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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Herald Offers Cash
For Census Names
YORK Of taking the census Of Brownsville is now
NX/ estimated to be about 70 per cent completed
Wv when the CITY area is considered.

w YORK of taking the census of Brownsville is now
NX/ estimated to be about 20 per cent completed
Wv when the city area is considered.
With between $4,000 and 10000 estimated already
counted it shows that every name will have to be taken
in order that the city may show $4,000 when completed.
There is some danger of this not being done and it is
no fault Of the enumerators.
In order to assist the enumerators, and to put Browns
vile in the city class, The Brownsville Herald today
offers ten cents a name for every person missed in the
census where the count has been completed. These
names can be brought to The Herald office, and after
each is verified by l.. E. Bennett, census supervisor, ten
cents each will be paid. This will not apply to districts
yet to be covered by the enumerators. Full names and
streets and numbers must be given.
The districts which have been covered are here de-
fined. If you live in the sections of the city shown and
you have been missed let it be known. Brownsville needs
you. Where ten cents per name is offered:
Excluding Brownsville Quarantine, and Fort Brown,
that part bounded by 14th, Tyler extended to the city
limits, city limits to city limits.
That part bounded by Palm boulevard, Southern Pa
cific r. r., city limits, Arthur, 14th, Ringgold.
That part bounded by city limits to city limits, Wilson
extended, Wilson, 18th, Arthur.
That part bounded by city limits, Southern Pacific
r. R.. Palm boulevard, Elizabeth, State Highway Num-
Der II.
That part bounded by Nopal, Missouri Pacific r. R.,
w. 9th, Elizabeth, Palm boulevard to city levee, city
levee to city limits.
That part bounded by city levee, Palm boulevard,
Levee, city limits to city limits.
Fort Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
INJURED
WHEN TRAIN
Runs SWITCH
Malicious Tampering
Blamed For
Wreck

MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 23.-tP)
The office Of Z. D. Holcomb,
general superintendent Of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad
here. announced today that south
bound passenger train number IS,
wrecked near Vicksburg this morn
ing, ran through a switch which
had been deliberately and mali
ciously' opened. Six persons were
injured.
The locomotive, mail car, pas
senger and express car. two day
coaches and one pullman over
turned. One pullman remained on
the tracks. None OF the injured was
believed hurt seriously.
The injured were:
Jack Leach, Memphis, engineer,
legs scalded.
Eli johnson, negro fireman, scald-
ed.
Z. S. Hopkins, Marks. Miss, bruis-
ed.
c. w. Milton, address unknown
here, bruised.
d. w. Bell. Clarksdale, negro,
Bruises.
Lizzie Howard, Clarksdale negro,
shoulder ~dislocated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
POSTOFFTCE TO
COST $43O,OOO
Building to Be Erected
On Present Site,
Today's Plan

President Hoover has sent hts
list or public building projects 70
congress, according to information
received today from the Associated
Press, and in the list is the Browns
vile postoffice.
Recommendations for buildings
at Brownsville included a federal
courthouse. customs house and
postoffice TO be erected at q cost
OF $3.50, 900.
This Is the first information re-
ceived as TO the exact amount ap-
propriated for the Brownsville fed
eral building and the amount is
even larger than II was at first
thought to be.
Federal representatives have
closely inspected the local building
and plans for the work are in pro-
gress against the day the money
is available.
While Postmaster bennett has
received NJ specifications con-
corning the new structure. from
other sources Ii was said that the
Du44QllB Will Dc on ~ pTeSeNJ Sue.
It will be a new building. but the
type and structure has not been
reported passed on. Several suT-
gestions for n Spanish type OF
building have been received at The
Brownsville Herald office.
Other Texas appropriations fol-
low.
Coleman. Texas, postoffice $780,
600; Fort Worth. Texas. postoffice
81 .445 900: Frederick, Okla. post
office SOS. 900: Gallup. N. M. post
office SIPS 900: Houston. Texas.
poStoffice and court house s615, 600:
Huntsville. Texas, postoffice SIS. 900.
Plainview. Texas, postoffice $751;
600; San Angelo, Texas. postoffice
and courthouse S200. 900: SapulDa,
Okla. postoffice S150.000; Sweet
water. Texas, postoffice. $3.50. 600:
T~exarkana, Texas. postoffice and
courthouse $780, 00;: Wichita Falls,
Texas. postoffice and courthouse
$725, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
ANOTHER ORB
Scientist Thinks New Planet
is Discovered

