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Lawn Mowers Hose Sprinklers Graai Shears W. H. Putegnat Company Brownsville, Texas THE VALLEY FIRST--FIRST IN THE.VALLEY--LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS--(JP) IRRIGATE ALAMO CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Alamo Iron Brownsville Corpni ChrliU San Antonio Honiton THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR--No. 295 THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1929 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY, 4LLEY GEORGE B. SIMPSON is an accountant, dividing his time bo tween San Antonio and Brownsville.

C. P. Simpson is an executive in the sales department of the Chevrolet company. Some months ago George B. Simpson attended a meeting of Chevrolet dealers in San Antonio.

a meeting that also was attended by C. P. Simpson. The TWO became casual acquaintances. Both lived at the same hotel.

TheU- telephone messages became contused. One was called when the other was wanted. That same thins happened in Brownsville when both men were at the same hotel here. Several 'nights ago George B. Simpson, sloping at the Hotel El Jardin was called to the telephone.

"Cecil?" came a voice'over tho telephone, in questioning tone. "This Is G. B. Simpson," he answered, going on to say, however, that he had a cousin named "Cecil Simpson." The voice explained that he was looking for "Cecil P. Simpson," of the Chevrolet motor concern.

Then a light dawned on George B. Simpson. Although he had been thrown with C. P. Simpson on numerous occasions in the past year, it had just occurred to him that Cecil P.

Simpson was a first cousin, whom he had not seen in more than twenty years, but who had spent a large portion of their boyhoods together. I Neither had even hoard of the other in all those years. ESTABLISHMENT of an aero nautical weather reporting station here will mean much to the city of Brownsville and the valley. It will mean much- more Than reliable information for those who are contemplating an airplane trip It will mean about 12 hours faster service on weather repoyts of Mexico and as consequently exact local forecast. -Tie Brownsville meteorologist 'be able to complete his wea- on four sides instead of half way round the half a century wea- out of Mexico has over a very Always was Into and or little information for the local office.

W. J. Schnurbusch has been forced to make up his forecasts from reports received from the 'northeast, the north and the northwest. After the new aviation service is started here he will receive information from Mexico City much earlier In the day, and possibly In time.to be Included in the morning forecast. The Mexican information still will be meagre but it will be a bis help.

AT DANCE CLAIMS AS STANNER -o- -o- -o- -o- -0- -0- -0- Park Row Case Tonight OPERA STAR LONGS FOR SIMPLE LIFE AGAIN In the past the Mexican weather report has been assembled in the capital of that country, forwarded by telegraph to Vera Cruz, cabled to New Orleans and later returned to Brownsville from that point. This has mennt that it arrived about 32 hours late. The local forecast has been made up long before it arrives, sans information on what la going on in Mexico--In the way of weather. The new service will prove invaluable to aviators operating into and out of the local airport. In the past they have been flying without adequate weather information, THERE IS a complete supply of almost all serums and antitoxins available to Valley people within a few minutes after the need arrives.

This is especially true of the rabies serum. Realizing the great distance from ether centers of supply. Dr. W. E.

Spivey of the International Drug Co. has installed modern equipment for handling the serums, including refrigeration. Fresh supplies are received al' most dally. "When supplies of that kind are needed, time usually is a valuable element. The supply in Brownsville makes them available in all Valley towns tiro or three hours sooner than they can be obtained from any other source.

Marion'Talley's voice is yet worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, no doubt, and yet she would prefer, to quit the stage where her every appearance has been a triumph, and.use that golden voice to call chickens, cows and other farm products. Enterprising Kansas chambers of commerce have offered her their "very best" farm if she will be a rural citizen of that state. Why not tempt her with a beautiful Valley, citrus grove surrounding an equally beautiful Valley suburban home? She could "never ask. for more." Picture shows her learning'the trade by feeding a day old colt-from a bottle when a girl on uncle's farm in Kansas. Inset-shows famous Over $4,000,000 Property At Mercy of Mississippi River QUINCY, April OT-- The homes of.

