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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
CRASH MAY Be
FATAL TO MAN
Chest Crushed When Car
Skids Into Ditch
Near McAllen
Especial to The Herald)

McALLEN, Aug. 24.-Oscar Mel
son, "a, Corpus Christi carpenter, Is
In the local hospital near death as
the result OF a crash when the car
he was driving skidded into the
ditch two miles north Of McAllen
Saturday at 2 p. m.
He was picked up by passing mo-
torists and rushed TO the McAllen
hospital where it was found that he
had suffered a crushed chest and
internal injuries. Physicians feared
internal hemorrhages would set In.
The Corpus Christi man was alone
at the time Of the accident. The
pavement was In a slippery condi-
ton due to the general rain that
fell over the upper Valley. He was
not under the car long before pass
ing autoists rescued him.
Relatives have been notified and
are expected In McAllen by Sunday
morning.
Nelson made the trip to the VAL
ley from Corpus Christi in search
of work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
FL Paso Gridders
End Their Strike

Ell PPASO. Tex, Aug. 24.-P)-
A strike" staged by the FL Paso
high school football squad ended
here today when the players agreed
to resume practice and school au-
thorities indicated that the ques-
ton of naming head coach would
be deferred until later.
The trouble arose when 1t was an
nounced that Oscar Eckhardt would
act as head coach to succeed Ed.
ole, resigned. The players, who
were In training camp at Cloudcroft.
returned to I'll Paso and announced
that they would not practice unless
Clyde Wafer. assistant coach, was
made head coach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
ALL DENY ANY
PART IN DUEL
AT MERCEDES
Preliminary Hearing
Is Postponed to AL
low Graft TO Testi-
fy I'm Case

Bringing to seven the
number of persons held in
the case growing out of the
wounding Friday morning
of Prohibition Agent A. F.
Graft near Mercedes, Abram
Longoria, Jose Guzman and
Ignacio Martinez were
brought here Saturday after
noon and placed in the Cam
eron county jail.
Charges OF smuggling, possessing
and transporting 3l6 quarts OF
liquor have been lodged against
each OF the men and charges OF re-
sisting arrest with firearms were
placed against Longoria and Guz-
man. They were brought here from
Mercedes by Verne Miller, deputy
prohibition administrator OF Hous-
ton, and L. H. Tyson, dry agent who
was with Graft at the time OF tho
shooting.
Longoria and Martinez were ar
rested in the Santa Maria district
and Guzman was taken into custody
at Bixby near La Feria.
Deny Participation
Miller filed the charges before "
:. Commissioner X. f. Goodrich
and turned the men over to Deputy
ID. 8. Marshal Harold Jefferds VINO
placed them. In Jail in default OF
$500 bond set for them. All seven
who are now In custody profess no
knowledge of the shooting.
Preliminary hearings which were
to have been held before Commts-
sioner Goodrich Saturday afternoon
were postponed until Graft will be
able to attend the proceedings. II
is expected TO be a week before he
can make the trip here from the
Mercedes hospital. He was report
ed as resting easily Saturday and
physicians believe his recovery was
assured unless complications set In.
The bullet struck him in the fleshy
portion Of the hip.
Five in One Family
There are now five members OF
the Longoria family, including one
woman. being held. They are Rosa.
Juan, Santiago, Jesus and Abram.
Each, with the exception OF Rosa,
face charges Of resisting arrest with
firearms and OF possessing. trans
porting and selling smuggled liquors.
The woman and Ignacio Martinez
are held only on liquor charges. All
are under $4,000 bonds which they
have failed to make.
The shooting occurred when Ty-
son and Graft set trap to capture
the alleged bootleggers. The pro-
hibition agents hard been operat-
ing around Mercedes for some time.
They went to "a place near the Hi
dalgo-Cameron county line north OF
Mercedes early Friday morning To
receive an order OF 3l6 quarts Of
assorted liquors.
Brisk Battle
After obtaining the liquor, Graft
revealed his identity and placed the
men with whom he was dealing un-
der arrest. They broke and ran
for the underbruSh and a gun bat
tie was begun. Graft fell wounded
after a brisk exchange OF bullets.
Later III the morning five arrests
were made by u. s. customs in
spectors at Mercedes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
26 GRIZZLED SEAMEN TELL
BITTERLY HOW FREICHTER
QUIMISTAN DIED ON US

