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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

tSpurreQ to action not only Dy n
crime itself and their own close
friendship for the slain newspaper
man, but by a rising flood Of hos
tile public sentiment that gained
expression in front newspaper ed
itorials and in statements Of civic
leaders.
There was talk unorficlally amonr
business and civic groups OF the
possibility Of martial law to super
cede the police and drive the gang-
ster once and for all from the city.
One American Legion post Offered.
the services OF its members to take
up arms. under proper authority,
against the gangsters.
Administration Criticised
The Herald and Examiner. which
joined the Tribune and the Evening
Post in offering a total reward Of
$4,000 for arrest and conviction Of
the man who shot Lingle dead last
Monday in the crowded Randolph
street subway. eXcoriated the police
department in q front page editori-
al. III referred TO the departments
miserable inefficiency," and added:
Chicago is disguised with its
headless. footleSs city administra-
ton, SO streaked with rottenness
that honest man in it, thinking Of
their daily bread. keep their mouths
shut and their eyes closed
The execution squads OF the DO
lice were so called because their
commanders have shown in pre-
vious gangsters hunts that they are
unafraid to shoot down the outlaws.
Many Notices
Lieut.. Frank Reynolds. in charge
of n squad. has killed IL crimi-
nails" Chief Siege said. Lieut.. AL
Booth has killed six: Lieut.. Walter
Storms has killed five; Lieut.. Will
liam Gusack, four; Lieut.. Pat
O'Connell, five; and Lieut.. Andy
Barry, six"
These were special squads. with
orders 70 enter any place where
they thought criminals might be
quartered, without the need ~
search warrants or legal red tape.
In addition, there were the regular
cruising squads of detectives, and 4
special foot detail that combed the
loop.
Frank j. Loesch. the aged head OF
the Chicago crime commission, de-
MED published statements that he
had demanded that Commissioner
Russell and Chief Siege resign.
What ! say is merely this" ne
said. that If Russell and Stege can't
find the solution TO this crime, trey
should give place to someone VINO
can"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
DEATH CLAIMS
JOSEPH JAGOU
Brownsville Athlete Dies
Following Illness
OF Many Days

Joseph Jay Jagou, 81, youngest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Jagou.
died early Thursday morning at the
home of his grandmother, Mrs. r..
II. Wallace. 1913 Washington street,
following illness Of several weeks.
The young man, a member Of
one of Brownsville's oldest families.
graduated from the local high
school two years ago and was a
popular athlete during his school
career His friends number a large
circle Of Brownsville young people
who are saddened BY new Of his
death.
Members or the family surviving
are the parents and two brothers,
L. A. Jr., and Melvin Jagou.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Dancer Wins $4,000
In New Casino Game

LIE TOUQUET. France. June H.
1R-Jenny Dolly. American dancer,
had a run Of luck at a new BAG
carat table In the casino today.
carrying off winnings which other
players estimated at 100000 francs
or about $4,000.
She left at dawn, after an all
night session at the table and took
her bank notes with her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

Apparently satisfied that the
group would afford a satisfactory
croft, the robbers searched the
victims for valuableS and ordered
the clerk. Melville Eberhardt. to
open the safe. He protested he did
M know the combination.
The manager. Thomas d. Lawlor,
was routed from his apartment IN
his night clothes and compelled 70
ol%n the safe, which yielded $500
cash. Locking the victims into the
hotel office. the quartet escaped.
Miss Helen Jones, one Of the
victims, tainted after the robbers
left.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

