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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
WHITE PLAGUE
BURDEN TOLD
Speaker Tells Of 10000 AZ
flicted Wanderers In
Various States

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-(P-
Jessamine S. Whitney, of New York,
statistician of the National Tuber-
culosiS association, estimated in an
address before the national confer
ence on social work here today
there were 10000 wanderers, afflict-
ed with the white plague being
cared for by relief agencies in Tex
as, Colorado, Arizona and California
last year.
Miss Whitney declared that since
most of these ailing wanderers pre-
ferred the smaller towns, the bur-
den of the finances of the various
communities was a heavy one.
Illinois, New York, Missouri, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Michigan were
said by Miss Whitney to be the chief
sources of these migrants. She de-
clared the tide of migration was
steadily increasing in the south
west.
Miss Whitney said there had been
a slight sprinkling of tuberculosis
migrants through Galveston, Dallas,
Houston, Fort Worth and Amarillo
but not enough to create a social or
financial problem. In FL Paso, she
said, SO per cent of the clinic cases
we're tubercular migrants; in San
Antonio, Is per cent. The tuber-
culosis death rate in Texas is low
she said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
COMMITTEES
ALL PREPARED
Cooperation of Merchants
In City Gratifying,
e. Chairmen State

With the greatest July 4 celebra-
ton in Brownsville's history but
three days away, all committee
hfadS Tuesday announced ready for
IL big day.
VAS usual, we are expecting ex-
c~ursionists from the four corners of
the state, and we feel that we have
i. provided a program they all will
enjoy, and which certainly will
make the trip to Brownsville worth
while" Harry Faux, general chair
man Of the committee said.
Il want to thank the merchants
of the city for the way they have
backed us up financially; they have
not only made the celebration pos
sible, they also have made It's sue
cess assured" was the comment of
John Tanning. chairman Of the fl
nance committee.
MY Dawn of Creation parade is
going to be a WOW and I don't mind
Dragging about it," said Cuban
Monsees, who had charge Of that
feature Of the program. eff it
doesn't split the crowds sides, then
I'm a total loss at trying to put
anything like that over. Seriously.
1 want to thank those who helped
me get up this event. I'm sure
everybody will enjoy it immensely"
I'VE will have the largest grand
parade in the history of celebrations
here" said Bascom Cox. land the
floats and decorated cars will be
more elaborate than ever before"
George Leonard declared that
probably Is cupboard motor boats
would enter the competition on
Iona Alta lake for world speed rec
ords, and that the contestants ex-
pected to hang up some good marks
for July 4 racers to try to break in
the future.
1.-The fireworks display will be u
off lust as advertised" said I. A.
Tedder in charge of that feature.
Our reproductions are going to be
brilliant and displayed so that no
one can mistake their likeness for
whatever thew are supposed to rep
resent" Tedder said.
1.-THE pageant and Queens ball
form the grand finale. and come as
a fitting climax to a day Of real en-
tertainment, q member of that ON
mittee said. 1.-THE Court of the Far
East" will be different from any,
thing ever before seen here, and the
coronation of the Queen in itself
will be a spectacle worth a trip to
Brownsville"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
WABASH PLANS
new RAILROAD
Control Of IA Routes Asked
Of /. c. G. I'm Trunk Line
Proposal Monday

