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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
DEATH CLAIMS
OLMITO DOCTOR
DIR. Eugene Buehler Dies
Wednesday Following
Lingering Illness

DR.. Eugene Bueh.er prominent
physician Of Indianapolis end Tex
as died at his home IN Olmito at
$50 a. m. Wednesday.
DR.. Buehler had been In poor
health fer several years having
come to the Valley in the hope OF
Improvement. He was 81 years OF
age.
His Do<y will be forward q We'd
nesday evening to Indianapolis, his
former home, for interment. He has
no relatives in this section.
DR.. Buehler was born In Phila-
delphia. He practiced medicine for
30 years, and attained considerable
recognition in Indianapolis, where
be served on the board of health for
ten veal. During that time the
greater part of the improved sanl-
tary system OF the city was INSTALL
ed. During the war he had charge
OF the sanitary service at Fort Sam
Houston. Another example OF his
service was at Corpus Christi fol-
lowing the storm there several years
age. when he was one Of the first
TO reach the city and played an i'm
portant rart in the rescue work.
In addition TO his pl SfeSslonal
interests the doctor was ar ardent
sportsman, especially enjoying fish
ing.
past three years. and had recently
completed q beautiful home on o.
mitO lake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
QUEEN NAMED
New Orleans Girl Crowned
Beauty of Universe

GALVESTON. Aug. 6-Fl-A
blond IL year old high school girl
Dorothy Dell Golf OF New Orleans
wore happily and a bit differently
to day the title Beauty Queen OF
the Universe"
In a hall swept with clamorous
applause, Miss Golf was selected as
the final winner Of the annual In
ternational Pageant Of Pulchritude
last nj, hit and tonight $4,000 in prize
money and p silver plaque vii be
presented to her at a testimonial
dinner. She previously had been
named Miss United States OF
America" in the first judging event
Already plans were on foot 70
place he in moving pictures or or
the stage. Martin Starr Of New
York, assistant director OF the pag-
cant, announced that he has be-
come her manager and was expect
ing a number of offers
The girl, brought up TO the micro
phone as the handclapping "'un-
dered TO be introduced. looked rath-
er bewildered and said in a half
choked voice only that she was the
'happiest girl In the world Around
New Orleans sire has been an anna
teur radio singer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
ISABEL
OPENS WORK
ON BUILDING
Modern Apartment Of
Two Stories Is
Being Erected

Construction has started on the
$50 900 Alta Vista apartment build
ing being erected for the Gaskill-
Hodgson company by the Bayview
Construction company In Port
Isabel, according to architect w.
ID. Van Siclen. Brownsville.
The new building Is being built
on the corner OF Polk and Gomez
streets, and according to plans
will contain nine modern and COM
plete apartments, and be two
stories in height.
The Alta Vista apartment will
undoubtedly be n Of the most
attractive and modern in the en-
tire Valley" Mr.. Van Siclen said
Wednesday.
The exterior Is designed In mod
ern Spanish renaissance. with mis-
sion title roof, screened arcaded
porches on first floor and colonaded
porches on the second story, and
with separate entrances for each
apartment.
One OF the interesting features
is a large patio at the rear.
secluded from the street with an
arcade with mission tile roof.
Entrance gate will be Of wrought
iron Of a unique design. A lily
pond will be In the center Of the
patio. and se~mi-tropical flowers,
plants and shrubs have been
ordered by the landscape artist.
The entire apartment will be sur
rounded by a large lawn.
Hollow tile will be used through
out, and the various apartments
will be absolutely sound proof.
Bath for each apartment will be
Of tile floor and wainscot, and all
floors are to be OF oak.
The owners. Gaskill and Hodgson,
are formerly Of Indiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Hawks Takes TO Air
For Flight Record

