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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

because Of he Mexican revolution
would be carried to a successful ter
mination as rapidly as possible.
He explained that the company
which started as the Sautena COM
pany has been split into two COM
panies. retaining the original
name and the other known as the
Rio Bravo irrigation company. He
said that the companies, which were
IN reality closely connected, had
ample irrigation facilities, with
grants from the Mexican govern
ment 70 use water from the Rio
Grande. the Rio San Juan. and the
Concho. These grants were issued
during the Diaz regime and ere
still honored.
Machinery Needed
Machinery that was purchased
and then discarded In 1913 Is still Oh
hand, but Is In bad condition. and
Z OF date. he said. Very little OF
It can be used.
Work on colonizing the territory
Will be rushed as rapidly as pos
sihle. he added.
Il think that the United States
Is using more than her share OF the
watr OF the Rio Grande," he said
today. He has studied the situation
thoroughly. he continued.
What Is right will done. Both
countries. yours and mine. will DO
whatever Is correct. There viii he
no trouble in the settlement OF the
CUSTOM" he predicted.
Nj. Salazar was born IN Mata-
moroS and left thre As years aRo,
living In Mexico City during this
time. He said the irrigation project
had started in 1905, the date or the
railroad first coming TO this section.
He left for the Mexican capital and
has lived there ever since with his
family. and he said Tuesday that
the present trip is the first he has
madein almost II years
The country on both sides OF
the river has grown beyond recog-
nition,' he said. Progress has
been greater on the American side
of the Rio Grande. but I believe
that this would not be true IL we
had been successful In closing our
irrigation project In 1913"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

upon the retirement Of General
Summerall.
The chief executive acted upon
the recommendation Of Secretary
Hurley In promoting General Mac
Arthur over the other major gen.
erals who outrank him.
General Macarthur was recently
ordered 10 command the ninth
corps area with headquarters at
San Francisco. He had been in
command Of the Philippine depart
ment. He will assume his new du-
ties upon the retirement OF General
Charles p. Summerall, Nov. 20.
While the new chief of staff is
seventh on the list Of major gener-
ais eligible to the post. he Is the
ranking officer who can spend the
entire four years in the position
without having 10 retire for age.
He will not retire until 1914. he
was born in Little Rock, Ark, Jan.
rs. 1880, and was appointed TO West
Point from Wisconsin in 1899,
graduating at the head of the class,
He entered the engineer CORPS. For
five years he served in engineering
work and later as ad to the presi-
dent.
From 1908 to 1917 he was assign
ed TO various instruction duties and
was assistant to the engineer off,
Ger in 1914.
From the outbreak OF the World
war. MacArthur'S rise in rank was
rapid. In 1917 ne became a colo
mel OF infantry and a year later q
brigadier general. He commanded
the Saith infantry brigade of the
~forty-second division at st. Mihie.
and In the Meuse-Argonne often
SeS. He was twice wounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
MATAMOROS TO
Get BIG PLANT

Matamoros may soon have a
s4O.O 900 manufacturing plant. In
formation available today Is TO
the effect that application has
been made TO Governor Fran
cisco CastellanoS, Jr. OF the state
Of Tamaulipas for concession TO
open a concrete manufacturing
plant in the border city.
Roberto f. Garcia, well known
Matamoros business man, and
Owen +. Combe Of Brownsville
are said to have asked for a ten
year permit. II was added that
modern machinery will be ms
tailed and that the plant will en-
ploy about fifty persons.
The company Is incorporated
with capital stock Of S40.0 900
Besides the pipe various concrete
accessories will be made, IL the
concession is granted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Texas Farmers Plan
Cotton Price Hike