by a sprk. The engineer and fire.
man were burned.
Leonard Hatch was fatally burn
ed. Seriously injured were Walter
Robert. j. A. Blalock. A. M. Burton,
S. G. ScheXmayder, r. B. d. Hol-
loway. Earl Guidry. "A. ID. Cross. r..
B- Polk. P. Morris, r.. n. Letulle and
r.. ~. Davis. All we're expected Cd
recover.
The first explosion occurred at
4:22 p. m, yesterday. The fire
spread as 1t was fed by other ex-
plosions at intervals Of only a few
minutes until the area became VA
furnace.
AS soon as the debris cools, work
preparatory to reconstruction Of the
lost equipment viii begin.
Fire RACES For Hours
The fire ragged for hours out w
control. the intense heat prevent
ing the plant fire department ard
volunteers from effective work. The
Texas company foamite train, got
into action quickly. but for hours
seemed * make little impression on
the flames. The city fire depart
ment responded to the general fire
call sounded by the plants sirens.
Succeeding explosions occurred
FOR hours during the night AS new
supplies OF oil were reached by the
flames, and the fire was the most
spectacular in years, closely paral-
Icing the disaster overtaking the
tanker Gulf OF Venezuela at the
docks here on the morning Of April
III. 1925. in which 80 lost their lives.
The flames beloved skyward to ~
height OF hundreds OF feet. writhinR
lurldly in the black 9noke that
hung over the plant like q pail.
The flames cracked like giant
static and the roar, heard for miles.
was like that OF several express
trains az once.
Scenes OF pathoS were enacted
outside the gate, where several
thousand spectators congregated.
Admission to the plant was limited
10 employees. iii the crowd was sew
eral hundred women, many OF them
frantic and in tears as they sought
%~NHs ~ AAAAAA AA41kANEo.
Blaze Burned Out
Inc Badger stills, recent eXpan-
siOnS by the company, were reported
unoamaged. Only a roadway separ-
ates them from the agitators.
Many persons were believed To-
have owed their lives to the fact
that the fire occurred after A o'clock
as the day shift, which Outnumbers
the night shift almost two To one.
had almost vacated the plant when
the first explosion spread flaming
OIL over the vicinity.
Most Of the injured were engaged
tn fighting tile fire.
The fire this morning was burning
itself out, but the fire fighters con-
tinued to watch it closely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Miniature Benefit
Golf Meet Delayed

ISpeclaI 70 Inc
HARLINGEN, June 12.-On &C
count Of wet grounds. the tourna-
ment OF the miniature golf links
scheduled for today has been post
poned. The meet is TO be staged
for the benefit Of Salvation Army
funds.
Officials Of the Lions club in
charge Of the tournament announc-
ed that it will probably be played
next Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Slow Valley
Cotton Crop Picking

SAN BENITO, June Econ
tinued heavy rains lead cotton X
lerts here to believe that cotton
picking in the Valley is not likely
to start until the middle Of next
month. The crop will be delayed
in maturing so much that any
earlier picking is not anticipated.
Unless rains cease the cotton
crop in the Valley will be material
ly damaged, local growers think.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Delays Hop To
N. Y. From Ireland

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, June
12-P-Captain Charles Kings
scrd Smith. who had been planning
70 hop off tomorrow on a trans
Atlantic flight TO New York, decided
against the hop off late today in
the belief that better weather On
d;tionS are coming.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Enter Race
For County Posts

j. A. Cobolini returns to politics
by announcing Thursday that he
will run for the position of county
commissioner for precinct number
2. subject to the democratic prim-
aries.
MIR. Cobolini was a member OF the
city commissioners board for many
years, being defeated by a small
majority in the past city election.
Il will run on the strength Of my
past record" he said today.
Jas. "A. Brown announced Thurs
day that he "a going to run for
district clerk. on the democratic
ticket. The office at present is held
by John Scanlan. who has been
without opposition for many years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Water District Hearing
Slain Deputy Is
Buried Thursday
Especial 10 The Heraldl

tSpeclal 70 Inc Herald.)
LA FERIA, June 12-Merced Tor
res, deputy constable who died in
the Valley Baptist hospital We'd
nesday morning with his lips sealed
as to who his slayer was. was bur-
led at Tiocano Thursday morning.
Torres death came as a result Of
gun wounds inflicted Tuesday after
noon by an unknown assailant near
the dead mans farm. Two bullets
pierced his chest, narrowly missing
his heart.
The sheriff's department is con-
tinuing its hunt for clues leading TO
the slain officers assailant.
He Is survived by his widow. four
children, his parents and several
brothers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Chambers Expected
To Aid Road Plea
Especial 10 The Herald

