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RACER KILLED Lawn Mowers A ihroGarden Hose Sprinklers Shears Trimmers H. Putcgrnat Company Brownsville, Texas THE VALLEY FIRST--FIRST IN THE VALLEY--LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-- (ff) SOIL PIPE AND FITTINGS Complete Well Assorted Stocks Alamo Iron iWorks Brownsville Corpus Chriati San Antonio Houston YEAR--No. 331 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY SO, 1929 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY 5c A 1 COPY. A DOWNPPOUR of 7.37 inches of rain hours is "some rain" Under almost any condition, ut' when it follows a several-months period of almost drought it seems i veritable flood. That was the amount of rain which fell In Brownsville during the 24 hours from 7 p.

m. Tuesday to 7 m. Wednesday. And it broke all existing records except hat of September. 1925.

10.41 Inches of rain fell in 24 hours. The storm sewer sysiic.n of )Brownsvllle was taxed to capcity fend then some. Streets were flooded in many parts of town, water broke Into some stores ir. West Brownsville and many modest Jiomes were flooded with a few Inches of water. It was an unusual test cf the System, but it proved that additional sewers are needed and t'nat fc.

larger outlet at the of the system is necessary, Wilor. stood foot deep on many streets for iiours after the rain had ceased. But it was a picnic for tlie children. Dozens of them out 5nft suits, overalls, or little of anything except a glad smile. Taking first lessons in navigation.

For of them toy stores had yielded expensive toy boats. For other boys--and girls--only a iflat piece of board was servintj ns the carrier of their dreams, it is doubtful if there was a grp.it deal of difference in the happi.iL-ss 'being created by the expensive and theap boats. It would have been a great dny (for ducks if there had been any around. THERE SHOULD BE a hundred golfers in the Valley for every ten who now are enjoying the game and its benefits. Lack of public facilities hm regarded growth of enthusiasm for the ancient and honorable pastime.

hundred potential golfers who cannot or will not belong to country clubs hnvc been denied an -opportunity to play. Tourists have an aversion to (playing on a country club course. -Jmt would welcome a public course, L' To supply these two classes of persons with the desired 'facilities $md to euro the annual deficit on fcxlstlng country club courses In the OValley, Lavcm A. Miller, a golf Scourse architect has submitted a to tho directors of the jjtlubs controlling the existing Courses in the Valley. It may be that his proposal will Ifall to meet with approval.

If It does the day of golf for ev- fcrybody in the Valley will be dc- Jayed, but it is only a matter of until courses will be provided. Daily fee courser, iv.ust be nvail- ihble. Tourists are going to be- one of the Valley's most im- 'Ortant sources of revenue some That day will be hastened by jjiroriding proper recreational la- jpilitics. That remark probably has been liriade in this column probably will be made agaie--sev- times. i i MRS.

VANN, one of the few women ever to serve as sheriff in I Texas, was appointed to that office on the death of her husband, serving Cameron county in 'that capacity. Mrs. Vnnn retired voluntarily at the close of the term, because she considered it nn office for a man. Tuesday she turned over to the Jfcounty treasurer a check for excess fees collected in 'the last year she was in office. The check was remarkable in that' it was the largest refund ever made in this county under the excess fee law.

Judge Dancy considered it unique because the payment was made voluntarily by Mrs. yann. It has been necessary to collect other find smaller amounts by process of law. he points out. it I on the Rio Grande many 'es west of Brownsville has a for being law abiding-- that jeal- third robbery in ten years there the other night, register of a service sta- pilferod of $27, The culprit left a calling card--ten quarts of liquor--and an arrest has been )nade.

I Now a child has been brutally jtnd fatally attacked. The populace Is indignant. It may be a sign of progress to have a crime wave, they they do not care for fcind of signs. STORM KILLS 2: DAMAGE -0- -0- -0- -o- -0- -0- -o- -e- -o- Slays Wife. Takes Own Life --Photo by Holm Members of the Edcouch High school graduating class are pictured above.

Miss Nora Wilmer is principal of the school. Reading from left to right in the picture are: First row: Sherril Jackson. Louise Mlnyard Virginia Moore. Haughty Squyres and Syble Minyard. row: Jack Pearce.

