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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

Laredo, brought about by actions Of
Walls in attempting to arrest Gen
eral Plutarco Elias Gales on an
old charge against him when he
passed through here Dec. 16.
o. w. Killam. second speaker.
told Of efforts OF the board OF di-
rectors Of the Laredo Chamber Of
Commerce to solve problems caus-
ed by the closing of the consulate,
which to date had failed. He said
the lime had come when something
definite must be done. The speak
er praised Walls as an official and
Friend. He also told Of a delusion
under which the people Of Laredo
had been laboring the past few days,
believing everything would adjust
itself, but instead, he said. Laredo
was facing q commercial crisis
that would "sap its life"
The following petition was sign
ed by approximately 900 persons:
Hon. Dan Moody, Governor Of
Texas.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens Of
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wcdnes-
day; warmer tonight. Moderate to
fresh 5outherly winds cn the we4t
coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Wednesday; probably showers
in east portion except I'm the Lower
Rio Grande Valley; somewhat cold
er in northwest and warmer in ex-
treme east portion tonight. some
what colder IN west and north po--
tions Wednesday. Fresh southerly
winds on the coast probably increas-
inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
CPASH PROBED

AMARILLO. Dec. 31-tP)-Avia-
ton inspectors here today sought
the cause OF an airplane accident at
the Hillcrest Golf and Country club
of Amarillo that resulted I'm the
death OF five persons, including q
woman.
The lives Of the victims, only oc-
cupants OF "a six-passenger cabin
m0noplane, were crushed out as the
craft went into VA spin from an al-
titude Of 200 feet. apparently as the
pilot was attempting TO land on the
solf coursa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
Abductors of Waco
Doctor Returned

FORT WORTH, Dec. 3l.-tFl-
Mr.. and Mrs. al wv. KAnadv, con-
f,ssed abductors and robbers OF a
Waco physician and taxi driver.
we're returned 70 Waco today.
They we're arrested here last night
by Chief OF Police Barron of Waco
and city detectives.
Mrs. Kanady came 70 q police
station yesterday and told Lieuten-
ant James the story Of the abduc-
ton or DR.. e. q. Swift, Jr.i ard
Lawrence league from Waco sat
urdav night. The victims we're tax
en- to Dallas at the point OF pistols
and the doctor was robbed OF slo.
detectives then arrested Ranady
nj a house
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

have nodded from the Valley ALI
stars will face a hard hitting aE-
gregation from Cisco, under the
leadership or Coach w. B. Chap
man.
Workouts Monday afternoon Of
the All-Stars in Harlingen and the
BiR Dam LOboes In Brownsville
proved 10 spectators that two teams
Or high ability viii be seen In ac-
tion.
Work Smoothly
The All-Stars clicked off plays
with smoothness and precision
which would indicate "a much long
er training period than the squad
has really had. Long runs were the
order of the day in the face OF the
most stubborn opposition that could
De mustered from the 30 men who
are at Harlingen-
Adamson OF San Benito. the
Lawrence brothers OF Harrington
Cox Of McAllen. Jamison Of Wesla-
co. and Murray Of Harlingen al
are turning In consistent perform
ances at every workout
The Loboes, although inactive
since the day after Thanksgiving,
appeared TO be In top form and
ready TO put up the battle OF their
lives
Average $50 Pounds
Raw and willard Miller, all-stat'
guard and all-district fuuback. re.
spectively, looked poison. and Rec
Christian performed UP 70 his -epu
/ tation as an all-star end
The starting lineup OF the AL
stars will average about $50 pound
and the Loboes will average abou
three pounds heavier, their weight
indicated.
Committee heads In charge or va
rious features or the entertainment
Ia be presented In connection witt
the game reported everything Il
readiness.
100 In Band
The band of 100 musicians, tn
cheering section, the pageant. tn'
American Legion drum and bugl
corps and members Of the Twelfth
cavalry who are TO assist in stag
inc the spectacle at the halI a.
(Continued on page Sevenl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
Tourists to Make
Palm Grove Trim

A trip win be made 70 the Palm
Grove tomorrow by visitors 70
Brownsville, AIRS. Ada Nolan Mayer
on the Tourist Club has announced.
The group to make the trip win
he from attendants at the bridge
party this afternoon IN the tourist
rooms az the chamber Of commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
<. c. Initiation Is
Expected In January

