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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
MEX|CO-VATICAN
RELIGIOUS FEUD
ENDED AT LAST
Agreement Reached Be
tween Government And
Church Leaders.
By GEsFORD F. FINE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

t)AitSU 1853 0IdlA OOllcoUOllucnIJ
MEXICO CITY, June 22.U.p) =
The long stnding religious strife
between the Mexican government
and the Catholic church has been
settled.
Religious services with priests in
charge will resume in Mexican
Catholic churches not later than
June %.
The working agreement reached
between the Mexican government
and the Catholic church leaves the
Mexican religious laws, to which
the Catholics had objected, in force,
but allows Interpretation of the
most contested points in such a
manner as to remove friction be-
tween the government and the
church authorities. -
The Interpretation made by Presi-
dent Emilio Portes Gil in his state
ment announcing the agreement yes
terday includes three principal
points:
THAT the government can re-
quire the registration of those
priests ony who have been duly
named by the hierarchical superior
of the religious creed in question.
2.-That all citizens have the
right to petition the repeal, amend
ment or passage of any law, and
that therefore the members of any
church may apply to the proper
authorities for such action.
The first Interpretation was des-
igned to remove Catholic objection
to the requirement in the religious
laws that all priests must register
with the government before they
can hold services in their churches.
The Catholics feared that the gov
ernment would attempt to control
the number of priests in the
parishes, or perhaps authorize
priests not recognized by high church
The second Interpretation was to
eliminate differences resulting from
the law prohibiting priests from Civ
ing religious instruction in public
or private primary or secondary
The third Interpretation was more
general in nature and designed to
assure the people that they had pro
lection against unwanted laws.
While not the finai settlement
hoped for between the church and
the state, the agreement announced
by President Portes Gil and Arch
bishop Leopoldo Ruiz Y Flores was
regarded by both as definitely end,
inr the discord that has existed
since 1926, when the religious laws
went into effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
Aviator Shows
Rare Courage

HARTFORD, Conn.,, June %. U.P)
lieutenant Carl A. Dixon, Hart
ford aviator, nonchalantly went
about making repairs on his five
passenger airplane today while fel-
low flyers hailed him for one of the
most remarkable exhibitions of cool
ness and skill in aviation annals.
Discovering his landing gear was
disabled while flying over William
antic, Dixon turned oyer the con
trolls of the ship to a mechanic, cut
hole in the bottom of the fuse
lage and repaired the landing gear
with rope and shoe string while
hanging by his feet.
Then he brought the plane and it's
three passengers down to % mile
an hour landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
Film Star Makes
Debut In Opera

PARIS, June %. W.H --Parisian
music critics were enthusiastic to-
day in their praise of Miss Hope
Hampton, the American film star
who abandoned the pictures for an
operate career and who scored u
brilliant success in the title role
of Manon at the Opera Comique.
Miss Hampton made her European
debut last night before distingu
ished audience which included
General Pershing and Norman
Armour, American charge d d'affaires.
The American singer received
seven curtain calls at the end OF the
last act.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
Refuses To Bar
Yankee Talkies'

LONDON, June %. W.P-An at.
tempt by the British Talking Pie
lures Ltd, to bar American and
other apparatus from British thea
tres failed here when Justice Clau.
son in Chancery division denied the
firm IS motion for an injunction
restraining the Elite Theatre from
using talkie equipment and films
made by other companies.
Justice Clauson held that he found
IaWffang in the theatres contract
with the British talkies firm bind.
ing the theatre not to use apparatus
of rival concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
MCCLURE PLEADS
GUILTY AND GETS
LIFE In PRISON

