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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
TORNADO
RAVA('fS
VILLAGES
Southern States Visited
BY Severe Storm Which
Causes Heavy Damage.
THIRTY LIVES LOST
Relief Measures Being
Taken in Devastated
Sections.
by United Press Leased WIr~

The southeast and lower Mississip-
pi valley today turned to relief m as
urcs in the wake of tornado that
swept in wide are late yesterday,
taking toll of 80 known dead, ap-
proXimately 100 injured and property
damage estimated at more than
$750,000.
Duncan, Miss, where lS were
known dead, five missing end 30 in
iured bore the brunt of the storm.
Eight of the 10 brick business
buildings Of the town and 30 of the
lj0 residences were raZcd.
The Rcd Cross took charge of the
situation and erected an emergency
hospital and morguc. Aided by state
troopers and volunteer citizens they
took up the task of searching the
ruins and caring for the injured to-
day.
Relief work in Mississippi and
Arkansas, where the storm reached
its mightiest fury, was hindered by
swollen streams and broken com
munications. Clear skies today led,
however, to the hope that streams
would be back within their banks
before nightfall.
Striking first at Grand Prairie,
Texas, where two were killed, then
lj0 miles northeast of Cooper,
TcTas, where two others We're killed
and several injured, the storm lifted
across western Arkansas
Continuing its are it next des.
ccudcd near Dewitt, Ark, where two
were killed and one seriously injured.
\ few miles further east two were
killed and several injured at Van
Ark.
After whipping the waters Of the
Mississippi river, the tornado SWEPT
across western Duncan county just
across the river in Mississippi,
ta2ing farmhouses.
Shortly before i p. m. it struck
Duncan. cut swath through the
little town and left the towns9eople
to gather their dead and injured
in isolation and utmost confusion
Ten miles north of Duncan il hit
The town of Alligator, killing tIto
negroes and injur;ng an unknown
number Reports from the rural sec
tion between Duncan and Alligator
indicated further deaths and dam
agc in that section.
Continuing its arc. the storm
swung back toward the river, Kill
ing two unidentified negroes rs ii
tore through Quitman county
Its path led the storm over Mcn
phis, Tenn, where a severe clrrt,I-
cal storm was accompanied by h.gh
winds.
CLARKSDALE, Miss, Feb. 26.--
At least a score of persons we're
killed and upwards of 100 injured
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
High school night school, 7
to 8 p. m.
Knights of Pythias, Davis
Hall.
I. v. Commandery No. 81,
7:30.
Boy Scout court CT honor,
Wilson school, 7:3O.
Adult English, high school,
7 p. m.
Citizenship classes, High
school, Room 20, 7:3O.
I. v. Choral club, 7:45.
Jr. chamber public speaking
class, 7:30.
Radio KXo, : 10 p. m.
Imperial Theatre, Tn Old
Arizona
TOMORROW
G. Of G. luncheon, Barbara
Worth.
Jr. chamber breakfast, $50
a. m.
Radio Kxo, II a. m. to p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26

f. A. Clark, Sacramento farmer,
found a complete egg inside ah
other. Each had yolk, white and
hand shell.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26
Southland Gets
Severe Wind

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2j.-A
high wind, which in some localities
approached gale, tore loose awn-
ings and signs and broke trees and
shrubbery in Southern California
early today.
The weather bureau said no scr
ious damage had been reported In
Los Angeles the wind reached a
velocity Of % mill- an hour.
The forecast for tonight called
for "fresh to strong wind, from
the north, fair skies and slightly
lower temperatures.
RIVERSIDE, Calif.,i Feb. 26.-A
wii-lsto torm that reached the ptopor-
tions of gale, uprootcd trees, coy,
cred streets with debris and broke
wiHdows here today.
Ten crews of men were placed to
work at noon to aid in clearing
streets and 'dcWalks, blocked by
giant trees, flattcncd by the force
Of the wind.
Six automobiles were damaged
when Il pepper tree near the Tcetlcy
hotel fell over them. \ great glass
window in the Gardner drug store
was blown in early in the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-26

CLARKSDALE, Miss, Feb. 26--
At least score of persons we're
killed and upwards of 100 injured
in a tornado that swooped down
like hawk On its prey south Of
here late yesterday
Duncan, - milcs south Of hccc,
Continued on Page Eighty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
FARMS FOR SALE
800 Acres Cleared

