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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26

gaura. heading toward Aleutian
islands.
IL D. m.-Radioed position 1900
miles east of Tokyo, flying at alti-
tude of 100 feet.
Saturday, Aug. "a:
a. m.-Position given as ITO east
1920 north, or about 1000 miles
from Kasumigaura, flying in fog.
6 d. IMPOSITION given as $50
north, 166.20 west. approximately
$500 miles from Tokyo.
d. IMPOSITION As degrees north
latitude, l6l degrees west Longitude.
This was as far northward as the
airship travelled.
Sunday, Aug. Is:
LIS a. IMPOSITION reported as
1870 north, 154.00 west.
3 a. m.-Reported 4420 north,
1920 west. several degrees south
eastward OF the position previously
reported.
2 d. m.-Reported position A.20
north, 174.20 west.
900 p. m.-Sighted off Farralone
island.
9:25 D. m.-Arrived over Golden
Gate. clrcled San Francisco and
neighboring bay cities.
Gas p. m.-Headed for Los An
geles.
Monday, Aug. 26:
4:16 q. m.-Arrived yer Los An
geles.
S:35 a. m.-Moored at municipal
airport, Los Angeles.
Lieut.. T. G.. w. Settle, N. S. ".
In charge of the landing operations.
will be an additional passenger 10
Lakehurst.
The route to be followed will be
via FL Paso. Kansas City, St. Louis,
Chicago, and Cleveland, IL weather
conditions permit. An alternative
route considered Is via Ell Paso. New
Orleans. Birmingham, Washington
and Baltimore.
1t is desired to have the Zeppelin
fly over Cleveland during the ma
tional air races II weather condi-
tons permit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
DENIS BEGIN
RATEPARLEY
Start Preparation of Fight
to Reduce Tariff
Items

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-LP1-
Democrats Of the senate finance
committee were called today to be-
gin detailed preparation Of the or
ganized effort they will undertake
in the senate next week to reduce
many rates in the pending tariff
bill and change administrative pro-
visions.
Opposition to a large number. II
not most, of the provisions in the
bill as passed by the house and
modified by the finance committee
republicans has been clearly indi-
Gated. AT the same time. demo-
cratic leaders have been at pains
to diSavow any intention to conduct
a filibuster.
Latest assurance to that effect
has come from Senator Harrison
of Mississippi who asserted CIDER
~, reasonable debate" and a full
and frank discussion of every item
in the measure and a record vote
on the various increases OF present
duties and upon amendments
would be demanded. but that no
filibuster would be attempted.
The bill is counted on by Repre-
sentative Byrns Of Tennessee. chair
man Of the democratic national
committee. to help his party in
crease its voting strength in next
years elections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
Valley Leads at
Telephone Meet

The Valley was the best repre-
scented seLion at tic two-day con-
vention OF the Texas Independent
Telephone association held at Cor
pus Friday and Saturday. Ed Mock
bee. local manager. stated after re-
turning Sunday. There were ap-
proximately 900 delegates at the
convention and $50 of this number
were from the Valley. Mockbee as
serted.
Other local supervisors attending
the meet were S. ?. Gabitsch, wire
chief. and Mrs. M. Carroll. chief op-
orator.
j. G. Paxton Of McAllen. general
MANAGER Of the Rio Grande Valley
Telephone company. the opening
address on The Local Managers
Responsibilities" Other Valley Of
ficials making talks we're Mrs.
Thelma Barber OF San Benito. Miss
Cczy TONNE 70 Ravmondville and
Miss Anna NJ. Bell OF Harrington.
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SQUAD
REPORTS FOR
DUTY

Getting into action for the
first time OF the season the
Brownsville high school Eagles
win report to Coach Douglas
Fessenden on Tucker field at 4
p. m. Monday.
Fessenden expects some Is
gridders TO answer the first call
to arms The squad win prob
ably reach 30 by the beginning
Of the season.
The coach planned n light
workout for the boys Monday
afternoon. He In anxious to get
the squad into form for the first
games of the season with Har-
lingen. This Is expected TO be
one Of the toughest contests of
the eason as Brownsville cannot
afford to point" for IL rs they
have a class "A" competition
close It's heels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
BY c. p. NUTTE3
associated Press Staff WRITER


