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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Leaders Gather in Drouth Meet

Ohio: William G.. Conley. West Vir-
ginia; John G. Pollard. Virginia:
John E. Erickson. Montana: Clyde
NJ. Reed, Kansas: John Hanfmil.
Iowa, and Arthur j. Weaver OF Neb-
raska. Governor Sampson Of Ken
lucky sent Senator Robson as his
representative and Governor Parnell
Of Arkansas had Harvey t. Harri-
son, Little Rock attorney. and T.
Roy Field. assistant director Of ex-
tension Of the University Of Arkan-
sas, attend for his state.
Survey Ready
President Hoover arranged to first
give the executives a summary Of
exhaustive surveys Of the drought
areas which have been conducted
under his direction during the past
two weeks. Then the opinions Of the
state heads themselves. and their
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dren, discovered the flames and
reused the children. Firemen car
ried the three to safety down lad
ders.
Mrs. Brown. who was sleeping
downstairs. was hurled from the
house by a policeman who saw the
flames. She was slightly bruised
when she was pushed against a col
umn on the porch.
Frank Shafer, father Of Louis, was
in Beaumont when the home burned
Cause Of the fire Is unknown.
Screams Protest
The small form of Louis wrapped
In a blanket. was taken from am up
stairs room by two firemen while
the fire was at its height.
Mrs. Shafer, screaming In protest
owe leaving her son In the burning
structure, was taken forcibly down
a ladder, accompanied by Frank. j..
and Rose.
Mrs. Brown said the fire was be-
lieved 70 have started from a gas
stove on the second floor.
Mrs. Shafer said she was asleep
when she heard some n shout.
Il was sleeping with my daughter,
Rose" Mrs. Shafer said. The two
boys we're asleep IN the next room
when I avoke, my room was
filled with smoke. The walls were
afire. I grabbed Rose and hollered
to the boys to get up. Louis ran
into the room crying:
Tin on fire. mamai'
Il grabbed him To me ! ran with
him. Frank and Rose 70 the front
porch. The firemen ran up their
ladder. Louis jerked away from me-
screaming that he couldn't stand II
and ran back into the house.
II started after Louis and one or
the firemen grabbed me. He warned
me not TO go back In there as /
would get killed. / fought. One Of
the firemen calleS downstairs fOr
help In handling me. You know how
a mother is. 1 pleaded with them
to get Louis. But IL was fully ten
minutes after the firemen cot there
that they rescueI my child.
Il finally went down the ladder.
I knew that they were going to make
me do 10. When I reached the
ground. I was trying to get back into
the house to get Louis when a cti-
rious thought flashed through my
mind. II was the advice OF an uncle
who had been a fireman TO the ef-
feet that Ii was best to let the fire.
men handle the situation at a fire.
The firemen denied that there was
any unnecessary delay IN the boys
rescue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
west TEXAS
WORD BATTLE
GROWS WARM
Sterling Traps Jim
In Accusation
OF Crime
by The Associated Press)


The campaign for the democratic
nomination for governor took on
renewed color today as James z.
Ferguson and Ross S. Sterling NOV
ed deeper into the hotly- disputed
West Texas territory.
Ferguson was booked for an ad-
dress at Colorado and Sterling for
speeches at Tulia, Happy. Floyda-
da. the Hank Smith Ranch and
Lubbock. Ferguson spoke last night
at Floydada and Sterling at ANA
rillo.
Ferguson's speech bristled with
personalities. but he asserted per-
sonalities had been introduced into
the campaign by his enemies with
their talk OF honesty in govern
ment."
He said he was instrumental i'm
passing the Small land bill over
the veto OF Governor Dan Moody
and declared that he always had
been the friend Of West Texas. He
declared the penitentiary system
had been efficiently managed dur
ing the administration Of his wife.
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson. and took
a firm stand against prison reloca-
ton. He said escapes during Mrs.
Ferguson's tenure OF office were
not as many as during three weeks
of Governor Moody's administra-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
FASHION GOLF
TOURNEY OPENS
Brownsville Country Club
To Be Scene Of Play
For Four Days

