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R~aymondville Wornarh
Condition Serious
Especial 70 The Herald)

'oBftAtl W Aut T1cId4Q q
HARLINGEN, June 16-Mrs. RoN~
er Stiles remains in a serious cons
dition at Valley Baptist hospital
today from the effects or a bullet
wound accidentally inflicted Satur-
day afternoon at her home in Ray
mOndville.
According to reports made Co Of
ficers, Mrs. Stiles was resting on
"a cot IN the front room OF the house.
and Mr.. Stiles was In the adjoining
room playing with their eight
months-Old baby. Mrs. Stiles Is
said 10 have accidentally come in
contact with the revolver as she
raised up 70 look at q passing car.
The bullet entered n few inches be-
low and 10 one side OF her heart.
emerging from her shoulder blade.
Dr. J. -. McCann was immediatelu
summoned I'd the house. and Mrs.
Stiles was taken I'd the hospital NV
quickly as the ambulance could
arrive.
Mrs. Stiles is well known In Ray
mondville. Her husband is mana
ger for A. A. Lindahl and has been
looking after his farming interests
for several years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-16
IN OUR

BY G. NJ. HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
The day has come when no
candidate can successfully car
~ water on one shoulder and
gin on the other
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin, dry
law reform advocate.
1T takes time to realize that
Just being interested IN pub
lie questions Is not enough"
Alfred Z. Smith
Rhetoric Is the gasoline, but
We must also have the ma
chine"
David Lloyd George.
1t is easier TO be sentimental
than TO be intelligent.
William Lyon Phelps.
zone Of the causes Of anti
Semitism Is that the Jew sue
ceeds in business"
Rev. DR.. Jcob Katz Of New
York.
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Crashes Into
Car, Killing Three

CHICAGO, June l6.-tP-Fail-
ing to gain altitude in It's take off,
a National Guard pursuit plane yes
terday ploughed into a small sedan
on a crowded suburban tighway,
killing three occupants and critic
ally injuring a fourth. all members
Of n family.
The plane. pilc\d by Lieut.. Will
son N. Newhall Of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard. who saw service as a
war pilot in France. had flown from
Chicago 10 the Roby Speedway near
Hammond. Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Brockman
and their 2~-year-old granddaughter.
Virginia Sterling, were instantly
killed.
The Brockman's daughter. Mrs.
Ernestine Sterling. is in a Hammond
hospital in 4 critical condition. All
were from Chicago.
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Some Robbers Are Thieves
This Chicago Experience Shows

CHICAGO, June 16.-iP-The
much-robbed Martin Callahan Is
rapidly acquiring an attitude Of
bored complacence in the presence
Of gunner.
There is something about Gala
han. q lawyer, that makes crooks
like to rob him, he believes. They
started il three years ago. They
resumed four months ago. and
early yesterday they were back
again.
Three robbers met Callahan and
his wife upon their return home
from a theatre. Mrs. Callahan, who
never had been robbed before. was
somewhat amateurish. emitting a
scream. As her husband later point
ed out. robbers do not like TO have
their victims scream. With two
previous experiences to guide him.
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CITY ENTERS
HIGH CLASS
ON WEATHER
Government Planning
Additional Air
Reports

