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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
5000 ATTEND
LEAGUE Meet
AT MALLEN
Pease Charges Millions
Issued lin Warrants
BY Commission ers
Last Three Years
Especial to The Herald


McALLEN, Sept. 4. -- Declaring
county commissioners Of Hidalgo
county during the period Of october.
1926, to November, 1927. and through
first months OF 1923. issued millions
of dollars Of county warrants. G. II.
Pease, editor of the Hidalgo County
independent. official organ OF the
God Government League Of Hidalgo
County, Tuesday night read a copy
Of what he stated we're minutes OF
commissioners court meetings. These
purported minutes showed warrants
issued during the period totalled ap-
proximately $6469.616
Pease was one OF the principal
speakers at the meeting here Of the
Hidalgo County Good Government
league. attended by approximately
5000 citizens. Practically every COM
munity in the county was repre-
sented at the meeting held at the
high school athletic field.
Prefacing remarks with "a review
Of alleged action Of the commission
ers court with regard to Hidalgo
county flood control project. for
payment Of which the Texas legisla-
ture remitted state taxes of county
by act in 1922. Pease alleged repudi-
ations OF commissioners promises
made to an organization known as
the Taxpayers league which opposed
allowing use of remitted state taxes
by the county until the commission
ers court bound account for money
after work done.
The speaker declared the Taxpay-
ers' league was assured by lawyers
and later by the attorney general Of
the state of Texas that commission
er's court was bound through con-
tract, TO use money derived from re-
mission Of taxes for flood control
work. He said that a contract for
the work was given w. Il. Pearson
g. Co.. general contractors, on low
bid $685. 900.
The speaker charged that sup
Elemental contracts" had been let
to the contractor. and that warrants
in the sum of 5000, 900 had been Is
sued 10 pay for this work. accord
ing 10 the minutes Of the commits
sioners court"
Pease pointed out that bond Is
sue OF S1.620 900 had been voted 20
build HidalRo county's portion OF
the Valley flood control system and
that the state tax had been remitted
to rovide an interest and sinking
fund 70 pay off this indebtedness
Gordon Griffin will be on the
Judges bench of the 93rd district
court by Jan. II" ID. B. Kimbrough.
McAllen attorney told the audience
He expressed the belief that the
commissioners court would be re-
uuired TO include the vote OF the
Weslaco box in the county returns.
and said this would result In the
election of Griffin.
Kimbrough discussed legal phases
Of the leagues election contest fight
RI. Il. Leonard. McAllen newspa-
per man, acted as chairman OF the
meeting. Other speakers were for
mer Mavor nf McAllen r.. B. Free
land and j. r.. Berry Of Edinburc.
A total of s3.7l0 was subscribed at
the meeting with which to purchase
stock In the HidalFo Independent.
Good Government league weekly
newspaper of which Pease Is editor.
A part Of the monev subscribed also
Is tn be used TO defrav expenses Of
the Iearflp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
NAVALACCORD
With BRITAIN
Is DISCUSSED
High Officials Of u. s.
Navy Also Are In On
Conference AT White
House

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Pl-
President Hoover conferred for two
hours early this morning with Sec
retary Stimson and a group of high
ranking naval officers OH the ques-
ton Of naval limitations.
Except the information that the
discussion had to do with the pro-
posed naval accord between the
United States and Great Britain,
nothing was divulged at the White
House.
Besides Secretary Stimson, those
attending the conference were Sec
retary Adams. Under Secretary Cot
ton Of the state department and
Admirals Long. Jackson. Chase,
Hough and Reeves, Captains john
son and Buchanan and Commander
Train.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Record Heat Wave
Causes Five Deaths

CHICAGO. Sept. 4--tPp-A blis-
tering sun from which little relief
was promised was held responsible
today for five deaths-four in Chi
cago and one in Sawyer, Mich.
Temperatures in the nineties we're
common in the middlewest yester-
day. Chicago having a high of gl
degrees. the hottest September 3 in
81 years AT other places the mer-
curry bounded up to the nineties.
causing several deaths and much
suffering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
DONNA TO VOTE
ON BOND issue
Proposed to Spend Huge
Sum On Ccncret;ng of
ALI Canals

