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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
kidnaper's Victim
Chews to Freedom

HOUSTON, Sept. 26-CR-GagEed
enc bound with his body extended
between two trees after being rob-
pea OF about s65, Henry Goode, %,
Houston bricklayer, chewed his way
70 freedom today and put police on
the trail of his abductors-a man
and a blackhaired young woman
with q "boyish bob"
Soaked through from the driving
rain that fell early today, Goode
vas picked up by a passing motorist.
He was taken to the police station
where ne told a story Of having been
forced into an automobile at the
point of a pistol and b~lindfolded and
robbed.
Goode said the couple left him IN
q wooded spot near q bridge after
gagging him with his own shirt and
tying his hands to one sapling and
his feet to another with his body
stretched on the ground between.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
General VIII
Inspect Fort Brown

Major General Guy W.. Henry,
chief Of the United States Cavalry.
with headquarters at Washington.
-. O., Is expected TO arrive i'm
Brownsville early In the morning w
Oct. !. or next Wednesday, on a
tour Of inspection.
Major General Henry Is one OF the
outstanding officials In the United
States army, and his visit here will
be honored with a salute OF guns.
and a military review during the
morning. according TO officials on
Friday morning.
The cavalry's commanding Off
ce- Is slated TO remain in Fort Brown
only Tor the day, and is scheduled to
continue 70 Fort Ringgold. then to
Laredo. From Laredo ne will travel
70 San Antonio, for -urther trspec-
ton OF cavalry posts.
It is thought that the coming visit
Il the first Maj. Gen. Henry has
ever made TO Fort Brown, but this
could not be verified today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
THREE COUNTY
CHIEFS MAKE
$500 BONDS
Return OF Seaman
Awaited; Cases
Not Set

Three Of the four indicted Cam
eron county officials-Tax Collec-
tor j. j. Fox. Justice OF the Peace
r. F. Watson Of Los Fresnos, and
Justice Of the Peace joe Cunning
nam Of Harlingen-have made $500
bonds, while the fourth, District
Clerk John Seaman, is reported as
on a trip In Mexico. He intends to
return here within the next few
days to make bond. according to
friends.
The three officers mentioned
above were served Thursday after
noon by the sheriff's departmnt.
They made bond Immediately. Ser
vice on these papers was delayed
due to the absence Of Seaman,
whose office handled these papers.
w. Z. Dutro was appointed district
clerk pro TEN Thursday by District
Judges A. NJ. Kent and A. W. Cum
bingham.
Returns on the papers had not
been made by the sheriff's office
Friday morning to the district
clerk and the cases have not been
set down for trial.
Four Counts Charged
scanlan was indicted on four
rTH ~-nI
misapplication Of county funds,
while the fourth charged failure
70 make proper financial reports.
Fox and Cunningham are charged
with failure to make reports. Wat
son Is charged with misapplication
OF S1,588.7l in county funds.
Cunningham made a public
statement Thursday in which he
said he had an agreement with the
county auditor whereby he was not
to make monthly reports. Cunning
ham said he had, practically re-
tired as a justice and handled only
three or four cases a month.
The criminal district court was
not in action Friday. but will be-
gin work Monday with the trial OF
Manuel Beltran, charged with a
double murder in San Benito. The
case was called this week but was
moved up on the docket when
physicians wished to further inves-
tigate his case. Indications we're
that they would make a plea Of
insanity in his defense.
Three Convicted
Thursday Manuela Castillo OF
San Benito was tried on a charge
Of stealing clothing from the John
B. Clark home and was given a
two year suspended sentence after
pleading guilty.
Rernijio Cara OF La Feria was
convicted Of liquor law violation
for the second time and was given
the maximum OF five years in the
~penitentiary. The law requires that
second offenders be given the max
irnum. IN addition to the two liquor
cases. Cara was convicted pre-
viously on a charge OF burglary, Of
ficers state.
Luis de la Cruz OF Harlingen was
given a year and a half in the
penitentiary on q charge OF liquor
law violation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
WEATHER
TRAILS STORM
in OKLAHOMA
Wind, Sand and Rain
Heavily Damage
Property

