles in IS Minutes
The flight over the so miles was
made in 35 minutes. Arriving they
were met by the mayor and town
council, who escorted them to the
Hotel Iceland for a banquet while
spectators on the quays sang the
Swedish national anthem.
Their plane functioned perfectly
they said. The slight damage 1t re-
ceived when 1t alighted near Skap-
taros had been repaired and it was
only necessary to alight at Rey-
kjavik to secure fuel for the long
across-water flight to the south
west Greenland coast.
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CREAGER HITS
INVESTIGATORS
@ %. p. Committeeman
Says Brookhart Is Un-
fair and Prejudiced

r. B. Creager, Brownsville attor-
ney and republican national COM
mitteeman, Tuesday said he had re-
ceived no information or notifica-
ton from the senate subcommittee
investigating patronage in Texas
Mr.. Creager made it plain that it
is immaterial to him where the
hearing will be held and said no
truthful statement concerning the
republican organization in Texas
will ever harm ii. News stories Sat
urday said it Is virtually assured
that the hearings will be held in
San Antonio or Dallas, and posi-
bly, In both cities.
In discussing the probe Mr.. Crea-
ger said:
Il have heard nothing with re-
gard TO trip by the subcommittee
to Texas except what I have read.
Furthermore it Is immaterial to me
where they hold the hearing. Chair
man Brookhart probably thinks that
by moving the hearing here he can
call in the testimony Of political
enemies and disappointed office
seekers to his advantage but of this
/ am certain as long as they hold
to the truth the Texas republican
organization will in no wise suffer.
However, II the committee does
come to Texas, I hope all Of the
members viii be included, as I feel
that only with Senators Mcclellan
and Oddie present can we get a
square deal.
Everybody knows Senator Brook
hart Is unfair, unjust and untruth-
full in his attacks upon me; that he
is narrow and prejudiced in his con-
Quoting of the hearing sessions"
Such was Mr.. Creager's answer to
published charges by Brookhart that
the sessions in Texas would supply
full as interesting series OF oc-
curanceS as were brought out during
the committee meetings held in
Washington last spring"
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SAN BENlTO MEN
WILL ATTEND

SAN BENITO, June Ill. K.
Bell and Brown White were pre-
pairing to leave here Thursday for
washington. where Bell is to be Of
ficial representative Of the Texas
Tariff Congress in a hearing on
tariff duties on agricultural prod
ucts. The hearing will be held be-
fore a senate committee
Bell. manager Of the local cham
Der Of commerce, was named rep
resentative Of the tariff congress IN
Austin last week while he and
White were there comforting with
George v. Terrell. commissioner Of
agriculture relative to strict
quarantine against Florida prod
uctS to guard against infeStation
from the Mediterranean fruit fly.
White is a local produce shipper.
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Bad Weather Forces Swedish Plane Back
4 Members of Family
Lose Lives in Futile
Effort to Saue Lad, IS

RANDOLPH, va. June lI.-CPl-
A father and mother and two sis
terS gave their lives in vain here
last night in an attempt to save
that Of Harry Boardman, IS. seized
wit hcrampS while swimming in
the White river.
The dead are: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Boardman, Harry, Ona, IA,
and Beatrice. l6. The tragedy or
phaned three other children.
Harry was swimming with Ran
dolph Bennett. a friend. At an out
cry. Mr.. Boardman dashed from his
home. followed by his wife and the
two girls. All plunged into the
stream.
Bennett swan ashore. The others
drowned. The bodies were brought
70 the bank by police and firemen.
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MAN HELD ON
CHECK CHARGE
First Prosecution Begun Aft
er Merchants Make En-
forcement Plea

A. B. Herndon at an examining
trial before Judge p. L. Cain Mon
day afternoon was ordered to appear
before the grand jury az the Sep
tember term of criminal district
court after bond Of $3.50 was set In
the first case following a plea OF
Valley merchants for strict prosecu-
ton OF hot check" writer's.
The complaint in the case was
filed by w. (. Bush Of the Bush
Supply company. Harlingen. who al
legged that Herndon gave him a
worthless check for $9429 on the
Farmers State Bank OF San Be-
nito.
Brownsville merchants have lost
$1,000 TO writer's of hot checks"
Continued on Page 80
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BATLESHIP TO INDIES