scription, after the manner OF the
deacon's celebrated "one hoSs shay"
They tried to urge her on. but she
was all through.
Since she had no radio they sent
up flares to tell the world Of their
plight. Then they burned their
mattresses, but no help came.
So they packed their duffle bags.
took along a phonografh and all
the food they could carry and
climbed into the open boats.
The old ship, presumably fired
by the burning mattresses, went on
her blazing way to her doom. sight
ed once by a passing ship but un-
found by coast guard vessels who
put out to sink her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-tR-
Twenty-six salty sailormen, grim,
grizzled and laconic, came back to
port today, survivors of the last
voyage Of the old freighter Quimi-
stan.
Deep down in Davey Jones' lock-
er rolls the Quimistan's creaking
carcass. and her crew, rescued after
81 hours in the lifeboats. came into
port on the dollar liner President
Harrison. bitterly telling how she
died ON US"
IN q CLASSY sea 1000 miles off
the Virginia capes. the Quimistan
started to 90 to pieces under them
somewhat, according TO their de-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
ALL WEATHER
HIGHWAYPLAN
Work Rushed on Stretch
Between Valley And
San Antonio

An all weather highway from the
Valley to San Antonio will be q re-
atty soon, according to an article
appearing in the Corpus Christi
Times.
The 14-miIe gap in the pavement
through KarneS snd Wilson coun-
ties Is to be Eravelled immediatsly
by the state highway department,
according to this article. The work
is to be completed within 80 days.
gravelling having been started Mon
day Of last week.
The story comes from the Of
flee of the state highway district 10
in Corpus Christi.
Rush Machinery
The paper says:
District IA with headquarters in
San Antonio and district 16 With
headquarters in Corpus Christi are
cooperating in the task. although
the actual work Is In charge OF the
San Antonio district. 1t was said.
Wilson county Is under the San
Antonio jurisdiction and karnes
county is In district 15.
Both districts are rushing all
available machinery to the 14-mile
strip that is being closed IN order
to finish the lob before the fall
rains set in. The road Is passable
at present but after heavy rains 1t
Is almost impossible to get through.
All grading work and small drain
age structures have been complet-
ed on the strip. The grading and
structures were included in the
first contracts let on the job by the
state highway department. The
road Is to be hard surfaced but the
contract will not be let for some
ksv~aav -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
HOMESTEAD IS WRECKED AS
RESTLESS HORSE FLY BITES
WISCONSIN MANS HORSES

let 20 after being dragged over q
considerable part Of the yard.
One Of the younger Lea children
was playing directly in the path Of
the animals. Lea made a dash and
picked the child up. The horses
made a dash, too, toward another
child. Mrs. Lea sprinted to the spot
In time to save the child but was
herself badly trampled.
The team started doing a Ben
Hur around the house with that,
and Heath started after them. But
he tripped on the chain holding an
excited dog. The dog did his part
nobly by biting Heath twice.
That was about all that could
happen. and the horses stopped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
BOBBIE TROUT NOW
BUT ONE LAP BEHIND

WICHITA, Kan. Aug. 24.-(Fl-
Miss Bobbie Trout, womans air
derby entrant, arrived here tonight
at 7:30 from Tulsa, Okla, after be-
ing lost several times en- route. She
plans to take off from municipal
airport tomorrow morning at 5
o'clock in an attempt to reach
East st. Louis in time to take off
with the other contestants. She
plans to stop at Kansas City for
fuel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
THE WEATHER

ORLAHOA1A-Partl..' cloudy Sun
day and Monday.
EAST TExAS-PartIy cloudy.
probably thundershowsrs In south
portion Sunday and Monday. Light
to moderate easterly 20 southerly
winds on the coast.
WEST TEXAS-Partly cloudy,
probably thundershowers in west
portion Sunday and Monday.
NEW MEXICO-Sunday an
Monday unsettled. probably local
thunderShowers little change I'm
temperature.
ARIzONA-Sunday fair west.
probably thundershowers east por-
ton: Monday fair, little change in
temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
ST. JOSEPH'S ISLAND
SOLD FOR $500, 600

