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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
SOLON HURLS
BRIBE CHARGE
Oklahoma Legislator Says
Members Received Mon
ey to Aid Bills

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 6-(P)
Members of the special session Of
the twelfth Oklahoma legislature
were homeward bound today, puz-
zling over charges Of corruption
against unnamed legislators, which
threw the lower house into q tur-
moil just before sine die adjourn
ment last night.
The charges, hurled by Joe Sher-
man, Major county republican, al
legged several members OF the house
had received various sums Of money
for supporting bills permitting cog
and horse racing, ard iE connection
with bill which would put money
lenders under state supervision.
In spirited session, in which
fist fights were. narrowly averted,
Sherman refused to reveal the
names Of the legislators he accused,
although he we. ordered to do so
by majority of the lower house.
James G. Nance, speaker, said he
was poWerless to compel Sherman
to reveal the names and the matter
was finally voted to be directed to
the attention of the Oklahoma
county attorney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Chicago to Berlin
Plane Is Reported
Fogbound on Bay

OTTAWA, Ont, July 6.-P-
Radio messages to the department
of marine and fisheries indicated
the Chicago-Berlin plane, Untin
Bowler, was weather bound today
at Great Whale, Hudson Bay trad
ing post.
Landing at Great Whale, wealth
er bad," was the Interpretation of
garbled message received from
the plane yesterday. Great Whale
is about $50 miles north of Rupert
House, where the plane spent
Thursday night.
Lack of further messages was
taken to mean the plane was
grounded as its radio only operates
when the plane is in the air.
The plane. which is owned by the
Chicago Tribune, and carries a
crew consisting of Robert Cast.
Parker d. Cramer, pilots, and Rob-
ert Wood, aviation editor of the
Chicago Tribune, left Chicago last
Wednesday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
HE RESTED WITH
X y y
HIS CARGO, THEN
y y -
WAS ARRESTED

Carrying a quantity Of bottled
liquor in sugar sack down a city
street may seem the height of
boldness or necessity.
But here is such an act carried
a step further.
Two men toting such sacks,
strolled leisurely down Fourteenth
street Friday night.
They had been walking a long
way with their illicit cargo. One
of the men stopped to rest.
Right handy was parked au-
tomobile. On the running board
one placed his sack of booze.
The car was City Officer Emilio
Lerma'S.
The man Saturday was explain
ing to the Sheriff's department to
whom Lerma turned him over,
about the % pints Of mescal.
His companion fled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
CLOSERACE
CONTEST SEEN;
five IN FIELD
Candidates Disa gree
On Proposed Plan
For Obtaining Port
Facilities

HARLINGEN, July 6.-With more
than 200 votes cast here and a
heavy poll reported at Rio Hondo
a close race was indicated in the
special election being held Satur-
day II the Harlingen navigation
district to select commissioners.
There we're five candidates IN the
field for three places, and although
no official statement could be OBJ
tanned, it was reported the ballotlng
had been very close.
Members of the present commits
sion, all of whom are seeking re-
election, are J. B. Chambers, chair
man; Tyre H. Brown and J. r
George. New candidates are G. G.
Howell and H. j. Goetzke.
Howell and Goetzke have an
nounced they favor abandoning the
deep water proposal for the present
and to seek extension Of the inter-
coastal canal south Of Corpus
Christi and connection with that
waterway.
The present board has a plan to
cut a channel through Padre Island
opposite the mouth of the arroyo
and dredge a nine-foot channel to
the railway bridge near Harlingen.
It is planned to deepen this later
TO accommodate sea-going vessels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Geyser Eruption
Burns Are Fatal
To Foreign Editor

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.,
July 6.-(P)-George Landroy, edi-
tor of LIE Matin, a Brussels, Bel
gium newspaper, died at the Mann
moth Hot Springs hotel yesterday
from burns suffered from boiling
water from Castle geySer.
Mr.. Landroy, member of the Car
negie foundation tour to European
journalists, was inspecting the for
nation of Grand Geyser Wednes-
day evening when the Castle, its
near neighbor, started an eruption.
The boiling water covered him be-
fore he could get out Of the spray.
The editor was given first aid
treatment at Old Faithful Lodge
by DR.. D. A. Horner of Chicago
and then taken TO Mammoth Hot
Springs Hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Farm Board to Begin
Work of Stabilizing
Agriculture July Is

