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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
THREE KILLED
In HIDALCO
over WEEKEND
Two Shot by Others
And One Kills
Himself
Especial to The Herald)

McALLEN, July 28.-Three violent
deaths from gunshot wounds were
the weekend toll IN Hidalgo county
from sunset Saturday 10 sunrise
sunday morning.
George Splawn, IS, Alamo, was
found uead on the floor Of his bed
room in his Alamo home early Sun
DAY morning, the charge from q To-
gauge shotgun having entered his
temple. He was partially dressed
when sound. Justice Of the Peace
Paine OF Donna, viewed the body
and rendered a verdict OF death
from gunSho. WOUNDS, self inflicted.
Funeral services FOR Splawn are
to be held at the family home in
Alamo Monday at 4:30 p. m. He Is
survived by his wife, two daughters,
Ruby Myre and Leona, a son. Floyd,
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Splawn OF
Mission two brothers, Bill and
Walter Splawn of Mission; three
sisters, Mrs. Dennis Espey and Mrs.
A. S. Broyles, both of Nilsson and
Mrs. j. w. Cove Of Roby, Texas.
Eddie Cara, 20, son of deputy
sheriff Pedro Cara and resident OF
the San Juan plantation all his life,
died at the McAllen Municipal hos
pital Sunday morning at AIS O'Clock
Death came from internal bleeding
from three gunshot wounds in the
chest. The gun play occurred as the
climax OF a fight at a dance on the
river east OF Hidalgo between Cara
and Ricardo Mendoza. Mendoza is
sought in connection with the shoot
ing.
The shooting OF Cara occurred
about midnight. His bleeding BODY
was brought to the local hospital
where medical attention was given
until his death three hours later.
ALDER r. Tagle. ST.. aged 30, died
at 8 p. m. Sunday afternoon from
gunshot wounds inflicted by United
States customs officers. A haul Of
300 gallons Of liquor was made by
the officers on the river near HI
dalgo. Tagle was shot IL an attempt
to make an arrest. and was brought
to the McAllen hospital, where an
operation was performed IN an at
tempt TO save his life. He died later
in the day. Sunday. and his bcAy
was taken to Hidalgo for burial.
Those participating In the liquor
raid were John r. Peavy, Lee r.
Terrell and Dick Vinson. all Of the
II. 8. immigration service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
WILLACY ADDS
TO STERLING
VALLEY VOTE
Craig Is Nominated
Sheriff With
Majority
fsnecial 10 The Herald.)


RAYMONDVILLE. July 28.-Wtl-
lacy county totals today continued
to add TO the long lead piled UP
for Ross Sterling in the Valley
when 5e4 votes were cast for the
Houston candidate.
Mayfield was r~unner-up with i73
and Ferguson third with l72 votes.
In the sheriff's race Craig shows
a majority over all opponents with
TIC votes to ellis and Prices total
Of 6S8. The Neal faction showed
under followers of Archie Parr with
a count Of 7l8 to 226 in the senate
race.
In the county judges race. Dor
sett won out over Thompson $50 70
423. Ben S. Duffield was re-nomi-
mated for county clerk when he got
1876 votes out OF 1850. Snow defeat
ed Swayze for county tax collector
l,079 10 23l.
For representative King defeated
Dunlap by a count Of 1876 TO 449.
In the county commissioners
race a tie resulted between Earl
and Gresham. each receiving 366.
In the county treasurer's race
Ken will be in the run-off against
Phillips, the latter defeating Bum
by one vote, BIT to 3i6. Ken re-
ceived a total Of COL.
Other county commissioners re-
turns show Coulter defeating White
by two votes. Aldridge defeating
Stanford by seven votes and Lynn
in the rln-off with Gilbert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
LATEST WIRES
SHOW 55,448
LEAD FOR MA
.683,0l6 Are Counted
With Sterling
Still Safe