800 Acres Cleared
Situated within six
blocks of the Ell Jardin
Hotel. This property
offers a wonde r
opportunity for an in
dustrial subdivision or
for small acreage SUBJ
division for grapefruit.
Considered the highest
spot in Brownsville.
For sale by OWNER at
$4,000 per acre. Price
and terms to suit. Re-
lease clauses on either
lots or acreage. Henson
Hous t o and
Brownsville Develop
ment Co.. Brownsville.
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
Russian Society
Gains In Battle
Against Alcohol

Forty million buckets OF vodka were
consumed by Russians in 1923 as
against $4,000. 900 in 1926. according
TO statistics prepared by the Anti
Alcoholic society.
Last year the population Of Rus
STA spent $3.50. 900. 900 on vodka and
ether alcoholic drinks. Alcoholism
In Russian turns out an average
OF $4,000 psychopathic cases every
year.
The AntI-Alcohol society. which
was or 7Il-e1 a year ago. now has
more fIan 1000 members. Due 70
agit1t>ga carried on by the society.
Mus7sl IS spent $4,000. 900 less on
vodEa la the first three months OF
the 6av-ent year than in the sans
period Of 1928.
The society also has been credited
with inducing the government to re-
duce the plan Of vodka production
for the current year from as 10 sc
million buckets, and the beer-brev-
ing plan by 10 per cent.
The society organized in 81 cities
Of the soviet union anti-alcohola
demonstrations In which some $50
600 children took part. The chill
dren paraded before factory gates
on payday with banners BEARING
appeals to parents 70 quit drinking
for the sake Of their children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
ENGINEERS TO
HAVE OUTING
Gathering to be Held on
Lawn CT Irrigation Com
pany In Mercedes
Especial 10 The Eferald.)

SAN BEfyITO. June 1.-The Ole
days tn irrigation IN the Valley. days
when engineers pioneered In getting
water onto the land az the Valley.
will be brought back 70 memory Nv
some Of the pioneer engineers at a
ladies' night gathering OF Valley an
gineers 10 be held at Mercedes tie
night of June 8.
Announcement Of this was made
here by J. e McAnally. secretary az
the organization. j. n. Hopkins oi
Mercedes is president.
The gathering Is 70 ne held OF the
lawn Of the American Rio Grande
Land & Irrigation company building
III Mercedes. III will open with Il
half hour of informal greetings for
the Valley engineers % become hst-
ter acquainted. and a barbecue din
ner will follow.
Frank Robertson. manager OF the
San Benito Irrigation district. will
relate the history OF that district.
W. =. Shaw will tell Of early DAYS
Of the Mercedes district. and Hai
Ewing will tell OF the Mission Fys-
tenn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
Selecting And Buying Are Both Easy If You Read This Classified Ad Pag
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Cameron county, Texas, did on the
18th day OF May, 1929. levy on GER
tain real estate, situated in Cam
eron county, Texas. described ms
follows. to-wit: Two tracts OF land,
containing in the aggregate, thirty
one and 62-l0o (31.62) acres: tract
!, containing ten acres Q0) Of land.
more or less. IN the Conception de
Carricitos grant in the Hicks re-
serve, being the same land and ell
Of the land fully described in deed
dated January q. 1919. from the
First National bank OF Brownsville.
Texas, to w. 8. James, as same ap-
pears OF record In volume rs on Do.
255-7 OF the deed records or Cam
eron county, Texas; tract = con-
tanning twenty-one and sixty-twc
hundredthS acres OF land In Con-
cepcion de Carricitos grant, being
block number IL of Subdivision No.
j OF the Hicks reserve, as shown
and described upon the map Of plate
Thereof, and. its record in volume
4 at page n Of the map records Of
Cameron county. Texas, and levied
upon as the property OF w. 6. James
et al and that on the first Tuesday
in July. 1929. the sane being the
2nd day CT said month. no the court
house door OF Cameron county. In
the city OF Brownsville. Texas. be-
tween the hours Of 10 "a. m. and
4 p. m. by virtue OF said levy and
said order Of sale. / will sell said
above described real estate at public
vendue. for cash to the highest bid
der, as the property Of said w. s.
James ct al.
And in compliance with Law. [ give |
this notice by publication in the
English language. once a week for
three consecutive weeks immediate
preceding said day Of sale. In the
Herald. q newspaper
published IN Cameron county.
Witness my hand, this Gath day
OF May, 1929,
w r. Brown. Sheriff, Cam
eron county. Texas.
BY II. A. JARGOU. DEPUTY.
5-25-i-S-3439.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
King Passes Good
Night and Doctors
Report Favorably

