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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
INDEPENDENTS
CAUSING BIG
Loss MONTHLY
More Stringent Reg
ulations To Curtail
Inroads of Private
Operators Goal

City ordinances and a railroad
commission investigation are being
sought by the Missouri Pacific
Transportation company, in the
war with independent bus opera
tors. The Missouri Pacific is losing
$45OO a month in the Valley due to
wildcat" competition, according to
Geo, WinSor, Texas superintendent,
who is in the Valley seeking to OBJ
tain city ordinances that would
place the independent buSses under
the same regulations as which the
M. P. buSSeS operate.
Winsor states that these indie
pendentS are mostly former en-
ployees of the line who have pur-
chased busseS and set themselves
up in business. They have no in
surance, license or state permits
he declares.
These independents, about half
dozen in number, do not run on
schedule, according to Winsor. He
states that they keep several min
uteS ahead of the M. P. buSSeS and
cut rates to obtain passengers.
Winsor, accompanied by r. G.
Craft, Valley superintendent, was
making a trip over the Valley
seeking to obtain city ordinances
restraining the operation of the in
dependents, it was understood.
1t is believed the visit of P. j.
Nehf, president and general man
ager of the Missouri Pacific trans
portation company, to the Valley
Monday had some bearing on ac-
ton planned in connection with the
independent operators.
Nehf came to Brownsville in his
private car, accompanied by Geo.
Winsor, district manager of the
firm, but he could not be reached
for an interview.
1t is reliably reported that the
Missouri Pacific transportation
company will appeal to the state
railroad commission for relief,
claiming that the independent bus
operators should come under the
state railway commission regula-
sions, even though they are oper-
ated by the owner, without a fixed
schedule, and as a service car, in
stead Of part of a transportation
line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
AMENDMENTS
LOSE IN STATE

DALLAS, Tex, July 30.-P)-
The Dallas Morning News said
Today that returns it had COM
piled from more than two-thirds
Of the state may be accepted as
indicating the decisive defeat
20 enlarge the supreme court to
nine members and raise the gov
ernor's salary to $4,000 annually.
The News figures, from 172
counties, shows the following re-
suit:
Governors salary: for 46,048,
against 67,793.
Enlarged court: for 46,141,
against 68,175.
THE lead established cannot
be overcome, it is believed, by the
returns from the counties still to
be heard FROM" the News said,
and on the face of the returns
presented the fate of the amend
ments is sealed"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Lindy's Discovery of
Lost City Disclosed

SANTA FE, N. M, July 30-(P
Civilization which flowered in
Central and North America at
time when Charlemagne's military
genius was consolidating a vast
empire in Europe, are surrender
ing the secrets Of their ruins to
this age with Col Charles A.
Lindbergh prime mover in the
research work.
The glory which was Maya-eX-
emplified by archaeological dis
coveries of the Aborgines' knowl-
edge of architecture, astronomy,
sundry arts and writing-is being
emphasized through the medium
of the airplane. 1t was disclosed
here yesterday that Colonel Lind
bergh, aided by his bride, is TAX
ing a keen interest in archaeology,
and has contributed to the histor
ical scroll the discovery of an an
cient Mayan 'lost city, in the
Yucatan jungle.
The find was made while Col
onel Lindbergh was making his
Pan-American good will" tours
but the story Of the coloners ir14
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
REFUEL PILOTS
told TO COME
down TUESDAY,
Motor Of Endurance
Ship Weakening, g,
Early Morning Note
Indicates 4