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 20
R-Extensive property damage,
grounding Of an endurance plane
and injuries to at least three per-
sons, were counted as the result of
dust, sand and rain storms over
Oklahoma last night. On the heels
Of the wind came the states first
touch Of wintry weather.
In some cases the wind was Of
tornado velocity. Dust and sand
storms. reaching northwest and
central parts Of the state. dam
aged wheat. Torrential rain and
much wind visited eastern sections.
Farm houses we're unroofed and
barns were destroyed by a minia-
ture tornado which struck the Bald
Hill community. Il miles northeast
Of Okmulgee. No one was reported
injured. but unpicked cotton was
damaged. More than half an inch
Of rain fell.
j. w. Sampson. so. Of Eufaula,
and his wife. suffered minor in
iuries at Muskogee. when they
drove their automobile in front Of
a train during a binding rainstorm.
A high wind which toppled sign
boards and shattered windows ac-
companied the deluge. The rain
measured more than two inches.
At Hubert. between Tahleouah
and Wagner. several buildings
were blown from their foundations,
but no injuries we're reported.
Aviators Forced Down
Bennett Griffin and Roy Hunt.
Oklahoma City aviatorS attempting
TO establish a r~efueling endurance
flight record. were forced down at
the municipal airport at Norman
BY a terrific wind and sand storm.
They had been up 293 hours. A
large Western Air Express plane
landed in q field q mile west Of
the Norman Municipal Airport
when the storm made further flight
hazardous.
Plate glass windows in Oklahoma
City buildings were shattered BY
the wind. which also was held
responsible for several minor auto
mobile accidents.
At Tulsa streets were flooded,
automobiles stalled and a tower at
radio station KVOO blown down
by a high wind and rainstorm. The
rain. which reached cloudburst pro
portions. extended over the north
western part OF the state.
Hail at Shawnee
A mild hailstorm struck the
Shawnee vicinity, but no damage
was reported.
In the northwestern part OF the
state, q sand storm reached such
intensity. that it was necessary for
motorists TO use headlights during
most Of the afternoon. Farmers
drilling wheat In the Alva district
We're forced to leave the fields.
jess Stevens Of East Watts was
injured by lightning. A dwelling
and q grocery store burned at
Watts when lightning set fire TO
the buildings. The wind tore the
roof from the Kansas City Southern
roundhuose at Watts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

al match In the National Amateur
golf championship
Jones finished strongly 10 regain
a commanding lead after Charley
Seaver, the ie-year-old Los Angeles
youth, In the other semifinal match.
swept into q lead OF five I'D over
Eugene Romans Of Englewood, N. j.
Jones won three Of the last four
holes after the big blond New York
er had spurted midway through the
round and almost wiped out the
Georgian'S earlier advantage.
Starts Like Rout
The battle OF former American
Amateur champions started ike a
rout when Jones won four Of the
first five holes with golf that was
two under par and machine-like in
its accuracy. Big jess meanwhile
was all over the course. In two trops
on one hole and IN water hazards
on another. he suddenly braced and
gave the gallery OF $500 spectators
a thrill by making a fight Of II.
Whether 1t was the return Of his
W touch or the influence OF a
drive out OF bounds by Jones on the
seventh, Sweetser rallied superbly
to win three out Of four holes. cut
ting Bobby's lead to just one hole
at the tenth
Jones putted badly 10 lose the
ninth after landing just off the
green with his tee shot. He three
putted the tenth and three putted
the 18th after being lucky on the
18th, which both played badly.
A birdie three on the 18th. where
ne sank % six footer, started Jones
off on another rampage. He mar
rowly missed brides on both the
nth and 18th. but pars were good
enough to beat the willing Sweet
ser.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

Bids we're to be opened on Friday
afternoon on the clubhouse which
is being planned by the James
Dickinson company as a part OF the
development Of the Barreda tract.
AS designed by r. Newell Waters
Weslaco architect. the building Is
to be OF English Normandy type a
striking variation from the usual
Spanish style 50 popular in the
Valley.
II Is OF g permanent type OF
construction. with masonry walls.
in half timber. an English motif.
The main club room Is 30 BY 90 feet.
surrounded by porches, OF which
the roof Is supported by heavy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

