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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
FORMER PRISON
GUARD IS SLAIN
Man Found Shot at Sealy;
Believed to Be Ben
Titworth

6EALY, Sept. 6.-H1-A man be-
lieyed to be Ben Titworth from
Lava Hot Springs. Idaho. raj found
murdered near his car three miles
south OF Sealy on the road 70
Houston today.
Robbery was believed to have
been the motive for the killing as
his clothes were stripped of all
valuables.
He was shot once In the temple
and his body was dragged about 60
feet and hidden in the woods.
The body was found by a passer-
by who was attracted TO the scene
by Titworth's car parked on the
side OF the road with no one near
Ii.
From papers found in baggage IN
the car IL was indicated that Tit
worth was a convict guard. The
credentials indicated that he had
been connected with several peni-
tentiaries. mostly in the western
part OF the United States.
Titworth was last seen when he
passed through here late Friday.
His car bore California license
number 26-1608.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Mercedes B. and P.
Club Opens Season
Especial % The Herald.l


MERCEDES. Sept. 6-The local
Business and Professional Women's
club opened its activities for the
season with an executive board
meeting held at the club rooms at
the Hidalgo County Bank building
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock with
the president. Mrs. Lettie Gibson.
presiding.
Plans for the years work were dis
cuSsed and briefly outlined by the
chairmen Of the numerous commit
tees to be presented for approval
Of the club membership at the first
OF the fail banquets To be held at the
American Legion hall Thursday eve-
ming, Sept. ii. City Identification
is expected to be the main project
OF the club as it has been since
its organization four years ago.
Mrs. Kathryn Chadick, chairman
OF the civic committee, who will
have charge OF the city and yard
Identification work this year. has
Just returned from Chattanooga.
Tenn. where she has been studying
methods and the working Of the
garden clubs in that city. She ex-
poets to use many OF the ideas in
the local work.
Newly elected officers who will
serve for the coming year are. Mrs
Lettie Gibson, president; Miss
Emma Reisterer. VICE president;
Mrs. Myrtle Lee. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. r. j. Meekef. correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Max Mestel,
treasurer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Creager Predicts
Victory for Butte
dssUciuIcd Press Photo

DALLAS. Sept. 6-lP-DiSsatis-
faction within the ranks Of the
democratic party with Ross 5. Sterl-
ing's nomination for governor in
dicates that DR.. George Butte. re-
publican nominee. has a fine chance
to be elected IN November. r. 3.
Creager OF Brownsville. republican
national committeeman, said here
today.
Creager was en- route TO San An
gelo, where the state republican
convention will meet Tuesday. The
executive committee will meet Mon
day.
He expressed confidence the state
convention would adopt a platform
plank expressing opposition Of the
existing Texas election laws would
be advocated.
Personally I would like TO see the
primary abolished and a return to
the convention system OF nominal
ing candidates" Creager said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
OPENING HAD
FOR SCHOOL
Harrington Dedicates Its
Senior High With
Program
Especial to The Herald

