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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
POTATO CROP
BREAKS ALL
Time RECORD
176 Cars Move Out OF
Valley in One
Day

The existing high record for a
single days shipment OF potatoes
was broken yesterday with l76 cars
rolling from Cameron county. This
shipment is II ears higher than
the previously established high
mark for one day. 102 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 GALLEY this season, accord
ing to Fred Latham Of the Rio
Grande Valley Potatoes Growers
association. IL 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
SI32, 700 on the lot Of 176 cars.
Among Brownsville growers ship
mentS 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
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
The man. at first believed iden-
titled as r. @. Hill, was found
fatally wounded IN q gravel pit ir
the outskirts of Cisco. He died sev-
eral hours later without regaining
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 to 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
POSTOFFICE TO
COST $43O,OOO
Building to Be Erected
On Present Site,
Today's Plan

President Hoover has sent his
list OF public building projects TO
congress, according TO information
received today from the Associated
Press, and In the list is the Browns
vile postoffice.
Recommendations for buildings
az Brownsville included a federal
courthouse, customs house and
postoffice to be erected az a cost
Of S430.O
This is the first information re-
ceived as to the exact amount ap-
propriated for the Brownsville fed
eral building and the amount Is
v larger than IL was az 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 no specifications con-
corning the new structure. from
other sources II was said that the
building will be on the present site.
1t will be n new building. but the
type and structure has not been
reported passed on. Several sug-
gestions for a Spanish type or
building have been received at The
Brownsville Herald office.
Other Texas appropriations fol-
low:
Coleman. Texas, postoffice $780,
900: Fort Worth. Texas. postoffice
81 ,445 900; Frederick, Okla, post
office sos. 900; Gallup. N. M. post
office SIPS, 700: Houston, Texas,
p~ostoffice and court house s615 900:
Huntsville. Texas, postoffice $4,000.
Plainview. Texas, postoffice $l52,-
900; San Angelo, Texas. postoffice
and courthouse 100000: Sapulpa.
Okla, postoffice $4,000; Sweet
water. Texas. postoffice. $3.50, 900:
Texarkana. Texas. postoffice and
courthouse S79O.000;: Wichita Falls,
Texas. postoffice and courthouse
$725 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
COURT CRINDS
1O6 Gases Docketed For
Judge a. Nj. Kent

The civil district court began
grinding away at q Io6-case docket
Wednesday morning with Judge A.
M. Kent on the bench.
Some SIS non-jury and 4i-jury
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
was reset for May 81. Cavazos vs..
Cavazos was TO be tried Wednesday
afternoon.
Cases set for Thursday: Frontier
Lumber company rs. Crixell, Thom-
as VS.. Valley Realty company; Fri
day: Hazel Brown VS.. Aldgelt z.
Brown, Earl z. Agen VS.. Ethel M.
Agen. Morris vs.. Dunlap (plea in
abatement), Murray VS.. Inc. City
OF San Benito Cquash citation).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
SIX INJURED
WHEN TRAIN
RUNS SWITCH
Malicious Tampering
Blamed For
Wreck

MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 23.-tR)
The office OF 4. d. Holcomb,
general superintendent OF the Yazoo
and Mississippi Wiley railroad
here. announced today that south
bound passenger train number IS,
wrecked near yicksburg 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 a two day
coaches and one pullman over
turned. One pullman remained on
the tracks. None OF the injured was
believed hurt seriously.
The injured we're:
Jack Leach. Memphis. engineer,
legs scalded.
Eli johnson, negro fireman, scald-
ed.
E. 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
80 Years Suspended
Sentences Assessed

Thlrty-three years of suspended
sentences we're assessed IN the
criminal district court against five
defendants Wednesday.
Victorano de los Santos. Alberto
de los Santos and Eleuterio Cruz
each were given ten wear SUSPENDED
sentences upon charges o. assault
70 murder Jack Pugh. Los Fresnos
constable.
Pugh was shot and cut several
times az a dance near Los FreMnoE
recently but recovered from MS
injuries.
Jack Reed, who was brought back
from Corpus Christi. was given "
two-year suspended term on charz-
es OF swindling.
J. w. Dempsey was convicted ~
driving while under the influence
OF intoxicating liquor and was civ
en- n one-year suspended sentence.
No more Jury cases are % be
heard this term OF court.
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 IN 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 10
enable firemen TO get to the source
Of the blaze.
Il 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
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 were due to leave
Houston Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning-Valley bound.
1t 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 10 get their new offices
ready for business and it 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
ROTARY CLUB
TOASTS BOYS

