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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-09
PLAN 4TH OF
JULY YPROCRAM
Committees Headed BY Har-
ry Faulk Named to Start
Ball Rolling

The Brownsville Fourth OF July
Association got into action for the
next Fourth of July celebration In a
meeting at the chamber Of COM
merce wednesday night.
Harry L. Faux was elected acting
chairman in the absence OF Fred ID.
Latham. chairman, and John Fan
ming and @. w. bennett were
named to act with him as a COM
mittee to outline a program for the
days celebration.
The committee plans TO meet
Friday to prepare a program which
will be considered ut a general
meeting of the committee to be held
at the chamber OF commerce at T:30
o'clock Monday evening.
Tentative plans for the event call
for competitive games. q bunyon
contest, parade. water carnical.
and an entirely new set up for fire.
works.
The Fourth OF July committee was
elected by the votes Of citizens OF
Brownsville a dew weeks after the
celebration Of last year. More than
600 ballots were sent out and fifteen
members of committee were
elected.
The committee consists of Miss
Julia O'Brien. Mrs. ". w. Taylor,
Mrs. Joseph K. Wells. Harry l..
Faulk. Fl. H. Banker, j. M. Stein,
Alfred Putegnat. Sam Hughston,
John Tanning. Cleve Tandy. II. d.
Seago. q. w. bennett. Robert Ernst,
Fred B. Latham. and w. B. Clint.
The cooperation of the military
authorities at Fort Brown will be
sought.
Last years celebration seems 10
have proved very popular with the
people Of Brownsville and the VAL
lev, and 1t is believed that Just as
big or bigger crowds may be at
tracted this year" said G. G. Rich
ardson. manager of the chamber
who called the meeting.
Several committeeman voiced the
oUinion that the time Is growing
short. and well have TO step on ID. =
to arrange a good program.
A finance committe probably will
be named at the melting Monday
night.
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LIONS ATTEND STATE
MEET AT SAN ANGELO

SAN ANGELO. Texas. Nay g.
P,-Despite heavy general rains
which impeded automobile traffic.
Texas Lions reached San Angelo in
large numbers today for their elev-
enth annual state convention.
At the opening session. Deputy
Gov. w. L. Digger of San Antonio
responded to a welcoming address
by Mayor w. ID. Holcombe. John
A. Erhard Of Dallas, governor. re-
viewed the last years work and an
nounced committees, while Ben A
Ruffin. Richmond. president Of
Lions international. celebrated his
fiftieth birthday with an address.
T. ~ Carswell. president Of the
Abilene club. was among those men
toned as probable successor to
Governor Erhard.
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MOODY NAMES
II ITEMS FOR
LEGISLATURE
Solons May Consider
so Prospective Laws
Before 30-Day Ses-
sion Adjourns

AUSTIN, May 9.-(Rp-Governor
Moody increased the number OF
subjects the special session of the
legislature may consider TO so when
he submitted ii items In a message
today. In most cases they are To-
cal bills requested by members OF
the legislature
With only IL working days re-
manning of the 30-day session. ap-
preparation bills and revnue have
not been submitted. Bills fixing the
license fee Of motor vehicles are
awaiting submission OF revenue.
It was suggested that the sta
tuteS be amended TO authorize the
board OF regents OF the University
Of Texas to accept and hold in trust
for the university sums OF money
TO provide scholarships In the uni
versity to students.
Another proposal is that bonds be
not issued to persons convicted OF
a felony and awaiting appeals.
Other subjects submitted:
Local game bills for San Saba.
Gillespie. Blanco. Kendall. Llano.
MASOH. hAiIlDl6, OdSS, DONlcs nhOIAlS
and Titus counties.
School bill for Wood county.
Amendment Of statutes 10 author
lie the adjustment of accounts be-
tween counties and county officers
because of the opinion of the SUI
preme court in the case OF Bitter VS..
Bexar county.
A bill affecting the sale OF sand
and shell.
Smith county game bill.
Amendments to statutes with ref
erence TO navigation districts and
water control and improvement dis
tricts.
enactment Of necessary olcal road
laws for the several counties OF the
state.
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Soucek Thinks He
Has Set Mark For
Altitude Flight