ST. LOUIS, July 30.-(P)-Tha
monoplane "St. Louis Robin" pass
ed its 411th hour in the air al
1O:17 a. m. C. 5. I'd today. AZ
that hour the pilots, Dale (Red).
jackson and Forest O'Brine, had
made no response to an order to
land sometime today, sent to them
this morning by Major William B.
Robertson, sponsor of the endur-
ance flight.
The fliers did drop a note am
sWering another letter written to,
them by Major Robertson in which
he had given them permission to-
land any time but had left the
matter to their own judgment.
The message read:
Motor still running good. Sea
no reason to quit now. We arei
shooting at the 500-hour mark.
Ship okay and so are we"
A short time before the order.
to land was taken aloft Jackson1
dropped a note to- Phil SilverSons1
aerial photographer at the field, I'M
which he said:
i hope we can stay up a month ~
Lindberghs Visit
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and
his wife stopped at Lambert -St.!
Louis field forty minutes today to1
congratulate the worlds championI
endurance fliers. The LindberghS'
were flying from Santa Fe, N. M,
to New York City.
"We just dropped in to congrat~
"a nn T-6
said, leaning from the open win-'
dow Of his cabin plane tits 81
wonderful thing they're doing. I'm
glad we got here while they were
still up"
They left at HOS a. m.
Joseph Mellon, a representative.
of the CurtisS interests, said:
"They have done their stuff and
we don't want to take any chances
with them"
What if they refuse to land?" a
questioner asked Major Robertson.
I'VE will still feed them and send
them fuel" he replied.
The wives of the fliers, although
stating they would be happy to see
their husbands on the ground
again, indicated that they thought
the fliers' ambition to set the rec
ord at 500 hours should be encour-
aged.
With their motor weakening but
still able to keep them aloft, Dale
(Red) Jackson and Forest O'Brine
created excitement here this morn
ing when they dropped a note from
the endurance plant st. Louis Rob-
in saying they were going to come
down some time" The note evil
IDENTIFY was meant to "kid" the
ground crew and was dropped about
$50 a. m.
Major @. Ray Wassell glanced at
the note and yelled "the flyers are
coming down." O'Brine and jack
son noted the excitement and sig
nailed for him to read on. At the
end appeared sometime" The
plane had been up AO7 hours at GIT
a. m. &C. S. t., Just before the
note was dropped
Past the 400-hour mark in time.
the pilots also were past the $4,000
mark in earnings.
Cylinders Weakening
The flierS, in yesterdays note had
said cylinders numbers four and
six showed signs of weakening and
gaskets were leaking. They noticed
Continued on page 10
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Trial of American
Resumed In London

LONDON, July -30.-(P)-Richard
Joshua Reynolds, wealthy young
American standing trial on a man
slaughter charge growing out Of an
automobile accident, took the stand
at resumption Of the re-trial made
necessary by last weeks sudden
hating Of the case.
Reynolds, %, denied he was drunk
when he ran into a motorcycle
driven by Arthur Graham last May.
He said that at Burnham he was
dazzled by the headlights of an
oncoming car and found that he
had mounted the curb; he had no
idea he had struck a man on mo-
torcycle and backing into the road
again he proceeded on his jour-
ney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

EGL1CS,
Schedules Of the Missouri Pacific
defer inspection of passenger cars
from Mexico connecting with their
lines at Laredo until after the cars
have entered Texas was approved
at the meeting.
Another matter discussed related
to the extension Of the host free
| quarantine area against the Morales
fruit fly, and L. G. Snavely was ap-
| pointed as chairman of a committee
to visit other citrus sections in Texas
asking them to enter voluntarily the
quarantine area.
About so fruit growers Of the VAL
! ley attended the meeting, which was
presided ~--er by L. E. Snavely and
j. D. Ramsey of La Feria officiated
as secretary.
A committee to prepare the final
draft of the resolutions asking the
81 100000 appropriation was ap-
pointed at the meeting. 1t Is COM
posed of Rep. Polk Hornaday, G. K.
Riess of Mercedes, and Myron Ward
of Harlingen. A meeting of this
committee will be held Wednesday
night.
The resolutions adopted at the
meeting Monday night stated
among other things that $200,000,-
600 worth Of citrus in Texas would
be ruined by an infestation of the
Mediterranean fly.
They also ask that inspection
service be made more rigid, charg-
ing that inspectors are not care
fully examining packages brought
into the Valley along border ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

while the latter is on a vacation.
Passports will be issued daily from
8 a. m. to II noon and from 2:30
p. m. until $50 p. m.
Judge "A. "A. Browne, who Is issuing
papers of recommendation to
Brownsville residents, is being
rushed, He has issued. about 5000
of these papers already. With only
two days left, line is usually to
be found at the Mexican immigra-
ton office at the foot of the inter-
national bridge here. Two men are
being kept busy issuing the pass
ports.
Identification
IdentificationS cards which will
permit tourists to visit Matamoros
for 24-hpur period will be issued
by the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce beginning Thursday
morning, Aug. !.
Instructions to this effect Rpd
Continued on paFes7|
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

