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VOL. XXXIII No. 299__ ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THURSDAY APRIL 29 1928 . EIGHT PAGES TODAY FIV^ CENTS A COPY
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WITH about 11 non carloads of
vegetables already chipped out
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley thi.
season there Is reason to believe
with a full shipping month still
nhesi. that the Valley this year will
surp3S* the shipping records of the
two preceding seasons.
Pnvorable harvesting weather and
continued good prices will result in
i *isl cleanup for the growers who
alrepdy have prepared fields of cot-
ton! which are doing very well but
which need a season of warm weather
to iromote growth.
Farmers have no reason to com-
plain of cabhapep rices. More than
75 per cent of the crop moved at
prices that permitted a very good
profit. Even though cabbage has
pone down to $8 to $lft to the grower
moat of the crop went at prices
ranging around $30 a ton. Cabbage
it is said will yield n slight profit
at as low as $15 a ton.
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Members of the Texas Tress Asso-
ciation. which meets in San Antonio
earlv in June have indicated their
desire for a side trip to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
They were given the opportunity j
to choose between I^arcdo and the
Lowrr Valley—and chose the Lower
Vaiiey.
More to see. More to hear about.
T. 8. IMonty) Montgomery of Mc-
Allen editor of Monty’s Monthly is
a member of the executive commit
tee of the association and extended
the invitation.
It will he up to the Valley to en-
tertain the visitors see that they
have an opportunity to view the Vnl
ley.
Not much entertainment will he re-
quired. Only autos for the trip.
The Texas Tress Association has
something like 701 members. How
many will make the trip to the Val-
ley is unkrown but the Valley can
drpend upon at least 200 columns of
stories when the pencil pushers re-
turn to their homes.
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With several carloads of Willacy
county’s onions going to the mar-
of the nation dailv the fame of
Lower Rio Grande Valley is be
broadcast through another
rrc.
J. 1>. McCann of RaymondvTle
ently sent a selected crate -with
ir> oniotlh rc-wuii H to Make the
1—to hi-; nephew. R. F. Ridle;-
rusc'imbia Ala. in the heard of
nscle Skoals district. “They
ar<?( absolutely the finest ! ever sttw
and the wife is in love with thciq"
the' nephew wrote itr iwVmowle^ge-
mrnt. And now he is talking about
removing to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
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fr The I iverite flib of Raymond-
ville is unique in that it sponsors
•thlet’cs for its members hut it is
doing more than that. The weekly
luncheons are creating a spirit of
cooperation for the building of a
town and better citizenship the value
l of which cannot he estimated.
At the luncheon this week at
which a member of The Herald "taff
was a guest 4K members were pres
ent and almost every representative
bur.ness man of the town was at the
table. The spirit of goodfellowshsp
was an inspiration.
[REHEARSAL IS
1 REAL CEREMONY
(By The A«sociated Tress.)
DKNVKR Colo.. Apr l 2!>.-Thc
Rocky Mountain News today will sav
that under the pretense that they
were reheasing their wedding which
was to have taken place next Sat
ur ’av* Stanley M. (Larry) Dovle. n'
Glendive Mont. national commander
||f * 10 and R" American legion fun
Fociety and Miss Ruby Mae Reasor
of Denver were married here last
night.
I ARCTIC EXI’LORFR 8AF*.
f NEW YORK. N. Y . April 29—The
V North-Amerirnn newspaper all ancr
I announced today that Captain
I George II. Wilkins leader of the De-
troit Arctic expedition and his p lot
H«»n Eielson had landed in their
plane ”in good condition" at Point
Harrow. This was the first direct
word that had been hoard from them
in 13 days.
"deaths"
NORTHAMPTON. Mass.—Archibald
P. Ramage. 5”. treasurer and general
manager of the Mississquod Pulp and
Paper Company of Sheldon Spring.
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San Francisco—Dr A. F. Schafer
d scoverer of serum for prevention
of pneumonia and blood poisoning.
Philadelphia—William Potter 74.
former minister to Italy.
MUNCIE Ind.—Mrs. Rhoda J.
