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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
College Is
Given High Rating
BY College Group

First class rating has been grant,
ed the Brownsville Junior College
by the American Association of COL
leges, according to a wire from Dean
S. A. Caldwell of the local institu-
ton who has been attending the
associations convention in Dallas.
Students graduating from the To-
cal college now r able to enter the
highest universities of the country
without taking examinations.
This means that the Junior COL
lege is definitely established as a
college Of the first water, teachers
here state. The first class rating
means much to the local institution,
they say.
The reports of J. r. Reid Of the
state department of education. and
Dr.. Albert Nolle, examiner for the
American Association of colleges,
after inspections of the junior col
lege here were highly laudatory and
had a big part in the associations
action nc doubt. teachers say.
These two examiners declared
that they found the moral end en-
tire tone of the Junior college on a
considerably higher plane and
praised the building and equipment.
There are now 13S enrolled in the
college and 200 are expected at the
next session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Hounds Will Play
Los Fresnos Nine;
Have Good Record

The st. Joseph's College nine, on
a rampage is seeking a mythical
baseball title. will take on Los Fres-
nos next Wednesday on their own
grounds. The Hounds have been
going like a house afire, taking two
relatively easy victories from the
El Jardin high school Comets and
several other mines.
The Hounds attain their best
form during the baseball season.
They play football and other sports
but not with the vim and expert
ness that they play the national
pastime.
The Hounds stepped out Of their
class last Thursday to nose out the
Junior College-High school team in
a spirited battle that required ten
innings for a decision.
Up to the seventh inning the
public school toSsers held a lead of
three runs. the score being Al. BY
Steady. heads-up ball, however, the
Hounds evened up the count in the
ninth frame.
In a motion picture finish. Sam
Saenz brought home the winning
run in the tenth inning with a well
placed bunt. The final count was
5-4. Moreno. Mendoza and Lopez
proved the outstanding players for
the Hounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
AVIATOR and
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page one.)
TOMS service and J.. M. Grajales.
v1ce-president of the Corporation
Aeronautica de Transportes.
The pair vas showered with rice
by Miss Helen Currier and Mrs.
Daniel Kane Of Brownsville. A
celebration was staged at the home
OF the women later.
Several amusing incidents occur
red during the ceremony. Mai.
Law was so intent on keeping the
plane on the north side of the Rio
Grande that the chaplain had diff
flculty in obtaining the ring from
him. With tle plane heading into
a 40 mile headwind, the motor was
cut down from 1900 to 1900 revolu-
tlonS in order that the words Of the
ceremony could be heard plainly.
The bride wore a brown silk dress,
and held a large bouquet. The
groom was attired in conservative
blue serge while the chaplain wore
a white tropical uniform. Mai. Law
effected a white gabardine civilian
suit and the pilot wore golf knickers
and white shirt. He was said to be
more nervous than the bride.
Chaplain Bennett, 3 veteran in
the army service, stated he derived
a great kick" from tn novel we'd
ding. He said it was the quickest he
had ever performed.
In three days the newlyweds will
go to Me1atlan by plane for a
weeks honeymoon following which
thew will return here and will be
at home in the Alonzo apartments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
SEE
RELAYS CLOSE
George Simpson, Ohio State
Star Makes Sensational
Sprint Performance
BY ALAN J. GOULD
Associated Press Sports Editor

FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia,
April 27.-(P)-The Pennsylvania re-
Iva carnival was brought to a CHI
max today before a crowd Of 40,-
900 with a succession of sensational
sprint performances by George
Simpson of Ohio State.
AS his closing salute. Simpson
eoualled the listed worlds record
Of 9 3-5 seconds in winning the spe-
cial 1o0-yard dash. This was his
fourth successive triumphant race
Of the day and his fifth in two
days.
Six Penn relay carnival records
were shattered. making a total of
eleven record performances of va
rious order in two days, in addition
to a number of outstanding accom-
plishments.
Paavo Nurmi, after barely beat
ing the American two-mile record
yesterday, had the old college yell
to urge him on in an effort to
break the three-mile mark, but
Paavo. lacking any competition,
fell Is seconds short of touching
his own worlds record for the dis
lance. He was clicked in IA min
utes, % is seconds as he Tapped
all but two of his opponents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
|. 0. o. F. Has
Party Celebr ating
10th Annivers ary