DALLAS. July 2~5.-tP-Mounting
returns from Saturdays Democratic
primary today brought only altera-
tons in figures and left the relative
standing in the governors race IN
changed, with the runoff August %
TO be between Mrs. Miriam "A. Fer
guson OF Austin and Ross Sterling
of Houston.
The Texas election bureaus COM
pilaticn at III a. m, representing
returns from 244 Of the 253 counties,
10 complete, showed Mrs. Ferguson
54.707 votes ahead OF Sterling and
Clint G. Small OF Lexington trailing
the Houston man by 38, TIC votes. A
total Of sos 1874 votes had been ac-
counted for. with election bureau
experts estimating that possibly
900, 900 votes had s~en cast.
The latest totals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Charges to Be Filed
Soon in Torch Death

FORT WORTH. July 28.-tPl-
Officers expected today 20 have suf-
ficient information TO file charges
in connection with the Staying Sat
urday OF Roy Hawthorre. SO whose
body had been dumped in a field
near town and set afire, after being
saturated with gasoline.
AT Sheriff j. r. Wrights office II
was said officers were questioning a
woman and that she had been with
Hawthorne the night before he was
killed. Efforts were being made TO
locate a man acquaintance Of the
woman on the theory that jealousy
might have prompted the killing.
Hawthorne was married and had
three children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
TEST FLIGHT
Second Week of Endurance
Grind Opens Today

ST. LOUIS, July 28-tPl-Dale
Jackson and Forest O'Brine today
began the second week of an en-
durane flight In which they hope
to break the record Of 554 hours re-
Gently established by the Hunter
brothers in Chicago. At TIL a. m.
today. the filters completed the first
week Of the flight.
jackson and OBrine had out an
SOS sign 10 the citizens OF st. Louis
for more money to finance the
flight. Already about 500 900 had
been subscribed. but the flight Off
Gals claim that is at least $4,000
short of the amount needed.
O'Brine dropped a note yesterday
saying the motor was running
nicely. IF II keep up. he added,
we will land August Il, but 1t
will be before then If the people
Of st. Louis don't get some more
money in"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Vote in
HIDALCO co.
Daniels Nominated Sheriff
With Sterling Leading
For Governor
tSpecial TO The Herald.O


McALLEN, July %. Complete
returns from Hidalgo county pre-
cincts in the county Democratic
primaries Saturday show Bob Daniel
OF Mission the party nominee for
sheriff with 2078 votes. as against
John Bales Of McAllen 1876 and
Earl Hersh OF McAllen ISL. Last
returns to come in we're from Santa
Rita precinct. where 81 votes were
cast. The vote polled over the
county in the primaries was very
light, being about 2750. whereas the
total strength of the county Is
around ten or eleven thousand,
Sterling was the county's favorite
for governor, the Houston man
polling over 100 votes. with May
field second and Ferguson third.
Bcbbitt was high man FOR attorney
general with nearly double that OF
Alfred. his nearest opponent
IN the ace for county offices,
that for county treasurer was holly
confessed.
Mrs. Flora ". Hooks of Edinburg
polled l349 and G. II. Hupp or Mer-
cedes 1868. Cher nominations were
as follows: s. ". McWhorter OF
Weslaco 275l for county judge;
Grady Carl Of Edinburg 1919 for
county clerk: r. T.. Cannon OF Me-
Allen 1890 for district clerk: r. s.
Chambers of Donna 1885 for tax
collector: r. s. Hibbetts or Edin-
burg 1914 for tax assessor: George
N. Magee OF Edinburg 1907 for coun-
ty attorney; J. c. Looney of Edin-
burg 2064 for representative; r. ..
Herne OF Edinburg 1867 for county
school superintendent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Ray Fish Swarming
OFF Point Isabel