WASHINGTON. May e.-tPe-
While awaiting results OF official
bureau Of standards tests Of his
instruments today. Lieutenant a.
Soucek Of the navy. was confident
he had established a new world
altitude record In his flight yes
terday at the naval air station at
Anacostia.
His altimeter. ne explained. reg
istered 10000 feet before he turned
downward in yesterdays flight and
his calculations. based on q series
Of tests to plot the discrepancy be-
tween that instrument and baro-
graph readings. placed his actual
altitude at approximately $4,000
feet.
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Announce Mercedes District Valuation
SCREENS MOST
= = =
ROMANTIC ACTOR
= = =
WILL WE'D TODAY

LOS ANGELES, May 9.-tPy--
Ina Claire, former musical COM
edy actress, and John Gilbert, film
actor, who became acquainted
three weeks ago. planned to be
married in Las Vegas, N. NJ, to-
day.
The couple announced before
departure for the New Mexico city
last night that they would return
here after the wedding to resume
work on current productions. They
were accompanied by four friends
from Hollywood film circles.
Miss Claire formerly was the
wife OF James Whitaker, New
York newspaper man. Gilbert is
the former husband of Leatrice
Joy. also OF the films, and OF
Olivia Burrell, his first wife.
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INDICT TOM MIX
ATLOSANCELES
Famous Film Cowboy Charg-
ed With Conspiring to
Cheat Collector

LOS ANGELES, May s.--LF--
The indictment OF Tom Mix, COW
boy movie star, on charges OF fall
sifying income tax returns for a
three year period during which his
earnings apparently averaged near
ly 100000 annually. spurred fed
eral investigators onward here to-
day in their attempt to uncover
other alleged tax dodging by not
ables OF the screen.
Mix and three others we're named
In three indictments returned yes
terday. In Minneapolis. where the
actor and his famous horse. Tony,
were appearing in vaudeville. Mix
declared he had not Intentionally
defrauded the government and he
had left his income tax affairs in
the hands of an expert.
Announcement has been made
that Mix was through with NOV
les. which during 1927 brought him
a salary OF $500 a week in addi-
ton to royalties. Representatives
Of the actor announced they would
post a bond OF $4,000 in his be-
half at once.
The indictments charged Mix
conspired TO withhold $lI2.1l41i
que as income tax during 1925,
1926. and 1927.
Indicted with Mix we're Miss J.
Marjorie Berger. Hollywood income
tax advisor. who faced a previous
Indictment in connection with in
come tax reports of other film
stars; John d. Hill. former pub
liclty agent for Mix. and Eugene
). Forde, the actors brother-in-
law.
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HOME MISSION BOARD
RECOMMENDS ECONOMY

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May Sip
The Southern Baptist Home mission
board. center OF controversy since
defalcations of its treasurer were
discovered last year. answered de-
mands for its reorganization today
with a report to the church conven-
ton recommending curtailment OF
its institutional activities and en-
forcement Of the greatest possible
economy.
DR.. George w. Truett of Dallas
received the report as president Of
the convention. which began its ses-
sions this morning. His reelection
for a third term was predicted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-09
WRECK RESULTS IN
CAPTURE OF BOOZE

HARLINCEN. May "a car
wreck was responsible for the cap
tllre Of 142 quarts Of mescal. 10
bottles OF cognac and bottles OF
Vino Nojal here Wednesday eve
ming by 1t. Of Police Cage john
ston and Deputy Sheriff r.. T.. Lon
gcria.
Owners of the car fled after the
wreck and the officers took pos
session.
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Mission Man Is
Named Director
Of Drygoods Men

DALLAS. May 9.-The Texas DRY
Goods association closed its annual
convention here today with adoptIon
OF resolution calling on the legisla-
ture 10 defeat the income tax bin
Jack G. Barnard. Wichita Falls
was elected second vice president
All OF the other officers were re-
elected.
Directors named include: z. Op-
penheimer. Mission.
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DIRECTORS OF X. NJ. A.
WILL MEET THURSDAY