Handicaps for thirty-six players
have been posted al the Browns
Vile Country club for the Fashion
tournament, which opens today.
This tournament, the first Of a
number planned for the fiscal year,
will cover a period OF the next four
days. Thirty-six holes medal play
are required. the contestants TO
play the first eighteen today Or to-
morrow. and the remaining eighteen
Saturday or Sunday.
Prizes have been offered by the
Fashion Shop. With the handicaps
established. it is anyone's tourna-
ment.
The handicaps follow:
r. B. Rentfro. II; DR.. Harry Loew,
IL: Drew Patterson. IA: Fl. ID.
Seago. IS: r. NJ. Pate. %: o. d.
Deputy. IA: Mrs. o. ID. Deputy. IS;
Roy Sethman. So; Volney Taylor.
10; Sam Bell. -; Red" Heaner, g.;
Ted Fehrenbach. II; c. M. Hall. 30:
+. Christian. %: Charles Pickett. 81;
Milton West. 16: George Desha. IL;
Jesse bennett. Is: A. D. Dickinson.
"a; Bob Ernst. l9: u. B. Kent. III:
w. B. Walton. IA; Augustine Celaya.
%; A. K. Black. "a: Gordon Street,
%: Z. J. Tucker. Is: w. G. Craig.
20; q. G. Richardson. Is: Fl. II.
Thomas. %: Mrs. j. NJ. George, 90:
r. B. Creager. IL: Ben Proctor. 2s:
j.. 7. George. s.: j.. M. George. A.:
Travis Jennings. II: Benito Longo-
ria. %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
KIWANIS CLUBS
AFTER MEETING

A move will be made in the near
future TO bring the 1882 conven-
ton OF the Kiwanis club Of the
Texas Oklahoma district TO the
Valley, Curtis Clark. lieutenant
governor Of the organization in
this district said during the regular
meeting held at the FL Jardin
Thursday noon.
Nothing definite in this direc-
ton has been done yet. he said,
but announced that Harrington
contemplated immediate action.
This does not necessarily mean
that the meeting will be held al
Harrington. but in some Valley
town.
Mr.. Clark was the principal
speaker Thursday. and compli-
mented the local club for its at
tendance record. and for the aid
it has given the city In municipal
affairs. especially towards obtain
ing street markers. He added that
the various committees should be
praised for the work they had done.
and pleaded that all members aid
in the work. and not leave all the
labor to the president and chair
men OF the committees.
The lieutenant governor visits
70 clubs in his district annually.
and his visit here terminates his
regular visits.
w. A. Rasco was named Thurs
day as a trustee to represent
Brownsville at the state conven-
ton to be held in Lubbock Sept.
I and 2. AS delegates TO accompany
him, Sam Peri and Dewey Welch
were named. AS alternates. J. J.
Bishop and W. A. Hodge YER ap-
pointed.
Immediately after the meeting a
business session was held. Mr..
Clark meeting with club officials
and committee chairmen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Offers To Resign
Canada Mine Blast
Kills Two, Traps rs

PRINCETON. 3. c. Aug. 14.-tPl-
Two miners are known to have
been killed BY an explosion which
entombed forty-six others in the
Blackburn coal mine Of the Coal
mona Golfers. Ltd. near here last
night.
One miner was rescued by crews
which recovered the bodies. tenta-
lively identified as those of Albert
Coal and Reid Smith.
Rescue crews in their strenuous
efforts 70 rescue the entombed
miners rapidly dug through 800 feet
Of debris in a tunnel TO a point
where the cave-in blocked the pas
sage. imprisoning the forty-six men.
The cause OF the explosion was
not known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
CHARGES FILED
HIGH WAY
CRASH CASE
Byrd Hearing
Set Monday By
County