Ihase 92. civil war nurse and widow
f Rev. Ira Chase former governor
t Indiana.
pleading. Pa. — Christopher H.
ferret 89 widely known artist
hose landscapes hang in many gal-
fie* of the country.
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MACHINE GUN
TRAIL TAKEN
^KILLINGS
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Chicago Underworld
Is Scurrying to Cover
As Police Raid Chi-
cago ‘Valley’ Area
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(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO. III? April 29. The “brer
racket” today had supplanted all oth-
er theories as supplying the motive
behind the latest triple slaying by
machine gun gang-tors. wit) the
death of William H. McSwriggin the
“hanging prosecutor’* of the state’s
attorney’s st~ff. regarded ns inci-
dental to the alcohol war.
But the death of the youthful pros-
ecuting “are' who with James J.
Doherty and Thomas Duffy fell be-
fore a murderous fusillade of bullets
in Cicero Tuesday night brought one
of the most energetic campaigns
against gangsters ever waged in
Conk county.
Almost every scrap of information j
in the hands of the police pointed to
‘he fact that the killing of Doherty
was long planned by rival alcohol
and beer purveyors from whom Do-
herty was wresting control of busi-
ness in Cicero and that McSwiggin
and Duffy was killed merely because
they happened to be in Doherty’s
company when the machine gunners
pumped one hundred bullets into
Doherty’s automobile.
I he machine gun a type aesignon
for police use and capable of firing
1500 bullets a minute offered one
of the best available clews to the
slayeis as police raided hundreds of
plates in Cook county in search of
Doherty’s rivals ’ It was believed
that the sale of the weapon could be
traced after authorities had ques-
tioned a salesman for a hardware
store who recently had disposed of a
similar gun.
The theory that McSwiggin was out
seeking evidence for the trial of Mar-
tin Durkin was abandoned; likewise
that he was slaini n revenge for hia
activities as a prosecutor for he was
friendly with Doherty and Duffy
and their presence together was
merely social.
A campaign against gangsters and
their resorts was .*n progress all
night. There was a great scurrying
of the beer bosses and the alley
chiefs and the gamblers.
. Xbero was persistent efforts to fer-
ret out the killers or more impor-
tant* the men who hired the k;l!er-
and armml them with a deadly
Thompson machine gun.
One such weapon was traced to the
| store of Alex V. Korecek. He said
he had bought it on an order from
! two men whom he didn’t know. An
tall night grilling failed to wrest any
'definite information from him.
His place of business is in the
heart of the “valley” where at least
| twenty murders due to beer run-
j ners’ rivalry have been committed
i He was unable to pick the pictures
| of his customers from portraits at
the bureau of identification. f
BIG KILLING
IN ROOSTERS
Will Slay 10000; San
Antonio Humane
Society Objects
SAN ANTONIO Texas Apuril 20.—
I 'ho San Antonio Humane Society to-
I day umr unc-'d its opposition t> iho
[ intended slaughter of 10000 rooster**
tin »hi*- part of Texas.
loath sentences for the male fnv.ls
by May 1 have been urged hy ’be
agricultural committee of the San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce which
said it had the encouragement of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. The reason for the wholesale
butchery is to prevent continuation
of heavy financial loss to poultrymen
nad produce companies through quick
spoliation of fertile eggs.
Miss Lucy Smithcrs secretary of
the hornane society today made this
! statement in opposing the plan:
“The society feels it a duty to raise
j its voice in defense of these fowls
which cannot speak for themselves.
■ It does not believe the necessity is
great enough for such drastic meas-
ures as are proposed. It is violating
a provision of nature which may lead
to disaster.”
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Knight Acquitted of
Tom Cooper Murder
SAN ANTONIO Tex.. April 29.—Ed
Knight was acquitted of the charge
of murder of Tom Cooper in the
thirty-seventh district court last
night.
Knight was a deputy sheriff when
l ooper w*as ahot in an Apache street
cold drink stand January 17 1925.
W. R. “Red” Hamilton was indicted
with Knight in connection with the
slaying. His cast* has not been set
for trial.