HARLINGEN, Sept. A bond
issue election in the sum of 81 500. =
900 to finance the concreting Of all
canals in the Donna irrigation sys-
tenn Is to be called in the near fu-
ture, according to "A. Tamm. engi-
neer for the district, who Is prepar-
ing plans for the work at his office
here.
Directors OF the district recently
returned from a trip through the
west with Mr.. Tamm. They went
by automobile, Mr.. Tamm joining
them at Phoenix. where they stud
led the Salt river Valley irrigation
projects, then went on TO Yuma.
El Centro, and other points in Ari-
zona and California where they
studied irrigation projects.
Mr.. Tamm has started drawing
plans for the lining of ali canals
in the district, and the plans and
specifications will be placed on file
with the state board Of water en-
gineers in Austin within six weeks
for approval.
The Donna district Is one of the
larger and older irrigation districts
in the Valley. 1t completed a
drainage system several years ago,
at a cost OF about half a million
dollars.
This is the second board of direc-
tors of irrigation districts in HI
dalgo county to study irrigation In
western states. the Pharr-San Juan
district directors having made an
extensive study Of the systems in
the west before voting $500 900 for
general revision Of the system
there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Robinson Is Given
Fighting Chance

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. A.
RD-Physicians today gave j. r.
Robinson, Texas land commission
CT who IS Ill here. "a fighting
chance for life" following a sink
ing spell yesterday which came at
what the doctors considered a crisis
In the case.
Robinson fell III while on his va
cation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
San Juan Youth
Buried In Iowa

MALLEN. Sept 4.-The body Of
Leonard Levermann. 23-year-old
San Juan youth. who was found
drowned in a canal near the home
OF his parents north Of San Juan.
has been sent to Alton. Iowa. where
interment viii take place.
Services for the drowned youth
we're conducted nv the Rev. Father
Carmel Of the San Juan Catholic
church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Countrywide WAR STARTED
ON DEFECTIVE CAR LIGHTS

Sheriff Frank Brown says. The San
Benito police force has been giving
tickets 10 all violators OF this kind
and county officers state they are
going 10 bear down" just as hard.
There is more and more agita-
ton against wrecks. III was pointed
out. and Judge "A. wv. Cunningham's
charge to the grand jury In the
criminal district court was especi-
ally mentioned. Judge Cunningham
ordered vigorous investigations in alI
wrecks and recommended prosecu-
tion where It was believed that
traffic laws had been violated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Rural Football
Loops MAY Form

The possibility of two rural foot
ball loops In the Valley. one In
Cameron and one in Hidalgo coun-
ties. has begun TO loom. Coaches
are talking of a race in each county
with a play-off for the Valley
championship in this class.
The Cameron county league viii
be organized at Stuart Place at 8
p. m. September l3. when coaches
Of interested schools will meet. San
ia Rosa. Stuart Place. FL Jardin.
Wilson Tract and several others are
considered as potential members.
"A hot fight Is expected In this
section, as most OF the teams and
coaches are new and none of them
Is outstanding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

"A vigorous countrywide war on
defective automobile lights has been
begun by county traffic officers i'm
conjunction with members of the
sheriff's department.
Anyone travelling on the highways
with bad lights can expect TO be-
hailed before court and fined the
limit. officers state. The sheriff's
plans to plant deputies
along the highways at strategic
points and arrest all motorists vio-
lating the law In this respect.
There have been entirely too many
accidents caused by defective lights,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
TITLE OF CHAMP
= r =
PEANUT PUSHER'
x = X
GETS CHALLENGE
Especial to The Herald

tDfCCAd1 W 4AlC k1CL cluJ
SAN BENITO. Sept. 4.-Bill
Williams. Rio Hondo peanut
pusher. now faces prospects of a
peanut pushing marathon TO re-
tain the honors which he won by
pushing a peanut via the nasal
route from Rio Hondo to Harlin-
gen, and later up Pixies Peak.
Williams said his title Of the
world champion peanut pusher
has been challenged by several
persons. in various parts of the
United States. and said he lis viii
ling to meet all comers and de-
fend the laurels.
One OF hose 10 challenge the
Valley pean II pusher is a wom-
an. resident of Detroit, Williams
said.
Williams expressed willingness
10 meet any or all corners, but
said he would hav to get r little
more money for his time than he
did for rolling peanut up Pixies
Peak.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Peters New Manager
Of Motor Company
Especial "a The HeralD

