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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Vets OBSERVE
MEMORIAL DAY
Parade and Program To Be
Staged Friday by Local
Organizations

II inclement weather does not
interfere, Memorial Day services
Will get under way here $50 a. m.
Friday with a parade through the
business district to the Old City
cemetery.
III the weather Is such that the
parade cannot be staged. services
VIII be held at the American legion
hall at the same time.
The Legion hall was being kept
open Thursday to receive donations
IF flowers which will be used TO
decorate the graves Of veterans.
If weather permits. the parade
will form in Fort Brown about 9
a. m. Friday IN the following order:
Twelfth cavalry band. firing squad.
United Spanish War Veterans,
American legion. Boy Scouts, Ladies
auxiliary Gin automobileS) and dis
abled veterans Gin automobilesl.
The line OF march will be out
Elizabeth street to Seventh. 10
Madison and on TO the Old City
cemetery where a program will be
rendered.
The graves OF all veterans buried
in Brownsville will be decorated
early Friday morning by the Spanish
War Veterans and the American
legion.
Vote For porf To-day
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
MOODY WANTS
TRAFFIC TAX
FOR ROAD AID
Governor Would Have
State Pay Bonds
Outstanding

ABILENE, May 29-tP-Without
definitely committing himself to the
statewide bond issue plan. Governor
Moody today advocated the state
taking over and paying off all out
standing county and district road
bonds. proceeds OF which have cen
used in construction on state high
ways, the securities to be retired by
revenue obtained through "a tax on
traffic"
Speaking before the convention
of the West Texas Chamber OF Com
merce, the governor presented an
exhaustive review of highway ad-
ministration during his tenure as
chief executive, declaring that Texas
had "the largest highway problem
Of any state in the American IN
ion"
"The area or our state and the
thousands and thousands Of miles
Of highways which must be con-
structed before We will have a con-
nected system makes our problem
ltdLC LAAdAl AAA1L VI ally OAAACA
state Governor Moody said.
Pointing out that Instances can
be found where property 10 miles
from the state highway Is being
taxed to pay off the bonds that
have been issued in the construction
Of a state highway though there
is no direct benefit to the property
from the construction Of the road,
Governor Moody said the present
system of financing highway con-
struction adds TO the burdens Of
home ownership"
1T places a large and poorly pro-
portioned burden upon agriculture
in the support Of highway develop
ment,D he said. 1T places q heavy
tax on farming. a basic industry
whose benefits from highway con-
~struction are not as large as certain
other activities. which I believe pay
a smaller proportion of the cost. In
some places the tax rates have
grown to be oppressive because Of
the amount Of bonds issued for state
highway construction. There are
many examples Of the glaring in
equality OF taxes for highway con-
~struction where state highways are
being built by the issuance Of county
or district road bonds. The people
or several counties and road dis
tricts have willingly issued the bonds
because the laws fixing our state
system of financing road develop
ment made that the only way TO
build their several highways and
pay for them"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
MRS. STARNES
SAYS Was
LOYAL Wife
Charges Her HUSBAND
With Misconduct
With Maid

HAMMOND. La, May 29-tP)-
The rattle Of the chain OF a big
yellow timber wolf was the only
thing that broke the silence today
around the small white cottage
home that Isaac Starnes claims
was broken up BY DR.. 5. r. New
SON.. 30-year-old Hammond dentist.
Gladys Starnes. his wife OF ten
years, has gone to the home Of
her father and preparations have
heen made for a divorce. She took
with her their pet dog. Madge, and
Isaac was left with his wolf, which
he had captured and raised from
a cub, and two cats.
THE home Is broken up" de-
clared Isaac as he went about his
business as a general merchant. He
has turned a deaf a to a fearful
plea for forgiveness written him
Sunday by his wife.
His wife and the dentist deny al
legations Of the husband and charge
that he is attempting TO frame
them" TO get the community prop
erty. Isaac counters with the state
ment that he will give her half Of
all he possesses, and the courts
probably will be arbiters.
Isaac and four of his brothers
stand indicted en- various charges Of
assault for tarring and feathering
the young dentist and the trial is
expected 10 come up next month.
DR.. Newsom practiced his profess
sion in his office under guard of
two deputy sheriffs and business
men Of Hammond went forward as
usual today after being knocked off
Of keel by the scandal
DR.. Newsom appeared before the
grand jury. and was the principal
witness. He was accompanied by
several leading Hammond citizens,
including Mayor G. G. Carter.
While the true bills were being
returned against the brothers,
Harles, Gordon. Newton, Henry and
Isaac StarneS, q formal statement
was issued BY Mrs. Isaac Starnes
branding as a "lie" her husbands
assertion that she had been guilty
OF misconduct with DR.. NewSom.
Mrs. Starnes launched a series Of
counter charges against her huS-
band, saying his conduct toward
;.er and improperly with a woman
in Baton Rouge as well as with a
maid in the Starnes home. had led
her TO file suit for divorce against
him on December %. 1929.
Vote For Port Today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