HALF BROWNSVILLE IS
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LAME AS KIWANIANS
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HOLD BALL PRACTICE
Business and professional men are
limping around in Brownsville to-
day. Doctors are looking ns broken
as some of. their patient1 lawyers
are groaning as they swing around
in their swivel chairs and others
mV getting around town as best
they can.
It all happened when the Kiwnnis
Club baseball team held its first
workout at the hall park in prep-
aration for the coming hall game
with the Rotary Club. It is under-
stood that it was to have been a se-
rrct session but so many of the
Kiwanians were limping around
Wednesday that news of the prac-
tice leaked out and the Rbtarians
are preparing to work their team
overtime to prevent the rival club
from stealing a "march on them.
The date for the game has not been
set.
SEAMEN MAY
Houston Harbor Hears
Rumors of May
Day Walkout
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HOUSTON Vexas. April 29.—Pos- '
sibil * es of a May Day seamen’s
strike wore seen in demands made |
ir. a circular being distributed along
the Houston water front today. It
was addressed to sailors firemen j
cooks and stewards and calls for .
raises of $7.50 per month for ordin-
ary and able seamen $5 for boats- |
wains and carpenters; $7.50 for !
passers and wipers oilers and tend- i
ers and $2.50 for firemen; over time j
of 6^ cents per hour. 18 hour day in j
port a pro-rata increase for the ;
stewards’ department.
In large letters are printed the |
words “May 1 1926." The circular I
is signed “District Committee At-
lantic district. International tea-
men’s un.on of America.”
ff. E. THIELEN
DIES IN WEST
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Telegram Tells of His
Death in Letter- 1
man Hospital
Word has been received by Mr?.
Frank Thielen advising her of the
death at f.ettermnn General Hospital
San Francisco Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o’clock of Walter E. Thielen
her youngest son.
Walter Thielen will be remember-
ed in Brownsville. He was horn and
reared in this city leaving here when
a mere boy for Galveston and Hous-
ton. He went west where he rcma.n-
ed until 1917 when he entered the
army.
lie served in the World War at
Camp Kearney t'alif. Following the
war he was honorably discharged as
sergeant in the quartermaster corps.
He later made several trips to Hono-
lulu and the Orient as a baker in
civilian capacity.
Word was received Monday even-
ing from I.ettcrman hospital stat.ng
that he was dangerously ill.
The bodv will he buried in the Na-
tural Cemetery at San Frsncisco
burial being with military honors.
Bakers’ Union No. 23 of San Fran-
cisco will attend the funeral in a
body.
COLLEGES DENY
DISCRIMINATION
(By The Associated Press.)
PROVIDENCE R. L. April 23.—
“Brown university has neved exclud-
ed and never will exclude nny man
on sectarian or racial prounds"
President France of Brown univer-
sity declared today in a statement
issued in response to charpes that
the hip American collepes and uni-
. varsities are makinp discriminations
\ apninst the Jew.
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(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK N. Y. April 29.—Co-
lumbia un:vcrsity in an official
statement today denied that dis-
crimination in any form entered into
its selection cf sti.dents followinp
charpes by prominent Jews that it
and other leadinp schools practiced
exclusion policy.
CORSICANA MAN ELECTED.
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(By The Associated Press.)
WICHITA FALLS Texas. Aprt! ?9.
—Dr. Trim Houst on of Corsicana was
chosen president of the Texas Stale
Dental Society at thee losinp session
of the house of dolepal.es of the con-
vention which clo-I* a three day ses-
t sien her.1 today.
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State of Siege
in Mexico Town
Follows Clash
CRy The Associated 1'ress.)
MEXICO CITY \j>ril 29. -What
amounts to virtually a state of siege
has hcen established at Zitscunro a*<
an outgrowth of the fighting l»c-
tween townspeople and the military
COMMISSION
ON RADIO IS
BILL PURPOSE
Interstate Commerce
Committee Ignores
Warning Against
More Agencies
ffly The Associated Prwii.1
WASHINGTON D. C.. April 21*.—
Ignoring President Coolidgc’s warn-
ing to congress against establishing
any more independent federal agen-
cies the senate interstate commerce
committee today approved the Dill ra-
dio hill providing for a com mis .lion to
have control of air con niunication.