WASHINGTON, July 6.-(P)-
Confident that the federal farm
board membership will be rounded
out next week, President Hoover
has decided to start it July Is on
its effort to stabilize agriculture.
The first meeting, which prob
ably will take place in the White
House, will precede the reconvening
of the senate by more than a
month, but in view of the desire Of
the administration to have the
board functioning in time to re-
lieve the situation affecting this
years crops, the members will go
ahead under recess appointments
instead of waiting for confirma-
tiOnS.
Five of the members to be ap-
pointed already have accepted
places on the board, and offers
have been made to fill the three
vacancies. The president expects
to have acceptances for all of
these appointments within a few
days and the full membership of
nine, including the secretary of ag-
culture serving ex-officio, on hand
week from Monday.
AS in the case of the presidents
law enforcement commission, he is
expected to address the initial
meeting briefly, emphasizing the
Importance he attaches to the
boards undertaking. 1t will then
be ready to organize, with Alexan-
der H. Legge, president of the In
ternational Harvester company, as
chairman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Local Attorneys
To Argue Opposing
Sides of Contest

Judge A. NJ. Kent Saturday morn
ing said he probably would be in
Raymcndville al Of next week where
the Lyford road district bond elec-
ton contest has been set for Mon
day.
The case is expected to take prob
ably four or five days to hear, and
should the plaintiff prove allega-
tions that the 100000 bond issue
voted several months ago did not
carry, then the court will order the
ballot boxes reopened and a recount
made.
Graham and Graham of Browns
vile and Cause and Kirkpatrick,
Mercedes, and Judge v. w. Taylor
of Brownsville will assist in defense
of the election.
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them. They survived a severe elec-
trical storm which damaged their
refueling plane in a forced landing
and stopped all other air traffic to
fight on for the record, attained
twelve hours later.
Exhausted
Exhausted, the airmen immediate
ii we're taken under guard to s
hotel, to sleep throughout the day
if they desire. They were spent.
1--WE broke the record. That's
enough. All we want now is sleep,
Newcomb said.
Resting with them was Ernest
Basham, pilot of the refueling plane,
who completed "a contacts during
the flight to replenish the supply Of
gasoline, oil and food.
High lights of the feat followed
rapidly last night and early today
as the record was reached, a new
Continued on Page .
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zIMMERLEY
WAITING FOR
INSTRUMENT
Tests Plane And Is
Ready to Hop OFF
AT First Opportun-
ity; Route Given

Delayed in the start Of his nom
etop flight from Brownsville to
Winnipeg, Canada, by failure Of j.
w. Bearetta, governor for the Ma
tional Aeronautical association OF
Texas, to arrive here with baro-
graph, D. S. CBarney) zimmerley
was preparing to hop at 2 a. m.
Sunday.
Weather reports early today in
6icated he would have a favoring
tail wind practically all the way
on his 1600-mile flight by travelling
at a height of 5000 to 5000 feet. He
will await later report before
definitely deciding whether to start.
Baretta wired that he could not
reach here Friday with the baro-
&graph on account Of stormy wea-
ther conditions, but that he hoped
ITO arrive Saturday afternoon.
Bride Watches
AS the 30-year-old veteran Of the
air speeds over the course in his
low-wing Nicholas -Beazley light
plane, his bride of ten months, now
In Marshall, Mo, will be earnestly
hoping for his success. This is the
first record flight Zimmerley will
have attempted since his marriage
In North Dakota last September.
Mrs. zimmerley wired best wishes
late Friday.
After taking off here zimmerIey
plans to steer a "bee-line" course
for Winnipeg. He will pass west
OF Houston a considerable distance.
expects to fly directly over Waco
and TO pass just east of Fort Worth.
He hopes to maintain a course that
will carry him directly over Guth-
RE, Okla, slightly east of Wichita,
Kas., over York, Neb., west of Lin
coin over Yanktown, S. D., and
Caselton. N. D.
To Drop Streamers
Zlmmerley has a number of
printed streamers with him. which
he will drop in various towns as he
continues his flight. These stream
ers read Brownsville to Winnipeg
Non-Stop Flight" A message form
Is attached and the finder is re-
ouested to file a telegram to the
Associated Press telling at what
time he passed.
Several Of these will be dropped if
he is flying low enough to be seen
II he is forced to fly high. zimfner-
ley said he possibly would not drop
any Of them.
The pssne was TcTe. ~ ssse FIJI
day and taken on test flight. The
pilot announced 1t ready for the
supreme test.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
2FORT WORTH |
men Are Held
BY OFFICERS
Lake Outing Attend
ed By Ten Couples
Ends In Tragedy;
Several Drunk