An initiation for new members
vii probably be held by the Knights
OF Columbus during the latter part
OF January. it has been announced
by officers.
The regular meeting voted on
number OF new candidates at its
session Monday night. Twelve are
seeking membership at the present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

DALLAS. Dec. 31.-iPl-Unusual
excitement pervaded the police sta
ton today as. acting on "a tip from
a hitch hiker that two Chicago
gunmen planned t0 visit Dallas
and leave with plenty OF money"
two men and their women COM
panions we're taken into custody.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
Life Sentence Asked
For Convicted Man

AUSTIN. Dec. 31.-(F9-Bearing a
petition signed by ten Of the jur-
0rs who convicted and assessed the
death penalty against =. ". Allen
for robbery with firearms, Maury
Hughes OF Dallas was here today TO
ask Governor Moody to commute
the mans sentence to life impEison-
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-tP9-Pre-
dieting a noisier. more boisterous
welcome for 1880 than has been en-
ioyed by any Of Its recent predeces-
sors, hotel and restaurant man
agements today prepared 10 enter
tain thousands Of New Years eve
celebrants.
Police commissioner Grover a.
Wnalen announced the curfew Will
drown out The blare Of jazz. tin
horns and otEer noise makers In
night clubs promptly at 3 a. m,
Wednesday. Hotels. which are I'M
mune from curfew restrictions ad-
vertised dancing until dawn" "
Cover charges will run as high as
$50 a person.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
FAIR SKIES
ENTICE BIG
GAME CROWD
Both Teams in Good
Shape for Battle
OF Grapefruit

Fair weather Of the real Valley
variety was indicated Tuesday for
New Years day and preparations
were being made In Brownsville to
entertain an overflow crowd at
Tucker athletic field. where the
first annual Battle or Grapefruit
is to be played.
A classy fast team which Coaches
Dutch Rektorik and I. =. Martin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
Cold Snap Helped Citrus
Expert Declares Fruit VIII Have More Color
Trees Also Greatly Benefited

The recent cold snap Of great benefit 70 the citrus industry
This Is encouraging opinion cf a r. Sanu 49,
of the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers exchange
recently from Florida sandln an expert grower e 0
600 in Florida - r.-a,tr
~ account of the previous rains and weather. Tar 5ano
e citrus had growth and was not putting on
s !. should For this reason cold has been q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
WASHTNGTON GAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l-tFl-
Washington will see the new year
in tonight with all the frivolity
and merry-making usually asso-
ciated with that event.
In spite Of a dignified example
set by President and Mrs. Hoover,
who plan a quiet evening at home,
hotels and night clubs prepared
for a maximum Of patronage ard
the police department made ready
to supervise throngs or New Years
eve revelers.
Although their New Years eve
observance viii be Of quiet nature,
Mr.. and Mrs. l-0over will make lp
for IL tomorrow with the tradition
al White House reception
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

Brownsville police are all In IA
vor of celebrating the occasion but
they have their own ideas about how
il should be done.
IL Is all right TO be noisy, they
say, but not too noisy. Shooting az
firearms IN the city is absolutely
taboo. Those who think otherwiss
it was stated, will be convinced via
a fine OF Sl25.
Theatres here and IN other VAL
ley towns will hold "whoopee" par
ties.
Coming Of the new year in the
Valley is a happy event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
3 = X

Filled to the smiles bright the balmy sunshine
Brownsville ready daable things Of 1929
and greet gay noy reeenty OF the New Year
Midnight services we're scheduled many small
planned private homes While ata
ready for the liyelest night in years
The night both tonight and tomorrow
the river
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
LIQUOR Hearing Set

Preliminary hearing for q man
caught with N quantity OF liquor
Monday evening BY City Policeman
Abelardo Olivera was to be held
before u. S. Commissioner T. K.
Goodrich Tuesday afternoon.
Olivera turned the man over to
McNabb, mounted customs inspect
or.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
FOR RIOTERS

TICKETS FOR RIOTERS
Authorities In charge OF the
tilt have asked hat girls TO
participate in the cheering sec
ton wear white dresses.
These girls will be given
tickets when they apply 20 the
mai gate at Tucker field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide nc Point Isabel
today, under normal metecroio-
gscal conditions:
High s~..-4aa@s@r4@#4#4H u-@D pH HaH
Low 1ppp#M#MMM4m#@R A1+1N M4 NhH
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today today ....-.......o %
Sunrise tomorrow .s.s........-f.l -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

