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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
HUGE MERGER
EASTERN Rail
Lines ASKED
Van Sweringen Inter-
ests File Application
To Acquire Ten
Trunk Lines

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-(P)-
Two attempts 70 bring about huge
scale railroad consultations in east
ern trunk line territory have been
initiated before the interstate COM
merce commission. The first was
that OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad which yesterday asked the
commission to approve steps IL may
take 10 expand its present system by
the acquisition of a half a score OF
other trunk lines. The second came
today and was made by the Van
Sweringen interests.
Even the vast size OF the previous
railroad amalgamations projected
by the Cleveland group was exceed
ed in today's proposals. which
named for complete or partial con-
centration not only the several i'm
portant rail systems commonly iden-
titled as Van Sweringen property,
but also a half score other lines,
some now owned by hostile and op-
posing railroad organizations.
Specifically the commission was
asked to find that the public inter
est would allow the grouping or
unificaticn" of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. main Van Swerin-
zen stem. with the Erie. nickel plate.
Pere Marquette. and Hooking Valley
systems. all now Van Swerincen
owned; while in addition should be
added the Wheeling and Lake Erie.
CONTINUED on page twelve.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20

TO MASSACRE
Statement Of Inform
ant Implic ates
Policeman

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.-tPl-The
enforcement agencies OF the United
States government. Cook county
and the city Of Chicago expressed
a united belief today that last
Thursdays mass murder Of gang
sters was approaching solution.
A secret informant gave signifi-
cant information to federal in
vestigators last night. It lent COR
roborative color to the theory. first
expressed by a federal official
that Chicago police officers may
have had a part in the sevenfold
Staying.
"Morgan's gang Cthe seven who
were killed were members OF the
George Morgan crowd stole $4,000
worh Of policeman's liquor" said
the informant, "and that's what
the shooting's all about"
He went into detail
The policeman who owned the
liquor has a partner and a sweet
heart. The girl runs beauty shop
and the partner runs roadhouse
northwest OF Chicago. The Off
Ger has half interest In the road
house.
Find the policeman who fits
this picture, and you've got some
thing"
1t was explained that the in
formant had overheard a converse
ton between the policeman and the
girl through a partitino OF the
beauty shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
'CREACER and
PARTY Are TO
DENY CHARGES
G. 0. P. Heads Invited
To Appear Before
Committee Thurs
day, Feb. 28

Prominent Texas republicans will
be given an opportunity to testify
before the senate committee now in
session hearing evidence on patron
age. Thursday. February %, ac-
cOrding to a telegram received We'd
nesday by r. B. Creager. this city,
national republican committeeman
from Texas.
The notification from Sen. Smith
w. Brookhart, chairman of the
committee conducting the probe, Is
in answer TO a telegram of protest
sent by Creager, in which charges
of asSe ssment OF federal office hold
ers in Texas. is denied.
A witness who appeared before
the committee, also made charges
that he had been informed by a
former dry agent. that he had been
told by a negro. Creager had given
protection to Dallas hotels in dry
raids. and IL was this charge Crea-
ger hotly denied In his telegram 10
Brookhart. asking privilege to be
heard before the committee.
Telegram From Brookhart
The telegram from Brookhart
stating arrangements had been
made for the Texan TO be heard at
10 o'clock on the morning Of Feb
ruary %, is as follows:
Your telegram Of February Is
stating that you and T. p. Lee OF
Continued on page twelve)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
Passenger Men
Onen Convention
In Brownsville

With more than so delegates
present. the Southwestern Passen-
ger association convened It's first
business session "wednesday morn
ing. meeting at the FL Jardin hotel
Matters Of Importance to the agents
as better movement Of travel occu-
pied much OF the time.
At noon the delegates were guests
AZ a luncheon at the FL Jarciin,
while several other social enter
tainments are on the program. the
delegates not leaving until Thurs
day.
one OF the features OF the dis
cusSion was the increased travel 10
the Lower Rio Grande Valley
which this winter has set new rec
ords. A still greater travel TO this
section Is anticipated. IL Is declared
Appointment OF committees. re
ports OF officers and scheduled rou-
tine matters occupied the conven-
ton the first day, Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
LATE BULLETINS
.crn METHODIST LEADER DEAD