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 23.-
Rl-PoSsibility Of the existence Of
another hitherto unknown trans
Neptunian planet was announced
today by Professor Harlow Shapley,
director OF the Harvard observatory,
following a receipt OF a telegram
from the Dominion observatory at
Ottawa. Possible proof OF such a
planets existence has been hidden
away on Photographic plates taken
at the Canadian observatory six
yeasr ago.
"A telegram received from Pro-
fessor Stewart, Of the Dominion
observatory at Ottawa" said Pro-
lessor Shapley. reports that an OBJ
ject discovered by Henroteau and
Miss Burlsnd on plates taken In
1924 IS suspected to be a trans
Neptunian planet"
Planet X. referred 10 by Profess
sor Shapley, was announced by him
March 13, as having been discover
ed by the Lowell observatory at
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Wet Lobby With High Court
Charged By Indiana Senator

purposes out OF the touch with the
busy vorkaday world. xxxx
TN order TO give you perhaps a
new slant as to how some men are
thinking and talking. a few days
ago in the course Of my converse
ton with an exceptionally keen
young attorney. I ventured to re-
mark that there were very many
serious and far reaching constitu-
tional questions relating to the
eighteenth amendment and enforce
ment measures that had never been
submitted to the supreme court.
His comment took the form Of
a question do you have any idea
that the supreme court as now
constituted would have the moral
courage to 60 into this question
thoroughly'?"
An intention to bring a stu lin
the not distant future IN an effort
to get the eighteenth amedment
out OF the ~costitution was expressed
in a letter by William H. Slayton.
chairman OF the board or the AssO-
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment. introduced today I'm
Senate lobby investigation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
COURT GRINDS
LOG Cases Docketed For
Judge A. M. Kent

The civil district court began
grinding away at a lO6-case docket
wednesday morning with Judge A.
NJ. Kent on the bench.
Some 65 non-Jury and 4l-lury
cases have been set down for trial.
One judgement in favor OF the
plaintiff in the case OF Howard vs.
kuhn ct al was taken wednesday
morning. The case Of the Eagle
pass Lumber company VS. Guerra
vas reset for May p. Cavazos vs.
Cavazos was to be tried wednesday
afternoon.
Cases set for Thursday: Frontier
Lumber company vs.. Crixell. Thom-
as VS.. Valley Realty company; Fri
day: Hazel Brown vs.. Aldgelt Z.
Brown. Earl (. Agen Us. Ethel M.
Aren. Morris vs.. Dunlap tplea In
abatement), Murray VS.. Inc. City
of San Benito (quash citation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
LADDER TRUCK
AIDS FIREMEN
Downtown Blaze Is Quickly
Extinguished With
New Apparatus

A fire which originated on the
second floor Of the Hinkley build
ing was extinguished at $50 We'd
nesday morning by firemen from
the Central fire station who made
a record run Of slightly less than
go seconds.
The fire started from an auto
matte gas water heater. Burt Hink-
ley. Jr., said. Little damage was
done to the building. although
smoke pouring from second-story
windows gave the impression Of a
large blaze.
The new hook and ladder truck
was utilized for the first time when
a ladder was raised TO the roof 70
enable firemen to get to the source
Of the blaze.
81 certainly want to congratulate
the fire department on the speed
with which they arrived at the fire
after the alarm was turned in" Mr.,
Hinkley, senior, said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Minstrel Will Be
Given Next Friday

Rehearsals are being held night
ly for the program 70 be presented
Friday az the junior college audit.
orium under auspices Of the Amer
lean Legion drum hugle corps. John
Tanning Is director or the minstrel
and Joe Crixell is in charge OF
music and more than n dozen dane
ing girls. Between IS and 40 char
acters will appear In the show.
W. r.. Kiekel and Or. Lawrence
Olmsted are expected TO shine fin
the minstrel. they having had pro-
fessional blackface experience. Prac-
tically every other member on the
cast has had much amateur ex-
perience.
"A specially number viii be given
by the Harmony Foursome quartet
composed OF Emmett Sewell, John
Carr Sewell. Car! Henshaw, and
Frank Gilmore.
Another bright spot In the long
list Of attractions is the duet TO
be sung by Misses Louise Wick and
Mary Stone, Just One More Night
i'm the Moonlight"
Proceeds from the show win 20
to retire obligations incurred by
the trip to the Legion national
convention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
POTATO CROP
BREAKS ALL
time RECORD
Cars Move Out Of
Valley in One
Day

