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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
HERALD SUIT
WILL Be SET
AT EDINBURC
Mercedes Constable
Asks S55,000
Damages

When the September term Of the
18th district court opens in Edin-
burg next Monday, n civil case
to come UP for setting will be the
s55.O0O libel suit OF J. O. Ward vs..
The Brownsville Herald.
Following an account Of a fistic
alteration between J.. o. Ward, a
Mercedes constable. and ID. G.
Earnest of Mercedes, Ward filed
suit against The Brownsville Her
aid, asking damages Of the above
amount with reference to details
OF the encounter as printed in The
Herald.
Mercedes records show that Ward
paid a fine following the alleged
encounter.
1t is not known today when the
case will be called. j. G. Epperson
Of Edinburg Is attorney for the
Mercedes constable, at present a
candidate for reelection and Sid
ney L. Samuels Of Fort Worth and
Robert Z. Kirkpatrick OF Mercedes
are attorneys for The Brownsville
Herald.
The encounter between Ward and
Earnest was said to have been pre-
cipitated over circulars distributed
in Mercedes.
In this citation Ward alleges
malice and incorrect details Of the
fight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
BROTHER DIES
w. Gotke Is Notified OF
Death in Paducah

y. G. Gotke. Al, St. Louis No.
dorpped dead in Paducah, KY,
Tuesday. according to a telegram
received here yesterday BY his
brother. G. W. Gotke, superintend-
ent OF local schools.
Mr.. Gotke was q resident or St.
Louis, it was said today. and was
in Paducah on a business trip at
the time or his unexpected death.
He Is survived BY his widow. Rev.
r. =. Gotke, his father, OF Clinton,
two sisters. Mrs. william Taulsem.
Clinton, and Mrs. Otto Johnson Of
Hamilton. Ohio. and one brother,
w. Gotke OF Brownsville.
Funeral arrangements have been
completed and he will be buried IN
Clinton Wednesday afternoon.
He was a war veteran, having
served in the World war In France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
TOO LATE
Aid to Man Comes After
Death Takes Hand

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.iPl-Herman
Eiler, who rode a freight into
town six wekes ago seeking work
and didn't find 1t, is going to ride
home to Cheyenne, wyo., in a pas
senger train-up in front-in the
baggage car-in a ~box-dead.
The police force OF suburban
Brookfield Is paying for the last
ride of Herman Eiler. There are
only eight policemen in Brookfield.
counting the chief. but they're
only sorry that Herman Eiler can't
be riding further back In the train
lin q chair car-alive.
Last Saturday Eilers. IS years
old. got a letter from his wife in
Cheyenne. 1t is said the authorities
were going to put her and her
family In the poorhous ewithin q
week. It said that rather than that,
she would kill herself and the
children.
After reading the letter. Eiler
thrust 1t into his pocket and hur-
ried to the railroad yards. He caught
a freight. anxious to get back home
and prevent the tragedy that hung
over hts impoverished home.
He slipped from the rods and
was crushed. They found his body
by the tracks.
Yester Chief O'Connor discovered
the letter I'm the tattered coat. He
wired $40 to Mrs. Eilers out there
In Cheyenne. He passed the hat.
And today Herman Eiler Is going
back home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

4 Fred. 20. Margaret. 20. and Freda.
IS. and their father. so years old,
were drowned IN the brine of the
silo pit after being overcome by the
gas. The bodies were recovered by
a cousin. John Neidhardt.
Ollie Bohle, town marshal, nearly
lost his life in an effort to rescue
the victims but was saved. after ee
had collapsed in the silo, by his son,
Waldo. is, who entered the death
pit twice to tie a. rope around his
fathers unconscious form. A group
outside then drew the body to safe
~.
No inquest will be held, the cor
oner said. as the deaths were OBJ
viously caused by methane or marsh
gas generated in cornstalks. The
gases were realeased when Neid-
hardt stirred the refuse as he was
cleaning out the pit.
His two sons entered the pit to
succOr their father as Neidhardt
collapsed and the two daughters
met the same fate in attempting TO
save the three.
His widow and two daughters
survive Neidhardt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Payne's Heirs Sued
On Life Insurance

