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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
ROMANCE ENDS
Bridegroom Who Thrilled
Mexico Was Married

SAN ANTONIO, March 10-tP-
Confronted with a description fur
nished by Mesa. Ariz., officers. r.
A. Davis, who a week ago married
Miss Alice Gutnecht In Mexico City,
after a whirlwind courtship. today
Mrs. r. A. Davis Of Mesa.
The admission was made to Cap
tain Lee ". Hunnicut, commander
of the Alamo post. American Legion.
Davis is In e hospital suffering from
what physicians said was a heart
ailment.
The young bride, II was learned,
has conferred with a San Antonio
attorney with a view to bringing
annuIment proceedings.
After his arrival here Sunday,
Davis was taken to an infirmary,
but until Sunday evening, ne re-
fused to disclose his identity. He
agreed to an annulment OF the mar
riage.
Although an annulment OF the
marriage is not necessary from a
legal standpoint, Capt. Hunnicutt
said, 1t will be obtained here at the
wish OF the bride.
Because Davis is a war veteran.
Capt. Hunnicutt said, no action will
be taken TO bring him into court
on criminal action.
we have no desire to cause any
trouble for him and neither has Mrs.
Gutnecht," Captain Hunnicutt said.
we believe his action is the result
OF q condition growing out OF his
world war injuries"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
YATESTOFLE
PETITION ON
LAND PRICE
Condemnation Plea
Should Be Ready
BY Thursday

Following the receipt Of RECON-
mendations from the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce committee
that condemnation proceedings be
filed against the owners Of the tips
Of Padre Island. desired by the gov
eminent for use In giving Browns
vile a d~eep-water port. Judge II.
l.. Yates. at the instructions Of the
navigation commissioners, is pre-
pairing data for the filing OF the
case.
This will be done within the next
day or two, Judge Yates said this
morning, with the possibility OF his
being ready to place the papers In
the hand OF the county ccurt-at-law
tomorrow.
Clubs Meet
While this step Is being taken 70
clear a right-of-way disagreement
on price Of the first local obstacle,
which the navigation commissioners
have encountered, civic club boards
Of directors were meeting 10 draw
up resolutions on the port situation,
with reference to obtaining rights
of-way.
In some cases these resolutions. II
was said. will have to go TO the
membership for passage. From d.
rectors OF the various bodies today,
it was said that the set OF resolu-
tons, which will be presented the
directors tend in general toward a
request to all the land owners TO
make the work of the commissioners
as easy as possible. Some OF the
documents we're said TO be rather
lengthy.
Three Jurors Necessary
Messrs. Lee d. James and A. d
Dickinson Jr. are the chief owners
Of the tip Of Padre Island now un-
der price fire. These two have asked
$3.50 per acre for the 135 acres, and
the commissioners have offered 500.
When the petition Is filed tor
condemnation proceedings in Judge
John Kleiberg'S court, 1T will then
be necessary TO select a jury OF three
to pass upon the value Of the land,
and set a price for government use.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Schedule Of Games
Changed at Meeting
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial 10 The Herald-J
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 is, New
York Giants vs.. Wichita. at Nc
Allen; March %, Chicago White SOx
VS.. Denver at San Benito; March
%, Chicago White Sox VS.. Dies
Moines at Harlingen; April 4, all
star team picked FROM the four
Western league clubs W. P~ittsburg
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 q vote or
the residents, and this district and
this board VIII abide by their de-
cison."
Judge Dancy then read his pro-
poal for breaking the deadlock in
the form Of q resolution.
Harrington Money Sought
Roughly speaking. IL sought tu
supplement the approximately So
600 put UP by the San Benito pre-
cinct with about SIS, 900 out OF tho
automobile money from the Har-
lingen precinct.
Before the motion could be paSs-
ed. Commissioner Baughn moved tn
table the resolution. IN view or his
stand, the remainder or the COM
miSSionerS made no effort 10 nut
the motion through.
The court also authorized the es-
Enlistment OF Water District No. I6
and called an election for the same.
This new district takes in the old
Rice tract IN the river. Frank Rfhbe
represented the interests OF the dts
trict.
Expenditures OF approximately
$4,000 on watts to be used in the
tick eradication work expected to
get under way in April was author
lied. Several watts were accepted.
They were built by the county en-
gineer's office. There will be some
10 Of them i'm the county when the
dipping gets under way.
Girls Bingley was appointed COM
missioner IN drainage District No.
a TO fill out the uneXpired term OF
WI. w. Moses. deceased.
The court purchased three bonds.
series "a. for 97 which were sold Ill
1921 for lOl.26.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
DOGS HAPPY
Death Chamber Proves Only
Health Resort

