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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
THUNDER STORM
VISITS VALLEY
Rangerville Children Are
Injured; Hail Falls
Sunday Night

Following on the reels Of several
hours oppressive weather, which
cause frequent calls ID The Browns
vile Herald in storm inquiries,
heavy rain accompanied by an
electrical storm descended upon the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Just be-
fore Don
Until noon II was rather freakist
with sunshine at Harrington, rain
at Mission and Brownsville and
Rangerville. An electrical storm
was experienced at R~angerville. the
rain playing out into a drizzle at
Rio Hondo. But this was followed by
a general rain over the Valley
later, l.49 inches being recorded at
Brownsville.
In The Brownsville Herald Of
flee the lights went off stopping
the machinery and press reports,
about two hours time being lost.
Telephone calls revealed no ac-
cidents In the storm, although q
Harrington ambulance answered a
call to return Frances and Jean
Davis 10 the Valley Baptist hos
pital suffering serloIs injuries. the
details Of the accident not being
learned. X-ray examinations were
being made to determine the ex-
tent OF their injuries.
Sunday TIE north end OF the
Valley received a heavy rain hail
being reported from Yturria to Ru-
dolph.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Sooner Well Floods
Country With Oil

OKLAHOMA CITY, May i9=D
-Defying efforts OF workmen t0
halt its spouting stream or oil and
gas. the SiEmon number ! Wild
gusher today had covered the sur
rounding fields wif5 q heavy coat
ing or crude.
Oil wells III the south part on the
field shut down yesterday as shift
ing winds caught tie stream OF oil
shooting high above the crown
block and carried ID 20 other der
ricks. Work halted as the fire
menace became greater.
The well, which blew IN Friday
400 out Of control was producing
at the rate OF about 10000 barrels
a day with an estimated flow or
100000 cubic feet OF gas shoot
ing oil, rocks and sands high into
the air. Some OF tire petroleum was
caught In pits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Conspiracy
Case Set Monday

The liquor conspiracy case against
NJ. G. Campbell and others was TO
get under way in the federal district
court 1870 D. m. Monday before
Judge j. @. Hutchinson. Jr.
The jury for the case was organ
lied Monday morning but the OPEN
ing Of the trial was postponed be-
cause of Campbell's illness. Judge
Hutchinson returned Monday morn
ing from Houston.
The defendants in the case are
Campbell. G. D. Weeks, c. w. Weeks,
M. "A. Monday, Joseph Monday and
10y Fam. M. "A. Monday and Fain
have pleaded guilty. The remainder
pleaded not guilty. Campbell and
the two Weeks are defended by J.. T.
Canales OF this city.
The III. :. attorneys allege that the
defendants entered into a conspiracy
TO smuggle liquor across the border
from Reynosa The allegations are
that Campbell, who operates a sal
oon-restaurant in Reynosa. contract
ed with the other defendants TO
deliver liquor they had bought on
the American side Of the Rio
Grande.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
STORMS HIT
Three Thousand Homeless
I'm Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May H.
Rg-One section Of Arkansas was
overrun with flood waters today
with an estimated 5000 persons
homeless and heavy property dam
age. and another section was re-
covering from a tornado which
killed negroes and injured a hun
bred or more.
Food waters spread over an area
Of fifty square miles in the south
Arkansas oil fields, innundatinG
many oil field camps and three or
four small towns The Red River
bottoms OF southwest Arkansas
rapidly were being submerged as
hundreds OF residents evacuated.
"a tornado early yesterday gtrucE
the village OF Elaine, and On large
plantation, In Phillips county, ad@
iacent to the Mississippi River.
killing IL negroes. injuring On hun
dred. and creating "a missing list OF
six others.
A million dollars worth OF dam
age to the oil industry was estirn-
ated by Standard Oil Company OF
Louisiana officials TO have result
ed from the overflow OF Smackover
Greek. The high water sent tho
Red Cross and National Guard
troops into the area with medical
supplies, tents. cots and blankets Co
care for the homeless.
In addition TO the Red River and
Smackover Greek. the Ouachita
lands with much higher stages
predicated for Camden and Aria
delphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
FRTEDRICHSHAFE