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. June
IL H1 The Dutch battleship
Hertog Hendrix will leave Thursday
for Curacao in connection with the
attack made on WillemStad Satur-
day by Venezuelan revolutionaries.
The destroyer Kortenauer. with
detachment of marines, sailed for
Curacao TODAY.
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WASHINGTON
STIRRED BY
TWOAFFAIRS
Probe of Killing In
Minnesota Is Start
ed; Second Shooting
In Week

DETROIT. June 11.-tPD-Archi-
bald Eugster, 81, was probably IA
tally wounded today by a bullet
said to have been fired by Jonah
Cox. a customs border patrol in
spector. who was guarding a rum
runners motorboat on the River
Rouge.
According to two Of the wounded
youths companions. Raymond Ma
licki, 2l, and Joseph Lakatos, 20
they were attracted by shots. They
left their motorboat to investigate
Malicki said he was walking behind
Eugster when the youth was shot
and saw a man wearing a customs
officers cap appear from behind
bush.
Police are holding Eugster's com
panions.
WASHINGTON. June 11.-LPi-
Assistant Secretary LowLlan of the
treasury announced today he had
ordered an investigation into the
shooting Saturday of Henry Vir-
kula by Customs Border Patrolman
+. j. White at International Falls,
7Ainn.
Lowman also said he would order
an inquiry into the shooting of
Archibald Eugster, supposedly by
a customs border patrol inspector
at Detroit.
WASHINGTON, June 11-(Pl-A
bill to authorize payment of SIS 900
to wife Of Henry Virkula. who was
killed Saturday at International
Falls, Mimi. by a border patrol of
ficer. was introduced today by Rep
resentative Schaefer, republican,
Wisconsin.
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ALICE-SKIDMORE ROAD
REPORTED OPEN AGAIN
Special to The Herald

SAN BENITO, June 1.-THE
stretch of highway between Alice
and Skidmore. which has been cut
off by the heavy rains, has been
opened. according to J. e. Bell,
chamber of commerce secretary,
who returned from Austin Monday
night.
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Ask Credits
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the valley
Fair or partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday
For East Texas. Partly CLOUDY ~
night and Wednesday. cooler in
northwest portion tonight.
Light TO fresh southcrly winds rr
the coast.
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I'm OUR
VALAAEY

HALF A DOZEN beauties Of the
Pageant Of Pulchritude parade at
Galveston Sunday were overcome
by the heat. Tainted all over the
place. went TO bed and we're "in-
disposed" for the remainder Of the
day.
Two possible remedies suggest
themselves to prevent such mishaps
III the future. The pageant might
20 staged aJ an earlier date or Y
raight be removed to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley. where heat
prostrations are unknown.
Galveston seems effectively to
have stolen first place honor from
eastern show places. where the
bathing beauty show originated.
Possibly it hasn't been moved far
enough south 70 be a complete
success yet.
Newspaper reports estimated that
$4,000 visitors we're attracted to the
island city by the show.
CAMERON COUNTY citizens are
not inherently more law abiding
than other folks.
County Attorney M. r. Hall IS
authority for the statement.
Punch boards. slot machines, box
ing cards. pool halls and other lie
amusementS and devices are not
absent by accident or because there
Is no desire to operate them.
Recently a pool hall was closed.
No court action was taken. The
proprietor was asked to visit the
county attorney He did and was
told that his place was a violation
of the law Was given an oppor-
tunity to close peacefully: accepted
the opportunity.
No suit filed-no cost of litiga-
ton incurred-hut the law rigidly
enforced.
Now and again a punch board
goes into operation. The same
procedure A representative OF
sheriff's department orders the de-
vice out OF operation. II the oper-
ator complies. well and good.
II he thinks he is being imposed
upon a conference with the county
attorney is suggested. In every in
stance to date the method has
proved effective
Nothing spectacular about the
procedure. but practically every
citizen of the county will appreciate
the effective work OF the sheriff
and the county attorney.
Frequently some apparently
harmless scheme is found TO be
operating in conflict with Texas
anti-gambling law.
The father of the idea most often
does not realize that any law r.
being violated. Sheriff Frank Brown
sees no reason for rudely hauling
the offender off 10 iail
The law is cited to hin-the
nu Ance goes out Of existence.
A 4uiet and effective manner OF
handling such cases and one
which makes Cameron county one
OF the most law-abiding in the
state.
THE VALLEY has a stronger
appeal than the Texas legislature
for at least one member Of that
august body.
Travis Z. Smith, Of Tyler. over
in east Texas. Monday announced
his resignation.
He said he was moving to Edin-
burg and in the future would be
unable to serve his district. Il was
his second term in the house.
A. w. REED is back as manager
of the local office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co
Announcement was made some
a Continued on page I'D
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ORDER SHERIFF HELD

