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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
COOK BEGINS
OPIUM STUDY
AS FREE Man
Famous Explorer, 65
Has $50 After
Pen Service

KANSAS CITY. March 10.-tP1-
A railroad train today carried DR..
Frederick A. Cook toward Chicago.
DR.. Cook, whose claims to discov-
cry Of the North Pole in 1908 were
branded as fraudulent. departed
from the United States penitentiary
at Leavenworth late yesterday. was
driven in an automobile to Kansas
City and left for Chicago last night.
He was released on parole from a
sentence Of IA years and nine
months imposed upon him at Fort
Worth, Texas, for using the mails
to sell fake oil stock.
To Work With Friend
In Chicago he will work and
study with DR.. p. +. Thompson
lifelong friend TO whom he VIII be
accountable during the period OF
parole, which expires in 1885:
The study and development Of
what the 6~5-year-old former physi-
clan called "a new Science-cellu-
lar therapy"-will figure in his i'm
mediate plans for the future, he
told newspaper men.
New Mental Realm
Five years I have lived in close
contact with the most narcotic ad-
diets the world produces" said DR..
@-lr- w.t,- Lrn~.u, 80 lie ,.nItrn1
experience was made a prison hos
pital inferno. The dominion OF
opiana is a new mental realm
worthy of the careful attention OF
brain students"
The former explorer, who once
set the scientific world to arguing
over whether he was a knave or al
honest man, spent an hour in q
hotel room in LeaveEworth follow
ing his release, answering Ques-
tions piled by newspaper men. He
sat in a rocking chair, tipping his
fingers together, clasping and In
clasping them and smoothing his
CRAVING hair which had been trim
med by a prison barber.
STANDS rat
Still asserting he reached the
pole, the doctor declared he did
not intend to engage in any argu-
incentive discussions TO establish
his claims, nor was he going to
attempt TO prove his claim to the
topping of Mt. Neutrality-suspicious.
honor which he claimed and which
was a target Of criticism.
He smilingly said he would
"never, never have anything 10 do
with any more stocks as long as he
lived"
He had $50 in his bill fold when
he left Kansas City. He said that
was all the money he had to start
life over again at the age of IS
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
San Benitoans Flee
Burning Building

h0RGNAaA W ATT 4AIA q
SAN BENITO. March 10-Roused
from early morning slumber, oc-
cupants Of the three-story rooming
house Of Mrs. Anna G. Smith had
a narrow escape from fire which
damaged the entire top floor OF the
structure Sunday. The flames.
starting on the third floor presum-
ably from a ~carelesSly thrown light
ed cigarette, spread rapidly as room
ers hurried down the stairway after
being reused. but were brought un-
der control by the San Benito fire
department before serious damage
to other parts,of the house resulted.
a truck from the Harlingen fire
department also came in answer To
Mrs. Smiths call. but the blaze had
been checked by the San Benito
firemen by the time OF It's arrival.
Damage TO the building Is estt-
mated at several thousand dollars.
resulting both from fire and water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Schedule of Games
Changed at Meeting
(Special to The Herald.l

10 1Le
HARLINGEN, March l0-Sched-
ule for playing Of big league base
ball games in the Valley was ar
ranged at a meeting here this
morning to give each Valley town
in which teams Of the Western lea
que are training the opportunity
for a big league exhibition game.
The new program follows:
March Is, New York Giants VS..
Omaha at Mission; March l6, New
York CHATS VS.. Wichita, at Nc
Allen; March %, Chicago White Sox
VS.. Denver at San Benito; March
%, Chicago White Sox VS.. Des
Moines at Harrington; April 4, all
star team picked from the four
Western league clubs VS., Pittsburg
Pirates at Harrington.
A tentative schedule for Western
league games in the Valley was also
arranged, TO be approved by the
clubs later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