WASHINGTON, July 2.-(P-
Formation of a new railway trunk
line in the east is planned by the
Wabash railroad.
An application for establishment
of the new system was brought 20
Washington today by representa-
tives of the Wabash for the consid-
Grafton of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
1t asks authority to acquire con-
troll by lease or stock purchase Of
nine railroads and joint control Of
five others. Trackage rights over
several systems also are sought.
If approved by the commission,
the plan would result in the estab-
lishment of a fifth eastern trunk
line with western terminal at Chi
cago, st. Louis, Kansas City, Oma-
ha and Des Moines and eastern ter
minal at New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
The four trunk lines now in OPP
Grafton are the Pennsylvania, the
New York Central, the Baltimore
and the Chesapeake and Ohio. The
1dUJC1 OWO low 4l4Cd 4l1C4S . B1d1LO
of their own with the commission
which have been opposed by the
Wabash.
Lines which the Wabash seeks to
control are the Lehigh Valley,
Wheeling and Lake Erie, Pittsburgh
and West Virginia, Western Mary
land, Lehigh and New England, Ak
ron, and youngstown, the Elgin, Jc-
liet and Eastern, the Toledo, Peoria
and Western and the Chicago and
Illinois Midland.
A one-Sixth interest is sought in
the Montour Railroad company, the
Monongahela Connecting Railroad
company, Union Railroad company
of Pittsburgh, and the Newburgh
and South Shore Railway company,
together with a one-seventh inter
est in the Toledo Terminal Rail-
road company.
1.-THE Wabash is Cne only carrier
whose rails extend from Kansas
City, Omaha, and Des Moines into
the heart of the eastern territory"
the application said.
There is need of direct passenger
service between the Atlantic sea-
board and the territory west of the
Mississippi river, avoiding unneces-
sary inconvenience to the travel
ing public in being required to
change trains at junction points
A sixth trunk line was suggested:
ut is practicable" the applica-
ton said, ito create a sixth system
within the eastern group consisting
primarily Of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western, the New York,
Chicago and st. Louis. and certain
other carriers, including the De-
troit. Toledo and Ironton and the
Virginian."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
ELSA
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mrs. M. c. Unzicker and daugh-
tiers, Margaret and Mildred, and
Miss Ruth Hoyt returned Tuesday
evening from a visit at Tuletta,
Texas, Mr.. Unzicker's father, j.
j. Vnzicker, returned to Tuletta with
them for a visit in Clara.
Milton Liljestrand of Dayton,
Ohio, spent a few days the past
week. visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Liljestrand.
Rev. j. H. Pollard of Mercedes
visited in Elsa the past week.
Mrs. Osborne Fry and Miss Cath
crime called Friday afternoon on
Mrs. 0. E. Carlson, and Mrs. J.. F.
Galloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lcveless ard daugh-
ters left this week FOR Verden, Okla,
to spend several weeks visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Willard and
fsmily and Mr.. Jensen were dinner
guests Sunday at Ross Snyder's
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Carlson anu
daughters of Edcouch were dinner
guests at the home of A. @. Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reasonover of Ray
mondville, z. G. ReaSonover of Ed
couch, Deane Gates Of La Blanca.
and Mrs. D. M. Grahams were
guests Friday at a bridge party at
the Brvson Kelly home.
Miss Mary Hopkins Of Mercedes
is r.:,ting a few Gays In Elsa at
tie r. Hopkins home.
Mrs. j. G. Herwig and children
of Alamo visited with the M. G.
Unzicker family on Sunday. Miss
Mildred Unzicker returned to Ala
mo with her for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Strokes and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Moore were in
San Benito Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. @. Unzicker was a Har-
lingen visitor Tuesday afternoon.
Milton Liljestrand who visfteo
home folks the past week left Sun
day for Dayton. Ohio, where he will
continue taking treatment for MS
eyes. Milton was accompanied as
far as Houston by his brother, Wal
ter.
Mrs. J.. F.. Galloway and Mrs. Q.
e. Carlson visited Mrs. Ghsnt Pet
tit Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Rowe attended the mis-
sionary meeting in Raymondville
Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02