AMARILLO, Sept. i0-iF-The
Lincoln National Life Insurance
company took steps yesterday
which gave promise Of a heated
court fight when its attorneys filed
suit in the United States district
court here seeking TO cancel two in
surance p0licles-one on the life or
A. d. Payne and the other On his
wife. whom he killed June 81 with
a dynamite explosion which demol-
ished the Payne family automobile.
The policy on Payne's life was for
$4,000. dated August rs. 1929. re
waited until the policy had been In
effect q year and q day before end
ing his life with an explosion I'm his
cell in the Potter county Jail here
shortly after midnight. Aug. 2g. II
vas believed he hoped i'm this man.
rer 70 avoid the suicide clause in
his insurance policy.
The policy on Mrs. Payne's life
was for s 5 5000 and was issued sever
al months ago. Payne was the ben
eficiary.
The suits filed we're brought
against the three orphaned children
Of Payne and Sidney Payne, his
brother, who was appointed q week
ago MS temporary guardian C. the
children.
10 was expected that Only one or
several policies involving Payne
would be paid without protest. that
one issued by the Southwestern Life
Insurance company Ia years ago.
for $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

Not only are uniformed men the
only ones authorized to arrest vio-
latOrs, but In instances Of this ma
ture, receipts will be given for mon
ey received as a deposit for fines.
Upon presenting his receipt the
following day, the person arrested
may demand a hearing before Sr.
Munguia and his money refunded
If 1t was found that the arrest was
unfair.
In addition to this. the speed lin
IL on Sixth street, from the plaza
to the bridge, has been lifted TO 80
miles an hour after IL .. m. in or
der TO allow visitors to travel to the
bridge in ample time TO pass before
the bridge closes at midnight.
The new traffic regulations we're
announced by Rafael Munguia, who
Is tax collector for this district, and
also chief Of the traffic department
in Matamoros. The information
was given out in a letter received
here from r. A. Martinez, secretary
OF the Camara Mercantil y Agrico-
la. Matamoros.
Stringent steps to protect Ameri-
cans in Matamoros will be taken by
the border city police. 1t was said.
Those violating the speed limit
while intoxicated, will be fined, Of
course.
The new regulations 20 into ef-
feet Sept. IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
MANY STATES
ELECT SOLONS
tRv The Associated Press.)

The apparent defeat Of Senator
Cole L. Blease in South Carolina
and elimination in Louisiana Of
Senator Joseph Z. Ransdell today
stood out from the results OF pri-
msries held yesterday in eight
states.
While the two democrats went un-
der. the first to James F. Byrnes.
former representative, and the lat
ter = Gov. Huey p. Long. Senator
James Couzens appeared sure of re-
publican nomination in Michigan.
ByrneS and Long. by their demo-
cratic nominations. were assured
election in November.
New Hampshire and Colorado also
chose senatorial candidates. South
Carolina. Michigan. Vermont. Ari-
Zona, New Hampshire and Colorado
nominated gubernatorial candi-
dates. while Washington's primary
determined only party choices for
the house OF representatives.
AS shown by the latest available
returns the results by states we're:
South Carolina-for senator (dem-
ocratic) James F. Byrnes, defeated
Cole l.. Blease. For governor
(democratic) Ibra c. Blackwood
leading DIN ID. Johnston by mar
row margin.
Louisiana-for senator democrat
ic) Huey p. Long defeated Joseph Z.
Ransdell.
Michigan-for senator (republi-
cam Senator James Couzens lead
ing former Governor Chase S. Os-
born by substantial majority. For
governor republican, WILDER NJ.
Brucker. attorney general. well
ahead OF Alex j. Groesbeck and
Judge Edward J. Jeffries.
Colorado-for senator (republi-
cam George II. Shaw. former chair
mar Of state republican committee.
leading William v. Hodges. For SEN
ator { democratic) Edward p. Costi-
gan. former member OF tariff COM
mission, leading two opponents.
Arizona-for governor demo-
cratic) former Governor George
w. p. Hunt. leading three opponents.
Governor Phillips. republican in
cumbent. was unopposed.
Vermont-For governor (republi-
cam Stanley G. Wilson. lieutenant
governor. leading two rivals.
New Hampshire For senator
republican, Henry w. Keyes. I'm
opposed. For governor republican,
former Governor John @. Winant,
conceded nomination.
Washington-For representatives
0both parties) incumbents in three
congressional districts trailing their
opponents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Insanity Plea Fails
After Three Years