FORT WORTH, July 6.-CP)-
Charges Of murder were filed today
against Phil Hooper and Cecil
Odneal in connection with the
killing Of Audie Fentress, 18, last
night at Camp Frances, Lake
Worth.
Fentress was shot in the head and
also suffered a blow in the head
which apparently was inflicted with
a heavy instrument
FentresS' death was the climax to-
party in which 10 couples ranging
from 18 to 80 years participated and
where several persons became in
toXicated
Both Odneal and Hooper deny
firing the shot. Odneal said after
the shot was fired, all left the camp
but himself and that he summoned
officers and an ambulance and
stayed with the body until. other
persons arrived.
Odneal said the party arrived az
the camp about $50 D. M. Several
couples were inside the camp house,
he said, while others were seated in
cars near the camp. He said he
heard shot and ran to where IL
had been fired. He said he borrowed
box of matches from another man
and examined the body Of Fentress.
Odneal then called an ambulance
and also the district attorneys Of
flee.
In the excitement following the
shooting Odneal said other members
of the party disappeared before the
arrival of an ambulance and Lack
land. He said he alone stayed by
the body of Fentress.
About an hour after Odneal had
made his statement, two girls, who
were members of the party, also
made statements to Lakeland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Constit tion For
Spain Presented
To Crown Assembly

PARIS, July 6.-(P)-ReeStablish-
ment of the elective cortes, or Span
ish parliament, is provided for by
the projected new Spanish constitu-
ton, submitted to the national as
sembly for plenary action in Oc-
tober, the text of which has become
known here.
The projected constitution would
establish Spain as constitutional
monarchy with the executive power
vested in the king, and with the
ministry to have arbitrary consula-
tive power.
The legislative power will revert
to the cortes, a single body con-
tanning one member for every 100000
Of population, both sexes being
available for membership and for
enumeration for representation.
One half of the cortes will be
elected by universal suffrage, 80
members appointed by royal decree
and the rest elected by special
clasifications or professions as laws
later enacted may establish.
The king, under the new consti-
tuition, profiting by the advice of
his ministers, will initiate all laws
except those referring to govern
ment expenditures, which have pre-
viously received the approval of one
fifth the deputies.
There is an express guarantee:
mo one shall be moleSted in Span
ish territories because of his re-
ligious opinions. nor for the exercise
of his own cult, unless it is harm
full to Christian morals" Public
religious ceremonials and other re-
ligiouS manifestations are limited to
the Roman Catholic faith.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Youths Bound Over
In Harlingen Store
Robbery Charges

Melquiades Cervantes and Emilio
Sanchez, charged with burglarizing
the Rio Grande Hardware and Ma
chinery company at Harlingen two
weeks ago. were tried in examining
trial before Justice Of the Peace
w. H. Sharp at Harlingen Friday
afternoon. They were bound over
to grand jury action under bonds of
$750.
The youths were brought to the
county jail here when they failed
to make bond. Cervantes said he
was II years old, and Sanchez gave
his age as 16.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Endurance Flyers
In California Have
New Mark to Break