DALLAS, Aug. 5.-tPESeeking TO
boost the price Of cotton to 20 cents
a pound by December 1. the Farm
ers' Marketing Association OF Amer
lea at its annual membership meet
ing here yesterday discussed plans
for holding 5000. 900 bales until the
desired price level should be reach
ed.
All officers and directors were re-
elected for another year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

none too soon. for the -.eat yes
terday was terrific. Beatrice had !
all-time record breaking reading
OF ll2. Lincoln had 1903.
In Omaha, where the thermom-
eter rose TO l02 yesterday. rains
last night and early today broke
the SCREENING spell. Fremont had
an inch and a half Of rain. Nor
folk an inch and a quarter.
In Iowa. rain fell early today
over an extended area and was
hardest In the Sioux city and
Mason city areas. two hundred
miles apart. Other scattered show
ers we're reported.
Showers were also sporadic IN
southeastern Kansas and Missouri.
In Kansas yesterday. the heat
reached its peak. Hutchinson re-
ported Ill and Coffevville ITO,
Emporia had ll4-an all-time re-
cord.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Hanlingen Plans Water Meet

to convince voters that the most
profitable use for the 100000 fund
would be TO devote it to the i'm
provement Of the Harlingen end Of
the Intracoastal canal.
a mass meeting viii probably be
held the latter part Of this week
for discussion Of the project. Speak
ers will probably be r. T. Stuart,
developer OF Stuart Place, and for a
long time prominent in getting
waterways legislation through Con-
greSs, and 3. M. Holland, chairman
Of the chamber OF commerce nayi-
CATION committee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
BOIL WATER
Citizens Advised to Treat
Water Next Two Days

A warning was issued by city Of
ficialS Tuesday morning to the eff
feet that untreated water passed
through city pipes for n hour
Tuesday, and il was suggested that
citizens boil their drinking water
for the next two days.
The statement reads as follows:
In order TO remove the unpleas-
ant taste from our city water. GER
tain cleansing operations and COR
rections have been required at our
water plant, during which for
about one hour this morning IL was
necessary TO put into our mails
water that was not thoroughly
treated. In view OF this fact, It IS
advisable during the next IS hours
to boil all water used for drinking
PURPOSES"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
St. Louis Aviators
To STAY up Month

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 5-OR-Dale
Jackson and Forest OrBrine today
had less than 200 hours 70 70 10
better the worlds record for re-
fueling endurance flying set last
month az Chicago hy tn Hunter
brothers with a sustained flight az
approximately 554 hours. AT 8:II
a. m. 90. .. To today Jackson ana
OBrine had been UP 1851 hours III
their monoplane Greater St. LOUIS
and were still going strong.
Over the radio yesterday OBrine
repeated the flier's intention Of re-
naming up a month ana added
that this would be his last endW-
ance fight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

money to the newspapers and the
printers and the 'fluence sellers.
the people would witness the most
laughable political fiasco OF wi
day" the statement said.
Referring to Sterling's first state
ment OF the runoff campaign, Fer
guSon said he was amused and
couldn't stay mad very long, for I
know II Is all being furnished and
paid for at SO much an inch"
Ferguson commended that all
Sterling's charges against him al
ready have been answered.
For instance said the state
ment. he says he should be elected
governor because ! was impe Q he'd.
His memory Is so short that he for
gets this same argument was made
by DR.. Butte and Felix Robertson IL
1924 and the people decided against
them.
Sterling will get awful mad
when somebody call his attention to
the fact that wher Robertson and
Butte we're making the same
charges against my wife being a
proxy candidate for me in 1924 that
his political son, Dan Moody, was
voting for my wife and begging
me to support him for attorney
general.
They are Just taking poor Sterl-
ing's money on a chalk mark, and II
Is q meaSly shame.
"All his other charges are as
ridiculous as these and for the first
time in the history Of this or any
other state do we witness the silly
plea OF a grown man TO be elected
governor on the alleged dement's of
somebody else fifteen years ago."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Alcohol Kills Six

PATERSON. ". j.. Aug. 5.-fPi
Six men were dead today from
drinking poison alcohol at a hobo
camp outside the city Saturday
night.
One of the dead was said TO be
Edward A. Franz. Youngstown
Ohio. former army sergeant.
Three OF the men ere found
dead. the others died in hospitals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Bodies of Bandits
Placed on Display