ANSON. SPIT. 10. -(Rl-Having
failed after three years OF effort
to escape the electric chair upon a
plea Of insanity, Joyce Shepard. 20,
alias Bill Smith, today awaited the
date set for his execution on Oct.
IT. for the killing Of two Fisher
county officers in october. 1927
A jury in district court yesterday
held he was sane. According 10
testimony at the hearing. Shepard
had feigned insanity for three years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Rescued After
Night Under Water

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. i0.-tP)-
For rs hours Capt. ~. "A. Danese,
62-year-old marine diver, strug-
gled on the floor Of the drainage
canal in % feet of water. entangted
in piling and lived to tell Of the
experience.
He went down Monday morning
at II O'Clock to complete repairs
TO a leaking dock where the canal
runs into Lake Pontchartrain. While
working on the lock II collapsed
and threw the diver and three
heavy pilings against the pump
ing station
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
johnson Holds Lead
For denomination

SEATTLE. Sept. i0AF-Repre-
sentative Albert johnson. republic
can. chairman OF the house immi-
grafton committee. took the lead In
his ace for denomination 70 con-
gress. with a plurality OF 1880 votes
over John T. McCutcheon, when re-
turns from $40 precincts out OF 673
in the third Washington congress
sional district were tabulated today.
At one time McCutcheon had a lead
Of about 5000 votes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Water Meet to Be
Held Here Friday

The water meeting to determine
equitable distribution OF the waters
Of the Rio Grande. which is TO be
held at the Chamber OF Commerce
building. Brownsville. Is scheduled to
be held Friday. Sept. II, instead of
Thursday as previously announced.
w. 4. Anderson. federal engineer.
will be n Of the principal speakers.
The change In date was announced
Wednesday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Rains Quench Fire
In Bastrop Forest

BASTROP. Sept. i0-Pl-Drench-
ing rains last night and this norm
ing stopped a forest fire In the
pine woods east OF here that had
been going for two days and which
had baffled efforts Of fire fighters.
The fire had burned over an area OF
a half-mile before the rainfall. No
estimate Of the damage caused by
the fire had been made today.
Workmen we're hampered in bat
ting the blaze by inadequate
equipment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
FISH STORY

ERWIN. 5. c., Sept. l0-P1-
Here's the summers best fish story.
David Stephens tells it, his wife
vouches for ii. While fishing. her
hook caught a snag. He scrambled
into the stream to release it, step
ped on an old automobile tire: threw
1t out on the bank Inside were nine
catfish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Methodist Church
Asked Till Oct. 6
Especial to The Herald.D

Especial to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO. Sept. l0.-Bids
will be received up to Oct. 6 on the
new $4,000 Methodist church here,
according to Rev. @. z. Marshall.
It Is hoped to have have construc-
ton start about Oct. Is. The build
ing committee has been authorized
to advertise for bids.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Silo Proves Death Turret
Five Members of Family Die in Attempt To
Save Father Overcome by Fumes

HEBRON. N. d. Sept. 1o-P-Posonous fumes, which turned a sio
into a turret Of death, had claimed five members Of the Tony Neid-
hardt family TO-DAY.
The victims were Tony Neidhardt. Hebron farmer, and four Of his
children, two sons and two daughters who died in a vain attempt 20
save their father from the methane gas vapors. George. "a, was taken
unconscious from the sMo yesterday, but died while physicians were
attempting to save his life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. I0.-LP)-
The majority Of Governor Huey p.
Long over Senator Joseph Z. Rams
dell for tn democratic nomination
for the United States senate con-
tinued to mount today as belated
returns came ir~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Good Will Tour
List Tn TO g

A total OF SO members have signed
to date for the Brownsville -Monter-
rey good will trip, it was announced
Wednesday.
It is hoped that the final total
will be approximately $50 by Sep
TENDER rs. the starting date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

THE business depression through
which this country has passed,
and is still passing for that mat
ter, is now being compared to that
Of 1921 and even to the panic Of
1907.
The brightest spot in the sentence
above Is that the depression is pass
ing. How long 1t will take was re-
Gently a matter OF a straw vote
amcng a number OF bankers Of the
country. The result of this vote
was that the opinions Of about two
Thirds of those supposed to know was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Matamoros Warns of Fines
Public Advised to Pay Speeding Bonds To
None Except Men in Uniforms