Carl Bowman, Clarence Peters, Mack Pearle, find Clarence Jcursky. (Ip Of Ptomaine Poisoning Following Fireman Box Supper MUSKOGEE, May hundred persons were ill today of ptomaine poisoning, five seriously, following a box supper last night Tor firemen and their wives attending the state firemen's convention here. Physicians said Mrs. George Higgingotham. wife of the Muskogee fire chief, "was in a critical condition and had only a slight chance for re--- T-- Condition of Paul Graves, Muskogee fireman, was reported dangerous.

H. J. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slemp of Oklahoma City were severely ill.

Slemp is secre- tar of the State Firemen's associa- NEW OFFICERS Lamberton and Tucker Now Active Vice Presidents of Merchants National P. M. Lamberton and E. J. Tucker have been named active vice presidents of the Merchants National bank by the board of directors.

Tucker has been connected with the bank here for some time in the capacity of cashier. He will retain these duties in the future. Lamberton. who formerly was vice president of the First National bank here, recently returned from New Orleans where he has bean for the past five years. He is 'well known through his previous connections.

Mrs. Morris Clint of this city is his daughter. Lamberton expects to make his home here and plans to bring his family to the Valley in July. Prior to coming here tho first time, Lamberton connected with the Mortgane Securities Co. of New Orleans.

He lias had many years of experience in banking. PHOEBE PICKS UP BAD LANGUAGE IN 10-HOURS' I IAVIATORS HOP OFF ON FLIGHT TO LIMA May Captain Carlos M. Pinillos and Lieutenant Carlos Zegarra, Peruvian aviators, hopped off from Boiling Field at 5:55 a. m. today jor New Orleans on the first leg ioi flight to Lima, CHICAGO.

May ha! Phoebe the parrot has a story to tell the policemen! Up to'the time Phoebe got lost from her cage at the Hugh Garden home yesterday, her most virulent oath was "hot coffee." But now she says and and as well as a lot of double-jointed cuss words. Mr. Garden cannot understand how Phoebe could become so profusely profane in 10 short hours, especially since the only human beings she met during that time were three Lake Forest policemen who spent most of the day trying to get Phoebe out of the tree in which she had perched. Mr. Garden said Phoebe could hardly have picked up her cuss words from the policemen.

no!" sald-Phoeba, tion. So many members of the Musko- fire department were ili that volunteers were called for as a precautionary measure. Many of the victims were stricken at a dance, which followed the supper. Several slumped to the floor while dancing and. had to be carried away.

An investigation was being made in an. effort to determine the cause of the poisoning. Several kinds of sandwiches were served at the supper. DEBT EXPERTS FINALLY AGREE Germans Willing to Accept New Figures Suggested By Young PARIS, May allied creditor experts today reached a final agreement among themselves on the repartition of the German reparations payments. This followed acceptance by the Germans last night of the new figures suggested by Owen D.

Young, leaving nothing remaining for settlement but the question of the repayment of German marks in Belgium and an agreement concerning the German reservations to their acceptance of the Young plan. Trie general impression at the Hotel George was matters would now "move along very During the morning the experts continued private conversations to iron out remaining difficulties. QUAKES SHAKE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES BUENOS AIRES. Argentina. May provinces of Mendoza, San Luis and Cordoba were shaken by earthquakes today.

Rail and wire communication were interrupted and detailed news" of what took place was not available. HAD NOT HAPPULAIM Both Were Prominent In Houston Society; Wife's Brother Explains Tragedy FORT WORTH, May Sayers, prominent business man of Houston, shot and killed his wife today at the home' Worth, and then ended his own life. A .25 calibre pistol was found under Sayers' body and a .38 calibre automatic was 'on a sofa nearby. The larger pistol had been fired six times. None of the cartridges in the smaller gun had been used.

Mrs. Sayers had been visiting her brother for some time. Mr. Sayers arrived last night. Police said they had been given information that they had separated but were reconciled shortly after the husband's arrival.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams had just retired leaving Mr. and Mrs. Sayers in the living room.

Williams, told police, they said, that ne heard the shots and that Mrs. Sayers staggered into the bedroom and died without saying anything. Sayers was shot twice, once r.oove the heart and once in the head. Mrs. Sayers was shot In the back and neck and had a flesh wound across her chest.

Had Not Been Happy "For about six months my sister and Sayers have not been happy together," said Williams, "she said that rather live a lie she was not going back ot him after she come to visit with us. "Monday night she mailed him a letter in which she told him she could live with him no longer. There were no accusations, no harsh words in it. She merely stated she had found she did not love him any The same night the letter was mailed he telephoned her from Houston, Over the telephone she told him that on the following day he wo-jJd receive the letter. He asked her to write again and she did.