Charges OF negligent homicide
we're filed against Jack Byrd at noon
Thursday with L. M. Valdetero.
San Benito justice OF the peace, In
connection with the fatal accident
Tuesday evening at Z D m. in which
three persons were killed on the
highway between San Benito and
the Military highway.
The complaint charges that Byrd
was driving carelessly. and adds he
was driving at a rapid pace down
the left side OF the road. 1t was
in daylight that the accident oc-
CURED, it was pointed out.
Byrd's car was coming from the
Military highway, in the direction OF
San Benito.
Those killed we're:
Beatriz Alanis. II.
Julia Alanis, 9.
Jesus Luna, IS.
Alfonso Garcia. driving the a
which carried those who we're kill
ed, was injured slightly. and Jack
Byrd was also hurt, but not serious
~.
Gruesome Deaths
County attorney NJ. r. Hall Is
handling the case. ana Traffic Or
ficer f. E. Sadler and deputy
Sheriff Henry Gordon made the in
vestigation which resulted in charg-
es of negligent homicide being filed
against Byrd.
In describing the accident. Sad
Ter said: The impact was so ter
rifle that the skulls Of those who
were killed were crushed like eggs
when they struck the cement" .
Luna hit the ground SC ha-d that
his leg was shattered like a piece
Of brittle glass Gordon added. I'VE
found a piece Of bone between eight
and ten inches long On the ground
several feet from his body. 1t "a a
portion OF his leg, which had been
shot out Of his body by a jolt"
The examining trial was set for
Monday, August Is at IL o'clock IN
the morning. Mr.. Hall said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
IN OUR
HOW ABOUT 1T?
BY c. vi. HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
What does the Christian
character or balanced life mean?
It is this: Faith without credu-
lily. conviction without bigotry.
charity without condescension,
courage without pugnacity, self
respect without vanity, humility
without obsequiousness. love Of
humanity without sentimentality
and meekness with power"
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes.
"A woman in love has no con-
science or judgment
-Eugenia Bankhead Hoyt-Hoyt
Butt Lee.
The majority OF marriages
are not happy. Eighty per cent
Of them begin IN ecstasy and de-
velop into a habit"
Edgar Wallace, author.
Because they cannot hope to
succeed in small private enter
prises. American citizens have
lost their initiative and their
power to think
Theodore Dresser.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
BUCLE CORPS
VICTORY seen

The Brownsville bugle and drum
corps which has achieved promin-
ence at two national conventions Of
the American Legion. stands a good
chance OF placing first in the state
contests to be held at Austin Sept.
!, 2 and 3 in conjunction with the
state convention.
The Brownsville corps will attend
the convention as representative OF
the 18th district OF Texas. Posts
from all parts of the district, which
is the same as the 18th congress
sional district, r contributing TO
the corps expenses TO Austin. The
McAllen post l. the first TO report,
sending SIS TO aid in defraying x
penseS.
Hard AT Work
A $500 prize has been hung up
for the best bugle-drum corps III
the state and the local group plans
to make a determined bid for It..
Under the leadership Of w. r..
tBilD Riekel, the corps Is now
working on a new repertoire. The
buglers and drummers are practic-
ing twice a week at Tucker field
with the aid OF electric lights. "Our
new routines are looking better
every day. and I believe we will be
able 10 put on our best performance
at Austin" Kiekel. who has led the
group through two national conven-
tons. says.
AT the national convention In San
Antonio two years ago. the Browns
vile men placed 23rd out Of 81 n
tries. They we're first in the state
Of Texas.
Three stand Out
Last year. after a years practice,
the Brownsville men placed 18th
out or lot entries, again winning
first in the state. They were ac-
corded much publicity at the Louis
vile convention. They we're selected
as one Of the crack organizations at
a special performance in the st.
Louis Browns ball park. Only Miami,
Fla, and Brownsville corps we're al
lowed to participate in this demon
stration.
At the state convention In Austin.
the 18th district entry Is expecting
keen competition from Waco. Am
arillo and Houston. Austin has a
crack organization also. but due TO
the fact that she Is host to the con-
vention her corps will not compete.
After the state convention. the
Brownsville corps Is planning to
attend the national convention in
Boston during the first week I'M Oct
ober. Several projects for raising
funds for this trip are being form
ulated at present. One OF these in
wolves the distribution OF some 100
600 pamphlets on the Valley In the
larger cities Of the east and middle
west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
County Commission
To Meet Saturday

The Cameron county commission
er's court will hold a meeting SAT-
urdav in order to pay the mid
monthly estimates BY contractors.
No other business is slated to
come before the session.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Mother Is Held
While Boy Burns
Houston Lad Rushes Back into Home Flames;
Mother Fights Firemen Who
IN Rescue Family

