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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
.SOLONS HOLD
MANY OPINIONS
ON MATTER
Garner Calls Nurse
Idea Of Nation
Big Mistake

WASHINGTON. Dee. F-lR
President Hoover dispatched rnrrn
marines TO Haiti today to uumIT
widespread disturbances and asIred
congress for authority 10 send a
commission there To obtain facts
upon which TO base the future pol
icy Of the American government
with respect 90 the island Republic.
Orders for the departure of 700
marines from Norfolk today to au-
gment the force OF ZOO now I'm HAITI
were issued OH the recommendation
or Brigadier General John III. Rus
sell, Aemrican high commissioner
at P0rt-Au-Prince. who has b@en
apprehensive for the safety ~ Am
ericans IN the country.
Five HaltlanB Killed
Dispatches from the Haitian CAD
ital that 40 marines killed five and
wounded twenty An repulsinR 1900
HaitianS nc AUX Caves were scan-
ned closely BY President Hoover. re
already had confidential reports
from the American authorities In-
oicating that the situation had be-
come serious. Some or these arrived
before ne prepared his message ~
congress yesterday. but the more
serious news OF the situation mt ANY
CayeS was received subsequently,.
While the disturbance IN HAITI
had Its inception In m strike IN
Students official information frnrs
the Island indicated some polftfeaI
leaders have seized upon the situa-
tlon 20 start M widespread revolt
aimed nc least tn part at Americans.
In his message TO congress, which
was delivered only To the House
as the Senate was in recess. the
Chief Executive reported his action
III ordering marines to Haiti mnd
asked authorization for irnmediatmlv
sending the commission of inuiIlrv
which would include one or two
members from the House and thc
Senate.
BOrah Backs Hoover
Prompt cooperation with sAa
President IN sending a comrnirxInn
was promised by chairman Borah-
oI tne Senate foreign relations com
mlttee and chairman Porter of tire
House foreign affairs COMMITTEES
Dut they expressed divergent views
aS 20 the situation.
Borah described conditions a
intolerable" and said Az the Pre-
sldent meant TO "clean up the Ei-
tuation / want 70 help"
lie added that The oppression
and cruelty of the present rovprn-
ment or Haiti Is something beyond
the power OF language to describe
something YOU would not suppose
could take place in this day and
age.
Representative Porter. who intrnd-
Continued on page 3)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
HONOR ROLL

Students OF El Jardin school.
grades Of "a" In every subject. and
winning places on the honor roll
for the third month in the gram
mar school and for the second six
weeks In the high school and the
seventh grade were:
First grade: Billie Ford. Gather
inc Ford, Georgia French. Bobbie
Jean Green. Harry Hadley, Alan
Huffman. Beth Personett. Norvel
Taylor. Elizabeth White. and Carl
Wilkerson. First grade. Mexican.
Francesca Longoria. Second grade:
Alberta Druniright. Francis Puteg-
nat. Carlota Lopez. Third grade:
Jewell Biggs. Kenneth Derrick.
Grace Maurer. Edith Mckee.
Fourth grade: Ruth Mason. j.
Skies Rasco. Fifth grade: Billie
Parker, Herminia Perez. Seventh
grade: Doris Smith. Eighth grade:
George Hanna. Ninth grade: Max
inc Mckee. Tenth grade: Mildred
Hanna. Eleventh grade: Nellie Ber-
ry. Ruth Froyd, Bruce Underwood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

llngens JeC. IL, AT CITY nall, B p. m, ,
Weslaco. Dec. 13, city hall. 8 D. m; I;
NcAllen, Dec. IA, Chamber OF Com
merce building: Brownsville, Dec.
IS. Chamber OF Commerce building.
Mr.. Luebben has been stationed
at London, England, and Hamburg.
Germany, for the past several
months. giving special attention to
the European market for citrus. es-
pecially grapefruit. He was called
back to the United States for the
purpose OF visiting the citrus fruit
sections OF the country to talk with
producers and shippers concerning
the European market. The trade
expert will be In position to ex-
plain the preferences and demands
method Of handling. prospective
agents or importers, and full in
formation concerning the exporta-
ton OF grapefruit to England and
other European markets.
1t Is possible. also. that he will
visit some of the producing ORCH
ards over the Valley to obtain first
hand information on the citrus
situation locally.
The visit Of the Mr.. Luebben and
Mr.. Tut to the Valley has been
made possible through efforts OF
J. z. Bell, secretary of the San Be-
nito Chamber Of Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
CITY VOTERS
GO TOPOLLS
ON TUESDAY
Few Public Speeches
But Deep Feeling
Engendered

