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REPAIRING Done In oar itone by expert work- AH our work Is guaranteed. THE VALLEY FIRST--FIRST IN THE VALLEY--LEASED WIRE SERVICE OH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS--m STEEL- FOR BUILDINGS Over 3000 Tons in Stock Let us Quota 'THIRTY-NINTH YEAR--NO. 134 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 193.0! SIX PAGES 3 5c A COr-Y INTERRUPTED DO-X FLIGHT ENDSSAFELY tending Is Perfect On River Near Bordeaux BORDEAUX, France, Nov. giant German seaplane alighted at Gauriac in the Gironde Estuary, 30 miles northwest of Bordeaux this afternoon. After passing Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary, the Do-X suddenly swerved southeast and entered the mouth of the river.

It was flying low at a speed of about 70 miles an hour and made a perfect descent on the water where the Garonne melts into the Gironde River. The Huge plane after circling twice skimmed i-he surface of the river for three or four hundred yards and then came to a halt. An officer on the bridge signalled: "All well." The big seaplane which made a forced landing along the French coast last night, resumed its interrupted flight to Bordeaux at 11:55 a. the weather was misty and the plane flew low throughout the trip this morning. Rights- of-Way For Canal Are Secured NEW ORLEANS.

Nov. of the Intra-coastal Canal frAssociation of Louisiana and Texas, before bringing their convention to a close here today, heard brief technical talks regarding inland water route construction. The final acts of the convention consisted ot providing for continuance during the coming year of vigorous support of the intracoastal project, in order that as much if not more material progress shall be made in the construction of the canal during 1931 as was recorded during 1930. Members of the association before adjournment, participated in general discussion, and heard talks by'Major F. Fowler of Louisiana, and Major M.

P. Fox, of Galveston, Texas, and several prominent association members. The canal works had before them prior to adjournment, reports that practically all riphts-of-Iaw had been secured for the canal route between New Orleans and Corpus Christ! and that construction was proceeding rapidly. SEEK GOVERNMENT AID FOR WATERWAYS New highways of commerce as well as jobs for large numbers of workers would be created by a sufficient government appropriation for the development of Mississippi River navigation, Jiese men oia President Hoover when they called at the While House the other day. They are members o.

tne executive committee of the Mississippi Valley Assocla tlon and are, left to right: William R. Dawes, president of the organization: Arthur A. Rodgers, of Minneapolis; E. Lee, of Omaha; R. A.

Brown, of Birmingham: Cleveland A. Newton, of St. eeneral chairman. Contest Looms in Kansas Election Outcome Is Still Doubtful as Official Count Is Still Incomplete TOPEKA, Nov. OT-- Impending contests today cast a shadow of uncertainty around the apparent election of Harry H.

Woodring, demo- crat, as governor of Kansas in one of the closest races in the state's history. With the outcome still in doubt pending official determination of the winner, the Associated Press tabulation with only three absentee voter ballots unreported showed Woodrir.g holding a plurality of 319 votes over Frank Haucke, republican. SECRETARY OF STAR IS HELD Clara Bow's Employer Says Embezzlement Charge All Wrong JAP PREMIER IS RECOVERING Baron Shidehara Named to Take Over Reins of Government New Orleans Bank Branch Is Held Up NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15-- OT-Two bandits in a bold robbery en the Freret street branch of tne Interstate Trust and Banking company today locked four employes in the vault "and two in the lavatory and walked out $4,200. of the bank with The robbers broke into the bank dtoring the night and secluded them- within.

They held up the em- nSeyes as they entered one at a time and pushed them into the rear, where they were detained until tne vault combination man arrived They then forced him to open the vault, picked up the money, locked the victims in the vault and left through the rear of the building The bank has been robbed three times before by bandit gangs and is located in a far out residential TOKYO, November 15. --JF)-- A The unofficial tabulation gave Woodring 217,201 votes, Haucke, 216,382 and Dr. J. R. Brinkley, independent, 138,339.