The existing high record for a
single days shipment OF potatoes
was broken yesterday with i76 cars
rolling from Cameron county. This
shipment is II cars higher than
the previously established high
mark for one day, 1o2 cars, accord
ing to government figures.
Total shipments Of potatoes to
date stands at 1914 cars, the entire
movement Of last years crop total
ing 1909 carloads. From 2400 to
$500 cars are still expected TO roll
from the Valley this season, accord
ing TO Fred Latham Of the Rio
Grande Valley Potatoes Growers
association. II Is estimated that
about half of the present crop has
been harvested.
Yesterdays lot OF potatoes brought
growers $3.50 cash per a or about
Sl32, 700 on the lot Of l76 cars.
Among Brownsville growers ship
menJS were 81 cars sent out BY
McDavitt Bros, % by Tandy Bros,
and six by Conneli and Ross.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

WASHINGTON. April 23-tR1-A
charge that the association against
the prohibition amendment had
"lobbied directly with members Of
the United States supreme court"
was made today before the senate
lobby committee by Senator Robin
son. republican. Indiana.
Two letters to Justice Stone and
one to the late justice Sanford,
written by Thomas w. Phillips. Jr..
Of Pennsylvania, had been placed
In the record.
Its the most annoying thing I
ever heard Of" Robinson said.
Phillips Is a candidate for gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania and Is sup
ported by the association against
the prohibition amendment.
The letters to Stone were dated
April 2 and 9. The one TO Sanford
was dated March 30, 1929.
The letter Of April 9 TO Stone said
in part:
1T Is indeed unfortunate that
so many men in public life, es-
pecially those who have served for
years and years IN congress in
executive positions. and on the
bench, become for all practical
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Church Conference
Opens at McAllen

McALLEN. April 23-The sixth
annual conference Of the Methodist
churches in the Brownsville dis
trict Of Texas opened here this
morning in the First Methodist
church building with Rev. o. c.
Grow of Brownsville officiating. Rev.
Crow Is presiding elder OF the dis
trict. The session will continue
through Thursday.
Rev. J. Z. Lovett OF Brownsville,
former presiding elder Of the district
delivered the morning sermon. pre-
ceding which was the appointment
Of committees and announcements
OF the days work. Luncheon was
served at noon in the dining hall by
women OF the McAllen church.
About 100 delegates are attending
the conference from 20 churches OF
the Brownsville district. Entertain
ment will be furnished for delegates
remaining az McAllen tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Cisco Youth Faces
Charges of Murder

EASTLAND, April 23-tPl- A
special venire OF ITS men and SO
witnesses was summoned in district
court here today as the state pre-
pared to bring Danny Leach, 20.
Cisco youth. TO trial on charges Of
murder in the Staying near here
April 2 Of an unidentified man.
The man. at first believed iden-
titled as r. c. Hill, was found
fatally wounded In a gravel pit In
the outskirts OF Cisco. He died sew
eral hours later without r~egaining
consciousness. Leach was arrested
the next day.
Authorities In Cisco said the man
believed TO have been Hill later
was identified by scars on his body
as Jack Johnson Of Golden, Colo,
according 10 information furnished
them by a woman claiming she was
Johnson'S wife, and by police at
Golden.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Arrest May Follow
Crash on Highway
Especial to The Herald.j

tODSI1dl u LIE I1CIdAQ.I
SAN BENITO. April 23-Arrest Is
believed near for the hit-and-run
driver who Saturday night ran into
a car full OF Mexicans near San
Benito. The crash resulted in a
broken ankle for one OF the Mexi-
cans, other bruises for him and still
more for his companions. The dri-
yer OF the car causing the wreck
escaped, leaving his machine be-
hind.
I'VE are sure We will capture the
man responsible for the crash"
Judge Valdetero said Tuesday. land
you can be just as certain little
mercy will be shown him. Condi-
tons on the highway have improved
since the advent OF the state high
way patrolmen but that does not
mean that this office will be any
more lenient. The man who strikes
another car with his own is the
most dangerous Of all drivers. es-
peciaIly when he happens to be
drunk"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Garner Keeping Up
Detroit Land Probe