Closing campaign, which has
engendered deep partisan interest
In many, but which has been at
tended by few public meetings and
little fanfare and band wagon tao
tics. voters OF Brownsville Tuesday
will 60 to the polls to select a new
mayor and members OF the city
commission.
Not only viii the election close
a campaign, but II will also bring
TO an end differences In the city
commission which have made the
transaction OF business almost i'm
possible for some months past.
Two Tickets Out
Two tickets are ir the field. the
Citizens" ticket. headed by John
Starck. and the Good Government
ticket by R. B. Rentfro, as candid
ateS for mayor. "A. 3. Cole, who has
served. the city in this capacity for
o total OF twelve years. declined 70
be a candidate for reelection.
Candidates for commissioner on
the Citizens" ticket are No. 1, J.
A. Cobolini: No. 2. B. Z. Hinkley:
No. 3. Manuel Besteiro: No. 4. r. j.
Schmelling. On the Rentfro ticket.
candidates are: Commissioner NO.
!. A. w. Reed: No. 2, w. T. AID
ridge; No. 3. George T.. Desha: No.
A. III. IL. Thomas.
Candidates were spending the
week end rounding UP stray voters,
and making plans for an intensive
campaign on Monday, the final day
OF grace. No formal meetings have
been held by the Rentfro support
ers, and only two by the Starck
cohorts since the one Just after
Thanksgiving which launched the
ticket.
Interesting Planks
Retention OF the municipal water
and light plants, limitation or the
issuance OF warrants, extension OF
paving. construction OF a municipal
auditorium, and continued work FOR
the Brownsville port were principal
planks in the platform announced
by Starck candidates.
The Rentfro ticket IS also oppos-
ing the sale OF the water and light
plant. and advocating the employ
ment or a city manager. They also
favor the complete auditing OF
city books and accounts at least
once each two years, the limitation
OF warrants, deep water, a paved
road to Boca Chica, and friendly
relations with Mexican neighbors
across the Rio Grande. Another
point Is a move TO take the chamber
OF commerce out OF politics.
Returns at Herald
Returns on the election will be
given out from the Brownsville
Herald offices Tuesday night.
Polling places are: First ward
Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Coolidge Remains
Silent About Race

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. Dec. Y.
Up - Calvin Coolidge, former
president, remained uncomnnunica-
tive tonight regarding published re-
ports that he would be q candidate
for the United States senate in
1880. Coolidge's comment OF II
have nothing further TO say" was
delivered by his secretary. who call
ed attention 10 the former presl-
dents recent statement that ANY
reporter that wants to get a scoop
may do so by denying any pub
lished rumors regarding my inten-
t*---m
49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Texas Oil King Can t Stand
Idea of Not Working Cotton

VAN, Tex, Dec. 7.-tPD-J. T.
Thompson, potential millionaire be-
cause he owns the land upon which
the Thompson No. 1 well was
brought in here. is homesick for his
cotton patch which was ruined by
oil and by the rapid growth of the
town.
"Oil or no OIL" he said today. Il
am going to have that crop. I don't
know anything I'd rather do than
have a little crop next year"
Fifty acres of Thompson's land
In one corner, he believes still can
be planted to cotton and he hopes
that So acres north of the well.
leased TO the Sun Oil company, viii
not be occupied by derricks before
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