EDINBURG. Sept 4.-H. Walter
Peters has been named manager or
the Southex Motor company Of Ed
inburg. distributors for Chrysler au-
tomobiHes. lie succeeds al r. Rome.
who resigned the position recently.
Mr.. Peters has been connected with
the Southex Motor company for the
past two years aS salesman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
County Institute
Surplus S144.75

The Cameron county teachers in
stitute fund now has a surplus OF
STATS, $40 of which is now on
hand. There was a surplus of
S98.75 left over from last year which
has not been used and in addition
the fund grew $40 this season.
Revenue derived at the present
institute totaled sl72. $5S from fees
and STA from meal tickets. Ex-
penditures. including Sl08.50 for
meals, and $l750 for printing. to-
tailed SIG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Women VIII Welcome
Demonstration Agent
(Specal to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, Sept. 4.-Rural wo-
men Of Cameron county will gather
at the Woman's building here Sat-
urcay to welcome Miss Dorothy
Porter as the new county home dem
onstration agent. succeeding Miss
Kate Adele Hill.
Miss Porter is now in the Valley
with Miss Bennie Campbell. district
agent, and Is visiting the clubs
throughout the Valley.
The home demonstration council
OF the county is making arrange
ments for the program here Friday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Bean Tariff Back
To Original Rate
Especial to The Herald)

NOpECldI 20 IIIE 11EI dIuJ
SAN BENITO, Sept. 4.-Through
efforts OF the Valley Tariff associa-
tion. of which Brown White of San
Benito i chairman. the bean tariff
Is back TO its original rate, three and
a half cents. according to informa-
tion received here.
The tariff had been lowered. but
after Valley interests perceived its
effect. pressure was brought to bear
on the senate finance committee
and 1t was restored to the original
point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

THE McALLEN MONITOR by a
survey of the public utilities finds
: that As families moved to McAllen
during August.
A splendid sign-a quite healthy
growth.
This Is an indication Of what IS
happening from one end Of the
Valley to the other.
Many people are moving 10 town
20 be near the schools. but large
numbers Of them are new arrivals
from distant states.
Real estate men report a number
of familitse removing to the Valley
from the North and East to escape
the severe winter and enrolling
their children in Valley schools.
They have learned that the VAL
ley has as fine educational facih-
ties as are obtainable in the coun-
try and that by leaving their homes
In the north and coming here early
they can escape all the cold weather
and still not interfere with the
schooling Of their children.
This Is A wonderful recommended
ton for Valley climate and Valley
schools. The climate makes them
want to come-the schools decide
the issue.
A good tourist business appears
about to lust grow up like Topsy
did in the Valley.
Just a little encouragement and
q little effort to provide entertain
ment would pay wonderful returns.
As THIS is WRITTEN. a few
minutes after a. m. Wednesday.
an airplane carrying air mail and
messengers to Mazatlan, away over
the Pacific coast IN Mexico, is wing
ing its way overhead.
As the pilot leaves the interna-
tional airport here he can see the
clint OF the sun on the Gulf OF
Nexico. Before the sun sinks in
the west tonight he will have land
cd his mail and passengers in sight
~ the Pacific ocean.
From the Gulf to the Pacific in
one day..
Not occRsionally-but every day.
Composition utica de
TRANSPORTS. operators Of that line
have been doing It every day since
fhe line started last March 10.
MANUFACTURE Of concrete pipe
o. RAPIDLY attaining position
- one Of the Valleys most import
ant enterprises.
Huge plants at Brownsville. Mer-
redes and McAllen making pipe on
A commercial basis.
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo irri-
cation district has built its own
nlnnt. one of the largest in the
United states and the entire sys-
fem win be watered through pipe
An indication Of the growth Of
CONTINUED on page 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
BROWNSVILLE PHYSICIAN Is
CHARGED In WOMAN'S DEATH

At the conclusion Of the hearing
l.. NJ valdetero. justic Of the peace
before whom the hearing was held.
moved that the charges be dismiss
ed but 1t was pointed out by the
prosecution that this was impossible
under the law
The bond then was set and the
doctors bound over to the grand
jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