The board Of directors of the
Brownsville Retail Merchants as
sociaticn Z to meet Thursday night
in the offices Of the association at
8 D. m. 10 has been announced by
President Sam Perl.
In addition TO clearing up local
routine business. the directors are
to lay plans for the state convention
of the r. NJ. A. which is TO open
In San Benito Monday and con-
tinue for three days
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TWO CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF BOWEN

CHARLESTON. w. Va. May O.
tFe-Charges OF murder were placed
today against Millard Morrison and
Walter Z. Willmot. OF Elizabeth,
n. j.. in the death Of Frank Bowen.
shot on the road near Marmet yes
terday. Willmot's i4-year-old bride.
who told the police she and her
husband were on their honeymoon.
was held as a material witness.
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TEN ARE TREATED AT
HEALTH CLINIC HERE

Ten cases were treated at the reg
ular Wednesday afternoon clinic
held by the Public Health Nursing
association. DR.. B. M. Primer was
in charge.
Two clinics are held each week by
the association. Wednesday after
noon and Saturday morning. Be-
tween rs and 100 cases are handled
each month. 1t Is said. Most of the
patients are babies and chronics.
The clinic is held at the city hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-09
FALLS FROM
PLANE AT 1900 FEET

VIENNA. May 9-tP-Major
Wilhelm Of Dusseldorf. Germany,
renowned airman-acrobat, fell out
OF his plane from a height of 400
feet over Awpern Aerodrome today
and was killed. He had been dem
onstrating the capacity OF the ma
chine to loop both forward and
backward.
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MORROW TO COME TO
u. S. LAST OF MAY

MEXICO CITY. May 9.-CP)-At
the American embassy it was said
today that Ambassador Dwight W.
Morrow would leave Mexico City for
the United States between May 20
and May 80.
Presumably he will give his
daughter Ann in marriage 10 his
friend. Col. Charles A. Lindbr- IN.
before he returns TO this country.
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ROBSON CASE ARGUED
BEFORE COMMISSION

AUSTIN. May 9.--tPN-Arguments
in the case growing out or the in
junction brought by the state. join
ed by the board OF regents OF the
university, restraining y. T. Robi-
son, land commissioner. from sell
ing oil and gas leases i'm West Texas
lands on Jan. 2, we're made before
the commission on appeals OF the
supreme court today.
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TEXAN KILLED IN
FALL FROM TRESTLE

SAN ANTONIO. May 9.-tFN--
Killed. II Is believed. when he fell
from a railroad trestle to which he
was forced to cling when a train
rushed over the bridge, the body or
a man about % years old. believed
TO be Archie L. Bickle. was found
at "a. m. on the Quintana road
near Leon creek by fishermen.
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LOSS OF JAPANESE
STEAMER Is REVEALED

TOKYO. May 9.--tPl-The navy
department today revealed ground
ing and loss Of the chartered collier.
TaEon Maru No. 6. Tuesday. with
fate of the crew OF so men unknown
The ship was OF So tons net
register.
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FIND NEW THEORY IN
GANGSTER MURDERS

CHICAGO. May 9.-lPJ-False
friends. not open fees. were desig-
rated today in a new police theory
rs the executioners of The three
Sicilian FansSters. Scalisi. Anselmi
and Guinta at Hammond. Ind,
Yesterday.
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FOR TAX ON
PETROLEUM TABLED

AUSTIN. May Q. - tFi - After
hearing statements from N number
of Texas independent oil operators
that an increase in the gross pro-
duction tax ON petroleum from 90
3 per cent would force many small
companies out or business. the house
committee on revenue and taxation
last night voted TO table "a bill by
Rep. j. r. Cox. Groesbeck.
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RAILROADS DECIDE TO
LIMIT FREIGHT RATE

WASHINGTON. May 3d.
Representatives Of eastern trunk
line railroads decided today to
limit the freight rate reduction
agreed upon recently as a farm re-
lief action TO wheat and wheat flour
in line with the action of the west
ern trunk line railroads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-09
BODY OF TEXAN IS
FOUND IN OKLAHOMA