HAMMOND. Ind, March l0@P
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 a
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 1t 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 playfuiiy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Murderer-Assaulter
Hanged in Wyoming

RAwLINS. Wyo.. March lO-R
George Brownfield. 81. was nang-
ed at the state 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-
nounced 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.
Brownfseld was calm and made
no statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
American Aviator
Missing IN Mexico

DOUGLAS, ArIz., March l0.-JPl
Organization Of q 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 TO 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
More Rain In France

AGEN, France, March 10.-tPl-
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 were
taken care OF at the artillery
school building here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Government Reins
Are Taken by Rubio

MEXICO CITY, March l0-tPl-
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 1918
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
COOK BEGINS
OPIUM STUDY
AS FREE Man
Famous Explorer, 65
Has $50 After
Pen Service

KANSAS CITY. March 10.-tP)-
A railroad train today carried DR.
Frederick A. Cook toward Chicago.
DR. Cook, whose claims to diScov-
cry Of the North Pole in 1903 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 OH 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. F. Thompson
lifelong friend 10 whom ne Will be
accountable during the period OF
parole, which expires in 1885:
The study and development Of
what the 65-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 / have lived in close
contact with the most narcotic ad-
diets the world produces" said DR..
Cook. who because OF his medical
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 an
honest man. spent an hour in a
hotel ROOF in L~eavenworth follow
ing his release. answering queS-
tons piled by newspaper men. He
sat in a rocking chair, tipping his
fingers together, clasping and un-
clasping them and smoothing his
grazing 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 to 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

broken save for the occasional ar
rival Of friends bringing expressions
OF sympathy TO Mrs. Taft. or 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 All
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 the capitol, eS-
cOrted by cavalry. The members OF
the supreme court over which Mr..
Taft presided for a decade will form
ar honorary escort, and eight nom
commissioned officers from the ar
my, navy and marine corps Will act
as 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 O.. Harding-when they
were 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 G. 3.
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,
viii attend the church services.
The senate and house will
be represented by delegations Of
twenty. The members Of the SUI
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 at 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 commander-in-
chief OF the army and navy as
president. He Is the first president
to be buried at he national ceme-
terY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Port Study Slated
For Chamber Tonight

The board Of directors of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
will meet Monday night az 7:30 i'm
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 en-
course Of action decided upon.
Another subject 70 be handled
will be the Matamoros-Mazatla
road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Sanford's Body Sent
To Tennessee Home

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. March 10
P1-A 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 p. n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Mail Articles
On Plant
Culture

Many favorable comments have
been heard on the offer or 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

DALLAS, March 10-(R-From
descriptions Of the bandits, police
here today believed the same two
hijackers who last night held up
d. <. 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

Major Bernard a. Law, manager
or operations for the g. "a. II. air
lines, left Brownsville for Torreon
Monday morning by air.
Major Law arrived in Brownsville
Friday and spent the weekend here.
visiting among his numerous ac-
quaintanceS.
Torrecn is his headqu--.ers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Contested Lee VIII
Under Amusement

Evidence In the contested will oi
Grady Lee, deceased Harrington man.
was taken under Amusement by
Judge o. G.. Darcv Monday.
Lee left about $1,000 TO 81 aunt.
and other relatives are c~ontesting
the will.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
No Prisoner Rule To
Receive 'Try-Out

