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NOTICE IN

No. 1873. Estate or Caroline
bennett, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed
Independent Executor Of the estate
of Caroline bennett on April End,
1929.
All parties indebted to the said
Estate will make payment to the
undersigned and all parties having
any claim against said Estate will
present the same to the under
signed.
Done at Brownsville. Texas, April
End, 1929.
Herbert Charles bennett,
4307 Mt. Vernon st.
Houston, Texas.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The City Of Brownsville will re-
ceive sealed bids up until 10 a. m.
April 18th. 1929. addressed to the
Hon. A. 3. Cole for the construc-
ton Of an annex to the Admins
tration building located at the Mu-
nicipal Airport.
A certified check to the amount
OF two per cent Of the bid addressed
and made payable to the Mayor
will be required with the bid.
The City reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Plans and specifications are on
Tile with the City Architect, Mr..
Ben Proctor, and can be had upon
application.
A. E. MUNDAY,
City Secretary.
4 17-22oq
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Sealed bids will be received at 8
2. M. 9th day Of May, 1929, for the
erection and completion of a new
Elementary School building and the
remodeling of an old Elementary
School Building, for Brownsville In
dependent School District, located
on the property Of owners in the
City OF Brownsville.
Separate bids will be received on
plumbing and electrical work. Plans
may be had, upon application to
Ben v. Proctor, Brownsville, Texas:
or Phelps & Devices, Architects
Gunter Building, San Antonio, Texas.
by making a deposit Of $500, guar
anteeing their safe and prompt re-
turn and the filing of a bid. The
Owner reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
F. <. STARCH,
Secretary, Brownsville indie
pendent School District.
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Edinburg Broncs
To Meet Teachers
In 2-Garne Affray

EDINBURG, April 15.-Edinburg
College Broncs were prepared to-
day to make a supreme effort to
take the first of a two-game series
of baseball tits from the Teachers
of South State Teachers College at
the local field.
Having defeated the Kingsville-
ties in both football and basketball,
the locals have been undergoing
some har draining in their cam
paign to make 1t a clean sweep In
all three sports.
Daily practice has been led by
Garrett, recently elected captain.
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G ADVERTISEMENT

file claim with me within twenty
COO days from the date Of this no.
tice; otherwise I will sell the auto
mobile at public auction at the Uni
ted States Customhouse, Browns
vile. Texas, on Monday, May 6,
1929. at 10 o'clock A. M.-Wm.
Neale, by. Collector.
4-14-21-28-34O3.
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800 Acres Cleared
Situated within six
blocks of the Ell Jardin
Hotel. This property
offers a wonde f
opportunity for an in
dustrial subdivision or
for small acreage SUBJ
division for grapefruit.
Considered the highest
spot in Brownsville.
For sale by OWNER at
100000 per acre. Price
and terms to suit. Re-
lease clauses on either
lots or acreage. Henson
Lomax-Hous t o and
Brownsville Develop
ment Co., Brownsville,
Texas.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES

MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
No. 12-To Houston. San Antonio. 6
q. m.
No. 1910 Houston. San Antonio. st.
Louis. 1885 p. m.
No. 15-From st. Louis, San Anto-
MO. Houston, 7:55 a. m.
No. 11-From San Antonio and Hous-
ton. 9:55 p N.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
No. 3l9-From Houston. San Anto-
MO, S:15 a.. m.
No SOTO Houston. San Antonio.
BIS p. m.
NATIONAL LINES OF MEXICO
(Matamoros Station)
No. i32-To Monterrey. Mexico City.
$50 a. m.
No. 131-From Mexico City. Monter-
rey. $3.50 p. m.
RIO GRANDE RAILWAY -,
To Point Isabel, $50 a. m.
From Point Isabel. 4 p. N.
Nj. p. TRANSPORTATION CO.
Cars to Mission on the hour every
hour. 9 a. NJ. to 8 p. m, and at 7:30
a. m, $3.50 p. m, 7:30 p. N. and 8 p. N.
To Point Isabel. 8 a. m. and II noon.
4 p. n.
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OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF
CUSTOMS. Port of Brownsville,
Texas. April 10, 1929. Notice is
hereby given that on April II, 1929,
there was seized about five miles
west of Harlingen, Texas, from
redro Perez, for violation Of Sec.
500 Tariff Act 1922 and Sec. 1852
r. S. One Ford trg, auto, motor No.
9787198. Any one claiming the
within described automobile will
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FOR SALE BY OwNER-Sixteen acre
farm with eight-room house. five and
q fraction miles from Brownsville. near
good school. about 400 yards from CON-
crete highway. Reasonable price and
terms. Address r. o. BOX 831. Browns
vile. Texas. Ma
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POSTAL RATES
The United States air mail postage
rate Is 5 cents for the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof. Letters mailed in
the United States for the points in
Mexico take this rate.
The Mexican rate Is IS centavos. or
Is cents U. S. Money for the first 20
grams and the same rate for each ad-
ditional 20 grams. Twenty grams are
about equal to three-quarters Of an
ounce.
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Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mali between
Brownsville and Dallas Is announced
by the ~postoffice department IS fol-
lows:
E~outhbound-
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NOTICE TO BOND BUYERS