BY TEXASBOY
Bloody Clothing Leads To
Confession To Italy
Officials

ITALY, Tex, Dec. 7-tR- Con-
fronted with blood stains on his
clothes, Herman Riley, 10. farm
youth. today confessed 70 assistant
county attorney John M. Halter he
shot and killed his middle-aged
parents and wounded his brother
In their home near the Cedar COM
munity. four miles southwest OF
here, last night. "A parental reprim-
and was said 70 have preceded the
tragedy.
Riley was placed Ia jail at wax
ahachie, where q charge Of murder
was filed.
Although the shooting was aI-
legged to have been done about 10
O'Clock last night, the bodies and
the wounded boy were not found
until early this morning.
Wounds Brother
The mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Riley, were found slain
in their bed room. Riley's body
bore two wounds tn the head and
side, while that OF his wife had
two wounds In the head. The couple
apparently had retired for the
night. the mans body being found
in bed and Mrs. RiIey's on the
floor at the foot or the bed. Both
were dressed In night clothes.
The wounded son, Walter, II,
suffered a bullet wound through the
nose. He was sent 70 a Waxahachie
hospital. He was expected to re-
cover. although he was weak from
the loss OF blood.
The alleged confession was OBJ
tanned after the accused bOy first
told officers he discovered the
bodies Of his parents and his wound
ed brother when he returned to
his home last night After being
questioned regarding the blood
stains. officers said he confessed,
saying ne shot his mother and
father because or a reprimand Civ
en- him Wednesday night.
Hid Bloody Clothes
The brother was said TO have
been shot when he attempted TO
interfere.
Officers found the blood soaked
clothing, which led TO Riley's con-
feSsion, rolled up and hidden In
the barn. fifty yards from the
house. The garments were identi-
fled by Tim Williams. in whose
h@me the boy had visited Friday
night. as ones he had on there.
The accused boy admitted, Wax
ahachie officers said, that while
plowing Friday afternoon ne struck
stump and damaged the pIow
for which his father reproved him
making him angry. Friday night
he said. he went to a nearby home
for a visit. and when he returned
home found the family asleep.
Shoots Mother Second
He went 20 his and his brothers
room, he said. and lay down "a
rest. "A little later, he walked u
the back room where his parent,
were sleeping. according to the sta
tement, and shot his father. once
in the side and once between tho
eyes.
His mother screamed and Jumped
from the bed. he continued, so ht
shot her, once In the mouth, and
once In the left eve. He then re-
turned TO his room where he fired
a bullet into his brothers nose, the
statement continued.
Going to the bedroom where nj
father and mother lay dead, ht
laid the pistol near one or hi
mothers hands. removed and hic
his blood spattered garments. and
walked nine miles TO his uncle'l
home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

he can plant and raise q crop next
year.
Thompson said that he wanted
his two boys, seven and twelve
years old, to grow up on a farm
just as he did across the road from
the new well.
i still know how TO work and
want them to know how to work, 7
he explained.
Thompson. big ruddy faced man
In a green shirt and his brother n
r. Thompson. a teaching fellow at
Columbia Universitk working for
his masters degree. worked togeth-
er on the farm and earn the money
to pay for the brothers education
while untold thousands OF dollars
In oil lay under the feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
VETERAN DIES
Funeral Today For Soldier
Of SO Years Service

w. p. George, retired from the
quartermaster's department OF the
United States army after a service
OF nearly fifty years, died at his
home here at 11:30 a. m Saturday
after a long illness.
Funeral services are 20 be held
at 4:30 p. m. Sunday from Darling
funeral home TO the Sacred Heart
church. and interment will be at the
Btuena Vista cemetery.
George was born in Rochester,
N. Y. Jan. 6. 1854. He saw service
against the Indians. and remained
in the service as a teamster until
some time after he came TO Browns
v1Ils IN 1915 from Fort Crockett.
He was stationed at Fort Brown FOR
a time before his retirement.
It IS not known II he had any
relatives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
ENDING WORK
Work Of Identification To
Start Soon At Port

Concrete flooring is being poured
In the two hangers now under cor
Struction at the international ar
port. 1t IS expected that AZ least
one OF the buildings will IT, COM
pleted and ready for use by thp
first OF the year.
Considerable attention is being
given 70 the Identification of the
grounds, and Harry Adams. land
scape gardner OF the Southern
Pacific lines. has been busy for thr
past two or three days laying out
the grounds.
Planting OF ornamentals around
the administration building viii wv
done within the next few weeks.
Airport officials are also consid-
ering the laying of another paved
runway 70 care for traffic IN bad
weather. but have not decided upon
location.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Physicians Testify
Lubbock Man Insane