The count of the latter's vote did not include his gains on absentee voter ballots in a few counties, Not Conceding Defeat While Woodring and Guy.T. Hal- verjng, democratic state chairman, expressed satisfaction with the out- LOS ANGELES. Nov. 15--OT-District Attorney Burton Fitts today avowedly was preparing to present to the grand jury an alleged confession of Daisy Devoe. former secretary to Clara admitting the embezzlement of $35,000 from the film actress.

Fitts' statement that Miss Devoe had made a confession was contra- Clothesline Thief DISTRICT 18 VOTESBONDS FORSYSTEM $480,000 Is Voted For Irrigation Drainage By the unanimous vote of 11 to 0, Cameron County Water Improvement District No. 18 comprising lands of the Monte Grande Tract adjoining the Browne Tract on the east, voted $480,000 in boards Friday for irrigation and drainage works. Simultaneously it was announced in Brownsville Friday by Lloyd' Parker, president of the district, that engineering plans for the district had been approved this week by the State Board of Water Engineers. The bonds 'will be sold as soon as possible and work on the irrigation and drainage works started, according to Harry Faulk, attorney to the district and developers. The irrigation system will be composed- of concrete lined and underground canals, making for economy in the use of water and land.

The drainage system will take care of not only the 4,100 acres in the Monte Grande tract but 20,000 additior.al acres, so complete will it be. This feature of the plans called forth the commendation of the state board. The tract is owned by Al and Lloyd Parker, Inc. Voting Friday was at Monte Grande townsite. come as shown by tabulation, neither the unofficial Haucke nor John Hamilton, republican state chairman, was willing to concede defeat pending the official count.

Hamilton indicated after the state slightly higher temperature at 1Q0.8, canvassing board's count of out- degrees Fahrenheit, reported in a bulletin at 10 o'clock tonight, warned the nation that Premier Hama- puchi was not yet out of danger from the pistol wound inflicted yesterday by a young extremist. Navertheles, Dr. Shioda, chief physician attending the statesman, raid this need not cause undue alarm. "This far the patient is progressing satisfactorily," he said, "although gases were forming In the abdomen and causing pain, showing Hamaguchi's condition was requiring the most careful watching. TOKYO, Nov.

Shidehara, foreign section. Estranged Bride Is Killed By Husband LUFKiN, Nov. 15. Early Prince, 2U. of Timpson, was in state prison at Hunisville today after the killing near here late yesterday, of Edwina Prince, IT, his estranged brida of a few weeks.

Prince and his wile were riding with three other young women in a car on the read to Donovan at tne time of tne shooting. After the shooting he dashed to the tall woods nearby, officers were told. Later, he was arrested in the railroad yards here. Both families of the youth and the girl ar prominent. Body Of Man Is Found At Olmito Body of Gregoria Vallejo was found on the banks of a canal near Olmito near noon Saturday and a verdict of death by heart failure was returned by a justice of the peace who held the inquest.

Vallejo left Friday to purchase some groceries and when he failed jeturn a search was instituted. WES found on the canal bank ith the groceries at his side. Vallejo was 5S years old, was a bachelor and lived with a brother, Miguel, a mile north-of Olmito. 20 Cars of Train Leave Texas Track GAINESVILLE, Nov. Twenty cars of a southbound Santa Fe freight were derailed early to- da" a mile south of Krum on the main line, tearing up more than 200 'yards of track and scattering freight along the right-of-way.

The wreck forced the routing of trains from Gainesville to Whites- and over the Texas and Pacific to Fort Worth. The track was ex- 15. minister, temporarily took over the reins of government today ar. Premier Hama- buchi, struggling to recover from a pistol wound inflicted yesterday by a young reactionary, passed a critical period to the satisfaction of attending physicians. Temperature Increases A bulletin issued shortly before noon indicated Hamaguchi was making progress.