Announcement was made Monday
morning BY the government weather
bureau officials that an extension
Of the 3-hourly collection system OF
off-airways weather reports would
be made in Brownsville. beginning
July /.
Additional men will be stationed
at Brownsville. working under wea
Their bureau chief w. j.. Schnur-
busch. and will telegraph and tele-
phone hourly weather reports to
collection centers Dallas and At
lanta. Ga.
Only ten other cities in the state
Of Texas will have similar stations,
J.. "A. Riley. special assistant meteor
ologist from Dallas who is doing
the initial work. said Monday. The
other cities are Corpus Christi. San
Antonio, Houston, Del Rio. Waco.
Midland, Abilene. Wichita Falls. FL
PaSo and Amarillo.
The majority of the above cities
viii give reports every three hours.
being known Is off-airways stations,
as they are not on main airlines.
Brownsville. however, will give hour
~ reports.
A letter here was received by G.
r. Marvin. Washington chief. Sat-
urday. which explained that the
service must begin July /.
AS soon as airShips are all equip
ped with radio receiving sets. il is
probable that reports will be broad
cast from the local airport. Ships
travelling into Mexico are at present
equipped. it was said today.
-Four men will be stationed at the
Municipal airport. Mr.. Schnurbusch
said Monday, to handle the new
work.
Mr.. Riley arrived in Brownsville
Sunday. and plans to leave Tuesday,
at which time his work will be COM
pleted.
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Callahan took the robbery in good
part. He suggested that the rob-
bers leave Mrs. Callahan her we'd
ding ring. pointing out its senti-
mental value. The robbers nodded
understandingly and returned the
ring.
Callahan had s277 in cash and
$500 in jewels. The robbers took
II all. Callahan complained to them
that by taking all his cash they
we're leaving him broke over Sun
day. The bandit leader agreed that
this was unnecessary cruelty. and
he laid a $40 bill on the table 10
provide for the Callahan's Sabbath
expenses.
But as the robbers departed, one
Of them with an entire lack Of
principle. filched the SO from the
table.
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Liquor Is Issue In
New Jersey Election

NEWARK, N. j. June 16-tP-
Enlivened BY two declarations from
Lnr White House Of neutrality, a
contest for the Republican sena-.
torial race which has attracted wide
attention will be decided at the
polls tomorrow.
The candidates are Ambassador
dwight w. Morrow, former Senator
Joseph S. Frelinhuysen and Rep
resentatiye Franklin ID. Fort.
The issue of the campaign has
been prohibition. Ambassador Nor
rJw advocating repeal Of the eighS-
Ctnth amendment and return 10
State control Of liquor traffic. Ere
iinghuysen standing for modifica-
ton under federal control and Fort
running on a dry platform with
tie backing Of the state Anti
Saloon league and other dry or
CARNATIONS.
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Great Lakes.
Notwithstanding the opposition Of
this group ii Is believed the bill
Will receive a large majority on fl
nal vote. Members of the house
committee and rivers and harbors
have indicated they will acquiesce
in the amendments or the senate
committee, and unless the bin IS
further amended on the floor OF the
senate, it is probable that the chair
man Of the house committee will
move 10 accept the senate bin.
which would send the di-
rect to the president without going
10 conference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-16
Rio Grande Fall
Predicted Today

Gradual falling Of the Rio Grande
from Rio Grande City to Brownsville
Is predicted BY the local U. S. Wea-
Their Bureau today. The river began
falling Saturday at Rio Grande City.
and some l%essening of its present
mark is to be noted at Brownsville
and San Benito today.
Its gradual falling is expected to
continue over the next three days,
the Weather Bureau states.
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YANK MONKS
Idaho Youths Take Vows
AS Buddhist Priests

SAN FRANCISCO. June 16-iP-
Two Boise. Idaho. youths. ordained
as Calibate Buddhist monks. today
began accomplishment OF their
avowed ideal. bringing the east and
west in closer relationship.
The ordination ceremony. said
to be the first in the United States.
was conducted yesterday in the SEN
Buddhist temple by Hyogen Sen
zaki. Buddhist monk and teacher.
AS he held a knife poised over
the neophytes to symbolic the cut
ting away Of worldly desires, r. A.
Colburn, 81. and r. NJ. Ormsby. %.
became Mokusai and Koun. The
young monks expect to leave for
Japan within a few months for a
five year period OF training.
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HOUSTON MANS DEATH
PROBED

HOUSTON. Tex, June 16.-(P-
Police continued today their inves-
tigatiOn into the death OF "A. III.
Wright. IS. believed burned in a
mysterious explosion IN a down.
town hotel room.
F1remen answered a call Satur-
day TO the Hotel and reported they
found a five gallon gasoline con-
tainer in the room. and the interior
burning. No one was in the room
at the time but firemen were told
a man had fled from the room i'm
mediately after the blast.
Hospital records showed that
Wright was brought there In a
private automobile. The mans wife
was historical and unable to give
officers tangible information.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-16
Hoover Will Sign
New Tariff Measure