terest in air photography of such
ruins is one which had to be
patched together and eventually
verified after lapse of almost a
year, in which he exhibited his
usual disinclination to talk about
himself and his activities.
His interest aroused by the Yu-
catan discovery, Colonel Lindbergh
consulted DR.. =. G. Merriam, pres
ident of the Carnegie institution
of Washington.
At DR.. Merrai-l's suggestion, he
agreed to photograph in Arizona
and New Mexico localities known
to contain ruins as well as unex-
plored regions.
1t was during HI stay with his
bride at the archaeological camp
at the Pecos ruins in this state
that the photography program
was initiated.
Perhaps no other civilization of
the new world, With the exception
of the Aztec indians in Mexico,
has spurred historians to greater
romantic fantasies than the May
ans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Prospect Dim For
China-Soviet Pact

LONDON, july 30.-(P)-Prospects
for peaceful solution of the diff
culties between China and Soviet
Russia seemed simmer today. All
reports of negotiations seemed to
have been proven false.
China was reported very anxious
to negotiate a settlement Of the
question arising from seizure Of the
Chinese Eastern railway and as con-
fident of an agreement if Russia
would realize her mistake in pro-
pagandizing China"
There was no indication, however,
Russia would recognize such con-
dition. Everything pointed to Rus
sian diSinclination to open discus
sions at all. Such scanty news as
received here seemed rather to sug-
geSt Russia felt her position strong
and was no wise disposed to regard
herself as other than the aggrived
party.
Meanwhile the frontier was re-
ported quiet with the rival forces
separated by a wide neutral zone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Nine Americans On
Zep Passenger List

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
July 30.-(P)-The passenger list of
the dirigible Graf Zeppelin, pre-
pairing for flight to the United
States Wednesday, is made up of
81 persons including three women,
two of whom are Americans. One
Of the women, Mrs. Henry j.
Pierce of New York, was aboard
the Zeppelin on her unsuccessful
flight in May which ended in
southern France.
Nine Americans are in the list
which follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Pierce,
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grouse,
Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregoir Gourevitch,
Paris.
Frank Ernest Nicholson, writer,
New York.
Nelson Morris, New York.
Richard j. Burke. San Fran
cisco.
Herbert Seibel, Saginaw, Mich.
Sir Hubert wilkins, the noted ex-
pIOrer.
Professor Ernst Milarch. Bonn
university.
Werner Stauffacher, Basle, Swiss
industrialist.
Carl Shuez, Kiel merchant.
Doctor LeiSler Kipe, Hamburg
American line.
Count Alfred Soden, Of the zep-
pelin works.
Doctor Walter Spiess, German
Transportation Ministry.
Minister Charming, Berne, Swift
zerland.
Count Albrecht Montegelas, Ger
man neWSpaperman.
Joachim Rickard, Boston, Mass,
now enroute from Madrid.
Heinz Won ESchwerge Lichbern
German neWSDaDerman
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Tax Installrnents
Are Due Wednesday

City Tax Collector, H. Sterling
Tuesday announced a notification
to tax payers that Wednesday, July
81, is the last day for paying the
second installment of city taxes for
the past year, and issued warning
that penalties including interest
on the balance due the city will ac-
cure from August /.
The city for the past two years
has allowed property owners to pay
their taxes in two installments, and
this year, some three-fourths took
advantage of this liberal offer.
The city has lost very little in
affording citizens this convenience.
Sterling said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
FLAGMAN RACES
y y *
DOWN TRACK TO
X X *
PREVENT WRECK

SAN ANTONIO, July 30.-(Pl-
Scores of passengers on Katy
train No. inbound from the
north, were saved from disaster
at 8:17 a. m. today when T. r.
Tuller, switchman, raced up the
tracks and tagged down the fast
express as it bore down upon a
derailed Southern Pacific engine
in the yards at the South Presa
street crossing.
Despite Tuller's race with the
oncoming train. the Katy engine
crashed into the stranded S. p.
switch engine and almost cost the
life of G. H. Chowning, engineer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