The Board of School Trustees
Brownsville Independent School
District will offer for sale an issue
of $4,000 Brownsville Independent
School District 5 per cent Serial
Bonds, dated May I. 1929. at the Of
flee Of the board in Brownsville,
Texas, Tuesday, April 80, 1929 at
8 o'clock P. M. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
F. E. STARCH, Secretary.
4-12 to 21-10t-339S.
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OILS

LOTS z AND 8, BLOCK 104, Ell Jardin,
$500, or trade for town property, San
Antonio, preferred. Owner 146 Wey-
mouth St., San Antonio, Texas. P-50
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FOR SALE-Cadillac Yes phaeton,
cheap. Also REQ Speed Wagon truck,
$350.00. c. A. Miller. phone 6026-F-2,
Rio Hondo Highway, Nopel Station.
PA
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)on't Swap Eorses IN Mdsteam-the Place to Trade Anything is Thu
CURFEW FOR YOUNG THIEF

CHICAGO-Richard J.. Gu y.
aged Is, who stole an auto lamp,
was sentenced to be home at 10
o'clock every night for two years.
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LAND ON PAVED HIGHwAY-6o acres
IN edge Of Raymondville. Can be
bought for one-third price Of adjoining
lands, II sold quickly. Will divide. Box
4S3, Raymondville. P-36
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o EBANOS

Brownsville's Supreme Residential
District. carefully restricted. COM
pletely improved. Home sites from
$4,000. easy terms. James-D ickin-
son Co., Realtors. corner Travellers
Hotel Bldg, Brownsville.
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FARMS FOR SALE

Is acres neal Brownsville, all
In cultivation. good house;
. about three acres bearing
grove. good citrus land. Price
$12. 10000, good terms.
Phone 1234-W. P. o. Box 135,
Brownsville. Texas.
OLA
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20 acres good irrigated land In
FL Jardin, well drained; price
4 $4,000 per acre. good terms.
Phone 450; write p. 0. Box 7O5.
Brownsville, Texas.
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RIO GRANDE RAILWAY -,
To Point Isabel, $50 a. m.
From Point Isabel. A p. N.
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SEVEN KILLED
IN MIDWEST
STORM
AMHN

CHICAGO, Jan. 10. u.N.S3
Seven known dead, scores injured
and thousands of dollars in prop
erty damage was the toll OF freak
storms that raced across four Mid.
Western States late yesterday.
Sections Of Missouri. Illinois and
Indiana bore the brunt OF the tor.
nado-like storms. Ohio suffered
property damage. but so far al lis
known no deaths resulted in that
State.
A gale OF eyclonic force struck
near Cape Girardeau, No, killing
two children. Sweeping northeast
ward and gaining fury as II went,
the twister struck the little hamlet
of Mamie, ILL.,. where d schoolhouse
and several homes were demolished.
Two children and q woman were
killed and q score Of children were
injured.
The same storm, or one Of Its
frealxish offsh0ots, raced on into In.
diana. killing an aged woman at
Fort Branch. Ind, injuring several
others and destroying many build
ings.
John English. SIS, railroad employee.
was killed in Chicago when, blinded
by the blizzard, he stepped In front
Of q speeding passenger train. q
Chicago escaped the worst OF the
wind. but was harassed by binding
blizzard during most OF yesterday.
Streets were cungested with snow
and ice and traffic accidents quad
rupled.
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Balny Weather in D. G.
AS Cyclones Ravage
Middle West States

