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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
CANDIDATES AT
Home STRETCH
Hoarse-V Voiced Speakers
Seeking Advantages To
Race to Wire
CBy The Associated Press

The thunder OF heavy campaign
artillery were set to begin this
week As ' active candidates for
governor prepared to loose their
strongest ammunition in the two
weeks remaining before the July rs
primary.
Itineraries found hoarse and
weary candidates stumplng the
state into far corners, crossing and
re-crosSins the trails OF each other,
charging and counter-charging and
assailing each other but against
one man in particular. nearly all
of them were bitter: Ross S. Sterl-
ing, candidate for the governorship,
chairman OF the state highway COM
mission and champion OF the pro-
posed S350,O00, 900 state highway
bond issue.
Jim Young Of Kaufman promised
to blow the lid off" tonight IN q
speech at Austin. saying he would
show the underlying influences"
that had brought several candidates
into the race. His own campaign.
he termed "a battle for the average
citizen aaginst the special inter-
ests."
Young and Clint Small. both
new in state politics. planned TO
spend much OF this week IN south
Texas. Small was booked to speak
tonight at Harrington. Both men
have the Endorsement OF Lynch Da-
wilson OF Houston, former lieuten-
ant governor. who himself withdrew
from the governorship race but took
the field against Ross $. Sterling
his fellow townsman.
State Senator Thomas 3. Love
planned to begin his west Texas
tour with talks this afternoon and
night az De Leon and Comanche,
respectively. Former Governors Jim
and Mrs. Miriam "A. Ferguson also
planned to invade central west Tex
as, speaking at Brentwood tomor-
row night.
Earle 3. Mayfield was 70 speak
this afternoon at Bonham and to-
night at Paris, starting the week In
northeast Texas.
Sterling, who delivered three and
four speeches a day last week. ex-
pected TO increase his activities this
week in the panhandle and north
west Texas. He was booked for four
talks today. at Lubbock, Plainview,
Canyon and Amarillo.
Lieut.. Gov. Barry Miller was IN
vading southeast Texas, speaking
tonight at Orange.
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Holiday Is Declared
To Receive Jones

ATLANTA. Ga, July l4-Pi-
Atlanta declared a holiday today
to give Bobby Jones. a pretty
happy" golfing warrior of 20, a
welcome fit for an emperor.
Bobby said he was pretty happy"
to capture the National Open title,
but that modest phrase was much
too mild to express the pent up en-
thusiasm of his Atlanta admirers,
most OF whom had not seen : m
since he departed in the spring to
win the British amateur and open
crowns.
He probably was more interested
In a reunion with his enterprising
son, aged three, who added whistling
to his accomplishments in the alb
sence Of his father. But friends OF
the lawyer-golfer insisted Upon a
formal reception, a parade. bands,
ar official holiday and all the 9TH
er trapping Of public functions.
Many said they were determined to
surpass. IN noise at least. the well
come rendered Bobby IN New York.
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and pushed her. She said one was
q woman suffragist who several
years ago threw herself under one
OF the King Georges horses. Per-
sens in the audience claimed to rec
ognlze and identify each message.
The medium at this point COM
planned of the audience walking out
on her and said she could not con-
tinue. A vast roar OF excited talk
arose and the pipe organ was start
ed 70 drown out the hubbub.
The medium walked across the
platform TO Lady Doyle and said:
i have a message from Sir Ar
thur. Sir Arthur told me that one
of you went into the Hut "a building
on the Doyle estate at Windlesham,
Sussex, where he was buried Friday
this morning. Is that correct?"
Why yes Lady Doyle answered,
II did"
The message" continued the
medium, lis this: Tell Mary"
pipe organ drowned out her words.
Lady Doyle declined 10 say what
the remainder of the message was.
merely explaining. Il can't. It's
precious and sacred. I am perfectly
convinced that the message is from
my husband. l am sure Of that and
I am as sure that he has been here
with us as / am sure that I am
speaking to you. It is a happy
message, one that is cheering and
encouraging"
Mary is the name Of Sir Arthur's
eldest daughter. by his first marri-
age. She was seated two chairs
away from the empty chair reserved
at the service for the spirit of the
novelist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Small Is Scheduled
To Speak in City