HOUSTON, Aus. i4-CP-A sx-year-old boy lost his life and four
persons were rescued when flames destroyed a twotory home here
early today.
Louis shafer, six, succumbed to burns and suffocaton soon after ne
was taken from the flaming house by fremen-
Mrs. Frank Shafer. mother OF Louis, her daughter. Rose, II. her son,
Frank, Jr, IL, and Mrs. n. E. Brown were rescued.
Mrs. Shafer. who was sleeping on the second floor with the two chill
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Bobbitt Challenges Alfred
On Position With Ferguson
Immediate Declaration Is Asked Whether
Opponent for Attorney General Is
Obligated to Big Jim

FORT WORTH. Aug. 14-Attorney General Robert Lee Bobbitt said
here last night: Il have told you that I am against Fergusonism. My
opponent has said: what has that got to do with this business Of being
attorney general?"
My answer is: that this campaign has developed to a point that
there is one major issue in the attorney generals race-whether a Fer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
II DIES

BIRMINGHAM. Aug. Ill.,
Mrs. James *. Vardamen. rs. widow
OF the former governor and senator
from Mississippi. died here yester-
day. less than two months after the
death of her husband.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Friday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonight and Friday: not much
change in temperature
Light to fresh southerly w1rds on
the coast.
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guson man Or a non-Ferguson man should be your next attorney
genera.
Ladies end gentlemen. you know the legal record OF Jim Ferguson
both in and out of office; you know of bribery; you know Of resu-
tuition Of public monies.
II does not take more than the intelligence Of my opponent to know
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Pension Advocated

He defended Mrs. Ferguson's par
don record, lauded thes work of the
highway department during her ad-
ministration, advocated old age pen
sions and an elective highway COM
mission and denounced the propos-
ed highway bond issue. saying he
was for bringing the government
closer to the people"
Sterling at Amarillo explained
his plan for building a state high
way system by means OF bonds fl
nanced with a gasoline tax rather
than a tax on property. saying the
present method Of financing high
way building was inequitable and
unfair. He said that under his
plan the state would obtain an ade-
quate system. it would be paid for
by the people who used the high
ways. and the counties would be
relieved Of the burden Of road taxes
Sterling Replies
He advocated improvement Of
the school system, shortening OF
] ours for labor and improvement
Of state institutions. and replied TO
a number Of charges made by Fer
guson.
He says he KEEP, me out of the
penitentiary.' Sterling said. IF he
did. he violated the law and Is I'M
fit TO be even proxy governor. But
l say the story is false
Governor Dan Moody continued
TO attract attention with his de-
nunciation Of "Fergusonism." The
governor spoke at Honey Grove
and Greenville and attacked the
records Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
as administrators. Plans were laid
for a gigantic rally at Dallas next
week at which Governor Moody
would appear.
The candidates for the democratic
nomination for attorney general,
James V. Alfred and r. l.. Bobbitt.
flung more and bigger challenges
to each other. Alfred spoke at San
Augustine, Jasper and Orange:
Bobbitt at Whitesboro. Pilot Point.
Aubrey. Argyle and Roanoke. con-
GLIDING with a radio address at Fort
Worth.
Offers To Resign
In a statement. Bobbitt said he
would resign as attorney general If
charges that he had been guilty Of
unethical conduct in management
of an oil company suit were sub
stantiated. He further proposed
that If the charges were proven
to be false Alfred should make pub
Continued on Page TWO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14
Alfred Silent

Now then Jim is running ahead
this time. And Jimmie won't tell
the people whether he is Jim Fer
guSon'S man or not.
Another reason why I charge
that he and Jim cover UP with the
same Official bed sheet Is because
Jimmie has been availing himself
Of the opportunity to advertise in
a certain weekly paper called the
Ferguson Forum. i have here with
me a copy bearing his advertisement
which ! am pleased TO exhibit to
your gaze. Now since you've caught
me in possession Of this paper. and
since / have exhibited IL ( you. I
want to apologize for presenting be-
fore a crowd Of respectable people,
and at the same time I want to ex-
plain how ] came by it. I have
spent a lot OF money in nv life, -
some Of II was well spent, some OF
1t I regret having spent. But I do
not have TO carry around with me
a stricken conscience for having
spent a nickle for a Forum. / found
this enc on the street.
And 50 he gets Jim to appoint his
little brother district attorney. He
plays fast and loses with Ferguson
III 1926, in 1880 he advertiSeS In the
Ferguson Forum: and now becon I.
politically t~ongue-tied and jim-jam
Alfred can't tell you whether he's
for or against Jim and Ma. for a
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RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
In the river during the next few
days.
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Be Wise-TnsurlzC
Rio Grande Valley Trust Go. tAGy.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14