Brownsville Odd Fellows joined
with other members of the lodge
throughout She United States
Thursday evening in celebrating the
one hundred and tenth anniversary
of the foundation of the organiza-
ton in this country.
Following the regular meeting,
which was held at the I.O.O.F. hall.
families of the lodge members, and
those belonging to the Rebekahs,
were invited in for a social hour.
Refreshments were served. A fea-
ture was q cake made by Mrs. M. e.
Austin. bearing the Odd Fellow
emblem.
The American lodge was founded
in Baltimore, April Is, 1919, and
has since grown to include 10 grand
lodges, 5000 subordinate lodges,
and a membership of more. than
1000 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Good Programs On
Card At San Benito
During Music Week
Especial to The Herald

0HSO
SAN BENITO, April 27.-National
music week which begins on May 3
will be appropriately observed IN
San Benito, according to local mu-
sicians, fans and members of the
Athenian club, a San Benlto wom-
ans organization, sponsoring obser-
vance of music week.
On Monday, a twilight organ re-
cital will be given at the Rovili the
alter here; violin and other num-
bers will add to the variety OF n
organ program. On Tuesday, mem-
bers of the Brownsville Music club
will give a concert here. The Wed
nesday Morning Music club OF san
Benito will give a cantata IN cos
tune on Wednesday at the local
municipal band for the members to
do whatever they choose. On Fri
day evening at the high school au-
ditorium, music fans of the local
high school student body will give
q program.
The weeks program will wind up
SATURDAY. with a recital by one or
two advanced pupils of local teach
erS.
The committee of the Athenian
club which is handling arrangements
for music week is composed Of MRS.
l.. A. Barrier, chairman; Mrs. c.
B. Chase, Mrs. II. G. JeSSup and Miss
Lillian Harl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
1000 ~Inaugurate
Cleanup Week At
Edinburg In Dance

EDINBURG, April 27.-Opening
the six-day cleanup campaign
sponsored by the Business and
Professional Women and the XII
wants club, approximately 1000
people participated in a huge dance
staged on the block on the east
side of the court house here Satur-
day night.
The dance got under way at 8 p.
m. and lasted until midnight. Three
organizations, the Edinburg con-
cert band, the high school band and
Harson's orchestra furnished con-
tinuous music for the dance.
Saturday was designated as tag
day and workers from the two
clubs sold many Of the cardboards
on the downtown streets during the
day.
The drive is being conducted for
the purpose of cleaning up the
streets and further beautifying the
city. An especial effort is being
made to rid the city of weeds tin
cans, etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Boy Rescued From
Drowning; Revived
By Using Pulmotor
Especial to The Herald).

SAN BENITO. April 27.-Quick
action on the part of W. D. Nc
Williams, San Benito farmer, prob
ably saved Willie Volkhart, II. Of
Harlingen from death by drowning
when the lad fell into a resaca
near here Friday fternoon. Nc
Williams, who lives about two miles
from San Benito, heard The cries
of the boys who we're with Willie
when the young fellow fell into the
water while fishing. McWilliams
dived into the water. brought up
the boy who had already gone UNI
der twice, and telephon Thompson's
mortuary for a pulmotor. The APP
paratus arrived without delay and
the unconscious lad was revived.
The youth is expected recover COM
pletely from his experience within
a few days.
Volkhart was fishing with MS
father. Albert Volkhart, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Wittenbach Of Harrington
when the accident befell him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
{. P. & L. Highline
Breaks; Matamoros,
Olrnito Lack Power

Matamoros and other stations
served by the Central Power and
Light company's highline out of
San Benito were without power
Saturday night due to the line be-
ing broken at the FL Jardin pump
ing plant. The wire broke shortly
after 7 p. m.
Telephone circuits out Of Browns
vile were in trouble also and went
out near z p. m. 1t was believed
that they were affected by the high
tension ground caused when the
power line parted and fell to the
earth.
Central Power and Light repair
men we're sent out shortly after
the break and expected to have the
line repaired by midnight.
Matamoros was without power,
and lamps and candles supplied
light in the absence of the cleo
tricity. Other stations along the
line, including olmito, also were
affected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
ARROYO PORT
PROBE MONDAY
u. S. Engineer to Hold Hear
ing In Harrington On
Padre Island Cut