War and rumors of war continue
to growl along the Detroit Browns
vile front following allegations by
the Better Business Bureau of the
former city that resaca land was
not, perhaps, all it was alleged TO
be.
John Garner, chief Of the Wash
ington wing Of the battle, continues
his probe after the name Of the al
legged government man. who fur
nished information for the now
famous Hazard 5" of the bulletin
deprecating Valley land. Congress
man Garner has written Secretary
Hyde Of the department of agricul-
ture. Harry Sexton writes the cham
Der of commerce. asking II the Sec
rotary knows If ely OF his men had
given out the information
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Telegraph Service
Battle Is Opened

HARLINGEN, April 23.-The VAL
ley within the next day or two is
due TO get a good idea Of the keen
rivalry existing between the West
ern Union and Postal telegraph
companies.
After a trip down here In a spe-
cial car. officials OF the former
company have returned home. But
Postal officials are on their way
and they represent five countries.
Just how long these represent
atives Of Postal telegraph will re-
main in the Valley, could not be
ascertained. They we're due to leave
Houston Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning-Valley bound.
It may be that they will remain
in the Valley long enough to see
the Postal system begin operations
in several towns. Workers OF the
corporation have been laboring
feverishly to get their new offices
ready for business and il Is not
unlikely that the grand opening will
be staged while the prominent viSi-
tors are IN these parts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Brownsville TO Aid
Tarnpico Tourists

A campaign to interest sportsmen
in the Tampico region is being
launched by the tourist club and the
chamber Of commerce there, G. C.
Richardson said Wednesday follow
ing his recent trip to that Mexican
city.
There Is no better field for the
hunter or fisherman than the ter
ritory around Tampico.' richardson
said. land we are going TO work
with Tampico 10 increase tourist
traffic through Brownsville there
and from Tampico here"
A goodwill motorcade Is being
thought of by Tampico to celebrate
the opening Of the Matamoros- Tam
pico road this fall. Tampico bust
ness men animated that another
motorcade from Brownsville there
would do much TO develop trade
between the two cities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Challenge Match Of
Golf Wages Today

A challenge match OF golf be-
tween Ed Brady. San Benito. and
George Desha. Brownsville, viii be
played on the Brownsville links
Thursday at ] p. m, according TO
John Clark.
The match. which is exciting in
terest among both Brownsville and
San Benito citizens. came as q
result Of a challenge issued by
Mr.. Brady.
Both Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Desha
are county commissioners. and his
challenge Mr.. Brady added. i think
i ran eve a better race for com-
missioner than you did
Mr.. DeSha accepted the chal-
lenge when the San Benito man
added that, In his opinion, the
Brownsville golfer knew no more
about golf than ne did about foot
ball. Mr.. Clark said Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

Is opened its payroll viii exceed
$4,000 annually.
Some few weeks ago one member
OF the company In company with
Fl. McCampbell, well known
Brownsville rancher. made n brief
survey or the situation and return
ed saying he would later so further
into the matter.
Today they are surveying the
livestock supply OF both Valley and
Mexican ranches. III satisfied there
is q sufficient supply Of livestock TO
meet their demands. the plant VIII
be opened here next fall, according
to present expectations.
Mr.. McCampbell told q repcrter
Of the Herald he believed he could
point out TO them that an ample
meat supply Is TO be had. as he In
crossing thousands OF head OF cattle
from Mexico, and Is not the only
man In that business On the pre-
vious trip the company representa-
tive expressed himself as surprised
at the number OF head OF cattle the
Valley, itself, viii produce.
The Brownsville Chamber OF
Commerce Is particularly interested
In this project in an effort TO In
troduce more payrolls into the VAL
ley to increase the dinner pail va
riety or workers.
Cattle men and beef growers IN
general will be particularly interest
ed In that II will furnish a home
market for their livestock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Cinco de Mayo Fete
Plans Discussed