TENANGO DEL VALE, Mexico.
Aug. 5.-lP-Bodies OF five bandits
who raided this town recently were
on display today in the public plaza
as warning TO other outlaws. Troops
captured the bandits shortly after
their raid and executed them. bring
ing the bodies back to the scene
Of their crime. One civilian was
wounded during the raid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Butte Now Assured
Republican Winner

plete returns on the Republican
July primary showed that Or.
George w. Butte Of Austin would
be the party nominee for governor
without the necessity Of a run-off.
The returns showed Or. Butte
leading with 3.l6l. over Hugh Z.
Exum Of Amarillo. his closest OPP
ponent VIII chad 1850
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

seaboard states. For the rest OF the
scared area. the report was: Local
showers possible and not quite SO
warm
In eastern Oklahoma, a general
rain last night broke a months
drought that had parched and
blistered the countryside. The
average temperature in the state
was 100 degrees yesterday with
BartleSville cringing under ll2.
Nebraska and Iowa. where corn
has been fired for days, had their
prayers for rain answered early
today.
The Tekamah, Neb.. region
devastated by cloudbursts and
cyclonic winds last May. was
covered with another downpour.
Five inches OF rain fell between
Tekamah and Craig. filling creeks
70 flood stages. Showers were
general over the state-and came
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
MACARTHUR IS
M Chief
OF u. s. AR MY
Hoover Appoints Two
Generals to Top
Of Forces

WASHINGTON. August 5.-tP-
Major General Douglas Macarthur
today was appointed chief OF staff
OF tie army by President Hoover,
succeeding General Charles p.
Summerall.
President Hoover said it gave
him great pleasure to promote SO
brilliant a soldier to the position
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Car Thefts Lead To
Warning on Locking
(Snecial to NC Heraldl

Especial % Inc Herald
HARLINGEN, Aug. 5-A general
alarm TO car owners In Harlin-
gen to be more careful about
locking their cars has been issued
by the Harlingen police since the
theft OF three cars within the past
two days. One Of the missing
machines was taken eight minutes
after the owner parked It. State
highway patrollmen and the -oun-
ty constables have been furnished
with license numbers and descrip-
tons OF the stolen cars and q
speedy recovery Is expected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Especial to The Herald)

ISpeClAI % Tie HtTdIuJ
HARLINGEN Aug 5.-Harlingen
factions Tuesday were nearer an
agreement on the disposition OF the
navigation district fund than at any
other time since finding that deep
water could not be brought to the
city.
Following a series of conferences
Monday between Harlingen business
men and the chamber Of commerce
directors. the general trend was that
the fund should be used to bring
the I~ntracoastal canal 70 Harrington
and Port Isabel. Under the tenta-
tive program efforts viii be made
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Mrs. Cameron Saves
Injured Right Eye
Especial to The Herald.)

EDINBURG. Aug. 5.-Mrs. A. w.
Cameron, wife of the Hidalgo coun-
~ judge. will not lose the sight Of
her right eye. it was thought to-
day upon receipt Of reports from
Houston. where she had been taken
70 q hospital following an accident
on the Los Fresnos highway near
Brownsville Saturday night.
Mrs. Cameron was first rushed 10
the Mercy hospital. Brownsville. and
ii was reported that she might lose
an eye as the result OF a silver OF
glass cutting the optic in an auto
mobile accident in which IL per-
sons were injured. The others hurt
are said to be recovering rapidly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Rotarians Meet

Especial 70 The HeraIdD
SAN BENITO. Aug. 5-Rotarians
and their wives turned out more
than 100 strong for Ladies' night
festivities Monday evening when
Asa AEar was host at his private
park. a chicken barbecue was
served and numerous games played.
"A special musical program was
given by the San Benito quartet,
and another feature was an elab-
crate firekorks display.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Chinese Torture Prisoners
Finger of Woman Missionary Cut Off And
Sent to Officials for Ransom

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5@F9-Stores Of torture and other violence in
volving women missionaries clmaxed todays reports from the areas in
tested with communists and bandits.
British consular authorities at Foochow reported desperadoes had
chopped a finger from the hand OF a British woman missionary at
Kienyang, northern Fukden province, and sent the severed digit to pro-
vtncial officials at Yenping, along with a demand for $4,000 ransom for
the missionary and her eomnanionL both of whom bad been held captiEe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Mexico Company
Seeks Rio Water
Colonization Project Abandoned in 1913 To
Revived; Many Colonists to Be
&h Sought on American Side