HARLINGEN, April 27.-Hearing
on the proposal of the Arroyo Navi-
CATION district to cut a channel
across Padre Island opposite the
mouth of Arroyo Colorado is sched-
uled to be held at 10 a. m Monday
in the city hal here before Major
Milo p. Fox, district United States
army engineer. with offices at Gal
weston.
Interested parties have been in
vited to be present and give their
views upon the suitability Of the To-
cation and adequacy Of the plans in
reference to navigation, and to sug-
gest changes considered desirable in
the interests of navigation" accord
ing to notices of the hearing.
The record of the hearing is to be
forwarded to the war department
for consideration.
The notice sets out the proposal
as follows:
THE application and the plans
submitted by the applicants show a
channel 100 feet wide on bottom and
nine feet deep at mean low tide,
with side slopes l on 8. extending
from that depth in the gulf of Mex
leo in a straight line across Padre
island and the &aguna Madre to
the delta at the mouth of Arroyo
Colorado, thence across that delta
into the Arroypo and up the Arroyo
Colorado at Harrington. The exca-
waited material is to be deposited
on each side of the channel at a
distance not less than 800 feet back
from it's edge. s tone ~jetties extend
ing about 1,400 feet into the gulf
of Mexico from Padre island are
to be constructed on each side OF
the channel"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
THRONC ENJOYS
BICSTACPARTY
Harrington G. of G. Fete De-
livers Promised Fun
And Amusement

HARLINGEN, April 2S.-(P-
Approximately five hundred men
from all over the Valley with a
number from Houston, San An
tonic, Fort Worth and Corsicana,
were present at the giant Valley
wide stag party and banquet held
ct the Valley fair grounds here
FRIDAY night under the AUSPICES of
the Harrington Chamber of Com
merce.
H. J. Goetzke was His High
ness. Grand Kazuzula" of the stag
party, and Myron F. Ward, secre-
tary Of the Harrington Chamber OF
Commerce, was the assistant Grand
kazuzula. John T. Floore, man
ager of the Valley mid winter fair
was chosen to serve as Exalted
Dodo for the affair, which turned
out to be the long round of sense
and nonsense" it was planned te
be from the very beginning.
AT 6 p. m. the animal races start
ed with a ~jackrabbit race. These
~lackrabbits arrived Friday morning
from Kansas where they we're sup
posed to have outrun all tornadoes
according to the directors. After
that came a race between three
greyhounds and a jackrabbit. Next
was another rabbit race.
The fourth race was between q
Russian wolfhound, a greyhound
and a Kansas %jackrabbit. This
greyhound won. The next number
was a coon fight, and ended in a
draw when the wary coon climbed
up into the grandstand.
The most interesting race of the
evening was the chasing of a coy
ote by four Russian wolfhounds
The dogs were permitted to jumr
down from an auto racing after
the coyote at high speed. After a
mile and a half of running. the
coyote was captured by the dogs
Another interesting number was
the bobcat fight. The bobcat. afte,
trying to escape into some tall tim
Der, was finally captured by tbs
hounds.
Chris Carey furnished some
thrills with wild burro riding, anc
at seven-thirty the banquet, pre-.
pared under the direction of Lon C
Hill, Sr., was served.
After the grand feed" the stag,
retlred to the auditorium where The
rest OF the evening was given over
TO indoor entertainments. The frs
number in the auditorium was 3
bull fight" with a ram acting a,
the bull and two local comedian,
as "toreadores." No blood was shec
during the bull fight, and the an.
Tics OF the protagonists created
laughter time and again. Their
came a number listed as a fight
between a bull dog and a mvster.
lous wild animal, which turned Out
to be Of the breed children otter
mistake for kitty"
After the next number. which
was a colored dialogue between two
harrington performers. came three
boxing matches. The first match. ot
Tour rounds, between Buster Mamie
OF Brownsville and Kid Western Of
harrington, ended in a draw. II
the second match of six rounds. XII
towards OF Fort Brown knocked
out Kid Lacey in the last round
Inc last night. a ~ten-round one
was between Lefty Reay of Laredo
ana klr Lupe of San Benito, anc
IL ended in a draw. The last mum.
per OF the evening was a match be.
tween two Smiths, who blackened
the referees face time and again
with their corked gloves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
BANDITS KILL
MISSIONARIES
Cablegram Informs Of Death
Of Catholic Priests
In China