SAN ANTONIO. Aug. 24.-PI-
st. Joseph's island. located on the
gulf of Mexico In Arkansas county.
was recently sold to Russell Hill
and associates Of San Antonio to be
used as a cattle ranch and q hunt
ing preserve. The consideration
was not mado known, though 1t Is
understood to have been In the
neighborhood o. 100000 which in
cluded cattle that was on the island
&C the time Of the sale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

CAMBRIDGE, Wis. Aug. 24.-R
The horse fly bit the horses; the
team ran away; two children mar
rowly escaped; the farm wife was
hurt and the dog bit a man twice.
Aside from that, 1t will be long
time before folks stop talking about
what the horse fly did yesterday.
The fly was nc ease and so were
Ed Heath's horses when Ed drove
into Oscar Lea'S farmyard, but 1t
wasn't long before the fly got rest
less, and the horses too.
Flies" said one of the Lea boys;
and he went to stop the team. But
the horses had started to run as
he grabbed the bride Of one. He
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Farmer Shoots Boy
In Watermelon Patch

LUBBOCK, Tex. Aug. 24.-(R-
w. A. Wolfe. "a. a farmer, was at
liberty on $1,000 bond here today
after shooting and seriously
wounding Oscar Cothren. IA, in his
watermelon patch last night. Goth
rem is suffering from wounds from
a shotgun.
Wolfe said he shot when he saw
Cothren and three companions
among his melons. 1t is the second
shooting of this kind here this week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Woman Derby Filler
Has Typhoid Fever

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. "a
R)-Mrs. Margaret Perry, New York
aviatrix, who withdrew from the
women's CIR derby here due to her
illness faces several weeks In the
hospital, 1t was learned Saturday
afternoon. She Is Ill with typhoid
fever.
She arose Friday morning and
took off from Abilene with the ex-
pressed purpose OF leaving with the
derby contestants from here. On
arrival here Mrs. Perry was found
10 have 104 degrees Of fever and
was ordered to the hospital by
doctor at the field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

Thn Rer0cade which WAS to have
arrived here In few days has been
postponed on account OF the air
races now under way. the letter
from w. d. Carlton said.
The flierS will spend the night In
Brownsville and will make stops at
Harlingen and McAllen on their
way to Laredo for another night
stop.
Special Entertainment
During their stay here the party
will be guests of the chamber of
commerce and will receive special
entertainment.
The itinerary OF the trip as given
In Cartons letter calls for a start
from Fort Worth at a. m. Sept.
20. After spending two hours at
Corsicana the aerocade will fly 70
Houston, arriving at 1880 a. m.
There they will be luncheon guests
of the chamber Of commerce and
participate in an aviation month"
observance. Leaving Houston. they
will fly TO Galveston at p. m. and
spend the night.
Leaving Galveston at 8 a. m. Sept.
81 the planes will stop at Victoria
and Corpus Christi. where lunch
will be served. The party will leave
Corpus Christi In time to reach
Brownsville at 5 p. m.
Leaving Brownsville at 9 a. m,
Sept. %, the party will first stop
at Harlingen. After spending some
time there the aerocade will con-
tinue on to McAllen for lunch. La
redo will see the fliers at about )
D. m, where the final overnight
stop will be made.
To Promote Aviation
A stop of several hours will be
made at San Antonio and Austin
will be reached in time for lunch,
according to the schedule The
aerocade Is expected to reach the
Fort Worth airport at 6 p. n. on
the return journey.
This aerial tour Is intended to
create interest in commercial avia-
ton and we hope as large crowds as
possible will be on hand to greet
us at each STOP" Carlton wrote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
LOST SON, MOTHER,
11O. ARE REJOINED

LAREDO. Aug. 24.-tF)-M s.
Francisco Trevinio OF San Antonio,
ITO years old, was allowed to meet
her son Juan Hernandez. so. whom
she had not seen since he was two
years old, on the international
bridge here for a few hours this
afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
HARLICEN ROOF
IS CAVED In
Two Cars And Truck Ruin
ed As Result Of Valley
Electrical Storms
Especial to The Herald