Approximately 5000 Mexicans. many Of them to be sought from tho
American side OF the Rio Grande. will be needed to coonize the enor-
nous Sautena-Rio Bravo project which is now being rushd to compile
dn, according to ST.. Demetrio Saazar, prominent Mexico City attorney,
who Is the companys attorney and also on the board or directors.
Sr. Salazar, born and raised In Matamoros, arrived in Brownsville last
week TO study the situation in this section, and said Tuesday morning
that the project tha was sared many years ago and abandoned in 1919
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Large Delegation
To Road Meeting
Especial 10 The Heraldl

ISpeclhI 70 The Herald
HARLINGEN. Aug. 5.-A large
delegation Is expected to attend
the session in Palacios Tuesday
and Wednesday for the purpose
OF crystallizing sentiment toward
the designation OF the Hug-the-
Coast highway as a state highway.
The largest delegation left from
Raymondville which reported seven
leaving by automobile early Tues
day morning. Every town I'm the
Valley Is expected to be re-
presented.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
DROUTH BREAKS
MIDWEST
Heavy Rains Give Promise
Of Relief After Weeks
OF Blistering Sun

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-CP-Rain
had old man heat groggy and
hanging onto the ropes today
Showers brought at least temp
orary relief to many OF the
drought stricken sections OF middle
west and southern states. The
weather man promised showers
for New England and the Atlantic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Lightning Kills Two

LUFKIN. Aug. 5-fP-DurinR
rain and electrical storm yesterday.
Bud Snowden, 29, and Barto Snow
den. IL. brothers. we're killed BY
lightning 20 niles east or here.
They had taken shelter under a
shed during a rain storm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Texas Wave Broken

DALLAS. Aug. 5-tP-Texas'
prolonged and excessive heat
wave again was In a fair way
of beng definitely broken to-
day as rain fell in West Texas
ard threatened to spread to
other sections.
In some localities moisture
would not help the deteriorating
crops. corn and cotton having
been given up as lost in many
areas.
At Sweetwater the mercury
had descended from a max
mum OF 103 degrees on five
consecutive days 70 10 degrees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
Jim Opens Sarcasm Fling
Would Make People Believe Ross Sterling
Puerile Character and Jim Mighty

AUSTIN. Aug. 5-tP9-James z. Ferguson, whose wife. Miriam Is
candidate against Ross S. Sterling for the democratic nomination for
governor. in a statement today charged that Sterling Els being made the
victim of the most selfish crowd Of political grafters that ever turned
their selfish plans on a Texas citizen"
Appealing to his tSteringO vanity and taking advantage or his en-
tire ignorance or political procedure. he is fast becoming a candidate
without a platform and a general without an army. Ston the flow Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