UNION CITY. Okla. May q
DIT was bad enough for chicken
thieves to lift forty prime fryers
from the roosts Of A. r. Reese.
farmer Of near here. but they could
have spared him the distress of
reading this dubious doggerel. left
tackled on the hen house door.
We take from the rich.
We take from the poor;
We left you some old hens.
To raise some more
Upon reading, Reese took a hasty
census OF his poultry population
and found that the thieves indeed
had left him the old. tough variety.
Vote For Port Today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
MOVE UP
Jones and Weight Win Way
To Quarter Finals

ST. ANDREWS. Scotland. May
29-tPeBobby Jones defeated jim
my Johnston in the sixth round Of
the British amateur golf cham
pionship this afternoon.
The American victory over an
American places two players. Jones
and George Weight, in the qxASteS
finals to be played tomorrow.
The open champion, after ap-
parently establishing a command
ing lead early in the homeward
journey, had to fight back a senSa-
tional attack from the amateur
champion in the closing holes.
Johnston shot two brides nc
Jones on the 14th and 18th holes
and brought the match to the home
green when he had been four
down at the 18th.
Weight advanced to the quarter
finals by defeating w. L. Hope. st,
GEORGES Hill, two up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
CANDIDATES FILE
NAMES SLOWLY

DALLAS. May 2e-tP-Official
entries in the race for the DEM
ocratic nomination for governor to-
cay numbered less than half Of
those who have announced their
candidates. although the candidates
have only until midnight Monday
to file.
Lynch Davidson or Houston yes
terday became the ninth man Of
fIcially in the race. when his name
was filed by petition Of IS Hunt
county citizens.
The other are Lieut.. Gov. Barry
Miller, Dallas: Earle B. Mayfield,
Austin. former United States Sen
ator; DR.. c. z. Walker, Grapevine:
James Young of Kaufman, former
state representative; State Senator
Thomas b. Love, Dallas; State
Treasurer w. Gregory Hatcher. Dali
.as; and Frank Putnam. Housotn.
- NJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Vote For Port Today
Lynching Attempted

ELKPOINT. S. D.. May 29.-tP-
A crowd Of rs men failed last night
in an attempt to lynch John w.
Elliott. held for the robbery Of the
FIRST National bank last Monday.
Elliott was being returned from
Sioux City. Ia. where he raj ar
rested yesterday. When Sheriff ".
O.. Slocum reached the jail with his
prisoner. he was met by the crowd
which oTerpowered him and carried
Elliott away in an automobile. The
sheriff and several deputies pur-
sued, overlook the fleeing machines
and recapiured Elliott. There was
no display of firearms but the Of
ficers used their fists before re-
gaining custody Of the prisoner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Naval Pact Report
Ready for Senate

WASHINGTON, May 29-tPl-Its
extended hearings on the London
reval treaty at an end, the senate
foreign relations committee was
ready today to report the pact to
the senate.
No hasty action was expected.
however. as the necessity for hurry
had been removed by the adoption
r. a program under which the
treaty will be taken up by the senate
al a special session. The proponents
OF the pact were anxious, neverthe-
less, 10 bring the arms limitation
agreement to a committee vote and
counted upon a large majority In
favor of ratification.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Indy May Campaign
With Father-in-Law