,rxruvra FAILS exas Feb. 2O-thl-hes Nluiam le". - -
- "a irSter Methodist Episcopal Church sou,n o -
In bed here today NJ ne HUH" " -
daurhter Mrs. 3. 5. Mckenney
COMMITTEE PLANS OIL CONTROL
a0LF American Petroleum 1nsluute
committee OF executives o.
~ ccrnanies 10 study controlling production Inc
csd athe committee production and consumption OF peuo
ieum andi its products
" BRIDGE GAP
Feb eo-AP-The Kansas City, Mexico ano orieh.
r.u.v rompany its line between Apn anu
N has been set for start OF such
president OF the Aicnon 10
~. santa Fe rairo which the Orient
SPANISH UNREPORTED
SAN FRANCISCO 2oMsrine authorities here we're ns
,,s TODAY At the Spanish naval training ship Juan Sc
hs Fl cano broadcast to ascertain her
whereabouts
THREE PERJURY CHARGES
20(APThree witnesses who attempted
establish Prut trial for robbery were
after they had testified this afternoon
NINE KATY DERArLED
PARSONS KaS 20FNne in long. nohbound Mis-
deaed mile north Of Osve
fbdav the main
ire of the railway officials estimated traffic would be tied 20
TEXAN CONFERS WITH MUSSOLIM
ROME 2a-tAPD-CoL Easterwood who promoting
$eAo0o received private
audience
premier
well for Italy and tho United States
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
Texas Swept
By Cold Wave
(Bv The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press)
A reinvigorated winter held Texas
tocay. and sleet and snow that fell
IN many portions Of the state were
expected 70 prove beneficial TO crops
and ranges.
North Texas last night and today
got the heaviest sleet OF the season,
but temperatures which began ris-
ing toward noon melted most OF the
ice.
Warmer weather was promised for
tomorrow.
Minimum temperatures reported
Amarillo l6. Austin 56. Brownsville
4s. Corpus Christi SO. Dallas %. De-
Rio So FL Paso 40. Galveston 3S,
Houston 90. Palestine "a. Port Ar
thur 40. San Antonio "a. Shreveport
%. Breckenridge p. CorSicana "a
Fort Stockton 40. Wichita Falls Y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
Loue, Bailey Clash On
Good Democracy Recipe

AUSTIN. Feb. 20.--tF1-TFo
war horses I'm Texas politics
crossed each others path In the
Texas senate yesterday, when
former u. s. Senator Joseph w.
Bailey and State Senator Thomas
B. Love disagreed on what con-
stitutes good democracy"
Senator Bailey, speaking on
invitation OF the senate. enum-
Grated five principles which he
said all good democrats should
endorse. and admonished the
senator's that II they adhered 70
those fundamentals they would
@not lose any real democrats
you will lose some counterfeit
democrats. but we should rejoice
at their leaving" Senator Bailey
declared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
Hand Wobble' Pump
Device to Aid Eaker
Here on Panama Trip

Under a special refueling device,
a "hand-wobble" pump, Capt. Ira
G. Eaker on his dawn-to-dusk
flight from Brownsville to the
Panama canal. viii be enabled to
fill his 70-gallon gasoline tank in
from two To three minutes on five
stops scheduled. Information TO
this effect was given out Wednes-
day by army officers at Kelly Field,
San Antonio.
The start Is to be made here
early on the morning Of March 10,
about 4 o'clock, 1t Is said. and at
first there was some speculation as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
200 INJURED
WHEN 4 CARS
AREDERAILED
Scores Crushed Under
Debris As Coaches
Roll Down 25-Foot
Embankment

PEORIA, Ill, Feb. 20.-tP)-At
least six miners were killed In a
train wreck today and about 200
others were injured, some so sert-
ously they may die.
The accident occurred near Hol-
lis, Ill, five miles south of here.
Four cars of an 11-car Peoria Term
inal railway train carrying 900 min
ers went over a 25-foot embank-
ment.
one or the cars caught fire from
an overturned stove but the fire was
extinguished. Jim Clark. miner
probably was fatally burned when
he was knocked unconscious and
fell across the stove. He was res
cued by a fellow worker.
Carried Miners
The train was known aS miners
train No. and was bound for the
Crescent coal mines Is miles south
Of here. Engineer +. o. Fisher OF
Peoria said he was proceeding be-
, tween II and Is miles an hour and
did not know anything was wrong
until he glanced over his shoulder
and saw the cars tumbling over the
embankment.
He cut his engine from the train
and ran TO Hollis where help was
summoned, doctors. ambulanceS and
nurses coming from Peoria and
from Martinville. Within a few
minutes scores of wives and child
ren OF the miners were on the
scene. some OF them only hall
dressed Drawing the five below zero
weather.
There was much confusion due
TO the fact that persons living
nearby rushed TO the wreck in auto
mobiles and took many Of the in
| iured to Peoria hospitals so that
relatives were unable to find them
Officials Of the railway attribut-
ed the accident to a broken fish
plate"
The identified dead included
George Jones. william Brown. Ce-
ell Walker and George wilkinson
Continued on page seven-)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20

