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VOL. XXXIII No. 56 ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SATURDAY AUGUST 29 1925 4 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS A COPY
DAMAGE SUIT IS
FILED IN AUSTIN
TRIPLE SLAYING
Man Held for Question-
ing Alleges ‘Third De-
gree Injured Hearing;
! Asks $15000 in Plea
’ (By the Associated Press)
AUSTIN Tex.. Aug. 29.—Suit
for $15000 damages was filed
in district court here today by
John Stemdahl Sr. against A.
Feldman of Harris county al-
leging that Feldman assaulted
him while Sterndahl was con-
fined in Travis county jail by
the sheriffs department in con-
nection with the murder of the
Engler family of three near
here recently.
The petition alleges that Feldman
stiuck Sterndle about the face with
his fists knocking loose his lower teeth
and impairing his sight. The plaintiff
asks $7500 actual and $7500 exemplary
damages. The statement sets out that
the plaintiff is 53 years of age while
Feldman is 35 and that the plaintiff
was left in Feldman’s power by a mem-
ber of the sheriff’s department after
the latter had obtained permission to
visit and question Sterndl.
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Nicaragua Fortress
Seized by Governor
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(By the Associated Press)
SAN JUAN DEL SUR Nicaragua Aug.
29.—Advices from Managua the capitol
report that Luis Rivas. governorVif Ma-
nagua has seized Tiscapa fortress and
refuses to obey the government. Albino
Ramon Reyes minister of finance is
said to have been arrested.
There has been no communication
. with the capitol since early this morn-
l ing.
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San Benito Store
To Change System
SAN BENITO Aug. 29.—The Red
Front Grocery Store of San Benito will
be changed from its present plan of
operation to that of the “M Cash sys-
tem on September 1 or soon after that
tiate according to announcement from
the managers. t
The store was established here by F.
B. Housel four yetws ago. The new
system calls for a change in fixtures
and arrangements in the store in order
to permit customers to wait on them-
selves.
Germany Orders Free
Visas to Sportsmen
(By the Associated Press)
* ILIN. Aug. 29.—The German
— ¥ - gn office has instructed its
-sentatives throughout Europe and
Jih America to grant visas free
charge to all foreign sportmen com-
ig to Germany for sporting competi-
t ions of any description.
The measure is tha result of a re-
quest by the German Sporting Union
which also had asked that the foreign
office take up with other governments
the question of recipiocal passports for
German sportmen taking part in
foieign competitions.
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Brownsville and vicinity: Fair to
partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
East Texas; Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; probably local - showers near
the coast. Light to fresh southerly
winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Light scattered showers occurred
within the last 24 hours in Montana
North Dakota Colorado New Mexico
apd Texas; and heavy to excessive rains
In Florida and South Carolina. Tem-
peratures were slightly higher over the
eastern half of the country this morn-
ing and lower practically throughout
the Rocky Mountain region.
The highest temperature yesterday at
Texas stations ranged from 94 at
Brownsville and San Antonio to 86 at
Galveston. __ . _ .
TURKEY GROWS MODERN;
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NIGHT WATCHMEN MUST
* * *
GET SHAVE HAIR CUT
(By the Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 29.—In-
novation after innovation follows the
trend of times in New Turkey. By
order of the prefect the picturesque
night watchmen of Constantinople
must shave off their flowing beards
and crop their long hair. So they
must replace their vari-colored tur-
bans and scarfs and baggy trousers
with a uniform resembling that of the
regular police.
No longer are the wakeful inhabitants
No longer are the wakeful inhabit-
ants of the city to hear the reassuring
beat of their long iron topped sticks
on the cobblestones or thieves make
their escape thanks to the warning
“tap tap tap.” The sticks of the watch-
men have been confiscated and the po-
liceman’s billy less attractive but of
mote practical value is to be carried
instead.
RESOLUTION ON
S. P. SENT OUT
Copies of Endorsement
Go to Other Cham-
bers in Valley
The committee named to draw up re-
solutions endorsing the action of the
Southern Pacific in applying for permis-
sion to extend lines into the Valley
has prepared the resolutions and copies
were sent out Saturday.
These copies sent from the Browns-
ville Chamber of Commerce office went
to the Southern Pacific railway the at-
torney generals’ office other chambers
of commerce in the Valley and banks in
the Valley.