without the formality of first pur-
chasing a two dollar permit and
establishing a place of residence.
Canadian officials r very strict
regarding the possession of firearms
in their waters and the pootlegger
caught bringing guns to their shore
would find himself afoul of the law
Immediately. Dominion authorities
carefully investigate all reports of
river shooting SO as to guard against
gunplay in Canadian territory.
tits Americas Affair"
Although there is some sentiment
in Canada against the sale of in
toxicants to Americans for ~transpor-
tation to the United States the gen.
eral attitude is, Americas prohobi-
ton is none of our affair. Liquor
expectation is a business with us
and we cannot be responsible for
the failure or success of Uncle Sans
dry law. Our transactions r strict
" legal and under the very close
supervision Of Dominion and provin-
cial police"
"The Jones five and ten law
lldStl 011COOCO Jul CAOOAD v ~ oS
all" one brewery official reports.
1.-THE big fellows aren't scared by 1t.
However, it has considerably low
cred the amount Of liquor being
Struggled into the United States by
ferry boat passengers. Whereas ST.
500 used to be the average weeks
total in fines, it now runs about
S5n0 PaSsence-S used to be more
ready to run the risk since the
punishment was merely a five dol
lar fine and the loss Of their bottle.
Now they fear a sentence under the
Jones law"
Now let's go down to the river
and out onto the dock to see for
ourselves whether or not the U. S.
blockade has curtailed the rum run
nerS' business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02

EDITORS NOTE: This is the
fourth article of a series on the
activities of rum runners in the
Detroit river area. Final dispatch
tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
BY BONITA WITT

DETROIT, Mich, July 2.-Want
to get a closeup of rum runners,
those doughty gentlemen of the il
licit liquor trade, at work?
Drop your nickel in the box, board
the ferry bound for Windsor, On
tario, which carries you across the
narrow river separating the arid
states from wet Canada, and follow
me.
Arriving in Windsor we set out for
Amherstburg, one of the oldest set
Elements in Canada, ID miles dis
tant. Amherstburg has one of the
10 liquor export docks licensed by
the Canadian government. 1t ham
dies a large proportion of the whis-
kieS and beer which finds its way
into the United States.
Let's stop first at the LaSalle
dock, almost opposite down town
Detroit. The warehouse is deserted,
not a person is in sight. An empty
boat swings at its moorings. Most
of the wet goods have been removed
to other docks farther down the
river. A few months ago LaSalle
was the scene of bustling activity
every afternoon when the bootleg
gers loaded, preparatory to making
a dash for the Detroit shore.
Runners Lying Low
Has the U. S. blockade become 50
effective that the rum runners have
moved to other parts?
Indeed not" declares an Official
of an important brewery, "the boys
are merely hiding their time. They'll
lie low until the dry men get tired
of hanging around the river day
and night without making any sei2-
ures and depart to other wet spots
along the lake-then they'll resume
their nightly and daily trips.
with the federal forces bootleg
ging becomes too expensive for the
little fellow. He has to hire too
many men over on the other side to
look after his stuff. You'll find a
lot more activity at Amherstburg
now. It's nearer to Toledo anc
seems to be easier for the boys to
make safe deliveries there"
The Export Center
Continuing along the winding riv-
er road we come to the center of the
Detroit river bootlegging activities,
Amherstburg. There the government
has established an export dock
where the rum runners may load
their supplies. Each must present
navigation papers to the proper dock
official and secure a bill Of clear
ance after he has purchased his
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
COURT-AT-LAW
DOCKET RESET
Criminal Cases Will Be
MStarted July IS; One
Decision Reversed

The criminal docket in Cameron
county court-at-law, scheduled to
be disposed of beginning Monday
morning. was reset by consent for
July Is, after several of the cases
had been dismissed for lack of evil
dence and other causes early Mon
day.
The court received a mandate
from the criminal court of appeals
reversing and dismissing the case
Of the state versus K. E. Hallman,
who recently was fined $3.50 on a
charge of aggravated assault. e. G..
Greer was the plaintiff.
The higher court held that the
local court had not definitely es-
tablished the fact that the plaintiff
was "aged and decrepit" and there
fore reversed the decision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02