DETROIT, July 30.-tP)-Henry
Ford turned 66 today.
However, as far as he was con-
cerned, the birthday was much like
any other day. An inspection of
property at Dearborn, including
visits to the Ford farms and exper-
mental laboratories and the Ford
son automobile plant, promised to
be the order Of the day.
At Mr.. Ford's office it was said
that although he might pose for
a few motion picture views today
he would not have more than the
usual number Of visitors at Fair
lane," his estate in Dearborn.
"Fairlane" is but short distance
from the farmhouse in Greenfield
township where Mr.. Ford was born
July 80, 1868.
Mr.. Ford planned to leave early
this evening for West Orange, N. J.,
to visit again with his friend,
Thomas A. Edison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
ONLY WOMAN
LEFT ON JURY
TOTRY SHOOK
Confessed Slayer's Ill
ness From Spine
Test Delays Action
In Court Room

COURTHOUSE. COLUMBUS, O.,
July 30.-(P)-The physical condi-
ton of DR.. James H. Shook again
slowed up the already tagging pro-
cess Of selecting jury in his trial
for the murder of Theora HiX, the
24-year-old coed he has confessed
he killed.
DR.. Shook was suffering more Sc
verely today than yesterday as the
result of a spinal test made Satur-
day to assist in the determination
of his sanity. Once he interrupted
the examination Of prospective
jurors while he was taken to an
ante-room for medicine to relieve
a severe pain in his back and the
court extended the regular mid
morning recess to 20 minutes in or
der to let him go to the Sheriff'S
office where he relaxed from the
strain of the court room. John F.
Seidel, one Nf the former state uro-
fessors attorneys, said that the ma
tural reaction from the spinal eX-
animation such as DR.. Shook un-
derwent may be expected to con-
tinue about a week, adding that
there is no bluff abotu it,
Don't believe that DR.. Shook is
feigning this Illness" Seidel said,
"for it is the real thing. He is feel
ing very badly today"
With five defense peremptory
challenges and two for the state
left, the jury box was occupied for
the moment by ten men and one
woman, the latter, Miss Edith Dy-
singer, nurse who was the TTst
person in the original venire of rs.
She has held seat n nber since
last Wednesday NOR ng while all
other women on the tentative panel
have lost their places before the
defense drive for an altman panel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Agriculture Trend
Discussed At Meet

COLLEGE STATION, Tex, July
3O-(P)-King Cotton came in for
the major portion Of attention BY
speakers at the general session Of
the farmers short course at the A.
& M. college Of Texas today.
The general theme developed was
"the agricultural trend" The
speakers included Col. Clarence
Ousley of the East Texas Chamber
of Commerce, Longview; j. D. Cog
lin Of the Texas Farm Bureau Cot
ton association, Dallas; H. G. SAT-
ford, president Of the American
Cotton Shippers association, Hous-
ton, and Prof. John A. Todd, prin-
cipal of the City School of Com
merce. Liverpool, England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Franklin Plea Not
Acted on BY Board
(Snecial to The Herald) }

AUSTIN, July 30.-No action had
been taken by the state board of
water engineers at noon on the ap-
plication of j. T. Franklin for per-
nit to irrigate $4,000 acres of land
in northwestern Hidalgo county
with water taken from the Rio
Grande.
The application was opposed by
the irrigation systems now in opera
ton in the Valley. G. S. Clark, a
member Of the board recently made
a survey of the tract which it is
proposed to water. He said at that
time the board would decide what
amount of storage Franklin would
be required to provide if the per-
NIT were granted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
HOOVER STARTS WORK
FOR CHILD WELFARE

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-P)-
Looking to a national scale organ
ization in behalf Of the nations
greatest asset" its children, Pres
ident Hoover has set his planning
committee of experts to the task OF
preparing the groundwork or fact
and experience for a White House
conference, probably year or 18
months from. now, on child health
and nrOtectiOn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
Showers Drenching
Brownsville Vicinity

Approximately .55 inch Of rain
fall was recorded at the Browns
vile u. S. weather bureau after
a hard shower between l and 1:3C
p. m. Tuesday.
Intermittent showers would like
Iy fall during the remainder of the
afternoon, w. j. Schnurbusch
meteorologist said. The rain was
accompanied by q great deal OF
thunder and other electrical dis
tUrbance.
Downtown streets and cutters
were flooded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
QUARANTINE IN
j. y -
FLORIDA HURTS S
y - y
BOOZE RUNNE r S