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany.
May 19-P-The Graf Zeppelin
sped southwestward today toward
Seville. Spain. where Ii will STRIP
overnight before continuing across
the Atlantic and the equator 10
Pernambuco and Rio Janeiro. Brazil.
The giant zeppelin, which now
has been superseded as TO size BY
two British craft, left here al 5:lS
p. m. Q1:i6 a. m. E. s. To under
a murky sky. So heavy was the at
moSphere that 1t WINS necessary to
tighten the ships load by q ton.
half in water ballast and half N
oil.
OF the % passengers aboard. six
planned to disembark at Seville.
TO make room for others Who win
fly to Rio Janeiro. Among those
boarding the shss at Seville will
be Mrs. Mary Pierce OF New York.
whose persistence IN making the
unlucky transatlantic trip OF last
May against the wishes OF her IA
mily almost brought diplomatic in
tervention- There are ~ officers ard
crew members.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
CITRUS TREESX
Are DISCARDED
Pattee Tells of Attitude
Regarding Florida
Shipment

A statement declaring that he
had not. OF would not, do anything
contrary to Valley policies as he
saw them. was issued by w. H. Pat
tee here Monday.
The statement followed the anti
Florida citrus stock measures which
are being waged vigorously by VAL
ley growers who hold that the stock
Is diseased ana should noise i'm
ported into the Valley.
Early Saturday morning, Judge
A. M. Kent granted an injunction
restraining the G. w. Malone nur-
sery, c. r. Tyrel and William Pat
tee. or any OF their agents. from
distributing or planting Florida
nursery stock in Hidalgo, Wilacy or
Cameron county.
Mr.. Pattee's statement follows:
In regard TO alleged Florida cit
rus controversy as between local IN
terests and w. +. Pattee.
There Is not now, nor never has
been, any thought on the part OF
myself or associates TO do anything
contrary to public policy. The i'm
plication gained through u. >. fed
eral court injunction can In all
properly be construed as refuting
opinion of local interests.
However, we do not claim to be
an authority on such and have al
ready gone on record as willing 70
abide by rightful decisions Of local
interests, as at a conference held
yesterday ID was found that local
interests were honest and sincere
and they, in turn accorded the same
viewpoint as attributable to the
other side.
Trees Not To BE Used
1T has been amicably concluded
that the matter will be adjusted al
an early conference this afternoon
in a way as nearly as possible that
Will not seriously impair the finan-
cial outlay, but all thought Of the
use Of these is conclusively aband-
oned. Trees In question will either
be Immediately returned to Florida
or destroyed by consignee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Chicago Cops Take
Would Be Bomber

CHICAGO. May Up Frank
r. Phillips, police believe they have
found the answer to several o. the
city's recent bomb outraves.
They trapped Phillips yesterday
in the act Of bombing a restaurant
at 507 North Clark street. Acting
on a tip, the officers lay In wait.
The man placed the bomb in the
restaurant doorway and ignited the
fuse by pressing the lighted end OF
his cigar against it. Police rushed
In. firing In the air. One OF them
trampled the suffering fuse. The
others captured Phillips.
The prisoner. police said today,
has confessed two other bonbinEs
Of recent weeks. For one OF these
bombing, he said. he received 500;
for the other. $50.
Phillips said he learned bomb
making during the war. Later ne
served a sentence in an Ohio peni-
Tertiary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Blanton and Mrs. Lee
Await Vote Verdict

SWEETWATER, May l9-As
Thomas L. Blanton Of Abilene and
Mrs. r. @. Lee Of Cisco today ended
their campaigns seeking election 70
congress to fill the vacancy caused
by the death OF Mrs. Lees husband,
leaving the matter to voters Of the
seventeenth district in tomorrow's
special election, W. Earl carp OF
Sweetwater started his campaign for
election to the place at the next
regular election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Farm Bureau Head
To Address Meet

All farmers and growers inter-
ested in national farm questions
are urged to attend the meeting
Tuesday afternoon at Harrington
Municipal auditorium at 2:30
o'clock, when Sam Thompson, pres
ident OF the National Farm Bureau,
will deliver ar address.
Mr.. Thompson Is known ms an
outstanding agricultural leader Of
the u. s. as we'll as a forcefull
speaker. He will discuss national
questions Of particular interest to
the agricultural industry. He has
been head Of the National Farm
Bureau since 1925.
A similar meeting Is to be held
Wednesday afternoon at the court
house In Edinburg at 2:30.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Wreck Claims One

PHILADELPHIA, May l9-tPI-
One man was killed and nine pas
sengers including one woman, were
injured when "a passenger train on
the Schuykill division OF the Penn
sylvania railroad struck a work train
north Of Shawmont station. near
here. today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Port Bill Report
Expected On | o
Senate This Week