FORT WORTH, March 10-tP=
The state Prison Boards resolution
not to take prisoners will be tested
by Judge Hosey when he sends
four from here to the penitentiary
at Huntsville.
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 vicinity, are among those to-
tally devastated by the army Of
rats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

Asked how II 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.
2SO.0O0 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. Re 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
W seriously, and the results should
prove very useful. We surveyed
$500 square miles Of hitherto I'M
mapped country"
Dunedin, often called the
Pearl City of New Zealand has In
other times cheered intrepid ex-
-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
Roald Amundsen, Admiral Byrd
paid tribute.
They had difficulties 10 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.
We got used to the cold and our
houses we're warm enough. The
monotony was the worst thing VIC
had to encounter"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
B.Y.P.U. Conventions
Planned for State

DALLAS, March 10-P5State
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
It,n
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 $1,000 mark Of the sl2,-
600 goal. 1850.
This was the report made this
afternoon by Ed Mockbee. chairman
Of the city committees. To keep the
public informed Of the progress a.
the campaign r huge clock has been
erected on Elizabeth street az
Eleventh, the hands OF which tell
the campaign time. Today the
hands registered ten minutes TO
three.
Twelve thousand dollars Is Browns
vilIe's pro rata Of the $4,000 asked
or the entire Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
R~angervile 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 Q G. Dancy to break the deadlock over
the Rangervine road came to naught In the county commissioners court
Monday morning when Commissioner ). Z, Baughn OF Harrngrn tahasd
the judges resolution before it was passed.
Leading Up to Judge Dancys proposal, a resolution from the Har-
nngen water district was read a follows:
Resolved. that Il the commissioner court Of Cameron county will
to at ono pave what is known as the Rangervrle road from the
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. z. March l0-P-Rear Admiral Richard = Byrd
American explorer, and members Of his Antarctic expedition returned
to Dunedin today after spending more than a year IN scientific explora-
ton al the bottom OF the world.
All Dunedin turned out to greet the discoyerer Of the Antarctic region
which he named Marie Byrd Land in honor Of his wife. This discovery
was rated by Byrd as 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
Body Lies in State
AS Nation Awaits Funeral
Services Dignified by Simplicity to Mark
Last Rites of Former President
Before Burial Tuesday

WASHINGTON, March lO-tP-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 profusion Of floral tributes, bright with the blossoms Of spring.
crowded the lower chambers Of the house % death and testified to the
respect nd affection Of the people for the genial. friendly man who had
served in the two highest offices Of the government
The quietude OF the pleasant old house on wyoming avenue was I'M
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 in the
fifties. Moderate TO fresh southeriy
winds on the west coast becoming
northerly late tonight or Tuesday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy To-
unsettled tonight and Tuesday; pro-
baby showers near east coast and
in extreme east portion: somewhat
colder in north and west portions
tonight, and IN east and south p0r-
tons Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
Rats March on Guadalajara
Crops Destroyed in Wake of Pink-Eared Tribe
Bent on Filling Tummies
By JACK ~sTARR-HUNT

MEXICO CITY, March 1o-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
Doheny Case Delayed

WASHINGTON, March 10-P-
The bribery trial Of Z. I. Doheny.
wealthy oil operator. today was
postponed until Wednesday because
OF the death Of William Howard
Taft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10
CnMPosER.s WIFE DIES

VIENNA, March. l0.-tPl-Mme
Adele Strauss. 70, widow Of Johann
Strauss, famous composer, died
hare tncav.
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 74-Hr- 2A-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.
or 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 MAI, who, as president Of the
United States. once ranked as COM
mander-in-chief Of both the army
and the navy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-10

yYTE KNOW all Of our readers en-
wv joyed the words Of Mrs. Jessie
o. Wheeler, Sunday. Someday
we hope to have her with US again
The difference between writing
something yourself and getting to
read what some n else. like Mrs.
Wheeler writes. is like being picked
I'D for a ride when one is walking.