SAN BENITO, Sept. 4.-Dr. c.. S.
Brement Of Brownsville and d..
Pedro Hernandez of San Benito
were charged with performing an
Illegal operation and placed under
bond Of $500 each at the c0nclu-
sion OF hearing here Tuesday aft
crnoon into the death Of Mrs. Ma
ria Rodriguez. who died here last
week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
GRAFZEP BREAKS
OWN MARK AS 1T
COMPLETES TRIP
Great Throng of Wildly Cheering People Out
To Greet Great Air Liner When 1t Ar
rves At Home Port

FRIEDRICHSHAVsN Germany, LP-Beaing
world cruising
mistress of the landed Lakefurst
a. m E. s..
ship
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday. Light to fresh southerly
winds on the west coast.
For East Texas. Not received in
time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteor
illogical conditions.
High .......... 5 a. m; 4:56 D. m.
Low ....... l0:39 a. m 11.f6 p4 I'm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

NEEDLES. Calf, Sept. 4-CP)-
The fire-swept wreckage of the rae
ing airplane XII Major John Wood.
veteran WauSau. Wis. flier. located
25 miles northwest OF here after
Ward Miller. his mechanic, had
been found wandering on the desert
near Needles, today held the answer
to the question Of whether the pilot
perished.
The ruins cf the plane. which
Wood was using tO compete in the
Los Angeles-t0-Cleveland nonstop
race, was spotted by air searchers
yesterday with the aid Of Miller.
Rescue parties afOOt were unable to
reach the spot last night because
Continued on page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue to fall
slowly practically all along during
the next "a 10 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

Especial TO The Herald
McALLEN. Sept. 4.-The McAIlen
Legionnaires took a hard fought
game from the Brownsville TIGERS
here SUNDAY by score on 81.
The contest developed into a
hurting duel between Salinas OF
Brownsville and Rankin OF McAllen.
Each got good support afield.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
WRECKACE OF
MAJOR WOODS
ship SIGHTED
Eight Passengers Were
Aboard r. "A. r. Air
plane Lost Some
where In West III. ..
ALBUQUERQUE. N. nj.

ALBUQUERQUE, nv. M
Sept. 4.-(P-The Trans
continental Air Transport
company today suspended
air travel on its line be-
tween Wayncka, Okla,
and Wa slow, Ariz., TO
place all planes at Way
noka, Clovis and Winslow
in the search for the I. A.
T. plane carrying five
passengers which was lost
yesterday somewhere west
of Grants, NJ M.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 4.-tFi-
Transcontinental Air Transport =
passenger liner City Of San Fran
cisco. with "a crew 0f three and five
passengers aboard. which left Albu-
querlue, Nv. MI. at 1922 a. III. yes
terday, was missing somewhere III
storm swept Arizona or western
New Mexico today.
Last reported over Grants, ~. M,
the big ship was headed slightly
south of Its usual course, in an APP
parent effort OF Chief Pilot vi. B.
Stowe I'd dodge d spreading storm
area. II was not heard from again.
although T. A. IT. service planes
put out from WinSl0w. Ariz-, and
Albuquerque and patrOllEd east and
west over the route after the trans
port had failed to check in nc
WinslOw.
III. w. Beck, western traffic man
ager for T. A. T., with headQuar-
terS I'm Los Angeles. expressed be-
lief that Stowe. "a veteran airman
and one of the highest rated 5f
T. A. T. pilots. had been forced TO
land somewhere south Of his route.
due I'd abnormal consumption of
fuel iii battling the storm. Lack
Of reports. Beck believed, was due
to the inability Of Pilot Stowe, AS
Sistant Pilot IA. XII. DIetel, OH Courier
G.. F. Garfield, other crew mem
bers. to reach telegraph or tele-
phone lines. T. A. T. officials
neither in Los Angeles nor Winsl0w
were inclined I'd discuss the posi-
bility OF the liner being In serious
difficulty.
The passengers had another safe
guard in the presence aboard Of
"A. B. McGaffey. Of Albuquerque,
who formerly owned much timber
land in the region traversed by the
ship. Other passengers were Mrs.
y. B. Raymond OF Glendale, Calf,
William II. Beers Of New York. NJ.
N. ampbell of Cincinnati. and Har-
riS LiVerm0re of Boston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

Play Safe--Ensure
Rio Grandc Valley Trust Co. Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
I'm OUR
VALLEY
vALLEYIsM:

vALLEYISM:
The Mid-Winter fair will be the
only fair, state or county. west Of
Florida and east Of California
with home grown citrus exhibit.
BY X. w. Calvin, Harli1gen,
Texas.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1929-03-08
SEVENTH ELECTION
DISTRICT
Somerset Heights