4,000 people ar.d the safety of over $4,000,000 worth of property lay at the mercy of the Mississippi today. Rain poured last night into tha rivers to the north in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri after heavy showers tho day before had caused a six Inch rise at Keokuk, and the gov- ernmnet observer here said the river would unquestionably rise again. A sensation was caused in the flood region last night with the report that danger faced the Sni drainage district, just below he non-flooded South Qulncy tract. The Sni area, heretofore believed entirely safe, comprises 110,000 acres and is said to be the largest Rooms in Private Homes Needed for Medico Meet Wanted--100 or'more rooms. Apply at chamber of commerce, Brownsville, Texas, Sever hundred doctors, members of the Texas Medical Association, who desire to attend the convention here.

May 23 to 23 have not been provided -with accommodations. Local hotels are taxed to capacity and several who plan to attend the convention have been provided with rooms in San Benito and' Harlingen hotels. There are others- who prefer to remain in Brownsville if accommodations can be secured, in private homes. The housing committee, headed by Dr. W.

E. Spivey, appeals for rooms for these prospective guests. All Brownsville residents who can spare one or more rooms for that four days are asked to communicate with the chamber of commerce--immediately. The doctors must be placed in the next few days. Santos Ceyanes Is Elected Chief By DeMolay Body Here Santos Ceyanes was elected master councilor of the.

Brownsville chapter 330' of the. DeMolay at a meeting held' at the Masonic hall Wednesday, The. session was 'well attended. drainage district in the world pro- other 'officers elected. were Gull- tected by a single levee.

ford Burr.s, senior councillor and TWO FAST YACHTS RACE IN CALIFORNIA SAN PEDRO, April Two of the fastest power yachts in this section today awaited the starter's gun for a 374-mrie race to San Francisco. Withdrawals left only the Seyelyn, owned by Paul Franklin Johnson of the aCllfornia Yacht club, and the Zoa, belonging to A. N. Macrate, of the Long Beach Pacific Coast Yacht club, in the race. TEXAN FOUND SHOT DEATH IN FIELD COLORADO, Texas.

April Reuben Ratliff, a farmer living near the Hyman community, 30 miles southwest of here, was found shot to death in a field near his home A shotpun was found. near' the 1 body. His widow luryivet Flood observers said that another Harrison Buck, junior councillor. rise like the one last week-end I Retiring officers are master cpun- would push down the Sni dikes and 0 jilor, John. Hill; senior councillor, bring damage that might reach oe Taylor; and junior councillor, Benny Me Williams.

The new officers will be installed at the next regular meeting to be staged May 8. 000.000. Only the heroic efforts of a ikilled engineer and construction crew which had been working on improvements have saved the 14,000 acre Lima Lake district this long, residents 'there stated, and the continued safety of the Gregory district, below Warsaw, 111., on the Missouri side, is attributed to more good luck. Already a million dollars damage has been caused in the neighboring drainage tracts by the floods which started in March and have broken all records as far back as 1831 for height and duration. Water had entirely covered the South Quincy tract this morning and the recent residents were camped along the bluffs in tents furnished by the Bed Cross, or were staying with friends.

RESOLUTION TABLED WITHOUT VOTING NEW YORK, April a long discussion during which some delegates declared the matter was one for the federal government to investigate. the American Newspaper Publishers association in convention today tabled' without a vote 'a- resolution opposing purchase by the International Paper company of stock ia newspapers. EARLY DAY TEXAN DIES AT RANGER RANGER, 'Texas, -April Y. Jennings, 78, wealthy land owner and early day West Texan, died yesterday. He lived here for 54.

years, and-Is survived; by 12. children. MORE FREE I IN SIGHT TODAY Two more subscribers to The Brownsville Herald can got.free tickets to the Capitol theater today. The names of two subscribers appear in the classified'columns today. These' subscribers on calling at The Herald office will receive two tickets each to "The Dummy," current picture, at Capitol.

Late Bulletins NEW RISE IN MISSISSIPPI FORECAST QUINCY, 111., April Dread of new floods along'the Mississippi bottoms was sharpened today "by a government forecast of a rapid rise of the Mississippi waters from Quincy to Louisiana, during the next 36 hours. B. L. Waldron, chief of the weather bureau at Hannibal, predicted the Mississippi would reach a stage of 22 to feet at Quincy. REBELS SAID RETREATING FROM MASIACA MEXICO CITY, April --General Lazaro Cardenas, federal commander in southern Sonora, informed the.government today that the rebel'army retreated from Masiaca last nlRlit and that federal tropos were able to enter the town today witbout resistance.