Arroyo bridge to the town Of Rang
erville, and
Resolved, further. that upon re-
ceipt OF such guarantee from the
commissioners court. this board
will submit the issue To "a vote az
the residents, and this district and
this board will abide by their de-
cison."
Judge Dancy then read his pro-
posal for breaking the deadlock IN
the form Of a resolution.
Harlingen Money Sought
Roughly speaking. IL sought To-
supplement the approximately ST0,-
600 put up by the San Benito pre-
cinct with about $50 900 out OF the
automobile money from the Har-
lingen precinct.
Before the motion could be pass
ed. Commissioner Bauahn moved 70
table the resolution. In view OF his
stand. the remainder OF the CON-
missioners made no effort to put
the motion through
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
DOGS HAPPY
Death Chamber Proves Only
Health Resort

HAMMOND, Ind. March l0-tR
The vogue for bigger. better and
more scientific dog catching has
reached Hammond.
Skinno Summers. condutor OF the
local dog pound, constructed an i'm
proved death chamber where q
dozen or more dogs could be exter-
minated at one time, with gas.
Yesterday was the big day. The
new chamber keeper picked out a
group of dogs. put them in the lit
tie room, turned on the gas and
waited. After about a half hour.
Summers decided II should be all
over by then and went in TO col
lect the corpSes.
Several hours later a policeman
noticed a pair of familiar feet pro-
truding from the chamber. He found
the dog catcher asleep-gassed-and
the dogs romping around playiuliy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Government Reins
Are Taken bY Rubio

MEXICO CITY, March 10-P)-
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio to-
day took up the functions Of his
office from his new headquarters
in Mexico'S semi-medieval Chapul-
tepec castle.
President Ortiz Rubio becomes the
first president since Francisco Ma
dero TO occupy the palatial quarters
in Chapultepec. Revolutionary pre-
sidents since Madero's death in 1913
have lived elsewhere.
The new president, now back on
the Job after recovery from an
assassin's bullet on the day Of his
Inauguration February 5, has
changed the order Of things, 1t is
believed in the interest Of protec-
ton against assassination. He prob
ably will leave the castle very in
frequently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

AGEN. France, March 10.-CPl-
Torrential rains again descended
upon the flood region Of southern
France today at Agen. Moissiac and
Montauban. greatly hampering
the search for bodies in the two
latter towns. The homeless OF
Moissac were sheltered in an army
barracks while those Of Agen we're
taken care OF at the artillery
building here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Murderer ssaulter
Hanged in Wyoming

RAWLINS, Wyo., March IU-tHI
George Brownfield. 81. was hang
ed at the stare prison shortly after
midnight, seventh man in the MS
tory OF the institution TO pay the
supreme penalty. He stepped on the
trap at 1918 a. m, and was pro-
nornced dead at 1888 a. m.
Brownfield was convicted Of the
murder of Theodore Thomas last
November. He shot Thomas and
assaulted Mrs. Thomas last July.
Brownfield was calm and made
10 statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Byrd Expedition Returns
Explorer Declares North Pole Much BUMPER
Than South Polar Regions

DUNEDIN, N. T. March 1o-QR-Rear Admiral Richard I. BYRD
American explorer, and members Of his Antarctic expedition returned
to Dunedin today after spending more than a year in scientific expora-
ton at the bottom Of the world.
All Dunedin turned out to gree. the dEcoverer Of the Antarctic region
which he named Marie Byrd Land in honor OF his wife. This discovery
wa rated by Byrd IS the most important achievement Of the expedition.
His flight to the South Pole evoked one sentence Of comment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Port Study Slated
For Chamber Tonight

The board OF directors or the
Brownsville Chamber OF Commerce
will meet Monday night at 7:30 in
the offices Of the chamber, officials
stated this morning.
The right OF way question con-
nected with the brownsville port
project will be discussed. and a
course on action decided upon.
Another subject 10 be- handled
will be the Matamoro5- Mazatlan
road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
American Aviator
Missing In Mexico

DOUGLAS, ARR. March l0.-cPl
Organization Of a searching
party to enter Mexico and look
for Monte King, Douglas aviator.
and Clifford Densen, passenger.
was planned here today after the
pair had failed TO return from
what was intended 10 be a nom
stop excursion flight to Bacerac
Sonora, and back. A stretch of so
miles Of mesquite and brush covers
the hills between here and Bac-
erac.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
March on GuadaIajara
Crops Destroyed in Wake of Pink-Eared Tribe
Bent on Filling Tummies
BY JAC %STARR-HUNT

