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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Valley Masons VIII
Meet at Harrington

HARLINGEN. Aug. 25-P-Ap-
proximately 1000 Valley Masons are
expected TO attend a Valley wide
meeting at the Auditorium here on
Tuesday evening, the occasion being
the visit OF Judge Hiram r. Lively,
OF Dallas. Worshipful Grand Master
Of the Grand Lodge Of Texas.
Lively Us to be accompanied by
Wilbur Keith. representative Of the
Masonic Service Association. The
two will arrive on Tuesday after
noon from Hebbronville after hold
ing a similar meeting there.
Arrangements for the Harrington
meeting are In charge Of 0. N. JOY
ner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Airport, Channel
Pictures Made

The Brownsville Chamber Of COM
merce. working in conjunction with
the Pan American Anyways. Is hav-
ing a cut made showing the NUM-
cipal Airport and facilities. accord
ing TO @. G. Richardson Monty.
Statistics for the cut are being
compiled by Col. r. Z. Gilmore.
manager Of the airport.
In addition to the airport and
vicinity. the cut will contain q map
OF the proposed channel and its
relative location 70 Brownsville.
It will be distributed over the
country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
House PARTY
ROBBERS ARE
GIVEN FIGHT
Guest Is Killed And
Boys Are Sent
To Hospital

CLEVELAND. Aug. 25-tPp-A gay
party Of young folks from many
Of Cleveland's prominent families
ended early today In a melee with
holdup men and the fatal shooting
of one guest.
Miller wilkison. %, led a group
OF young men in resisting five rob-
hers armed with rifles and pistols
and was shot in the head after po-
lice arrived and engaged In q gun
duel with the intruders. Wilkison
a senior at Princeton university.
was the son Of Fred r. Wilson,
dealer In investment securities.
The party was given at the home
Of Ray S. Durham, one OF the city's
best known realtors. for friends of
his son. Donald. About 40 persons
were present.
The elder Durham said he was In
the kitchen when his son ran IN
shouting. Get the police, five men
are tying TO rob u.s.
Taunts Bandits
Durham ran TO the garage but
was unable 70 get his car because
of the p~rofusion Of guests machines.
He ran TO the front of the home.
where he saw the young men backing
the holdups off the porch.
You guys are afraid 70 shoot,
why don't you start something"
Wilkison vas haunting the robbers,
Durham said.
One man raised a rifle as II to fire
and Wilkison grappled with him.
At the same time the other guests
seized the remaining gunner and a
free-for-all fight started.
Meanwhile a neighbor had called
the police and three patrolmen ar
rived while the scuffle was in pro-
gresS. The police opened fire and.
as the robbers fired back, wiki
son was fatally wounded.
Two Of the robbers were shot in
the leg and were taken TO a hospital.
A third was picked up soon after
ward. The wounded gave their
names as Angelo Bell, 20. and Mike.
Is. brothers. Angelo carried a 30
calibre pistol and Nike a ALSO rife.
police said.
Guests OF the party, given In hon.
or Of an engagement, at fiat
thought the holdup men were prac-
teal jokers appearing to add a thrill
TO the evening.
Cleveland police found three re-
~volvers, two rifles and 500 rounds
OF ammunition at the Bells home.
Their father, Andrew Bell, 80, was
held for questioning.
Wilkison was manager Of the
Princeton hockey team.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Babe Has Narrow
Escape From Mad Dog

Tragedy was avoided in Victoria
Heights Saturday afternoon.
The three-year old child Of Gu
ban Monsees began playing with a
stray dog that had entered the
yard. and MI. Mensees, seeing this,
ordered the child TO leave the dog
alone and come into the house.
The child obeyed. and less than
a minute later, the dog vent mad.
Police we're called, and shot the
dog.
August is commonly called Mad
Dog Month over the co"atry, anc
it is said that several dogs have
been killed in and around Browns
vile. although nothing Is to be
feared from an epidemic Of hydro
phobia among dogs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Brownsville Man Is
Killed on Highway

