Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-28
in OUR
VALLEY
: BY CHARLES HALL

q EEt ABOUT TWO years OF 1GdI-
n ings and accusations and meet
ings. the first definite step to-
ward a public airing of an anthem
tic nature in the now famous Hi
dalgo county case was seen last
night when the indictment of A
\. Baker and seven others Of Hidal-
90 county, foreshadowed a court
trial.
A newspaper is not a place TO try
cases. Mr.. Baker and his associates
may or may not be guilty, but
rarely has such a wave Of excite
ment followed an indictment as
that which swept up the eighty-mile
stretch OF the Rio Grande Valley
last night.
90 warm had the political disSen-
Al sions waxed in Hidalgo coun-
ty. with subsequent high feel
ing in the matter. that this editor
often received letters. sometimes
holding forth that he was sympa-
thizing with this faction. or with
the other. according to the view
point OF the writer.
The attitude Of The Brownsville
Herald vas that its mission was TO
publish the news. and to let the
law and the people Of Hidalgo coun-
ty settle their own differences.
When the news Of the indictment
W. received last night, it consti-
t1kd court action in the matter.
So hil the members of the entire
force OF The Brownsville Herald
were called from their homes TO
get out an extra to give its readers
and the people Of the Valley the
detailed account Of the indictment.
THE Herald always stands ready
to give its readers the news at
whatever cost.
At the same time. 1t wishes TO re-
mind that the eight men under in
dictment, under the law, are con-
sidered not guilty until proven so.
Their innocence or guilt remains 70
be shown in a public trial. That Is
as It should be, with the remaining
duty of the citizenship to c that
the majesty Of the law Is upheld.
and at the same time fair trial and
fair thought extended the indicted.
OTHERWISE we have with us to-
day, the Wisconsin trade trip
~ pers. They are coming to tell
OF the greatness Of their state. after
some of our people nave Deen DaTIeu
FROM doing business In theirs.
But OF all those who come TO the
Valley today probably only a few had
a thing to do with the Wisconsin
ban on Texas land dealers, There
are probably many in the assembly
whose feelings lie the other way Ii
the manner.
Our business today Is to give
them a warm welcome. They are
our guests.
It has often been found that when
differences arise the best way 70
iron out matters Is to have the par
ties concerned calmly talk over the
matter. The results are often sur
prising. Let's just show the visitors
today what q fine people We are,
and what a fine country we have,
and bid them Godspeed on their
return home to preach a different
gospel of the Valley.
nH, yes, during SO much excite
ment last night we lost trace
" Of the fight. The latest news
We have received is that Sharkey
won. Do you suppose the Boston
Cob has finally overcome tnat
seventh round with Jack Dempsey
u a few years ago? We predicted,
with coca cola backing, that Shark
ey would knock him out IN the
fvrrth-and the referee would not
let Scott go into the fourth round
We surely are having hard luck
lately.
r,HANY a soldier came back from
I'M France TO see his own child
AVA for the first time. Now we have
the members of the Byrd Antartlc
expedition seeing pictures OF tneir
loved oneS. some OF whom they nave
never seen.
The pictures yer sent them while
homeward bound, Associated Press
dispatches say today.
For instance Malcolm P. Hanson
vas sent a picture of Malcolm Jr..
who Is fifteen months old and whom
his father. chief radio operator OF
ne expedition, has never seen.
How a father must ponder ovG o
picture like that.
TODAY L absolutely the last day
70 cast votes for one OF the
three Brownsville candidates for
queen OF the Matamoros carnival
Meanwhile, Matamoros IS selecting
che out of two. Send In your votes
10 A. Wayne Woods or drop them
in the polls established over the