A meeting was held last night at
the Palacio Municipal in MatamoroS
by the fietsa committee. Plans were
discussed and a program arranged
for the celebration Of Cinco de Mayo,
Mexican national holiday.
The program that will be follow
ed will be announced soon. Browns
vile and Matamoros have for the
past several years celebrated the
event together.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Eye Exercises Said
To Supplant Classes

DALLAS. April 23-OP-The n
nual convention Of the Texas OPP
tometric association approached its
close today, after hearing lectures
by several leading optometrists OF
the country.
Dr.. w. B. Needles. president OF
the northern Illinois college OF
optometry Chicago, declared yes
terday in addressing the convention
that by proper exercises for the eyes
the date on which glasses become
necessary could be postponed BY
many years. sometimes until ex-
IRENE old age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
San Benitans Fined
For Free-for-All
Especial 20 The Herald)

SAN BENITO. April 23.-Justice
Of the Peace L. M. Valdetero Az INV
fond or a scrap as the next one
but not when somebody is likely to-
get hurt.
Three men found this out Tues
day without much difficulty when
they we're fined ten dollars each
and costs. They had engaged i'm m
free-for-all, no holds barred. about
two miles outside Of San BenIto last
Saturday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Highway Permanent
Wave Threatened

10 Tie
HARLINGEN, April 23.-The
permanent wave" section or the
highway between Harrington and San
Benito Is due TO have the kinks
taken out OF II right away. That ~.
as soon as rights-of-way are OBJ
tanned and the consent or all prop
erty owners along the route are
granted TO the Harrington city com
missioners land most have been
secured. work will begin. Money
for the work already has been ap-
propriated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

4 Time, voted the ~SoiUUVIUUU DOuu ISSUE
by a majority Of four to one, coun-
ty officials, he said, have felt q
moral obligation to carry that
through without raising additional
funds.
Pledges Worry
In order to get the water dis
tricts to cooperate with US in our
program early last year, we entered
an order which was q pledge to
the people that We would not let
the tax rate get above O dollar and
a half" Judge Dancy continued.
In commenting On the necessity
OF a new structure to house the
county's convicts, he said that this
was obvious.
However, Sheriff Brown has
pointed out that the majority OF
the prisoners here are held on fed
eral charges. But every man who
violates a federal law Is a poten-
tial violator of a local law, and We
want to give the federal govern
ment 100 per cent cooperation" he
added.
When asked about the funds sup
posed to have been on hand and
with which 1t was contemplated
TO build a jail. or an addition TO
the present jail, he said:
No Funds Diverted
I'VE have not diverted any funds
that were specifically intended fol-
the jail, to other purposes. but we
have used our permanent improve
ment funds for the purpose Of build
ing the dipping watts in order "a
cooperate with the Live Stock San
itary Commission In Graduating the
cattle tick"
He said that Cameron county
had possibly put her dipping watts
closer together than any other
county IL Texas. He explained that
Valley cattle are mostly dairy stock
and this type can not be driven
far. He said the dipping watts. paid
Continued on page l0t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Fox Confident Port
Project Will Pass

Confidence that both houses and
the president would approve the
Brownsville port project was ex-
pressed here Tuesday by Major
Milo p. Fox, divisional engineer,
Galveston.
Major Fox conferred with r. 3.
Rentfro. z. A. RoSenthal. @. c.
Richardson. and others interested
in the port regarding minor mat
tiers pertaining TO the right-of-way
The major left Brownsville last
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
School Election In
Mercedes Carried


MERCEDES. April 23.-Mercedes
voters carried a S250.000 school bond
issue election yesterday. 291 casting
votes for the measure and 90
against.
The program calls for construc-
ton Of q new senior high school
building. remodeling. and four ad-
ditional room sto the present senior
building. the erection Of a building
for a cafeteria and physical educa-
ton department.
The number or votes cast was
considered a record for such cleo
lions here. r. Newell Waters Is
architect for theb uilding program
which Is expected to get under way
at once.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
American Dentist
Freed by Bandits

MES1CO CITY. April 23-Pl-Dr-
George Edward Purnell. American
dentist who was kidnapped near
Guadalajara yesterday. was released
by his captorS outside Guadalajara
late last night on payment Of 400
pesos Cabout 5000.
DR.. Purnell reached Guadalaiara
az one o'clock this morning.