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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

area there and would go by way
OF the Hebrides Islands, which are
off the bleak northwest Scottish
coast.
To Land Friday
After the airship had left a
communicate from the air ministry
said that a deep depression west Of
the Hebrides would make IL neces-
sary for the R-100 TO head for
northern Ireland and then steer a
northerly course SO as TO take ad-
vantage OF east winds.
The communicate said that while
the general weather conditions were
not unfavorable. a ridge Of high
pressure existed over the mid-At-
lantic and the general tendency
from the west side was for light
southwest winds.
Under the schedule planned the
airship should reach Montreal
sometime early Friday morning.
Forty-four persons we're aboard,
among them the five officers and 80
men Of the crew. The seven pas
sengers included Major @. II. Scott,
famous as an airship commander
although he is not directing this
cruise: Lieutenant Commander Sir
G. Dennistoun Burney. director Of
the company which built the R-l00,
and wing commander, r. B. B. Col
more. representing the air minis
try. The others Ire principally OBJ
servers and weather experts.
The R-100 Is the largest airship
in the world. ever passing the ia
nous Graf Zeppelin. It Is not 50
long as the Graf-709 feet COM
pared to the German ships 776-
but is fatter and has more lifting
capacity. with six motors compared
to the Crafts five.
The R-i00 has a cruising radius
Of 1000 to 5000 miles: a full speed
OF SO miles an hour and a cruising
speed Of 70: capacity for 5,150.000
cubic feet Of buoyant gas, and lift
ing power Of l56 tons.
For this flight the airship carries
1000 pounds Of food. divided into
three days ordinary rations and n
days reserve ration. with an added
supply for emergency. Even chew
ing gum, which has never obtained
the foot-hold in Great Britain that
1t has in the United States. is in
Guided. The water supply. for
drinking and washing, is 500 gal
Ions.
Meals will be served In q dining
room after preparation in a small
kitchen. No smoking will be per-
mitted, as the buoyant gas is OF the
inflammable type.
The airship carries wireless equip
ment for communication on both
long and short raves with the call
letters r @ A A ".
This Is the first British airship to
attempt an Atlantic crossing IN
eleven years. In 1919 the R-34 flew
from Scotland TO Minecla, N. Y.
a distance Of 5000 miles, in 1o8
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Matamoros Police
Hold Two Suspects

Four persons r being held by
the Matamoros police in connection
with the death of Charles Humber.
Brownsville farmer who was slain
a few weeks ago as he slept in his
home on the banks Of the Rio
Grande. near Boca Chica-
Matamoros police have been in
v~estigating the affair at the request
Of Brownsville authorities and as a
result. Sra. Feliciana Trevino de
Humber. Numbers widow, Carlos
Cantu, hired hand. and Eugenio
Baena and Juan Salazar, are to
undergo a grilling today.
Baena and SalaZar are being
held as the alleged perpetrators Of
the crime.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
TOTAL
SHOWS LITTLE
LEAD CHANGE
Ross and Ma Pull
Further Away AS
Count Goes On

Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson. Texas
first woman governor seeking to
come back after her defeat for
reelection in 1926, was 6O,e10 votes
ahead Of Ross Sterling OF Hous-
ton, wealthy newspaper publisher.
when the Texas Election Bureau
announced its latest count today.
Mrs. Ferguson and Sterling had
already started the preliminaries
incident to the August % run-off
when the democrats will make a
choice between the two.
The latest totals:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
WATER BOARD
SUIT EXPECTED
No Fear As TO Outcome Of
Navigation Trial Felt
BY City Officials