for more than a month.
The message from the desperadoes
said the women's other fingers
would be chopped off and sent as
evidence Of the seriousness Of the
ransom demand unless payment
were forthcoming Immediately,
The captives are Miss Edith Net
Teton and Miss Edith Harrison OF
the British Church Missionary So
clety, with headquarters In Lon
don. They were seized while travel
ing from Chungan toward Yenping
IL ar attempt to escape from the
danger area.
One American and three British
sailors were wounded when COM
munists attacked foreign gunboats
on the Slang river near Changsha,
belated dispatches from the Human
province capital disclosed today.
Bluejackets Shot
The American Bluejacket was
shot through the chest yesterday
when red machine gunners SPRAYED
the sides OF the United States gun
boat PaloS with lead for the second
time in a week. The Palos quickly
silenced the communist fire dis
patches said.
Details or the wounding OF the
British soldiers were lacking. but II
was known they were members Of
the crew OF the British gunboai
Teal.
Five sailors on the Palos we're
wounded last Wednesday when
communists fired at the gunboat as
II approached Changsha to observe
conditions after Reds had looted
and burned many sections OF that
wealthy city. Fifty bandits were
killed and many we're wounded a.
the PaloS replied with machine
guns and three-inch rifles.
Warships Concentrated
Dispatches said the latest COM
munist attacks upon foreign gun
boats involved Japanese and italian
vessels as well as the Palos and
Teal.
Eleven warships. ancluding two
american, were concentrated today
az the tri-cities Of Hankow. W.
chang and Hanyang TO protect for
eigners against threatened red in
curSions.
Hankow was virtually under mar
tial law. Chinese soldiers searched
everyone on the streets and a VOL
unteer defense corps was organized
by the French c0rnrrur{r- e. 60
rgency. Other foreign Quarters
were carricaded and guarded 10 pre-
vent a re-enaction or scenes las.
Wek az Changsha, when foreign
property valued at millions OF dol
lars was destroyed by communists.
An armored train yesterday scat
tered a skirmish party OF reds
which approached within twenty
live miles Of Hankow. The bandits
previously ambushed a band Of ca
Gets sent to fight them and took
their arms and ammunition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
WEATHER

For townsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy 70 occasionally IN
settled tonight and Wednesday, pos
sibly with local thundershoTers.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
and unsettled tonight and Wednes-
day witt thundershowers In south
portion.
Light to moderate southerly winds
on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
PRAY FOR RAIN

CHARLOTTE, ". c., Aug. s.
tPy-A mass meeting OF church
members here has been called
for Sunday TO pray Cor rain.
the Rev. w. L. Griggs announc-
ed today. The applications will
continue for three hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
r

WASHINGTON. Aug. SIP
President Hoover today appointed
Brfgadier General Ben Fl. Fuller,
commandment of the marine corps,
succeeding the late General Wen
dell Neville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

Insure and Steep Soundly
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co. tAdv.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
High 4:24 d. an.
Low 1856 y. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05
RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river during the next feM
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

THE HERALD is opposed TO bond
issues as such, or anything else
y which will tend either directly
or indirectly to raise taxes. but u
considers tn question of city water
of paramount Importance. And
that hich we now have certainly
does not taste or smell so good, al
though state chemists say 1t will
not cause TYPHOID or similar water
ills.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

Valley climate and Valley beaches
constitute two Of the Valleys great
est offerings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

a MINATED ANNIE says she
~ thinks the Mexican border
IA towns should do all IN their
power 10 encourage the people TO
drink water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-05

nN NEXT Friday taxpayers Of
W Brownsville 60 20 the polls to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-03
WISCONSIN
LAND RULE Due
Decision on Progresses
Appeal to Operate
Awaited

MADISON. Wis. May 3-tP-
Decision OF the state supreme court
was awaited today on the appeal OF
the Progreso Development company,
Texas land firm. from the Wiscon-
sin Real Estate Brokers board or
der refusing 1t q permit TO operate
in this state
j. d. Hargrove, attorney for the
firm. In arguing yesterday its appeal
before the court, declared that the
board exceeded its authority when
1t refused the Progreso company a
license.
The board refused the license be-
cause II said the firm promised 10
per cent returns on investments
made in Texas lands within four
years.
Hargrove declared the board did
not prove such profits impossible.
William Doll. counsel for the board
contended the board had the right
To refuse a license to any firm II
deemed dealing in speculative land
propositions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-03
War Menace
Calls Cop to Action

NEW YORK, May 3.-lPl-Re-
ports reaching police headquarters
that the Hip Sing tong was holding
a secret meeting in Chicago TO de-
eide whether war should be declared
against it's rival tong, the On
Leongs, resulted in a half hundred
police being placed on duty in New
York's Chinatown today.
Police commissioner Whalen said
the increased patrol would continue
in the district probably for two
weeks.
The commissioner and several
police officials called at the Hip Sing
headquarters in Doyers street last
night on receipt Of reports that q
war council was meeting there. Ong
Vow. president Of the Tong. denied
they were holding a war conference,
but admitted the Chicago meeting
was being held. The threatened war
was attributed TO competition over
gambling.