tCptCidi " lie 0tldilf
HARLrNGEN. Sept. 6-The spIen-
did new high school building. with
every convenience in every depart
ment. was formally dedicated Thurs
day afternoon, the exercises begin
ming at 2 p. m. under the direction 70
Supt. Paul +. Phipps. who has pio-
neered in the public school life OF
Harrington. and now, feels justly
proud of the progress leading up 70
the present system Of ward and
junior high, and the new senior high
school.
"A band concert. with joe Lyday
directing. was had.
MI. Phipps read a telegram from
State Superintendent OF Schools s.
M. N. Mars. who was scheduled 70
be present and deliver the dedication
address. but was unable TO come
because of failure Of a filing clerk
III notifying him. His place was
filled By b. M. Holland OF this city.
Rev. w. w. Lee gave the invoca-
ton. Other numbers on the pro-
gram were. vocal solo, Mrs. Frank
Chastian: reading, Mrs. L. r. Baker;
piano solo, Helen Flynn: violin solo.
Warren Z. Reitz; duet by Mesdames
A. ". Brown and l.. w. Van Pelt;
trombone solo, Charles Huntleyi
vocal solo, Mrs. N. A. Davidson.
Presents Glee Club
Mrs. r. Il. Crown presented her
high school glee club. in a splendid
chorus. Following the program,
many proceeded to the cafeteria,
which was most inviting place, dec
GRATED with choice roses and other
flowers. A beautiful feature was
a huge block Of ice IN which a bo-
uuet Of red roses had been frozen.
There were two other big blocks OF
ice with hollows In the center. filled
with fruit punch. The ice blocks
were the gift or the Central Power
and Light company.
Ladies serving punch were: Mes
danes r. @. Jackson. Willis j. Car
ter. "A. J.. Rabel. Fred Flynn Clyde
Raw. Glenn Bartlett. Hugh Ramsey,
j. M. Muggli. Sam Salisbury. w. G.
McClintock, A. r. Hasselmeir, z. G.
Bennett.
Reception committee: Mesdames
J. !. Coursey, B. F. Witherspoon, r.
III Maxwell, ". b. Lakeland. j. @.
Aycock, B. p. Brier. j. r. Taylor.
In addition to the flowers sent
By the Central Power and Light. the
Southern Pacific, Baker-Potts nur-
sery. and the Harlingen Star. sent
beautiful flowers, with their compli-
ments.
Loud praises were heard on all
sides for the wonderful building,
with its splendid equipment. as
sembly room, music room. and many
others. The building Is constructed
around a most inviting patio.
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where from Is to 100 lower. Stock
er and feeder classes were on q ~
TO mostly 90 lower basis. Receipts
were estimated at 231 500.
In the hog market medium
weights and heavy butchers are
generally 10 to IS higher than a
week ago. but light butchers and
light lights are steady to unevenly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
Flying School To
Establish Branch

tCpcCAd4 " 4AE I1SAdil-J
HARLINGEN. Sept. Establish
ment Of a branch OF the Valley Fly
ing School at Mission IS announced
here by Jack Leon Echols, man
ager.
Mr.. Echols IS to talk before the
Mission Chamber OF Commerce
Thursday night on the necessity
for and benefits Of a municipal fly
ing field.
One Mission student, Ralph
Bray, has been signed up already.
ether new students include Coy
T1sdell Of Edinburg and Bill Klein
man Of Harlingen.
The latest student to solo here
was L. G. Bremen OF Raymondville.
He Is the OILY one SO far to sign
up for the full transport pilots
course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
French Fliers To
Broadcast Monday

NEW YORK, Sept. CLIP The
Columbia Rroadcasting system to-
day announced il would broadcast
the ceremonies at the White House
Monday when President Hoover re-
ceives Coste and Bellonte and that
a rebroadcast in Europe was to be
attempted by the British Broad
casting Corporation.
Colonel Lindbergh. Rear Admiral
Byrd and Major Eddie Rickenback-
err. war time ace. are expected h
speak in the broadcast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
EDINBURC TO
OPEN SCHOOLS
Registrations Monday In
Grades, High School;
College Later
fsnecial to The Heraldl