CURTTSS FIELD, N. Y, Aug. D.
-(Re-Captain Frank NJ Hawks
took off at 5 a. m. &c. s. I'd Tor
Los Angeles in an effort 10 set q
e westward transcontinental
flight record.
Hawks planned to reach Los An
Eeles In about IA hours making
three or more stops en- route for
Fuel. He said he expected to reach
his destination about 4 p. m.
Pacific time and be on the golf
links at the Hollywood club with
his father and three business as
sociates by 5 p. m. He wore his
golf toys and carried a bag OF
clubs.
His Travelair monoplane Is equip
ped with a 3O0-horsepower Wright
motor and has a maximum speed
OF 30 miles. He said he did not
plan to fly at than 200 miles
an hour.
Fuel supplies we're held In read
mess for him at Columbus. o..
Indianapolis. st. Louis, Wichita,
Kas.. Albuquerque, N. NJ, and
Kingman, Ariz.
Captain Hawks said he would
make as few stops as possible but
expected to take fuel from three 10
five times en- route. His gas tank
contained lot gallons when he took
off but the motor uses gasoline al
the rate OF 80 gallons an hour.
He holds the Atlantic-to-Pacifi
speed record for a nonstop flight
which was made in 10 hours. Q
minutes and 80 seconds. There s
no record for a multiple-Stop
flight such as he plans today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
VALLEY BEACH
ASSETS SHOWN
Rotary Club Support Ii
Asked for City Bond
Issue of $15O,OOO

} How the Valley Il a favorable
place for q great beach develop
ment was the subject OF Paul A.
Notes Of the Port Isabel Bridge
company. principal speaker at the
Rotary club Wednesday at noon.
The speaker introduced many
sets of figures to show that Florida,
' after the so-called boom
burst. reaps a harvest in tourist
dollars greater than the agricul-
tural harvest Of Texas. He ended
by declaring that the Valley. with
its wonderful climate and many
improvements. can easily be made
both a summer and winter resort.
He said il could be made to produce
a greater money income than
Florida because the climate is
cooler.
Sidney Lamberton and DR.. II. K.
Lowe spoke in behalf Of the $780,
600 bond issue. which the city will
vote on Friday for a new filtra-
ton plant. Both pointed 10 the
necessity Of voting the bonds to
meet an emergency in the water
situation. They we're generously
applauded by those present.
On motion of w. S. West the
club voted to hold its next meeting
Tuesday night with the Matamoros
Rotary club. this to take place OF
the regular Wednesday meeting.
This meeting will be in charge Of
Alfred Putegnat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-tP-The CEN
t.. Of the heat wave had apparently
shifted TO the east today leaving
the citizens of the mid-continent
less comfortable but the crops still
III danger.
Scattered showers and cooler
winds brought some relief TO mid
dle-westernerS who had sweltered in
90 and 100 degree temperatures for
weeks. The rainfall was small in
most cases. however. not enough
in itself 10 bring any real break
in the drought.
The corn crop. already damaged
10 an alarming degree. was still in
a precarious state where a few
more days OF real heat would mean
the loss Of millions Of bushels. The
soil. badly parched in most sections.
was in no condition to Withstand
another siege Of sun and wind.
The real heat news Of Yesterday
came from the east where Wash
ington reported a maximum tenn
perature OF l02 degrees, Philadel-
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Endurance Flight
Threatens Record

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 6-(P-Dale
Jackson. co-pilots with Forest
O'Brine Of the endurance monopiane
Greater st. LOUIS. today Was suf-
fering from q cold. but did not re-
gard 1t as anything wrong"
Jackson said over he planes
short wave transmitter late yester-
day that he didn't feel good but
said he would "let you know II any
thing l. wrong"
Since the plane continued to func-
ton smoothly today attaches at the
airport were more convinced than
ever that the flight would not end
before the record Of the Hunter
brothers of Sparta III. had fallen.
The Hunter brothers remained aloft
554 hours at Chicago last month.
At I'LL today CCST) Jackson and
OBrine had been in he air 364
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
CITY FORCES
CLEANING OUT
WATER PLANT
Deep Mud Is Found
In Filtration
Basins

The Brownsville city commission
has started work Of cleaning the
filtration plant and workmen are
finding more Of a job than they
at first anticipated.
When the work was opened It
was found that the tw~elve-tloot
watts contained about eight feet Of
mud. and today men are wading
around in it, shoveling and bailing
it out by the spade and bucketfull.
The city commissioners are now
having laid a line to the new bed
Of the river from this plant and
are installing a pumping station
10 force the water over the added
distance since the river changed
its course some weeks ago.
Those closely connected with the
work declare that when the new
water line Is completed and filtra-
ton facilities added TO meet 4 :
needs of Brownsville the present
water emergency will be solved.
At present the water is lifted
to large settling basins then run
through the filtration plant and
out into other big basins and from
there sent into the city mains. II
Is held that ii is the small filtra-
ton plant which Is unable to meet
the needs OF the city. The water
flowing through the filtering plant
has been temporarily cut off until
the work Of cleaning can be COM
pleted.
II is said that the small time
allowed for chemical treatment
and the mud found in the watts
has been the cause Of the recent
bad taste OF the water. The chem
icals were poured in the water to
purify 1t but time enough could
not be allowed for precipitation,
and caused the water to taste.
While the work OF cleaning Is
in progress Brownsville people are
advised to boil their water, and
by leaving ii standing in a on
tainer Objectionable taste is said
TO disappear.
Citizens Of Brownsville are IL.
vited 10 see for themselves the
work being done and the apparent
necessity for added facilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