A party consisting Of five prom
inent Brownsville men went down
to the sea in ships" Sunday and
returned here telling q tale OF a
fight with 3 giant rays. the largest
being estimated at 10 feet wide
and IS feet long, from head TO tip
or tail.
The fighting, according 70 Joe
Putegnat, was al on the part OF
the fishermen. the rays being
POSITIVELY lethargic in their activ-
tiles. The Brownsville party was
composed OF Mr.. P~utegnat, Joe
Wells, DR.. J. T.. Rentfro. Burnell
Goodrich, and George McGonigle,
Jr.
A harpoon gun was used In an
attempt TO catch one Of the rays,
but the men were unsuccessful IN
hooking one during the hour and
a half in which they followed the
school In q 24-foot boat.
An unusually large number Of
rays have been sighted at Point
Isabel this season, 1t Is reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28

Brownsville. at present ranking
third IN imports and exports
among border cities, Is rapidly
gaining on the leading ports Of
entry, according to figures released
today by the U. 8. Customs ser
vice, San Antonio branch OF the
Treasury department.
The figures, compiled by Ed
Cotulla, assistant collector OF
customs. show that Laredo IS first
and Eagle Pass second. with
Brownsville third and rapidly gain
ing month BY month.
For q period OF three months
Brownsville was the only city show
ing steady increase, both Laredo
and Eagle Pass falling off during
the latter part Of this period. In
March. Brownsville imports totaled
$50. 1867, April. s56.88l. and May
s70,645. Laredo. lesdtng with $685.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
REFUCIO FLEES
BURNING WELL
Roaring Flames Visible
AT Beeville, 81 Miles
From Scene

REFUGIO, Tex, July 20-iP-A
roaring jet Of flame leaping into the
sky from the Houston Oil company's
wild gaSser. No. ! Strauch, today
had driven 200 residents from
threatened homes and was defy
ing efforts OF workmen to extin-
guish 1t.
The well ignited from an unknown
cause Saturday night with an ex-
plosion which blasted a crater 20
feet across. The parched oil field
settlement of frame buildings, hand
icapped by drouth-depleted wells,
was in imminent peril Of destruc-
ton.
Steam lines were being laid for
attempts to smother the flames Two
small frame structures owned by
the Houston Oil company burned
Yesterday but other buildings and
derricks were hurriedly moved back
to a safer distance.
No estimate of the flow OF gas
was obtained but it was believed
to be several million cubic feet daily.
The we'll blew in out Of control
at 5.468 feet on June IS, spraying
gasoline. Ten days ago, workmen
placed a Christmas tree valve over
the top Of the casing. but this check
on the wells outlet caused gas TO
penetrate underground into prac-
tically every water we'll in town.
The water supply already was
wholly inadequate for the towns
needs and the valve was removed.
More than 5000 feet OF casing had
been set In the hole when the well
blew in and this was believed 70
have prevented the wild gasser
from Bridging In" itself with rocks
ana debris blown from the bottom
Of the hole. The pressure was es-
timated at 1900 pounds.
Residents Of Beeville. 30 miles
away. reported they could see the
pillar OF flame at their homes there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Hamburger Stand Is
Flop; He Seeks Wife

Wanted - a wife between the
ages Of Is and 10 by a man who is
AZ but looks 80. At present a resi-
dent Of Las Cruces. N. Mex. George
o. Strand writes to the mayor Of
Brownsville asking him II he can't
manage this little piece OF business
for him.
Unable TO make a fair living with
two trades and a hamburger stand
in this city. / am seeking a life
mate with some means and ability
70 aid me make a fair living" he
writes. "All women between Is and
40 will be given consideration"
He ends his request with the words
here is hoping your city may have
some lonesome women"
The mayor turned the request
over to the city manager. and the
city manager sent 1t to The Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Harlingen Baby Is
Drowned i'm Tank