He laid down the rule that
only democrats should make
democratic nominations and pro-
mulgate democratic doctrines"
Rising 10 a point Of personal
privilege. Senator Love charged
that Bailey had indicted the
majority OF the voters OF Tex
as" and declared Bailey had over
stepped the bounds OF courtesy
extended him by the senate.
He asserted that there Is no
room In the democratic party fer
n jealous prohibitionist," Love
stated Every time In recent
years that Bailey has come I'm
conflict with me and the people
with whose ideals with whom i
am in accord he has been over
whelnlingly defeatcd-s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
6 Die I'm TRAIN wRE Eek
Texans To Testify On Patronage
EAKER PLANE TO
= y y
BE CHRISTENED
= y =
PAN AMERICAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-tPp-
Announcement was made by the
war department today that the
airplane chosen for the dawn to
dusk flight OF Captain Ira c.
Eaker from Brownsville, Texas,
10 Panama. will be christened the
''Pan-American" at Kelly Field,
San Antonio, March 8.
Miss Mary Fechet, daughter OF
the chief Of the army air corps.
will perform the ceremony, and
the "Pan-American" will leave
Brownsville at dawn, March 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
B0NDPLAN IS
SHORT VOTES
Engrossment Vote In
Senate Less Than
Two-Thirds

AUSTIN, Feb. 20.-Pl-n en-
crossing the joint resolution calling
for submission of constitutional
amendment which would authorize
the legislature TO issue bonds up 10
SITS 600. 600 for building highways
and reimbursing counties which
have already constructed roads on
the state system. the senate by It's
vote indicated yesterday there must
be converts TO the plan. or IL Will
fall short of the two-thirds MAORI
ty necessary to final passage
The vote ON engrosSment was 10
ID II. with one pair. The affirm
ative vote can be regarded as IL "
10. since Senator w. r. Sousins CT
Beaumont. who voted against IL,
said ne did so TO be In q position
TO move reconsideration In the
event the resolution failed. Two
absentees were said To be Tor and
against the resolution.
The house dealt blow to the ad-
ministration when 1t voted TO en-
gross the Young -Turney-Loy prison
concentration measure and failed 10
substitute the Graves bill. endorsed
bv Governor Moody. The vote was
20 to 80.
The bill engrossed would concen-
Continued on page seven.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
BONDS GIVEN
BIG MAJORITY
Hidalgo No. 7 Author
ICES S2,700,000 To
Concrete System

MISSION, Feb. 20.-By a vote Of
156 for to 43 against the voters OF
Hidalgo County Water Improvement
District No. z, Tuesday authorized
the issuance of bonds in the
amount of S2,700,000 for concret-
ing and extension Of the present
system.
The district comprises part Of the
lands watered by the United Irri-
CATION Co. In the SharylanL and
Mission tracts. the Jackson tract 70
the north of Sharyland, now unde-
veloped, and the Retama tract east
OF the Jackson tract.
Approximately 1900 acres are
included in the undeveloped sec
tions and 1900 acres IN the area
served by the United Irrigation Co.
canals.
A contract has been entered into
with the United Irrigation Co. to
supply water. with an option where
by the district can acquire the
pump plant at later date.
All plans for the district have
been completed and approved by
the state board of water engineers.
and the work of concreting the
system and extending canals IS ex-
pected 10 get underway at an early
date. bonds 10 be sold as the work
progresses.
Practically the entire acreage 10
be wafered by the system Is high
class land. and the major part OF
the Jackson and Retama tracts Is
expected 10 be developed as citrus
project
This Is the fifth large bond issue
voted In the Valley for canal con-
creting in recent months. The
Pharr- San Juan-Alamo district vot-
ed So 900 900 and the Edinburg dis
t-i-t 81 SOC. 900 late last year. The
Wlllacy district voted 81, 800 900 ia
January for construction OF q con-
crete system. and the II Feria dis
trict last Saturday voted 81 500 600
to place its entire system under
concrete.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
I'm OUR
VALlEY