ATLANTIC CITY, ~. j., May 20.
-(P-Dwight w. Morrow today Il
nounced that he was going to take
advantage of the fact that he has
a flier for a son-in-law.
The senatorial candidate speaks
here tonight and has an engage
ment tomorrow morning 20 dedicate
a monument at camp Merritt, lea
Tanafly.
Col. Charles "A. LindberEh viii
pick UP Mr.. Morrow here tomorrow
on his way back home from Wash
ington and land him at Newark In
time to get to camp Merritt and
make the dedication speech.
Vote for Port Today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

bule- The robber then hammered
down a door into the compart-
rnent car.
The film actress and her hus-
band, who live in Beverly Hills.
we're in the first compartment.
Hillman was robbed of $500, and
two rings were taken from Miss
Nixon, one a four and a half car
at diamond solitaire valued at
$500. HilIman and Miss Nixon
we're going to Chicago
Lehman was forced to give UP
SITS in cash
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Robber Pulls Thriller on Stars

In the hall way. locked herself In
her compartment, and was not
moleSted.
The holdup man, described as
tall and blonde. escaped after
being in the car for seven min
utes. Police in Pasadena and
Los Angeles began an immediate
search.
A porter was threatened by the
robber with a pistol a few mo-
ments after the train began to
move rom the Los Angeles sta
ton. He was lacked In the vesti-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Philippines Battle
With Moro Outlaws

MANILA. May
between the Philippine constabulary
and a band Of Moro outlaws In
Lanao province came to an end
today with the flight Of the Moros
commander Of the constabulary in
from their mountain fort In which
they had defied the government
since May z.
Colonel L. r. Stevens, district
Lanao. t~elegraphed headquarters
here that the Moros fled last night
after the government troops had
Withdrawn from their first attack.
Vote For Port TODAY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Yep Makes Progress

NATAL, Brazil, May 29-tP1-The
Graf Zeppelin. bound for Havana
and Lakehurst. N. j., sailed north
westward today under skies in which
the Great Bear" and the Pole
star replaced the Southern Cross"
as guidepoSts.
The Graf passed the equator at
s =. m. Z. s. r. last night 40 D. m.
aboard ship at about its juncture
with the 18th parallel. a point 100
miles from Pernambuco and about
200 miles north Of the Neast land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

PASADENA, Calf, May %
P)-Marion Nixon, film star, her
husband, Edward Hillman, and
Robert @. Lehman Of Detroit
were robbed Of jewelry valued at
$500 and S575 in cash by a mask
ed man who last night battered
his way into a Pullman car of
the crack Santa Fe Los Angeles
Chicago passenger train. The
Chief.
Ruby Keller, actress. wife OF
Al Jolson, the singer. also was
In the car. she saw the robber
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Vote For Port Today
DAM M SITES ST IlE'

AUSTIN. May 29-tP--Hearings
on presentations for dam and re-
servoir sites along the Rio Grande
will be held June 80, the board Of
water engineers announced today.
Sites have been designated from a
point near Preside TO below Roma,
covering the stream from end
10 the other In Texas. The board
viii have to determine If IL has the
right to authorize dams on a river
whose waters also serve another
nation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Another Compromise
On Tariff Reached

WASHINGTON, May 29-Hl-
hTe c~onferees on the tariff bill
today agreed upon "a new flexible
provision which would broaden
considerably the powers Of the Presi-
dent and restrict the authority OF
the tariff commission.
Vote For Port Today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

EASTLAND, May 29-F)- Sem
fenced TO 81 years Imprisonment
for killing 17-year-old Earl Tamil
ton. In Haskell county In 1923. VIII
Fritts, 81, today awaited trial at
Roby on a charge or staying the
boys father.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Girl Killed Riding
On Running Board

MIAMI. Okla May 29-FE
Nadine Harris. IS, was instantly
killed and Billie Saulsberry, also IL,
was slightly injured last night cn
the highway nine miles north of
here. when the automobile un which
they were riding running boards
was struck hy another machine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Minors Charged In
Phone Booth Robbery
(Snecial 70 The Herald.)