N0UEL10A W Al
EDINBURG. Sept. 6-P- The
Edinburg public schools will open
Monday. Registration will be held
for grade and high school students,
and the college registration IS sche-
duled for September Is, when the
college term bgins.
Many families from the north are
flocking into Edinburg to take ad-
vantage of the school system here,
and a large number Of college stu
dents are among the number. Prof
II. II. Miles Is acting as prin--pal Of
the schools since the resignation OF
n. G. Baker, though he has not
been officially appointed by the
board OF directors. II IS reported
that the board had decided TO
dispense with the office Of superin-
tendent, with heads Of the various
departments acting in close CO.
operation with Prof. Miles. in order
To cut down the expenditures for
the coming year. This. however, has
not been verified and it is expected
that Mr.. Miles may be appointed
superintendent TO fill out Mr.. Bak-
er's term.
Rural Schools Also
The rural schools OF Hidalgo
County will open Monday with
Supt. z. S. Hearne in charge. An
all-day institute was held Saturday
in Edinburg for teachers Of the
Edinburg Consolidated Independent
school district. All teachers in the
county schools reported or the in
stitute with the exception OF e o.
two who were delayed IN their ar
rival. In the Elsa and L. villa dis
tricts new buildings have been pro-
yided.
The teachers for every rural
school have been selected as fol-
lows: Relampago. Dist. No. 1: Il
t. Bum. principal; Mrs. Bins Bum,
Mrs. Ida Hall. all OF Mercedes.
La Villa. Dist. no. 2: Mrs. Paul
Guest, principal. Mercedes: Mrs.
Mary v. Soils, La Villa; Miss Bern
ice Byler. La Villa.
Edcouch, Dist. No. is. Mr.. Roy
McLennon. principal: Mrs. Icia
9CAAAA4A466s MIS- 4dcS4C NALkAA4SOLl.
Miss Lily Mae Richards. all Of Ed
couch. and Mrs. E. B. Griffin, Ed
inburg.
Los Indios. Dist. No. IS: Miss Sal
lie Rlssanen. principal. Mercedes;
Miss Elma Jones. Edcouch.
Elsa, Dist. No. IS: Miss reollne
Horton. principal. Mrs. Moore. Mrs.
a. p. Miller. all OF Elsa.
Mrs. Reneau Principal
Progreso. Independent Dist: Mrs.
J. S. Reneau, principal: Miss Jennie
Ewing, both Of Mercedes; Miss Alice
Hart, Mrs. Louise B. Gloor, both OF
Weslaco.
Alton. Ind. Dist: @. B. Conn.
principal; Mr.. G.. B. Conn, Miss
Louie Chaffin, all Of Mission.
Valley View. Dist. No. II: CLYDE
Chisum. principal: Mrs. Vera CHS
um, both OF Pharr.
Weber. Dist. No. IA: Miss Lula
Stone. principal. San Juan.
Run, Dist. No. IA: Mrs. Luetta
=. Heard, principal: Miss Naomi
French. both Of Donna.
North Palm Gardens. Dist. No O.
Miss Charlotte Tompkins. principal.
Miss Katherine Woods. Miss Marie
Miller, all OF Mercedes.
south Palm Gardens. Dist. No q.
MIS-. Emma Wilson. principal. Miss
esther TerFeen, both OF Mercedes.
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v. C. LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 6.-Fp-
~. S. d. A.)-Cattle trade around
the eleven market this week was
featured by n broad demand for
finished best steers and yearlings
at firm to higher prices. The rank
and file of killing cattle. however.
found q slow outlet at values any
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07

lower. Offerings we're around 300.-
400.
Fat lamb prices early I'm the
week sagged so 10 new low levels
for the year. but with U reaction on
late sessions. part or the loss was
recovered at most points Current
values III Chicago are strong 70 25
! higher than On week ago.
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Especial 70 The Herald
HARLINGEN, Sept. g. Mayor
Sam Bolts has returned from Con-
zales. Texas where he attended
burial services for Fl. Fl. Burchard
who died here several days ago
Mrs. Burchard. and daughter Doro-
thy. have not returned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07

We return to Brownsville, our
drst stamping ground in the VAL
ley and see some familiar faces in
the short time we gallavant around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07

And DR.. J. l.. Rentfro. whom we
consulted on occasion during our
residence In Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-07
GATTIS ARE PARENTS

Especial 10 The Herald
HARLINGEN, Sept. 6.-Born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gait OF
San Benito. a boy, at the Valley
Baptist HospitaI.
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THE VALLEY
PARADE

We return to Brownsville, our
drst stamping ground In the VAL
ley and see some familiar faces in
the short time we gallavant around.
There Is John II. Armstrong,
lieutenant of police. who lays ten
persons we're fined today for viola
ton of traffic ordinances In the
school zones. Safety TO school chill
dren, Is the police force motto.
And DR.. J. L. Rentfro. whom we
consulted on occasion during our
residence In Brownsville.
And w. T.. Pendergraft who was
TO leave Saturday night for Hous-
ton to consult specialists. He will
be in good hands. for his mother.
Mrs. j. #. Pendergraft of Calves
ton who came here during his Sc
rious illness, is going with him.
And j. w. Red) Irvine. whom
we knew in San Antonio before he
came to Brownsville. Talked shop
with him which means we talked
Of the Eagles and Scorrs' grid
chances. -
Also Stanley DoddS and Fred
Wedegartner. San Benito contrac-
tors who came to Brownsville while
II Is still in Cameron county and
its seat of government.
Tambien Harry Sexton as he bids
goodbye TO The Herald force prior
10 his departure for Washington
where he will resume his duties as
minority clerk.
Und j. b. Samuels. friendly ad-
vertising man of the Edelstein or
g~anization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28
Phelan Noted for Generosity.
New York World.)