FORT WORTH, May 9.-tRl-
The body of a man believed to be
T. Il. Balews OF Fort Worth. was
found near Ponca City. Okla, a
message received today by local po-
lice stated. Ponca City officers are
Of the opinion he was murdered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-09
GOOD RAINS FALL IN
NORTH, EAST TEXAS

DALLAS, Texas, May 9.-Pl-
Furnishing drouths were broken in
north and east Texas last night.
nine cities reporting more than an
inch Of rainfall in the last "a hours.
The heaviest rain was az Sher-
man, where 362 inches fell.
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nESTROYERS SEARCH
FOR MISSING PLANE

TOKYO. May 9.-tPp-The navy
office announced that four destroy
ers were searching for naval plane
missing since yesterday and which
was attempting q 600-mile flight
from Nafa. Loochoo Islands. to
Na9asaki. Two accompanying planes
we're caught in q storm and forced
down.
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RERFTS SrTRRFNnrp

MEXICO CITY. May 9.-Govern-
ment official reports today said the
rebel general. Gorocf~a, with 56
men. surrendered to federals at
Santiago de los Cabarlleros. Sinaloa.
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ADJUDGED INSANE

Serofin Villanueva was held In
sane by Judge o. c. Dancy in a
lunacy hearing conducted Thursday
morning.
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G.O.P.BACKS
DEMSDOWN IN
BILL REPORT
Discussions May Last
Week AS No Rule Is
Adopted Governing
Amendments

WASHINGTON. May g. -
without waiting for the adoption
or IA rule governing the offering
OF amendments. the house today
started general debate on the tar
iff revision bill with indications
pointing 20 the discussions lasting
the better part Of n week.
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COMMITTEEOF
ESSAYS PRICE
FROM SURVEY
Portion of Engineers
Report Given After
Survey of American
Irrigation System

MERCEDES. May 8.-The irriga-
tion system of the American RIO
Grande Land and Irrigation 20.
here Is considered to have a repro
ducticn valuation of Sl.66o-5el by
the Committee Of Fifteen. COM
posed Of representatives OF land
owners in the district.
This figure Is made public. the
committee says. in response TO a
demand from different individuals
to make public the report OF the
engineers who made the survey
for the district"
The survey was made by engi-
needs for Hidalgo and Cameron
Counties Water Control and I'M
provement District No. 9. to arrive
at a basis for negotiations TO pur-
chase by the land owners in the
district the irrigation system now
owned by the American Rio Grande
Land and Irrigation Co.
The survey has been complete
for several months and there had
been considerable criticism Of the
board for failure to make public
its contents.
The district was originally form
ed and a bond issue OF $4,000
voted for the purpose Of making
this survey and to carry on nego-
tiations for purchase Of the dis
trict.
H. b. Seay. vice president of the
Rio Grande Land and Irrigation
Co. said today that the statement
OF the committee had just been re-
ceived by him and that after care
full consideration he would issue a
statement. He indicated 1t would
be several days before this state
ment was available.
The system several years ago
was priced to the farmers of the
district at $3.000,000.
The statement Of the committee
OF fifteen. signed by w. c. Baker
as secretary. follows in full:
For some time there has been a
demand from different individuals
to make public the report of the en-
gineers who made the survey for
our district. The board has again
taken up the matter with the com
mittee of is, and 1t is now decided
TO make the report public.
'As the public is not interested at
this time in the details Of the report.
only the totals are given. They are
as follows:
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Depreciation .... 1923. .404.oO
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley;
Cloudy TO partly cloudy tonight
and Friday; not much change IN
temperature. Moderate 10 fresh
southeasterIy winds on the west
coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight.
showers In east portion exLeDt on
the west coast: Friday cloudy
somewhat warmer I'm north por-
tion. Moderate east to- south
winds on the coast.
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Am arillo Slayer of
Son-in-LatU Becomes
Ordinary Prisoner