vestigation. He said the authorities
were making no progress in appre-
hending the slayer OF his wife. and
welcomed an inquiry BY newspaper
men.
Howe Immediately t~elegraphed
the Kansas City Star and asked
that A. B. Macdonald be aSSignd
TO the case. Macdonald and Howe
started their investigation Monday
morning and yesterday afternoon,
Macdonald put the evidence they
had obtained before Mayor Ernest
o. Thompson and 4. w. Thomerson.
district attorney.
Payne Arrested
Payne was arrested soon after
ward and Miss Verona Thompson.
Payne's former private secretary.
was detained as a material wit
ness.
Payne To Pampa
AS Payne was taken from ANA
rillo under heavy guard for the trip
to Pampa ne mumbled "frame-up.F
District Attorney Thomerson and
Chief Of Police Mcdowell left here
early today to question Payne fur
ther.
The accused was faced by Miss
thompson before his departure
from the local jail and her appear
ance apparently confused him. as
most OF his answers TO questions
after she appeared were mumbled.
You did, you know you did," she
countered
Miss Thompson in a signed state
ment said she and Payne had made
numerous trips to nearby cities and
that Payne was so desperately In
love with her that he had planned
10 divorce his wife to marry her.
On June ~ Payne had left his car
at home and walked 10 town tc
his office, several miles distant, ac-
companied by his small daughter
He told officers afterward that he
LETT the car at home for his wife
to use while shopping, In prepar-
alton for a vacation trip the family
planned.
Mrs. Payne and her son started
from home in the car, several hours
later.
Boy Manned For Life
They had driven eight block:
when smoke suddenly began to fill
the coupe and a few second later q
terrific explosion blasted the auto
mobile to bits. tore Mrs. Payne:
body TO shredS and cast the boys
mutilated figure on the lawn # a
house nearby.
The boy fingered near death fol
many days but finally recovered.
He was badly manned, one arm
having been almost torn from his
body by the explosion.
Detectives who investigated the
case found bits OF metal scattered
about the scene OF the explosion
which they declared were fragments
of a nitroglycerine or TINT bomb
They also expressed the opinion that
ignition wires on the car had been
tempered with and that the ex-
plosive machine had been placed
directly beneath the drivers seat
In the car.
Payne insisted at that time that
he knew no enemy who would have
made an attempt upon his own life
or the lives Of members of his fam
lily.
Payne Questioned
When Macdonald began his IN
Continued on Page Two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Federal Court Sends
Ten to

Deputy U. S. Marshal Harold JEFF
ferds and a party of guards were
TO leave Brownsville Wednesday
evening for Leavenworth prison with
ten prisoners sentenced at the shot
term Of federal court here FridGy
and Saturday.
R. J. Tucker. Fdel Hinoiosa and
Tomas Cavazos were the guards %
make the trip with Jefferds. They
will stop over at Houston and pick
up another prisoner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
WANTS HUBBY
Woman Requests &C. To
Send Him Home

HARLINGEN. Aug. 6.-Lost. one
husband, somewhere in the Valley
Of Mexico. Presumably q good one.
because his wife wants him back.
Chamber OF commerce officials
expect. receive, and handle all
sorts OF odd requests. but the Har-
lingen office was disconnected. TO
say the least. when they received
a letter from an Austin W man
saying that her husband is some
where In the Valley, and has been
detained much longer than could
reasonably be expected. She asks
that the secretary find him. re-
mind he has a home. and urge
strongly that he return to 1t.
Officials have the matter under
Amusement, but do not expect 10
take immediate action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Rain Gives Hopes for Crops

phia IS and New York 90. Restrict
ed water diets and forests fires en-
phasized the seriousness Of the
situation in Maryland.
Central Ohio cooled off yesterday
with the help of several showers
although there was no general rain.
Heavy precipitation at Dayton and
Springfield helped crops in those
vicinities.
Chicago's millions spent the most
comfortable night in weeks with
the mercury around " after a total
precipitation for yesterday OF 70
inch. Southern Illinois was still
suffering. however, from intense
heat and drought. Scores Of wells
in Duquoin have gone dry.
A two months drought was
broken in some instances when
good rains fell in scattered sections
OF Texas. Scattered showers were
reported In Missouri and a light
rainfall at Oklahoma City.
Drought conditions err relieved
somewhat in eastern Iowa by scat
tered showers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Texas Oil Men Are
Injured i'm Wreck