Senator Clint G. Small, guberna-
torial candidate, was expected to ar
rive in Brownsville Monday noon,
invading the Rio Grande Valley
Tor the first time during his cam
paign for governor.
Senator Small was scheduled to
speak at the district court room at
2:30 O'Clock. according to county
judge Oscar G. Dancy. Polk Horna-
day. Harrington, was expected to ac-
company him here and introduce
the candidate to Brownsville citi-
ZenS.
Following his speech in Browns
vile. Senator Small will return to
Harrington, where he will address
an audience at the Fair Park audi
forum at 8 p. m. his talk to be
b~roadcasted over the radio.
From Harlingen he viii continue
to Kingsviile.
Smalls speech In Brownsville was
to be on the state road construc-
ton program.
A large crowd was expected to at
tend the talk. Judge Dancy said at
noon Monday
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SIX PERISH
when YACHT
GOES DOWN
Body of Girl Found
Floating Near
Wreckage

BOSTON, July l4-P-The prob
ability that six out OF sever mem
bers a. a yachting party which put
out Of Scituate yesterday were lost
In a squall which overturned their
craft loomed today when the fish
ing trawler st. Rita put In here
with Barden Garceau, %, who was
found clinging to the w~reckage. and
with the body Of a girl found near
by.
The body OF the girl was believed
to be that Of Betty MunSell OF
WATERFOWL, the only girl known to
have been on the party with the
six youths. all friends OF Charles
Hall, %. Of Scituate, the skipper.
Captain Giuseppe Sabalora Of the
st. Rita, reported he had found
Garceau and the yachts wreckage
this morning about 20 miles south
east Of Minot's light.
Airplanes and coast guard boats
have sought trace Of the party
since late last night, when. alarmed
by his sons failure TO return. T.. A.
Hall, father Of Charles, besought
the aid of the government service
and personally chartered a sea
plane at the East Boston airport.
A heavy rainstorm which swept
the coast all morning and through
out the forenoon hampered sea<h.
Those aboard the craft were:
Charles Hall, %, Scituate, the
skipper.
Walter Ceaber. %. Youngstown,
Ohio.
John Brewer. 26, Pittsburgh.
Baden Garceau. %. Boston.
william Earl. %. Kansas City.
Betty Munsell. WATERFOWL, Mass.
All we're visitors at an exclusive
summer COLONY.
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Thirteen Die From
Southern Heat Wave

ATLANTA, July 14--tP-Thir-
teen deaths we're traced today to
excessive heat, which reached its
peak in the south yesterday with
a temperature Of 113 degrees at
Columbus. Miss.
Nine deaths were reported In the
vicinity OF Memphis, Tenn. where
the mercury climbed TO l03. three
in Arkansas and n in Montgom-
cry, Ala. A rarified atmosphere
coupled with a disregard OF airport
restrictions was held responsible by
the manager Of a Memphis. Tenn,
flying base for an airplane crash
near Ripley. Miss. in which Robert
M. Hines, 81, and DR.. Thomas
Hayes. 81. were injured fatally.
Lightning, accompanying severe
wfndStorms IN Georgia. killed two
negroes in Macon. The gales broke
a long hot spell and drought but
disrupted communications and
damaged small dwellings In many
sections Of Georgia and Alabama.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Admiral Robertson
Claimed by Death

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July l4.-VPl-
Death has ended the service of
Rear Admiral Ashley Herman E.
Robertson, who maintained the flow
Of transports on which the Amer
lean army crossed to France.
The admiral suffered a relapse
and died suddenly yesterday at the
naval hospital where he was re-
covering from influenza.
Admiral Robertson, born at Ash
more, Ill. December II. 1867. was a
notable figure Of Americas floating
defense.
When II he entered the naval
academy and on graduation was as
signed TO the cruiser Atlanta, then
flagship Of the famous White Squa-
dron.
He came to the Pacific coast as
chief engineer Of the naval auxil-
iary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Mysterious Malady
Follows Earthquakes

GANGTOK. Siikm, India, July IA
-tP-The populace Of this little
state has become worried by a mys-
teriou sepidemic which since the
earthquakes a few days ago has
claimed As lives. The theory that
earthquakes. disturbing the earth's
surface, uncovered dormant germs.
has been accepted to some extent.
The disease is similar to cholera.
Sikkim. perched on top OF a range
Of the Himalaya. shook like a sky
scraper during the quakes. The ire
mors damaged many buildings and
cracked house walls throughout the
country.
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; Killed, Four Hurt
In Car Collision

