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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
CAMERON OUT
OF JUDGE RACE
Hidalgo Official Quits Post
He Has Held For
Five Years

N6kL046A W. &AAG 4AG4 1A4F
EDINBURG. April 12.-It was an
nounced late Saturday that Judge
A. w. Cameron, county Judge OF
Hidalgo county. will not run In the
next election.
This brings the total OF present
office holders in Hidalgo who will
not run to three, Sheriff A. Y.
Baker and County Clerk Cam r.
Hill having already announced that
they will not seek office again.
Sheriff Baker made his statement
New Years day, and was followed
shortly afterwards by the county
clerk.
Judge Cameron succeeded Judge
j. G. Epperson as county Judge In
1925, according 70 Cameron County
Judge oscar G. Dancy. an intimate
friend OF Cameron's.
The Hidalgo county Judge is n
native Of the state OF Alabama, and
~practlced law IN Fort Worth prior
To his moving to the Valley. He
married while in Fort Worth.
Judge Cameron lived a short
while I'm Mercedes before moving 70
Edinburg. where he ran successfully
as county Judge for several terms.
Judge Cameron is q graduate OF
the Vanderbilt school OF law.
He verified the statement that ne
did not intend 70 run again In q
long distance telephone converse
ton Saturday evening.
re Il pointed out that Judge Cam
eron Is one OF the most popular
office holders OF the present ad-
ministration. and that numerous
friends over the entire Valley re-
gret his announcement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Salt Tax Revolt In
India Week Old

BOMBAY, April 12=P- One
week ago tomorrow morning Nah
atma Gandhi opened the national
ist civil disobedience campaign by
entering the waters Of the gulf Of
Bombay near Dandi and defying
the governments salt monopoly by
crudely making salt from sea wa
ter.
After six days Of agitation, the
nationalist campaign tonight con-
tinuer with apparently undated
vigor. despite arrests OF many
Gandhi lieuUenants and the melting
out Of rigorous prison sentences.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Naval Treaty Takes
More Definite Form

LONDON. April u. III The
London naval treaty. which In q
large measure will eliminate world
competition in naval building for
the next five years. today began TO
take definite written form.
A draft was rushed into shape by
the drafting and expert committees
throughout the day, IN hope OF
submitting II to the delegates by
midnight for study over Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

where there was some INJURY W
early paintings from frost.
Estimates from various sources
place the total acreage at 275,o0o
acres. This is about the same as
last year when approximately 1885,
600 bales were ginned In the VAL
ley.
Dry land paintings. 1t Is believed,
are considerably larger than they
were a year ago. A falling off in
irrigation acreage has been report
ed.
Cotton thrives best, Mr.. Boyd ex-
planned, when nights are SO warm
as to cause persons to sleep with
out cover. There have been nc
such nights so far this season.
This does not mean. he pointed
out, that cotton has been damaged.
It's growth simply has been retard-
ed slightly. A good rain and a few
hot nights will enable the crop 10
catch UP In q hurry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
SMASH
INJURIES BOY
Youth Suffers Broken Collar
Bone and Crushed
Chest
Special 70 The HERALD

SAN JUAN, April 12- Grenville
Johnson. IL. a resident Of Clinton,
Ill, and spending the winter In
San Juan, vas seriously injured In
an automobile accident 5 p. m.
Saturday evening when a gravel
truck he was driving collided with
q sedan driven BY Harry Keller.
Mr.. Keller was uninjured, but
young johnson was rushed 70 the
McAllen hospital in an ambulance
and a rapid inspection revealed that
his chest was crushed, and his COL
lar bone broken in several places.
The truck driven by MI. Johnson
turned over two or three times,
witnesses stated.
The accident occurred n block
off the highway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Bullet Torn Body of Girl
Fails to Cine Clue to Slayer

WASHINGTON. April i2.-F-
An autopsy tonight OF the bruised
and bullet-torn body Of Mary Baker,
28-year-old government clerk, which
WIS found wedged in a culvert to-
day beside Arlington National ceme-
terry. failed TO give a clue 70 the
SLAYER.
The AUTOPSY showed the young
government worker had been shot
three times instead OF once. as was
first reported. One or the bullets
went through her neck. a second
penetrated under her left arm, and
a third entered her back. Her skull
was fractured and bruises on her
throat indicated she had been
stranEied.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