MEXICO CITY, March lo-A horde Of millions Of rats in the region
Of Lake Chapala in the state Of Jalisco Is advancing toward Guadala-
jara, devastating vast areas Of grain and vegetables on the way, says
a Guadalajara dispatch to La Prensa.
There are white rats with pink Ears. roam rats white underneath, and
gray rats it'll spots like those Of wild bears, the dispatch states.
In spite Of large quantities Of strychnine put in their path, killing
more than 1000 daily. the rats are proceeding through haciendas toward
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Mail Articles
On Plant
Culture

Many favorable comments have
been heard on the offer of The
Herald for articles setting forth
methods Of procedure for sue
ceSsful culture OF various farm
products in the Valley.
Ten dollars will be paid for
such articles not exceeding 600
words in length. These should
be mailed to the editor at the
earliest convenience with name
and address on copy.
George White has not con-
sented whether ne will write
one on gladiolas but it Is hoped
by many that he will.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

the second largest city of the re-
public. Armies Of boys in the in
tested regions are battling the rod
ents and are making money at q
cent per dead rat.
In two days the losses to crops
have been estimated at more than
100000 pesos. or about $4,000. The
Cumuato. Brisenas. Buenavista. La
Luz, and FL Molina haciendas,
among the largest and best known
in the viciniN 4. are among those to-
tally devasta\ I'd by the army Of
rats. y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Doheny Case Delayed

WASHINGTON, March 10-tP1-
The bribery trial Of +. L. Doheny,
wealthy Oil operator, today was
postponed until Wednesday because
OF the death Of William Howard
aft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Sanford's Body Sent
To Tennessee Home

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, March 10
PA train from Washington bore
the body of Justice Edward Terry
Sanford back to his native Ten
neSsee today.
With a group Of his colleagues
from the supreme court accompa-
nying Mrs. Sanford and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Fisher Of Tennessee,
the latter a sister of the late JUS
tice. the funeral party was due here
at las o. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

DALLAS. March 10-(P-From
descriptions Of the bandits, police
here today believed the same two
h~ijackers who last night held UP
ID. Z. Whitman Of Wichita Falls
and his woman companion and took
Whitman's car and So were the
same men who similarly hijacked
two owners of their automobiles
near Denison, during the last week
of February.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

8 Asked how 1t felt TO fly over the
South Pole, Byrd said:
Very much like flying over the
North Pole. except the North Pole
was BUMPER"
Tumultous enthusiasm held sway
as the expedition. borne by the
barque City OF New York and the
steamer Eleanor Boiling, entered
the harbor Of Dunedin. Dunedin
was the last city to bid Byrd good
bye when he set out for the Antarc-
tic in December, 1928.
$4,000 Miles Surveyed
Thousands Of persons lined the
waterfront to witness the return.
Bands played The Star Spangled
Banner and The Conquering He
TO" Scores Of small craft escorted
the ships TO their docks.
Byrd's comment on the accom-
pliShment Of the expedition was
brief. He said:
Surely the South Pole flight was
not more important than the flight
during which we discovered the new
land OF the east, on the other side
OF the Ross dependency. This i
have named Marie Byrd Land.
The six scientists with us work
ed seriously, and the results should
prove very useful. We surveyed
100000 square miles Of hitherto I'M
mapped country
Dunedin, often called the
Pearl City OF New Zealand" has in
other times cheered intrepid ex-
r-orers who preceded Admiral Byrd
into the ice foes that long held
fast the secrets Of the South Pole
an unknown region Of continental
size.
Praises Pioneers
To these explorers, including
Road Amundsen, Admiral Byrd
paid tribute.
They had difficulties to over
come" he said. many more than
we. These gallant men did not
cease after seeing the many things
they had to overcome. Because OF
aviation and our dogs we did not
undergo the difficulties and hard
ships of those pioneers. They de-
serve our utmost respect.
I'VE got used to the cold and oul
houses were warm enough The
mOnotonv was the worst thing We
had To encounter"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
p u. Conventions
Planned for State