The commission wculd have su-
preme power in its field the com-
mittee having eliminated a provision
for appeals to the courts to compel
the issuing of broadcasting licenses
or prevent the rescinding of thenr:
The committee also proposed that
the commission have five instead of
three members on salaries of $12500
each.
The bill’s proponents will seek to
have it passed at this session holding
that a recent court deris.on in a Chi-
cago case had made immediate legis-
lation imperative.
The White House disclosed recent-
ly that President fool'dge was in
dined to favor a bill already passed
by the house placing the control of
radio under the commerce depart-
ment instead of an Independent com-
mission.
INITIAL ROASTING
EARS SHIPPED OUT
(Special to The Herald.)
LA FVSRIA Texas April 29.—
Texas’ firs* r>* of roasting ears is
moving to market from La Feria
today.
The initial thipment was made
from La Feria by express Wednes-
day afternoon and now is rolling
along between here and the Chicago
market where it was shipped on
consignment.
Several growers went together to
ship the first ear out of Tevas to
the northern markets. It was
packed hv R. O. Treon. local repre-
sentative of William V. B’«rk Inc.
of San Benito which shipped the
i corn.
The nuality wax very good for
early corn. The first car of last year
was shipped just about this time.
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‘Country Girl’ Wants
to be Texas Governor
(By The Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. April 29.
—Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
today has another woman candi-
| date among her opposition for gov-
! ernor. Mrs. K. M. Johnson 16
owner of a ranch in Mexico who
describes herself as "a red headed
country girl" announced for gov-
ernor yesterday. She says she
has had a life long pmbiton to be
governor. Mrs. Edith Wilntans of
Dallas also is a candidate.
Muscle Shoals Report
to Farm Committee
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fPv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON D. C.. Anril 29 —
The report of the Muscle Shoals Joint
congresional committee would be re-
ferjed to the senate agricultural com-
mittee under a motion made today
by Senator Norris republican. Ne-
braska. opponent of the proposed
leasing and chairman of the agricul-
ture committee. The motion will be
considered at & p. m. tomorrow.
THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Cloudy to part-
ly cloudy tonight and Friday pos-
sible with local showers; not much
change in temperature.
Far East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; possibly local
showers in south portion. Light to
j modoiate easterly to «onth>ffl7 A'iftd-
. on She const.
over the religious situation Tuesday
during which Captain Ruiz of the
army and ore civilian were killed and
several civilians wounded. It is re-
porter! that a large group of fanatical
Indians in neighboring ranches in-
tend to attack the town and troops
are being prepared for its defense.
The district attorney has ordered the
arrest of several persons alleged to
have been implicated in Tuesday’s
riotings. Troops are patrolling the
streets.
MEXICO CITY. April 29.—Dis-
patches from Parhuca say that
Rishop Matiriquez Zarate of Huejutln
hn* been arrested by order of the
district attorney of Parhuca City for
a pastoral letter opposing the reli-
gious clauses of the Mexican consti-
tution.
SANTORO IS
STILL HELD
Matamoros Authorities
Give Him Hearing
Thursday
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The 72 hour period which the Mex-
ican laws allow municipal authorities
to hold prisoners on suspicion will j
: expire Thursday evening in the in- j
stance of Louis Santoro who was ar- !
i rested Monday evening pending in-
| ve<tigation of the fire which de-
i stroyed the Monte Carlo cabaret early
i Monday morning.
He is said to have hepn given n
! hearing of some sort Thursday morn- j
: irg but the result of this action is
! rot known. If within the 72 hours
j allotted the Mexican authorities can
j make no specific charge against a
(prisoner held on suspicion he must
| be released.
The Monte Carlo was situated on j
(a corner of C'alle Scxta facing the
j plaza and burned to theg round near
daylight Monday morning. The
| Brownsville fire department respond -
jcd. but was unable to save the struc-
ture. Adjacent buildings w* re isvt'i
| however.
Santoro was arrested Monday even-
ing at the request of Luis Hendon
proprietor of Monte Carlo
Han torn was in Rendon's employ
until a few days before the fire.
Santoro resided at the Windsor ;
Hotel in Brownsville.