17-YEAR-OLD GIRL PLANS FLIGHT TO ROME ROOSEVELT. FIELD, N. April women's endurance flight record, Elinor Smith, 17-year-old girl pilot, today planned to challenge the Atlantic ocean in a flight to Rome. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR PEN BILL AGREEMENT AUSTIN, April of factions in the house getting together on a plan for relocating the penitentiary system were 'exceedingly 'bright 1 DELAY ACTION ONJ.A.GOOLSBY San Benito Citizens' Petition To Keep Officer Given Commission (Special to The Herald.) SAN BENITO, April petl- TAYLOR ILL NOT CALL Attendance Dwindles As Arguments Near Conclusion; Testimony Completed The Harlingen park site row, being aired in the civil district court, entered upon its fourth leg here today with a possibility that the case might be In the hands of the jury by eight. "All the testimony had been given, and at noon, P.

G. Greenwood, attorney for the plaintiffs, was arguin? a motion before Judge M. Kent'with the jury; outside the courtroom. I It was expected that the defense I and plaintiff arguments before the jury would be concluded late in the afternoon. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants, the Harllngsn city commission and several others, paid too high a price for the Arroyo Colorado park site and that this constitutes legal fraud upon the taxpayers.

The city has issued warrants in the amount of $80,000 to pay for the site. They also state that issuing of the warrants March 21 and dating 'them March 1 the rate- of Interest to be over the legal 6 per cent. This, they declare," is therefore the warrants are void. 'attendance 'at' 'ttM court room as the case neared Its end. Volney Taylor for" the defense has decided against 'calling of the 506 signers of a Harlingen petition as announced Wednesday.

The. case has moved slowly with both sides putting a large number Brownsville's First Air Marriage Slated Friday Brownsville's Cupid is getting as air-minded as the rest of its citizens, and unless the bride disapproves of the idea, an aviator's romance will find a fitting culmination in a wedding high over the city at 11 a. m. Friday. Miss Charlotte C.

Carey of Victoria, British Columbia, is" to be the bride, and Cecil J. H. Holms, formerly of the same place, but now a pilot with the Aeronautic Transport company here, the groom. Miss Carey was to arrive from Los Angeles Thursday afternoon for the wedding, in company with Mrs. C.

R. Starkey. According to plans, the wedding will occur in a Ryan monoplane 6,000 feet over Brownsville Friday morning, with Captain Ivan L. Bennett, chaplain at Port Brown, officiating. John Carmichael is to pilot tne plane, and Major Bernard Law will act as best man.

While Miss Carey has not yet been consulted as to the airplane wedding, Mr. Holms feels sure that she will like the idea. "Of course, if she doesn't why, that is all off," he says. "But there will be a wedding." And that's the important part, he thinks. The romance began in 1917, when Mr.

Holms, then a lieutenant In the Royal Flying Corps of Canada, was home on his last leave of absence to visit his parents before leaving for the war zone. The couple will leave a day or two after the wedding over the Aeronautic Transport line for Mazatlan, romantic city on the west coast of Mexico, to spend their honeymoon. They will reside in Brownsville. Mrs. Starkey, with whom Miss Carey is making the trip to Brownsville, is coming hare to join her husband, who is also a pilot with'the Aeronautic Transport company.

MELEE VICM CONFIDENT HE TO LIVE of witnesses" on "the stand. The case was enlivened Wednesday with numerous word battles between the attorneys. A large number of objections also were used' by both sides. MEXICANS IN RELIGIOUSWAR East Texas Storms Snap 7 Lives and Injure PALESTINE, Texas, April- lashed three East Texas hamlets yesterday--twisting one into a ruin without a building left standing--killing seven persons and injuring at least 21. Hospitals here were crowded today with victims as rehabilitation went forward.

Red Cross and volunteer relief committees furnished ample food supplies. While most of the residents of A- Slocum, a town of 200 population near Palestine, were at luncheon tables, a fury of wind descended, roared down a path three miles wide and took seven lives. Two of those killed were terrified school children, who, together with many companions, ran from the play grounds into the schoolhouse, which was smashed. No fatality occurred at Benson Springs, where the storm struck again, nor at the James community, near the Louisiana state line, pounded by a second howling storm. Five residences, a gin and a store were destroyed at Benson Springs, and.at James seventy-five persons were left without shelter, their homes splintered.