OF CaI4etlSburGY hy.B LOld Judge
WoIfford that they had investigated
Mrs. Vicker's death and funeral
ana that several persons had told
them that moisture had been wiped
from the woman's face twice during
the funeral services.
The sisters said that Mrs. vickers
was subject 20 fainting spells and
that she would lie IN a state OK CO.
ma for some time. They also told
the Judge that they understood she
was buried without being embalmed
and without the services OF an I'M
dertaker.
Mrs. Vickers was stricken
with a heart attack while prepar-
ing the evening meal In her home
at Denton, KY, March 27. She was
pronounced dead and was brought
here March 20. Services were held
at the Baptist church here the
same day.
According 70 Mrs. Clay and Mrs.
Johnson, moisture was noticed ON
the woman's face during the fu-
neral services and tt was wiped off.
Again nc the grave moisture was
noticed, they said. and 1t again was
wiped off. Burtl was in Grayson
cemetery.
It was reported here that the
state board OF health at LOUISVILLE
had been notified, but officials I'm
that city said they had heard moth
ing Of the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
West Point OF South

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. April
12-P)-The government today ap-
proved projects for the creation OF
a central military academy and
superior school OF war. Both VIII be
under the jurisdiction Of the min
lister Of war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Farmer Injured h
Run Over by Truck

Charles Nelson, farmer, was
brought to the Mercy hospital Sat-
urday night after having been in
tured when hit by his own truck
some eight miles out on the Boca
Chica road. He was believed 70 have
suffered internal injuries and pre-
parationS were being made 70 take
an X-ray.
According to reports, Nelson was
standing in front of his truck at
tempting to fix the radiator when
the rear of the truck was hit by a
car belonging to Mr- anr Mrs. d.
<. Baker Of Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

After completion OF the autopsy,
DR.. d. II. Swain. coroner OF Airing
ton county, Virginia, announced
that Miss Baker had been GRIMM
ally assaulted before being killed.
Described by friends as not the
type of girl TO III around" Miss
Baker last night attended a church
meeting with Inez Eyre.
Alarm was felt when she failed
to return to her home in Lyon
Village. Virginia. across the Poto-
mac river. his morning her auto
mobile was found. stained with
blood and abandoned. near Airing
ton. Va.
Then began another search. which
led To the discovery OF her body BY
Arlington County police.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

AUSTIN. April 12-P-The first
annual roundup or the University
OF Texas reached It's climax tonight
with the presentation or the pag-
cant Through the Years AZ Texas"
by q east or 1000 students and
faculty members The pageant de-
picted the progress or the university
from its establishment FRI 1883 70
the present and portrayed activi-
ties of the institution.
The new $500.J0 auditorium
gymnasium was dedicated follow
ing the pageant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
CLAIM WOMAN
BURIED ALIVE
Inferred Without Being Observation-Disclosures
Wiped From Face at Grave-Was
Stricken With Heart Attack

GRAYSoN. KY, April l2-F9-Circuit Judge q. w. woIf0rd or Car
ter county announced today he would call a grand Jury Monday 10 probe
charges that Mrs. Susue vckers, s.. for whom funeral services were held
here Monday, was buried alive.
Judge wolfnords announcement came after two sisters who formerly
employed Mrs. vickers. appeared before him and testified that, Fl their
opinion. the woman was buried while still living.
The women. Mrs George .. Clay and Mrs. Honchen Johnson. botl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

OF Coul-
e r is only too
what II
considers erron-
information
one of the Bet
Business Bur-
pamphlets.
When the repre-
s~entatives Of the
assume the
attitude Of being
very angry II
makes 1t appear
they are moi
% certain o. their
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Bad Old Chicagoans
Ground for Divorce

CHICAGO, April 12.-tP)-vienna
is a long way from Chicago. but
it's none too far away TO suit
Matthias Riger. who told his wife
he wouldn't come here because he
was afraid he would be shot down
by gunner.
Mrs. Riger. who came here from
Vienna in 1923, and learned to like
the place, told Judge Williams her
story in petitioning for q divorce.
She got It.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

INVITATIONS keep arising, or
rather some feel prone to De-
(, lieve that the Point Isabel :
brownsville deep-water project may
neet hard shedding in one or both
y the houses.
Information received from Wash
by The BroW--yille Herald
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Bank Reopens

ABILENE. April 12-Pl-The
Farmers State Bank or Merkel,
closed February 10. has been re-
organized and win open at the same
location Wednesday, officials an
nounced today.
The reorganiZed institution will
have capital OF S40.O 900 and a paid
in surplus OF $4,000. On the roll
Of stockholders are wealthy citi-
zens OF Merkel. Trent. Abilene.
Sweetwater. Haskell, and Stephen
bile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Woman Dies After
Car Srnashes Pole

DENTON. April 12.-P-Thrown
from O car into a telephone pole on
a downtown street corner Mrs W.
O. Porter, 81, was fatally injured
tonight. She died about two hours
after the accident, which occurred
when the car driven by her hus-
band. principal or a grammar
school here, collided with another
car &C the corner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Student Strikers
Are Under Arrest

HARROGATE, Tenn. April H.
P-The arrest OF two leaders OF
the student strike at Lincoln Me-
mortal University followed closely
today upon the the announcement
OF Judge j. II. S. Morrison. acting
president of the university, that
he had expelled one OF the arrested
boys and was empowered 10 do
anything necessary 70 break this
up"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