BALLOONSTO
START TODAY
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Scott Field Entrant
Has Serious Rip;
Losing Gas
(Ry The Associated Press.)
LITTLE ROCK Ark . April 29.—
Loss of 310.000 cubic fe^t of helium
gas from the army dirigible TC-6 of
Scott field Illinois is feared unless
immediate repairs can be made on a
one-foot rip torn in a top seam as
she lay at anchorage in the Little
Rock airport for the national balloon
raec and air meet here today.
fBy The Associated Press.)
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. April 29.—
i The starting time of the pilot balloon
I “Skylark” in the national elimination
I balloon rare from the Little Rock air
I port this afternoon was moved up to-
day at 4:30 p. m. The other balloons
I will leave at five minute intervals
beginning at 4:45 o'clock.
LITTLE ROCK Ark.. April 29.—
Pilot winds favoring nine balloons
will cast off their moorings here
this afternoon in a battle against
gravty and gas wastage and for the
I right to he among the trio to rep-
resent the United States in the in-
ternational races in Belgium May 30.
There was a strong possibility that
some oft he gss bags taking the air
between five and six o’clock this af-
ternoon would set a new record for
vessels of their type balloons of
35.000 cubic feet gas capacitv. The
1 existing record is 305 miles or
490.8 k lometers.
Complete Trials of
Negroes in Kentucky
MADISONVILLE. Ky.. April 29 -
Trials of there negroes charged with
an attack on a Mobile Ala. girl here
a fortnight ago. were complete today
when the jury convicted Columbus
Hollis and fixed his punishment at
! 20 years in thJ state penitentiary.
Runyan Fleming was convicted
•Tuesday and Nathan Bard yesterday
an! '.he death penalty fixed by the
ptry in enos mt\
NEW PLAN FOR
SAN BENITO’S
HOTEL IS UP
Chamber of Commerce
to Consider It But
Proceeds With Com-
munity Project
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CSpecial to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO Texas April 23.—A
n**w hotel proposition may be con-
sidered by the San Benito Chamber
of Commerce which recently “put
over'* a drive for the erection of a
hostelry financed by the community.
Announcement was made today that
outside interests have made a tenta-
tive offer for erection of a hotel to
cost about $200000. The hotel com-
mittee is understood to have advised
that they would consider the propo-
sition which probably will be taken
up at a meeting to he held this after-
noon.
In the meantime Harvey P. Smith
architect of San Antonio has arrived
in San Benito with completed plans
for the community hotel project.
These plans will he gone over by the
committee at its session this after-
noon. They call for a three-story
building with roof garden and a to-
tal of 77 rooms is provided for.
The building will have four store-
rooms on the ground floor to be used
for business purpose*. The site is the
half block facing the park just a
block off the boulevard.
TINCHER BILL
TO BE FOUGHT
Farm Relief Legisla-
tion Elbows Way to
Front Rank
fRv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON D. C.. April _‘9-
The farm relief question with tie
maze of ramifications today elbowed
its way to the very front rank of
legislation demanding attention rrom
congress and the White House and
found a bndiy split assemblage awatt-
rmr to pass judgment.
While Chairman Snell and the
White House rules committee were
making the road clear for the house
to begin consideration on three wide-
ly divergent farm hills next Tues-
day a procession of farmer repre-
sentatives were calling at the White
House and farm block dealers at both
ends of the eapitol were vowing to
defeat the Tinrher bill supported by
Secretary Jardine.
These same leaders announced atso
a determination to put through the
corn belt measure principles of
which are embodied in the Haugen
bill one of the three to be taken
up Tuesday. The third is the Curtis-
Aswoll bill a commodity marketing
measure.
Chester Gray and R. F. Bower of
the American Farm Bureau Federa-
tion; John Wallace brother of the
late Secretary Wallace and Charles
II. Hcarst of the Iowa State Farm
Bureau Federation were among the
caller* at the White House. The re-
su! of their rof 'crences were not di-
vulged except that upon leaving they
supported the Haugen bill.
The tactics of the proponents of
the Haugen hill in the senate will he
to first attempt to kill the Tinrhcr
hill and then to put through the
Haugen bill which would set up a
revolving fund of $775000000 for use
in stabilizing agricultural prices.