AND HOW do you like the new
;ype face that Is row being used
y y The Herald?
his Is the Mergenthaler Linotype
:; ,.pany's latest development in a
i'e face for newspapers. 1t Is
.lown as Ionic.
1t has been in use now for more
han a year, by hundreds of news
5apers over the United States.
1t has been declared by opto-
netrists TO be easier on the eye
han any other news type face ever
developed in the history Of the
Industry.
The change involved a consider
able expenditure, but it is one i'm
provement that The Herald deem
cd necessary.
Incidentally, The Herald recently
has installed a Ludlow typesetting
machine for the benefit of its ad-
vertisers.
4 The Ludlow, also involving a con-
1erable expenditure. gives every
Id advertisement new type.
.sEr being used one time, it goes
Ack to the melting pot.
1t assures clean, unbroken let
.ers for every display advertise
nent.
BROWNSVILLE is planning a
4 big day for Saturday. March 8.
It is the day on which the first
/ international air mail will be car
led between Br3wnsville-Mata-
n moros and Mexico City.
Airplanes will leave each term
I inal on that day.
Newsreel photographers will be
here on that day to photograph
details of the event.
And will remain over until the
/ next day, March 10. when Captain
ira Eaker will start his dawn-to-
1 iusk flight from Brownsville 70
Panama.
Airplane manufacturers expect
TO have airplanes here for the
\ event. for exhibit purposes.
And visitors will see one Of the
n fanciest little airpoTtS 10 be found
anywhere in the United States.
4 FRESH FISH by airplane seems
y TO be receiving more attention.
n Since the Tex-Mex Fisheries oi
N Brownsville pioneered in the field
IN transporting fish from Mexican
| fishing grounds. to Brownsville
thence 10 other markets.
News dispatches from Galveston
announce plans for organization OF
a company to transport fish by
.airplane from Galveston 70 Okla
homa City and Tulsa.
Interior cities have a yen Tor san
water fish. And the fresher the
,better.
| EVERY NOW and so often some
|, one breaks out with a new IDEA u
the matter OF making a living.
In at McAllen there's a little
fellow named Benny Fox. He halls
/ from Chicago. :,
\ His method Of making a living i
to climb I'D on a flag pole Over
some high building.
And to sit there for hundred
hours or more. straight.
He induces advertisers to "hook
IN" his stunt with their advertiS-
| ing. And presumably receives
rercentage for the additional at
traction" =.
He is entitled TO all he can se'
y for the effort.
II Certainly few of us will be IN
clined to compete with him
A EEw ICE CREAM manufac, ac
turing plant Is announced iol
Brownsville. -,
BY NJ. Lovett, who comes mere
Continued on page seven')
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
TIME BoNB EXPLODED

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.--tPl-A timed
bouh exploded last night IN a build
inc on South Halsted street occu-
MED bv the Peter Cariolo company.
makers of patent medicines. Guests
AZ an italian restaurant next door
fled 70 the street but returned when
n was found that damage was
SLIGHT and no one was injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
CONDITION INJURED
WOMAN UNCHANGED
fSnncial 70 The Hcraldl

FDTIJIdI " Tt ut tl4NAV -
HARLINGEN. Feb. 20. - No
change was noted In the condition
today OF Mrs. +. B. Rhoe. who was
seriously injured In an automobile
collision on the highway near here
Sunday night. Seven others were
injured. but Mrs. Rhoe Is the most
seriously hurt.
Examination developed she sus-
tanned a fractured skull.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
FIT. WORTH MAN SHOT

FORT WORTH. Feb. 20-lPt--
@. l.. Young, so. grocer. was shot
and probably fatally wounded by an
unidentified negro last night. He
uas found at the rear of his store,
He said O negro had done the
shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
VOLCANO ERUPTs

HILO. Hawaii. Feb. 20.-LPt-
Kilauea. worlds largest active vol
cano. began erupting today. Fire
broke out at 4:50 o. m. two large
fountains OF flame playing conttn-
uously east and west $50 TO 500 feet
high in the Halemau pit, which Is
! 800 feet across.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
LTNDBERGH on FLIGHT

CURTISS FIELD, ". Y. Feb 20
-LPp-Col. Charles "A. Lindbergh
started today ON the first lap OF an
inspection flight over the trnnscon-
tinental air transports proposed
course To the west coast His plane
took the air at 1i:38 a. m. His first
scheduled stop was Columbus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide &C Point Isa-
bel tomorrow, under normal met
geological conditions:
High 4.l1 -. IN.
T,nw T.4D m- IL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Cloudy and continued moderately
cold tonight and Thursday with
occasional light rains; lowest tenn
perature tonight I'm the fcrtIes.
Moderate 70 fresh north 70 north
east winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Thursday with occasional
rains; warmer tonight I'm north and
west portions. warmer Thursday.
Light To fresh northeast 10 east
winds ON the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20

RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
I'm the river during the next few
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
AMELIA EARHART COMING ON MARCH 9
Lawn Mowers

Garden Hose - Sprinklers
Grass Shears - Trimmers
wv. II. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-10-18
BIRDS OUTPLAY HUNTERS

The three Barge boys, Cecil, Al
vim and Floyd, appear to, have car
ried off local honors for the first day
of the hunting season, which was
last Sunday. They report :. combined
bag of eight "chinks." Many of the
others who were out after pheasant
dinner had much poorer luck, some
Of them reporting that they did not
even get shot. Just why the birds
were 50 scarce Sunday is hard to
explain. There seemed to be plenty
of them in evidence last week and
even as late as Saturday, he said,
Rural Carrier w. S. Angle saw two
large punches of them gathered near
the road on his route.
Perhaps they have heard that the
season opened the next day and were
meeting in convention to frame some
plan for their mutual protection. If
they were, their plans worked out
much better than the Wrigley- Horns-
by-Mccarthy strategy in the late
world series. But of course they prob
ably were not UP against such a
tough outfit as those pesky Ath-
letics.
Anyway the hunting season series
is rot over yet sas there are still sew
eral open dates and maybe the hunters
will be able to score bit before the
final curtain IS rung down for the
year, ever if the Cubs didn't.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-10-18
Send your cleaning and pressing
to
Peterson Dye Works
Pasco, Wash.
Hats cleaned and blocked


REPORT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE FIRST BANK
OF WHITE BLUFFS
Located al White Bluffs Washington the close of business
IN 4th day of October, 1922
RESOURCES sTt55ss
nuerd-ss+s =. 245O5
U. Bonds Certificates of indebtedness, War Savings
Stamps 80. =. :. /. 1,1UuoO
Other Warrants z099l4o
M cbamges sor clearing house and cash on hand 2so4s2z
Outside Checks and other cash items
Other stocks, securities claims judgments,
BANKING House SO 10000
~ none u ''@'' 80 100000
Furniture and fxures 100000
................ .$131,l5264
LIABILITIES .
s,r r f.nd f - . 100000
profits and taxes paid sdose
Reserves 49,.
Public deposits ao,asauo
Demand deposits oo,seo.u
Time deposits Iazo4.se
STATE OF wAsHInaroN, )
County of Benton
/, Cashier OF the named bank,
company do solenny the foregoing
: ~ 80 y w. j. KINcAID,
Subscribed before Cashier.
this 18th day Of October,
Correct Attest
Notary Pubic in and for GEO KINcAID,
the State of Washington, E. B. KINCAID,
residing White Bluffs t. Directors
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-10-18
woMAN's CLUB NOTES

The Woman's Club held its first
meeting for the year Wednesday at
ternoon in the assembly room OF the
Lutheran church, which has been it's
home for the last two years. Despite
the busy season, fourteen members
and two guests were present.
| Three new members were well
coined into the club and Immediately
after their formal welcoming. the new
president, Mrs. D. S. Wilkinson, was
presented with beautiful corsage OF
snapdragons, the club flower, by the
retiring president, Mrs. F. E. Tay'
lor.
! After the usual order of exercises,
Mrs. Wilkinson delivered her greet
ing speech which, although brief,
touched on many subjects Of in
/, terest to the club. She spoke with
pride OF the work that has been ac-
complished by the club in the past
few years-of the girl reserves and
the domestic science class-and sug-
gested the organization ct depart
ment within the club, for young
mothers. She made several other sug-
gestions as to Improvements to be
desired and urged the club members
to make friend!iness their watch
word.
After the internissior1, during which
tea was served by the hostesses Of
the afternoon Mrs. J. c. Lloyd
read an inspiring paper on Naval
Disbursements subject of world
wide interest, made all the more time
ly by the recent visit Of Prime Min
lister Mcdonald, from whom she
quoted at length.
Mrs. Lloyd's paper was followed
by a lively and interesting general
discussion on the part Of the club
members, revealing the fact that
most Of them were well posted on
this vital topic Of the times.
The next study meeting will be the
second Wednesday in November,
and the subject will be, Creative
Writing"
Mrs. w. H. Keal has been ap-
pointed to have charge Of the new
Personal Service department. Of the
club, following Mrs. Wilkirson's
suggestion, in her greeting speech,
that this department be established.