WASHINGTON. May f9.-Pub-
lie hearings on the rivers and
harbors bill were completed by
the commerce committee OF the
senate today. II was announced
that an executive session will be
held Tuesday night to formulate
the committees report which Is
expected to be submitted to the
senate Wednesday or Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19

IShipped IL TO shreveport, La.
Mystery surrounds the proceed
ings. according to w. "A. Ellington,
manager Of the Port Isabel and
Rio Grande Railway company. who
said Monday that Mr.. Bayless would
offer no explanation.
He said that the Point Isabel wa
ter would b eanalyzed for valuable
chemical contents. From Shreve-
port. the tank car will be sent
north and water used for expert
mental purposes. IL is believed. Mr..
BayleSs is working for a large firm.
Ten large empty drums are at
Point Isabel now to be filled and
shipped to Shreveport, I'm addition
10 the tank car already there, ac-
cording to railroad officials Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
CENSUS

Cleveland. Ohio. 697.455, increase
0 ,617. or 1858 per cent.
Greater Cleveland (Cuyahoga
county, Ohio. 1,1S7.515. increase
254. 423. or 1875 per cent.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 50.173,
increase 34.559, or 1898 per cent.
Mitchell county. 14,1S4, increase
6,657.
Martin county, 5,793. increase OF
4,647.
Midland, Midland county, 5.482,
increase 1851.
Ector county. 3,e5s. increase 3.196.
Odessa, Ector county, 2,407, no
comparative figures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Academy Magazine
To Be Out Tuesday

The Pioneer. magazine issued
by the st. Joseph's college students,
viii come off the press Tuesday,
according 10 the publishers.
The magazine is issued every 6
weeks, and the current edition Is
to be the last OF this school term.
Editor-in-chief of the Pioneer"
is Conrad L. Cloetta. and advertis-
ing manager Is Felix zepeda.
Others on the staff are news editor
Albert Reed; Humor editor Cesar
Torres: sports, Rufino Lopez;
Literary editor Louis Bauer; and
reporters Audolf Gonzalez, Manuel
Lizardi, Robert Lopez, William
Macon, and Jose Cisneros.
The junior class Of the college Is
issuing the final edition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
WATERS
CLAIM FIRST
1890 VICTIM
Visitor browns When
Undertow Takes
Him Out

Boca Chica waters took its first
1890 bathing victim Sunday after
noon when q heavy undertow car
ried q swimmer beyond the break
ers and kept his body.
Fred Leon, OF Mishawaka, Ind,
was drowned at Sis o'clock, and
frenized efforts on the part Of coast
guard officers. relatives. and other
bathers failed to recover his body.
Many bathers were in the water at
the time Of the tragedy.
Mr.. Leon, accompanied by his
wife, Barbara, had arrived In the
Valley one week ago TO visit
Gabriel DALAI, Harrington, Mrs.
Icons father. They had driven to
Boca Chica TO spend the day on
the beach.
It was revealed Monday that the
victim had recently undergone a
major operation, and was In q
weakened condition.
He was waist-deep In the water
when a heavy undertow began
unable to save Fred Leon.
began shouting for assistance and
fighting h~elplessly against the
current. which slowly pulled MIN
further from shore. j. Leon, the
mans brother. went to his aid, but
being a poor swimmer was soon
overpowered and in q dangerous
condition himself.
Brother Saved
TWO men, whose names were not
given, rescued the brother hut were
dragging him out into the gulf. He
Word was Immediately sent to
the coast guard station at Point
ISael and a pulmotor was brought
from Brownsville by a Morris am
bulance.
Coast guardsmen Bernard Perez
and Lawrence Pompa made a rapid
run to Boca Chica, accompanied
by Aubrey Rogers, an instructor
from Galveston who happened TO
be at the local station. These men,
aided by John I. Jones and Leroy
Mcbride, employees Of the Ocean
Beach Drive company, patrolled
the beach for the body.
Jesse bennett. Brownsville. with
the aid OF powerful binoculars
swept the beach and the gulf for
a mile in either direction, but was
unable to locate the drowned man
Car Lights Used
AS night fell, all cars on the
beach were lined UP facing the
gulf and turned on their lights 70
help searchers in their work.
w. l.. Pendergraft, 8. g. Graham
and J. II. McVay were particularly
active in the search for the body
it was said Monday. These
Brownsville men. with their wives
had driven TO the beach for the
afternoon.
Every one at the Gene Of the
tragedy offered aid and ~cooperated
with coast guardmen, 1t Is said, both
men and women joining the search
for the body.
Due to strong winds Sunday. the
tide and the undertow were strong,
bathers explained Monday.
Search sim On
Fred Leon was 20 years old, ac-
cording to relatives.
The location Of the drowning
was slightly southeast of Boca
Chica proper. or to the right Of the
to~ll-station facing towards the
gulf, on the mainland. The party
had not crossed the bridge to get
on the island.
A search is still being made FOL
the man, but little hope of finding
the body is held 1t is possible that
the gulf win toss the body on the
beach within q few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Local Teacher And
Harlinpen Man Wed