The senate republican bloc com-
mitted to this plan looks to the dem-
ocrats in both houses for support.
Since the administration has en-
dorsed the Tincher bill providing for
loans to co-operatives some senators
and representatives believe President
Coolidge might veto the Haugen pro-
posal.
Trade Unions Are to
Support Coal Miners
LONTlON April 29.—General sup-
port of the miners by all the trades
unions in the event there is no set-
tlement of the coal dispute is prom-
ised in a resolution adopted today by
the executive council of the Unions
affiliated with the trade unions con-
gress.
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Chicago Policeman
Mysteriously Killed
(By The Asscciated Press.}
CHICAGO. 111. April 29.-Frank
Blaze!; young policeman died today
from pistol wounds and a heating
mysteriously administered last nigh*.
He was found unconscious in a police
department automobile a few min-
utes after he had made are port to
headquarters.
Other policemen said they thought
Rlarek had arreted a man who tnen
attacked *he ef'icer.
PLANS JAUNT j
• Mrs. Sophie Elliot-Lynn
British woman aviator is
planning a 1000-mile non-
stop flight from London to
Ireland and return. She is
the first woman member of
the London Light Airplane
to gain a pilot’s license.
VANDERBILT
SEEKS LOAN
Wants $300000 to A-
vert Crash of His
Newspaper Chain
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. N. Y. April 29.—Cor-
nelius Vanderbilt Jr. heir to the
Vanderbilt millions today was look-
ing for a loan of $300000 for which
H# was willing to pledge a patrimony
o£ $1.500"OO to avert the crash of
his chain of newspapers.
Hh family has withdrawn finan-
cial approval but the 2* year old pub-
1 Flier though handicapped by ill
he.thh is confident he can prevent
disaster for the 5000 stockholders
! in his $5000000 newspaper enter-
| prises. He is prepared in the face
of a definite break with his father
Brigadier General Cornelius Vander-
bilt to “fight it through.”
! A statement by Dudley Field Ma-
lone who with Clarence Darrow have
| been retained as adviser to the
youthful head of the Vanderbilt
Newspapers JncL say that unless
$300000 is forthcoming the chain
of pepers in San Francisco Los An-
geles and Miami will be threatened
with disaster in six months.
Mr. Malone said that the Vander-
bilt family had paid over $1(KM)000
into the corporation to meet oper-
ating costs but had “recently as-
sumed the right to cease further fi-
nancial aid to his newspapers an as.
sumption that the money invested by
the Vanderbilt family belonged po-
tentially also to young Vanderbilt by
right of inheritance since he is the
only son.”
.Mr. Vanderbilt started as a cub
reporter sjx years ago in New York
ar.d three years later began founding
tabloid newspapers. H s present
properties arc the Lfls Angeles Illus-
trated Daily News San Francis Il-
lustrated Daily Herald Miami Daily
Tab and two magazines the Vander-
bilt Weekly and the Vanderbilt
Farmer.
MANS DECIDE
TO REPLY BY HAY 1
YBy The Associated Press.)
OUJDA French Morocco April 29.
—The Riffians have accepted the
■ Franco-Spanish demand for a reply
to their peace terms before May 1.
A courier from Abd El-Krim was ex-
pected to arrive from Tarquist dur-
ing the afternoon and when the con-
ference reconvenes at 6:30 p. m„ a
decision turn in the negotiations
either toward war or peace is ex-
pected.
650 State Banks Are
Now in Bond System
TRy The Associated Press.)
HOUSTON. Texas. April 29.—The
l transfer of 650 Texas state banks
j from the guaranty fund system to
bond security protection saved the
state from serious financial disturb-
ance. according to C. O. Austin state
I banking commissioner. In a statement
here last night he &aid 200 state
banks were in a shaky condition a lit-
tle more than a year ago. Today he
declared the number has been re-
duced to six.
Texas state banks be said gener-
ally are sounder than they have been
for many years and as a consequence
i the e 'onctnic future i* br'ght.