The generosity displayed by the late James D. Phelan toward San Francisco's needy and toward two of Californias most distinguished daughters, tennis champion and novelist, has not surprised his myriad friends on the Pacific Coast.
 For the former United States Senator and three times Mayor of San Francisco was the traditional native son" par excellence Throughout his active
 lifetime his native Frisco remained his first love. California was his second and the Democratic Party his third. He had boundess affection and admira- tion for all three and he served them all to the
 limit of his considerable ability and of the fortune he inherited from his father California pioneer.
 Any San Francisco or Californian has a dozen anecdotes at tongues tip to illustrate the former Senator's lifelong absorption in any project looking toward the civic cultural betterment of their city and State. Almost the first official act of Phelan when he became Friscos Mayor was to launch campaign for further development of muni- cipay-owned utilities
 Except for the six years he served in the United States Senate Phelan was popularly recognized as Californias unofficial host to visiting notables. A long list of princess princesses diplomats and artists were guests at his home. Among those to whom he was host Cave, Melba, Tito Schpa and many other stars of opera, Thomas Marshall Will jam Jennings Bryan and the Barrymores Although a banker and businessman Phelan had many sided interests he well a connoisseur Iof art literature and music and after trip around the world found time to white Travel and Comment and to contribute many articles to maga- zines.
 Democrat and Californian, the late Senator play led important role on the National political lstage In San Francisco his personal direction of the relief work after the earthquake and fire Of 1906 is perhaps better remembered than his services Ito the Democratic Party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28
Hats Off to Mir. O'Malley.
(Ketchikan Chronicle.)

(Ketchikan Chronice)
 When Henry OMalleys name first mentioned in these parts there appeared to be more or less generally a desire to deprecate his intentions But las the years have passed there has come a grow ing conviction that the Commissioner of Fisheries was right. And in Ketchikan this year it appears Ito us that there is proof conclusive that MT. OMaeys regulatory policies have been the right ones.
 Certainly there is no cannery in the Ketchkan district that has cause to complain. Packs have been satisfactory, and in almost every the fish have in such numbers that the inde- pendent trap owners are emerging prosperous and happy at the prospect that there will be more fish next year-and the year after That happy prospect, must admit, is due to the efforts of MT. O'Mal- ley His intention is to see that we do not over fish; that might in years to enjoy the prosperity of good fishing
 MT. OMalley, everyone knows, is not to blame for the existing low market price salmon. That is a condition due largely to the depression apparent in all American affairs Cannerymen might find condoence in the knowledge that farm products today selling for less than at any time since the postwar depression And those same cannerymen might find encouragement in the fact that in it's current advertising campaign the salmon packers have received more than 12,OOO re- quests for canned salmon recipes That very evil dently, shows that the demand will be stimulated. While the product sells itself to a degree like anything else advertising is a sure means of in- tensifying the demand. We are certain that the market will pick up, and that by this time next year stocks hand will be low enough to breed optimism and prices will be high enough to assure profits.
 Indeed from every angle there is nothing to offer MT. OMaley but praise for the courageous stand he has at all times taken. Now that the seasons are passing they leave much proof that his original contentious were correct In this dis trict at least have cause for complaint, and we feel certain that if it were not for the Commissioner of Fisheries we should have some thing to kick about.
 So again doff hats to MT O'Maey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28
VEIL LIFTS ON ANDREE.