Miss Pauline Kendrick, Browns
vile school teacher and Harry G.
Tanning Of Harlingen were married
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 by the
Rev. Z. p. Day at the Presbyterian
manse here.
Mr.. and MRS. Tanning are In
Harrington to make their home. MI.
Tanning being night clerk Of the
Plaza hotel there. The bride was
q teacher in the First Ward school
uf this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Capital Requests
Recount of Census

WASHINGTON, May I9-tP-
Suggestions for a recount OF the
capitals population today followed
the announcement by the census
bureau that the 1880 total was 4Sj.-
7i6, a gain Of only II per cent over
the 437.571 count ten years ago.
Compilers Of the city directory
recently estimated the population
OF the district Of Columbia at 591,-
6fR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19

One-half OF the Barreda-Potnt
Isabel state highway was completed
some time ago with county funds
The state will now close the re-
naming gap. This will be done with
state funds.
Lack Of a paved highway TO Point
Isabel has been a drawback to
tourist travel In the past. The port
city Is expected TO he stimulated
greatly with the completion OF the
road and the construction OF a
causeway from Point Isabel TO
Padre Island.
This information was received
with no little rejoicing nc Point IBa-
bel. Brownsville and the Valley Ia
general have long sought q paved
highway to this bathing and fish
ing resort.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
TO LET
ROAD CONTRACT
Work on Point Isabel Gap Expected to Start
About June Is With Letting
In Next Contract

TSf On the Valleys second paved highway to the gulf win set uner
Wy In the near future.
This became known here today through a long distance call from
Harry Pattee ct Austin. Pattee stated that an order had Just been passed
which assured Valley interests that bids on the Los Fresnos- Point Isabel
highway would be called at the next letting by the state highway de-
partment. County officials here we're Of the opinion that the next bids
would be let about June Is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Sea Water Spirited Away
Tank Car Full Shipped to Shreveport From
Point Isabel For Experiment

Point Isabel sea water evidently has something in it worth while that
Is not generally known for It Is being shipped out for examination.
What is in the air Is conjecture ranging from suggestions that Gandhi
forces in search Of sale have decided TO try sea water from other dis
tricts after finding their own worthless, to that Of a mere Il wonder
what"
Michigan, who brought a railroad tank car. filled it with salt water and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
IN MISSING
Three DAYS
Is MURDERED
|t a I'M Police
find Bloody Car
In River

e mutilated body OF Eduardo
ytinez, jitney driver Of Cerralvo.
Evo Leon, missing FOR three days,
) been found by Mexican Off
ais ten miles west OF the town,
Ind his blood-spattered g was
discovered Saturday night by Mata-
moros police at La Barranca On the
banks Of the Rio Grande. partly
covered by water. Identification Of
the automobile was made by Sr.
Jeronimo de Luna OF Cerralvo. who
arrived in Matamoros Sunday.
Special police ~pstrolling the river
on the Mexican sioe discovered the
car In the muddy waters OF the
shallow river bank They obtained
the license number and notified ST..
Librado Salinas, Me tamoros police
chief. who Tired Monterrey police
for further information concerning
the car.
Taken For Ride
Monterrey officials advised that
Eduardo Martinez three days ago
was asked by two unknown men TO
drive them about the town Of Ger
ralvo, Nuevo Leon, Just across the
Tamaulipas state line. Since that
time, the man and his car have
been missing. ST.. de Luna also
informed Matamoros authorities
that his chauffeur and car had
been missing since then.
II Is the belief of Matamoros
police that the men ordered the
jitney driver to take them to the
state Of Tamaulipas and once be-
yond the limits Of Nuevo Leon,
knocked the man unconscious. bound
and gagged him, finally numbering
him at La Barranca. where the
bloody car was found.
This Is the second battling muir
DER case that has come up in
Matamoros within the last three
weeks. the mysterious murder OF
Samuel Shong Matamoros Chinese
baker being perpetrsted a short
time ago.
Police r hunting the unknown
drivers Of the death car, several
posses having been sent out. Brush
lands and ranches along the river
are being secured. United States
officers have been warned in case
the hunted men Cross 10 the Amer
lean side OF the river
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Rain and probably thundersqualls
this afternoon and tonight; Tuesday
probably fair or partly cloudy. Light
to moderate variable winds or the
west coast.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday; warmer In exc
IRENE northwest portion tonight,
and In north portion Tuesday. Llght
variable winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Swirling Floods Threaten
Texas Farms; Many Perish