Payment of fine for traffic violations in Matamorcs to any but men
in uniforms was warned against by Police Chief Rafael Munguia We'd
nesday.
It was announced that an investigation conducted by the Matamoros
police officials revealed that citizens have arrested tourists around mid
night and threatened to throw them in jail. The visitor, eager to re-
turn to the American side before the bridge closed, would pay q f.e
in order 70 continue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
OUR
VALLEY
BY c. NJ. HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
"a man who does not love
praise is not a full man."
Henry Ward Beecher.
Vanity is essentially the sign
Of a shallow personality"
DIR. William A. White.
Films are mental chewing
gum to the public that pays for
them"
Eric Won Stroheim.
IF I only had one sermon to
preach II would be a sermon
against pride"
Gilbert X. Chesterton.
art and life ought to be hur-
riedly remarked and brought to
live together"
Hugh Walpole.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

thA relief from
the strain will be-
gin to be felt IN
October. TIL
other one third
a v January as
the time depres-
sion passage would
be noticed.
A study Of other
business depres-
sions which have
swept over the
country shows that
the life Of such a
wave is usually
q b out thirteen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Silent on Road Bonds
Unalterable Support Given Dry Amendment
BY Texas Party Convention

GALVESTON, Sept lo-E1-Ross 8. Sterling Of Houston, was the
democratic nominee for governor today. after the state democratic COM
mittee last night acclaimed him its standard bearer.
The candidate was permitted to virtually write his own platform as
the principles his party enunciated in bidding for favor at the hands
Of the voter In the general election next November.
Friends Of Mr.. Sterling were in perfect command Of the convention
from the start. partsans Of Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson. former governor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
BEACH SAFETY
IS SOUGHT AT
&C. MEETING
G ampaign Opened
For Benefit
Of Tourists

Traffic officers on the Boca
Chica highway and life guards on
the Boca Chica beaches have be-
come necessities and steps will be
taken by the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce to obtain this protec-
ton. 1t was decided at a meeting
of the chamber board Of directors
Tuesday night.
With the completion Of the Boca
Chica highway. which is expected
either the latter part OF this week
or early next week. the increase
in traffic TO the beaches viii be
tremendous was the concesus Of
opinion. and ample protection for
motorists and bathers Is an abso-
lutte necessity, board members
claim.
City and county officials will be
consulted Immediately TO arrange
plans and means for traffic Off
cers and life guards.
To Protect Public
mot only will Valley citizens be
involved, but our large number OF
tourists must be protected" it was
said. IF deaths through drowning
and because Of accidents on the
highway become common. 1t win
give u beaches. one Of our great
est assets. a black eye"
The celebration which was con-
templated for the opening OF the
Boca Chica highway was called off
after discussion Tuesday night.
The blowing Of sand and the i'm
possibility OF digging pits on the
beach made a free barbecue diff
cult and the open beach and sound
OF breakers would make speeches
and band music impossible. 1t was
found.
Road Signs Abandoned
The publicity committee OF the
chamber Of commerce reported that
the construction OF road signs be-
tween Brownsville and San Anton
10 was not advisable at the present
time. and that circulars, PAM
phlets and other methods of adver-
Using would be distributed instead.
"A large expenditure for port ad-
vertising also influenced the de-
cision.
One OF our biggest problems at
present Is TO familiarize Browns
vile citizens with what Browns
vile has to offer" II was explained
Wednesday morning. "A tourist
stopped at a service station the
other day and asked one of the en-
ployes what Brownsville had to
offer. The answer was that Mata-
moros was the only thing IT. the
Valley worth seeing. We must ed
ucate u citizens. Teach them
what We have. so that they can an
swer intelligently when questioned
by tourists and other visitors. In
California or Florida. ask anyone.
a waiter. a service station hand, a
barber, anyone. and they can point
out all the places Of interest and
give facts and figures as to pop
ulation, etc"
Pamphlets Planned
Pamphlet and leaflets will be
distributed among local business
men. school children. teachers. pro-
fessional men and others. contain
ing all pertinent information con-
corning Brownsville and the lower
Valley The possibility or prizes
being offered the school children In
the various schools for the best es-
says on Brownsville was also dis
cussed at the meeting Tuesday
The entertainment being given BY
the Port Isabel Securities company
will be attended by several Of the
directors Of the chamber. The af-
fair viii be given at the Bayview
club house. Sept. IS at $3.50 D. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
CHINESE BURN