Mexico City. Aug. 26.-lP1EThe
Mexican Aviation company. which
dow operates in Mexico ap Jro>i-
mately $500 miles of air mail, ex-
press and passenger lines, and
which plans within n few months
TO have a two-day all-land passen-
ger line operating from Browns
vile. Texas, to the Panama canal
zone, has appropriated $4,000 pesos
for the purchase and improvement
OF landing fields.
This amount, approximately
$432, $50 American. must be spent
within 100 days from July Is, and
the company announced that Il
expected to use upwards of S500.100
in this work before the end Of the
year.
The appropriation is SO divided
that when spent the company viii
own eight Of the III landing fields
which its plants now use. These
fields ell will have hangar facili-
ties excepting these used only io7
emergency lan1ings or short stops.
The company Ill own fie,- at
Vera Cruz. Tapachula. Tampico.
San Geronimo. Villahermosa Cam
peche, San Antolin and Iuxpan.
Holdings Large
Only the central civil airport at
Mexico City, and the landing fields
at Minatitlan and Cuidad del Car
men then will be unowne1 by the
company. The Central Civil air
port, an immense perfectly fiat
landing field, sprang into existence
only a year ago when the govern
ment hastily scraped out u runway
In an old lake bed for Can't En.jno
Carranza's take-off to Washington.
Now runways extend in all dircc-
tions on the field. and some Of them
are we'll over a mile and a half In
length.
The landing field at Cuidad del
Carmen, state Of Campeche, In tar
southeastern Mexico. Is a feoeraI
project lying along the beach Of the
gulf Of Mexico and is almost n
limited in its length.
The field at Minatitlan. state OF
Vera Cruz, is owned. like practical
~ everything else in that town by
the Aguila Oil company. a British
concern, and is held in controI By
that company for future Develop
ment.
"A large part 7 the company's ap-
preparation for improvements will
20 toward construction Of aI-wee-
Their runways, hangers and a pas
senger station at the Central Civil
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Man Hurt in
Wreck Will Recover
Especial 10 The Htraldl

= tSpeclal 10 Inc Htrald)
M'ALLEN. Aug. 26.-Oscar Nell
son. 81. Corpus Christi carpenter.
Is believed to be recovering from
injuries received Saturday when his
car skidded from the pavement
about two miles west Of McAllen
and overturned into a ditch at the
side OF the road. pinning him be-
meath the machine.
Passing motorists lifted the au-
tomobile from the mans body and
rushed him to the McAllen NUM-
cipail hospital. where his hurts were
pronounced sc Jus. lie sustained
a crushed chest and internal in
juries. Internal hemorrhageS set in
Saturday night. but late Sunday
had not proved fatal. His condition
Is still critical.
Nelson came to the Valley recent
" in search OF work having start
ed for another Valley town when
the accident occurred. His wife has
arrived nc his bedside.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
HIGH TREND
OPENS STOCK
Market Begins Week With
Prices Pointing Upward
and Buying Heavy

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Rl-The
stock market began the new week
today with prices still pointing up
ward. Heavy buying came into sew
eral Of the utilities and coppers at
the opening. A block of 5000 shares
OF southern California Edison was
taken at q record price of SO ga.
I'D 3 7-8, and a block Of 5000 shares
Of American smelling &C 100. up J
ga points. r. Fl. Macy mounted
. i-2 points, American Can l point,
and New Haven Railroad ga In y.
S. Steel, which slipped back IA
Of a point. Rae } opened firm. up
IA of a point.
Considerable profit-taking came
into the market in the first houh,
with the buying of the copDers and
some Of the Utilities and Rails ga
thering force.
Operations for the advance In
copperS were based on rumorS OF q
prospective increase in the red
metal prices. Greene Cananea lept
forward 8 points. American Smelt-
ing 2 ga and Anaconda 2 1-2.
Communication shares were a
gain strong. international Tele-
phone. helped by reports OF negot-
iations in France. lose nearly 4
points to a new record price at
lat "a. after a block Of 1900 shares
had been taken at lat IL.
other shares 70 reach new high
records included Crucible Steel. U,
S. Industrial Alcohol, Warren Bros.
and Woolworth.
Soft spots included National Bis
cult. off 2 ga points. Allis Chalmers
and Canadian Pacific. down 2 points,
and u. S. Steel. Bohn Aluminium,
American and Foreign power. and
Utilities power and light, which sag
ged l to | 1-2 points.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES opened steady
with cables ri "a ~ 25-32.
The closing tone was strong. with
sales approximating 1890. 900 shares
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AVERAGE over
q PER ROUND
Batsell Tops Field, Getting
Two Perfect 25s and
So Total
Especial to The Herald)