HARLlNGEN, July 2S.-AttempI-
ing TO test his new-found ability 10
walk, Robert Keith Baker. 20
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orvllle Baker. Harrington, waddled
TO the edge of a large tank Of
water near the ice factory here
Sunday and fell in. drowning.
Mrs. Baker had driven 70 the ice
pint to take Nh. Baker. an engineer
theer, his dinner leaving the small
child in the car. Returning a few
minutes later, she found the baby
missing. When little Robert failed
to answer to her calls. Mrs. R-kxr
instigated a search which resulted
in finding the body floating in the
tank.
Efforts on the part Of the fire
department to reSuscitate the boy
failed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
City Third in Mexican Trade

236 March. fell to s242 $50 in May.
In exports. Laredo vas far In
the lead with s3.244y544 in March.
Eagle Pass second with s692 1872,
and Brownsville third with $685.
ga. However. In April Brownsville
was second with s647 .94s, topping
Eagle Pass which had S597. $50.
Laredo was still leading with bet
ter than three million. Browns
vile was again third in May.
Figures for later months Eere
not available from this office, but
it Is said that this port Of entry
has been steadily increasing in
both imports and exports, closing
in on the leaders.
Other cih:s figuring IN the
government reports. but far be-
hind the three leaders. were Del
Rio. Hidalgo. Corpus Christi. Rio
Grande City. Roma. and San An
tonic and Fort Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28

baby baptized a Bamberger is
really their own offspring, today
sought the advice Of a clergyman
OF their own faith with n view TO
having the child in their possess
sion baptized without application
Of a name.
The Watkins attorney. Barratt
O'Hara. was getting ready TO ask
a writ OF habeaS corpus TO com
pei the Bambergers to produce
their baby in court and show cause
why they should not surrender II.
In such an action. 1t was explained.
the matter would be placed before
the court which would make final
decision as to WHOM the infant be-
longs.
Suit Is Brought
The attorney also was instructed
to bring suit for 500. 900 damages
against the Erglewood hospital where
the Bamberger and Watkins babies
were born June 30. Bamberger. on
the other hand. has announced that
everything Is settled, that he Is sat-
isfied he now has has his own in
FAINT and that no legal action OF
any kind Is contemplated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins expressed
no concern I've the fact that the
baby they believe to be their own
vas christened a Bamberger.
When we get the baby trade ar
ranged, we'll have him re-baptized
into our own faith" they said.
Representatives. OF leading hospit-
ais and several prominent baby
specialists were asked yesterday
II in their opinion a mother would
recognize her new born babe. The
replies. with one exception, we're
in the affirmative: that a mother
could recognize her baby unmistak-
ably after having q It once or
twice.
DR.. G. ID. Paddock and Dr. II. Fl.
Gibson. o~bstetricians, and DR.. 8. l..
Hadden OF Oak Park hospital, al
agreed she could. But Miss J. T..
Christie, superintendent of Chicago
Lying-In hospital, said she would
not care to say a mother would
know her child on second OF third
encounter.
DR.. Paddock said the mother at
once sees features resembling her
family's or her husbands. Thus
the child to her has its fathers
eyes. its maternal grandmother
nose or its ears may set on the
head at the angle Of Uncle Bob's.
To its father other relatives and
outsiders It may look like lust an
other baby
you can't fool a mother after
she has seen her baby a few times"
Dr.. Hadden said. IN fun 7 have
made tests 10 see. I have asked
mothers to select their children
from among several brought In
from the hospital nursery and they
! lid SO correctly"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Mercedes Man Dies
While Visiting Son

$1,000 WA A#&
MERCEDES, July % - Joel a.
Robertson. 70, died Sunday morn
ing at Cleburne. at the home OF
his son, w. p. Robinson, whom he
had been visiting for the past three
weeks. He had been declining in
health for a year.
He Is survived by four sons, Frank
and Earnest Robertson Of MERGED
es, Fred y. Robertson OF Weslaco
and w. p. Robertson OF Cleburne;
and three daughters. Miss Lola Rob-
ertSon Of Mercedes; Mrs. Grace
Clarke OF La Feria and Mrs. c. 0.
Turley OF Cleburne.
Funeral services r announced
for 4 o'clock Monday afternoon at
the Stotler mortuary with the Rev.
@. p. owen. pastor OF the local Pres
byterian church. In charge.
The pail bearers r O.. X. Reiss.
q. "A. Acker. It. J. Fixes. y. p. Ward,
J. L. Clark and ID. Lufer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Dies Leading Box
For Congress Seat