we entertain no fears as 10 the
outcome OF the trial that will result
from the Los Fresnos Navigation
petition" z. A. Rosenthal. Browns
Vile city manager and member Of
the navigation commission said
Tuesday morning.
The city manager explained that
a conference would be held Tuesday
afternoon in all probability. 70 dis
cuss the issue. r. 3. Rentfro, Judge
II. I. Yates. and A. B. Cole will
possibly attend the conference. John
Gregg, member Of the commission
is I'll and will not be able TO be
present.
we anticipate NJ trouble" Mr.
RoSenthal continued They have
threatened this move since the day
after the bond issue election, and
am surprised that action has not
been taken sooner. We have been
expecting IT,"
The petition in question Is one
filed July Is by Los Fresnos citi-
zens and signed by approximately
100 residents. which attempts *
dissolve the Brownsville navigation
commission. thereby making null
ana void all work that has beer
done toward securing a deep watel
outlet for Brownsville. including the
cancelling OF the bond issues votec
to dredge a channel.
Feel Safe
The petition further says that
the manner In which we formed
the district was not legal. We fol-
lowed the prescribed procedure anc
we feel that we are absolutely SAFE
MIR. Rosenthal said.
However If IL Is faulty, then
every Navigation district in thi:
section is faulty. for all followed
the same procedure.
Further, in the event that the
contentious are good, any defects
that may have existed were cured
by the legislative act which validat-
ed our commission"
lie CITY HkandetL SCdlcu Jlld'
none Of the defendants have beer
served. and Dhat the first they
knew OF the petition. which was
filed last week. was the story in The
Brownsville Herald Monday eve
ming.
we are making arrangements tc
handle the suit, and we are goint
to ask for an immediate trial" he
concluded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Kleiber and Golfer
Figures Too Close

Addition today of the totals re-
ceived in the county judges race
show leiber 1888 and Cofer 1883.
figures given in the table OF yeSter-
day evidently being incorrectly
added.
This makes a close race as to
which candidate will be IN the run
off with Yates. Judge II. L. Yates
today said the official returns will
be announced Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Chinese Looters Are
Burning Doomed City

N July 29.-tPl-
Changasha. Capital Of Human
Province, apparently was doomed
today as Communists burned and
looted their way through the city.
Worth millions of dollars thus was
left al the Mercy Of the Reds.
Burning and looting was going on
unrestrained.
A majority Of the foreigners left
the city. having boarded warships
in the Slang River.
Late advices said four mission
aries, including w. H. Lingie OF
the American Presbyterian Mission
with headquarters IN New York,
and Allen Cameron or the faith
mission, with headquarters in
Denver, had remained in the raw
aged district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Giant Ship Crossing Ocean
Great Britain's R-4O0 Expects to Reach
Montreal Early Friday Morning

CARDINGToN, Eng July 29-R-Great Z. bin's gigantic airship.
the R-lOO, today was on a 33S5-mne journey to Montreal
The six motors we're started at 8 a m, today 20 p m. Monday, e. :. -
while the ship was tied to its moortng mast here. and soon we're warmed
TO a smooth purr.
At 345 a m, the ropes were cast off and to the cheers OF a crowd that
had waited throughout the darkness, the big shop floated up gracefully
and turned northwestward for Liverpool. A strong and cold wind was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

UlOW I4It.
The course was left to the dis
erection Of the commander, Squad
ron Leader r. s. Booth, but in gen.
eral it was 10 be by way Of north
ern Ireland; 10 a point south Of
Cape Farewell, Greenland; across
Labrador and then down the St.
Lawrence river to ST. Hubert air
station at Montreal.
The first plan was to cross the
Irish sea from Liverpool and fly
over northern Ireland, but when
the start was made IL was under
stood that the ship would dodge
Ireland because Of a low pressure
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

come Of the ole
fashioned u
bonnet.
Folks say the
remember wher
- Ferguson
used to wear one
TO school over II
Bell county. W.
can imagine tina
because they fit 81
close to the face
they caused no lit.
tie discomfort. Al
any rate e 7
they passed on
of the pic
t1-nH. Huc rn% rTc1r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Rev. Alonzo Monk
Dies In Fl. Worth

News has been received In
Brownsville OF the death last night
of Rev. Alonzo Monk. Methodist
evangelist. In the Methodist hoSpit-
al at Fort Worth. He has many
friends in the city. having held n
meeting here several years ago. and
Is q brother-in-law or Miss Stella
Dickson. He married Eudora
Dickson shortly after his revival
held here. Death followed an OPP
GRAFTON.
Miss Dickson viii 90 by plane
today to Fort Worth 10 attend the
funeral Wednesday morning.
The daughter OF Rev. Monk Is In
the same hospital where her
father died. having been III for
the past few months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
,IARLINCEN BOY
KILLED in CRASH
Alex Powell Dies from Injuries Received
When Car Falls on His Head
Following Collision