Especial 70 The HerdId.J
SAN BENTTO, May 29.-Henry
Anderson, Earl Galloway and Ken
meth Jones. all minors. have been
taken to Brownsville where charges
we're filed against them in connec-
ton with the robbery here early
this week Of a telephone pay sta
ton.
A hearing will be had In juvenile
court June 8.
Vote for Port To-day
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

BRISBANE. Queensland. May 20
Amy Johnson. who flew
from England to Australia without
a mishap Of consequence, cracked
u her plane at Eagle Farm aero
drome this afternoon while en-
routes from Port Darwin. North
Australia, to Sydney. She was not
in ffIred
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy and unsettled tonight and
Friday. probably with occasional
showers.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonight
and Friday; probably showers in
south portion.
Light to moderate winds on the
coast, mostly northerly to easterly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Population Will
Surpass 100000 Goal
Census Supervisor L. E. Bennett Says Returns
Indicate Enormous Rural Count;
Enumerators Still at Work

The population figures for the Valley will show well over 10000
names" L. i. Bennett, census chief for district 20, predicted Thursday
morning.
The census headquarters for the district. located at Fort Brown, will
remain open for another month, he explained. 1t opened April /.
Complete returns for Q counties in district % will be announced Fri
day. MI. Bennett said. Hidalgo and cameron counties will not be COM
phted by that time. and will be made public at a later date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

ABILENE. May 2G-tPl- Three
nen we're burned TO death In a fire
here today which Quilted a ROOM
ing houss In the business district.
Eight other persons. including two
children, escaped. The dead re-:
Harvey Sprinkle, 81. and Bernard
Love. 10, of Melrose and Roy Thorn
as. 28, Of Abilene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
State Asks Bids On
Point Isabel Road

An Associated Press dispatch TO
The Brownsville Herald from AUS
tin this afternoon stated that bids
have been asked by the state high
way department on the stretch OF
lnpaved road between Los Fresnos
and Point Isabel. The distance Is
ia miles. It's completion will give
Brownsville a paved road all the
way IN the nninf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Record Vote Cast
Despite BadRoads
for All Precincts May Reach 5000 Mark
Officials Elated-SoIid Vote Cast
AT Many Polling Places

Brownsville told the world emphatically and over
w~helmingly today that it wants a deep-water port.
The vote was 2,805 for and 1877 against.
The figures are almost complete. 1t was a record vote
for a bond election and possibly a record vote for any
election.
Many precincts voted solidlY for the bond issue. The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
(SDecial 70 The EeraldJ

10 Tie EefdIuJ
HARLINGEN. May 29.-Cotton
growers Of Cameron county are to
meet at the auditorium here to-
night at 8 o'clock to hear J. d.
Coglan speak in the interest OF a
larger meeting to be held in Corpus
Christi next Tuesday. The full
workings OF the cotton cooperative
association viii be explained In
Corpus Christi by Carl williams.
Of the Federal Farm Board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

SALT REBEL ARRESTED

DHARASANA. India. May 20
R)-One hundred Nationalist vol
unteers arrived here this forenoon
from Bulsar intent upon raiding the
government salt pans. All were ar
rested and informed at Dungari.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
ANOTHER PENSION BILL

WASHINGTON. May 29-tPD-
Chairman Knutson Of the house
pensions committee said today Pres
ident Hoover had expressed appro-
val Of a substitute Spanish Ameri-
ian war veterans pension bill for
that vetoed yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

The river will rise TO within 4 or
3 feet OF bankful at San Benito and
to within 3 or 2 feet of bankful
stage at Brownsville and below
Brownsville during the next IL To "a
hours. At and above Rio Grande
City the river is falling slowly and
will continue to fall during the next
"a TO 48 hours in the absence Of
further rains in the watershed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Vet Bill May Pass
Over Hoover's Veto

WASHINGTON, May 29.-(P1-
A proposal that a bill providing a
new basis for Spanish-American
war pensions be passed over the
veto Of President Herbert Hoover
today confronted the senate.
Senator Connally. democrat. Tex
as, was the sponsor OF q motion to
take such action. requiring a two
thirds vote Of both branches OF
congress. Senator Robinson Of In
diana. a staunch member Of the
regular republican bloc, vas the
author Of the measure in question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