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-(R)-
The quarantine by federal and
state authorities in Florida
against the Mediterranean fruit
fly was said today by Assistant
Secretary Lowman Of the treas
ury to have worked hardship
against rum runners and had
forced them to seek other ave-
nues of entry into the United
States, especially through the Ca
madam border.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
SOVIET-CHINA PEACE
ATTEMPT is DENIED

BERLIN, July 30.-(P)-The soviet
Russian embassy here issued today
an emphatic denial of report from
Washington which stated that, al
though direct negotiations between
the soviet ambassador and the Chi
nese minister here have not started,
indications are that they will soon
begin.
The soviet embassy declared this
report was as untrue as previous
report that Russo Chinese nego-
tiations regarding the Chinese east
ern railway dispute are going on
in the German capital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday.
Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
ASK LARGE FUND
FOR TEXAS FIGHT
ON FRUIT PESTS
Valley to Seek Congressional Aid For Pre-
vention Of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Infes
tation Starting in State

HARLINGEN July 3oA resolution asking that Congress
pirate $O000O for the fight to the Mediterranean fruit fly
of proposed and adopted meeting Valley c
Monday night at the Hangen hail.
carried by federal stationed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
RIVER FORECAST

The river will fall slowly all the
way down during the next "a hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteoro-
logical conditions:
High .................... lit a. m.
Low .................. SIS o. 10
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sllnse1 tooay .L:SSSSc1is .L::Ss;. :ise eeee.ef
sunrise tomorrow sJSVs gg%1 B WI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

Be sure Of your insurance.
Rio Grande Valley Trust Company
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30
MACHINERY
OVERHAULED

For Gins-Power Plants-Industria
Observation-Disclosures, etc.
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville - Corpus Christi
San Antonio -- Houston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-30

Dust-Proo
Movement
We are
Valley Agents
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15

Total F.. .$62S,917 $7,481, 294
There is quite an impressive diff
ference in these two totals. In 1928,
the expenditures out of taxes are al
most twelve times those of 1911. But
in the preceding article, receipts
from the highway revenue were sub
tracted to make the two years COM
parable. If the expenditures from
the highway revenue, $1,777,89S, be
subtracted, the total is an expendi-
ture of $5,703,401.
This $5,703,4o1 was not expended
for the benefit of a particular class
of people, the road users. But in
order to make a more nearly cor
rect comparison of last years ex-
penses, one must take into consid-
Grafton that much of the last years
expenses were for permanent i'm
provements. Taking out permanent
improvements, since they are not an
expenditure for both years, the re-
suits are as follows:
Issues .. 2O5,000
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15

Just remember to have a lotion,
glycerine and rose water is excel
lent, by the kitchen sink and in the
bathroom. Apply this lotion to the
hands each time after drying them.
Never wash your hands and dry
them without using the lotion.
1t is splendid idea for the bust
ness woman to keep bottle of the
glycerine and rose water in her desk
at the office and follow that same
rule.
Beautifully kept, lustrous finger
nails are absolutely essential A
girl with unkempt nails could no
more have "It" than could one who
wore ill-fitting clothes.
The person with brittle nails will
find that bathing the fingertips in
warm olive oil every night for two
weeks is great tonic for this con-
dition. Then continue the warm oil
baths at least once a week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15
Mile Lane

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cannon and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Wroten spent Sunday evening with
Miss Addie Collins and brother, G..
f. Collision.
Maurice Finkbiner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Finkbiner was operat-
ed on at the Marshall Hospital at
Milford, Saturday afternoon for ap-
pendicitis. At this writing he is
getting along as well as could be
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Andrew and
Addie Collision were Milford visitors
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Steven Wroten who has been
very sick for some time WITH the
Flu is better at this writing.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-03-15

A manicure, either done by your
self or professional, is essential at
least once week.
Lemon is excellent to remove
stains from the hands, and is also a
good bleaching aid.
The best way to bleach the hands
to remove summer sun burn is to
mix almond meal with peroxide to
form paste. Apply it to the hands
and arms if desired, and leave it for
twenty minutes. One or two of these
treatments will usually have the de-
sired effect.
Let me stress this point: Don't be
afraid to use your hands. Exercise
helps to make them graceful.
And grace is an inherent part of
"It."