Alex Powell, IL, son Of Mr.. and Mrs A. T. Powell, OF Harrington. died
at the Valley Baptist hospital today from injuries received when d car
driven by his sister coIided with that driven by Luther +. wagers OF Fort
Scott, Kansas.
Inc accident occurred at the corner OF Commerce and Fillmore streets
al . o'clock this morning when the boy and his sister. MozeHe Powell. 10.
we're returning home from taking their father TO work. MI. Wagers being
en- route to the hospital 70 visit q NIECE who ~ NJ. there
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

~ SoA OfeaQ might get
above a nickel in Palestine. and
that Mr. Hoover knew there should
be a limit to wheat in war time and
also knows that sixty-cent wheat
will never re-elect him. ! have con-
cluded TO quit raising wheat and
will sell 70 the highest bidder my
farm six and one-half miles south
and n and one-half miles east Of
Billings. nine and one-half miles
east Of CARRIER and seven miles
west OF Blackwell road on Noble
county road No. s.
Mr.. Macy said this is what is
bringing this newcomer TO the Val
ley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
IN WINDS

LONDON, July 29.-Pl-The
British dirigible R-l00, Canada
bound, was out to sea this af-
ternoon about 30 miles from the
northwestern tip Of Ireland.
running into rather adverse
winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

arrying the adj
artisement. In il
IT.. Whelan Of
ers his farm for
ale and here is
ne reason given:
Owing to the
act that Gov.
Iced Of Kansas is
lfraio III rail-
Dads will lose
.onnage and key
Jaky Of the
3eacon will not
ct their claws on
hat half billion
ollars Of wheat
also that
1Ypad miph oct
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

Llty pdSStU CItdI OLL.
Our recollection is that to kiss a
girl with n on was to take a deep
breath and 60 in like a deep sea
diver. Twas all right except for
the lack Of air.
MINATED ANNIE says a sun
~ bonnet wasn't in It compared to
those walrus mustaches men
wore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

GALE Of farm property with all
a the implements. etc. listed
carries the thoughts Of the en-
gineer of this column back and
makes him wonder what has be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

IL. L. WHELAN. who purchased
property in FL Jardin carries IN
ava the Billing News Of Billings,
Okla. what is probably the worlds
championship announcement OF a
sale of property.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Confessed ROBBERS HELD

PARSON, Kas., July 29.AP-
Four men arrested at Stinnett.
Texas. and said by the sheriff
there TO have confessed TO the
robbery, last Thursday. OF the
First National Bank or Edna, will
be returned here at once.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
Charges of Murder
Filed at Fl. Worth

FORT WORTH, July 29.-P1=A
murder charge was filed In justice
court today against Holbert Stanley
In connection with the Staying
Saturday OF Roy Hawthorne. 30.
whose blazing body was found In a.
field near Lake Worth
Stanley Is believed to be IN Am
arillo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
For East Texas: Generally fair to-
night end Wednesday except scat
tered thunder showers near the
coast.
Light to moderate winds on the
coast, mostly southeasterly.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue 20 fan very
slowly practically all along during
the next few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

OUR weatherman. Schnurbusch.
has returned from q visit to
St. Louis and other spots up
II toward the middle Of the country,
and declares he is certainly glad 10
get back again TO where he can
breathe freely.
He added that the weather along
the Mississippi river was simply
full. and that when he told people
how much cooler 1t is in the VAL
ley lot OF 'em thought the heat was
affecting him.
It is hard for people living In
those sweltering wales to believe
that one thousand miles farther
toward the equator cooler weather
can be found.
But IL is true and we have to
pound that truth into the country
until more people begin TO come and
find out for themselves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteoroi-
ogical conditions:
Hight ........7:i9 m; 1:5l .. ri.
Low ........i2:54 O. m; 2.07 .. ri.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