RaONEy may be the root OF all
eva, but booze certainly seems
~ to be at the bottom Of a lot
OF it these days.
One paper picked up in our sane
tum sanct0rIm today has the fol-
lowing headlines on a single page:
Liquor slayers to be arraigned"; (;
Attorney to appeal whiskey rebel
lion verdictS"; "WetS take advan-
tare Of enforcement row TO ask
change in Volstead law; Rum
slaying quiz starts; Moran avoids
raiding party"
Read all Of those and then got
scared to turn inside. A cork prob
ably would have popped right out in
our face.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

CHICAGO tourists lead in visitors
to Brownsville and the Valley.
is the sense Of a headline in
cur own Incompatible paper.
And there has not been a single
qanRster meeting, or a machine-gun
killing. II they keep on coming. We
may get some new ideas about Chi
carc as well as the Windy City peo-
ple get new ideas about the VAL
ley.
A FEW more from Wisconsin
~ ought to come on down and
find out that the Valley ma
es are not web-footed. and that
1n they, themselves. can find a
NJ To walk around on dry land.
HOTTA ask the indulgence Of our
IN readers today. while we get an
early start up the Valley.
Have to drive up 1t once in a while
and then come back and dream over
how pretty it Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
RIVER FORECAST

There viii no material change In
the river during the next few days
Flood Present 1f-Hr. 1f-Hf.
Stage Stage CHING Ran
EAGLE Pass ...16 26 00 .n1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31
in OUR
VALLEY
, BY CHARLES HALL +,

A ficiaily authentic concerning
~ the closing Of the port at La
redo. business men Of that city are
either taking steps which they con-
slider necessary to keep 1t open, or
they are unduly panicky.
A mass meeting was held last
might, at which it is said 400 signed
petitions asking the resignation Of
Judge John A. Walls, and in case Of
his refusal to ask his removal from
office by Moody.
Out Of the Laredo port situation
there arose. for a while at least, q
rather peculiar feeling toward
Brownsville. Some Of the people OF
Laredo seemed to think that
Brownsville was aiding and abetting
some OF their many troubles. which
have descended upon them lately.
They could hardly be more wrong.
Many were the expressions heard IN
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
and bansing circles Monday, all 70
the effect OF sincere regret that
such a situation should have arisen
in a sister city.
Brownsville's position in the mat
ter has been made very plain, at
least to the chamber Of commerce
at Laredo. No such misfortune as
losing their port Is wished here. In
fact, the very opposite Is wished.
Brownsville merely wants the
r.sst
insists on penalizing Laredo. which
is only natural. Brownsville feels
that X the customs business Is 60
inging some where else, 1t should
rightfully come here. Laredo, we
sympathize with you.
TsaE airplane crash at Amarillo
yesterday had one principal In
the tragedy, who was known
in Brownsville. At least he visited
here with the Fort Worth aerocade
last fall.
This was Lieut.. Robt. Gray.
Lieut.. Gray had probably more TO
do with the establishment OF air in
terest at Amarillo than any other
single person. For months and
months he flew in and out Of the
city. with planes not one half so
good as that in which he was kill
ed, making barely enough money in
the venture to keep body and soul
together. He might have been
termed the pioneer Of air minded
Amarillo.
1t seems strange that fate should
take a hand just as the young man
was beginning 10 realize some fl
nancial gain from his many years OF
labor, that not only his own life,
kM that OF his lovely young wife,
6puld be snuffed out along with
three other business men OF the city.
One never knows how providence
viii proceed, its own plans TO pur-
sue.
FROM what can be gathered By
press dispatches It seems that
Weslaco, temporarily at least,
has lost its proposed bridge across
the Rio Grande. President Hoover
pigeon-holed the bill In the first
pocket veto.
Az A1HE 10 AA41 A(110AA AAAhN NAAN
proposed bridge would not connecs
with an approved highway, and
that It had not been approved by
the chief Of bureau Of public roads.
Representative Garner worked hard
to get the measure TO Hoover, but
It seems that about all they have
to date is the reputation of present.
ing the first bill to be pocket-ve-
toed. Weslaco and those interested
in the Valley feel grateful to Mr..
Garner for his interest, but at the
same time cannot help but feel that
they cannot walk or drive over the
river on a bill laying in a White
House drawer.
NNONEY may be the root Of all
- .a.-m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-31

Insurance Is An Asset
Rcl Grande Valley Trust Co.--Adx.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
TO INSPECT ALMSHOUSE.