WASHINGTON, June l1.-Pl-
The senate campaign funds com
mittee decided today to arrest Tho
mas w. Cunningham, former sher-
III OF Philadelphia, and bring him
before the bar of the senate for
questioning in connection with the
investigation OF the Ware election
case in PENNSYLVANIA
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FLOOD AID SOUGHT

AUSTIN, June li.-A special fed
eral appropriation OF at least 81 .OO0.-
600 was sought in a concurrent res
olution introduced today BY Sen.
w. A. Williamson, San Antonio. to
replace and repair roads and
bridges damaged recently by high
waters in central and southeastern
Texas,
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CENSUS DATE SET

WASHINGTON. June ll.-tPl-
The house today accepted April.
1880, as a compromise date for TAX
ing the census and adopted the
conference report on the census bill
without a record vote. The report
still must be acted upon by the
senate.
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ORIENT LEASE APPROVED

WASHINGTON. June 11.-CAPD-
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion todsS authorized the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe and the Pan
handle and Santa Fe railroads 20 ac-
quire control by lease Of the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient Railway
company OF Texas
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MADERO WILL FILED

KANSAS CITY, June 1I.-tAPl-
The will or the widow OF an asSas-
sinated president of Mexico, Mrs
Elizabeth ViIlareaI Madero. dispos-
ing OF an estate or approximately
one-quarter million dollars. was filed
for probate here today. Mrs. Ma
dero died In California I'm April.
Virtually all Of the estate Is TO be
held I'm trust for q son, Herbert
Madero
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GANG WAR OPENS: i DEAD

CLEVELAND, June 1I.-(AP)-
sam BLACK Jack" Todero was shot
and killed late today in what police
said was a fresh outbreak Of gang
warfare here in retaliation for the
Staying Is months ago OF big joe
and John LOnardo, bootleg corn
sugar merchants.
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FIND GIRL SLAIN

BAXTER SPRINGS. Kan. June
l1.-@-Bonnie Davis. II. Hooker
vile. Okla. was found shot through
the heart and lying in a weed patch
In the rear OF a house here today.
The girl had been dead several
hours. No weapons we're found near
the body.
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ON SAME DAY
PROVE FUTILE
First Trans-Oce anic
Flight of Season Has
Hard Pulling; Des-
tination New York
PICTURES ON PAGE SEVEN

A full page of pictures Of the
Swedish flyers, their planes, and
photographs OF other flyers and
the planes in which they con-
template flights this summer will
be found on Page seven Of to-
DAYS Brownsville Herald.
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REFUSE SALE
OF SYSTEM AT
FARMERS Bid
Hearing on Proposal
To Increase Irriga-
ton Charge Set For
July s In Austin
LSneclal tn IL HeraIdI