The resolution follows:
Wheieas the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Company has filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission applications
for the extension of its lines from Fal-
furrias to Edinburg and from Edinburg
to Harlingen in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley and
Whereas the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce has made certain investiga-
tions with reference to the future plans
of the Southern Pacific concerning this
Valley and Brownsville and has come
to the conclusion that the best interests
of the Valley and of Brownsville will
be served if said applications are gran-
ted.
Now therefore be it resolved by the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce that
we unqualifiedly endorse said applica
tions^ and that we will render every
assistance possible in support of same
and
Be it ■'further resolved that certified
copies of this resolution be furnished
Interstate Commerce Commission South-
ern Pacific Khilway Company the At-
tbiney General of the State of Texas
and each Chamber of Commerce in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
LOCAL STUDENT TO
GET U. T. DEGREE
Benito Longorio of this city and
scholarship student of Mexico will re-
ceive a business administration degree
from the University of Texas in the
graduation services to be held there to-
night.
He was formerly an employe of the
Merchant's National Bank leaving there
four years ago to enter the University.
He had no entrance credits but has
made up all the necessary high school
credits and completed his college course
inhis four years and summer terms at
the University.
Valley Busses Honor
Memory of Hirons
All busses of the Black Diamond Bus
line in the valley stopped Thursday af-
ternoon from 5 to 5:10 o’clock in respect
to the memory of W. L. Hirons. secre-
tary of the bus line who died the pre-
ceding day at Harlingen.
Mr. Hirons died from an operation for
appendicitis. He was operated on after
he had been carried to the polls in an
ambulance in order that he might vote
for flood control.
WOULD QUIT BOOTLEGGER HUBBY.
\NEW YORK—Suing for separation
Kissel sets forth that her husband is a
bootlegger with an income of $700 a
week. i
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FLOOD CONTROL
MEET ADJOURNS
AT AMARILLO
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Commissioners Pledged
To Work for Irriga-
tion Project to Re-
claim 600000 Acres
(By the Associated Tress)
AMARILLO Tex. Aug. 29.—Express-
ing gratification at headway made at
thd flood contiol and irrigation con-
ference in session here since* Tuesday
water commissioners of Oklahoma New
Mexico Kansas and Texas dispersed to-
day to their homes. Each pledged him-
self to work for the popularization of
flood control of the Arkansas river sys-
tem while awaiting the call for the
next conference scheduled to be held
in September or early October at Little
Rock. .
r.. L. Blake president of the tn-state
water conference told the Associated
Press he was confident the project in-
volving expenditure of millions of dol-
lars and the reclaiming of millions of
fertile acres had been given great im-
petus at the Amarillo conference and
that ultimate success was assured.
“Jealousy and consequent failure to
co-operate among the several states in-
terested is the only factor that can de-
feat the harnessing of the Arkansas and
its tributaries” he said. “Senator Cur-
tis of Kansas the republican leader in
the United States Senate assured me he
would do all possible to put through the
necessary appropriations provided Okla-
homa. Kansas Arkansas. Colorado New
Mexico and Texas agreed or proportion-
ate costs and allocations of waters.”
“State lines will have to be forgotten
and the officials of every state manifest
a spirit of fairness if this great project
is to be put over. I am much heartened
af the spirit exhibited at the tri-state
conference here. The sportsmanship
and evident desire of each commissioner
to do the square thing exceeded my fon-
dest expectations.”
President Blake told of the survey of
the North Canadian in Northern Okla-
homa just completed by the Coahoma
irrigation drainage and reclamation
commission of which he is the chair-
man. “Along the 450 injies of this
stream we have located forty three re-
seivoirs sites construction of which will
reclaim 600000 acres of land worth
from $50 to $200 an acre” he said.
“We propose to create 1000 lakes
w'ater for which will be furnished from
the reservoirs. We will make of North-
ern Oklahoma a veritable play ground”
President Blake said.
Arthur W. Large of Chicago agricul-
tural agent of the Rock Island who has
devoted much study to controlling flood
waters of the Arkansas and its tribut-
aries is of the opinion it would take a
special act of congress to enable that
body to appropriate funds for control-
ling the South Canadian riverjn Texas.
OFFER BIG REWARD
FOR AIRMAIL THIEVES
(By the Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO Calif.. Aug. 29-
Rewards aggregating $10000 were offer-
ed by the post office department yester-
day for the arrest and conviction of
five men who held up and robbed a
truck here August 8 of eight pouches
of air mail just received from theeast.
Coolidge to Visit
Son in C. M. T. Camp
SWAMPSCOTT Mass. Aug. 29.—The
desire of proud parents to see their son
in soldier uniform drew President and
Mrs. Coolidge fro White Court today
and they took to the road for another
trip to Camp Devens 50 miles away.