Discovery of the bodies of Andree and one of his companions who left Virgo Sptzbergen, in a balloon
 in an effort to fly across the North Pole partly solves a mystery that has baffled the world for third of century. Of all the intrepid explorers that for 400 years have struggled to gain the Arctic goal displayed more daring than the Swedish aerial engineer and his two associates who entrusted their lives in unguidable gas bag to the varying winds of strange and forbidding ice-locked region Aside from the three adventurers themselves there were few, if any persons at the time of the hazardous attempt who could believe it would succeed.
 Recovery of the Andree remains is as surprising his flight into the vast expanse of the Arctic sensational That they should stay exposed above ice and snow is strange. That they should have escaped the ravages of animals is astonishing for White Island where the bodies lay so many years is considerably south of eighty three North in which latitude wild life is reported by Arctic explorers to occur with frequency
 Fantastic accounts that gained currency from time to time respecting the fate of the unfortunate Swedish aeronauts are now set at rest. Some years ago, stories emanated from the Canadian country north of Hudson's Bay that Indians of that region had the Andree balloon and had brought pieces of it to trading posts. For while these tales were given considerable credence Sub- sequently, there rumors that remnants of the bag had been found by tribesmen the Sahara desert Ridiculous, of course Yet, volcanic ash from Katmai, when it blew off it's head in 1912 is said by scientists to have been carried 120OO miles to the African waste.
 Hundreds of lives have been lost in the many efforts to cross the Arctic pack to the Pole to rescue parties that essayed the undertaking. But from the largest of the l-fated expeditions Frank lin and his 119 followers in 1845, to the smallest, Amundsen and his single companion last June, none has been entirely fruitless. Even those like the hova foilaJ to to the knowledge of the Polar country, have held high and carried forward the standard of quest and adventure
 In every walk of life there must always be brave souls to press ahead beyond known boundaries else progress would cease Andree and his rades in the front file In their lexicon there such word fear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28
DRYS ABANDONING ADVANCED
 POSITIONS.

In an effort to prolong the life of Prohibition leading drys repudiaed much of the en-year record of attempted enforcement when they signed New Declaration of Policy" wherein they promised to regard and safeguard every personal right guar anted by the Constitution"
 This New Declaration" signed by Dr. F. Scott Mcbride head of the Anti-Saloon League; Ella A. Boole, head of the Womens Christian Tenn perance Union; Fred B. Smith, Executive Secretary of the Committee of One Thousand for Law En- forcement, and Daniel A. Polling, editor of the Christian Herald
 Prohibitonists surrender their entrenchments only when they are forced out of them, but they are being forced back from their advanced positions by enlightened public opinion. Just before this New Declaration of Policy" they receded from theiy contention that the way to make people observe the Volstead Act to make punishment for its violation more drastic They abandoned the Five and Ten Law and left Senator Jones the field manged casualty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28
ANOTHER WEIRD CHAMPIONSHIP
 CONTEST.

The New York Herald Tribune has discovered that there two endurance contests, one of which, at least, is distinctly novel, under way at Atlantic City Ten days more ago MT Shipwreck Kelly had been sitting the top of a flagpole for forty-six days and MT. Jack Evans had been buried for more than week in coffin in cemetery with six feet of earth to hold him down. MT. Evans the living corpse, threatening through his channels of communication, whatever they were, to give orders that he be exhumed because information had reached him that all he had got out of the experience for the week was $4710. Considering that he spent twenty yfour hours day in the silent grave his remuneration a little less than twenty eight cents hour He about ready to call himself out a strike for better pay.
 MT. Evans has added another interesting detail in this American itch for endurance records and unusual championships. We have have had many competitive nogcallers duckimitators distance-spit ters go-marathon dancers flagpole -stters tree squatters endurance fiers, endurance and long dis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28

One thing the Democratic primary in Ohio has made good and certain. They have spellbinders out there who can bind with any sort of spell The returns show Wet named to make the race for the Senate and a Dry to contest for the Governor ship Louisville Herald -Post)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28

tance swimmers, tight-rope walkers, barre-floaters over the Niagara, and a hundred and one other kinds of notoriety seekers, but MT. Evans as far as we know, is the first one to test the merit of the grave a of winning fame
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-28

Add similes As thrilless a new enduranc, record.-t Macon Ga, 2Telegraph)