Balmy weather has fnve ste d
washington. Last night fair winds,
q little rain and warm air heated
the Capital.
Despite the fact that the Middle
West was struck by cyclonic storms
yesterday and the far Western States
are suffering from neezing tempera-
lures, the Capitol City was having
springlike weather.
The temperature reached the
height Of So late yesterday after.
noon. Later II rose Ia higher levels.
At midnight last night street tenn
peratures had risen tn SIS degrees.
High temperatures were expert
enced Ia many other cities. At Gin
cinnati the temperature reached 10
degrees. while at New Orleans it
mounted to SO. Other high readings
Of the mercury were:
Evansville. Ind. 70: Cleveland.
81: Indianapolis. e4; Nashville, "A;
Birmingham, T6.
Throughout the Northwest winter
prevailed, Below zero temperature
was experienced til many of the
larger cities there. At Devils Lake.
M. d, the mercury dropped to III
degrees below zero.
The weather bureau has promised
rain and colder weather today. The
cyclonic storms that are sweeping
the Midwest ara followed by cold
weather. It was said.
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ENJOYS IGNORE
RUN row

Members Of the diplomatic CORPS
continued today to sip their whisky
and sodas Z secure in the bel.4f that
nothing win result from the attacks
on their diplomatic immunity on
both sides OF the Capitol yesterday,
Senator Norris Of Nebraska was
making 4 speech On prohibition en-.
forcement when Senator Biease of
South Carolina interrupted to ask Il
he WAS aware Of the frequent liquor
parties of the diplomatic set.
Norris replied that he was and that
some or the employees Of the em-
bassies were making business Of
bootlegaing liquor.
He said the diplomatic situation
made enforcement here ridiculous
and advocated ending the practice Of
allowing immunity.
AT about the same time Norris and
Blease were speaking In the Senate,
Representative CeIler of New York.
was demanding In the House that
Prohibition Commissioner Doran
furnish Congress with information
on the amount of liquor brought into
washington for diplomatic use.
1T is common knowledge that
much Of this liquor tric.-les down
the threats OF those who do not wear
the diplomatic braid" Celler said.
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ACC0STED Girl
IN SCHOOL

Rolics are seeking an unidenti.
fled man about 50 years old who
accosted q 15.year-old girl at the
Business High School. held many
other students and officials at bay,
and made his escape during the
noon recess yesterday.
Virginia Thompson, the student
ana several Of her friends were on
their way to the school lunchroom
when they were accosted. Virginia.
screams alarmed the school and
pupils rushed to the rescue.
Take another step and I'm kin
you" the man warned.
Cries Of Hes got d gun = and.
Look out, he'll shoot. filled the
air. The man rushed through the
group and out the doorway Some
Of the students and Lynn Wood
worth, supervisor Of athletics, gave
chase. The man ran up an alley
and disappeared.
Police arrived and searched the
neighbcrhood without success.
After the excitement died down
d was discovered no one had seen
che man display pistol but it is
thought that he had one.
The same man was seen in the
neigh borhcod some time ago. and
police say that they expect to
s.piclS him up.
Several times lately the man is
said TO have accosted schoolgirls
IN their way home.
e.
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Christy to DO I ortrait
Of Sergt. Mike =
III Uniform

Howard Chandler christy. Am
erica foremost artist, il to start
painting portrait Of Sergeant
Nike Donaldson outata n ding
world war hero and Congressional
Medal Of Honor man.
The portrait win be done Of
Sergeant Mike ii full uniform and
he win wear the many decora-
tions that he won for vaior while
II the service during the World
War.
Sergeant Donaldson, who Ii 4
close friend Of Christie. will prob.
ably pose for the first sketch
Of the portrait sometime next
week.
Mr.. Christy said that Sergeant
Mike il one Of the best types Of
the typical American soldier that
he has encountered. and he de-
clred tht the finished portrait
viii show exactly the ideal Anneri.
can who fought in the interests
Of world democracy.
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Will | RICK ROAD
TO MT VERNON