AMARILLO. 9LP-R Hamilton, eminent
last night found himself In the kind
Of I Potter
In the Jail cell where Hamilton the his indictment
YESTERDAY for murder in the sayng Of his
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CONSTANCE HONEYMOONING
HOLLYWOOD. Cal. May e.-UPl
Constance Talmadge. vivacious
film actress. was honeymooning at
Santa Monica with Townsend
Netcher, Chicago merchant. today.
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charged with burglary. presideS over
the court for the tank. A fee Of
s2.50 Is assessed each new prisoner.
and the old inmates give him the
choice Of paying that fee or receiv-
ing padding. Hamilton paid off.
The money goes into fund. and
those who pay the fee become full
members and share equally In
smokes and sweets bought with the
money.
Attorneys made no effort to OBJ
tain Hamilton's release this morn
ing. although 1t was expected they
would demand a hearing today.
Counsel conferred with Hamilton in
the jail office throughout the FORE
noon.
AMARILLO. May 9.-CP,-R. II.
Hamilton. who once aided the high
est Texas court in its interpreta-
tion Of the law. today prepared to
tell a jury under the compulsion Of
an accusing prosecution why he
killed his 21-year-old son-in-law.
Tom Walton, Jr.
The proud lawyer was led away
to Jail last night after the Potter
county grand jury had indicted him
for murder. The state contended his
case unbailable and his counsel
three eminent law firms-refused to
say whether an attempt would be
made to free him from his cell
through habeas corpus proceedings
Hamilton shot Walton to death
here last Saturday. The boys moth
er. now broken in grief. had sent
him to his afther-in-law's office tc
tell of his secret marriage to Their
esa Hamilton. 10. like the boy. q
Texas university student. Theress
Is member Of Gamma Phi Beta
sorority.
Mrs. Hamilton. with her daughter
CONTINUED on page tweIveJ
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CHARGES FILED
In PEST FIGHT
Mrs. Carter Faces Trial On
Charge of Violating
Quarantine Rules
Especial 10 The Herald.) y

EDINBURG. May Six charges
of violating the quarantine rules
and and regulations. promulgated
in the campaign to eradicate the
Morelos fruit fly In the Valley. have
bee nfiled here against Mrs. Flora
Carter. prominent grower Of citrus
fruit near Mercedes.
Mrs. Carter is charged with dis
posing OF citrus fruit from an in
tested orchard in violation OF quar-
antine regulations after being warn
ed by an inspector"
The charges were filed by County
Attorney Geo. MaGee and are TO
be tried soon before Charles :. Col
lier. local justice OF the peace.
1t is alleged that fruit was moved
from the premises Of Mrs. Carter
and disposed or in the Valley after
the Morelos fly had been found In
her orchard.
The maximum penalty Is fine of
500 In each case. Trial of these
charges will be watched closely as
they are considered a test of the Law
under which plant quarantine con-
troll and administration projects are
handled
The government inspectors in
charge OF the eradication work, with
offices at Harlingen. when callec
by The Herald said they preferred
not to comment on the cases until
after the trial has been held.
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow, under normal met
geological condition:
High 5:38 a. m
LOW ......ssas4ass.s4s lu4@p w. AA'
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RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Er. 7s-Hr.
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Reproduction cost less

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depreciation 81 $50 .59I 90
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Lawn Mowers

Garden Hose -- Sprinklers
Grass Shears - Trimmers
w. n. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
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Especial to The Herald

HARLINGEN, July 3.-Sale Of
Cameron county's last million dol
lars in road bonds, Series ID" of
the $6,0OO,UO0 issue. was described
as a flake" sale by p. G. Green
wood, local attorney, speaking be-
fore a mass meeting here last night
on port matters.
The bonds are not sod, and the
county is at present paying the
Merchants National bank at
Brownsville six per cent interest
on warrants issued SO the county
could borrow money to pay for
roads from the last million dollars
Of the road bond money, Green
wood said.
These statements we're made by
Greenwood in emphasizing a point
in connection with the Arroyo Colo
RADIO navigation district election
Saturday, his point being that the
bond market is low at the present
time.
1.-The last million dollars of Cam
eron county road bonds was not
Sold" Greenwood said. THAT was
a fake sale. The county is now