DONNA, Arg. 26.--In one of the
best skeet shoots ever held in South
Texas. the Brownsville .gunners
romped on Donna. state team
champions. here Sunday. besting
them by nine bi-ds out of possible
six hundreds. This is the seventh
time the two teams have met and
marks the fifth victory for the
Brownsville aggregation.
The visitors made a total score
Of 557 out Of a possible 600. while
the locals obtain 548. Br~ownsville's
average per round Of IS shots was
1922 as compared to 22.83 for Dom
ma. These figures are by far the
best shot in competition in the VAL
ley.
1t was not a question of Donna
falling down as ruch as il was one
OF excellent shooting on the part
Of the simon pure amateurs Of
Brownsville. Four Of them shot bet
ter than the best score turned in BY
Donna.
BatseIl Best
Hurt Batsell crashed through for
high score making 90 out Of a DOS
sible 100. He obtained two perfect
rounds OF %. Second high man
was Harry Richardson who made
Niger talcu-." 49, OF IS. He was
tied by Wade. fellow teamsman.
Richardson, exponent OF the art OF
snap shooting" obtained a perfect
round OF IS.
Walker placed third with a %.
Vincent Stevenson shared fourth
place with Decker. Beard and Ar
mold OF Donna. They obtained s2's.
Walker placed third with a 90.
Vincent Stevenson shared fourth
place with Decker. Beard and Ar
mold of Donna. They obtained 82's.
Brownsville is now dickering with
Edinburg for a shoot next Sunday.
The Edinburgers have not entered
into the Valley competition as vet.
Scores Made
The scores Sunday follow:
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COTTON MARKET.
OPENS EASIER.
Initial Trades Unchanged to
Two Points Down from
Saturday

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 26.-P1-
The cotton market opened some
what easier despite relatively steady
cables. Initial trades were I'M
changed to 2 points down compared
with Saturdays close. As New York
opened higher the local market raj
lied with OCTOBER selling up 10 1888
December 1884 and January 1888
or 6 to 9 points above Saturdays
rlose.
Towards the end of the first hour
prospects for rain in the western
belt brought out hedge selling and
prices dropped back to levels a lew
points under the previous close. Inc
undertone continued steady.
The market ruled quiet all morn
ing, and although the official fore
cast failed to substantiate early be-
liefs OF rains in the drought Sec
ton prices eased a few points adj
ditional on lack of support and
hedge selling. October traded down
to 1912. December 1859 and Janu-
airy 1876 or IL to IS points down
from the highs and 4 TO 5 points
under Saturdays close. At mid
session the market was a shade
steadier and prices fluctuated
around Saturdays closing levels.
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General Rain Falls
Over ValIev Sunday

General rains in all parts OF the
Valley from Rio Grande City to
Brownsville were reported over
Saturday and Sunday with Browns
vile receiving the heaviest recorded
on Sunday afternoon with 2.35
inches.
The sharp downpour about 2 p.
m. kept many from the beaches at
Boca Chica and Point Isabel,
though showers extended only two
or three miles east OF the city, and
roads the remainder Of the dis
lance were DUST.
Unofficial Ieports from Edinburg
fixed precipitation there at two
inches Saturday afternoon, while
San Benito reported rs Saturday
and 90 Sunday. Rio Grance City
had lis inches Satur-Ay.
Indications weer for Local show
ers Monday night and Tuesday.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-tPl-The
cotton market opened steady at an
advance OF / to IL points in response
to steady cables and reports of con-
tinued dry weather in the south.
The weather map seemed to afford
announcement for expectation OF
showers In the southwest and prices
eaSed off after early demand had
been supplied.
BY the end OF the first half hour
active months were about 8 TO 9
points net lower under liquidation
and local selling while there was
also selling here for New Orleans
account. October sold off from
1851 to 1916 and March from 1913
TO 1910.
Reactions from the early advance
carried the market off to 1912 for
october and 1902 for March making
net declines for about 5 TO 0 points.
The official forecast, however. fall
ed to encourage the hope Of show
ers IN the southwest, and the mar
ket steadied later on covering.
Midday prices were about net
unchanged 10 5 points higher with
October quoting. at 1883 and March
at 1911.
Futures closed steady. 2 to s
points lower. Spot quiet middling
1855.
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MARKET MOVE
VALLEY-WIDE
Various Growers Affiliate
With $50, 1000, 900 New
Corporation