Chiefly routine matters occupied
the board of supervisors at its Dec
emher noeeting last week. All mem
bers of the board, M. F. Senter, chair
man, Wiley Trivette, Carl Deel'
Wiley Compton and Trigg Dotson,
were present. Upon request of ma
ioritv of the voters of Turner pre-
cinct, the supervisors set up each
boundary Of land as lawful fence
for hogs for the precinct.
The supervisors laid over the mat
ter of having an industrial survey
made to a later meeting, and decid-
ed to investigate at first hand the
working of consolidated almshouse
at Dublin before giving final con-
sideration to the proposed almshouse
in the extreme Southwest. The board
will 90 to Dublin December 16 and
return to Wytheville for the hearing
on state road ALLEGATIONS December
II. Each of the supervisors privately
expressed satisfaction with the ten
tative ALLEGATION of $4,000 for COM
pleting grading of the Fremont-Hay-
81 highway, which touches the town
of Clinchco.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
GRUMPY SCHOOL, HAS INCREAS-
ED ENROLMENT

Grundy, Dec. Embodiment in
the high school department of the
Grundy high school has almost doub-
led this year. The total now number
ing almost two hundred. OF this num-
Der, forty-three are members of the
senior class, who will graduate in
May. This is the largest class ever
scheduled to be graduated in the his
tory of the school.
The membership of this class re-
presents seven counties of Virginia.
There are also represented six states,
West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
North Carolina and Georgia.
The total enrolment in the ele-
mentary department is one hundred
and seventy-six. The entire school is
represented by faculty of fifteen
members. Prof. ]. E. Smith, form
err principal, was recalled in Septem-
Der to again resume the duties as
principal.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
New Vehicle Commissioner

Vt. Mccall Frazier, of Bluefeld,
will be named director of the De-
partment of Motor Vehicles, to sue
coed James M. Hayes, Jr., who asked
that he not be considered for re
appointment. Frazier, who managed
the campaign of John Garland Pol
lard for Governor, was named recent
ly by Governor Byrd to succeed 10
seph Button as commissioner of in
surance.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
COAL COMPANY LEADS DICKEN
SON TAXPAYERS

Approximately onefourth of the
taxes levied in this county for 1929
were not paid when the penalty was
added on December 5, according to
estimates made in the office of
Treasurer John M. Rasnick.
On December Mr.. Rasnick re-
ceived S118, 086.04 in taxes, of the
nearly 100000 total for 1929. 1t
is stated that the large collection for
one day exceeds all past records.
Clinohfield Coal Corporation led
the list of large taxpayers in Dick
enson county with $76,158.71.
Cl'nchfield Railway company paid
$36,394.49, Splashdam Coal Corpor-
alton $1,177.77, Steinman Coal Cor
poration $1,590.56, and citizens ad-
ded $2,164.51 to complete the large
payment of one day to Mr.. Rasnick.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
A New History of
SW. Va. Published
A Second Publication By L. P. Sum-
mers Seaturing The History
OF Southwest Virginia

A handsomely bon" volume of
L. P. Summers latest history which
is entitled The Annals of Southwest
ern Virginia 1769-1800, has just
been issued from the Kingsport Press
and is another valuable addition to
the collection of history already com
piled by Mr.. Summers of this sec
ton of Virginia.
The section of Virginia covered by
these Annals include the lower Val
ley of Virginia and extending west
until the, formation of Kentucky
County in 1777, as far as there was
settlements or the Mississippi River
and the break in the Allegheny
mountains the course of least resist
ance for the many emigrants to the
west in the early days.
This sectic was settled by Scotch
Irish, Dutch, German, English and
Swiss emigrants many of them COM
ing from Boston, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
They constituted the hardest of
the race and ere mostly educated
men and women of high intellectu
atty.
With the coming of the Revolu-
ton practically the whole population
aligned themselves on the side Of
the Continental Congress and her
men in great numbers actively par
ticipated in the many battles of the
Revolution.
Many of her men went to make of
the complement of the little army
Of George Rogers Clark in his ex-
petition to Vincennes and Kaskas-
kia and her people were unaided in
the battle of Kings Mountain and
Gullford Court House and numerous
engagements that drove CORVALLIS
to Yorktown and surrender and our
independence.
Patrick Henry, the Great Orator
and Statesman, had four brothers
in-law living in this territory, viz
General William Campbell, General
w lam Christian, General William
sell and Col. Thomas Madison, a
first cousin of President Madison.
The entire population men and wo-
men. were active in this struggle.
After the Revolution the men who
had visited the West and Northwest
under Gen. Clark and others led the
great tide of emigration into all the
west, northwest and southwest. Will
liam Mcmillan and company of
men from Abingdon, having made
the first settlement at the present
site of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
HONEY CAMP ITEMS