LAWRENCE, Kas., July 14.-F1-
Three persons were killed and four
injured, one seriouly, in O. collision
involving two motor cars and a bus
late yesterday on highway number
20 just inside the city limits.
The dead, prominent in business
and social life Of Kansas City, KAS.,
are
William L. Stickel, SO. an attorney
and law firm partner Of Fred Rob-
ertson, former United States dis
trict attorney for Kansas.
Mrs. Ella Stickel, IS. his wife.
Mrs. e. Z. Leinbach, 50.
Mr.. Leinbach was taken to "a hos
pital In a semi-conscious condition
suffering from injuries Of the hips
and limbs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Jungles Searched for A0iator

Hook cracked Up their plane on a
mountainside July 8, while flying
between Akyab, Burma. and Ran
COON. Matthews said that In the few
days, as they tried to reach civiliba-
ton, he was forced often to carry
the more badly hurt man on his
back. Finally, beset by hunger,
thirst, and the damp dismal mala-
rial country through which they
passed, they decided 1t would be
best for him TO 60 on alone and
seek help, even though Eook we're
TO die.
Matthews said that Hook was In
a dying condition when finally he
left him. After some time, he him
self was found by a group OF village
hunters who fed him, and took him
TO Prone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
DEVIL FISH
Lend SPORT
TO ANGLERS
Tentacled vi o n 8 ters
Invade Island
q Waters -
Especial to The HeraldJ

HARLINGEN. July IA school
Of devil fish invaded the quiet OF
fishing waters at the foot Of B. EOS
Santiago Pass Sunday afternoon.
and furnished more thrills for the
fishers than the snagging Of their
usual finniy catch.
The monsters were reported here
by Ed Stuart and his party, fishing
off Point Isabel. He said that there
were at least six Of the devil fish,
measuring six feet across and Weigh
ing approximately from 1900 to 1900
pounds. Stuart obtained a harpoon
from Al Parker, also engaged in
fishing. and succeeded IN speering
one Of the fish, but its struggles
endangered the fishermen's boat
and they were forced to let 1t 20
free.
This is the first sight Of devil
fish reported in Point Isabel waters
in ten or Is years, fishermen say.
Their natural habitat Is around
Miami. Fla. This particular school
making their escape from home wa
ters came down the coast, and
were also recently sighted at Cor
pus Christi, where they almost up
set a fishing boat. One OF the sea
animals wrapped its huge tentacles
around the boats anchor, and it
was necessary to cut the anchor
OF the boat to free II from the
gripping tentacle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
With is Wives
Held In Mexico CITY

MEXICO CITY, July 1874
man with sixteen wives, according
to the police. Is being held here.
He Is Basilio Palencia. arrested for
falsely claiming TO be a brother OF
Jose Mijares Palencia, Mexican
chief Of police. Authorities said le
alleged polygamist extraordinary
married women in Tapachula, Chill
pancingo, Salina Cruz and other
places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
McC Council Funeral
To Be Held Tuesday

Especial 20 The Herald)
HARLINGEN. July 14.-Funeral
services are TO be held at ) o'clock
Tuesday at ~Thompson's mortuary
for N. Wade Mcconnell who died
Saturday while being given ether
for an operation.
Arrangements were made after
arrival OF his mother. Mrs. Robert
Lame. from St. Louis. this morn
ing. Burial viii be in Harlingen
cemetery.
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Funeral Services
For Jimmy Lomax

Funeral services for j. M. Lomax.
Brownsville, yer held at Hinkley
Chapel Sunday evening at 4:30
o'clock, following which. ceremonies
were continued at the Buena Vista
cemetery. where he was buried. He
was given a military funeral, a SAL
ute being fired over the grave. and
taps sounded.
Rev. r. o. Macintosh conducted
services.
The John Hanson post Of the
American Legion attended in a
body, and friends from over the
entire Valley were present.
P~allbearers were Leon Perl, Al
fred Putegnat. Or. Lawrence Ohm
stead. Jack Rutledge, A. r. Vidaurri
and Rafael Cisneros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Back Taxes on Land
Reported at Meeting