SAN BENITO, June 12.-Practic-
ally all Valley chambers Of COM
meIce are signing the petition ask
irg that the military highway be
turned over to the state highway
commission for further construc-
ton and maintenance. 1t Is thought
that this support will figure fa-
vorably in the hearing TO be held
- Austin June "a before the COM
rlission, perhaps leading the state
group to grant the terms Of the
rttition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
RECORD RISE
IS PREDICTED
FOR RIVER
Warnings Are Issued
Growers But No
Danger Seen

Fear that within the next "a hours
the Rio Grande river would reach
the highest mark in its history was
expressed Thursday by Government
f~orecaster w. j. Schnurbusch, OF
Brownsville. who reported that q
rise Of better than S feet had been
reported at Rio Grande City since
Wednesday morning.
The record height Of 1876. set IN
June Of 1925, will probably be x
ceeded by the present flood, he said.
The high water 10 days ago was the
highest recorded by government Of
ficials since 1927. it was disclosed.
A rise of 6.4 feet was shown at
San Benito during the past "a
hours, Mr.. Schnurbusch stated. The
markings there show 2l.8 feet to-
day. or within a few inches Of the
flood stage.
Rising Here
At Brownsville the river has
reached a height of l5.5 feet with
a flood stage Of IS feet. The latter
mark will be reached within the
next II to "a hours, 1t was predict
ed.
"At Rio Grande City water in
sight this morning C8 feet will
cause dangerous stages in the VAL
ley from about M>scedes down 10
the mouth Of the river during the
next IL to "a hours the official
report reads. The dangerous stages
will be reached unless the river rises
several feet higher at Rio Grande
City today, which will cause the
water to leave the main stream by
the upper floodwayS near Mission"
1T is hard TO predict the action
OF the Rio Grande," Mr.. Schnur-
busch said. Flood rises differently
every time it comes This time,
however, I believe 1t is safe TO pre-
dict t.at there will be plenty Of
breaks. most Of them on the other
side Of the river"
Warnings Issued
Mr.. Schnurbusch explained that
the Lower Valley will be safe II the
river breaks out above and flows
into the flood controls. In this man
ner, the current would slow down
and run slowly in the lower section
of the Valley.
IF IL does not break out above,
we are in for a record flood, water
down here exceeding the record
high mark Of 1876 feet for 1925 by
several inches" he said. He added,
however, that this flood would be
no more dangerous, because the
levees had been raised since 1925
and could handle a higher flow Of
water.
Warnings have been issued by
the government bureau, and tele-
phone calls. kilograms and letters
have been issued 10 farmers and
others living on the river banks.
Everything possible will be done to
control the present flood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
PORT ARTHUR FIRE
TAKES HEAVY TOLL
One Killed and Thirty-five Injured When
Explosion Starts Million Dollar
Fire at Refinery

PORT ARTHUR, Tex June l2-R-One man was dead, d were in
tured, IL seriously and damage estimated at more than a million dollars
had been caused today S a result Of an explosion and fire at the re-
fnery Of the Texas company here.
Official investigation into the cause Of the explosion was begun this
morning by Superintendent w. X Holmes, who said the results would
be made public.
An unofficial report was that light oil spilled over an aghator and
running over nearby private tracks Of the Texas company was !gnted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Committee
To Demand PAPERS

WASHINGTON. June PIP
The senate foreign relations COM
initee today adopted N resolution
asserting It's right 10 the London
naval papers denied it BY President
Hoover. The vote was ten 10 sevex
with three members not voting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Friday, probably with occas-
ional local showers.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy I'D
unsettled tonight and Friday; pro-
baby showers in southeast portion.
Light - fresh southeast winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

Cops Hunt Killer
With Fingers on Trigger

CHICAGO, June l2-tP-Poice execution squads" each captained
by an officer whose courage in fighting gangsters was attested by notches
on his revolver, racked Chicago today for the man who killed Alfred
Jake Linge. Tribune reporter.
BY last midnight 500 hoodlums. dereicts and suspicious characters
we're in jail. Lawyers flocked to detective headquarters demanding the
release Of their clients; but no releases were made.
William Russell, police commissioner, and John Siege, his chief. were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
FIGHT FANS TO BE
GIVEN