LONDON. June 1.-lP-It was
understood from authoritative quar-
ters early today that King George
passed q good night and his csndi-
ton rs-nainde satisfactory. His three
doctors, Lord Dawson of Penn. Sir
STANLEY Hewatt, and Henry II. Mar
tin visited the castle for q further
consultation.
Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley mo-
tored from London 10 minister tc
the king. The usual routine was
being continued today az the castle
and the customary ceremony Of
changing the guard. sometimes
rather noisy, was carried out in the
quadrangle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01

BOARD AND ROOM By the neal or
week. 1904 81. Charles. Phone 61o-W.
Q-ls3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
ANNOUNCE BOUNTY

SYDNEY, June i.-(P-The Aus
tralzn federal government has an
nounced a bounty Of $50 a ton on
newsprint made from domestic hard
woods and a company Is organizing
70 manufacture the paper. Recent
discoveries have overcome the brit
tleness Of the fibres obtained from
the tough native trees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
TURKEYS CRIME INCREASES

STAMBOUL. Turkey. June IL
(R-C-ine increased In this an
cient metropolis OF Turkey 10 such
an extent in the unprecedented
winter just past that for the first
time the Jail here Is crowded. Au-
thorities are rushing the construc.
ton Of an annex. o. the 753 pris.
oners only as are women.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01

OWNER MUST SELL az once beautiful
Los Enanos" lot az sacrifice. Terms
can oe arranged Call Phone l3es.W
NEED "A COOK? Place a classified "A
IN this newspaper and expect first-class
meals az home soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
CLASSIFIED
RATES and RULES

Advertisements will Be accepted
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
Room and Board
Good Home Cooking
$40 a Week

Single Meals. SOC
Phone l0l4-w. ga elizabeth
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
SHERIFF'S SALE
THE STATE OF TEXAS. COUN-
TY OF CAMERON.

a VI Il4N-L4NOAN
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue OF a certain order O! sale is-
sued out of the honorable 103rd
judicial district court Of Cameron
county en- the 18th day of May. 1929
by John P. Seaman, clerk Of sad
court. for the sum Of three thou
sand eight hundred thiry-thEse and
30-l00 dollars and costs Of suit.
under a judgment in favor Of o.
2. Wagner ct Tx in a certain cause
IN said court. No. 1895 and styled:
q. G. Wagner ct ux VS.. W.. 5. James
et al. placed in my hands for serv-
ice. ! w. Z. Brown. as sheriff d
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
POSTAL RATES

POSTAL RATES
The United States air mail postage
rate IS 5 cents TOR the first ounce ana
10 cents FOR each additional ounce Of
fraction thereof. Letters mailed IN
the United States for TIE points In
Mexico take this rate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
Air Mail Schedules

Ths schedule for the mail between
Brownsville and Dallas IA announced
by the postoffice department a. fol-
lows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
LEGAL ADVERTTsFMENr

TIE City or Brownsville will re-
ceive sealed bids. addressed to the
Hon. "A. p. Cole. Mayor. I'D until
1000 G. N, June z. 1929 for the
construction OF a small building
located az the Airport. size 8 feet
by nine feet. Contractor Will fur
rish ell material. also plumbing
equipment. Plans and specifications
are on file az the office Of the
City Manager: The City reserves
the right 10 reject any ard all bids.
A. Z. MUNDAY, City Manager.
SGT TO 6-5-34z0.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24
CHICAGO
Carpenters Win Notable
Victory