All meeting at the White House
next Thursday of the commission on
the celebration OF the 200th anniVer-
sary Of the birth OF George Wash
ington a route win be selected for
the new $4,000. 900 boulevard from
Arlington Memorial Bridge to Mt.
Vernon.
The meeting has been called by
President Coolidge as chairman Of
the commission.
Two routes are under considera-
tion-the so-calIed river route and
the upper route along the Virginia
bluffs. The river route il favored
because Of its scenic possibilities, but
ii may be found to be too expensive.
The bin authorizing the highway
was passed BY Congress during the
last session. It left the two routes
open tor final selection by the com.
mission to check speculation by own
ers Of property.
II is proposed to complete the bou.
levard TN time for the 200th anniver.
sary celebration In 1882 Work viii,
therefore, start as soon as the COM
mission has selected the route.
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MISS E.ARHART
AL Ks HERE

Miss Amelia Earhart. first woman
to fly across the Atlantic Ocean,
last night could not tell members
Of the National Geographic Society
what the ocean looks ike from an
airpIane
Although this ii the question she
is asked most often. Miss E'arhart
said she never answers because she
did not get d good look at the
ocean Low hanging clouds and
fog obscnred her view. she said.
Stories OF how she made the
flight to clear Off the mortgage
on the old homestead, OF because
she had been consumed with Il
burning desire to emulate Lind
bergh,s crossing, are false. Miss
Earhart revealed.
Backers of the Friendship flight
conceived ~ Mrs. Guest. of Pitts
burghss teIephoned her one day and
asked IL she would like to make the
flight In place of Mrs. Guest, who
was unable to follow through with
original plans OF going herself. She
was selected to make the flight
because Of her experience as 4
pilot, said Miss Earfart.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-19
Chemist Faints From
Under-NourisIln1ent

After spending his life savings proving the truth Of
his discoveries in physical chemistry and after turning these
discoveries the world for its benefit Benjamin Wiley
Sands chemist and deaf shortly after his sixty
second birthday, collapsed from nnder-nourishment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-19
Hears Noise, Discovers
Landslide, Hats
Train Wreck

POMERoY, Ohio. Jan. - n.N.S.l
Glen Cline is being praised today
for ayerting a wreck OF = fast
New York Central train near
Dyesville last night.
Hearing 4 loud rumble, young
Cline, who was i'll in bed with
the flu, arose. dressed, secured
lantern and went out to investi-
gate. He found a landslide COW
ering the railroad tracks. Know.
ing the train was due there then,
he ran along the line and tagged
1t just as 1t was about to round
curve. . very short distance
from where the rails were COW
cred with several feet Of rock and
earth.
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Sands has Deen making meagef
living by doing piece work for
jewelers.. the trade Of matchmaker
being one he learned in his early
days. He Is also an engraver.
Coming here n years ago from
Montana, where he sold business
he had carefully built up. to con-
tinue his studies and to prove the
truth of his discoveries OF the SUD
stance Of ozone, Sands has spent
days and days in the Public and
Congressional Libraries checking
up his theories and discoveries.
Money DWfRdIes
Day by day, however, his not-too-
large supply of money dwindled.
Last April, just when the turn for
the worse occurred, the chemist
weighed l66 pounds. Today, ne
weighs less than Is0
One by one he has gold tools,
drawing instruments, books; in fact,
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Of CHEST
TO co ON AIR