NEW YORK. April 27.-(P-
Three American missionaries in
China have fallen victims Of ban
dts.
The Rev. Linus Monohan, rector
OF the st. Michaels monastery Of
Union City, n. j., received a cable
gram today from Hankow, stating
that the Rev. Father Clement Sew
bold, Dunkirk. N. Y: the 1ev. God
frey Holdbein. Baltimore&and the
Rev. Walter Corvelyou, OF Petoskev.
Mich, had been killed.
All belonged to the Roman Cath
Ole PaSsionist order. They were
killed April "a in Chenki. in the
province Of Human. near Chang
sha. No other details were re-
ceived.
Chenki Is next to the province
OF Kiangsi, where a Catholic chanel
was burned recently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
EDITOR ELAYS

Continued From Page One)
tat1veS, called on Governor MOODY
TO broadcast a message to "the citi-
zenS Of Texas to stop an actual loot
OF Jul financial resources total
ing Sl,548,OOO, carrying with it re-
ciamatlon improvement to M
thing like 10000 acres of privately
owned land, to say nothing Of dam
ages against the state when full
compensation is paid other private
land owners as the project COM
pletely unfoldS itself"
Appealing to Texas editors To edo
something to drag their governments
from n quagmire of reactionarism
ana do-nothingneSS at Austin" the
speaker said the present special ses-
son could best be described as "a
r~udderless ship tumbled about by
venom and spite"
In concluding his speech Mr..
Baldwin mentioned the house fl
nance committee and those Iegisla-
tors who have been calling upon
Governor Moody to submit appro-
priation bills
III Governor Moody we're to ast
acton Monday morning on appr
prlatlon bills" MI. Baldwin
tlnued, the house would wax
find that despite the fact
mlttee has had over a NOR
pare them, not a single agria-
tlon measure is ready fc- xonsider-
alton and the state senaKe took a.
four-day jaunt into East Texas last
week because it did not have any,
thing else to do.
When a rascal gets into the gov
errors chair Texas editors cry
throw him out!' Now that we
have an honest governor why don't
they start in and pitch for him. or.
II they do not agree with his pro-
gram, offer something else? Dan
Moody is the last person in this
state who could be called bullhead-
ed. All he wants is honesty and
actual economic progress"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
LATE SPORTS
CATS SELL BILL GOFF
TO Fl

FORT WORTH, Tex, April 81
P-The sale of Bill Golf, young
right hand pitcher, by the Fort
Worth Partners to Wichita Falls
was announced late today.
Golf came to the Cats from the
Mississippi Valley league the mid
die of last season.
It also has been announced that
Fort Worth has asked the Holly
wood club of the Pacific coast
league to return Joe Bonowitz TO
the Partners, but no reply has been
received.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
TEXAS COUPLE

Continued From Page One.) mn
conrad is not expected to recover
Both women are prominent Z.
clally and entertained a party q
friends late last night. Included il
The party were F. Harold Van Or,
man, former lieutenant governor of
Indiana; his wife, Susie Van Orman.
candidate for mayor of Evansville:
State Senator John II. Hewitt. and
several other men and women.
Mrs. Van Orman said the party
ended about l p. m.
Miss Maley told the police that
about 4 o'clock she entered Mrs.
Conrad's apartment, and that the
latter was brandishing a revolver.
In attempting to wrest the weapon
from Mrs. Conrad q bullet struck
Miss Maley in the leg. She said
Mrs. Conrad then shot herself in
the abdomen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
WORLD RECORD
ESTABLISHED
Illinois Hurdlers Set New
Mark AT Drake Relay
Carnival