When Jack Sharkey meets Max
Schmeling tonight TO decide the
heavyweight championship, The
Brownsville Herald will announce
the returns round by round.
The fight win start about 8
o'clock here and every one is in
vited TO be present for the en-
gagement.
AT the end OF the bout extras
will be published so the details
may be checked and rechecked.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Only Clouds to Mar
Big Fight Tonight

NEW YORK, June PIP The
official weather report at 1915
q ST. this morning gave as
sLrance that while the sky would
continue overcast. no rain was ex-
pected to interfere with t0night's
battle between Jack Sharkey and
MAY Schmeling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Harlingen Goes After Canal
Backers Convinced Water Project Can Be
Obtained by Way of Point Isabel
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, May l2-Harhngen today was preparing TO put its
shoulder to the wheel, forget all differences on waterways, and concen-
trate on a definite program for getting the Intracoastal Canal extended
to the Valley, from Point Isabel to Harrington.
Already many memberships in the Intracoastal Canal association have
been taken out BY citizens OF Harlngen and other Valley towns A con-
certed drive for many more has gotten underway. Assurances have been
received here that the movement will receive vaney-wide support.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
Carol Makes Helen
Roumanian Queen

BUCHAREST. Rumania. June II
fixing Carol today was re-
ported TO have declared the Princes
Helen. his former wife. TO be
't5lreadv queen or Rumania."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

FORT WORTH. June l2.-tP-
Population Of Fort Worth's metro
politan area is 172 ,364. census super
visor J. w. Stitt announced Thurs
day morning
This figure was fixed with the
announcement Of Fort Worth's sub
urban population. which IS 9,137.
OF that. Handley has q population
Of 1897.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

Wednesday night directors Of the
Harrington Chamber OF Commerce
went on record as being unani-
mouSly In favor Of a campaign 70
bring the nine-foot canal into the
Valley and Of lending the govern
ment $500,000 10Y in the bank, TO
bring the channel TO Harrington
from Point Isabel.
The action was taken by the d.
rectors after they have been as
sured by r. T. Bob Stuart, de-
veloper OF Stuart's Place. that,
despite an adverse report from one
OF the army engineers. the Valley
could got the project II ii present.
ed a united front.
II the various interests Of Har-
iingen unite, Mr.. Stuart declared,
the other towns or the Valley will
join with them IN backing a fixed
program which would cause work
10 be started on the canal the first
part Of next year. Unity" he said,
viii bring success"
Miller Optimistic
Roy Miller Of Corpus Christi, the
daddy" Of the I~ntracoastal Canal
project, is convinced it can be ex-
tended to Harrington by way Of
Point Isabel. Already money has
been appropriated for its construc-
.-on from New Orleans to Corpus
Christi, An authorization for a re-
survey of its extension into Har-
iingen is contained in the omnibus
rivers and harbors which has been
passed by the House and Il due to
come up I'm the Senate the latter
part OF this week.
President Hoover and Secretary
OF War Hurley already are commit
ted to the project. Mr.. Stuart as
serted. He predicted that united
backing would make It's approval
by Congress certain az the next
session OF Congress which convenes
in December. Ii there is no action
then. he insisted. there would be
Tor perhaps five years
This Is no time right now" he
said. ito 90 10 Washington and
stir up things We should wait un-
til the rivers and harbors bill. which
provides for ports at Point Isabel
and Brownsville and gives us an
ether survey Ks out of the way.
Then we will be IN an excellent
position TO get what we want. And
I am confident that We will have
CONTINUED on page i2)
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RIVER

Water in sight at Rio Grande City
this morning O8 feet) viii cause
dangerous stages In the Valley from
about Mercedes down To the mouth
of the river during the next NJ to
"a hours unless the river rises sever
al feet higher at Rio Grande City
today causing water TO leave by the
upper flood ways near Mission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
SHARKEY WEIGHS IN

NEW YORK, June 12.-tP)-Jack
Sharkey weighed in at 1877 pounds
today for tonight's fight with Max
Schmeling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
CONTRACT LET
FOR JAIL ON
S45,OOO Bid
San Benito Firm To
Start Structure
Immediately