LUBBOCK. Tex. Dec. 7-tP)-
Testimony from three physicians
that Clay Lester was insane and
from three relatives that he had
acted strangely all OF his life was
in the record tonight when court
recessed for the week end in the
trial Of the alleged wife slayer.
Doctors ". ". Clark and q. O..
Castleberry. both OF Lubbock. testi-
fled that Lester was a victim Of
paranoia. type Of insanity which
usually does not become pronounced
until middle age. This testimony
corroborated that OF DR.. M. WI.
Walker Of Wichita Falls Yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Haitian Fight Calls
Hoover Into Action
New Cold Wave
Over Northwest
Causes Shivers

CHICAGO. Dec. 7-tF)- "A
fresh coverlet OF snow drifted
down over the West today as
the latest onslaught or winter
drove temperatures down II de-
grees below zero in North Dak-
ota and Minnesota.
The crest or the new cold wave
reached Winnipeg today and
thermometer there registered III
below zero, but down below the
border states It seemed to be
dissipated and warmer weather
was on the way to the northwest
states tonight. A drop IN temp
Hrature was forecast for the
Chicago region. Iowa. and Mis-
souri, tonight with a reaction up
ward tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Hot Check Artists
Sought For Hotel

Complaints have been filed by
NJ. r. Hall, county attorney against
a man and woman giving their
names as II. ". Jerald and Mrs.
Joyce Rich on a charge OF de-
frauding the Miller hotel managers
OF a hotel bill.
The two arrived here about two
weeks ago. and registered. giving
Chicago as their home. and stating
that they were going into the
chicken business. They rented an
office suite at the hotel.
They checked out to attend the
Harhngen fair. and gave checks IN
payment Of their bill. The checks
were returned. and nothing more
has been heard OF the couple. The
amount was about Sis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Woman Jailed

Lucille Coleman Is being held In
the Cameron county Jail on a mar
cotic charge. in default OF $500
bond. She was taken with 68 grains
Of morphine by a narcotic inspector
in Brownsville Friday night. Pre-
lininary hearing was held in u. S.
commissioner T.. X Goodrich's
court Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
Chinese Reins Held
By General Chang

SHANGHAI. Dec. 6-CSunday 10
a- m)-tFl-All sources this morn
ing agreed that General Chang
Kai-Shek. president OF the council
on the Nationalist government was
still continuing 70 direct affairs It
Mani AZ. There had been reports
that ne had already withdrawn
from office becauce or the wide
ff-read revolt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

LUBBOCK. Tex. Dec. 7-tPl-
DeSpondent because Of their sep
aration. Walter Simmons. "a, for
mer police officer. shot and killed
his wife. Juanita, 19. and then
turned the gun on himself while
the two sat in her car today. The
woman died instantly, a bullet
through her brain. and Simmons
died before he could be placed on
an operating table. He made no
statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
1000 Library Books
Issued Past Month

With school children swarming
the library each afternoon 20 Sc
cure the classics prescribed for
reading by the English teachers,
and towns-people spending the
winter days and evenings reading,
business IS rushing at the public IL
brary.
A total OF 1000 books have been
issued for outside reading during
the past month. according 10 Mrs.
G. A. Manahan. librarian. The re-
ference library has also been popu-
lar. i61 persons having visited the
reading room 70 see the reference
books and magazines.
Pre-Accident Insurance
DeA Ewm~Im VmNamw Tmwa.4 - Al.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
THE WEATHER

WEST TEXAS: Generally fair
Sunday and Monday: colder in
north portion Monday.
EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy,
warmer I'm northwest portion sun
day: Monday. cloudy. colder In
northwest portion. Light 70 fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
warmer in south
OKLAHOMA: Partly cloudy:
warmer ifi south portion Sunday:
Monday, partly cloudy, probably
colder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08
-Four Valley Meetings
On Citrus Shipping
Especial TO The Herald.)

HALNGEN IA Of meetings Of Valley citrus
and shippers has been called for next week four Valley towns for the
hearing Lubben American Citrus Fruit Trade
missioner Europe discuss the foreign citrus trade market and
Tut Of Houston district Luebben
the Valley and the following schedule meetings
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

Pre-Accident Insurance
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Adv.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
Capital Lists Debutantes
For Formal Bows to Society
Miss Lamont's Presentation Due Wednesday
Buds From Diplomatic Circle Included in
Schedule for Later Dates.