CULVER CITY, Cal. July 6.-tR)
"A new goal was set today for L.
w. Mendell and r. 3. Reinhart as
they left the half way mark well
behind in their quest for the en-
durance refueling flight record.
At 12:29:30 a. m. the fliers had
been in the air SO hours since their
takeoff last Tuesday. When in.
formed Roy T. Mitchell and Byron
x Newcomb had set a new mark
Of 174 hours SO seconds at Cleveland,
the two pilots dropped note Of
congratulations, adding the promise
they would surpaSs the new record.
To equal the new record, the 220
horsepower motor, which has as yet
given no indication Of faltering.
must keep up its steady drone until
I:30:29 D. m. next Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Fort Worth Man
Killed When Gun
Fires Accidentally

FORT WORTH, July 6.-(P-G.
H. Brown died today as the result of
gunshot wounds accidentally in
flicted an hour earlier. The shooting
occurred at the home of Lloyd Nc
Falls.
Several families were holding a
party at the home of McFallls, H. L..
Watson playfully started to hand a
shotgun to his mother. The gun was
accidentally discharged, the load
striking Brown in the side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
PRESIDENTS PARTY
AT FISHING LODGE

MADISON, Va, July 6-(P)-The
presidential party of sever was Sc
cluded from the cares CT admins
tration duties at the Hoover fishing
preserve in the Blue Ridge noun
tains near here after a hard drive
Yesterday over rain soaked roads
from Washington.
With the president were Mrs. H-o-
ver and their son, Herbert, Jr., DR..
Vernon KemTgg. permanent secre-
tary Of the national research coun-
Gil and Mark Sullivan and William
Hard, news writer's. They expected
10 return TO rh2 caEitaI late toI3or-
row,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
BANK CASHIER
EBLACKJACKED
Bandits Hold Up Eastern
Bank, Escape With
$4,000

DAUPHIN, Pa, July 6.-(Pl-
Three men robbed the Dauphin Ma
tional bank here today of $4,000 in
cash after blackjacking Cashier
Harold F. Cobaugh as he was open
ing the bank for business.
Cobaugh, knocked unconscious,
recovered soon after the men left
the bank and, seizing his revolver,
started in pursuit Of their car, fir
ing as he ran.
The sound Of Cobaugh's shots
aroused the community. 1t is be-
l1eved, police said, the robbers car
turned from the main highway at
Heckton and headed toward the
mountains between this town and
harrisburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
AUSTRALIAN FLYERS
ARRIVE IN PERSIA

BUNDER ABBAS, Persia. July 6.
-(P)-Captain Charles Kingsford
Smith and three companions ar
rived here at noon today from Kar-
acih, British India, in their airplane.
the Southern Cross. The distance
was about 700 miles.
The men are flying from Sydney
N. S. W., to London.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
RAYMONDVILLE MANS
HAND CUT BY SAW
Especial to The Herald)

RAYMONDVILLE, July 6.-The
first accident of the ginning season
occurred at the San Perlita gin
early Friday morning, and as re-
suit, Will Moore may lose an arm.
He was caught in the saws when
helping clean them, and his arm
was badly mangled, three fingers
being amputated at once. He was
rushed to the Raymondville hos
pital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
ASKS 9 MEMBERS TO
STATE SUPREME COURT

AMARILLO, Tex, July 6.-(P)-
Declaring the heavy work required
of state supreme court justices had
sent many jurists to a premature
death, Chief Justice G. M. Cureton
today asked members of the Texas
and New Mexico bar associations in
convention here to support pro-
posed constitutional amendment in
creasing the court from three to
nine members.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
HACK WILSON FINED
500 FOR FIGHTING

NEW YORK, July 6.-P)-Lewis 6.
Hack Wilson, slugging outfielder
of the Chicago Cubs, must pay a
fine of 500, and serve suspension
of three days, effective today, for
his attempted attack upon Ray Kolp
in the Reds dugout during the game
at Chicago July 4, President Heydler
of the National league announced
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled to-
night and Sunday, probably with
local showers.
For East Texas: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Sunday; probably scat
tered showers in southeast portion.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
FOUR FLY TO MEXICO
SATURDAY MORNING

The Mexico City-bound plane
carried four passengers Saturday
morning.
In the group was John Forbes, as
sistant treasurer of the Mexican
Aviation company; r. J. Allison
OF Mercedes; Francisco de p. Mo-
rales, Jr., Brownsville lawyer; anC
L. II. Kahle, Tampico engineer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
FLIGHT TO ROME is
DELAYED BY WEATHER

