Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-15

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Signor Ramsey, of Detroit.
FORT WORTH, Textile last
pony express passed through Fort
Worth yesterday. Attired in the pic
turesque garb OF the old western
cowboy and riding his second horse
since leaving Artesia, n. NJ, start
Ing point of the 2,700-mile ride, d.
L. Bull, stopped long enough to spin
a few yarns Of his journey and took
the trail for Scranton, Pa.
FORT WORTH. Tex.-Calied from
his home last uight BY two men who
parked their automobile in front of
his residence. ". l.. Hammock, was
slugged and left unconscious in the
street.
BERKELEY, Gala total Of 427.-
093 persons saw the ten games
played by the University OF Califor-
Mas 1928 football team, setting a
new all-time attendance record. The
previous record was 4lo,760, set in
1927.
CLEVELAND, O.-Road building a
few years ago concerned the county,
city, state and nation; today il con
Germs all nations and has, therefore,
become Al international proposition,
u. Keith Compton, president Of the
American Road Builders Association,
declared in an address here at the
opening of the 26th annual conven-
tion Of the association today.
NATAL, Br2zil-The Peruvian good
will fliers, Carlos Martinez de PM
Hos and Lieut.. Carlos Zagarra, left
Natal this morning on an s0O-mile
hop to Maranhao along the northern
Brazilian coast line. The fliers who
have been visiting numerous Latin
American cities hope eventually 10
fly TO New York.
HANANA-The United States army
fokker transport plane which arriv-
ed here yesterday from McCook Field.
Dayton, with Major Paul Block.
Lieuts. George Mcdonald and Dwight
Garfield, left Camp Columbia Field
this morning en- route 20 France
Field, Panama.
AUSTIN, Tex.-Dr. r. q. Walton.
president of Texas A. & M. college.
today asked the senate finance COM
mittce for an emergency appropria-
ton OF 1927 500. He sought $500. 900
for construction Of two dormitoriex.
and $4,000 for facilities which he
said were necessary before the new
library building could be used.
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PITTSBURG. kss.--Frankie Ci-
vela, Kansas City, died in a hospital
today OF conclusion Of the brain re-
oeived IN a boxing contest here last
night He never regained conscious
ness from a knockout blow.
DUBLIN. Irish Free State-Three
Youths and three girls were drowned
of R~ossmuth, Connemara, GALWAY.
last night while returning from :
dance. Their beat. which apparently
had eapsizedr washed ashore with a
1irls shawl and two caps. but with
no other trace OF the Inflated party.
WASHINGTON - Two important
advances in the feminist movement
during the past year we're cited b.
Miss Mabel Vernon, executive secre-
taFy Of the National Woman's Party.
IN her annual report to the national
council which today convened here.
These achievements. she said. wer,
the creation Of the inter-Americar
commission Of women and the rec
oEniticn Of equal rights as a national
policy.
MEXICO CITY-El Universal said
today that eight insurgents had been
killed IN attempting to ambush fed
crsl forces neal Poncitlan. State Of
Jsliseo. An insurgent chieftain ii
triss. State or Guanajusto, demanded
$4,000 pesos (S25,00o) ransom for the
Mexican millionaire Ugalde Vargas
az Queretaro who was captured re-
Gently. Federal troops are pursuing
the kicnapers.
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 15.-President
Portes Gil, having recovered from
an attack Of grippe. has returned to
the capital from Cusutis, State ar
Guerrero. The president said he
~as determined that strict Justice
would be nne9ed out 10 those respon-
sible for the killing Of Julie Antonio
Mella, Cuban student agitator.
JACKSONVILLE, fla brother
Of liner NoFtcn. former Jacksonville
Girl who was a beneficiary under
the v1lI Of Arnclc Rcthstein. sizis
New YORK gambler. has been missing
five DAYS. According Ia roIlrf here.