DRAKE STADIUM, Des MONIES,
Iowa, April 27.--(P)-In a terrific
rain a worlds record was establish
ed and three records for the meet
were smashed in finals of the
Drake relay carnival here today.
Illinois set a new worlds mark
in the 460 yard shuttle hurdles
race by winning the event i'll 1:02
$40, beating the former record of
los Clio made by Ohio State in
the Penn games last year.
Wildfred Ketz of Michigan set
a new carnival record in the ham,
mer throw with a toss of 157 feet,
8 % inches. Illinois smashed the
record in the university medley
relay. Keeling off the distance in
1924 while George Bitterness Of
Minnesota set a new record in the
pole vault with a leap of Is feet, 4
SD inches.
Claude Bracey, Rice Institute
Splinter, turned in a remarkable
victory in capturing the 1Oo-yard
dash in 0:o9 $40, considering the
soggy condition of the track.
The rain started falling lightly
an hour before the meet opened
and turning into q downpour, con-
tinued until the final event was
finished.
In the special race for letter men
OF football teams the United States
military academy romped away
with a victory with Nebraska sec
ond. Notre Dame third and Texas
fourth. The time for the quarter
mile was 40 9-1O.
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CONTINUED from page one.)
that there is a constant demand
for further expenditures, and that
he believed it advisable that the
commission invite outstanding bus
inessmen of the city to act as an
advisory committee in all further
matters having to do with the de-
velopment of the airport.
City Commissioner "A. G. Hipp
moved that the mayor be author
lied to appoint such a committee,
the second being by Commissioner
Burt E. Hinkley, ST.. The two COM
missioners and the mayor voted in
favor of the step. Commissioner
j. A. Cobolini voted against it. and
Commissioner j. G. Starck did not
vote.
The commission approved a fur
ther issue of $35, 1000 in warrants to
pay for the second hangar, now be-
ing completed and to pay for some
other small improvements. This
brings the total amount of bonds
and warrants now invested in the
airport to approximately $235,000.
The original bond issue was for
500 1000. A third hangar, work on
which has not been started, has not
yet been financed. The second
hangar has been leased to the Pan
American Always, Inc, for a per-
iod of one year for 5000.
Action Explained
49, 1~~aL1s &c %1n ai4y raw
mission, who did not want to be
quoted, said:
"This airport development threat
ems to run away from us in the
matter of financing. Already well
above $4,000 has been expended
on the port. and the end is not yet
in sight. Work already authorized
promises to carry the amount to
$270,000, and we did not know
where it is going to stop.
we certainly do not want to
bankrupt the city in this matter,
admitting at the same time that
it is a highly valuable facility to
the city. The commission believes
that a committee of competent
business men. outside Of the city
commission, by Investigations in
other quarters, can be of material
assistanceato us in all future mat
tiers having to do with the airport.
This committee of business men
will have its own chairman. It's
duties will be to investigate, to adj
wise with us, and to recommend.
Final actions will Of course remain
with the city commission"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Benefit May Fete
To Be Held Soon By
Villa Maria School

A benefit May fete vii be at the
Villa Maria school on the evening of
May l by the PIT. 4. Of the Incar-
nate Word. it has been announced.
Proceeds from the entertainment
will be used for the construction of
a road between jefferson street and
the Villa Maria structure.
The evening will be featured by a
typical Mexican supper to be served
at the school. Tamales, chile and
enchiladas will be the main dishes.
A program has been arranged
which includes a number of skits,
performances and contests. Gus
ter Yates has been named queen of
the May.
Preparations for the fete have
been under way for some time and a
large crowd is being prepared for,
officials in the school say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
w. 0. w. Lays Plans
For Outing June 2
On Gulf at Point

Preliminary plans for the annual
outing Of the Campo Ebano 1904,
w. o. W., to be held at Point Isabel
June 2, are being laid by the local
organization.
Woodmen from all parts of the
Valley will be invited and a contin-
gent of 5000, including high state
officials, is expected to invade Point
Isabel for the all-day event. The
outings have been held at the Point
in past years and have been desig-
mated unqualified successes by the
Woodmen.
A special train will be chartered
by the body to make the trip from
Brownsville to the Point. The day
will be taken up with a banquet,
speeches, ball game, swimming par
ties, games, a beauty contest and
other events.
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VALLEY TO

CONTINUED from Page One.)
the major part Of the shipment VIII
be moved to the experiment farm
at Weslaco for planting and dis
tribrtion.
Representatives of the depart
ment of agriculture devoted several
months to investigation Of condi-
lions in Mesopotamia, where the
date industry has been developed on
a commercial scale for centuries,
and in one section found weather
and humidity conditions very SIM
liar to those of the Lower Rio
Grande country. The offshoots were
secured from a variety which IS
said to have been bearing prolifi-
cally for many years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
3 SAN BENITO HOMES
NEARING COMPLETION
Especial to The Herald

SAN BENITO. April 27.-Thrse Of
the five houses being built in Va
lencia park by Walter Chamber,
contractor, for Bowie and Trent,
developers of the well-known addi-
ton, are about ready to be occu-
pied, according to Mr.. Chamber. The
houses are located at the western
end of the addition. The other two
houses will be ready for occupancy
in about a month, adds the contrac-
tor, and other building on the sub
division by private parties will be
announced within the next week or
SO, it is understood