Severe VazQuez. Of Brownsville.
aged 50. was killed Sunday when
he leaped from a moving truck.
Vazquez was riding in the truck
when the radiator started boiling
ove Believing II about TO explode.
he jumped TO escape.
Funeral services are TO be held
at $3.50 p. m. at the old city GEM
etery. The deceased leaves three
brothers. Santiago. GregOrio. and
Jose. and two sisters. Simona and
Dolores vazquez. all living here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25

Chambers, who has been very ac-
tive in behalf of the Arroyo district.
making several tips to Washington,
recently had his salary cut to 81 a
year when all three OF the commits
sioners were placed on this basis.
Constable Resigns
The resignation OF w. G. Oliver
as constable OF Precinct Eight Los
FreSnos) was accepted and Jack
Pugh was appointed to fill out his
unexpired term.
In order TO permit the construc-
ton Of a reservoir for the AL and
Lloyd Parker, Inc. the commits
sioners ordered three roads closed
on the Browne tract. The roads
closed are as follows.
Browne boulevard from the south
boundary Of blocks $50. 3l8 north to
southwest boundary OF blocks ALP
and 4l3: Line 10 from southwest
corner Of block 392 east to south
east corner Of block 1874; Line "A
from southwest corner of block 4o7
east to southeast corner OF block 410.
Judge Oscar Dancy was empower
ed TO negotiate a loan of $4,000
from the Merchants National bank
to take are OF road work now un-
der way. The loan will carry 8 per
cent for so days.
The question Of new cars for the
two county traffic officers was con-
sidered and bids for such vehicles
were asked. The use OF motor
cycles also was discussed but most
Of the commissioners we're opposed
70 them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Airplane Contest
Proving Popular

The Airplane Contest, being stag
ed by the American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps Of district Is. Is
proving unusually popular Y the
entire Valley. accordin gto Henry
Shelton Monday morning.
Various merchants CONNECTED with
the contest, giving coupons, report
that much interest Is centered III
the contest.
Mr.. Shelton explained that the
first prize being offered was a
cabin monoplane, and a free course
in instruction as to how to fly II.
The second prize is q biplane, and
q course Of instruction. Both planes
will be on exhibition at the Browns
vile Municipal airport nea the end
OF the contest. They were purchased
from Les Mauldin. local pilot and
distributor for a popular make Of
plane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Lon Clancy Fights
Battle For Life

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25-lP)-
Lon CLANCY "the mai OF a thou
sand faces" was fighting hir way
through the critical stage OF his
battle against pernicious anemia
today.
Undergoing a third blood trans
fusion Saturday night after two
previous transfusions had failed tT
help him, the film actor fingered
for hours In a grave condition but
took a definite turn for the better
yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
RETURNS
NOT SO HEAVY
FOR FERGUSON
Vote Expected To
Pass $4,000
Mark

DALLAS. Aug. 25-tF-Ross 8.
Sterling's lead over Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson for the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor was 93.277 votes
when the Texas Election Bureau IN
cluded the latest scattered returns
In its tabulation today. The vote
was Sterling ass, 1859; Ferguson, 372.-
49,.
The tabuIation accounted for $685.
2ii votes. including reports from all
except of the counties which
held a run-off primary Saturday.
III OF them complete and the others
nearly complete.
Other totals were: t~ieulenanS
Governor. Edgar r.. witt, 4l3.304.
Sterling p. Strong. 350.6lS: Attor-
ney General, James v. Alfred, 49,
457: Robert Lee BObbitt, 331.433:
Railroad Commissioner. Pat M. Neff,
AZ, 1903; w. Gregory Hatcher, 325.-
642- State Treasurer, Charley Lock-
hart, 402 .088; John Z. Davis. 345.-
735; Commissioner or Agriculture. y.
f Mcdonald, 429y564; "A. III. King.
298, 1872.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25

PORT ARTHUR Aug. 25-CP-
The following advisory warning was
issued by the local office of the
weather bureau at 10 a. m. today. :
Advisory 10 a. m. some evidence
Of a tropical disturbance about 40n
miles north-n0rtheast OF Porto Rico,
apparently moving northwestward.
No Information available as TO in
tensity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
TROOPS CLASH
English Captain. Killed In
Indian Battle