COLEMAN, Tex. Aug. 6-lFl-
Pete Pollard. Tom Jameson and
r.. Brooks, well-known oil men
Of west and central Texas. we're
seriously injured today WHEN a
truck overturned with them on the
Coleman-Santa Anna highway.
Brooks was cut on an arm and
hand, Jameson was cut on his
head and Pollard was believed TO
have internal injuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Scout Troop on Hike
To Beach; Take Tests

Troop Six Of the Brownsville Boy
Scouts returned here Wednesday
after an overnight hike TO Boca
Chica under the leadership Of AS
sistant Scoutmaster RE. Gonzales.
The Scouts took tests in distance
judging and cooking in addition 10
enjoying games and swimming.
Scouts who made the trip were:
Fermin Cuellar, Guadalupe Zapeda,
Alberto Barrera. Joel Lopez. Alfonso
Saralito, Pedro Gonzalez. Guadalupe
Luna. Roberto Luna, Miguel Luna,
and Luis Cueller.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Australian Filler
is Lost on Flight

BATAVIA. Java, Aug. 6--FJ-A.
r.. Cunningham. Australian anna
ten airman who left Sydney Aug.
! on a solo flight to England I'm an
attempt to beat Bert Hinkler's Is
day record has not been reported
since he left Wyndham. North aus
tralia. for Bima at dawn yesterday.
The Wyndham Bima stage in
wolves several hundred miles over
sea. and Is one Of the most danger
olE sections OF the flight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Friends of Creager
Silent on Visit

With representations concerning
the possibility Of r. B. Cresger sue
ceeding Dwight Morrow az ambas-
Sador to Mexico, friencS Of Mr..
Creager today said he left no in
timation Of that being his present
mission to Mexico CITY.
IL was said he went 70 the capt.
tai city on a personal visit TO Mr..
Morrow end would retuI.l Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

HARLINGEN, Aug. CT. W..
Bailey. division engineer for the
state highway commission at Cor
pus Christi, will come to Harrington
the early part of next week to ex-
anime the proposals for removing
the permanent wave" and
Strengthening the stretch OF road
between San Benito and Harrington.
He will also consider the project
TO build an additional road into
San Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

the " .gEway to Monterrey. which I'm
time will furnish a connected high
way all the distance from Mata-
moro to Mazatlan on the coast.
The chief Of the committee Su-
pervising the building of the new
highway stated today that Ingeniero
CorteZ Herrera has laid out the
plans for the highway and
that work OF clearing the roadway
has started. He also said that the
work that has now started will be
carried through. The state or
Tamaulipas Is bearing the heaviest
part OF the expense connected with
the building OF the new road. the
other part is being borne by the
municipality.
Many at Work
Eighteen men and a corps Of en-
gineers are already at work blazing
the trail for the new road.
"A force OF about 100 men is fol-
lowing the engineers. las the work
progresses more and more men win
be employed" Or. Jesus Cedillo,
Matamoros city secretary said this
morning.
The state OF Tamaulipas has ap-
propriated SIS 900 pesos for leveling
and grading work alone. II q con-
tract that is being considered Is put
through the new road " be finish
ed by December. IL Is believed. The
new road will follow the course OF
the Rio Grande.
Gives National Highway
The new road will link with the
Euevo Leon highway at China. Nu-
evo Leon. and then connect with the
network OF national highways. It LIS
TO be built OF dirt and caliche rock.
After the 'calichs' is scattered over
the dirt base IL is then smoothed
with heavy steam rollers, leaving a
surface that is both lasting and
waterproof. II is believed that once
the road is finished, the SecretRria
de Comunicaci0nes will have IT,
topped with Tarvia like the MOnter-
rev Nuevo Laredo road.
The road from Revnosa 40 Mon
terrey nearly Il ready. Bridges are
the only part OF the roadway that
arc under construction. Several
persons. who have journeyed to
Nuevo Leon. say the road Is in ex-
cellent condition, and that once the
bridges r finished It will rank as
q scenic highway In northern Mexi-
&C.
The Matamoros Mazatlan high
way will link several important
cities, most or them aviation cen
ters. Matamoros, Reynosa. Mon
terrey. Saltillo. Torreon. Durango
and Mazatlan are the most import
ant cities along the new road. IL
Is reported that the scenery along
the proposed route is a sight worth
seeing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Oil Kings Enroute
To Mexico Capital