"In her second letter she reiterated that she could not get along with him and that she did not want to live with him any more." Mrs. Sa-yers and Mr. and Mrs. Williams spent yesterday afternoon in Dallas. They returned here last night about 7 p.

m. and soon after Sayers called. Talked Together "The four of us talked together in a back room for quite a while," continued Williams, "and everything seemed agreeable. Finally Sayers ard my sister went into the living room for a private conversation. "I heard my sister laugh several times.

She went into the kitchen for a drink. I suggested to my wife that she go in there and see if everything was all right. My sister told her they were getting along all right and he was going to leave soon. "Then I tsayed up expecting to take him to town in my car. But when midnight came my wife and I retired.

Soon after that we heard seven shots. I got up and with my pistol in my hand tsarted toward the living room. I met my sister running out of the living room, screaming. She was shot. I picked her up and placed her on the bed.

I then again started for the living room, and as I approached I saw Sayers shoot himself in the temple." Made Preparations Indications that Sayers had made arrangements for his death came today when Williams was called over long distance telephone by J. J. Jeane at Houston, cousin of Sayers. "Mr. Jeane said that before Sayers left Houston he gave him a handbag to kep for him," stated Williams.

"He said that when he read in the Houston newspapers of the shooting, he opened the handbag. In it he found a note in which Sayers asked him to take charge of his body." Sayers and his wife formerly lived in Dallas. Until a few months ago he was district manager for an insurance company in Houston. Pending funeral-arrangements, the bodies -were held at a local funeral homt. 'PEEPING TOM' PENALIZED $15 AND LECTURED "A peeping Tom" drew a severe lecture and $15 fine from Judge A.

A. Browne in 'corporation court Wednesday afternoon. The complainant testified that he had noticed the defendant loitering about his home for some time. The man at one time tried to speak to his wife, he stated. Tuesday evening he caught the defendant in the ace of sneaking up to his bedroom window and looking in, he said.

The defendant pleaded guilty after at first denying the charge. FLOODED; AIR MAILDELAYED Snow Queen Creamery, Recently Opened Is Heavy Loser; Other Firms Hit CASE SENT TO DISTRICT COURT Proper Legal Transfer Libel Case Ordered By Judge Cameron (Special to The Herald! EDINBTJRG. May arguments of opposing counsel which consumed practically the entire day Wednesday the criminal libel charge against Warren Kingsbury, editor of the Weslaco Standard, Weslaco, filed by Edwin p. Williams, editor of the Elsa News, a was ordered back to the 'seventy-ninth district court for proper legal transfer from that court to the county court by Judtje A. W.

Cameron of the Hidalgo coim.y court. Kingsbury was indicted by the March grand jury. Editor Williams charged that the Weslaco editor published an article in his newspaper reflecting on his character. When the case was called for trial Wednesday morning, attorneys for the defense asked that the charge be quashed on the ground that tne indictment had not been property transferred from the district to the county court. After the case had been argued before him, the court announced at first that he would render a decision on the motion a.

Thursday but later On in the 'afternoon decided to hand down his ruling at once. In his ruling, Judge Cameron ordered the case sent back to the district court for proper legal transfer back to his court which will be sometime in September when the regular district court term meets here again. The court held that no order had been entered in the minutes of the March term of the district court transferring the indictment to the county court for trial and that therefore he had no jurisdiction until it is "legally done. He made it plain that his order hid not mean that the case was quashed. The state was represented by A.

F. Buchanan and George McGee. county and assistant county attorneys and the legal firm of Thompson McWnorter of Weslaco. Attorneys Ncal A. Brown of Edinburg and M.

L. Dew of Weslaco appeared for the defendant. 3 C. A. Trainmen Killed When Boxcar Overturns on Them SLATER, May trainmen of the Chicago and Alton railroad, were killed near here today when a box car fell on them.

The car was being moved away from a string of 12 cars which had been ignited by an explosion of a tank car. The dead: F. W. Hutcherson. yardmaster for the Chicago and Alton at Slater; Hugh Cole, brakeman on the burning train: Harold Fishback, switchman on relief train.