,pril II, follows
II secured from Mr.. Dempsey and
shcrs On the floor Of the House OF
representatives an agreement to
AXE I'D and pass the Rivers and
hrbors Bill on Wednesday the %.
y Is my Judgment you can depend
fbSolutely upon such procedure.
&Also got assurance or the floor Of
4he house that the President fav-
lied the Rivers and Harbors bill.
RlSo was assured by Mr.. Dempsey
Fkat he had investigated the situa-
non and that the bill would pass
ffe Senate with little or no opposi-
tbn. Regards"
ID (Signed) John N. Garner.
HHIS telegram would make 1t seem
" that the port project in one &C
tivity in which Mr.. Garner Is
Htensely interested.
hrVhen all Is said and done. and
Townsville and the Valley have the
ebrt, all south Texas ought to be IN
Etframe Of mind to even elect him
Resident, and the other Texas legis-
Wtors, who have assisted to Con-
Gess or Senate. either they may
Rlsire.
ESTIMATES Of the returns from
~ census takers show the Valley
already counted for aboJt l00.-
w. residents. and Brownsville al
tkdy TO have enumerated l5,OOO
Hsons within the city confines.
Kat this stage Of the count, 1t ap-
liars Brownsville will step into the
fss of cities with $4,000 or over.
ut there is a danger seen IN
vi a situation. At the early stages
1.-THE census the names flooded IN
Men toward the last they begin TO
Zine slower. At the very end they
a., hard to find.
Hrhere should never be q let-up
It'll the end. Brownsville belongs
the $4,000 class and every citizen
aovad aid the ~enumerators b. see
k that his name Is there
as the census taker been 70 see
Ne III not inquire Of your next
-Erhbor. II he has taken their
NLnes. II he has get busy and get
touch with Mr.. Bennett. You
ynt 10 be sure you are listed as a
zen of the United States ana
k-kownsville needs you. Mr.. Ben
hts phone IS no TOO. Fort Brown
knere YOU will be given connections
trruF Better Business Bureau OF
Detroit has said in rather GER
~ tain terms that 1t does not care
~ correspond with the Brownsville
tEhamber Of Commerce any more
4 shout what government-paid in
inertor gave that organization its
.aIdope on the Valley.
The attitude Of the Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Is Fatal To
Noted Gulf Pilot

BEAUMONT, April l2-tR-Cap-
tain Fred Plummer. So. ship pilot,
died at his nome here today. Cap
tain Plummer brought the first
steamer. the Vestra into the port
OF Beaumont March %, 1915. He
stayed on the job as q member q
the Sabine Pilots association until
he became III, January ].
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Edinburg Hospital
Said in Good Shape
[Snecial 30 The Herald.)

EDINBURG, April 12.-The Med
ical Arts hospital Of Edinburg will
not close because Of financial DIFF
ficulties. Ii was disclosed Saturday
evening by Edinburg officials.
It has been rumored that the hos
pital. the largest in Hidalgo county
and one of the most modern and
best equipped in the entire lower
Valley. would close Don because OF
lack Of proper financial support.
This rumor was fatty denied
Saturday. and II was added that
the hospital Is in better shape fl
anncially than for several months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Tear Gas Silences
Mutinous Prisoners

BEAUMONT, April i2-P-When
after repeated warnings, prisoners
in n tier OF the Jefferson county
fail continued 10 raise q disturbance
which bordered on mutiny here
today. the noisy rebellion was sup
pressed with a barrage OF teal
gas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Army Sets Record
For High Flying

MATTER FIELD. Sacramento.
April 12-F-Ths United States
army air corps set q new worlds
record for attitude combat forma-
ton flying today when nineteen
planes OF the 95th pursuit squadron
reached u height estimated at 80
600 feet. The previous record was
1900 feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
2 Killed; IS Injured
In Trolley Wreck

GLASGOW, Scotland. April a.
PATwo persons were killed and
65 injured In the derailment OF u
street al in the west end or GIas-
gov shortly before midnight to-
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
IN OUR
VALLEY
HOW ABOUT 1T
BY CHARLES HALL q;

HOW ABOUT 1T
The idea that the republic
was created for the benefit of
the individual is a mockery that
must be eradicated at the first
dawn OF understanding"
President Hoover.
The old books Of almost any
author are better than the new
ones, although no author ever
thinks So"
Hugh WaIpole. author.
"A successful man is not a re-
lmarkable thing"
-Adolph Ochs, news
paper publisher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Valley Cotton Needs Long Rain
Dry Land Planting Believed Considerably
Larger Than Last Year; Less Irrigation
Especial to The HERALD