There they planned to witness the
final review of the citizens military
training camp with their son John as a
corporal marching in the ranks with
lads from all walks of life.
ART AW ARDS INCREASED
PITTSBURGH Aug. 29.—An addition-
al prize of $500 has been added to the
list of awards $or the 24th Interna-
tional Exhibition of Paintings at Car-
negie Institute here beginning October
15 and continuing until December 6.
The Garden Club of Allegheny county
added the $500 to the regular prize list
og $3300. It will be awarded for the
best painting of flowers or gardens in
the exhibition. The award will be made
by the jury which will meet here
September 25.
LOCAL RADIO OPERATOR
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RELAYS MESSAGE FROM
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MacMILLAN EXPEDITION
Brownsville takes her place alnog
with the rest of the world in conr\ec-
Hon *’ith the Arctic expedition of
MacMillan.
Minor Wilson son of Dr. and Mrs.
i W. A. Wilson Thursday night was
listening in when radio messages from
th# Arctic expedition came through
the ether.
He heard the Chicago station to
which the message wes sent say. “We
can’t hear you; you’re coming in too
weak.”
Young Wilson who will be operator
for the Brownsville radio station when
it opens September 1 notified Chica-
go that he could hear the message.
Chicago instructed the Arctic sender
to send the message down to Browns-
ville and asked Brownsville to send
it to them by wire.
The message was wired yesterday
although the relayer would not reveal
its contents as it was a private mes-
sage to the radio agency in Chicago
which has the exclusive rights.
Minor Wilson talks all over the
world on ifs station here and recent-
ly carried on a conversation with a
man in Chile who wanted to know
”how much it costs to live in Browns-
ville?” His name and address were
turned over to the Brownsviile Cham-
ber of Commerce and the proper
literature and information sent him.
CITRUS CANKER
: MONEY RAISED
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Health Unit Appropria-
tion Made by Com-
missioners
Final passage of the resolution ap-
propriating money for a county health
unit and the appropriating of $2000 as
Cameron county’s part of the expenses
; for citrus canker inspection work in the
Valley were among the matters cared
for at the commissioners’ court meeting
here yesterday.
The appropriation for citrus canker
work however was made conditional on
the action of the remainder of the Valley
i in raising $3000 to complete the fund
formerly appropriated by the state and
also conditional on the opinion of the
attorney general as to the legality of
this appropriation.
A Ruling from the attorney general’s
office will be sought at once in order
that the county will know how to pro-
ceed in this matter.
Heretofore the federal government
has appropriated $5000 annually to be
matched by $5000 from the state of Texas
to carry on this citrus inspection work
on the border. This year Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson vetoed the appro-
priation for this purpose and it became
necessary for the Valiev to raise its
own fund or to discontinue the inspec-
tion.
The remaining $3000 for the Valley’s
$5000 has been appropriated.
As soon as it is ascertained that the
appropriating of this money by the coun-
ty is legal Cameron county’s $2000 will
be available.
Other matters were taken up by the
court including the purchase of a used
automobile for the use of the engineer-
ing department of the county and ap-
proval of application for several other
headlight testing stations. Application
of the Dennett Motor Sales Co. Tourist
Auto Supply and JRiver Front Garage
were approved.
l he court pased a resolution appro-
priating the $3500 which it had agreed
to give for a county health unit the
resolution stating that the cities of the
.county had furnished their $3500 the
$7000 raised in the county to he used
along with $5500 furnished by the state
department of health and the Rocke-
feller institute to make a total of $12500
a year.
This amount will care for a complete
health unit including a health officer
and bookkeeper county health nurse
sanitary officer and the Brownsville
public health nurse.
A petition from several residents of
Wilson Tract asking that certain roads
there be designated as county roads
and graded was rea riand granted.
C. & O. Seeks Permit To
Purchase Equipment
(By the Associated Press')
RICHMOND Va.. Aug. 29.—Placing of
contracts for about $8000000 worth of
new equipment for the Chesapeake and
Ohio railw^- was authorized toda*' by
President W. J. Uarahan.
MEXICO EXCITED
OVER NAMING OF
BRITISH ENVOY
Resumption of Diplomat-
ic Relations Proclaim-
ed by Extra Editions
of Capital Press
(By the Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY Aug. 29.—Announce-
ment of resumption of diplomatic rela-
tions between Mexico and Great Britain
which has been suspended since June
1924. has created considerable excitement
in Mexico City.