Observing Boys Meeting day,
Brownsville RotarianS Wednesday
noon packed the FL Jardin hotel,
each father bringing a son, or boy
friend, and mapped out q boys
program to be observed the entire
week.
Events Of each day beginning
next Saturday will be announced
through the press. II was said the
wading pool will be dedicated Sat-
urday, rain Or shine.
The luncheon program consisted
a short address by Harvey Mich
OILS. Ed Mockbee, and Chas. Burton,
with Harbert Davenport presiding.
A black face play was enjoyed
with Curtis Lightfoot and Jack
Lebowitz as the principals in the
cast.
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 oy
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 all
legged government man who fur
nished information for the now
famous Hazard S" 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 If the sec
rotary knows If any OF his men had
given out me information"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

Warden P. z. Thomas, at the re-
quest Of Attorney General Gilbert
Bettman. in charge OF the investi-
cation, ordered that nothing be
touched In the two cell blocks until
further notice, thus making II pos
sible for the officials to see just
how the structures appeared after
the fire Monday night. Additional
guards and prisoners were summon
cd for questioning today.
Bodies AWAIT Burial
Meanwhile, steps were taken 10
prevent a recurrence Of the disaster.
Among these was Governor Myers
Y. Cooper's plan to appoint a
committee Of citizens to formulate
a program Of institutional building
to lit the housing needs Of penal
wards and to enable the governor 70
submit such recommendations to
the next general assembly.
The bodies of the dead onvicts
were ready for burial. Altered in
black shrouds. they rested in plain
collins at the temporary morgue
at the state fair grounds. Loved
ones of the victims were spared the
ordeal OF going to the prison to
make arrangements for obtaining
the bodies. Instead. they were di-
rected TO the fair grounds.
Besides preparing the bodies for
burial, the state furnished the robes
and caskets and provided transpor-
tation to their homes.
Dreadful Nightmare
Freed in death from the prison
walls, the convicts went through a
final gesture when their bodies we're
examined for bullet wounds follow
ing reports that several shots were
fired during the battle against the
roaring flames and suffocating
smoke. This examination was or
dered by Welfare Director Hal
Griswold. who said he wished to end
wild rumors which invariably fol-
low a thing such as this"
The fire that shocked the nation
rs the full extent Of its ravages be-
came known Monday night failed to
interrupt the prison routine for
more than a day. and except for
nominal damage to the two cell
blocks and the grim reality Of the
dead hundreds. might be remem-
Continued on page i0)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Creager Libel Suit
Venire of so Drawn

A special venire Of so jurors for
the r. 3. Creager-C Golfers sl,000,000
libel suit to be tried here May 5
has been drawn from the Houston.
Galveston. Vicotria, and Corpus
Christi divisions Of the southern
federal district Of Texas.
Twenty OF the jurors viii come
from Houston, Is from Galveston,
IS from Corpus Christi, and 10 from
Victoria.
The Crowell Publishing company
has filed its answer to Creager's
amended original petition.
Still maintaining that the court
has no jurisdiction over this COM
pany, the answer sets out general
and special demur-ers and denials
and pleads truth Of the statements
contained in the two articles COM
planned OF.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Brownsville to Aid
Tampico 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 70 work
with Tampico to 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 intimated that another
motorcade from Brownsville there
would do much 10 develop trade
between the two cities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Eye Exercises Said
To Supplant Glasses

DALLAS. April 23-P-The n
nual convention Of the Texas op-
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-
creme old age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Cinco de MayoEete
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 Don Browns
vile and Matamoros have for the
past several years celebrated the
event together.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

time, voted the S~6,OOO,OOO BOND issue
by a majority of four to one. coun-
ty officials, he said, have felt a
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 a pledge TO
the people that We would not let
the tax rate get above a 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 II 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 for
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 70
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 In Texas. He explained that
Valley cattle are mostly dairy stock
and this type car not be driven
far. He said the dipping watts. paid
Continued on page 10)
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. O. G.
Richardson, and others interested
in the port regarding minor mat
tiers pertaining 70 the right-of-way.
The mai1r left Brownsville last
night.
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. n, according 70
John Clark.
The match. which is exciting in
t4rest among both Brownsville and
San Benito citizens. came as a
result of a challenge issued by
Mr.. Brady.
Both Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Desha
are city commissioners. and IN his
challenge Mr.. Brady added. Il think
I ran even 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 he did about foot
ball, Mr.. Clark said wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

ifs opened It's payroll VIII exceed
100000 annually.
Some few weeks ago one member
or the company IN company with
n. McCampbell, well known
Brownsville rancher. made a brief
survey OF the situation and return
ed saying he would later 60 further
into the matter.
Today they are surveying thu
livestock supply Of both Valley and
Mexican ranches. IL satisfied there
- "a sufficient supply or livestock I'D
meet their demands, the plant will
be opened here next fall, according
TO present expectations.
Mr.. McCampbell told a reporter
OF the Herald ne believed ne could
point out 20 them that an ample
meat supply Is 70 be had. as he Is
crossing thousands Of head Of cattle
from Mexico, and In not the only
man IN that business. On The pre-
vious trip the company r~VpraBenta-
tive expressed htrns~.. a@ surpEtnA1
az the number or neac q c1e9. o.
Valley. itself. win procuts.
The Brownsville CiSac,5@f uf
Commerce 10 paSScu!aIfy ia.erSge%
I'm this project m an ertaG - e.
troduce more payroll rICC g., VA-
ley To increase the 6trref pei ~
rietv Of workers.
Cattle men and beef growers ln
general will be particularly interest
ed in that IL will furnish q home
market for their livestock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
School Election In
Mercedes Carried
Especial to The Herald