drum corps for their Fourth of July
celebration.
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ANOTHER LOCAL
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Will it rain on the Fourth Of
July?
OF course, says the wiseacre. 1t
always does.
But does it, really? Brownsville
weather statistics for the past Al
years, when reviewed by w. j.
Schnurbusch, head Of the local
weather bureau, show a 38 per
cent chance for as much as one
hundredth of an inch of moisture
on that day. On only Is out of
the AZ Fourths of which he has
record has this amount fallen, and
only eight times has there been as
much as .25 inch Of precipitation.
And on one occasion, in 1891,
there was a real rain, of 2.72
inches, the only occasion on which
more than IN inch is recorded.
All of which should be encourag-
ing to peSsimists who hesitate to
pack the picnic basket or wear
the new Sunday bonnet on that
day. But you never can tell about
peSSimiStS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
Final Rehearsal
Of Legion Corps
Held Last Night

The last rehearsal before Meal
len and Brownsville holiday per-
formances was held Monday eve
ming by the Brownsville American
Legion bugle and drum corps, on
the high school campus.
On July 8, the drum corps will
appear at the 18th district legion
meet to be held at McAllen. They
will perform in Brownsville during
the Fourth of July celebration.
Failing to get the local corps. Nc
Allen has signed the Corpus Christi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
HAWKS TO BE BURIED
AT HOME IN MISSOURI

HARINLGEN July 1.-THE body
of James d. Hawkes., 81, who died at
the Valley Baptist hospital here
Saturday. is to be forwarded Mon
day night to the old family home
at Lucerne, Mo-, for burial.
The body will be accompanied
by Mrs. Hawks and two sons, the
only survivors living in the Valley.
The body is at Thompson's mortu-
airy.
The deceased owned a farm and
orchard at Stuart Place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
CONGRESSMAN ENDS
HERE

Congressman w. Frank James.
head of the House military commit
tee, left Fort Brown Sunday for
Fort Ringgold after inspecting the
local post.
Congressman James is making an
inspection trip to various army
camps over the country.
While here, he was the guest of
Col. tSanley Koch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02
OFFICE SUPPLY Z
TO MOVE

New quarters for the Valley Office
Supplies cos@5any, now at 814 Eliz-
abeth, are being prepared at Thir-
teenth and Elizabeth streets In the
building formerly occupied by the
Western Union.
The rooms r being remodeled
and redecorated by the supplies
concern. A three-year lease is held
on the structure.
The company expects TO occupy
the building on or before July 8.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-02

goods. Once a boat clears It can
not re-enter Canada with its load.
This sometimes is done, however,
and is one of the principal sources
of supply for Windsor's speakeaSies.
Yes, even Windsor has its blind pigs
where tourists or nightly visitors
from Detroit may buy Their drinks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
REMOVE shot

Continued from page cns.)
In Mstsmcrcs. who was taken 10 the
hospital Monday evening after he
had been found in a ocm Of the no.
tel with two bullet wounds nj his
head.
The operation was performed By
Or. r. o. Works who announced that
Bullock would probably coy Fro
vided infection did not set in.
Bullock was believed to have
been the only one in the room ut the
time Of the shooting. according "a
Babe White. Human Fly who was
In the hotel ut the time and aided
in getting the injured man into an
autor-rh'ie in order that he might
y. : : to the Brownsville sani.
on he shots which struck Bull
lock Is aid to have entered slightly
above and TO the rear of the right
ear ard to have emerged az the bacl
OF the neck.
The shot, which was removed We'd.
nesday. did not fracture or splinter
the skull. according TO DR.. Works
Both apparently ricochcted wher
they struck the skull bone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
SELLING HITS
STOCK MARKET
Representative Issues
Fall One to Five !.
Points

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.--tP-SelIing
pressure was renewed against some
of the high priced sp~ecialties at the
opening Of today's stock market,
radio breaking . points on the frs,
sale and Wright Aeronsutical yield.
ing ! IL. Fresh buying support hsd
been provided for other issues over.
night, Packard Motors and u. S,
Smelling each opening a point higher.
! Strong buying support for the gen.
ersl list was supplied soon after the
! opening, and the market quickly
rallied under the leadership of u. s.
steel common. which moved up 2
points before the end OF the first half
hour. Wright Aeronauticai, which
opened | l-2 points lower at 2T2,
rehounded 70 ESQ. Nanadium Steel
climbed 4 points and Greene Csnanea,
Columbia Graphophone and common
wealth power recorded early gains Of
= points or more
Foreign exchanges opened steady,
with cables quoted around Si.s5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
IN our VALLEY