that If a friend of Ferguson be-
comes attorney general. a man
elected by sympathy Of Ferguson
and by the votes Of Ferguson sup
porterS. then Ferguson is not only
governor Of the state through his
wife as governor. but also has a
friend as attorney general.
The legal machinery OF the at
torney generals office remains your
only safeguard in the event Fer
gusonism again runs wild in our
state government. Ten davs ago
challenged my opponent to make
an immediate and definite declar-
alton Of whether he is not under
obligation to Ferguson. To this
day he has evaded the question.
l ask you why?
In 1925 Jim Alfred. then district
attorney in Wichita county. resigned.
His little brother. Bonnie. was ap-
pointed in big brothers place BIZ
Jim Ferguson, acting for Ma.
Now picture. II you please, Bonnie
Alfred. sitting or one side of the
counsel table as lawyer for the state,
and James Alfred. his brother. ac-
ross from him, representing some
client charged with violation OF
the state law.
Little brother. Ben Alfred on one
side, and big brother. Jim Alfred on
the other. : big brother defending
the criminal and telling little broth
er the district attorney, what he
wanted him TO do.
This Is reason No. I.
-Four years ago when Jimmie wa:
running, throughout the first pri.
mary he was as silent as a sphyns
on the Ferguson question. 49, want.
ing the Ferguson vote, and gettinl
II. But when the Fergusons were
a couple Of hundred thousand be.
hind in the first primary he jumped
right 5quare on top Of the othel
fellows band wagon and gave one
yell Of 'hurrah.' He must have
practiced jumping in the back yarC
for a time to see how far he coulc
Jump in making 1t from one banC
wagon TO another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
High ........ $50 a- m; 900 p- m.
Low ........ l2:46 a. m 2.l0 D. III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14

WITH the white wing season open
wv a dearth III the mighty fish stor-
w les which have been going the
rounds Of the Valley has ensued.
Animated Annie says she simply
cannot find a good story on white
wing shooting, because she cannot
find a hunter who has gone out
who has not got his limit"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14

TOME day Valley land along the
~ main highways viii be sold by
- the front foot instead Of by the
acre. And we do not believe we
are overly foolish IN saying that;
nor will we charge any land man
ANYTHING for the idea II he wants
II as a selling point
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-14

rROM all we can gather Browns
vile will get its new postotfice
at an early date. The speed
with which the survey S being OBJ
tanned speaks for BrownSville's get
ting her new letter home before
ONE other cities in Texas. which
have been awarded federal buildings.
That Is another good reason for
keeping at home a man Of the in
fluence Of r. B. Creager at Wash
ington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-11
A Reasonable Value

Announcement is made by county COM
missioners and church boards that decision
has finally been reached by the two churches
on the Memorial site to sell to the county at
a reasonable figure.
large amount of sentiment has been
created in favor of the removal OF the
churches now. 1t is argued that they mar
the inpressiveness of the monument, that
erection of new churches would furnish en-
plovment, that the price of the churches Is
likely to be lower now than in the future.
When the matter proceeds to the point OF
fixing value on the church properties II
should direct attention to the whole subject
of real estate values and raise, perhaps
moral as we'll as practical questions.
On what basis should the property OF
these churches be fixed? Ought the same
standards that would be used for privately
owned property be applied? Can the churches
accent payment on increased values that
have come as result of growth of the city?
The value of the real estate has increased
since the time the churches were erected.
Every citizen has contributed to this in
CREASE IlSISlJ ny living III
That increase is a social product, known
to the single taxer as "unearned increment
There are those who believe that all such
values should belong to society as whole
and that any profit from real estate is
fundamentally immoral.
Private ownership justifies such profits
by the theory that they have paid taxes and
are entitled to a profit from their sagacity
and thrift They envy the Aston family with
it's vast tribute collected from the millions
who have made New York the greatest city
on earth.
But the church property is not taxed
These churches have not paid any part of the
increase in value of their land to the public
in that form. That raises different ques-
tons. Practical men will undoubtedly settle
them. 1t is probable that the moral phases
may pass unnoticed. We will only find out
what is considered reasonable.