SIMLA, India, Aug. 25-(P-A
British force has suffered severe
casualties in a serious battle with
HATH Khel Wazirs IN the Kurran
region OF the northwes: frontier
province Of Peshawar.
In hand-to-hand fighting with the
tribesmen Captain Ashcroft ana
eight men were killed. Ten others
were wounded.
Native casualties totalled rs kill
ed, five wounded and 70 prisoners
The Bannu Kohat road has been
closed 10 Europeans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25

BERLIN, Aug. 25-PJ-DiSpatch-
es from Danzig state police here
have uncovered an international
counterfeiting band operating as
an American trading company with
headquarters believed to be in Chi
cago. The report says spurious Oank
notes Of all countries hav> been
distributed through Europe by OPP
orators who have evsded detection
by rapid shifts from one denomi-
nation and country to another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Filler Injured When
Glider Nose Dives

CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-tR)-Curtis
Reynolds Airport. Kenneth Carr Of
Detroit, entered in the National
Air Races as from Ypsilanti, Mich
suffered a possible fracture Of the
skull today when a glider in which
he was giving a demonstration
nosedived and crashed.
Cars glider, a Franklin PS 2
type. failed to release from the
tow line with which il was being
snapped into the air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Pershinr Returns

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-CF-
General John y. PerShing returned
on the lie de France today after
four months In France, where he
was carrying on his work as
chairman Of the battle monuments
commission end completing his
memoirs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Petition Chambers Salary
County Commissioners To Consider Plea;
Constable Resigns In Busy Meet

The question Of a -alary for J. 2. Chambers, commissioner Of the
Arroyo Navigation district, has arisen again in the form Of a petition
placed before the Cameron county commissioners court Monday morning
which asks that his salary Of $500 a month be reInstated.
The petition, signed by j. w. A. Jackson and others. was presented by
Commissioner A. =. Logan and he moved that the request be granted.
However, it was decided to defer action until the next regular meeting
OF the commissioners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Ross Plain Man of People
Writer Who Has Travelled With Him In
Campaign Pictures Nominee
By RAYMOND BROOKS

HOUSTON. Aug 25-Fcry-tvo years ago a barefoot boy Of Is rugged
up q crude sail IN q homemade boat, loaded the boat with charcoal
and cabbage, and sailed across from the mainland to Galveston. There he
sold his meagre cargo. and fingered with unfamiliar pride the silver
dimes and quarters It brought.
The same man, grown TO leadership in finance and commerce, active
In business. at last one Of the states greatest builders, renowned in
famed for sagacious. unselnsh civic and public work. was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Board to Meet

A meeting Of the board Of direct
ors Of the Brownsville chamber OF
commerce will be held In the
chamber building Tuesday night.
according to O. G.. Richardson,
secretary of the organization.
Routine business matters will be
discussed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Official
Captured in Revolt

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25-lP-
The American embassy az Lima.
Peru, advised the state department
today that Captain Grow Of the
American naval mission to Peru
was captured by revolutionists at
Camana on the morning Of August
"a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
IN DUR

BY c. ~ HALL

nUMORS came floating in today
IA that hospitals in the Valley are
being called and asked If they
have any yellow patients.
Hospitals in the Valley have no
yellow fever patients. Neither has
the Valley and talk of yellow fever
being here Will do the Valley a great
injustice.
The Valley is pushing a campaign
against mosquitoes and expects to
continue TO do so. Mosquitoes Of
various kinds have been found, in
GLIDING the variety known TO cause
yellow fever after they have bitten
a sufferer from yellow fever.
We should clean UP the mosquitoes
for our own and the tourists health.
and while we are doing that ve
should also add to that beautlfica-
ton campaign.
TODAY Texas stands with Ross
Sterling the man who directs the
gigantic business Of running the
state.
There remains n more job
ahead Of him, but this job has never
been considered exactly. difficult.
That is TO beat the Republican NOM
inee.
At the time this is written neither
Mr.. Butte, nor r. 3. Creager. who
directs Republican affairs IN Texas,
has made a public statement.
But when the voters OF Texas
nominated Ross Sterling, they not
only ended Fergusonism in Texas.
but they killed whatever chances
The Republicans had TO repeat for
governor what they did IN Texas
for president.
THIS is Monday, the day the VAL
ley usually counts its casualties
in automobile wrecks. At the
early hour this is written results OF
weekend accidents are not known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
New Subscribers
Get Tickets
To Capitol