SANTA ANA, Calf, June %
W.Pj-John l.. Mcclure, Long Beach
real estate broker, pleaded guilty
here today TO the murder of Mrs.
Myrtle Wood, also of Long Beach,
and was sentenced to life imprison
ment in San Quentin.
Breaking suddenly under contin-
ued questioning of officers, he con
fessed that he shot her to death as
part of a suicide pact and then at
tempted to kill himself.
He asked that he be taken into
court Immediately and he waived al
preliminaries when he went before
Judge +. j. Marks Sentence was
imposed at once.
SANTA ANA, Calf, June %.
W.E. John l.. Mcclure, Long
Beach real estate broker, said to-
day that while he was innocent he
intended to plead guilty to the muir
der of Mrs. Myrtle Wood, whose
body was found behind billboard
near Laguna Beach II week ago.
In written statement to Orange
county authorities, Mcclure admit
ed that his original story of The
Staying was false and that the cir.
cumstantia evidence against him
was so great that lie felt it useless
to fight the ease.
Mcclure was the last person seen
with Mrs. Wood before she died. lie
was found across the Mexican Dor
der, wandering in the desert and
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
Husband Stays
Mother OF Eight

GROVE CITY, O., June %. U.H
Mrs. Eva Wilkins, mother OF
eight children and about to become
the mother of ninth, was shot and
killed today by her husband, Fred,
laborer, as she stood in the door
way of their shack, awaiting the
arrival of a doctor.
AS Mrs. wilkins body lay in the
door way, wilkins, believed de-
ranged by the loss of an eye and
approaching loss of vision in the
ether, went to his bedroom, propped
his shotgun against bed post and
committed suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
FIRE CHIEFS CONVENE

VENTURA, Calf, June %. W.H
The Southern California Fire
Chiefs Association opened its an
nual convention here today with
some ll0 members of the organiza-
tion in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
TEMPERATURE IN
S0UTHL AND TO
SHOW DECREASE

LOS ANGELES, June %. U.R -
Southern California S heat wac
hasn't broken yet but it's tapering
down, the weather bureau sand 10
day.
At most points today's tempera-
lures will be Slightly lower than
yesterday s, Sunday S will be re
duced still more and Monday nor
NAL conditions will prevail, it was
predicted.
The warmest spot in the south,
land yesterday was Needles where
the thermometer recorded ia. The
highest temperature in Los Angeles
was "a.
NEW YORK, June %. U.n}-Tle
metropolis and east faced muder
summer weather today, with q hint,
however, of increasing heat in the
early hours. Predictions for Sunda1.
were for cloudy weather.
Despite the moderate weather yes
terday three more weather
deaths" were recorded-two from
drowning and one from heG.T
trouble aggravated by the weather.
The two drowned were Joseph
Pranuigan, II, who perished while
bathing and Samuel jacobson, VIII,
fell from seow. James Carter was
listed as strictly cheat death. "
Queens Borough was still getting
water, and talk of suit against the
city to cope with the situation has
vanished and appropriations to IN
crease the Porough supply system
viii be sought.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 20
W.p)-Day was turned into dark-
hess, streets became small streams
and the parade to work was stalled
on downtown traffic ways when a
near cloudburst and hail storm
struck this city today.
The storm extended to outlying
sections.
The weather bureau reported .lG
inches of rain fell in the first half
hour. An hour later the rain, driven
by a hard wind which drove il
through window sills, was continu-
ing In an almost unprecedented
downpour.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
RIFLE RANGE BURNS

LOS ANGELES, June %, W.H--
The sheriff's office rifle range at
City Terrace was destroyed by fire
today. Sparks from brush fire
started the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22