THERE never will be another jim
Ferguson in Texas, or in any
other state for that matter
He has run for almost everything
the state has TO offer and not sat-
isfied with that he once hoped
the Democratic party and ran Tor
president. Always he has either
been victorious or piled up a con-
Siderable vote. Not satisfied with
holding office and being impeached
himself, he has put his wife INTO
office, run her into defeat. ana
now he comes back and leads the
ballot in a field OF eleven.
There is one thing Texas might
at this time feel thankful for.
That Is there are not many left IN
the family to hold office.
The term might feel thankful
for" Is used because the FerguSons
are through holding offices in
Texas. Jim has a certain following
IN Texas that nothing will jar loose
from him. But that particular fol-
flowing is all. He will 60 down IN
Athe run-off By a large majority.
krOW comes Los FresnoS trying 70
40 Brownsville out Of her deep
water port. Suit has been filed
hg that the Brownsville Navl-
on Commission be dissolved.
ks as If Los Fresnos would con-
n the ballot IN the last bond
btion for the Brownsville port
& see what the wishes Of all eX-
lot Los Fresnos are in that mat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

The Merchant Is Insured
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co. (Adv.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
U on THE r

NEW YORK-The worlds great
v est polo family is in town from
down under. After triumphs in
England. the Ashton brothers, a
whole team and a mighty one In
themselves, are here to play
matches on Long Island. The Hon.
James Ashton and Ms Ashton have
come with James. Jr., Robert, Geof-
frey and Philip. the eldest OF whom
is 80. The boys have IS ponies
which they raised on their sheen
vanch at Marketable. Golfburn.
X. s. w.
NEW YORK-Now the kids have
been affected by the craze for vest
pocket golf. Up in the Bronx they
have constructed a nifty wee course
out OF cans and boards on an I'M
used bit Of land. The fee for a
round is one cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29

area there and would go by way
OF the Hebrides Islands, which are
off the bleak northwest Scottish
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR-NO. rs
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY C. NJ. HALL

THERE never will be another Jim
Ferguson in Texas. or In any
~ n4hnr rfatn fnr that matter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Low Grade Automobile
Fuel Causes Printing

jected into the inlet manifold, is
sucked out of the combustion cham.
bers and fires at the first spark.
A number of different fluids are
used for printing What is known as
rs degrees gasoline is entirely salts
factory. This is simply gasoline of
the sort that we used to get years ago,
before demand caught up with supply
and passed it, forcing the oil refners
to lower the grade of the fuel. This
highest gasoline may be procured
from any of the big oil companies or
from drug shops of the better sort
Within the last year or two some of
the oil companies have been producing
what is known as petroleum ether.
This is simply lighter product from
the crude base, differing little from
highest gasoline. 1t makes an adj
mirable printing compound and with a
tank of this on hand an easy start
may be secured even in the coolest
weather. 20 or 80 degrees below zero.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Probably no other problem of oper-
alton for the mOtoriSt is so universal
in its application. affecting alike the
as that of securing ease of starting.
There is a basic reason for this CON
dition and it is found in the grade of
gasoline that is now produced.
The fact that our oil retiners now
include in gasoline" heavier compo-
nentS than in the old days renders the
motor fuel hard to vaporize and need
ing heat for efficient action. This is
why cold weather makes it hard to
start the cold motor. There is not a
section of the country, even the sunny
Southland, where the colder months do
not bring difficulties in starting.
Unquestionably the best way of Sc
curing easy starting is by printing
with some fuel lighter, more volatile
and more easily fired than the ordi-
nary gasoline that serves very well
after the engine has been warmed up
An equipment for this purpose is
easily installed on any car. 1t con-
sists usually of a small air-tight tank
holding about a quart of the printing
fluid and this is generally located I'M
der the hood. A pipe leads from this
tank to the inlet manifOIds and an
other pipe to pump or other control
on the dash. By operating the con
troll a small quantity of the lighter
fuel from the auxiliary tank is in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