Notice OF back taxes due on lands
which the Brownsville navigation
district is seeking to condemn for
its right OF way was served by the
Cameron county commissioners
court at a regular meeting held
Monday morning.
The commissioners also postponed
a proposed hearing to close a road
on the Browne tract 10 allow con-
struction Of a water reservoir. This
hearing will be held July "a.
"A number OF bills were ordered
paid also.
The next meeting OF the court
will be held July II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
IN OUR
HOW ABOUT 1T?
BY c. NJ. HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
Poetry is old, ancient. goes
far back. II Is among the old
est Of human things. SO old IS 1t
that no man knows how and
why the first poem came"
Carl Sandberg. poet.
The family is no longer a
self sufficient castle in a semi
hostile world"
Edward Sapir, professor Of an
thropology at the University Of
Chicago.
at takes some husbands q long
time to find out why success
doesn't mean everything to a
wife
Elaine Sterne Darlington,
author.
THE word sanction strating
out In life as the embodiment
Of something sacred. holy re-
.dolent OF the altar. has degen-
Grated into a common euphem-
ism for war. II is now a term
used to designate penalties TO
be applied to violators OF the
Pact OF Paris"
Salmon o. Levinson, Chicago
attorney.
"The boys and girls OF this
generation are growing up with
the airplane just as those Of my
generation grew up with the
automobile. I took the automobile
for granted. The same thing Is
happening to the airplane."
Clarence d. Chambeflin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Creeks Calm After
Raging As Torrents

RIFLE, Colo, July l4.-lP1-RifIe
and Elm creeks were mururing
mountain brooks today, back In
their channels after a brief period
as turbulent destroyers Of highways
and bridges.
A giant cloudburst Saturday night
sent the two streams racing through
the towns Of Rifle and Newcastle.
carrying with them railroad tracks
and highway bridges.
Threatened renewal Of the orgy
last night. due to weather condi-
tons, failed to materalze. The dam
age was u~nofficially estimated st
more than 100000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
TARPON GRAB
BAITED HOOKS

Sunday held other thrills for
Valley fishermen. Victor Pernoud
claims the distinction OF being the
first Harlingen man to land a tar
pom this season. He made his catch
while fishing at Point Isabel yes
terday with Topper" Rigney and
II. l.. Oler. The tarpon weighed
about 100 pounds and measured six
feet. 1t was landed only after an
hours battle Of Pernoud and his
companions with the struggling
fish.
Another tarpon, wished" itself
upon a fishing party Sunday, which
had no other ambitions than the
catching Of speckled trout. Several
persons occupying a small boat
were fishing for trout. and a tar
pom. about five feet long, Is report
ed to have jumped into the boat,
knocking over one of the women
occupants. The tarpon was captur-
ed by the party after 1t had slip
ped through their eager hands sev-
eral times.
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KILLED

LOS ANGELES, July l4-tPl-
Motley II. Flint, Los Angeles fl
nancier. was shot 10 death IN the
Los Angeles city hall today.
The shooting occurred In the
court room OF Superior Judge Col
lier. Flint, who was a brother OF
the late United States Senator Frank
p. Flint, was killed instantly.
witnesses said the shots we're
fired by Frank 0. Keaton, a real
estate broker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
SPURNED DANCER
SHOOTS SELF
Especial 10 the Herald

VNptClaI 10 the FeraIUT
RAYMONDVILLE. July l8.-Af-
ter the girl TO whom he had been
engaged had refused to dance with
him at a bale Saturday night,
Jaronimo Escanillo. %, returned 90
his home and shot himself Just
below the heart with a $3.50 rifle.
The bullet emerged back OF his neck.
causing instant death.
a note was left addressed 10 the
girl Escanilla was In love with.
Judge Hoffor returned q verdict
OF death by suicide after holding
an inquest. The ma was employed
on the farm or Guadalupe Castillo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
Doyle Sends Wife Message
Mrs. Doyle Declares Words About Oldest
Daughter Too Sacred To Be Announced

LONDON, July l4-UP-The widow Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was
heartened today by what she accepted a a spirit message from her
husband who died last week.
Medium, Mrs. Estene Roberts, claimed to have received the message
after a public memorial service at Albert Hall had ended with fifty or
more Of the audience Of 10000 walking out in protest at five alleged
spirit messages from other persons long dead and gone.
The medium claimed that each of these five stood behind her chair
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
SERVICES FOR Man BURNED

SEGUIN. July i4-tP-Funeral
rites were planned today for Orville
Scott OF San Antonio who was
drowned IN the Guadalupe river
near here Saturday night while with
his family on a fishing trip. His
death was the third drowning here
within a week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
FOUND on THE WIRES

NEW YORK-The entire estate
of an humble clerk is the proud
s)ssession OF the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art. William Christian Paul
left a collection Of antique Chinese
fabrics which museum officials call
unsuue and supreme examples OF
the textile art. He worked for an
insurance company and spent most
OF his income for love Of beauty.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.-BeSs has
died OF old age at 90. The first
elephant John F. Ringing ever
owned, Bess has loomed large In
the Ringing circus ever since she
was captured In India 43 years ago
The Peabody museum at Yale in
hsits Bes&
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
R~aylnondvile Axe
Killer Is Sought
Posse With ~Bloodhounds Trails Murderer
Of Man in Eighty-Acre Jungle
Near Scene of Crime
Especial to The Herald.)