HAS temperature had sho'in a slight increase, but his pulse and respiration had slowed Physicians previously had said that if the premier's condition continued satisfactorily until the noon hour, without peritonitis developing, he probably would survive the attack, which was made by Tomeo Sa- coya, believed to be a demented ui misguided member of a reactionary oatriotic organization. Hamaguchi was shot as he was about to take a train to Okayama to witness the Army maneuvers. Hamaguchi's mind was clear and he had questioned nurses about hip assailant. The premier stoically bore the pain of removal of a small portion of pierced intestine, requiring only a local anesthetic. Assailant Questioned Police meanwhile had not revealed anything they migh have learned after hours of questioning of tne assailant, wno was a member of the Aikokusha, or "love of country No motive for the attempted- slaying at the Centra! railway station was known to the police.

The cabinet, meeting this morning, named Baron Shidehara, foreign minister, as acting prtrxDr during Hamaguchi's Incapacity. Shide- hara will retain his foreign portfolio and attend to the routine duties of the premiership. The cabinet regarded the arrangement as purely temporary and all anticipated Hamaguchi's recovery and return to state absentee voter ballots had failed to change the standing of the two leaders that under certain conditions he would contest the result. The board's count, completed last night, gave Haucke 289 votes, Woodrir.g 164, Brinkley 55 and J. B.

Shields, socialist, one. Of the 734 ballots mailed In by Kansans outside the state on election day, 13 were ruled to contain no vote for governor, and 212 were rejected for various technical reasons. Meanwhile, litigation was under way which threatened to delay the official canvass, and the state supreme court 1 assumed Juris- i ner possession." dicted in a declaration coming from Miss Devoe, who had not been arrested and for whom no warrant had issued. Miss Devoe as- she had made no confession, would deny the accusation and welcome the grand jury investigation. Miss Devoe announced she intended to file a damage suit against office for being held In "technical custody" unjustly for more than sixty hours and for forcing her to open her strongbox and surrender its contents.

Fitts said the matter came to Miss Bcw's attention on her return some time ago from New York. He said she missed various articles, including an ermine coat. Arrest Is Asked Without naming the complainant, Fitts said his office received a for- mal request for a criminal complaint; against Miss Devoe for embezzling money and property belonging to the actress. i During an investigation, the district attorney continued, "Miss De- vce made a thirty page confession." and "a great deal of Miss Bow's money and property was found in Is Sentenced Here Francisco Martinez of Matamoros was fined $50 in the Brownsville corporation court Friday when convicted of clothesline thefts here. Unable to pay his fine, Martinez was remanded to jail to serve out the time.

Several shirts and a woman's overcoat, which were in Martinez' possession- at the time, of his arrest, were identified by a local resident and recovered, i Martinez had a companion with him at the time of the arrest, but he escaped. diction in one suit. Injunction Issued The court late yesterday issued a stay directing the Leavenworth county commissioners to take no further action as a canvassing board, pending further orders. H. Wendorff county district court earlier in the day had directed the commissioners not to consider evidence of alleged fraudulent voting in the National Soldiers' Home precincts.

The lower court's order was issued in a suit filed in Woodring's ae- half after a controversy had arisen as to the legality of the vote of some of the Soldiers' Home inmates on the ground they had not lived in the state long enough to become legal residents of Kansas. Counting of the three unreported absentee was delayed by the Leavenworth controversy. Wyandotte county democrats said last night they would not appeal to the supreme court until next week, if at all, from an adverse ruling in their suit to invalidate the vote in a Kansas City precinct which cave Hsucke a plurality of 228 votes over Woodrinc-. Hamaguchi won the title "warrior for peace" in his determined fight for acceptance of the London Naval treaty by Japan. He withstood for months the criticism of high naval officers and patriotic extremists who asserted the treaty did not give Japan adequate sea power.

Hamaguchi answered that good will among nations would amply compensate for slight naval disadvantage. He obtained sanction of the pri council for the treaty and Emperor Hirohito ratified the document. pected to be repaired by tonight, BOY FALLS DEAD WYLIE. Collin County. Nov.