A partv Of Oklahoma nillionaires
was expected TO arrive in Browns
vile by plane "Wednesday morning
at 1920 on their way to Mexico CITY
on business.
The yarty consists of D. J. Moran,
Ponca City. presiden1 Of tn Con-
tinental Oil company; z. s. Nick
olas. ais. Of Ponca City and vice
president OF the same concern: p.
Messenger and y. L. Tatum. oil
operators from Monterrey: and
Frank Hover. pilot and "A. J. Frese,
co-pilot and George M. McJach.
mechanic Of the plane.
They are expected TO continue 10
Mexico City Immediately. and while
in the southern republic confem-
plate visiting Monterrey and Tam
pico before returning to the United
States
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Bureau Chiefs Are
Expected in Valley

tSpeClaI % The HefdIQJ
HARLINGEN. Aug. 6.-Informa-
ton is being expected at any time
from officials of the Better Bust
ness bureau as TO when a commit,
tee will visit the Valley TO organize
a branch bureau in this section.
The committee is coming here
only on condition that they will not
be asked to 20 into any controver-
sial matters. ii Is stated.
Kenneth Barnard. president OF
the national bureau. will head the
delegation. which is expected 10 ar
rive either next week or after Sept.
l. when the national convention
will be over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Forest Fires Follow
Electrical Storm

MISOULA. Mont. Aug. Ctr
Fire fighting crews faced a fresh
outburst Of forest blazes In this
district today caused by a sever
electrical storm.
The storm concentrated In the
Lolo forest. where 10 fires we
reported yesterday. Two blazes
we're discovered in the MisSoula
forest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06

showing corn prices up during the
last two weeks.
Wheat, which has been below the
price OF the coarser grain for some
time also went up as much as five
cents a bushel. September option
nearing 96 cents a bushel while De-
cember equalled May corn and
March wheat went through Sl.06.
Around midday corn was going
up at the rate Of a cent a minute.
The pits were crowded TO overflow
inc while brokers fought for even a
toe-h0ld on the rim Of the rostrum.
During this melee September corn
bounded up to q dollar and even
more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
BROWNSVILLE BOY DIES

Luis Jose LaMadrid, two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jose La Ma
drid. died at the family home on
St. Francis street in West Browns
vile at 5 p. m Tuesday. Services
will be held at 4.30 p. m. Wednes-
day nj the Mexican Baptist church.
with interment In the city cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were made
by Cara
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Form Sterling Club

BIG SPRINGS, Tex, Aug. g.
R-Howard County supporters OF
Ross s. Sterling OF Houston,
candidate for governor, have org
anized with James Il. Brooks chair
man. "A reception was being plan
ned for the candidate when lie
speaks here August Is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Robbers Injured

WICHITA, KanS.. Aug. 6-iPl-
Two robbers we're captured = front
OF the vault OF Golden's Diamond
Shop here today as they. we're
preparing to flee with jewels
valuel at $4,000.
They gave their names as jess
Dever, and Charles Lindsy, both
OF Oklahoma City. They were cap
tured when detectives answered a
burglar alarm sounded by Henry
Renzick. owner of the shop. as he
was being marched to the rear Of
the store at the point Of a gun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-06
Matamoros Reynosa
Road Work Opens
One Hundred Men Start Clearing Way For
Highway to Link Lower Border
With Interior of Mexico

A new road connecting link for the Rio Grande Valley and the in
terror of Mexico is now promised in the near future.
Work OF clearing the right-of-way for the highway from Matamoros
to Reynosa has opened. and it was said today that this section Of the
highway is expected to be completed In four months.
The sum Of $4,000 pesos has been appropriated for the preliminary
work This roadway when completed will give tourists a drive down
both sides Of the Rio Grande. The rnad will cnnrect ~ Rernnsa with