RAYMoNDvnLE. July 14-Bruno vnlareaI OF Waco IS dead, and a
posse Is trailing Pedro Lopez Of San Antonio through an sO-acre tract
Of brush following the discovery Of Vilareals crushed body early this
morning on the Strothers farm. An Ak had been sunk In the muir
dered mans head between the eyes, and the efforts OF three men were
rquHed to extract the instrument, which was buried to the hit.
According to reports given officers, both men were known as ihnerant
cotton nikers among many in this sectinn INV NnIareaI uas w
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
VITITH Monday the day various
sections Of these United States

Wv sections Of these United States
take stock Of their injured and
dead as a result Of weekend acct
dents. the Valley today lists COM
p~aratively few when its area and
population is considered.
The Rio Grande is being search
ed today for the body OF Cal Hog
gard. young farmer. who vas drown
ed Sunday morning. but automo-
bile crashes seem TO have been
somewhat conspicuous by their abb
Sence.
Too much stress cannot be laid
upon accidental deaths. Persons
who cannot swim stepping beyond
their deaths and swimmers losing
their heads or over-estimating their
strength bring the undertaken and
BORROW 10 too many homes. Too
ktnuch foot on the gas and again the
Undertaken Is called. or hospital at
Wendants are busted to identify a
mangled figure brought in for their
care.
1T Is vacation time. The time these
things will happen. Such as the
above is lot written TO bring
unnecessary fear, or 10 spoil a
planned vacation. but to ask vaca-
tioniSts to conduct themselves as
human beings endowed with ordi-
nary intelligence. and with respect
for the lives OF others, if they have
none for themselves.
A vacation record has been set this
IN weekend which will probably
not be equalled again for many
months. This is found IN 5 5000 m
ployes Of the Western Electric COM
pany all going on vacation at the
same time. All Of them have left
with two weeks pay in their pockets.
What a good time they are looking
forward too.
This number represents owe twice
as many persons as the recen CEN
II gives to the city of Brownsville.
If the law OF averages, which has
been noticved with reference TO ac-
cidents. holds. that $1,000 will have
at least two to bury or or before
their return home. Not 50 good TO
think about. but something to act
on.
MINATED Annie says a heavy
~ foot and a light head are a cof-
fin makers delight.
TVARLINGEN Is to have two big
events on next Wednesday night.
County candidates speak at the
city hall and Gus Sonenberg wres-
ties at Fair Park.
The engineer Of this column will
Ktrr you two gueSseS TO determine
Winch will draw the larger crowd.
FISHING off Port Isabel has as
sumed proportions that tales OF
Valley Izaac Waltons are bring
ing in would read like fiction were
il not that fishermen have certain
license.
Latest reports are to the effect
that a school of devil fish has in
yaded Brazos Santiago pass. Now,
do YOU suppose Florida people have
started talking about our deep water
port and this is the vanguard OF a
heEira from the state, chiefly
engaged in fighting Al Capone?
vTHE engineer Of this column has
been a lover OF good fishing for
u many years. He has found n
certain way to have fish for dinner.
He tried il at Point Isabel last Sat
urday and it worked again.
The secret is TO use silver for bait.
The silver referred 70 has on 1t
Something like Liberty" or United
states OF America"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to occasionally un-
settled tonight and Tuesday, prob
ably with local thundershowers.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy In
north, local thundershowers i'm
south portion tonight and Tuesday:
cooler tonight except on the west
coast.
Moderate northerly winds on the
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-14

RIVER FORECAST
There Will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
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TIDE TABLE
High and low tide nc Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteurUI-
ogical conditions:
High 1855 a. IT.
Low None
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1T Is vacation time. The time these
things will happen. Such as the
above is not written to bring
unnecessary fear. or TO spoil a
planned vacation. but to ask vaca-
tionists to conduct themselves as
human beings endowed with ordi-
nary intelligence, and with respect
for the lives OF others, If they have
none for themselves.