SAN BENITO. April IA long, gentle rain and cover kicking nights
are needed for the Valleys cotton crop to make up for lost time.
So far pests generally have laid off their favorite crop but Il Is a little
too early for them to begin their depredatons II was explained py
r. L. Boyd, cotton expert of the Valley Gin company.
The crop Is a whole has gotten q rather slow but satisfactory start
Some little reulanting has been necessary In the vicinity Of Pharr and
San Juan. because Of hail damage. and around San Benito and Harrington
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

indicates the .op-
posite. That it
will pass almost
as a matter Of
form.
In support OF this,
the engineer II
this column today
r~eproduces q tele-
gram from Rep.
John Garner adj
dressed TO the
Brownsville Navi-
CATION commission.
The wire, dated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Meeting Called Tuesday
On Five Proposed Dams
Rio Crande Will Furnish Sufficient Water
For Both Nations If Proper
@k Storage Is Provided
Especial to The Herald.)

SAN 5ENTTo. Texas. April 12-1n view Of the fact that the State
Board Of Water Engineers at Austin has refused 70 accept presentation
Of the Joint Association Of Cameron-HidaIgo County Water Improvement
Districts seeking five dam sites on the Rio Grande for storage purposes
another meeting Of the associations water conservation committee will
be held at the Water Building here ut 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon TO con-
slider forther action In the matter.
W. Z. Anderson. consulting engineer. went 10 Austin this week 70
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Die i'm Plane Fall

BUTTE. Mont. April ZIP
Herman Carbon. "a. pilot. and Bill
Gordon. 81, a passenger, were kill
ed tonight about a mile trom the
Three Forks airport when their air
plane went into a dive from a
height or about 200 feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
BAPTIsTs TO

AUSTIN, April 12.-(P1-Expected
70 be the largest ever held, the
Fifth Annual Texas Baptist Sunday
School convention will open in
Austin Tuesday and last through
Wednesday. The anticipated at
tendance has been placed at 1000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
Il KILLED In
Mine BLAST
Rescue Parties Unable To
Enter Gas.Filled
Tunnels

TACOMA, Wash. April 12-tPl-
Twenty-one men were killed In a gas
explosion az the Carbanado coal
mine 20 miles east o. here tonight.
said reports from the mine. All in
the mines Gre dead, mine authori-
ties said. Gas fumes kept rescue
parties from entering the tunnel.
Identification Of the victims had
not yet been made
The explosion was said to have
been one Of the worst in the his
tory OF the mine.
Rescue parties tonight were en-
deavoring to get into the sector
which caved In but were unable
to make much Roadway due TO the
gas fumes. II will be many hours
before any sort OF . rescue attempt
can hope for success those at the
scene said.
Rescue Attempted
Rescue parties were formed and
stood ready to 60 in, but time and
time again were forced back by the
the terrific gas fumes which flood
ed the buried sector.
Gas masks and other equipment
OF wartime days were being gath
cred. and It was stated that efforts
would be continued through the
night to reach the victims, who are
buried deep in the mine.
A list Of the known dead waS
being compiled by mine officials.
So strong was the blast that the
men, a complete shift unit, were
instantly killed. Timbers were tori
out Of place and parts OF the mine
walls caved in. but mine author
tiles said they believed that few
bodies we're buried very deep. Hall
Of the bordies had been recovered
about three hours after the ex-
ploSion.
Blast Sudden
The explosion came with such
suddenness that for a time its exact
location was not ascertained.
Rescue parties at first were
forced back by the gas fumes. but
two hours after the impact, were
able TO reach the entombed men
who were located about a mile from
the mouth Of the mine. 500 feet
underground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled; not much change ln TEN
perature.
For East Texas: Cloudy and I'M
settled; scattered showers fin west
portion; not much change in tenn
perature.
Light 70 fresh southerly winds On
the coast.
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
There viii be no material change
In the river during the next few
davs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

E~o,,rce of information
II Usually when persons begin 10
80 such an attitude, a suit for
Images vii sometimes smoke EN-
- The Valley wants no damages,
4 merely wants the truth told about
rrNCE this brings UP tn subject Of
IN uniforms. one or two persons
called at The Herald Saturday
Eve an expression OF apprecia-
for the assistance that IS being
Zen by the Brownsville Police
On cases Of downtown funerals.
engineer OF this column Is
pass this on TO them for
80 found the Brownsville police
- not only efficient but composed
zen who seem TO have some
- above the ears besides hair.
-onAY Is church day. Select the
: OF your faith and be there.
roryND ON THE WIRES
H-,INCHESTER, England-A. Duff
rooner Is to run for Parliament
conservative. He's the hus-
nd II Lady Diana Manners. stage
sauty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13

Surely You Need Insurance
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-13
TIDE

TIDE TABLE
today under normal meteorological
conditions:
High ...... AIT n. M: 3.O7 y. w.
Low ........ 1875 q. Ill.,; 9.43 p. H.
-
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunrise today ...............- CUB