PITTSBURGH, Cal, June %. (U.P)
Two men held up Southern Pacific
tram No. 80 four miles west of here
today, wounded the engineer looted
the baggage ear and escaped.
James Barnes, the engineer, was
shot through the shoulder. He was
brought to IA local hospital but was
not strong enough to give details of
the shooting or holdup
Local authorities rushed to the
scene as soon as word was received
here.
Police of all neighboring towns
were notified and posses hastily or
ganized to search for the robbers.
Ordinarily, train No. SO carries but
few valualiles. 1t was not known
IL special consignment of money
was on the train. The train runs on
Il daily schedule from San Francisco
70 Tracy, Calf.
1t was reported that the bandits
escaped following the holdup in a
gray touring car.
( Passengers on the train, who
s;hfongh most of the holdup were an,
aware Of what was happening, re.
ported that the only distinguishing
marks noticeable about the men was
that both wore gray caps.
II was rumored that sum in eX
cess of 10000 was taken from the
baggage ear.
Carried Payrolls
Passengers reported that the ban
dts had set the signal against the
train and that when Barnes stopped
the bandits shot him, giving no
warning.
The local Southern Pacific repre-
sentative said that sometimes on
Saturdays No. SO carried pay rolls
of manufacturing concerns here and
at Tracy.
The holdup was reported to have
|, been staged a few minutes after 9
n. NJ. and to have been consnmmated
with such smoothness that il evi-
IDENTIFY had been thoroughly planned.
Another report was that the two
men boarded the train at Bay Point,
approximately 10 miles east of Ne
Avoy.
Upon nearing the latter point they
pulled the air brake signals and
when the tram stopped shot and
grappled with Barnes.
Passengers said that the men were
armed with q Thompson sub-machine
gun and with automatics.
Members of the train crew said
that two of the bandits boarded No,
SO at Pittsburgh. When the train
arrived near McAvoy they forced
the rear brakeman to signal for an
emergency stop.
When the train came TO stand
still, two automobiles bearing the
,thcr members of the band pulled
up near the locomotive. The bandits
then covered the engineer, fireman
and train crew with machine gun
and automatics.
Barnes was shot when he objected
TO one of the bandits draining water
from the locomotive tank. lie IL
said to have grappled with the man
who broke away, drew his automatic,
and shot him.
Three of the band went to the mail
ear and forced Mail Clerk &. A.
TYLER of Oakland to open the doors
and surrender the mail contents.
Although the exact amount OF
money contained in mail sacks was
not know, Southern Pacific officials
estimated there was 1T least 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
MONDAY

Two veterinarians at the Oregon
State College, Shaw and Simms,
first discovered hat snails were al
'ternate hosts in the life history of
liver tluke.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
S.CROENHAIR ON
TRIP TO LOWER
FLIGHT RECORD

LOS ANGELES, June -. W.p)-
The nose OF the Goodrich plane
Silvertown was cutting into the
east today as 1t. Lee Schoenhair,
veteran transcontinental pilot,
sought n new Los Angeles to Now
York nonstop flight record.
The Silvertown took off from
here ut 4:3l a. nj. after u series of
minor damages postponed the start
originally set for ! a. m.
SehOenhair craft carried 450
gallons Of gasoline.
He left here confident that he
would break the present west-east
hop record of IS hours, 80 minut es
and 81 seconds, held by Captaia
Frank Hawks. Schoenhair plans to
remain in New York only long
enough to refuel and check his
ship after which he intends to head
directly west again in an attempt
to reduce the New York to Los
Angeles time mark.
If his schedule is successful, the
flyer viii be in Los Angeles in
time for dinner Sunday night
by taking off this morning
Schoenhair eliminated any chance
Of race with Captain HAWKS, who
viii leave here Monday morning on
the identical trip and with the ideh.
tical objects in mind.
Sehoenhair had planned to take
the Silvertown into the air at l a.
m. but ground collision between
his plane and another made repairs
necessary. Sehoenhair was not at
the field when his craft was dam
aged.
Weather conditions were report
ed excellent for Schoenhair's at
tempt, He will follow the great cir
cle line aud intends to drop mess
ages to Goodrich officials in ST.
Louis, Cincinnati and Harrisburg.
His plane, IA Lockheed Vega,
propelled by "Wasp" motor, is
capable of making lS5 miles an
hour.
Los ANGELES, June %. U.P-
Schoenhair left here today on a pro
posed record breaking nonstop
flight to New York, telegram
reached here from Fresno asking
his arrest on a bad cheek charge.
The wire from Chief of Police w.
G. Walker of Fresno asked: "the
arrest of l.. Schoenhair, wanted on
felony warrant, fictitious checks. "
In a later telephone conversation
with local authorities, Chief Walk
er. said Fresno authorities had been
seeking the flyer for several weeks.
tie did not reveal who signed the
complaint.
Detectives here said Chief Walker
Indicated he would make no attempt
TO intercept Schoenhair in New
York but would await his. return
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
RAILROAD
H0LD-UP
IN NORTH
Southern Pacific Train
Robbed BY Daring Ban
dts Near Pittsburgh.
ENGINEER WOUNDED
, Trail OF Fugitives Is
Taken Up BY Several
Posses.