AUSTIN. June l0.-Hearinz va
set BY the state board OF water
engineers for July 9 at Austin on
the application or the American
Land and Irrigation Co Of Mer-
cedes 70 increase rates for service
on irrigated lands wv HidalEo and
Cameron counties
The company asked for a flat
rate Ol So per acre on the entire
system and of SO per acre per
watering or Of So per acre-foo.
where water is mctcred.
III the board insists upon A diT-
ferent rate for first and second life
lands the company asks for a fIa-
rate OF S6 per acre on the entire
system and on the second lift n
charge or $3.50 per acre per water
ing or Of $3.50 per acre foot where
water IS measured Under this
scale the per watering charge o7
first lift lands would NV s2 Der
acre and measured water would b.
charged for M the rate OF 81 Der
aCre-fOOt
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RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue % fali
slowly practically all along during
the next few days
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tSnecial 10 The Herald
MERCEDES. June 1i.-F0IloWinF
rejection Monday by the American
Rio Grande Land and Irritation
GO. Of the last offer Of the farm
ers for the system. and filing ~
the company with the state board
Of water engineers I'm Austin or an
application 70 greatly increase frri-
cation rates. directors of Hidal9s
County Water District No. o wers
preparing 10 meet here late to-day
70 plan further steps IN an effort
TO purchase the system.
:. o. RichCrcek. chairman nf fhs
board Of directors ~ the district.
which was formed for the purpose
Of seeking To purchase the frrira-
tion system from the American CO.
said the board had no idea what
action would be- taken. H. said tlle
attempt To raise rates over THE dis
trict would be opposed.
we offered present owners ~
the district S1.729.243 for THE irrf-
cation system and this was reject
ed Richcreek said This is our
last offer. The American RIO
Grande Land and Irrigation Co e
standing by their first price Of s. =
100000 and VIC never will pay thE
sum"
Ask Credits
The company asks IN credit nf
S45 per acre for NH land cleared I1
the district" RiChcreek said in cx-
planning the differences between
the company and directors XII thr
district. Our engineers III est-
mating the value Of the rysten
give credits of SIS. S25 and sos Drr
acre for this work. depending upon
Confined on Page Fivel
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TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabe.
tomorrow, under normal meteor
illogical conditions:
High ............... e-Z5 a. -
Low .................... i.n2 a. m
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WOULD REDUCE RANGERS

AUSTIN, June ll.lPl-An effort
to cut the ranger force to half. pro-
posed in an amendment to the de-
partmental appropriation bill. stir
red the house 70 an all-morning de-
bate on proposed merits and fail
ings Of the lawenforcers. Rep. Jno.
II. White OF Berger proposed the
Cut
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FLAY HOOVER OIL STAND

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.
June 11.-tPp-The attack BY Rocky
mountain states on President Hoo
ver's I'll conservation policy on pub
lie lands was renewed at the gov
ernor's oil conference here today.
when Colorado prepared to present
a memorial to the secretary OF the
interior asking that the executive
order of March IL be rescinded.
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Emerson Fans

Will Keep You Cool
Guaranteed Five Years
w H Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
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Gas - Steam - Electric Driven
Built for long hard service
Fine -- Low Priced Equipment
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Late Bulletins

MEXICO CITY. June 11.-tPD-
Sudden return OF Gen. Plutarco
Elias Gales from a vacation in
northern Mexico has given rise to
wide spread belief he will partici-
pate in negotiations between the
Mexican government and Roman
Catholic prelates. Utmost secrecy
has been invoked to shroud proceed
ings, however. and little definite
was known today. The former Mex
ican president. arriving on last
nights train from Monterrey. said
he had no statement 10 make.
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A. w. REED is back as MANAGER
of the local office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co.
Announcement was made some
Continued on page I'D
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
LEGION AUXILIARY
CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Auxiliary to Frank Lozar Post
No. 243 American Legion had
their regular monthly meeting at the
Club rooms at the Community Center
Wednesday evening at which time
matters of importance were acted up
on, after which Christmas party
was enjoyed by some fifty members.
The unit voted donations to the
various State Welfare funds as fol
lows: Child Welfare Fund, $500;
Helen Hughes Hilscher Fund, $500;
American Legion disqualification Fund,
$500. They voted Christmas pres
ent of $500 to the Units adopted
soldier, Stanley LauSneSs. They also
purchased a $500 Red. Cross Bond,
the largest purchased by any organ
ization in Ely. The unit voted to
make up Christmas packages for the
needy families of ex-Service men, and
will spend $500 on each package be-
sides filling in with jeIlieS, fruits, etc.
which VIII be donated by members
and others interested in this very fine
work Christmas greetings viii be
sent to all Gold Star mothers
The Rehabilitation Committee re-
ported the distribution of five boxes
to needy families for Thanksgiving
Mrs. Gianotti reported on the Ser
vice Officers School at Hibbing. The
Unit has already taken hold Of one
case and Is helping to care for IT.
Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Jack
Seraphine were also in attendance at
the Service Officers school Mrs
Smith gave fine report on the Dis
uict meeting at Virginia last month