Has baseball improved during the
last % years? Yes and no. In some
respects it has made decided prog
back just as far. There is no easier
way to start an argument than to
tell some star player of score of
years back that the game is much
faster. That is his cue to open up
and, believe ME, he has plenty of logic
on his side.
Several years ago a Boston news
paper conceived the idea of having a
number of former outstanding stars,
many of them favorites, return to that
city for an old-timers' game. 1t was
one of the most interesting affairs
ever staged. In that game were sucn
former greats as Larry Lajoie, Bill
Bradley, Jimmy Archer, Cy Young,
Jimmy Collins, greatest of all third
basemen, Bill Dineen, Kip Selbach
and many others. Some of the play
ers were men who had starred in the
majors 80 years back.
1t was my good fortune to be UNI
piring in Boston while those Old-time
stars were gathering for this game.
For a week, each day would bring
four or five back to the scenes of
their former triumphs, when their
names were a daily feature of the
sport page headlines. Some of them
INDUCED in short workouts In an eff
fort to timber up a bit.
At dinner or sitting around the
lobby of the hotel, I made it point
to discuss with most of the veterans
the present-day style as contrasted
To that of the past. A number of
the old-time stars were close stu
dents of the game, players who in
their day gained much of their sue
cess because of keen minds.
1t might be supposed they were
biased in their opinion. / didn't find
them that way. Most Of them were
frank to admit that in certain respects
there had been improvement good
many were willing to believe that
perhaps it was about fifty-ffty, but
not single player expressed the
opinion that the game of today was an
improvement in any way over the ar
ticle of ball they played a score or
more years back.
'It looks to me as if the players
passion for long drives has taken
much away from the game" remarked
the great Jimmie Collins, universally
conceded to be the greatest third
baseman of all times. 81 notice that
most every player grips his bat at
the end and takes a healthy cut every
time he swings.
81 understand the ball is much live
lier and home runs much easier to
make, so no doubt that explains the
take a healthy swing system as in
dulged in by all players today. Not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Front.Yard Planting

The front entrance of the average
home should never be entirely blotted
out by trees and shrubs. All 'front.'
yard paintings should be subordinate
to the house entrance, lending support
to the structure and stressing the i'm
portance of the final objective for
which streets were created.
If every one would give more
thought to at least some planting and
consistent maintenance of their front
yards, the effect on the community
would more than repay them for their
efforts. One method of improving a
community as desirable and attrac-
tive place in which to live, is for each
individual concerned to devote time
and interest to the proposition and
perhaps do little work in the yard
at home. This will bring more real
results than all the propaganda ever
sponsored by luncheon clubs or pub
lic-spirited Observation-Disclosures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03
Lefty Grove Possesses Two
Admirable Baseball Assets

in fair way to get more and better
service from Grove than any of the
others. Perhaps the reason is that
Grove has the speed and stuff OF
Waddell, the control and easy-going
temperament of Plank. rare COM
bination.
Grove seems certain to sustain the
spring suggestion that 1880 would be
the best year the lean left-hander has
had in the American league.
He was around the 20 mark in vic
tories by the middle of August, with
six weeks in which to beat his best
record of "a triumphs, made in 1928,
and an outside chance to be the first
American league finger to touch ~
victories since Sergeant Jim BagDy
did it for the Cleveland team in the
year 1920.
The fire-ball. stars great mid-season
work had lot to do with the COM
handing lead seized by the Athletics.
Just when it looked as though they
might be extended to repeat their pen
nant victory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-10-03

color, but the Braves this year are
one of the most colorful teams in the
league.
]. A. auckland, seventy years old,
is still winning harness races in Aus
tralia.
A lot of heavyweight pugilists are
rolling in wealth today who, back in
the old days, would have been rolling
in resin.
Bobby Jones had been competing in
important golf tournaments for seven
years before he won his first major
championship.
Jimmy Goodrich of Buffalo, former
lightweight champion, was licensed
recently by the New York State Ath-
letic commission as referee.
Harry Myers, now out of the big
leagues, joined Brooklyn on five diff
ferent occasions. They were: 1910
(twice), 1911, 1912 and 1914-1924.
Ben Chapman played second base
for the first time in his career with
the Yanks. He was taken off of the
"hot corner" due to wild throwing.
Women spectators at cricket matches
in London have taken up knitting
and from what we have hearu of
cricket, there must be moments dur
ing the progress of match when 9TH