NEW YORK. Sept. 26-P-Fire
engines responding to a false alarm
az public school 157 in Brooklyn
today caused a near panic among
the $500 students and mothers
whose children attend school.
Some one phoned police head
quarters that there had been an
explosion in the school. Emergency
squads and fire apparatus we're
rushed to the scene. About 500
mothers heard or saw the appaya-
tus and dashed wildly about the
building clamoring for their Off
spring. Three tainted. Some we're
trampled.
There had been no explosion. De-
putty Fire Commissioner John A..
Leach said the call was traced to q
public phone booth.
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House Bids to Be Opened

timbers. On the second floor. over
the club room. will be eight guest
rooms, while q wing viii contain
twelve additional rooms, all with
connecting bath. and the most
modern .convenieEces.
An outstanding feature Is TO be
the stair hall. which terminates In
a water tower blending into the
general scheme or the architecture
The building will be located about
2 IL miles off the highway. in
the center or the tract.
Building and grounds are expect
ed TO cost In the neighborhood Of
$4,000. and the structure win be
one OF the finest and best equipped
clubhouses In the Valley.
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American Gunboats in Battle

SHANGHAI. Sept. 26-P-Two
American gunboats fought their way
through barrages Of artillery fire
laid down by Chinese reds along the
middle Yangtse river last night and
today, each silencing the heavy at
lacks and escaping undamaged.
AS in previous cases the American
vessels were subjected TO fire from
shore as they patrolled that section
Of the river which has been infested
with pirates and other marauders
for months.
The u. s. S. Guam fought an ar
tillery duel with q battery OF red
field guns hidden along the shore
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Hunger Strikes
On in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 26.-Two
hunger strikes we're in progress to-
day in the federal district govern
ment building.
Employees OF the Zahler candy
factory gathered there to protest,
by not eating. the governments &C
ton in selling the factory for back
taxes before they could procure a
court order for its sale TO provide
them decentralization for losing
their jobs when 1t closed.
The citys street cleaners also re-
fused to eat and gathered about the
buildings corridors. demanding
L at certain discharged white wings
be re-instated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
LEAGUE MEETS
AT HARLINCEN
Uniform Traffic Rules And
CITY Finances Are
Discussed
Especial to The aerald.O

10 4nC 66Id1QJ
HARLINGEN, Sept. 90 City
finance. taxation, uniform traffic
regulations throughout the Valley,
and public VS.. private ownership Of
utilities were some OF the topics
discussed at a meeting OF the Val
ley division Of the League Of Texas
municipalities here Thursday af-
ternoon.
Expressing themselves as against
the issuance OF any form OF interest
bearing paper without a vote OF the
citizens. IL was believed likely that
the discussion would lead to an
effort on the part OF the league to
secure passage of a bill prohibiting
the issuance Of city warrants for
public improvements.
Mayor r. E. Osborne. OF McAllen.
spoke against private ownership Of
public utilities. while Mayor sam
Bolts OF Harlingen stated that they
have received very Satisfactory SER
vice at a reasonable rate since the
sale Of the municipal plant. Several
others we're against private owner
ship.
A proposal to institute uniform
traffic regulations was discussed.
but no Z ton taken
Among the city officials present
we're representatives from San
Eenito. Harrington. Raymondvilie
Mercedes. Weslaco. Donna. Pharr.
McAllen, Mission, and Edinburg. -,
D. z. Kirgan, Mayor Of Weslaco, pre-
sided.
Harvey w. Draper. executive sec-
rotary OF the Texas League OF
municipalities. and Judge Fl. A.
Painter. Of Houston. legal advisor.
attended and made'talks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

100 miles above Hankow. The Guam
opened UP with her three-inch guns
amid a shower OF red cannon fire
and then brought machine guns into
play. The red attack stopped and
TIE Guam proceeded unscathed-'
Proceeding down the river the u.
s. s. Oahu ran into a battery of red
field guns a few miles above Kill
klang. The marauders raked the
river with heavy fire Speeding I'D
her engines and bringing her mach
inc guns into action the Oahu raced
TO safety she peppered the shore
line with bullets, s~ilencing the shore
battery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Milton West Plans
Office Resignation

Assistant District Attorney Mil
ton West plans to resign his post
after the present term OF criminal
district court. he stated Friday.
This has become necessary be-
cause he has obtained the demo-
cratic nomination for the state
legislature, which is equivalent 10
election.
His successor will be appointed
BY the Cameron county commits
Sioner's court.
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Filtration Plant
Bids to Be Asked