TO WITHHOLD -j
PAYMENTS ON
HIGHWAY JOB
.-r r
State Treasurer Auth-
orized Not to Pay
$21666.68 to Road
Contractors
* < \
(!)y the Associated Press.)
AUSTIN Texas April 29.-The at-
torney general today authorized W.
Gregory Hatcher state treasurer to
withhold payments of warrants ag-
gregating $21666.(8 to the Sherman
Youmans Construction Company. Gal-
veston and Houston county highway
maintenance contractors.
The letter written by Assistant At-
torney General Ernest May state*
that the partnership composed of L.
A. Sherman and F. C. Youmans. hava
contracts with the highway depart-
ment for the maintenance of designat-
ed highways in Harris and Galves-
ton counties and have an additional
contract 'ar the asphalt topping and
shell st scing of state highways in
the coun ies. The attorney general
November 12 1325 filed suit for can-
cellation of the latter contract and
for recovery of $1176.16 alleged to
have been paid unlawfully to the de-
fendants from the highway fund tha
letter states.
Since the filing of tse suit facta
have come to the attention of the at-
torney general which lead him to be-
lieve that the defendants Sherman
&. Youmans have been overpaid on
their topping contract approximately
$21000 and notice has been given to
the defendants and to the highway
department that this claim will bo
asserted in the suit that has been
filed.
“We are not informed as to the
solvency of these defendants and in
response to a written inquiry thtf
chairman of the highway commis-
sion was advised on April 26 1926
that he should withhold authority for
the payment of such a g«m as would
protect the state in its suit. • • •
The Sherman Youmans Construction
Company we believe to be indebted
to the state in a sum exceeding the
warrants presented to you. You are
therefore advised that in the opinion
of this department you are author-
ized to refuse payment of the war*
rants.”
«
Bridge Project >
on Red Enjoined 1
AUSTIN Texas April 29.—A per-
manent injunction restraining th®
Texas highway commission from ex-
pending state funds in building a
bridge across Red river at Burkbur-
nett was granted today by Judge
George Calhouq of the 53rd district
court. He held that the special road
law of the thirty-ninth legislature
authorizing the Wichita county com-
missioners’ court to negotiate with
the Oklahoma highway commission
for building the bridge was unconsti-
tutional. as the Texas constitution
provides such negotiations must be
carried on by the governor.
L. C. Button assistant attorney' gen-
eral gave notice of appeal. Injunc-
tion bond of C I>. Huddleston and
M. L. Harris. W'ichita county tax
payers who brought thes uit was
fixed at $2600.
Sutton argued that as Governor
Ferguson had signed the special road
law she had in effect placed her ap-
proval of the* negotiations but Judge
Calhoun declared this action did not
meet the requirements of the consti-
tution.
(
(So report* were available over the
naval rnido at Fort Brown Thur*day.
the station being busy with official
business for the government at Wash-
ington.)
Cars loaded in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Tuesday and forward-
ed from Harlingen Wednesday ac-
cording to a report prepared by the
Gulf Coast Lines:
Cabbage: Harlingen 1 Combes !•
Mercedes 1 Donna 2. Pharr 1. Mc-
Allen 1 Mission 4. Sharyland 1. 01-
mito 1 Brownsville 3.
Mixed vegetables: Harlingen 1.
Combes 1. La Feria 2 Mercedes 2
Weslaco 5 Donna 5 Alamo 1. San
Juan 1 San Benito 8 Brownsville 4
Spiderweb railway 3.
Carrots: La Feria 2. Mercedes 5
Weslaco 3 Pharr 1.
Beets and carrots: Weslaco 5 Don-
na a. Mission 1 Ratcliff 1.
Beets: Weslaco 1. San Juan 1.
Onions: Pharr 1. Misison 1 Spider-"
web railway 1 Raymondville 5.
Parsley: WbfIsco 1.
Totals: Cabbage 16. mixed vegeta-
bles 31. carrots 11 beet* and carrots
10 beets 2. potatoes 66 onions 8
parsley 1. grand total 155. Hotal tn
date 10526: total last year 10215.
Shipping point information for
Wednesday. April 28 1926:
Potatoes. Lower Rid Grande Valley J
point* Texan Hauling* fairly heavy.!
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