HARLINOEN. Aug. 26.-Contracts
between various citrus and veget-
able growers association OF the Rio
Grande Valley and the Federated
Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc,
have been effected within the past
few weeks providing utilization with
the new fifty million dollar corpor-
alton. the United Growers Of Amer
lea. according to announcement Of
q. w. Garner, the division mana
ger OF the organization
Member association signing con-
tract SO far include McAllen. Wes-
laco. San Juan. Brownsville, Rio
Hondo and San Benito, while nego-
tiations are pending with units
at Pharr. Alamo. Donna and Mis-
sion.
The Federated Fruit and Vege-
table Growers. Inc. is the outstand-
ing large scale federation OF fruit
and vegetable associations. located
In every important shipping section
OF the United States. III was organ
lied eight years ago and was in
strumental In obtaining the pass
age OF the marketing act. On the
federation's board are men who have
had a large part in shipping the
trend of through and development
OF a national policy in cooperative
marketing. and they are working In
full accord with the declared poll
cies OF the Federal Farm Board.
Due 10 its f~ar-reaching member
| ship and effective organization. the
Federated Fruit and Vegetable
Growers. Inc. Is abble 10 participate
in the organization OF the $4,000
900 United Growers OF America. a
corporation which viii advance the
growth and strength OF all mem
bers by supplying them with much
better marketing service. ADDED
economies of operation. adedt4ite
credits and Joint benefits from
more stabilized markets.
According 60 leaders In the move
ment. II Ii hoped that all Valley
bankers. business men and grow
ers will acquaint themselves with
the workings and aims OF this move
ment and lend support 20 the as
ISOLATION. According 10 It's aims.
IL presents an opportunity for grow
ers to become associated with a
national cooperative movement
whereby they can consiRn their
products straight from the farm
into the actual consuming market
on a cooperative basis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
MEXICAN AVIATION COMPANY
PLANS EXTENSION OF ITS LINE

airport. Together with appropiia-
tons made by the federal govern
ment the cost VIII total upwards OF
$250,000 for this port alone.
Other Parts Improved
Looking TO tn future the COM
pany also will spend considerable
money In improving the airports nc
Tuxpan, below Tampico: at Vera
Cruz. Sc Geror'-o, state OF OAK
AGA; at San Antolin. Chipas and &C
Tapachula. Chipas. which is on the
boundary OF Mexico and Guate-
mala.
1t is along this route that the
company .)ects to have its three
and four-motor passenger and mail
planes flying mex yer to Panama.
The company .llready operates a
mail line to Tapachula. and expects
to ext nd this to Guatemala City
soon.
The present rlan Is for planes TO
fly from Brownsville to Guatemala
City In one ''ay and % the Canal
zone the following day, thus af-
fording the quickest route TO the
canal and to connections with
South America, End over an all-land
route. With connections already
established the inaugural of this
line will bring New York within
three days and nights of the canal
zone. Two nights will be ,pent on
trains, and : third will be spent
at Guatemala CT.
Effect Far Reaching
Just what all this will n can for
Mexico can lie illustr- d by one
OF the dome. lines. --avelers
now can 60 from Durango to Ma
zatlan, important Pacific ort, in
one hour and at a cost Of s45. Pre-
viously a rail trip of $50 miles. re-
curing nearly three days Of travel,
and CT -ting SIS was necessary.
The airline dis r.. Is only 100
miles but 1t C. osses t. Sic "a Ma
Dire mountains, and direct land tar
vel is only possible afoot. Not even
burroS can successfully croSs direct
between the two points. For the
reason the railroad must circle hun
dreds OF miles southwark through
Guadalajara and then turn back
northward along the Pacific coast.
The trip by air was made possible
by the recent inaugural OF the
Brownsville 20 Mazatlan mail and
passenger line. which makes that
trip in one day. BY rail the trip
can hardly be made under q week,
Monterrey. Saltillo, Torreon and
Durango are the points touched en-
route.
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Plane WIZ
Not Enter Races