Reports that a woman was "injured was not confirmed. The dead arc: P. McDaniels, about 50. Mrs. P.

E. McDaniels, about 50. Mrs. Ben Kirkwood, 30, and her two. sons, 4 and 1.

Mrs. Edna Gatlin, 30. Claude Mclver, abouv fl. The injured, several of whom were expected to die: Bud Gatlip and hjs small son, Harry; Elvie Dunham; Henry Kirk- Rebel Forces Shouting Battle Cry 'Viva Cristo Key' MEXICO CITY, April fighting between 1.000 so- called religious rebels and the federal army of Gen. Saturnine Cedillo at Tepatitlan, Jalisco, was believed still in progress today alter three days' conflict.

Shouting their battle cry, "vive Cristo live Christ King" --the beleaguered rebel force was said not only to have repulsed fed- i iTMciverrBen KftK- hand-to-hand wood; Kellie Tucker 10; Nolan inii.ctea re- -ntnVnu eral attacks with fighting but to have verses on the government troops. General Cedillo, charged by General Calles with "extermination" of the the government terms the rebels--was quoted as expressing confidence his superior numbers and better equipment would prevail in the end and that he would invest the town. He had 5,000 soldiers at his command. News of the encounter came almost simultaneously with advices of (Continued on pajjc thirteen.) INVESTIGATE DEATH OF UNKNOWN MAN MIAMI, April investigation into the death of an unidentified man, whose body was found yesterday In an abandoned bam two miles northeast of Afton, Diokey Eunice sill, Jack Vickery, J. a Bet W.

Vickery, tion asking' the city commission to was launched today by Perry Por- refuse to the resignation of ter. county attorney. The body, partially decomposed and skull crushed severely, was discovered by J. H. Basse tt, a farmer.

J. A. Goolsby, San Benito chief of I police, was tabled by that body last night with agreement that It would be given consideration at an executive session of the board within two days. The resignation of Goolsby is said to have been in. the hands of Mayor Scott Brown for several days, although it never has been mentioned in a meeting of the comtnlsion.

Tbe resignation is to have been resignation is reported to have been offered by Goolsby after he had been indicted on eight.counts to the commission last night by a by a Cameron, county grand jury on a charge of illegally paying poll taxes for other persons. One case was-tried, Goolsby was found not guilty by the court, and seven other Indictments were dismissed. The petition which-was presented to the commision Jast night by a 'delegation of .25 persons bore "the signatures of between 1200' and Continued on page Charles E. Turner. Lloyd Taylor, James Vickery, Wynne McDaniel, Raymond Raines, Maudic Kirkwood, J.

C. Mclver, Carl Kirkwood. Ambulances from towns near Slacum rushed there, attendants finding a long strip two miles wide littered with the carcasses of stock. (Continued on page thirteen.) DEATH TAKES BRIDGE COMPANY OFFICIAL PAN-AMERICAN LEASES HANGAR Temporary Agreement Is Reached Between City, Air Mail Carriers SHERMAN, Texas. April --Death again has attacked the legal staff of the Red River Bridge company and caused another postponement In a legal struggle with the state'of Texas.

H. O. Head, former judge and a member of the representing the company, died yesterday, and a hearing set for 1 today was postponed until Saturday. Agreement to enter a temporary operating contract with Pan-American Airways, was reached by vote of 3 to 2 at an executive session of the city commission Wednesday afternoon. Under the terms of this agreement the Pan American will pay $3,600 for one year rent cm the new hangar at the municipal affport and will be permitted to use other facilities of the port.

The contract to conform to agreement was.expected to be signed sometime early Thursday afternoon. Commissioners A. Cobolini, J. G. Starck and Burt E.

Hinkley voted in favor of concluding the temporary contract. Commissioner A. C. Hipp and Mayor A. B.

Cole opposed the contract. The Pan-American, operators of the air mail and passenger planes between Brownsville and Mexico City, has asked for a lease on an acre and a half of ground around the new hangar with the agreement that they would purchase the hangar. They asked the city commission to give them 'an opportunity to meet any lease or purchase offer for the port during the life of their contract and this was refused. A counter proposal from the city that the Pan American agree to lease the airport at any time within five years at six per cent on the Investment -in the port was rejected by the officials. Officers Learn All Pal Knew of Saturday Affray Before Passes at 3 A.