Chicago More than 10000 union
carpenters won a sweeping victory
in their new contract with employ
ers. The two-year, union shop agree
ment raised wages 61A cents an hour,
or to $1.561a Arbitrator is provided
and all workers employed on con
struction must be members of a
union affiliated to the Building
Trades Council.
President T. F. Flynn, of the Car
penters' District Council, said the
agreement is the most solidly union
that the carpenters ever negotiated.
The carpenters advance is a shock
to anti-union elements that backed a
committee to enforce the Lands
award few years ago. Judge Lam
dis, now baseball czar, was on the
federal bench at the time. His deci-
sion would destroy unionism in the
building industry. Several million
dollars were spent by union foes in a
futile attempt to establish the award.
The Lands committee was recently
declared conspiracy by the state
supreme court.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24

bers employed.
President Lester Long rendered his
resignation with reluctance.
Brother Otwell Condor was elected
| president of the central body by a
unanimous vote to fill the unexpired
term of Lester Long.
Brother Chas. Butts was elected
vice president.
President Condor addressed the
delegates briefly and thanked the
delegates for their confidence in him
in electing him president. He pledg-
ed his best efforts to the duties of
his office.
A silent prayer was offered for
Brother Henry Betscher, deceased
A communication was read from
the Cigarmakers COOPERATIVE Co., of
Cincinnati, in which they inform the
council that they are the only cigar
factory in that city owned and oper-
ated by union members. Frank Mooar,
1852 Edison avenue, this city, is the
agent.
c. G. Coulter, secretary-treasurer of
the Retail Clerks international Pro-
tective Association, in communica,
tion calls attention to the double
union membership in 1929" that labor
has created a sensation in the move~
ment, and urges our cooperation in
organizing the clerks. Received and
ordered complied with.
A. F, of l.. submitted communica-
ton appealing for financial contribu-
tions for the textile workers who are
on strike in the southern mills. The
same on motion was received.
Communication from William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, calling atten-
tion to resolutions submitted to the
New Orleans convention, Nos. so, 81
and rs, by the International Brother
hood of Operative Potters regarding
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24

the Mt. Clemens Pottery Co., Paden
City Pottery Co. and the Shenango
Pottery Co. Resolutions by the In
ternational Molders' Union, regard
ing the Richardson & Boynton Co..
of Dover; the Peninsular Stove Com
pany, of Detroit, and the Barstow
Stove Co., of Providence, r. l. Reso-
lutions by the Iowa State Federation
Of Labor, regarding the A. C. Sam
ford Construction Co., of Montgom-
cry, Ala. Resolution by the United
Textile Workers regarding the Allan
A Company, of Kenosha, Wis. Reso-
luton by the Los Angeles Central
Labor Union regarding the Firestone
and Goodrich Rubber Companies, of
Los Angeles. He states since the
convention he has used the offices of
the federation to bring about adjust
ments, and that city central bodies
and state federations could render
effective service. Received and order
ed complied with
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24

Henry J. Betscher, age 80 years,
well known citizen of this city, died
at FIT. Hamilton Hospital, Sunday
evening at 6 o'clock of pneumonia.
Ill only two weeks, word . of his
death came as shock to host of
friends. He resided at 904 Sycamore
street. He was plumber by occupa-
ton, and had made his home in Ham
ilton since 1904. His wife preceded
him in death August q, 1922.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Sadie Besold and Miss Bertha
Betscher; one brother, George Bet
scher, of Mt. Healthy; four sisters,
Mrs. Anna Leuchauer, of Oregon, and
Mrs. Louise Basler, Mrs. Martin
Leuchauer, and Mrs. Carl Schieley,
all of Cincinnati. Four grand daugh-
ters also mourn the beloved mans
death.
Mr.. Betscher was prominent in fra
ISIIidI SlICicS III Iilc city, Ing 10
Plumbers Union No. 108, Friendship
Mutual Aid Society, Moose, and
Eagles. He was also member of
Jr. O. U. A. M. Lodge Of Grosbeck, o.
For many years Henry Betscher
represented the Plumbers Union as
delegate to the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council. In that
capacity he was a, hard worker for
the union cause at all times
Funeral services were held at the
Klaus funeral chapel, F street and
Elvin avenue, at 1:30 p. m. Wednes-
day afternoon and at the Bevis
Church at 2:30 p. m. Rev. J. w,
Semrau, pastor of the Ninth Street
United Brethren Church, offciated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24
STEEL TRUST
Pension For Taft is Recalled