"District 70, which Is comprised
Of Is counties. will show more than
$4,000 names" he said.
A total Of 203 census enumerat-
ors gathered names In this district
alone, their work easing several
weeks ago. The work being done
by federal men at present is check
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
rloOd Present z4-Hr. s4-Hr.
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow. under normal metz
geological conditions:
High osoI a. m
Low li:10 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

TTEW persons realize the import
ance % the Vale. OF the action
Of Commissioner Of Agriculture
George 3. Terrell in making per-
manent the embargo against citrus
stock from Florida where the Med
iterranean fruit fly plies his trade.
It means that Valley citrus viii be
kept free forever from pests from
the outside.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
HAS 914

Population for EdcOuch, Hidal-
80 county, has been announced
at 9l4, placing that city above Rio
Hondo. Edcouch ranks seven
tenth in the Valley, showing Rio
Hondo to eighteenth place.
Figures for Edcouch were not
in possession Of the Herald and
was omitted from the complete
census returns Tuesday, May a.
T.. 4. Bennett. census chief, ex-
planned Thursday that Edcouch
was not a incorporated town,
and had. therefore been omitted
from his figures sent the Her
aid. v. M. Stuphen. cashier Of
the Delta State bank Of Edcouch,
wrote the Herald Wednesday call
ing attention 70 the omission. and
stating that the city was incor-
porated and should have been in
cluded.
II -
ing the names turned In by volun-
teer workers against those turned
in by federal enumerators. and the
compiling of final figures which
will be mailed to Washington.
At a meeting of the board of d.
rectors Of the chamber Of COM
merce OF Brownsville Tuesday night
May %, the following resolution was
offered. seconded, and unanimous
ly carried:
BE II resolved that we spread
upon the minutes of this meeting 81
the chamber OF commerce. an ex-
preston OF our deep appreciation Il
the large number Of volunteer citi-
zens who devoted unselfishly a lot
OF their time. and rendered an ef-
ficient. effective. and important
service TO the city Of Brownsville
during the recent census taking pc
riOT y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

ONLY some unforeseen event can
prevent the embargo from stick
ing. Commissioner Terren's ac-
tons all have been in the interest
of the Valley and the Valley is TAX
ing the right curse in rallying to
his defense in charges Of contempt
Of court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

rOMEDAY, If the idea goes over.
brownsville may have such a
~ burying ground. Unfortunately.
. bigger and better city eventually
viii give rise to the need for a big
Ger and better place it bury its dead.
The Grial Reaper always gets his
percentage and plays no favorites.
Nv the way. before this column
exnires. take a look at what the
. s-itiaI letters spell and do just that.
u > live In Brownsville and have
nil already done IT,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

livery one who owns the hat on
II. his head Is eligible TO vote If
ne has paid his poll tax, been a
good boy and lived here long enough.
The bill, now before Congress,
which will be passed probably next
week. provides that the federal gov
eminent supervise and contribute
to all construction, and that it pay
all costs Of maintenance. What
could be fairer than that.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

-XOte For Port Tot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

BROWNSVILLE needs a baseball
n park with a fence around It, So
~ do some of the other towns in
the Valley. Nobody is going to pay
10 see a baseball game, at least not
many are, when he can park his
car and look on for nothing. More
money is needed to develop baseball
IN the Valley. High board fences
would help a lot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

ONLY a goat Is supposed to chew
paper but Brownsville has a
horse addicted to the habit He
had lots of grass TO nibble on but
each afternoon he devoured The
Herald for dessert.
His Owner, Juan Pireda, tired of
II and now has his paper delivered
10 his shop downtown. Dobbin turns
10 a naughty ose at old papers
served to him. He must be part
siews hound, too.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

nOLEFUL and d~iScordant music
would be done away with. Soft
~ and stirring dirges would be
broadcast during services in beauti-
full chapels. There would be no
so~mbstones, only bronze tablets to
mark the graves. 1t may be a good
idea. soon we shall see. for IL will
~ tried out at Harrington
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

TUE members Of special commit
tees appointed to get out the
vote were hard at work in the
morning and still very much on the
Job In the early afternoon.
Volunteer workers have their
headquarters at the chamber of
commerce and are ready to take
anybody to the polls who wants a
free ride.