Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-22

fuse her with the pupils"
II E. Ruth Pyrtle, edu-
Gator.
from Columbus, Ohio, today comes
one Of the ghastliest accounts
o. carnage flashed over news
aper wires in many, many years.
tells Of the burning to death OF
I'll ~ prisoners, and the serious injury
n 80 other men trapped like rats
= III o~vercrowded prison.
Some men went mad and acted
nSanely. Others exhibited their
resentment against society by cut
ing the fire hose and hurting stones
heroic rescuers.
Today with smoke curling over
ne ruins Of that penitentiary, and
he smell OF burning flesh sickening
ne nostrils Of weary tired men still
III work, our prison problems Of
yercrowding rise in a terrible form
10 challenge the duty of a nation.
MEANWHILE here in Brownsville
the report Of the grand jury,
just adjourned, and the report
III q Brownsville Herald reporter
how the prisoners stacked in the
Cameron county jail In a ratio
omething like three to one OF the
maximum capacity for which II was
Constructed.
And, furthermore. Ii is said this
the ease with a fund set aside
Tonne time ago for that very pur-
lose.
Youths and aged persons, some
1elieved to be dying, all occupy the
anne cell. with insane persons some
ines thrown in for a greater over
y rowded measure.
The time TO prevent an occurrence
iff q similar incident to that at
columbus Is now. And the how to
Ito It Is too evident to insult the
Intelligence Of the reader BY setting
/ forth.
And whether such a tragedy should
yer occur here. what about the
Y umane issue now? Is there none?
cts get busy. The engineer OF this
olumn is blaming none, Just calling
n all.
OTHERWISE. we have in the VAL
lev the high chiefs Of the Wes-
II tern Union Telegraph company.
n hey slipped into Brownsville and
laid nothing, but special dispatches
ut OF Cincinnati declare they are
VI Ding to spread out IN the service
a ffered the Valley.
II Is said that the chief IL OF
his 4 the future Of the Valley fore
Ieen BY these big business men.
he Postal Telegraph company evil
Y emily thinks the same thing. and
moving in new offices, which VIII
Eaon re opened for business.
llfN ccount Of the expectation of
Ill irwin Cobb, noted writer, to visit
South Texas appeared in yester-
laws Herald. If Mr.. Cobb ever
Iones to Houston every citizen and
ahamber Of commerce in the Valley
Ibould ioin forces with Captain
liam sterling in getting him down
Here.
rohb will probably crack many
Joke about 1t all when ne goes
lack east, but some OF the best ad-
tEertising the Ford car ever had
l-as the horde Of jokes about il.
\ Ehich spread over the nation Ike
] lid fire.
4 lxrARM DAYS for bathing. with
I'M blankets pulled up al night. II
q All a mistake about this win
- resort business. The Valley IS
10th a winter and spring resort
lhuR port bill has been reported
n the house, ard q vote on 1t
n q now expected Friday, instead
Wednesday. It still looks like
E,,,v for the work 10 start.
"
ikrur river Is spreading out like a
-,cantic adder: another rain is
Sainr promised by the weather
@orhet. potatoes and tomatoes are
49, With beans sprinkled IN be-
nnsn. oil Is to be sought near Rey-
<eea looks like to US that If signs
-,o5 times we're any better we
So,,Id not stand it that Is all.
<orrSD on THE WIRES
- Audiences OF
80 philadelphia orchestra dis
--aad with the director, Leo
etntouyki, as to the merits OF
osS use' and he will abide by their
pss In a curtain speech. he said
AE 81 was disturbing and an
anr;tance perhaps from the dark
Then he sent a QUESTIONABLE
q subscribers and TOO favored
rna4USe.
~RENCE. italy - D. p. Ray
rDt-rlinq professor Of India who
asIiinT around the world, On
he left Lahore. where ne IS
az Of the faculty Of Samay
nS-a and since then has been
0l s,sht countries. He expects to
ia e.s United States In the fall.
III YORK - Here Is a prize
NEm definition: art is that
nntns rhich the imagination has
eau.s and which awakes in the
- an emotion Of pleasure
psst 10 that Of the creator" Mrs.
n sloan. wife of the president Of
society OF independent artists
awarded 500 for II.