McCullough. 18. fell dead yesterday while, practicing basketball in the high school Fair Mo.torc.ade. Is Delayed at Start (Special to The Herald.) HARLINGEN, Nov. Valley Mid-Winter Fair's good will and advertising cavalcade was delayed at the start from the chamber of commerce- Saturday morning but it was expected that it would -make up the time, along the way.

They were to take lunch in Mc- AL'en. The Rood-willers were to go as far as Mission on the main highway and then return by way of Edinburg, etc. They were due to reach Brownsville Saturday evening and cross to Matamoros. Van Berg, Mercedes Players in Accident (Special to The Herald.) MERCEDES, Nov. O.

E. Van Berp, engineer and football enthusiast, together with a group of football players he was bringing back to Mercedes from a game at La Feria, overturned in a ditch east of here Friday afternoon but all miraculously escaped injury. The automobile was forced into the ditch on account of a traffic Jnbrup in fronlrand turned a complete flip. There were enoueh football players on hand lift the auto bodily out of the ditch when It was found iHrt. that no one was It is the policy of this office before issuing a complaint against a private citizen," Fitts said, "to thoroughly and completely investigate the case in order to prevent a mistake or miscarriage of justice." In light of the results, he added, "this office has no other alternative under the law than to place the rr.attcr before the grand jury." Investigators for the district attorney's office said Miss Devoe had "confessed" to having access to the actress' bank account during the two years of their association; that she had bought and furnished a home for her mother, and purchased an expensive automobile and a large amount of clothing.

Havana Conditions Are Back to Normal HAVANA, Nov. tied by martial law, opposition to the administration of President Machado has subsided today until this city presented nearly its nui- mal aspect. Patrols of infantry and cavalry constituted the principal reminder that constitutional guarantees have been suspended and that rigid military rule is in force. In addition 3,000 police were on duty. RIOTERS CLASH MADRID POLICE HUNT CALIFORNIA TRAIN BANDITS Press Photo A reward of $10,000 has been offered for five men who held up and robbed a Southern Pacific mail car of $55,700 at Nobel station (above) near Oakland, Cal.

A sedan used by outlaws was parked on the road behind the trees. S. E. O'Brien (left), fireman, and R. E.

Lemery, engineer, were the train's engine crew, and shown on the right is W. H. Dana, the express messenger. All were threatened by the bandits. Germany Cleared in Blasts Mixed Claims Commission Absolves Germany Of Munitions Disasters Army-Navy Go To Be For Charity WASHINGTON.

Nov. Point and Annapolis officials announced after a conference today that the proceeds of the Army-Navy football game in New York on December 13 will go to the Salvation Army for the benefit of the unem- Enforcement Commission Dry Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment Far From Minds of Body Studying Rum Problem WASHINGTON, Nov. of the eighteenth amendment has been definitely discarded by President Hoover's law enforcement commission as a solution of the present prohibition, problem. The commission today had reached certain tentative conclusions--all of them subject to change--as to' what they believe should be done to improve the situation surrounding the dry law. Such ap, eventuality as repeal, however, was not included among them.

An authoritative-denial-has'been-entered, also, to the" oft-repeated BANKER HELD PORTLAND. Nov. OT Nelson C. Bowles, 34, capitalist, and Mrs. Irma Loucks Paris, 25, his farmer secretary, today were at liberty under S5.000 bail each on statutory charges filed by Police Chief L.

V. Jenkins. Under questioning in connection with the death of Mrs. Leone Bowles, who 'died from a knife wound in Mrs, Paris' apartment last Wednesday, police said Bowles and Mrs. Paris admitted they stayed In the night the latter's apartment preceding the tragedy.

Bowles allegedly had told his wife he was going to his fishing place at Washougal, Wash. Mrs. Paris and Bowles maintained throughout their long grilling yesterday that Mrs. Bowles stabbed herself. Dr.