MERCEDES. April 23.-Mercedes
voters carried q s250.0O0 school bond
issue election yesterday. pol casting
votes for the measure and 81
against.
The program calls for construc-
ton OF a new senior high school
building, remodeling. and four adj
ditional rooms to the present senior
building. the erection " "a building
for a cafeteria and physical educa-
ton department.
The number OF votes cast was
considered a record for such cleo
tons here. r. Newell Waters is
architect for the building program
which is expected 70 get under way
at once.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
American Dentist
Freed bv Bandits

MEXICO CITY. April 23@Pl-Dr.
George Edward Purnell, American
dentist who was kidnapped near
Guadalajara yesterday, was released
by his captors outside Guadalaiara
late last night on payment Of 400
pesos tabout 5000.
DR.. Purnell reached Guadalajara
at one o'clock this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY CHARLES HALL

TODAY The Brownsville Herald Is
offering q cash prize Of ten cents
q name for all names missed
N n census. This Is done to help
put brownsville in the city class.
IKE the port Is going to do in a much
digger way later on.
Returns Of the Valley towns are
now beginning to come in. Every
town in this Valley should bestir
sell 70 nave its citizens counted.
~ Herald wishes to help in every
way possible. Frankly, Brownsville
Is going to have to be raked with a
me comb to show $4,000. Well. let's
take IL.
TIE 1880 census will close on April
80. BY that time the counting
viii be all over so far as the
enumerators are concerned. But
II all should get busy and aid the
name takers. many thousands more
can be shown.
L. Z. Bennett. in charge Of the
work in this district, tells the engi-
neer OF this column that the count
wiz be open for corrections or for
names TO be added for eight or ten
DAYS after the official close. But
mat may be too late. There is just
one week left TO get them all count
eo- In census taking time flies.
ana Ties awful fast. The final
county Is to be the official record
q that town OF city for the next
ieHhveSsv
TIE engineer Of this column does
not intend to hereby be handing
out any bad medicine, about any
town in the Valley. or about his
homo town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Ferguson Resigns

tby Inc Associated Press
HARLINGEN, April 23-Dav:d
Ferguson we'll known VALLEY Of
ficer who has been connected uItA
the q. s. border patrol for the
past four years, has resigned from
the service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
VALLEY PACKING
PLANT SEEN HERE
Oklahoma Financiers Visit Lower Section
To Determine Livestock Supply
Which Is Held Ample

Possibility OF a big packing plant for Brownsville and the Valley today
took on q more definite form when q group Of Oklahoma financrS
visited the Valley yesterday.
The financhrs came TO open a second survey Of the situation with rel
erence to this project, following a visit OF one OF their members some
few weeks ago.
The Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce today refused to divulse their
names-at the request Of the packers-but it was said that Il the plant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Dancy Points to Taxation
For Jail: Pledges Worry

4 am not surprised at the report Of the grand jury on jail conditions"
County Judge Oscar g. Dancy said Wednesday morning in an interview.
In justice to Sheriff Brown, he called our attention to the congested
condition at the jail Immediately after he was indicted into office, and
the failure to remedy the condition has been on account OF the lack OF
that very important thing known as cash"
There is no way to raise cash to build public buildings except by tax
alton, he pointed out. and after the people. in the height Of tax-paying
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
Prison Horror Reviewed
Probe of Cause of Fire Which Took 3l8
Lives Is Carried on Today

COLUMBUS, o, April 23-tP-Hope that the cause Of the Ohio peni-
Tertiary fire would be revealed by an inspection OF the two cell houses
that became death traps for SS prisoners was held by state officials
as they resumed investigation OF the catastrophe today.
Decision to examine the scene of the fires origin was reached when
the investigation adjourned last night after a day that elected only con-
Trajectory statements from guards and prisoners questioned regarding
the delay fn freeing prisoners from their locked cells Monday evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23

A Bansback. formerly with
"a raffic department Of c. A. T.
tne nrreon. has been transferred 70
N .sviIIe as manager Of the local
office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
NEGRO

GUNNISON. Miss. April 23.-eRl
"A crowd Of several hundred men
today shot and killed Dave Harris,
35-year-old negro. accused OF slay-
ing Clayton Funderberg.