Henry Exall Elrod. consulting en-
glneer from Houston, has been
awarded q contract by the City OF
Brownsville to supervise construction
OF and changes in plans for the new
filtration plant TO be built here.
Mr.. Elrod was engineer on sewage
disposal plants at San Benito and
Weslaco In the Valley. Both plants
embodied some Of his patents.
Bids for construction of the
Brownsville plant. which will cost
$4,000. will be asked SOON by the
city commission.
Bonds were voted for the new
plant recently.
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PRESIDENT Rubio evidently is no

coming 20 pIQNAAch44E. 80 AA1S
IL was reported through Mata-
moros officials that the president
would visit that city. Then IN n
.sWer to an invitation from Browns
I vile he wired he was planning to
cross the border and pay g visit TO
Brownsville.
Today, however Jack Starr Hunt.
Brownsville Herald correspondent
1T Mexico City wires that the crowd
ed program Of the president will
not permit of a visit to the border.
Brownsville today is hoping that
plans can yet be arranged so p
president can be the guest OF the
city even If only for a few hours,
as indicated might still be possible.
trainload Of representative bust
u ness men Of Matamoros and
- brownsville, amid the blowing Of
horns and many shouts, set sail
bright and early this morning for
Monterrey. II makes those Of is
left behind feel rather lonesome
today. There l. many an empty
office In the city.
folks, what are we going to do
about placing the numbers on
our houses? The city has sug-
gested that the property owners do
IL. The suggestion has been made
public. Not a single number has
been noticed placed. Then il has
been suggested that the city do II
for a charge representing the cost
OF the plates. Not a sound. Are we
planning to let things be al they
are-finding the streets and then
inouiring OF the neighbors for the
house we seek2 1t IS one OF those
things that If we wait for George"
to do, it will never be done. Seems
like il is checked back 70 the city
commissioners.
HOWEVER, Animated Annie says
III her latest sweetie never gets lost
a. until he sees her.
AIOW Is the time for the city class
IN In patriotism 70 gather. Yes
terday we promised TO tell where
70 drive 70 quickly from Brownsville
70 see g model citrus farm.
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Chinese Federals
Battering Chengchow

NANKING, Sept. 26.-tP- Ma
tionalist dispatches tonight an
nounced government troops were
b~attering Chengchow, rebel base in
Honan province. with expectation
of driving the n~ortherners beyond
the yellow river and ending with
in two weeks the rebellion which
has wracked China since May
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

de Oca, secretary Of finance and
public credit, who recently went TO
New York to sign . treaty for the
payment Of Mexico's public debt;
Aaron Saenz. secretary Of public
education, and former governor OF
the state Of Nuevo Leon. IN which
Monterrey is located; General Joa-
quin Amaro. secretary OF war and
navy, and Perez Trevino, secretary
Of agriculture.
There IS also a strong possibility
that General Plutarco Elias Gales.
internationally known strong man"
OF Mexico will come to Monterrey
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Assistant of Clerk
Resigns Position

Miss NJ. J. McTernan. for three
years connected with the district
clerks office OF Cameron county.
today made public her resignation,
with the information that this had
been filed last Tuesday.
Miss McT1ernan in reporting her
resignation to q Herald reporter
said she has not yet made any
other business connection.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Eight Called OFF

NEW YORK, Sept. 26-lPl-The
heavyweight boxing bout between
Jack Sharkey and victorio Cam
polo. postponed from .ast night
until next Friday on account OF
rain. now T. definitely off. II was
announced this afternoon BY Mad
ison Square Garden representatives.
The fight had given indications OF
being doomed to financial failure.
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Two Rum Runners
Jailed at Weslaco
Especial 10 The HeraldD

Especial TO The Herald.)
WESLACO, Sept. 26.-Two men
were captured on the river near
Weslaco early Friday morning with
II sacks Of liquor In their posses
sion They have been lodged In the
weslaco jail. and officers said that
charges would be filed against them
Immediately in Federal Court.
Customs officers making the ar
rests were John Wolford. G. +.
Boulware. John Trace and Johnnie
Toms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
COOL NORTHER
AND RAIN LOOM
Valley to Get Share of Cooler Weather A. 4
Rain Falling Over State; Jack Frost
To Visit Texas Panhandle

The Valleys first real norther this autumn. accompanied by rain and
a high wind, is predicted for late Friday night or early Saturday morn
ing. according to weather bureau chief w. j. Schnurbusch-
A decided drop In temperature Is foreseen and the velocity OF ths
wind will reach a fairly high point Although the amount Of precipitation
which will fall could not be determined in advance. II was thought that
the rain will be sufficient 10 aff,Td farmers necessary relief.
Reports early Friday morning revealed that the cold wave struck San
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in OUR
VALLEY
By C. NJ. HALL