HARLINGEN, Aug. 24-Demolish-
ing two trucks and q touring car,
the roof Of the Houston Lockhart
building, r and Jackson streets,
caved in Saturday afternoon as a
result of the heavy downpour OF
rain and electrical storm that struck
this city about 3 p. m.
Three men In the building at the
time escaped without injury as they
saw the roof sag.
The one-story building. only three
months old, was occupied by a ga
rage. My-standers disagreed as TO
whether or not the building was
struck by lightning.
Approximately two inches Of rain
were unofficially reported at Harlin-
gen.
Dark clouds and thunder squalls.
caused by conflicting air currents,
frightened Valley residents Satur-
day. Rain fell and gusty winds blew
in patches over this section.
ruinOTS OF q cyclone III the ucleu-
borhood of McAllen, which caused
a small panic. were found to be un-
true. Residents Of the lower Sec
ton of the Valley also were uneasy
because Of the unsettled conditions.
The guSty elements were caused
by the criSs-croSS effect Of high
northerly and low southerly winds.
w. J. Schnurbusch, U. s. meteor
ologist, stated. He expected the
clouds to clear away during the
night and saw a fair day Sunday.
Reports Of storms along the gulf
coast could not be confirmed.
The upper end OF the Valley was
doused at intervals with liberal pre-
cipitation from the bunchy clouds.
McAllen reported a quarter Of an
inch Of rain through 6 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
INDIAN BOSS SIGNS
PECKINPAUGH AGAIN

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug. 24.-CR
Alva Bradley, president Of the
Cleveland Americans, returned to-
day from a two months European
trip and his first official act was
70 sign Manager Roger Peckin-
paugh to manage the team in 1890
at q substantial increase in salary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
VASCONCELOS SEEKS
REVOLUTION-RUBIO

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 24--(P)-
The allegation that Jose Vascon-
celes, anti-reelectionist party presi-
Dental nominee, is seeking TO pro-
woke revolution was made in a
speech at Torreon by Pascual Or
tiz Rubio, national revolutionary
party nominee. according to a dis
patch to El Universal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Wreck Kills Man,
Injuries Daughter

DENTON, Aug. 24.-(R)-E. A.
Fielder. Fort Worth. was killed in
Stantly. and Miss Ruth Fielder, his
daughter, was injured IN an auto
mobile wreck on the Fort Worth
Denton highway today. Their car
was reported to have left the road
when Miss Fielder applied the
brakes.
Both were pinned beneath the
machine.
Miss Fielder was treated in q
Denton hospital. Her fathers body
was forwarded to Fort Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
u. S. SOLONS ATTEND
PARLIAMENTARY MEET

GENEVA. Aug. "a up Two
members of the United States SEN
ate and Is congressman today at
tended meetings here Of the inter-
parliamentary union
Their study covers the whole field
Of international relations in politi-
cal. judicial, economical, cultural
and social matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Filler Reaches NJ. Nj.
On Record Attempt

ALBUQUERQUE. ". M. Aug.
24.-tP1-Capt. Roscoe Turner,
attempting to establish a new rec
ord time for a New York-Los An
geles flight. stopped here at 5:45
p. m. CM. s. T) refueled, and left
at 6 o'clock this afternoon for Los
Angeles. His previous refueling
was at Tulsa, Okla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
FLIER'S LIFE SAVED
IN PARACHUTE JUMP

DALLAS, Aug. 24.-(Pi-C. j. Ho-
loubek, 81. of Los Angeles, depart
ment of commerce aeronautics en-
gineering inspector, saved his life
today by a parachute Jump when
his plane went into a spin and
crashed near here.
Holoubek's craft, he said. gave
him trouble since leaving FL Paso.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Four Drown AS Car
Plunges Into River

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug. 24.-CP
-Four persons were drowned TO-
night when a motor car containing
nine persons went over a bank and
into the Missouri river two miles
south Of Forest City, Mo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
HOOVER AGAIN VISITS
VIRGINIA FISH CAMP

ORANGE. Va. Aug. 24.-(P)-
Word from President Hoover's camp
on the Rapidan river tonight was
that all was well. No news con-
cerning the activities of the exec
utive and his dozen guests was
available.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
FIREARMS ORDERED
TAKEN FROM CIVILIANS