COUNTIES PRESENT CLAIMS TO STATE AUSTIN. May (fP) --Stock raisers from Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties today presented claims totaling $145,000 to the house claims and accounts. committee for losses purported to have been sustained during a hoof and- quarantine in the area during an eight months period to 1925. Two lives and heavy material damge were claimed by the heavy electrical and rain storm that blanketed the Valley Wednesday, latest reports show. Manuel Albaroza, Mercedes, was instantly killed by lightning and Victor Chavez, Stuart Place, was electrocuted by wires blown down by the near storm.

Communication and transportation were severely hampered and numerous business concerns located in low places reported damage stocks. The Snow Queen Creamery on West Elizabeth street here sustained an estimated loss of $2000 when water rushed into their building to a depth of 18 inches. Five hundred gallons of milk were ruined when the water stopped the refrigeration plant and allowed the milk to sour. Four hundred gallons of ice cream were lost and two electric motors were burned out. The concern had been in business for only two weeks.

Water also filtered the M. System store on West Elizabeth to a depth of six inches. Proprietors were unable to estimate their loss. Groceries wer damaged. The bsement of the Presbyterian church was penetrrated by water and a meeting of the Bible class has teen postponed until Monday.

Cloetta Hardware and the Antonio Barreda store reported damage due to leaks in their new buildings. The Brownsville municipal airport was under water Thursday morning. Most of the field, with the exception of a short distance of the runway on the far end. was covered with water. It stood six inches deep in hangar No.

2. Many places on the field appeared to be under a foot or more of water. The Corporacion Aeronautica de Transportes plane, boui.M for Mazatlan, Mexico, was able to take off, but the Pan-American's Mexico City bound tri-motored Ford did not attempt to lift itself above the water-sheeted field. The in-bound Pan-American plane WES to land at Fort Brown. Drainage ditches surrounding the airport are full of water.

In the city yesterday, all low places were practically filled with Sixth. Seventh. Adams. Jefferson and other streets their vicinity -were curbful. and 1 overflowed into yards in many places.

Palm boulevard. First and West Second and West Elizabeth were filled by the heavy downpour. Water also stood deep in the around the El Jardin garage. More than 800 pairs of telephone wires were thrown out of commission by the rain. The water entered the cables and shortened the wires.

Telephone men began work immediately after midnight Wednesday and worked throughout the day. A large portion of the damaged wires have been replaced in operation. Ed Mockabee local manager, states. The city power system sustained little damge, city officials Only a few blown fuses resulted from the electrical storm. Intermittent rains were continuing over the Valley Thursday morning-, prownsvillc had enough precipitation to boost the total for the past two days to 7.88 inches.

Of this amount 7.37 inches fell up until noon yesterday. Rain for the past twenty-four hours at Mission amounted to .35 inch at 7 a. today. Similar figures at' Brownsville and San Benito were 3.43 and 2.00 respectively. Brownsville was the only point that reported rain at 7 a.

but conditions for showers favor- able'over the entire Valley. -No precipitation has been Rio Grande City at all. The Rio Grande, which has been (Continued on Tiaee thirteen.) Bill Spence Dies After Fracturing Skull In Smashap SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS, May William Spence of Los Angeles killed today racing in! the 500-mile international motor race at the Indianapolis Speedway. Spence turne'd over on the southeast turn' suffering fractured skull. He was rushed to the track hospital, buli died on the way.

Jules Moriceau, of Paris, one of the two foreign drivers in the race, turned over coming into the stretch just before the 100-mile mark was reached. His car was I FIRST VICTIMS 'BILL SPENCE- Spence, Los Angeles, on. the way to a hospital after 'his skull was fractured when his car was-wrecked in the 500-mile Memorial Day auto race today. Cliff Woodbury barely escaped death today when his car crashed into the wall of the Indianapolis Speedway. He was forced to withdraw from the 500-mile race.

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE CUT Short Ceremony Supplants Parade; Graves Decorated Are smashed, but Moriceau es caped death. i At the finish of 200 miles, Louis Meyer was leading- with Lou Moore second and Fred third. The tlm ewas 1:57:25. average of 102.192 miles an hour. Jimmy.

Gleason was fourth. Ray Keech wai fifth. Meyer was about a mild ahead of Moore. I BILL SPENCE DC 36 PI-! Cliff Woodbury was forced out of the race almost at the start when 1 his car crashed into the wall as he was turning int othe stretch at the northwest end of the track. He escaped with only a shaking up.