The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Lamont will present their daughter,
Miss Gertrude Lamont, to Washington
society wednesday afternoon, Novem-
ber 6, at a tea, and the following eve
ming they will give dinner party fol-
lowed by dancing for Miss Lamont.
The Secretary was Joined yesterday
by Mrs. Lamont and their daughter,
who will remain only few days before
going to New York. Mrs. Lamont Will
return to their Chicago home before
coming to Washington for the season.
Senorita Lucia Tessada- -Guzman,
daughter of Sonora de Prieto, wife OF
the military attache Of the Cuban en-
bassy, Capt. Enrique A. Prieto, is one
of the most Interesting debutantes 70
be formally presented TO society this
Winter,
Senorita Tessada- who was
born in Mexico, comes from a distln-
guished old Mexican family of the Vera
Cruz estate. AS small child she went
to school in France, later. when Capt.
and Sonora de Prieto came to Wash
ington, she went to the Georgetown
Visitation Convent and she was grad
uated with high honors from the Ma
tional Park Seminary last June.
Capt. and Sonora de Prieto will give
bali for her in the Willard Hotel ana
Evening star., 1929-10-06

she will make her debut at a tea dance
next month. Senorita Tessada -Guznan
and Mile. Loranda Prochnik, daughter
Of the Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik, with Senorita Maria Sacasa,
daughter Of the Minister Of Nicaragua
and Sonora de Sacasa, are debutantes
Of the diplomatic corps.
Signorina Victoria Catalani niece Of
the second counselor of the italian EN-
bassy and Signora Catalani, will ac-
company them to Washington in fort
night from their Summer home at
South Coventry Conn, where she has
been with them for several weeks.
Signorina Catalani will be presented to
Washington society later in the season
when Mrs. Dimock ana Signora Cata-
lani will entertain in her honor in Mrs.
Dimock's home on Scott Circle.
Miss Mary Ingraham Henry, de-
butante daughter Of the commandant
Of Fort Myer and Mrs. Guy v. Henry,
Is spending the week end at West
Point, where she is the guest of Miss
Marguerite Gillespie, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. Alexander G. Gillispie, who
have recently gone to West Point from
station In Washington.
Mrs. Henry will 60 TO Iew York this
morning and meet Miss Henry for a
Continued on second Pagel
Evening star., 1929-10-06
Gen. Summerall Extends
Solace for Bad Weather

An incident illustrative of Maj. Gen
Charles P. Summeralls interest in the
great carnival and war show at the
Army War College which held for three
days last week was the passing Of
$40 bill to the head of one of the i'm
portant committees at a dinner party
which he and Mrs. Summerall enter
tanned Friday night.
Mrs. Lawrence, wife Of Maj. Law
renee, who has had the lions share OF
work for the carnival was asked by
Gen. Summerall how her section was
coming on, and when, with her eyes
turned on the cold and dripping out
side world she gave him to understand
that ice cream booths had but little
chance against nipping winds, the
general reached into his purse and
handed her $40 to help make amends.
The guests dining with Gen. and
Mrs. Summerall were the Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Good, Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. william D. Connor, Col. and Mrs.
Leon B. Kroner, Sergeant Alvin c.
York, Maj. and Mrs. r. B. Lawrence,
Miss Betty Smythe and Mr.. Harry M.
Parsons of New York, and Mr.. Bushins
Of Tennessee.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
General and Special
Events of Interest
In the Official World
Week in Congressional Cir
Gle Devoted in Large
Measure to Planning for
the Winter Season.

Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son have Cancelled their social engage
ments because of the death of the
formers brother, Mr.. John T. Swanson,
in Danville, Va.
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens
have moved to the house at 3110 Wood
land drive, which they have leased
from Mr.. and Mrs. z. Quincy Smith.
Senator and Mrs. Couzens have lived
at Villa Rosa, the home Of Mrs. VIII
liam Bailey Lamar, on Massachusetts
avenue, through the Summer, having
given up the house on Sixteenth street
which they occupied for several years.
Senator Otis r. Glenn has been joined
in his home at 2435 California street
by Mrs. Glenn, who remained in their
Illinois home through the early Autumn.
Senator and Mrs. Felix Hebert will
have as their guests today in their
apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith A. Bowman of
Sunset Hills, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
man will be their guests at dinner this
evening.
Mrs. Hebert recently joined Senator
Hebert ut the hotel after passing the
Summer at their home In Rhode Island.
Representative and Mrs. John w.
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