OLD ORCHARD, Me, July 6.-(P
"A beach rutted by the pounding
surf today forced Lewis "A. Yancey
and Roger @. williams to postpone
their proposed takeoff for Rome In
the monoplane Pathfinder. Wealth,
er over the Atlantic was described
as mot the best" by DR.. James II
Kimball, meteorologist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
CROQUET RACE ACROSS
COUNTRY is STARTED

GALVESTON, Texas, July 6.-tP
With their backs to their shops at
Rule, Texas, G. G. Hart, barber, and
Luther Rose, tailor, today turned
their faces to New York City, 1,700
miles away in a croquet ball batting
marathon. Frank Walton, tailor
also of Rule, was with them. He
planned to drive an automobile car
rying supplies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
PLAINTIFF WINS
ACTION ON NOTE

A jury in Cameron county court
at-law Friday afternoon was in
structed to find for the plaintiff
in the case of the Fidelity Loan
and Investment company versus H.
G. Jessup.
The suit was for collection on a
promissory note.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
FARMER ACQUITTED
IN PEONACE CASE

AMERTCUS, Ga, July 6-CP-
w. D. Arnold, ST., Webster county
planter, was released from custody
s3day-freed of charges of peonage
growing out of complaint from en-
ployeeS on his plantation.
Arnold was acquitted by federal
niIry after trial extending over
wtnost Of the week. Claud King, a
white farmland. and John Vanover,
negro worker. were principal gov
ernment witnesses, testifying they
had been whipped by negroes at
Arnold's orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
HOOVER TO REVIEW
RAINBOW DIVISION

WASHINGTON, July e. R -
President Hoover will review the pa
rade Of the rainbow division at Bal
timore on Monday July Is.
Counterfeiting on large scale
has broken out in Sicily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
MASSACHUSETTS CREW
WINS THAMES RACE

HENLEY, Eng, July 6.-(P)-The
Browne and Nichols school crew
from Cambridge, Mass, won the
famous Thames cup this afternoon
by capturing the final race of the
gruelling competition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
VETERAN NAVAL.
OFFICER DIES

WASHINGTON, July 6.--(P)-
Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eder-
le, retired, died here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
RIVER FORECAST

The river will rise somewhat
more at San Benito and Browns
vile during the next "a hours, and
remain probably stationary there
after for one or two days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Flood Present 24-Hr. z4-Hr.
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteor
illogical conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06

oZL:sTke,
~ 80 VALLEYS finest
f fo4e ELIZABETH ST.
- BR RoWNSWLLE.Ex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-06
Cylinders

Brownsville -- Corpus Christi
San Antonio -- Houston
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
The Feasf of Feasfs

The ships are in! big freighters from Europe, Asia,
South America and the Orient laden the gunwales
with good things for your Yuletde Feast
APPS own buyers have combed foreign marts for these
tempting deicacies the in America APPS spe-
ciaists have selected the of the Nations foods in
anticipation of your holiday needs.
What delight to choose your Christmas foods from
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quality and as fresh as it can be brought to you.
Such worldwide organization is exclusive feature
or A&P u. an exclusiyeness offered without . price
penalty We urge you to let your APP Food Store pro-
vide al Of holiday table needs for thereUalus
giving is q tradition.
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
Most Every Brand With Special
Christmas Wrapper

Abner Drury, light or dark, bottles 25c
APP Pure Grape Juice, pit. l9c; qt.. 3sc
sC&c Ginger Ale, 2 bottles. ........... Csc
Canada Dry & ClicquOt Sec, bottle. lSe
Swansdown Cake Flour, pkg. .........3 32c
Fleischmann Yeast, cake. ..............3c Sc
Rajah Salad Dressing, 5 or, 15e; Is OK. .29e
Gold Medal Salad Dressing, l2-oz. jar. I. lSe
Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise, S-oz. jar. -. .23c
Best Food Mayonnaise, S-Oz. jar. ....... .2lc