At one OF the most important ses-
sions of the Cameron county COM
missioners' court held in some time,
contract for the new Jail was let.
plans for paving the Rangerville
and Military roads aired and the
w was opened for creation Of va
ter and Improvement district No. IL,
Thursday morning.
Merriweather and Sauers con-
struction company Of San Benito
was awarded contract on the new
jail with a bid Of approximately
$4,000. The plans were prepared
by Ben V. Proctor OF this city in
conjunction with Ayres and Ayres
Of San Antonio.
Work on the structure will be be-
gun in the immediate future and
1t Is probable that ID will be COM
pleted within 90 days. Officials Of
the company were confering with
Sheriff Frank Brown Thursday, dis
cussing plans for handling the pris-
onerS during the construction work.
Road Bond Petition
A petition was brought before the
commissioners which proposed a
100000 road bond election for the
purpose Of paving the Rangerville
road and closing the gaps in the
Military highway. Action on this
petition was deferred to June 26 to
await the outcome Of negotiations
between Commissioner Baughn of
Harrington and the state highway
commission. The Harrington COM
missioner is seeking state aid on the
highways in question.
The petition asks that the bonds
be passed under the IS cent statute,
which Judge o. G. Dancy said would
call for no further valuations MOI
would IL increase the tax rate. IN
der the petition the Rangerville
road would be constructed from
Highway No. II at the Arroyo to the
Military highway, a distance Of 9.72
miles and the cost would not ex-
coed Sl50,000. The gaps to be closed
in the Military highway are At
miles at La Paloma and So miles
between Los Indios and Bluetown.
These gaps would be part OF the
county levee protection system, also.
These gaps would not cost over
S250.000 under the petitica. The
bonds would not exceed 5 10 per-
cent.
Water District Hearing
Attorneys for a proposed Cameron
County Water improvement District
No. IL appeared before the court.
The district includes 1888 acres,
comprising the eastern half of the
eastern league of the San Pedro de
Carricitos grant. Earl @. Sans is
n OF the chief parties in the pro-
posed district.
The court set June % as a hear
ing date on the district
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

Insure in Advance
Rio Grande Valley Trust Cc.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
High 7..ll a- I'm.
Low 1882 ID. I'm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

NEW YORK-Abraham Cohen.
candy merchant, is a brave man. A
negro pointed a pistol at him. seized
fsl from the till and ran Abraham
I nursued half a mile and got the
N6ollar back. He did not know till
the police came that the negro's
ristoi was . toy affair filled with
cigarettes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12
IN OUR
VALLEY
HOW ABOUT 1T?
BY c. NJ. HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
The tiny line Of wisdom at
the corner Of a womans' eye Is
the heart Of her charm, midway
between first bloom and old age"
Martin Borrman, German writ
er.
Mature is a blowsy, careless,
profoundly stupid old lady
F. r. Van DeWater, essayist.
Women have no fair chance
IN the business world yet. To say
they have is just 'Pollyanna
talk
Get women together and they
talk about women. Get men to-
gether and they talk about wo-
men"
Ruth Waterbury. writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

SHANGHAI-The old German
church in the consulate area, one
81 the first places OF Christian
worship in China. is 70 be razed
frr a s., 100000 movie palace which
viii have talkies from IL a. m. till
after midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

NEW ~YORK-Pianos have tenn
rerance, each one Of its own. No
one can play a piece on a piano
tle same way twice. In setting this
nth at a convention OF music
Industries William Braid White,
acoustics expert, said the piano is
the most intelligent. most versatile
and most musical instruments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

ANIMATED Annie says there are
"a many things which make the
world 60 round. but high rents
have something to do with its NOV
inC
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-12

OPEAKING OF rains. steererS Of
~ Brownsville sandyachts these
days are faced with quite a prob
lem. That is those. who maintain
lightly graveled driveways into their
garages.
Every night one has to decide
whether to try to creep into the
shed and get stuck, or to make a run
for 1t and tear down the door when
the sandyacht swerves.