Earl Smith, Coroner, said nearly all evidence indicated that the commission, as a whole, will recommend four per cent beer, or that it will require a national referendum to determine sentiment upon the prohibition law. Whether a final agreement will be reached upon some plan to strengthen the present system, or whether some form of modification will be urged, however, remained a question which only the eleven members of the commission could answer, and the secret was guarded with the same care a has surrounded all their 17 months of prohibition deliberation. Word has come from within i the commission ranks, nevertheless, that these 17 months of investigation have uncovered "astounding" things and that "there will ba no' pussyfooting" in the forthcoming dry Jaw report. From certain members also has come assurance that the report surely can be laid on President Hoover's desk by January 1, and probably While. members of the commis- suicide but certain circumstances tion.

in recess until November 24. warranted -a -complete continued informally the- work of tioiL.An inquest has been set for preparing the another at- Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Nov. today cleared of liability for damages in two outstanding munitions disasters which occurred in this country shortly before the United States' entry into the World War. The American-German Mixed Claims Commission, concluding in Hamburg hearings which have stretched over several years, last night handed down a decision in the "sabotage cases" favoring Germany.

It was given out here by the state department. Although the commission found "'the Imperial German government did maintain an organization in. this country to destroy war material at that time, it decided that ml one case the evidence showed German agent was net responsible, and in the second evidence was not sufficient to be convincing. Blast Shook Gotham The latter was the sensational fire and explosion at the Black FOUND IN Matamoros Police Looking For One Body, Find A Second The bodies of two men, both badly decomposed, were found Friday by Matamoros police while they were searching for Ramon Balle, who had disappeared from Matamoros about 15 day sago. The body of Ramon Ballu was found in the river several miles from the city, near a rar.cho by the name of El Evanito, It was badly decomposed from being in river so long, and after a cursory investigation 'which showed that the man had apparently drowned, it was buried on the banks of the Rio Grande.

Four uen, however, are being held in connection with the death for further investigation, these being Oividio Ramirez, Juan Aguire, Cello Hernandez and Guadalupe Leyo. Find Second Body While searching for Balle, the police found another body under a mesquite tree several miles away. Identification was impossible. He was buried on the spot. Still another occurrence made Friday a busy day for Matamoros Tom terminal of the Lehigh Valley railroad in New York harbor, which shook the metropolis on the night of July 29, 1916.

The commission expressed doubt as to which of the two suspects was responsible. The in which Germany was absolved of any responsibility was the January 11, 1917, fire which destroyed the KinRs- iar.d. New Jersey, munitions plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry company. The commission composed of Roland W. Boyden, umpire; Chandler P.

Anderson, American commissioner, was unanimous, in its verdict. It set forth that the existence 'of the German Sabotage organization justified unfavorable inferences against Germany but that the evidence in support of the claims totaling nearly $40,000,000, was too circumstantial. Tlie decision closes the case, one of the most important American claims growing out of the National Convention W. C. T.

U. Opposed HOUSTON, Nov series of campaign conferences at strategic points over the country next winter, to displace the usual nation- police, this being the altercation al convention, was recommended VHQ'r'TTrfio'n IT tn Vii between Carlos Sales, during which Sales is alleged to have pulled a on Carillo, the later shooting him with a .410 shotgun. Sales is in the city hospital at present and is expected to recover, while is in the pending further investigation. It was said that bad feeling had existed between the two men for some time. The shooting occurred at 10 a.

m. Friday. Friends Say That Brummitt Is Alive The theory that the body discovered in the Arroyo Colorado early this week was that' of Wil! C. Brummitt, who disappeared from Portia. some time ago, was discredited i here today by Brummitt's friends who stated that they had seen Brummitt in Harlingen the day before the body had been found.

body was decomposed badly, indicating-shat it had been, in the arroyo fctf a week, or more. Brummitt is arid to have left the Valley early tan vise's. today to the annual conv tion at the National Women's Christian Temperance Union by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president, and members of her executive committee.