Extra editions of the newspapers
which are rare in the capital appeared on
the streets last night after Foreign
Minister Sanchez made the announce-
ment.
One of the headlines proclaimed the
settlement of the differences between
Great Britain and Mexico as “consoli-
dating the inte:natiorial harmony of
Mexico with all the great countries.”
Pending the appointment of Ministers^
Alfonse de Rosenzweig Diaz has been
named as charge d’affairs fox Mexico in
London and Norman King former Brit-
ish consul here will assume a similai
post here for Great Britain. Mr. King
and Senor Saenz for a long time have
been negotiating for a resumption of
friendly intercourse between the two
countries.
Relations were severed in June 1924
when the British charge was ordered ex-
pelled by the Mexican government for
alleged support given Mis. Rosalie Evans
an American woman who was the wife
of a British subject and who was later
assassinated on her ranch. The trouole
of Mrs. Evans in which the charge inter-
vened grew out of attempts by Mexican
agrarians vto seize her lands.
Senor Saens made public a cablegram
sent him by Austen Chamberlair British
foreign secretary aaying:
“As a result of the recent and satis-
factoiy exchange of views regarding dif-
ferences I have the pleasure of in-
forming you of the appointment of Nor-
man King as charge with instructions
to resume diplomatic relations with the
Mexican government and ample author-
ized to sign notes in the name of the
British government.”
Senor Saenz in telegraphing Mr.
Chamberlain of the appointment of
Senor Diaz a^s charge in London spoke of
“the happy resumption of relations by
our governments.”
Since the breaking off of relations the
United States embassy in Mexico City
has been in charge of British affairs in
Mexico.
SLAY TWO OFFICERS;
SEEK MOONSHINERS
LBv the Associated Press')
GRAY Ga. Aug. 29— Feeling against
moonshiners was high here today fol-
lowing the death yesterday of two Jones
county officers who were shot to death
while on a hunt for illicit stills.
A coroner’s verdict declared that Floyd
Malone county policeman and Frank
Tucker whose shot riddled bodies were
found at an abandoned mill late yester-
day “were murdered by unknown
parties."
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Conditions in Syria
Improving France Says
(By the Associated Press)
PARIS. Aug. 29.—The situation in
Syria continues to improve although
Suedia is still besieged by rebel tribes-
men. accordin to information from Gen-
eral Sarrail high commander. The Nor-
mal life of Damascus has not been in-
terrupted the dispatches say no raid-
ing party of Druses having even come
within range of the French artillery
there.
Soviet to Permit
Making of Liquor
(By the Associated Press)
MOSCOW Aug. 29.—Manufacture of
liquors containing sixty per cent of al-
cohol and vodka of 40 per cent will be
permitted in Soviet Russia from October
1 under a decision reached by the cen-
tral executive committee.
The right to manufacture alcoholic
drinks is granted to private firms as
well as the state and co-operative dis-
tilleries and sale is permitted through-
out the Soviet federation.
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BABY AND GOAT AWAKE
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AFTER LONG SLEEP FROM
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POWDER GIVEN BY BOYS
MACOMB 111. Aug. 29.—A goat
and a baby are awake and well here
today apparently unaffected by the
influence of a "sleeping tablet” ad-
ministered by three mischevious young-
sters of Mrs. Alice St. John. Finding
the tablets at home the three children
powdered them and sprinkled the
powder on water melon rinds which
they fed the goat. Shortly after
the goat on whose milk the six months
old baby of Clarence Haley feds fell
asleep and all next day the baby
drowsed heavily.
Today the goat awoke after twb
days and two nights sleep and shook
herself and the baby wide awake and
waiting for milk took cows milk till
the parents were sure the soporific
effect of the boys’ prank had entirely
passed.
Nothing more serious resulted from
the episode than a scare for two fam-
ilies and sound spankings for the three
youngsters.
MOBILIZATION’
OF REDS FAILS
Eight French Police In-
jured in Stopping
March on Opera
(By The Associated Tress.)
PARIS Aug. 29.—Eight policemen in-
jured and about a dozen communists
in cells were the net result of an ex-
periment in mobilization made by the
communists of the capital last night.
The communist plan of action called
for assembling in four public squares
and marching to the opera as a protest i
against methods used by the Polish and
Bulgarian governments in dealing with
members of their party. The full pro-
gram of the demonstration was publish-
ed yesterday in the communist organ
L’Humanite consequently authorities
were enabled to nip it in the bud.