The Brownsville Herald Is Civ
ing to each new subscriber a
regular 60c ticket to The Capitol
Theatre TO see Free and Easy,
August 20 and 30 KWWG is also
playing two records, the song
hits Of this picture, Free and
Easy, sung by Buster Keaten
and Chorus, and 1T Must Be
You. BY Robert Montgomery
which will be on the air at ii:45
a. m. and 7:l0 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
O. P. Ready for Campaign


1T is becoming easy, for Texas democrats to vote the republican
ticket, and the November election may show some surprising results"
r. 3. Creager, national republican committeeman, said Monday morning.
Although he made no definite statement concerning Ross Sterlngs
victory over Miriam A. Ferguson Saturday. the republican leader stated
venber.
NOTHING could more clearly demonstrate the need Of two fairy well
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
Flood Present z4-Hr. 74-Hr.
Stage Stage Chang. Rain
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide nc Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
High ........ SGT q. m: Sis p. III.
Low ...-.-.- 1f:08 a. m: l1:43 I'd. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair 70 partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday
For East Texas: Mostly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday with local
thundershowers.
Light to fresh easteriy winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
FoTrND ON THE WIVES


The distance record for a glider is
now l0l miles. Robert Kronield,
Austrian. started from Wasser-
kruppe and came down siA hours
later at Marktredwitz. The previous
record was SO miles.
BUFFALO. n. Y.-C. B. Clerkson
OF Chicago is adept at casting bait.
In ten tries in a tournament con-
test ne missed only once. setting a
record OF go. one point better than
previous.
NEW YORK-Ferdinand /. Hab-
ert writes TO the New York Times
calling attention 10 the commission
OF one fact ( special interest in an
editorial about the 18th anniversary
OF the class OF 1905, Harvard law
~hool, to wit: "One member Of the
Aass has eleven children. II might
fairly be said that he has been the
most successful
MAYENCL, Germany-A protest
against q monument to be erected
in commemoration Of the Iteration
OF the Rhincland has been read
from the pulpits of Catholic church
es. The monument consists Of an
categorical figure OF a nude woman.
NEW YORK-The first ship TO
fly the polish flag in q transatlantic
voyage is due shortly. II is the
Polonia. from Gdynia, a new Polish
port on the Baltic sea-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25
RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
IN the river during the next "a 1
AZ hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25

But here Is the Crash-o-Meter
brought up to date, with the 1880
total. meaning the total number
killed in Cameron county this year.
nOBBING house parties seems TO
n be an innovation Of the bandit
- world, but one at Cleveland to-
day was handled IN a manner which
may end that yegg pastime for
some time.
To kill e robber is a dangerous
thing for the average marksman 10
attempt. but when stick-up men
are taken or killed in the act II
certainly has q wholesome effect.
In the early oil boom days around
Berger, II az first seemed as though
the countryside was going to the
hi hackers. But that was in West
Texas and there we're lots Of men
out there who knew how to use a
gun to protect themselves. After
four or five hi-jackers were left ly-
ing where they pulled their guns,
and workmen on a road grabbed
shotguns out OF the grass and open
ed fire on fleeing bandits after they
had been robbed. with the result OF
some dead and diving, how things
did calm down.
Patients IN the hospital after the
affair at Cleveland + reported 70
be youths. So many Of our bandits
today are youths. II has often been
said that If a mar is going TO turn
10 a life Of crime he viii do 1t be-
fore he Is thirty.
There is one thing about the crime
situation today. That is that with
most Of il In the hands Of youths,
it cannot be blamed on the influ-
ence Of war. Former service men
are now getting too old to start in
crime.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-25