DALLAS. July 28.-fP-Martin
Dies Of Orange. son OF late Con-
gresham Dies. maintained his lead
today for Congress from the Sc
cond District. the Texas election
Bureau today giving him 28.723
votes to 23,746 for John c. Box Of
jacksonville, incumbent. The re-
turns were from IL OF the IA
counties in the district, three
complete.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Goodrich Is
Injured in Accident

George Goodrich. SOL Of Judge
(. K. Goodrich, was injured in an
automobile accident Sunday after
noon at Dead Mans curve on the
San Benito highway. and his car
and another figuring in the wreck
were badly damaged.
The driver Of the other car was
said 70 be A. G. Rabbit. an employe
OF the Hubbard garage at Harlin-
gen. Young Goodrich suffered a
fractured arm and painful cuts and
was given treatment last night at
the Valley Baptist hospital in Har-
Lngen- He vas brought home this
morning by his father and will be
confined for several days while re-
covering from his injuries.
Rabbit was also treated for Sc
we're cuts on his head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Mexican Filler Is
Absolved of Blame

MEXICO CITY. July 62-El-
Col Alfredo Lezama. chief OFFICER
RI the first air regiment, arrested
following the fatal crash OF Two
airnlanes last week. has been re-
leased by order Of the secretary OF
war and absolved Of any blame for
the miShap. -
THE cause Of the accident In
which fclIr pilots and a civilian were
killed was not made public. Col.
ezama denied that aviators IN the
first and second squadrons mac
nlaced a bet involving the ability OF
one or the planes to o~utperform the
other.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Laborer Admits Plot
To Extort $4,000

LANSING. Mich, July 2s-tP)-
State police announced today that
Samuel j. Meyers. 39-year-old au-
tomobile factory laborer, had made
q full confession Of guilt OF an at
tempt to extort $4,000 from Richard
II. Scott. president OF the REQ Mo-
tor Car company.
Meyers WHO is in pail here was
quoted as saying he had thought
use Of threatening letters would be
an easy way" TO get money 10 buy
a home. The laborer was arrested
Saturday when he walked into a
trap set by state police under whose
direction Scott had placed money In
q coal yard shed.
Scott received three letters and
a telephone call threatening death
70 himself. his wife, a son and a
five-year-old grandson unless the
money were paid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
Trail of Black In
Woman's Death Opens

MIAMI. Tex, July 28.-Pl-Trial
OF Jesse Lee Washington, negro.
charged In the death OF Mrs. Henry
Vaughan, who was fatally beaten
at her farm home near Shamrock
several weeks ago, was set to begin
here today.
The negro has been held IN the
county jail az Pampa since Texas
rangers brought him back from the
Oklahoma state reformatOry az
Granite. where he vas taken for
safekeeping after the Staying.
Mobs had threatened violence to
other negroes at Shamrock and
many negroes fled II pm their homes
al Erick. Okla, Mrs. Vaughan's
former home after mobs had threat
ened them there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
$4,000 Fire Among
Cotton Bale Cars
fSnnciaI Ia THE Herald)

HARLINGEN. July % Fire
which broke out Sunday at 3 p. m
among bales Of cotton stored IN a
box car outside the city limits caus-
ed damage estimated at $4,000 TO
Missouri Pacific freight cars. we've
refrigerator cars we're virtually des-
troved and six others scorched and
otherwise damaged.
The blaze started In a car con-.
tanning eleven bales Of cotton and
quickly spread to others switch.
men uncoupled the blazing cars and
brought them TO the city limits for
available water. Three alarms were
turned In and volunteer iTemen
fought the blazes for two hours. Inc
cling hox Of the Central Power and
Light company in front Of which
the fire started was partially des-
troved About IS feet Of the creo-
sote dipped platform also burned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28