The car was wrecked. As the cars flashed past on the first lap, Leon Duray was la the lead. He ripped off the first two and a half miles at an average speed of 109.62 miles an hour. Litz Takes Lead Peter de Paolo, winner of the 1923 race; Louis Meyer, the 1928 winner, and Cliff Woodbury of Chicago were early favorites. The cars were started In a iinc-up aianged in rows of three, vnthj Woodbury having the pole position' due to his turning in the fastest time In qualifying tests.

At the end of fifty miles Dear.onr Litz was leading with Lou just behind -him. Duray was third, Lit's time was 27:29:97, an average 1 107 170 miles an hour. With 75 miles of the race ripped off Deacon Litz was in the with Lou Moore second; Lou of Los Angeles, winner r.f the 1929; race was third and Tony Kansas City, fourth. The time was 42:25:50. an average of 106.070 miles an hour.

De Paolo Oat Before the first 100 miles were finished. Ralph. Hepburn, veteran' 1 driver and Peter De Paolo, winner of 1925 race and a favorite to re- peat today had been forced out of, the race along with Cliff Wood- 1 bury of Chicago, another favorite, i Hepburn was forced out at 35 miles by a broken steering gear. De Paolo went out with the same dif-; ficulty on his 62nd mile. At the end of the first 100 miles, Deacon Litz was leading with Loll, Moore second and Louis Meyer, third.

Babe Stapp was fourth, Leori! Dura; fifth and Tony Gulotta sixth.1 The 'time was 57:09.42, average of. 104.974 miles an hour. Litz had lead of about two miles. Moore Out in Front Lou Moore, Los Angeles, went Into? the lead at 150 miles, with Louis; Meyer, also of Los Angeles, winner 1 last year second. Jimmy Gleason: was third.

The time was of 103.155 miles an hour. Deacon Litz, who had led most of the way from the start, ran off the track on the northeast turn. He was unhurt, but his car was so badly damaged he had to give up the grind. Previous to the acicdent. Litz had won about $5,000 in lap prizes, getting $100 for each lap he won.

RECOVER BODY FROM LAKE WICHITA TODAY (See Picture On Pace Two.) Heavy rainfall at 10 a. m. today curtailed the Memorial day program as planned for a parade and ceremony at the Buena Vista cemetery. A short service by the Rev. B.

O. Mackintosh was conducted at the American legion hall. This supplanted the original program. Approximately 50 veterans of wars were present to hear the pastor honor the dead of their ranks. The group had gathered at the legion hall to form a parade.

The legion plans to hold another Memorial service Sunday at 4 p. m. at the Methodist church with the Eev. J. 35.

Lovett in charge. Veterans of all foreign wars will gather at. the legion hall at 3:45 p. m. and march to the Methodist church in a body, it was decided this morning.

The committees of the Legion and the Spanish-American war vets, decorated more than 100 graves in 1 the two cemeteries here this morning. Local people have donated flowers generously, the committees state. The group worked up until the time of the rains. All federal offices, banks, and some county offices as well as private businesses were closed in observance of Memorial day. PRESIDENT MAKES 1ST MEMORIAL DAY TALK ARLINTON NATIONAL CEMETERY May Hoover, in his first Memorial Day address, solemnly declared here today that if the Kellogg-Briand peace'-pact to fulfill its high purpose the nations must "clothe faith (Continued on- pace WICHITA PALLS, May 30.

--(p)--The body of George Rockhill. 19. Wichita Palls, drowned in Lake Wichita Monday, was recov- eved today. The youth lost his life when swept from a boat by a wave fishing. A companion attempted to rescue Rockhill, but was forced back to their boat because of exhaustion.

WEATHER For Brownsville and the Cloudy to partly cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight and Friday. Increasing southeast to south winds on the west coast. For East Texas: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with showers, Light to moderate southeast ta south winds on the coast. BIVEB FORECAST The river will continue to fall all along in the absence of further 'ains in the watersheds. Flood-Present 24-Hr.

24-Hr. Stseo StflKU ClmK. Ka'n Laredo '27 -00 Rio Grande 21' 7.8 -00 Mission 22 San Ber-ito-. 23 (Brownsville 18 7.0 .35 14 3 -43 2.00 11.1 TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point Isabel tomorrow, under normal meteorological conditions: High Low 2:32 a. m- MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today i Sunrise tomorrow 5:.