But here Is the Crash-o-Meter
brought up to date, with the 1880
total. meaning the total number
killed in Cameron county this year.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
BOND PRICES STAY
 IN NARROW RANCE
Popular Convertible Issues Bene-
 it by Primer Tone

Now York, June 26 GP,-Ilstad bonds idlcd today, as prices showed little inclination to move one way or the other. Liquidation which has carried bond prices down steadily this week appeared to have spent itself, and the downward course w1s partly checked. Buyers manifested interest in only a few prime rail and utility bonds and sales fell of sharply
 The better tone Of the share mar ket imparted strength 10 some Of the m3st popular convertible bonds but sales were far below normal International Telephone 4ls bounI- el back more than two points from its 1430 bottom established yestar- day and Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Gs. gained more than a point on early sales Other issues showed a constructive trend 10 a lesser degree.
 Atchison General 4s. and Erie 5s which have suffered from the liquid alton, firmed 10 gain about 4 Of a point each. St Louis, San Francisco 1 1-2s. and Missouri Pacific 5s were active and easier. Southern Pacific warrant I-2s appreciated about 12 point. Others in the high grade rail- road class were very quiet.
 Utility issues were steady. Indus trial issues continued irregular but the general tone of the group was improved
 only a few foreign bonds attract cd attention. German 1-2s were the most heavily traded issue. and held at 90. Krauger and Toll warrant 5s moved upward Popular Euro pean issues were dull, Few sales Of South American bonds appeared on the tape in the early trading, with tha trend generally upward.
 Buying of United States govern ments Was negligibIa. Liberty 4th, i 1-4s held at the closing figure. while treasury 4s lost about Is Of a point.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
Market Shows Signs of Fighting
 Off All Reactionary Tendencies
 With Stocks Working Up Higher
American Tobacco Two fOr-One Announcement Bright Spot Among Re- cent Peryading Gloom.

Naw York, June 26 LPt-The stock market again showed signs today of throwing off the reactionary tenden- cies that have prevailed, with occa- sional one-day interruptions, since the first of the month. Bears found the market rather thoroughly sold out, for the moment at least, and stocks worked substantially higher, under the influence Of short cover- ing.
 The overnight announcement of the American Tobacco two-for-one splitup and $4 extra dividend was a bright spot in the gloom that has peryaded for weeks, and the reduc- ton in the annual dividend rate of Anaconda from $7 to S350, an- nounced soon after midday. was not as bad as had been commonly fore cast of late. Some weeks ago, Wall street was looking for a reduction 10 $4, but during the last few days, Wall street has been too pessimistic 10 look for anything better than S3.
 As more railroads report May net operating income, the showing does not improve, with 5 reports now at hand, the aggregate decline is nearly 90 per cent from last year, but is nevertheless not so severe as that of April E. N. Brown, chairman of the executive committee of Rock Island, said he felt the bottom had been reached n the sag in movement of freight.
 Call money continued to cheapen, touching liz per cent for the first time in B years, after renewals at ? The steady drop in interest rates has been expected 10 result in an inflow of investment money into dividend paying stocks and bonds. but thus far, has not been a con- spicuous factor in either market.
 Commission houses however. re- port steady but unhurried invest mont buying Of stocks at current levels.
 The market leape1 forward un- der leadership Of the American To- bacco shares at the opening, then sold off moderately only to show greater strength later. The Ana corda dividend action brought heavy short covering into the stock. which rose more than 4 points. and stim- ulated other red metal shares. American Tobacco common sold sp | = r+c ct man Kodak and Case also made wide gains.
 Shares gaining 3 points or more included such issues as American Can, Westinghouse Electric, Ameri- can Telephone, New York Central Union Pacific. and Consolidated Gas. |. s. Steel sold up about .. A few shares touched new lows, however. including Norfolk and Western.