IITTsBURG, Calf, June
22. U.H; The train bandits,
who staged a specta cular hold
up Of Southern Pacific mail
car. wounded the engineer, and
escaped with $4,000, were be-. d.
iieved surrounded in the Ber-
kelley hills, near Concord late
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-22
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT
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TONIGHT
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Mellon on the War Path

Secretary Andrew W. Mellon is on the war path.
He said that the published report that the treasury
was considering erecting a seven-foot barb wire fence
along the Canadian border to stop rum runners was
an outrageous falsehood as well as a senseless inven-
ton.
Assistant Secretary Seymour Lowman was re-
sponsible for the story. That is, he told a newspaper
man that dry members Of congress had brought up
the subject months ago" Uncle Andy is the head Of
the treasury department. He does the official speak
ing for his department. If necessary, he mows down
his assistants and their interviews. which is as it
should be. A cabinet officer should be the voice Of
his department. He is responsible for his depart
ment. Now why should a little understrapper do the
talking for the big voice or the head Of any depart
ment of government?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Mexican Immigration Rules

Z Mexican immigration officials have ordered that
all persons crossing into that coW Q y at Brownsville
have passports. Citizens of Brownsville can secure
courtesy cards good for one year. Tourists must visit
the office Of the consul each time they desire to en-
ter Mexico and secure a passport.
AT Rio Rica, south Of Mercedes, much the same
regulations are in effect. Also at Roma and LAREDO.
zanata and Reynosa ports Of entry seem to be un-
affected.
This is along the border in Texas. Out in Lower
California, Gov. Rodriguez Of that Mexican province
has ordered that all ports of entry be closed from 0
b. m. to a. m. each day, even stopping trains "a
postponement Of so days from July l has been Cd
tanned in this order, but Governor Rodriguez seems
quite firm in his intention to eventually enforce H.
~ the very hinderance to rail communication be-
tween the two countries, to,say nothing Of the mcon-
venience to citizens who reside on either side OF tne
border.
There may be several reasons for this present cpl
demic of restrictions on free communication between
the two countries and there probably are.
But IT is certain that the attitude for the Unted
States government toward Mexican immigrants IN the
past several months has played an important part IN
the agitation. The strict regulations promulgated by
the Mexican chiefs may not be reprlsaIs, pt they
serve that purpose.
On July l a law went into effect making it a fell
oay to enter the United States illegally, requiring that
any "wet back" be sentenced to serve a term in prison
before being d~eported. In the past it was considered
punishment enough for the person entering Illegally
to be returned to his own side of the river.
Since the first Of the year the border patrol has
been able, on account Of a more liberal appropriation
and an enlarged personnel, to more strictly enforce
the law and the number Of deportations have shown
@ remarkable increase.
Then there is the Box bill in the offing. Those
in touch with congressional sentiment say the bill
viii be enacted and will become law at the next reg
ular term Of the law-making body Of the United
States.
And while all of these bars to friendly relations
between the United States and Mexico are being
erected the gates remain wide open along the north
ern boundary Of our country.
If the quota provision is to be applied to European
nations and to Mexicans then why not to the de-
scendants Of these European nations now living on
this continent?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