DALLAS, May ls-G7-Swring flood waters today advanced threat
entngy on farnlands and cities in Central and Northeastern Texas and
In Southwestern Arkansas. Skies had cleared again after violent storms
Saturday night and Sunday over these areas, but four fatalities had
been counted in the wake Of the storm.
Rivers gathering their rising tides after the dovnpour were the Red.
the Trinity. the Brazos. and the Colorado and It's tributary, the Guada-
Iupe. Sudden rises IN the Brazos river and It's tributary. the Bosaue. late
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Mrs. Smell Better

Mrs. j.. ID. Smell continues to i'm
prove at Mercy Hospital where she
has been critically III for several
days. She underwent an operation
last week following an acute attack
OF appendicitis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
Roberts Favored

WASHINGTON. May 19-Pl-A
favorable report on the nomination
OF Owen j. Roberts of Philadelphia
to be an associate justice OF the SUI
preme court was ordered today by
the senate judiciary committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19

fICGN(A 4EI a. S6tSAA(A AAaAAA4NACAA -
East Waco. Practically every high
way out OF the city. excepting to
the north, was closed or traffic was
delayed.
Near Texarkana. raging waters of
the Red river cut off highway and
railroad traffic, swept away high
way bridges and forced hundreds
Of lowland residents to higher
ground.
Based upon predictions OF the
Shreveport weather bureau. flood
stage was expected TO be reached at
all Red river points some time to-
day. Rescue parties were battling
the currents to bring out maroon
ed residents.
Levees near Fulton were reported
weakening under the Red rivers
pounding.
Thirteen Inches OF Rain
Texarkana reported yesterday
that rainfall there within 70 hours
had amounted to more than Is
inches, establishing a record.
The Big Cypress, Black Cypress
and Little Cypress creeks, running
into Caddo Lake near Jefferson,
Marion county. Texas. were out Of
their banks last night and rising
steadily.
Residents estimated that another
foot rise would put water over the
courthouse lawn in jefferson. More
than a third Of the total acreage Of
Marion county was reported under
water. and farmers had fled to
higher ground.
Traffic was halted last night on
all roads into Corsicana, which re-
ported that Navarro county, where
a tornado two weeks ago took 70
lives, was drenched by 2.76 inches
OF rain Saturday night and Sun
day.
Numerous washouts were causing
delays on train schedules Of the
Texas g. Pacific. Missouri-Pacific
Cotton Belt and Texas a. Louisi-
ana in Northeastern Texas.
A seven-foot rise yesterday IN
the Guadalupe river near Kerrville
shut off traffic from San Antonio
over the Old Spanish Trail. Rain
fall there had amounted to 2.56
inches. The Guadalupe's rise halted
nearly 500 motorists at Comfort, at
q crossing.
-Four Killed
George Paine, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. Paine Of Center Point, was
drowned neal his home when he
and three other boys attempted on
a dare" to swim the Guadalupe.
Three negroes we're killed Satur-
day night Southwestern Dallas
county, where a severe storm de-
molished homes and buildings near
Ovilla and De Soto.
The Trinity river, which had been
receding from last weeks floods
until the rains Of Saturday night
and yesterday. today was still ris-
ing. At Jacksonville. on It's lower
reaches. il was reported last night
as having reached flood stage and
was backing into sloughs. Inunda-
ton Of $4,000 acres Of land was
threatened in Madison county.
Blackened ruins Of a Texas COM
pany oil tank near Houston today
were evidence OF the electrical storm
which struck Saturday. causing
500. 900 loss from the tank fire and
wrecking derricks In the BARRIERS
Hill oil field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-19
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

There Will probably be a slight to
moderate rise In the river from Rio
Grande City down during the next
"a TO 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hk.
Stage Stage Ching Rain