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. 26.-lP-
No further tests Of the Mercury rae
or. the tiny seaplane with which
Lieut.. Afford j. Williams. naval
speed pilot. hoped to enter the
Schneider cup races in England
next month. viii hold the cup for
another year. following the with
drawal of the allan entry today.
The announcement that the at
tempts 70 get the Mercury off the
water and into the air in time for
the races would be abandoned was
made Lieut.. Commander John Pop
pen today. following three unsuc-
cessful tries this afternoon " VIII
hamS after he had moved his base
OF operations from the naval acad-
amy here to Eastern Bay on the
western side OF Kent island.
A new motor for the ship was
brought here from Philadelphia BY
truck. yesterday and will be in
stalled immediate Poppen said,
and Williams will continue his at
tempts to set a new three kilomet-
er record.
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SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was relative
" TO moderately high throughout
the eastern two-thirds Of the Unit
ed States this morning, and rela-
lively low over the far Southwest
and the far Canadian Northwest.
Light to moderate general rains
occurred within the last "a hours
in the southeastern states, and
moderate to heavy local showers oc-
Cured in extreme south Texas, and
at other widely scattered places
throughout the United States. Tenn
peratures continue seasonable 20
above normal practically through
out the country.
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man INDICTED
IN CAR DEATH
j. Z Lsdd, Charged After
Boy Killed, Is Free on
Bond in Willacy
fSnecia lto The Heraldl

i0PEIAd iLO 4AlG IlCAlAdt
RAYMONDVILLE. Aug. 26.-J. Z.
Laid. indicted by the Willacy coun-
ty grand jury OF a charge Of neg
ligent homicide resulting from the
death Of Joe Win. ~16-year-old boy,
in an automobile accident last
spring, was released here Monday
on a s750 bond.
The indictment "a returned
Saturday and Ladd was taken IN
der arrest. His bond was set Sat
urday afternoon but was not made
until this morning. Ladd Is en-
ployed as a foreman with a local
paving contractor.
VIM was killed last fall while
returning TO his home outside Pay
mondville about dusk. The boy
was attending school in Raymond
Vile, where he was one OF the
most popular students In the in
stitution. Reports Of the accident
which caused his death said the
boy was riding a bicycle along the
highway behind a horse drawn We
hicle. When he turned out to pass
this vehicle he was struck by an
automobile coming in the opposite
direction.
The case had been transferred to
county court for trial in Septem-
Der.
Hearing for Jacinto Hinojosa. ar
raigned in district criminal court
Saturday for violation of the liquor
law, after the heriff had raided
hts home and fl Ind two bottles OF
alleged whiskey and so bottles oil
beer, is being held Monday IEorning
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Yep FINISHES
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guard marched onto the field.
forming a human chain around the
sky conqueror during the mooring
work. Six naval planes circled
overhead Is the big silvery ship
came to earth.
The nose Of the newest tranS-Pa-
cific liner touched the mooring mast
at 5:35 a. N.
The first word from the passen-
gers of the Zeppelin was from Lady
Grace Drummond Hay of London.
Il am SO glad TO be back in
America" she said.
Passengers disembarked at 5:55
o'clock. Flying time Of the Zeppe-
lin for the 1880 miles from Lake
hurst, N. j., vas computed at 233
hours and IS minutes.
"A very marvellous trip. a Won
derful experience" was the COM
ment of Sir Hubert wilkins, Aus
tralian explorer and passenger.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander oi
the Graf Zeppelin. who was SER
cusly i'll for two days Of the trip
from Tokyo, was rushed by motor
to a hotel. Arrangements had been
made to issue a statement. but q
written statement he had prepared
last night was lost as the wind tore
1t from his hand while he leaned
from the control room gondola.
Those with whom DR.. Eckener
had talked said he was highly en-
thusiastic over the success Of the
trip and convinced it thus far had
demonstrated the commercial FEAST
bility Of lighter-than-air transpor-
tation in ocean commerce.
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Kansas Aerial Wreck
Fatal to 3 Persons

zHOLTON. Kas.. Aug. 20. Up
Two men were killed and q third
was injured fatally in an airplane
crash here yesterday.
Bert Bartholomew. 80. pilot, and
Robert More. %. passenger, were
killed. Jack Kinkaid. 20. another
passenger. died a few hours after
the crash.
Spectators reported the plane
crashed after the pilot attempted
a left bank while only 100 feet above
the ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-26
COUNTY SCHOOL A
MEETING POST ? o NED

The annual meeting Of the county
school board and trustees. scheduled
for Wednesday. has been postponed
due 20 the fact that the financial
statement CT &c county depository
will not be available until Aug. 81,
II has been announced by Mrs. w.
r. Jones. county superintendent.
At this annual meeting work for
the coming wear Is outlined and the
board familiaTizes itself with the
problems before II.