OF J. A. Cobolini, and Krausse's de-
feat OF Cain.
Another decisive race was that
between Fred Kowalski and John
r. Dervin, which KowalSd won
over two to one for justice OF the
peace. In closer finishes Tucker
defeated Martin by only thirty
votes, the total being 1918 to 1048.
One Of the hottest races in the
entire contest was that for district
attorney. Just before noon today
d. S. Purl showed a majority over
G. K. Richards and J. H. Doughty
Of 40, but the RobStown box was
still out and that being Doughty's
home town box, 1t vas thought that
q run off may yet result.
Tables Of complete returns are
given elsewhere in this paper except
in races without opposition.
Will Fields had an unofficial ma
iority Of ove 100 votes more than
w. II. Sharp in the justice Of peace
ace. The contest had been neck
and neck until the returns from
box eleven were reported. giving
Fields his lead over his opponent.
No final count was available on
votes cast for Watson.
ESQ G. o. r. Votes
The republican vote cas-. Saturday
night in Cameron county was esti-
mated Monday morning at $50.
The victory for Carlos O. Watson
Of Brownsville IN the COMPRESSION
al ace seemed practically assured,
with the returns from four coun-
ties having the largest vote in the
district giving him a substantial
lead over his republican opponent,
Or. Simpson OF Laredo. Seven or
eight more counties are yet 70
come in but their vote Is very light
and not considered enough to turn
the present trend toward Watson.
Fairly accurate returns from the
four counties in the congressional
race r as follows: Cameron
Watson, 225; Simpson. Is; Hidalgo
Watson. IS; Simpson. /; Webb
Watson. 200: Simpson. 81: Maverick
Watson. %; Simpson. 3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-28
FOUND ON THE WIRES

OION4 PUNT, n. 1.-FolSS mere
~ abouts are convinced there will
be frost right after Labor Day
with an early fall. The KatydidS
are chirping in hot weather. Their
appearance. old timers say means
frost In six weeks.
MORRISTOWN. N. j. Stung in
one thumb BY a hornet while pick
ing ~blueberries. Mrs. John Holt Of
Butler township is dead. The coro-
ner found that the virus had pene-
trated a vein and was carried to
the heart. Death came in a few
minutes.
- NEW YORK - Operation OF re-
~frigerators. washing machines and
vacuum cleaners is 70 be taught IN
house hold science courses at the
Abraham Lincoln high school.
NEW YORK - Joel Andreason.
Mormon missionary. back from
abroad. says he lived on his salary
Of $40 a month while az work in
Scandinavian countries.
MEXICO CITY - Vanouished in
a duel in which machete and laSso
we're used. Senorita Melquiades Luna
Is III a serious condition. On foot
she accepted the challenge Of her
bitter enemy. Senorita Dorotea Man
ella. who was mounted. Senorita
Melquiades rushed with the ma
chete. The horse lodged and Sen
orita Dorotea roped her opponent
and dragged her.
NEW YORK - John r. voorhis.
i01 years old. president OF the city
board OF elections and grand sachme
of Tammany. is opposed 70 prohi-
bition, but a toast az a birthday
celebration was drunk in Adams
ale.
SAN LUCAR DE BARRAMEDA.
Spain - Alone. except for his grey
hound. DR.. FranceSchi Caballero is
waking a nonstop transatlantic
trip in a 36-foot auxiliary sloop. He
expects to reach Porto Rico in 20
days.
NEW YORK - The Fox Theatres
corporation announces that hence
forth II will advertise only in news
papers. Money heretofore used on
other forms OF advertising will be
used for increased newspaper space.
The reasons assigned are superior
fiexibility. ability 20 make last min
ute changes and digestion of news
paper advertisements az the con-
yenience OF the reader.