M. The gun battle at the Las Prietas dance hall last Saturday night claimed the life of a second officer when Deputy Constable Prank Stanner died at the Mercy hospital morning at 3 p. m. He died of peritonitis caused by bullet wounds through his intestines. Stenner felt confident that he would live and reassured officers calling on him as to his condition.

He was known to be slowly sinking and that death was inevitable but he did not express doubt as to his recovery until late Wednesday night. He lapsed into unconsciousness shortly afterward. No written statement was taken from him but he gave all information that he knew orally to officers. The body was removed from the Mercy hospital Thursday morning and taken to the W. A.

Darling undertaking etsabllshment where '-it will remain pending funeral arrangements. Danville, 111., relatives of Stanner have wired that they are en route here by train. It was thought probable the body will be taken back to Illinois for burial: Stanner was 52 years of age and had lived in the Valley for nine years. He owned a farm about seven miles out on El Jardin boulevard, The deputy constable.had."been.»n. for approximately'- three fcWe, --i is his wife.

Preceding him In deaths-was J3ep-. 'uty' Contsable R. D. Brown, wfco died shortly after the gun.batHe-' broke out. Two other now held for investigation, also were wounded in the melee.

They are Antonio and Manuel Flores. They. with four others, are lodged' in Cameron county jail. All bailes in the county have closed their doors since the' incident, which is said by officers' to have been the most disasterous event of its kind in their memory. Both Stanner and Brown were.well known and well liked over the lower section of tlie Valley.

The sheriff's department was continuing its investigation today, leaving no stones their, search for evidence to be used against the PIPE LINE CREW MEMBER CRUSHED LOCKHART, Texas, April Walter Robertson, 32, member, of a pipeline crew laying 10-inch pips through Caldwell county, was crushed near here today by a heavy section of pipe. He was taken to a sanitarium and was not expected to live. HEARING BY TEXAS RAIL HEADS PUT OFF LONGVIEW, Texas, April 25--W) A hearing on the removal of tha i division point from Longview to i Miaeola by the Texas and Pacific Railway company, to be held here today, was postponed in- definitely by agreement, according to word received here today from Clarence E. Gilmore of the commission. Gov.

Long Quit 'Necking Party 9 to Direct Troop Raid, Dancer Says BATON ROUGE, April 25. Huey P. Long, played up in the evidence "frisky with a woman on a settee" at a studio party In New Orleans, had ended his statewide speaking -tour today with, a final rebuke of "the Standard Oil company and the senate was ready to make arrangements to try' 'him impeachment charges of general misconduct. With seven charges of ta- peachment agains thim-- two alleging bribery and -intimi- dation and five misapplication of state funds--the house took a spirited plunge Into a hula hula entertainment for the governor given A. D.

Danziger, president of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, during last' Mardi Gras. Testimony given by witnesses on the party In Mr. Danziger's stuflio- th'eater conflicted only in minor' details. A good time was had by all. Drinks were served and the hula hula dancer who performed, barefoot and in a straw skirt testified she sat in the governor's lap with the official arm around her neck.

The evidence was admitted under the count charging Long with gross misconduct In public places. Mr. Danzlger preceded Helen Clifford, hula entertainer, on the stand. There was no attempt to-, shield the drinks. party, said, was attended-by only tne'.

first As to how many drinks governor took, Dansiger- (Continued on thutein.) THE WEATHER For Brownsville and the Valley i Partly cloudy to fair tonight and Friday; not much change In. tern- terature. Light to moderate north- erly winds on the west coast, pos- sibly- becoming fresh at times. r- Eat Texas: Fair tonight somewhat cooler in east Friday fair; rising temperature ID north portion. Moderate north anil northeast winds on the coast, pos- sibly becoming fresh on the west coast.

RIVER FORECAST The river will fall slowly -all alonf during the next 24 to 48 ex- cept remain about stationery at below Brownsville. i Flood Present 24-Hr. 2-Hr. Staga Cbng. 16 2.3 0.0 Eagle Pass Laredo -Bio Grande Mission San Benito Brownsville 27 ai 22 23 18 4.6 5.5 11.9 5.5 0.0 40.8 .00 .04 .00 TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point 1st--.

bel tomorrow, under normal eorological condition: High 6:28 Low 10:58 p. i MISCELLANEOUS DATA 'Sunset today- Sunrise tomorrow.