HOW ABOUT IT?
Marriage, taken formally, Is
an independent category OF re-
atty"
Count Hermann Keyserling.
~Any girl who has been a pri-
vate secretary To q business man
should make a good wife"
Ann Harding.
'|This period viii come 70 be
known as one OF great spiritual
acceleration."
Mabel Walker Willebrandt.
ITO be air-minded Is 10 be. 70
some extent. internationally
minded"
Harry +. Guggsnheim.
'ITl never try to conceal any
mental shortcomings behind a
profound expression
Mayor James J. Walker.
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Injured In Fall

Jose Gonzales was BROUGHT In
Mercy hospital Friday morning suf-
ieVlng IRON injuries received when
ne feLl from his horse on q ranch
near Brownsville. The extent Of
his injuries had not been determine
ed 1T noon.
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BUTTER " EGGS

CHICAGO, Sept. rs fP-Butt-r,
creamery; firm: creamery extras 60
standards. 81; extra firsts 36: ffrsts
1894 l-2; seconds. 31-32.
Eggs: Firm; extra fIrsts 25: fresh
graded firsts, "a: fresh current re-
ccipts 20-2l; ordinary current re-
celpts 1919.
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BY JACK

MONTERREY Mexico. Sept. 26-Monterrey Is preparing to receive
what will be perhaps the greatest array Of the nations public officials
ever TO visit this city at one time, on October 4, when President Pascual
Ortiz Rubio and q group Of his co-workers are scheduled to arrive here.
With the President will be the following persons: Emilio Gil, press.
dent Of the National Revolutionary party, and former president Of tire
republic; General Juan Andrew Almazan, secretary OF communications
and pubic works. and hero Of the 1929 revolution in Mexico; Luis Monies
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Declines To
Call Peace Meeting

GENEVA. Sept. 26-lP-The dis
armament committee OF the League
OF Nations assembly today declined
to direct that a general dlsarm-
arlent conference be called In 1881.
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Antonio early toLay. ana was con-
tinuing in this direction rapidly.
The drop IN temperature Is gen.
eral over the ntire state, MIR.
SchnUrbusch explained. In Austin.
a drop In temperature OF III degrees
was reported. Other cities showing
drops were Dallas, Is degrees; Abb
lene. 20 degrees. Houston. 8 de-
grees; Oklahoma City, 40 degrees.
These figures do not mean that
the cities had temperatures OF IS.
20. and 8 degrees, but drops Of this
amount.
General Rain
Oklahoma City was possibly the
coolest reported. with an actual
temperature OF a. degrees and still
dropping.
The wind will begin to shift late
toda- or tonight" the local wealth
er observer disclosed this morning.
1T viii be considerably cooler, and
Will result IN, I believe, the cool
est norther we have had this year.
The accompanying winds will be
strong, but not strong enough to
cause any damage. Rains will be
general over the Lower Rio Grande
Valley"
When asked how long the norther
Nould last. Mr.. Schnurbusch said
that the temperature would pos
sibly begin to moderate late Satur-
day or Sunday. but that the winds
would remain northerly for sew
eral days.
DALLAS, Sept. 26.-LP-"Expos-
ed places" In the Panhandle on
Texas are due to shake off the
shackles Of summer tonight and
make a place for Jack Frost, who
comes south g. regular aS winter
rolls around.
The United sates weather bu-
reau handed out the information
that FIRST in the exposed places 0t
the Panhandle was In prospect.
while all sections Of the state were
7 enjoy colder" weather.
The se&nn's first marked descent
IN temperature came down from
Oklahoma with rains that extend
ed in varying amounts TO many
Texas points.
Dallas got .69 or an inch or rain
and the minimum temperature was
So degrees, against a maximum Of
81. San Marcos received the heavi-
\ rain. l.60 inches ard NacoE-
doches reported 1.54 inches, Bron-
son ia, Temple 1.12, Huntsville
lilo, Mexia and Riverside one inch
each, Austin -62, Palestine .7B.
Brenharl 10, COrsicana 1872, Kauf-
man, lie; Longview, rs. Paris 70.
Taylor, "a, Waco 90 and Waxa-
hachie 10.