Just what WaAhington's commun.
ity Chest Is and what lit needs from
all citizens OF the Capital viii be
told on the air tonight when John
Poole, campaign chairman, will
speak over WMAL.
e. Melvin sharpe. chairman OF
the publicity unit, today announced
his committee as follows. Merle
Thorpe, vice chairman; DIR. w. H.
Darby, DR.. John Q'Grady, and DR.
Abram simon. church cooperation:
Fred r. Guthrie, radio: Newbold
Noyes. newspaper contacts; John
=. Shoemaker, outdoor advertising:
w. Harryman Rapley. theater CO
operation; Ernest Johnston. window
displays: Col Leroy W. Heron, dis.
play advertising: Julian Bryfawski
and Harry NJ CrandaII, motion pic
lures. and Norman s. Kal, general
publications
The use OF four large bilIboarss
has been rendered on behalf Of
the Metropolitan and Earle then
tsrs BY the Stanley Crandaii Com
pany.
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practically anything he could sci
III order to buy food. The usual
three meals day were cut 70 two.
then one.
Yesterday, sands had small.
early breakfast and then took Il
long walk TO see some one who
might help him. From the uptown
point to which be walked and hack
down town to the jewelry store in
the 100 block OF II ST.. was 4 long
walk on practically an empty
stomach and it proved too much.
He collapsed.
Considered For Nobel Prize
Sands has receipts from the
Royal Academy Of Sciences OF
les have been entered for c0nsidera-
ton in the Nobel prizes The papers
are also before the Franklin Insti-
tute Of Philadelphia.
Sands was born on farm near
Kirksville, Mo-, January ., 1857. He
was educated in the public schools
OF his home county and later at
tended the state normal college. be-
ing classanate of General John u.
Pershing during the term Of 1881
before the future general left Tor
West Point.
While experimenting with photo
graphy. subject Of which he has
profound knowledge. Sands dis
covered the effect of light On plates
In films. So deep were his studies
in this field that BY 1906 be was
lecturing on the very technical
phases Of photography ana he de-
livered q lecture. The Primordiai
Energy, before the photographers
Association Of Missouri.
The climax Of his research work
in chemistry came when he proved
to himself. at least. that ether ii
nCn-existant and that what Is be.
lieved to be ether Ii In reality
ozone and Il product Of oxygen and
magnetism.
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DNAN' 5
BODY WILL BE
D|5INTERRED
Continues from First Page)

Continues from First Page)
River was in freshet. Craig, who
could swim, and Liggon, who could
not, got In q rowboat and went out
to gather driftwood. Logon was
heavily dressed. with rubber boots,
heavy sweater and rubber raincoat.
Craig had on only his underclothes.
Persons Id the vicinity say they
heard soma one crying out for help
ana looked In time to see the boat
capsize and both men fail into the
water. Ifggon went down and his
body was not recovered until
august is.
the late DR.. u. q. Hill, then acting
coroner. "A Iacerafion was found
ON his scalp, but nothing was
thought OF this at the time. Craig
has since admitted hitting Lyon
over the head with d stick. but ex-
planned this was necessary to break
the grip Of the drowning man
around his neck. Coroner Hill rem
dered a. verdict Of death by drown
ing, but the undertaken, Captain
Wright says. stated that there was
NO Wafer In his lungs. Or. HfIl now
being dead, Che State would have
some difficulty proving any essen
fial facts from his testimony,
In Craig's own version Of the
tragedy to police, he stated that he
made an effort to rescue Liggon,
but that the latter fastened his
arms about his neck and was in
danger of drowning him. 1t was
then, Craig said, that he hit Liggon
over the head, breaking his grasp
and saving himself.
Gave Craig Money
Captain wright revealed also that
Mrs. Craig has admitted furnishing
her second husband (Craig1 with
money with which to pay expenses
Of the wedding trip to Washington
September 10.
The bride also admitted to police
that her marriage to Craig was
ID bit unusual, bat she has been
firm in her aVowed conviction that
Craig dbl all he could to save her
former husband from watery
grave.
since his arrest, On December Is,
Craig has been locked up In d cell
at the city Jail. unable to obtain
ball He has retained Attorney
Leigh S. Bremner as counsel.
Detectives Iii charge Of the case
have consulted Dave d. SatterfieId,
Commemorative attorney, who viii
prosecute the case In police court.
Craig. In an interview with news.
paper man, said that he was entirely
Innocent of the charge against him,
ard that he was confident 81 acQuiE-
til. His wife, likewise, SAYS she is
esaerfnfN hap husband will Ia 4yfra1s
Gated III court.