WASHINGTON. June l6-tPD-
P esident Hoover will sign the tariff
bill
He regards such action as es-
sertial to prompt business recov-
cry. ANY inequitable rates the
measure may contain. he says. can
be corrected through the new flex-
ible provision.
With the return Of normal con-
ditions, he ~foresees a continued ex-
pansion Of export trade. Foreign
complaints against certain rates,
he believes. can be satisfied through
application to the tariff commits
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-16
Munitions Explosion
Kills One Hundred

SHANGHAI. June i6-Pl- One
hundred persons were killed. 400
were injured and heavy property
loss caused by the explosion OF a
munitions dump at Chuchow. about
80 miless outh Of Changsha. Huna-
province, June 10. delayed Chinese
press advices revealed today.
Dispatches stated that Kwangsi
province invading rebel soldiers
captured the government dump and
ignorantly attempted to move the
explosives stored therein. A soldier
was reported TO have handled a hand
grenade roughly, causing a disaster
lasting six hours.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR SITES

TEXARKANA. Tex. June i6.-tP)
Funeral service swere held here
Yesterday for the late judge Will
liam Lee Estes, 60. Thousands
came to pay last tribute.
Rev. +. z. Browne. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church of Sher-
man and Rev. w. Irving Carroll OF
Marshall. former pastor of the
church OF which judge Estes was a
member. conducted the services.
He had been judge of the Federal
Eastern District Of Texas ten years.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy 10 partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably occasionally un-
settled.
For East Texas. Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday preceded by
local thundershowers near the coast
this afternoon and tonight.
Light 10 moderate variable winds
on the coast, mostly easterly.
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TRACTION CHIEFS
FUNERAL

FORT WORTH. Tex, June ia
Rl-Funeral rites and burial were
set for. today at Mineral Wells for
Charles III. Bowen. 10. Superintend-
ent or the Northern Texas Traction
Company since 1908. He was found
dead yesterday In his hotel room In
Mineral Wells. where he had gone
in an effort TO recover from heart
disease.
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County Attorney Dies
Film Actors United

BRYAN, June 16-P1-W. Z. Nee
ley. So, county attorney. died today
after a years illness. He was serv-
ing his second term and before COM
ing to Brazos county served Grimes
and Dewitt counties in the same
office. He had served in the legis-
lature as a member of the house. He
is survived by his widow and three
DAUGHTERS.
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AUSTIN FARMER Is
Killed

DALLAS. Tex. June l6-tPl-
Funeral rites were arranged for
today for John Bratton. "A, of
Austin. retired farmer. fatally in
iured yesterday in an automobile
collision in the outskirts Of Dali
las. He was en- route to Austin
after a visit at the home Of a son,
j. w. Bratton. His daughter. Miss
Belle Bratton. Supervisor of the
State school for the blind at Austin,
was injured.
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BUS HEARING
OPENED HERE
Former Governor Praises
Valley AS Nation
Within Itself

Pat M Neff. former governor Of
Texas and at present chairman OF
the railroad commission. arrived
In Brownsville Monday morning
accompanied by Lon "A. Smith. an
otner member OF the commission.
with the object Of settling several
cases filed by the bus companies
Operating in the Valley.
Instead of the bus officials COM
irg to Austin. the commission de-
cided to come to the Valley" Mr..
Neff said Monday during an in
terview. In this way ID Will save
both time and money"
The initial hearing will be held
IN Brownsville Monday morning.
and Tuesday a hearing will be held
in McAllen, he said. The executives
Will return to Austin Wednesday.
Valley Little Nation
Mark Marshall, head Of the bus
line operating in this section. also
arrived here. Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Streetman also accompanied the
party here. MI. Streetman Is an at
to-rey representing the applicants.
When asked about his opinion on
tho Valley port. Mr.. Neff expressed
himself as being heartily in favor
OF ere.
The Valley will soon be a little
nation in itself, and it must have
Al outlet 10 the sea-" he said. "A
port here will aid materially In
the Valleys growth and prosperity"
He said that he could not make
an official prediction as the out
come 81 the bill now before con-
gross. but that personally he felt
that II would pass successfully
Owns Property Here
81 am personally interested In
.he Valley" ne explained today.
While I was governor Of the state,
1 approved the passage Of the bill
that v Hidalgo county her flood
controls. 1 am glad that I am here
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WACO MOTORCYCLE
CLAIMS ONE