CONTINUED from Page ons.)
hear fruit hosts 70 the Morelos fly,
Is geinE ahead.
Citizens seem 10 BE- giving proper
consideration 70 the insistencies OF
the federal government inspectors.
Mostly attach a sentimental rather
than an economic value to their
trees.
They have been loath TO part with
them. but they are doing 80.
Something like so per cent Of the
unwanted trees and shrubs have
succumber.
And the work is going along
smoothly. reports indicate.
When it has been perfected II Is
probable the citrus fruit shipping
season or the Valley will be extended
ons month. from March l TO lpril 1.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
House WANTS
EXTRA SESSION
Votes l22 to 10 to De.
lay Consideration
OF Fund Bills

AUSTIN. Jan. l6.-tP-By a vote
of l22 to 10. the house today APP
proved recommendations of its APP
propriaticn committee that appro-
priations bills be considered at an
extra session. The move came after
a heated debate in which a dozen
lawmakers were on their feet at .
time clsmoring for recognition.
The serate yesterday went on rec
ord as favoring disposal Of "money"
bills at the regular session.
The verbal tilt was precipitated
~ the report Of John Y. Wallace OF
league, appropriations committee
chairman.
Cries Of "Fine' greeted Iepresen-
tstive Henry webb Of Odessa when
he moved that the house should sus-
tain the committee chairman's report.
Representative r. Z. Quinn was
the first 70 assert himself against
Wsllacc's recommendation.
Representatives r. 4. kinkaid of
Crowell said he understood the APP
preparations committee had no other
duties 10 perform and that il they
failed to turn their attention toward
monetary aid at the regular session
1--WE might as we'll discharge them"
Speaking in behalf OF the extra
session. Representative Woodruff OF
Decatur answered kincaid with
charges that 'the seth legislature,
which approved appropriations 1t is
outset. bungled more measures than
any other In the history Of Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
MISSING BOYS
ARE AT HOME
Lads Taken in to San
Benito And Held
For Fathers

Desire for a real hunting trip is
said TO have been the motive which
prompted Billie Powers. and William
Edmundson to walk away from their
homes about four o'clock Monday
afternoon. causing a Vslley-wide
search on the parts Of police Off
GERS and civilian posses.
w. (. Edmundson, father OF ono
Of the embryo hunters. denied We'd
nesdsy that he had threatened to
whip his son should he fail in his
classes at school.
IL merely told him that he would
be severely punished III he failed in
any of his classes" he said.
The two missing youths were pick
cd up by San Benito police about )
o'clock Tuesday afternoon after Off
GERS throughout the entire Valley
had been called into the search and
descriptions OF the ~run-aways had
been broadcast oye Radio Station
KWWG.
A passing motorist, seeing the two
walking along the highway a few
miles from San Benito, picked them
up and took them into town where
they we're in turn taken into custody
BY police, according to information
secured by Edmundson after he had
arrived in San Benito to bring his
son and his sons playmate back 10
Brownsville.
In telling or their experiences,
the two boys declared that they spent
Monday night in the home of a ten
ant farmer ION a ranch somewhere"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
II. 5. TO SEEK EXCESS
r o RAILS

WASHINGTON. Jan. I5.-Py-A
move toward requiring payment TO
tie government Of excess earnings
cf three Of the countrys' most i'm
portsnt railroads has been started
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The New York Central. the South
srn. and the Atehiscn. Topeka sud
Santa Fe railroads were notified the
commission would soon begin hear
ings 10 determine the amount the
government may claim frem them On
hesrir Is In the period between 1920
and 1927.