Between 300 and 400 manifestants ar-
rived in the vicinity of the opera to the
inconvenience of the opera goers as-
sembling for "Aida.”
A series of sharp skirmishes with the
police ensued and 140 were arrested.
BROOKHARTLEADS
AFTER VOTE COUNT
WASHINGTON D. C. Aug. 29.—With
only two counties remaining to be tabu-
lated. Daniel F. Steck’s net gain in the
Senate recount of the Iowa senatorial
returns stood today at 927 if both con-
tested and uncontested ballots are held
valid.
This still would leave Senator Smith
W. Brookhart. Steck’s republican op-
ponent a slight margin.
Slayer of Terrorists !
Being Tried in Warsaw
(By the Associated Press)
WARSAW Poland Aug. 29.—The trial
spf Police Sergeant Nago Murazko for
killing the terrorists Baginski and Wier-
zorkiewicz last March began today. Ba-
ginski and Wierzorkiewicz former Polish
army officers had been sentenced to
death here for implication in the War-
saw citadel explosion of October 1923
but were being transported to the Rus-
sian border to be exchanged for two
Poles condemned by the Soviets. Ser-
geant Muraszko it is charged entered
the train on which the prisoners were
traveling under aimed escort and shot
them both to death. He at once sur-
rendered exclaiming:
‘‘I have acted as a patriot. I have
killed two traitors.”
Big Beer Haul Made
In Pennsylvania Raid
(By the Associated Press)
SCRANTON Pa. Aug. 29.—Federal
prohibition agents yesterday raided the
Lackawanna Brewery in this city and
seized 3.800 barrels of alleged high
powered beer. A Jjrewery at Simpson
was raided last week and 4000 barrels
seized. With the seizure of these two
breweries federal men believe they have
cut off a substantial supply of the Scran-
ton beer which has been shipped to vari-
ous parts of the country.
INVESTIGATION
IY GOVERNMENT
IS ASKED BY U. S.
Consul Reports Killing
In Chihuahua; Second
Man Said to be Shot
By Band of Renegades
WASHINGTON D. C. Aug.
29.—The state department has
asked the Mexican government
to make a thorough inquiry in-
to the reported slaying of an
annamed American cowboy near
Palomas Chihuahua.
The department was advised
of the killing by Consul Dye at
luarez. Details were lacking.
EL PASO Texas. Aug. 29.—Advices
to the federal commander at Juarez last
Saturday told of the killing of an Am-
erican cowboy an employe on the Ben-
ton ranch south of Columbus New
Mexico by a band of regenades said to
be composed of Indians and outlaws of
several nationalities.
Another cowboy whose identity was
not reported had his lower jaw shot
away by the band. A third cowboy es-
caped without injury.
Later a small band of Mexican troops
was sent in pursuit of the band but
their efforts proved unavailing.
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CAILLAUX TO COME
TO U. S. ON SEPT. 16
(By the Associated Press)
PARIS Aug. 29.—Official announce-
ment was made today that finance min-
ister Caillaux will sail on the liner Paris
September 1G to initiate the debt fund-
ing negotiations v/ith the United States
j M. Caillaux will be accompanied by only
one expert. The remainder of the French
mission is to follow either on September
19 or 23.
Two Burned by Prank
Of Practical Joker
DANSVILLE N. Y„ Aug. 29.—Two em-
ployes of the Powers Specialty com-
pany were in the Dansville general hos-
pital today with severe burns received
| when a “practical joker” tossed a light
ed match into a pail of benzine in which
the men were washing their handds.
I heir hands and arms were burned se-
verely. The joker was not held.
Dallas Woman to Play »•
In Western Golf Final
(By the Associated Press)
WHITEBEAR Minn. Aug. 29.—Mrs.
Elaine Rosenthal Reinhart of Dallas to-
day gained a lead of one up on Mrs.
Harley Higbie of Detroit in the first
18 holes of the final round for the
women's western golf championship.
Mrs. Reinhart scored an 84 while Mrs.
Higbie took 87. It was good golf under
difficulties as a lacrimose sky wept
freely on the players and the gallery
from time to time slowing up the greens
and making previous experience in
gauging the side hills rather useless. A
hot breathless air made the hill climbing
laborious but bot hlpayers performed
well at times.
WOMAN DODGES DUTY.
NEW YORK—Mrs. Maria M. Ford
wealthy American who has lived in
Paris eleven years is back hefe with
$100000 in jewels and gowns brought in
duty free because customs officials re-
gard her as /non-resident. She won
$80000 at the Deauville Green tables
this summer she says.
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