, 1935-05-19
Manuel King and Lions
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To Perform for Texas
SheriHs at Convention

sentative Homer L. Leonard Of Hi
dalgo county, chairman Of the APP
preparations Of the Texas house o.
representatives; Chief L. @. Phares
Of the Texas Highway patrol; Gus T.
Jones, United States department OF
justice agent of San Antonio: z. A.
Gormley. auto theft bureau of Texas,
Dallas; Geo. w. Lacy. Houston Grim
inologiSt; District Attorney Rogers
Kelley CT Edinburg; and a number
Of widely known Texas sheriffS.
Convention headquarters will be
established at the Edinburg hotel
and general sessions will be held at
the Edinburg junior college audi
forum. Mayor <. A. Brown
Of Edinburg will welcome the visi-
tors after Sheriff A. w. Saegert OF
Seguin, Guadalupe county, presi-
dent of the association. calls the
convention TO order. Response will
be made by Sheriff Albert West, Jr.',
Of San Antonio. Other speakers and
their subjects en- wednesday, open
ing day Of the convention, are: "Co-
operation in the Rio Grande Valley
Actual, Not Conversational" Rogers
Kelley, Hidalgo county district at
torney; Where Your Stolen Car
Gees" E. A. Gormley. Dallas Auto
Theft Bureau; THE Texas LegiSla-
ture." Homer L. Leonard. Hidalgo
county representative: Life Of a
West Texas Sheriff." Sheriff Girls
p. Fox OF FL Paso: Trials. Tribula-
tons and joys Of a Legislative Com
mite" Sheriff j. B. Arnold of Bee
vile. chairman Of the association
legislative committee: What !
Learned at the Conference on Crime
Held in washington in 1884" Ralph
j. King, delegate to the conference
representing the Rio Grande Valley
Peace Officers association and the
Sheriffs association Of Texas;
Criminal Chasing in 1885" Gus t.
Jones. department of justice, San
Antonio: "The Scientist as a Grim
inal-C Catcher" George j. Lacy Of
Houston. criminologist Of the as
ISOLATION; MY Year AS President"
Sheriff Saegert Of Seguin; Eighty
Miles An Hour" Chief PhareS Of
Austin.
Convention delegates will be guests
of members of the Valley associa-
ton at luncheon on the opening day
of the gathering. Valley Bridge Co,
Of Hidalgo will entertain the dele
gates with a barbecue at ReynoSa,
Mexico. the night Of the first day
Of the convention.
The second day will be spent tour
ing the entire Lower Rio Grande
Valley, the Port Isabel company en-
tertaining with a fish fry at Port
Isabel at noon. At that time, Attor-
ney-G General McCraw will speak on
what the Department Of Public
Safety. Recently Created. Can Do"
Manuel King. youngest lion trainer
in the world, will put his lions
through their act for the conven-
ton visitors at Snakeville, near
Brownsville. during the Valley tour,
and Cameron county peace officers
will be hosts at a Mexican supper
in Matamoros, Mexico. that night.
Nomination and election Of cffi-
GERS and selection Of the 1885 con-
vention city will take place the
morning Of June Z. During the after
neon of the last day. Geo. j. Lacy
Of Houston will stage a demonstra-
ton Of gas guns. riot guns and
other equipment for officers fol-
lowing luncheon as guests Of the
Edinburg Chamber Of Commerce.
A number Of delegates will COM
pete In plain and fancy pistol
shooting contests Friday afternoon
and other demonstrations Of ma
chine guns and officers equipment
viii be given. A joint meeting Of the
old and new executive committees
will close the convention.