Roy Hawkins, of Long Fork was a
guest Of Mr.. r. w. Beverly last Fri
day night.
Mr. John H. Strouth made a bust
ness trip to Clintwood Saturday.
-'Uncle" Ira Boggs, of Darwin, was
a visitor of the Honey Camp School
last Friday The pupils all seemed
to be delighted to see his coming.
Mr.. Boggs very interestingly enter
tains the children with songs, jokes,
and old time spelling. Here is one
word he spells end pronounces by
syllables. See if you can pronounce
it. "Par- al-lel-la- pi-pe-don-ic- ches-
pus-pul-ga-tion."
Mrs. Martha Richardson, her little
daughters, Agnes and Virgie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvan Richardson, Eliza Null
Inns, Kedric Crabtree, Kedric Baker,
Lonnie Rose, Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Beverly, Earl Stanley, Carl Brown
ing q Bruce Buchanan were the
RaIio guests of the home of R. w.
Beverly last Saturday night.
We are indeed glad to see the
Herald resume its publication. The
people of this community welcome its
interesting columns. Best wishes for
your success, Mr.. Editor.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
Man Wounded By
Blast At Fremont

Dec. 1G Especial to the Herald) =
Conrad Osborne, of Scott county, an
employee of the Clinchfield Railroad
Company, was. struck by rock hurl-
ed by blast and was painfully in
jured on the leg. Osborne was help
ing to excavate warehouse site for
the Clintwood Hardware Company at
Fremont, when a blast was set off
and quite good sized rock striking
Osborne. Osborne was brought to
Clintwood and an X-ray examina-
ton made by DR.. Phipps who found
no serious injury. Osborne was per-
mitted to go home, but was COM
PEELED to use clutches.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
PARDONED

Attorney J. c. Smith received a
letter from Governor Byrd today
informing him that he had granted
a conditional pardon to his client
Speed Potter who was serving a fif-
teen year sentence in the penitenti-
airy. Potter was convicted in the
circuit court of Dickinson county
in 1926 of second degree murder for
killing Arville Rowe of Kentucky in
the Breaks of Cumberland mountain
and has served little more than
three years of his time. His attorney,
j. C. Smith, has made a very diligent
and earnest fight for the release of
his client and is to be congratulated
for his success in the release of him.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-12
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Mrs. Stella Harris, of Fremont,
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Smith, here last Monday.
Keenis Stone, from down on the
Pound, was in town today. He had
the Herald sent to his son, Gus, at
Heller, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. John I Sutton are
the proud parents of fine baby girl.
Both mother and babe are getting
along nicely.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Large,
a fine baby girl. The mother and
babe are getting along nicely at
Sutherland's Hospital.
Chas. Parragin, Of Steinman, was
in town Monday and informed us that
he has sold his property on Road
Branch to Mr.. J. H. Fuller.
j. C. Smith made business trip
to Lebanon last Tuesday, where ne
had several matters to come before
the circuit court which is now in SEES
sion there.
Harve Damon, a good citizen of
of our town, happened to the mis-
fortune of getting his leg very badly
hurt a few days ago. He is able to
be about by the use Of cane.
DR.. A. l., Jones, of Splashdam,
was in Clintwood this morning on
business and professional matters
Dr.. Jones will read the Herald for
while.
G. b. Davis, of Norland, Vas was
IN town Monday evening and came
in to see us. He spent some time
Looking over our shop.
We venture. to say that Mr.. E. P
Kennedy is the champion rabbit hunt
err of this section, having caught
forty rabbits in the last five days
thereby averaging eight rabbits per
day.
P. Sherman Mullins is reported to
be very i'll at this writing. We have
heard various reasons advanced as
to the probable cause of his illness
but we decline to discuss either OF
them now.