DALLAS. March 0-(PJ-State
headquarters here of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union today made
final plans for cooperation in a
series Of II district conventions TO
be held ~conSecutively throughout
the state. beginning Tuesday and
Wednesday with a meeting at Mar
lin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Taft's Body Lies in State
AS Nation Awaits Funeral
Services Dignified by Simplicity to Mark
Last Rites of Former President
Before Burial Tuesday

WASHINGTON, March l0-P-The body Of William Howard Taft
lay today in the still serenity OF his home while a great nation prepared
to confer upon him its highest honors.
A profuSon OF floral tributes, bright with the blossoms Of spring,
crowded the lower chambers of the house of death and testified 10 the
respect md affection of the people for the genial, friendly man who had
served in the two highest offices OF the government.
The auietude Of the pleasant old house on Wyoming avenue was I'M
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

broken save o the occasional ar
rival Of friends bringing expressions
Of sympathy TO Mrs. Taft. OF OF
messengers with more flowers and
notes of coincidence from the great
Of this and other nations.
From the White House TO the
most far-flung outpost Of the mill
tary and naval services, flags stood
at half staff. Congress met only
to adopt resolutions Of sorrow and
then adjourn as a mark Of respect
for the former president and chief
justice.
Funeral Tuesday
With impressive services Of dig
nified simplicity, the nation tomor-
row will heap its honors upon the
memory Of Mr.. Taft. For three
hours, the body will lie in state be-
meath the massive rotunda OF the
capitol. Funeral services at AL
Souls Unitarian church, where Mr..
Taft worshipped for many years,
and interment in a wooded slope OF
the Arlington National cemetery
will follow.
"A caisson will bear the body from
the Taft home to tine capitol, es-
corted by cavalry. The members OF
the supreme court over which Mr..
Taft presided for a decade will form
an honorary escort. and eight nom
commissioned officers from the ar
my. navy and marine corps will act
a. pail bearers.
Both great and lowly will file
slowly past the bier under the great
dome Of the capitol. The body will
lie on an historic catafalque upon
which rested four former presi-
dents-Abraham Lincoln, James A.
Garfield, William Mckinley and
Warren G. Harding-when they
we're similarly honored.
Burial at Arlington
The funeral services, simple cere-
monies OF thirty minutes duration,
will be conducted by the family
pastor, the Rev. Ulysses @. B.
Pierce. They will consist OF pray
er, two hymns-"Lead Kindly
Light" and Abide With Me" scrip
ture reading and the reading OF two
PONIES. The Happy Warrior by
William Wordsworth and Alfred
Tennyson's "Ode on the Death OF
the Duke OF wellington"
The highest OF the govern
ment. led by President Hoover,
will attend the church services.
The senate and house will
be represented by delegations OF
twenty. The members Of the su-
preme court, the cabinet and the
diplomatic corps will be present.
A military escort Will accompany
the body to the cemetery. where
MIR. Taft will be laid az rest among
the distinguished read Of the Ma
tions military. II waS his wish
that he be buried at Arlington. For
this honor he was eligible through
his having held the post Of secre-
tary of war, as we'll as through his
having served as communicating
chief Of the army and navy as
president. He Is the first president
to be buried at he national ceme-
| terv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Rangervine Road
Goes Glimmering
Motion Of Baughn to Table Kills Discussion
On Dancy's Proposed Method To
Aid Cameron Community

An attempt on the part Of Judge o c. Dancy to break the deadlock over
the Rangervile road came to naught in the county commissioners court
Monday morning when Commissioner !. +. Baughn or Harrington tabled
the judges resolution before it was passed.
Leading UP to Judge Dancys proposal. q resolution from the Far-
lngen water district was read as follows:
Resolved. that If the commissioners court Of Cameron county will
agree to at once pave what is known as the Rangervine road from the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy to partly cloudy and some
what colder tonight and Tuesday.
lowest Temperature tonight I'm the
~fifties. Moderate to fresh sOutherly
winds on the west coast becoming
northerly late tonight or Tuesday
For East Texas: Partly cloudy 10
unsettled tonight and Tuesday; pre-
baby showers near east coast and
in extreme east portion; somewhat
colder IN north and west portions
tonight, and In east and south por-
tons Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Huge Clock Gives
Scout Drive Returns