BATAVIA, Java. Sept. 10.-tR-
Fire today destroyed the entire
Chinese quarter at Pontianak, Bor-
neo. Loss was estimated &C about
81. 10000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
zEPPELTN LANDS SAFELY

MOSCOW, Sept. i0.-F1-The
Graf Zeppelin landed here at noon
today Is q. m. Z. s. To after a
27-hour flight from Friedrichshafen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
C


JERUSALEM. Sept. l0.-P)-
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from The Hedjaz today said
that a bill had been introduced
into that kingdoms advisory
council which would make it
obligatory that everyone over
Is years old must marry. The
bill would limit costs Of wedding
fees and Of dowries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10

Styles, bushes sand life seem to 90
in cycles, which enables us to judge
the future by the past. At the same
time the beginning Of the passage
OF the business slump, which has
been experienced since the big stock
market crash, does not mea that
&p2S, 1929 peaks of business will be
Immediately reached. But the bank
ers do say we have better business
ahead.
MINE months from today the Low
Al er Rio Grande Valley will. If
~ present indications mean any
thing, be in what is known as q
boom. II the Valley does reach the
boom stage the difference between
that and the Florida boom, or others
that can be mentioned, Is that this
boom will be based on a territory
possessing the most fertile soil in
the world.
In other words it will be on a sub
stantial basis, often, too often in
fact. Florida prices scared sky high
on lands so poor they would not
grow peanuts. 1t was all In the hope
OF a resale at a profit. And then
when the boom fell down and went
boom the final owner was left with
out very much except shifting sand.
But despite the reaction attrib-
uted to Florida the boom has
brought big business, which has re-
NAMED far out of proportion Of any,
tnih&k before. Special trains still
run Nrpm New York to the other
southern extremity Of the United
States.
The Valley boom will be slower and
more permanent.
nut what have business cares to
IA do with the moonlight on the
water down at the Brownsville
beaches these days?
Animated Annie says all men are
created equal, but so far as she
Is concerned many Of them do not
seem equal to do justice to the
occasion.
DEMOCRATS at Galveston and
Republicans at San Angelo have
been having q great time for the
past few days expanding on the
greatness Of their own party and the
faults Of the other.
r. B. Creager of Brownsville, nat
ural to suppose. has been the direct
irc factor Of the San Angelo meet
ing. The war cry Of the Republicans
IS that the primaries have torn the
Democratic party asunder, making a
big crack for the Republicans TO
walk through into the governors
office. All those believing that the
Democratic party will not win, please
stand on your heads.
The Democrats were not split
enough for even the Republicans
To notice at Galveston. Jim Fer
guson was not there.
NOW that these two circuses are
' E AL G.. Barnes will keep
AZ the ball arolling In the show
line by coming TO Brownsville on
Sept. 10.
With this in view let's make Of 1t
an unusual occasion. Let all of us
older folk not give any excuses that
we have to 60 TO take the children.
but Just come out and be honest
that we are aburning TO see the ele-
phant and the wild kangaroo.
NHrEF George wins another golf
tournament. This thing is get
W ting so common. IL Is beginning
to be expected Of the Brownsville
hct shot
today bid an Of
n fetal farewell 10 Col. Van Voor-
his, commanding officer at Fort
Grown for the past year. Judging
from what has been heard both
Brownsville and the Colonel he
that 1t is adios and farewell and not
good bye.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
Heavy Rains Fall
Over Central Texas

SAN MARCOS. Sept. 10.-tP1-
drouth was broken in this area by
a 1853 inch rain last night and to-
day. The ranges were particularly in
need Of rainfall.
LOCKHART, Sept. 10. Up
Three inches Of rain. the heaviest
this year, fell here yesterday.
OLNEY. Sept. i0.-P-An inch
and a half Of rain fell in this Sec
ton last night. Light damage was
done TO an oil tank on the Blood
worth lease when II was struck by
lightning.
AUSTIN. Sept. lo.-tPp-Austin
and central Texas was drenched to-
day as the result of a heavy rain
last night and early this morning.
One and one-half inches Of rain
was recorded at the State Weather
Observatory here and the ~precipi-
tation was reported to be general
through the section. The rain was
accompanied by q high wind but
did little damage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
RTvER FORECAST
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide nc Point Isa-
bel tomorrow under normal meteor
illogical conditions:
High ...... SOC q. m: 6.22 ~ IN
Low ........ 1882 q. m; li:43 ID. III.