FAIRFIELD. Tex, June 16.-tP
james Guide. Is. Of Waco. was
killed here yesterday when his
motorcycle struck a mule grazing
along a road in the edge Of Fair
field. Max Sanders. his companion
who was riding Tandem, was in
ilired.
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New Orleans Yachts
DESTROYED BY Fire

NEW ORLEANS, June l6-tPl-
Fire originating in the engine room
CT the yacht "Cintil d" in the new
basin canal here today critically
burned John Gercich. a Waterman,
and destroyed or damaged nine
yachts and seven boat houses with
a loss estimated at around $4,000.
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PORT PROJECT
VOTE THURSDAY
Prediction Today Is That Opposition Will
Be Overcome And Bill Go To
President Immediately
Especial to The Herald.O

WASHINGTON, June l6-Senate and house leaders we're expressing
confidence today that the rivers and harbors bill will pass the senate
not later than Thursday night and that N would w signed ~ H.
president.
a group OF senator's from the Great Lakes states. headed Nv Blaine or
Wisconsin and Vandenberg OF Michigan. has announced opposition to
the Illinois waterway project upon the grounds that diversion or large
quantities Of water would prove injurious to shipping interests of the
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AIS Brother Given
Three Years in Pen

CHICAGO, June l6.-lPl-Ralph
j. Capone, brother Of AL "Scarface"
Capone. today was sentenced to
three years in the federal peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth. Kansas. and
fined $4,000 for having defrauded
the government by filing false in
come tax returns. He was convict
ed Of the charge on April 25.
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G

WASHINGTON. June 16-tP1-
The Senate Agriculture committee
today approved the denominations
OF Alexander Legge as chairman Z
the Farm Board and c. c. league
as the member representing fruit
and vegetables.
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in Texas Take Toll
OF 9 Lives Over Week End
BY The Associated Press

Texas today counted nine lives lost as a result o. sudden storms and
floods over widely scattered portions Of the state Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Railway and highway travel in many places was interrupted.
The dead: Mrs. Morris Durham. Lamesa; Oscar Tidwel, Of near Cor
ee; Mrs. Tdven; Oscar Tidwe1, J, 8; Edna Bell Tidwen. II; Mrs w M
GlIland. 80 mother Of Brs Tidwel; Lnsey Phillips, IS. Of near Kirveni
r. c. Lee, Of Lulug.
Five persons were injured Saturday when lightning struck the home
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SKTDDING TRUCK
TAKES ONE

WAxAHACHIE, Tex, June TO-
R-Arnold Greer. 20. filling sta
ton employee at Midlothian. was
in serious condition here today af-
ter the truck he was driving skid
ded yesterday and turned a flip.
catapulting him into a tree beside
the road.
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Representatives To
Go to Highway Meet
ESPECIAL to The Herald.)

TgTTLIdI 10 thu IIIId IU.J
HARLINGEN. June 1.-two cars
are to leave the Valley Wednesday
transporting interested citizens in
the Hug-the-coast highway conven-
ton to be held in Orange June 20.
Several plan to go from Harlin-
gen and San Benito and one car will
also go from Willacy county.
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r BILL PASSED
TO PRES. HOOVER

WASHINGTON. June i6-P-
Vice President Curtis today signed
the tariff biz for immediate trans
mission TO the White House where
President Hoover IL expected td
affix his signature later In the day
or tomorrow.
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CoMNrIssIONER RESIGNS

CHICAGO. June 16.-Pl-Wil-
liam r. Russell announced his
resignation today as commits
sioner OF police.
Faced bv severe public criticism
OF his conduct OF the depart
ment and apparent failure Of the
police 70 cope with the gang rule
Of Chicago. the Commissioner
said he had prepared a state
ment offering his resignation to
the Mayor.
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The mayor, who has made no
public pronouncement of any con-
templated action toward meeting
the situation created by the Lingle
Staying. was to meet today with his
four closest political advisers.
Three other meetings of the day
promised to have an important bear
ing upon the immediate future Of
the administrations police policy.
"A group Of business leaders was
called to meet with Col. Robert Is
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PROMINENT CLUB WOMAN
DIES