Brownsville's Boy Scout sustain
ing fund campaign has nearly
reached the So 1000 mark OF the sl2,-
600 goal. .....
This was the report made this
afternoon by Ed Mockbee. chairman
of the city committees. To keep the
public informed of the progress O.
the campaign a huge clock has been
erected on Elizabeth street at
Eleventh. the hands Of which tell
the campaign time. Today the
hands registered ten minutes to
three.
Twelve thousand dollars Is Browns
ville's pro rata Of the $4,000 asked
Of the entire Valley.
COMPOSERS WIFE DIES
VIENNA, March. l0.-H1-Mme
Adele Strauss. 76. widow Of Johann
Strauss. famous composer. died
here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

THANK goodness something OF a
brighter tone. shows up in the
q mail. The Weslaco Chamber OF
] Commerce. where S. NJ. patterson
Iabors for a living. is in receipt OF a
letter high in the praise OF valley
grapefruit. II comes from A L.
Andres, Fort Madison, Iowa. MI
Andres says: Il am not sufficient
IL familiar with the grapefruit IN
dust1v 10 know what terms 70 use
ia describe the quality, but four
things impressed me the absence
of the core in the center; practic-
aIlv no seeds; delicious flavor; anc
the fact that 1t vas almost 100 pei
cent squirt proof"
Mr.. Address must have meant
xllat he said. for he asked that
several cases be sent to acquaint-
ances of his. The day is coming
when valley grapefruit viii R
Snown and sought above all others
II IS Just up to us to hasten that
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
IN the river during the next few days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

TOR a period Of thirty days the
flag will be flown at half mast,
o. half staff. as the case may
be, and the officers will wear MOURN
ing on their sabreS and on their
arms.
This Is the last military tribute
to a man, who. as president of the
United States, once ranked as COM
mander-in-chief Of both the army
and the navy.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
FARM
IS BOUGHT

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
9.-One Of the most historic spots
in the country changed hands
yesterday when Charles E. Stu
art. treasurer Of the Girard Trust
Company, of Philadelphia, be-
came the owner of the Landram
farm in Spotsylvania, on which
is located the apex of the Bloody
Angle, at which took place the
most severe fighting Of the bat
tie Of Spotsylvania Court House.
The purchase was made of w.
Landram. acting as guardian Of
L. w. Landram, minor, who
inherited the property from his
grandfather.
The Landram farm Is within
the area which has been desig-
mated as a National Battlefield
Park by Congress. The trenches
at the apex of the angle are still
well preserved.
Mr.. Stuart has long been a
student of Civil War history
and is particularly interested in
the series of great fights in this
section, known as "The Cockpit Of
the Civil War" The fields in
clude the battles Of Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville, the Will
derness, Salem Church and Spot
sylvania.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
Farmer, One of Four
Blind in Family, Is
Dead in Virginia

LURAY, Va, Sept. 9.-John
w. Purdham just buried here,
was totally blind 33 years. He
had two sons he had never
seen and was a member Of a
family of six children, four of
whom were blind. Two blind
sisters-Mrs. Robert Campbell
and Mrs. Elizabeth Smelser,
also lived near here.
The blind man was an expert
corn husker. He had little
trouble in vending his way
from one shock to another.
His sense Of touch enabled him
to separate weeds from corn,
potatoes, beans.
BY a string stretched across
his fields he could lay off corn
rows. The distance between
corn rows he decided by one
long step.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
MAIL IN MANOR
PARK IS SLOW

The collection of mail in
Marietta and Manor Parks is too
infrequent, the Manor Park Citi-
zens Association declared last
night at meeting in the Whit
tier School, Fifth and Sheridan
Streets Northwest. A committee
was appointed to look into the
matter.
The Borland taxation amend
ment providing for assessments
on paving met with much opposi-
ton. It was decided that the
District Commissioners should be
asked to aid in it's repeal.
The Board Of Education will be
asked to use the old Brightwood
School to take care of the over
flow of students in the regular
schools until the j. G. Whittier
School is completed.
It was decided that action must
be taken on express deliveries, so
that a trip to Takoma Park to
secure parcels will not be neces-
sary. The cooperation of the
local express companies will be
asked.