Inspect Your Policies Rio Grande Valley Tnut Co. (Adv.) Gregg Undergoes An Operation at Dallas John Gregg, president of the Merchants National bank, is reported recovering rapidly from a major operation performed at Baylor hospital, Dallas, last Tuesday. Although Mr. Gregg is resting well, it will be necessary for him to remain in the hospital at Dallas for another three weeks. Mrs.

Gregg is with him. Flight Postponed NEWARK, N. Nov. Gerald Nettleton, 20-year-old aviator of Toledo, Ohio, looked aloft at o'clock this morning, viewed the fog and rain and postponed start of his attempt to break the East-west Junior Transcontinental He said he planned to start tomorrow: at, 8. a.

weather- improved. ARRESTED BY AUTHORITIES 4G 000 Workers Go On Sympathetic Strike In Capitol MADRID, Nov. 15--(IP)--Rioting broke out on the streets of Madrid today as strikers clashed with police in various parts of the city. Numerous arrests were made. Some of the rioters were wounded in the clashes.

Forty thousand construction and metal workers quit work this morn- inp in protest against police methods in putting down riots yesterday when three persons were killed and. between 50 and 100 were injured. Business Paralyzed Business in Madrid was paralyzed today. There were no taxi cabs and until today's rioting there had been relatively few persons in the streets. Five thousand university students also joined in the strike.

Medical students hoisted a red flag at San Carlos University and walked out of their class rooms. Both universities in recent months have been scenes of serious fighting between students and police. Extra heavy guards of police have been placed around the university dijtricts. Scattered groups of strikers milled through the streets in many parts of the city. Tfle police dispersing them frequently.

Situation Gets Worse The situation grew worse in the afternoon. Several mounted police charges against the demonstrators made. Free for all fights took place be- tween strikers and other workers who had refused to quit their jobs. About twenty arrests were made Strikers warned shops in tils principal business streets to close their doors and many shops put up iron shutters against possible, ruob violence. Several street cars were overturned before the motormen and conductors joined the strike and several automobile trucks were attacked and overturned by mobs.

In the center of the business section a crowd of about fifty strikers raised a cheer for "the republic." Not far away another group cheered the monarchy. They locked in combat, and a vicious fist fight was broken up by the police. Police Charge Mobs In this and other 'clashes several were injured as the mounted police charged the rnobs and some street car passengers were believed to have been injured when the cars were pushed from the tracks and overturned. A great crowd massed in front of the morgue where lay the bodies of two workers killed in yesterday's r'ots, but the police put down attempts at disorder there. In the confusion it was impossible to say how many had been wounded by gunfire or otherwise injured, but it appeared certain that no one had been killed.

As many as twenty rioters had been arrested within a short time after the first disorders broke out Meanwhile, strikes continued in Oviedo, Malaga, Barcelona and Valencia, the most serious of which was at Oviedo where 20,000 coal miners had walked out. The peseta slumped a few points, but the effect on business was mostly theoretical, because business was practically suspended. WEATHER For Brownsville and the Valley: Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Sunday, probably with local rains; colder Sunday. Fresh southerly winds today and tonight on the west coast, shifting to fresh, northwesterly Sunday. For East Texas: Cloudy tonight with local rains; colder in west and central portions; Sunday partly cloudy except local rains in extreme east portion: somewhat.

colder. Fresii southerly to westerly winds on the coast probably becoming northwest, Sunday. RIVEK FORECAST There will be no material change in the river during -the next 24 to 48 hours. Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.

Sage Eagle Pass 16 Cbanp. Rain Laredo Rio Grandg Mission San Benito Brownsville 27 21 22 23 18 3.6. 0.9 0.0 9.3 Jl.i -00 .00 -00 .00 12.2 S0.1 .00 TIDE TABLE High, and low tide at Point Isabel tomorrow, under normal meteorol-" ogical conditions: High 12:25 3. 12:48 p. Low 6:53 a.

,7:01 p. MISCELLANEOUS DATA.