her beautiful clothes were gone
and was surprised that she couldn't
feel bad about her luxuries and her
life of a being taken from her
so ruthleSSly.
Then her heart told her what she
would have told no one. 1t was be-
cause she was nearer to Kent this
way. 1t would be almost like being
a real wife-living in the little house
with him, helping htm-cooking for
him-even washing his clothes and
mending for him. "A little song
came and flooded her whole being
with a tender, white light of peace
and happiness. He would be almost
hers for over two whole months.
Then, God alone knew.
She went about, preparing dinner
with a song on her lips. When it
was ready she worried and fretted
that Kent did not come. Almost an
hour later he stumbled in the door,
wan and paler than he had been.
You're late for your dinner. lit
tie boy she met him with a smile.
ooh, you mustn't bother, WV" He
seemed so embarrassed and fluS-
tered.
Apple Strudel!" She pulled him
into the dining room where the ia
BILE was set, white and shining for
two. you don't expect to live with
out eating, do you. silly?"
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
New Controversy In
Tariff Looming Over
Administrative Angle

WASHINGTON, July 8-(P)-Ad-
ministrative provisions Of the house
tariff bill, increasing the chief ex-
ecutive's power to change import
duties. stood out today as rivaling
even the sugar schedule as a poten-
tial source of controversy in the SEN
ate.
An organized democratic effort to
eliminate the flexible provision from
this section Of the measure was
seen in the issuance by the demo-
cratic national committee Of a
statement by Senator Simmons Of
North Carolina, ranking minority
member of the finance committee,
announcing a flight to the bitter
end" against the proposal.
The statement described the flex-
ible clause, first enacted in 1922, as
a proposition on the part of con-
gress to surrender this essentially
legislative function to the executive
branch Of the government" and
said it involves a principle funda-
mental in our representative sys-
TEN Of government; namely. the
right Of the people to control the
purse strings through their repre-
Sentatives."
Repeal of the clause through elm
nation of the flexible provision in
the house bill was sought by Repre-
sentative Garner of Texas, ranking
democrat Of the ways and means
committee, shortly before the meas
ure was passed by that chamber.
Lack of unanimity in favor of it
among republicans was demon
strated during the preceding debate
with a vigorous argument against 1t
by Representative Beck, republican,
Pennsylvania, a former solicitor
general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
"A Billion Dollar Utility
C0rD0rafiOn

Wall street hints at the merger Of the public utili-
ty interest Of the Insuls Of Chicago and the North
American company. They say that the union would
create a billion dollar corporation with combined net
income Of more than s125,OoO,OOo Wall street an
nounced the formation of the South State Utilities
company to take over telephone and gas properties
in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. This
appears to be the age Of big business as well as a big
business civilization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
OIL. r PASSES
GOTH MILESTONE

NEW YORK, July 8.-(P-On the
eve of his Goth birthday, John D.
Rockefeller, ST., Is grateful for long
life, perfect health and good friends
and is "full Of hope and cheer for
the future"
Tonight he issued this statement.
II have every reason to be CRATE
full on my Goth birthday: everybody
has been SO kind and good to me all
the year. With perfect health and
full of hope and cheer for the flu
ture, I have nothing but kindness
and good will for everybody"
His Goth birthday will be much
like any other day for John d.,
whose adherence to a rigid routine
is proverbiaL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08
Ell PAso TO BUILD HANGAR

Ell PASO, Texas, July 8.-tP)-A
hangar and machine shop to cost
S25, 600 will be built at FL Paso's
municipal airport. The Texas Air
Transport Flying service, operating
planes between Ell Paso and Fort
Worth, Is to have use Of the new
facilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

Who am II? TO what party do
I belong? Who was my father-in-
law?
Who was "the lily maid Of Asto-
lat?"
Who was the husband Of Marie
Antoinette?
For if we would judge ourselves.
we should not be judged" Where
is this passage found in the Bible?
TOday's Horoscope
Persons born on this day are
idealistic and sensitive. They are
tolerant in their judgment or
others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-08

A.--First remove the cause which
may be lack Of rest, worry. low
blood pressure, anemia and consti-
patton.