Washington.-Chief Justice Taft's
steel trust pension of $4,000 year
was referred to on the floor of the
house by Congressman Rainey in a
tariff speech that was marked by un-
usual candor
When the Harding administra-
tion," said Mr. Rainey, "came on with
all It's corruption and scandals, when
Mr.. Daugherty and the Ohio gang
were reeking with scandal-many of
them have gone to the penitentiary
since-it became his duty to suggest
who should be Chief Justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
and when the frequenters of the lit
tie green house on K street were able
to get together, the only question was
who would be most suitable to them
"They agreed on ex-President Taft
when they, found he was receiving q
subsidy from the steel trust. He was
elevated then to the position of chief
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, the greatest court in
all the world and he sits there today
drawing his subsidy of $4,000 year
in semi-annual installments from the
steel trust, secured by a deposit of
steel trust bonds, and he does this in
direct violation of his own code of
ethics which he himself drew for the
American Bar Association and which
any of you can read if you desire to
do so.
might before last, in a sumptuous
apartment in the most elegant of
Washington hotels, Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Wickersham, his old attorney general,
both of them responsible for the es-
cape of the sugar trust thieves back
in 1910 and 1911, stood shoulder to
shoulder and solemnly advised the
lawyers of the American Law Instit-
tute to go back home and do what
they could to enforce the laws"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24
TRADES COUNCIL

The COOPERATIVE Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regu-
lar session. President Lester Long
being absent, Vice President Ike Jar
rett presided. Thirty delegates were
present.
The credentials of Jacob Steinle, to
represent Stationary F.iremen's Union
No. SO, and to succeed the late Brother
Sam. Hilpolsteiner, were read, receiv-
ed and delegates installed.
The roll call showed that most of
the delegates present were the regu-
lar ones.
Molders reported the Holland and
Williamson furnaces unfair.
The stage hands reported that the
talking pictures are assured to the
people of Hamilton in the near future.
Milk and ice cream wagon drivers
report the National and the White
Cross dairies unfair.
Most locals reported their unions
in good condition, with many men,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24
CreatestShow OnEarth
Coming To This Section
Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus Announces Early Appearance.
Only Five Ring Circus in the Wcrld.

After all there is but one great
circus. And now comes the announce
ment that Ringling Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth"
will soon visit this vicinity, with all
its myriad of wonders when it exhibits
in Cincinnati, Monday, June TO-
The advance advertising car herald
ing the appearance Of this wonder of
wonders is now in this territory and
its gaily colored Autographs blazon
forth throughout the countryside.
Coming on 100 double length rail
road cars, carrying its entire compile
ment of 1000 persons and 1000 ami
mails. The Big Show will exhibit such
stars as Zachinni, "The Human pro-
jectile," fired bodily from the mouth
of cannon; Goliath, the five-ton Sea
Elephant; the combined Wallenda-
Rellmut Troupes, daring artists of
the high wire; Con Colleano, greatest
of tight wire performers; Miss Lii
lian Leitzel, most famed of all female
aerialists; the Flying Codonas, led
by the intrepid Alfredo, Maxine, the
funniest of wire acts; the Rieffenachs
and Ernestos, greatest Of equestrians,
and many others from these and for
eign shores.
There are more new foreign acts
than ever before with the Big Show,
and performances dazzling with
splendor and magnifcence are pre-
sented twice daily. The Ringing
Barnum Circus is the only five-ring
Circus in the world.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-05-24
PRODUCTION SOLVED;
EMPLOYMENT is ISSUE

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.-Employment,
not production, is the issue that con-
fronts the nation, said A. l.. Urick,
state labor commissioner, in an ad-
dress to the local Federation of La
Dor.
"We can produce by machinery in
unlimited quantities" said the state
official. "The difficulty is, what shall
we do with displaced workers. In
creased production is foolish unless
there is an increased market.
'The machine age will be bless
ing to mankind because it lightens
work, if we can remove its present
curse and find employment for all
instead of the few"
The commissioner urged a general
installation of the five-day week.
Mother: "Why, Michael! What
do you mean by talking to your sister
in that rude manner?"
Son: cav, we're only playing I'm
traffic cop"