Buscher, John A.-East 100 #.
of Lot 3, Block 2, Somerset
Heights" as described in a deed
recorded in liber 378, folio 1858.
Taxes, interest and costs, $40.72.
Cremins, Timothy NJ. and Gene
We've M.-West 80 feet of Lot o,
Block and improvements, "Som-
erset Heights" as described in a
deed recorded in liber 1862, folio %.
Taxes, interest and costs, $103.67.
Hardy, Joseph Slot 2 and inn
provements, Block 2, Somerset
Heights" as described in a deed
recorded in liber 270, folio 81 and
liber 292, folio 492. Taxes, inter
est and costs. $58.51.
Hutchinson, Robert f.. and M.
ID. present owner, Chas. j.
Springman) - North " Lot 10
and North u Lot IL, Block 3 and
improvements, Somerset Heights" +"
as described in a deed recorded in
liber 3s2, folio 7, liber 458, folio
81, liber AGA, folio 40. Taxes, in
terest and costs, $l13.01.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1929-03-08
SEVENTH ELECTION
DISTRICT
North West Park

Benson, Jessie M.-Lot 43, Block
1, North West Park" as describ.
ed in a deed recorded in liber 3O4
folio 31s. Taxes, interest and
costs, $32.98.
,Niemeyer, Otto and Jennie M
North y of Lot 1, Block 1 and i'm.
provements, North West Park
as described in a deed recorded in
liber ALP, folio l78 and 1S0. Tax.
es, interest and costs, $76.36.
Armstrong, Marion r. pres
ent owner, Ella V. Croswell) -
Part of Lot 81, Block 2, "North
West Park" as described in a deed
recorded in liber 1893, folio 166 and
liber 458 and folio 9S. Taxes, in.
terest and costs, $14.40.
Bowen, William F. and Grace
Mot ID, Block 1, North West
Park" as described in a deed re.
corded in liber 398 and folio 21S
Taxes, interest and costs. $27.89
Renshaw, Charles H.-Parts OF
Lots q and 2S, Block 2, "Nortf
West Park" as described in a deco
recorded in liber 302, folio 90
Taxes, interest and costs, $31.66
Scott, May +. present owner
Louis A. and Grace Rylan Kersh
ner) Lot 80, Block 1, "Nortf
West Park" as described in a deco
recorded in liber 278, folios 1870
294, 296, liber 434, folio 483. Tax
es, interest and costs, $17.94.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1929-03-08
SEVENTH ELECTION
DISTRICT
KeniIWOrth

Bowly, l.. Vaughan and Edna j.
The 60 feet South of the North
80 feet of lot 8, and 22.2 feet South
of the North 80 feet of lot 3,
Block 3, and improvements, as de-
scribed in deeds recorded in liber
344, folios 1853 and Alb, and liber
1888, folio 1863. Taxes, interest and
costs, $95.88.
Kenworthy, Marie G.-Lot 5,
Block l, and improvements, Kenil-
worth, as described in a deed re-
corded in liber 364, folio 81. Taxes,
interest and costs, $201.97.
Smith, Florence A.-Lot 8,
Block G, Kenilworth, as described
in deed recorded in liber 402, To-
lilo 10. Taxes, interest and costs,
$41.60.
Young, John W.-Part of lot 8,
Block 4, Kenilworth, and improve
ments, as described in a deed re-
corded in liber 176, folio AL.
Taxes, interest and costs, $104.03.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1929-03-08
EIGHTH ELECTION
DISTRICT
OIney

Awkward, Presley.-Part of q
tract Of land containing 5-M acres
adjoining the properties of Har,
riet Newman and John LethbridRe
Taxes, interest and costs, $13.06
Bishop, Ulysses and B. c.
South " Of lot ID, "Hewitts Sub.
division of Bradford's Rest" and
improvements, as described in q
deed recorded In liber 378, folio
399. Taxes, interest and costs
$24O4.
Bishop, Arch and Lilly.-Lot
called "Charley Forest" containing
7 acres and improvements, as dc
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
242, folios 470 and 401. Taxes, in.
terest and costs, S24.87.
Blankenburg, Herman. Prcsent
owner. Louise Rieder) Part Of o