FORT WORTH. June 16,=P)-
Mrs. Clara Whitla Schenecker, pio-
neer Fort Worth resident and
club woman. died yester-
day after a brief illness.
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Owns Property Here
Chicago Mayor on Carpet
Thompson Shot At In Demand For Action
In Reporters Mysterious Death

CHICAGO. June 16-Pp-1mmediate resignation Of William Russell
commissioner OF police, and John Siege, chief Of detectives, was strongly
rumored today. despite repeated assertions BY the commissioner that he
would not quit under fire.
There was even talk among various business, civic and religious groups
all aroused over the murder a week ago OF Alfred Jake) Llnge, Tribune
renorter-tha demands might be made for the resignation Of William
Hale Thomson a mayor.
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RIVER FORECAST

The river has been falling at Rio
Grande City since Saturday morn
ing and will begin falling very glow
ly az San BenitO and BroWLl# villn
today and continue to fall only very
slowly for the next one TO tn &c
days. Heavy rains in the vicinity
Of Rio Grande City last night may
result in another rise at that place
during the next "a hours.
Flood Present 14-Hr. 2f-Hr.
Arnnn Etnn. rhnr Pain
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MANY DEATHS
IN TEXAS

RAYMONDVILLE, Tex, June
l6.-tP-Mrs. Roger Stiles, 20,
wife Of a young Willacy county
GARNER, today was in serious con-
dition in a Harlingen hospital
from gunshot wounds. She was
found yesterday in her home. a
pistol lying beSiGe her. Her hus-
band and their five-months baby
were in an adjoining room at the
time of the shooting.
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Nominee Drops Dead

CAMP CLASTOP. Ore, June Is.
-tPl-George w. Joseph. republi-
can nominee for governor OF Ore
gon. dropped dead here today.
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ham Randolph. president OF the as
ISOLATION or commerce. 10 determine
a definite plan for purifying Chi
cago politics" Leading clergymen
were to meet for the same purpose.
Accounting Asked
The police committee or the city
council planned to call upon Com
missioner Russell and Chief Siege
for an accounting of their progress
in the Lingle murder Investigation.
as well as their plans TO crush the
gang menace.
Substance was given the resigna-
ton rumors early today when Siege
who heads 900 picked men upon
whom devOlves the duty or sup
pressing gang violence, moved six
suitcases containing personal be-
longings from his office at police
headquarters. He was reticent in
discussing his action with reporters.
"A good policeman always antici-
pates things" he said. and you
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THREE KILLED
IN SANTONE

SAN ANTONIO. June l6-tPl-
Three deaths were reported here
today as a result Of automobile &C.
cidents during the last AS hours.
j. q. Magee, Al, was struck by a
motorcycle as he alighted from a
street car: Rosalio Villareal, was
fatally injured in an automobile
collision, and Mrs. Severa Pacheco.
was the victim of a hit and run
motorist.
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TO-DAY is the day we sit back and
watch the senate manhandle
the rivers and harbors bin,
which in omnibus form carries the
deep-water port Of the Valley.
All day long Wa will sit and anx-
iously await the decision Of that
body. So far the greatest fear seems
TO be to get a quorum.
But the predirf5n of the engineer
Of this column Is that along towards
the cool OF the evening. when the
heat OF the debates begin to burn
out, the measure will carry. and
then all we will have to wait on will
be the signature of President HOov-
er.
When that is done Brownsville
will approach another census gain
Of approximately one hundred per
cent and Point Isabel will start on
her way Of making a city.
CCRIBES and newspaper owners OF
~ Texas were wined and dined
and driven over the Valley yes
terday.
That the visitors were powerfully
interested is shown in the fact that
after a banquet at Reynosa, a bar
becue at Rio Hondo. and an all adv
drive. something like two hundred
sat down at the Central Power a.
Light company banquet at the Mat
.smorOs Cafe last night.
z Now they have am gone home
frying their souvenirs. and they
/ iii be writing about what a good
time they had and what a great
place the Valley IS.
IN ORDER that you may get some
idea of how the many candi-
dates for governor look when
they pose for a picture. the engineer
Of this column will from day 10
day carry in this column a likeness
Of a number Of them.
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THIS ONE WAS NO ACCIDENT

GALVESTON, Tex, June 16.-tR
Andrew Asp. so, dredge boat en-
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