SALTILLO, Coahuila, Mexico,
Aug. 24.-tPi-The military authori-
ties here have ordered that pistols
and other weapons be taken away
from all civilians temporarily as O
safeguard against trouble in Sum
days state elections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
San Diego Pilot
Victim OF Spin

EUGENE. Ore, Aug. 24.-tP)-
j. j. Demshock. naval chief avia-
tion pilot stationed at San Diego,
Cal, was killed here today when
his Boeing plane went into a tail
spin at 800 feet and crashed on the
Eugene airport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
DRUNK FEARS WIFE;
USES POISON CHASER

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.-LF-
Amador Rosas spent his days wages
consisting on one peso and haf.
on pulque, the popular drink.
Afraid to face his wife. he topped
off the liquor with poison and Is
near death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
STIMSON LIKELY TO
HEAD NAVAL GROUP

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-CR-
Secretary Stimson is expected by
well informed circles here to head
the American delegation to the ma
val parley which IL being tenta-
lively discussed by Ambassador
Dawes and Prime Minister Mac
Donald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Fort Worth Aerocade
Due Here on Sept. 21

aipanes ploted aviators
approximately 100 including the leading business
city arrive here the night
according received Saturday b Col r.
T. Gilmore manager Of the local airport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

Before the Accident-Insure.
Rio Grande Valley Trust Company.
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EDITORS I'D the Valley are
tContinued From Page Eighth
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
OFFICIALS PROBING SINKING OF VESSEL
Immigration Men Investigate
 l Accident Oii New London

New London, Nov, 1 P)-Immi. fration officials were expected to be- fin today an investigation into the inking off the Long Island coast of he British vessel James B. after Ter stern had been cut off Wednes- lay night by the coast guard patrol toat Cahoone.
 Customs and coast guard officials, plloWing conference last night, aid that they would take no action {gainst the vessels crew Of eight ben, but that they would hold them pr the immigration authorities The ames of the crew remain a closely narded secret.
 Although they had the James B their list as q suspected rum run Fer, coast guard officials said last eght that the sinking of the ship ft them without evidence upon fhich 10 base action
 The James B, according 10 Boat Eain A. M. Haynes, commander of
 e Cahoone, was running without Ehts 30 miles off the coast and was ruck after she had crossed the pa bl boats bow. The crew of the Imes B got into their dories before
 e vessel sank and soon after were cked up by the patrol boat.
 The James B was believed to be eistered at Halifax N. &, coast
 ard officials said, and was seized
 the New Jersey coast q year ago
New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
Special Notice

Flowers for weddings. funerals D all occasions. Now cutting tutiful hrysanthemums. Pink, 6te. yellow, S2. s3, $4 dozen.
 mpons. all colors soc q bunch. Ter direct from greenhouse and ! them fresh cut. Orders de- 3red. Telephone 1881. Viets (enhouse, B Fern St, off Of Clin- 1 St.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-19

A beautiful town should have we'll laid out clean streets and side walks. we'll cared for yards, attractiv. parks and play grounds. we'll planned buildings. clean factories. and many restrictions in residential sections.
 Trees Beautify Towns
 Wide spreading elm and maple trees bordering streets, and yards, made attractive by trees. hedges, shrubbery and well-kept lawns. add a great deal to the appearance of . town. but people must realize that this beauty can be changed to actual uKlinesa if the streets and yards are not kept free from all papers and debris.
 When buildings are to be erect cd special attention should be given to the plans with regard to the To- cation, that they may be in keeping with the surrounding buildings. thus making a harm onious whole.
 Future City of Plainsfllc
 'In our own town of Plainville we are building future city which we hope will last for many centuries and much thought and care must be given to its appearance. There are many associations which are CO., operating to make this town more beautiful and progressive. The pro- ject started by the Woman's club some years ago of a new library building has gained impetus by the Gift of the property of George Mas. tin and now everyone is eagerly working for tho accomplishment of this end. Soon Plainville will be tho proud possessor of . new mod ern library. The Chamber of Com merce has established a town plan commission which acts upon the ac- ceptance of streets and establishes building lines. It has sponsored Cleanup Weeks in which the towns people have had an opportunity to clean up their yards. The selectmen also do their part in the making Of . beautiful town in keeping the
New Britain herald., 1929-06-19

Miss Abbie Ruth Usher. an honor pupil, then save her commencement