The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 161, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1927 Page: 1 of 10
ten pages : ill. ; page 20 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
0
. I .I.. '■■■.■ .
NOTICE!
FARMERS
We have a large stock of wire
potato baskets.
W. H. Putegnat Hardware Co.
Brownkvtlle imt
_
- -
—^_■■■ i ■ . # _ —————w—
VOL^XXXV No. 161. _ESTABLISHED 1892 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH 24 1927 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
MEXICAN immigration officials iu
charge at Matamoros are planning to
again change the methods by which
visitors are permitted to visit the
Heroic C.ty.
Changing is not altogether unusual.
It happens with more o- less fre-
quency.
The Brownsville Chamber of Com-
merce has. at considerable expense
employed clerical help for the sole
purpose of issuing identification
slips for the convenience of visitors.
In addition to whch it has spent
hundreds of dollars for the printing
of such slips.
There is no complaint to make in-
sofar as the regulation is concerned.
It is perfectly right for the Megi-
ican officials to require such iden-
tification. Bur it does seem that
they could adopt one plan and stay
with it.
As a matter of fact at Laredo no
identification of any .sort is required
Tourists go and come freely.
At Reynoso the slips are supposed
to be required. Rut they are issued
with rare freedom.
The Brownsville Chamber of Com-
merce has been careful in the issu-
ance of these slips. It has en-
deavored to meet all the Mexican re-
quirements always inquiring close-
ly of applicants as to whether th-y
live beyond the forty-mile zone.
ft ft ft
NEARLY 40000 touri-ts have been
issued these passport slips since* De-
cern her 21.
Which means that Matamoroa mer-
chants saloons and other businesses
have benefitted materially by the
stream of visitors regardless of
whether they have gone there to
quench their thirsts. feed their
stomachs or buy curios or other ar-
ticles.
Matamoro:> is u real attraction for
there visitors else they would not
go to all th- trouble that is required'
of them in crossing the Uio Grande.
if they spent an average of
each it means that $200000 was left
in Matamoros. That is the equiv
| alent of 400000 pesos at par.
As n purely business pro: ositiun
it is good business for Matamoros to
make it just as easy as possible for
| these visitors to come and go.
• | h
REVENTY-F1VE agricultural writ-
1 ers for almost that many farm jour-
nals of the l’nit»d States will visit
the Lower Rio (irar.de Valley to-
morrow.
These •» n and women devote all
their lima to studying agricultural
matters Their verdict after they
have seen the Valley will certainly
be favorable and ther.fore will
prove of great value to this sec*
| tton from an advertising standpoint.
• Many of the journals they repre
sent are nationwide in character.
I Others are s-ctional. Some are di-
votrd to agricultural interest.- of the
Fouth-
Ten years ago a great many of
these journals treated adversely on
matters dealing with the agricul
tural possibiliti of the Lower Rio
Grande \ alley.
It is to be Imped that they will
have a different story to tell now. In
fact it can hardly be otherwise.
• • •
PROCEEDING on the principle of
“better late than net r." Browns-
ville baseball falls are endeavoring to
finance and organise a baseball team.
They want to enter the Texas Vai-
|.y League which now consists of
Corpus 4 hristi Edinburg. Laredo and
.Mission.
"Harlingen is working for the same
thing with the object of making it
a six-team league. Brownsville does
not want to go in if there is only a
five-team league. Too many off days
for the players.
And. though the start has been
late it looks us if there is u possi-
bility that both projects will go
through.
Last summer was an interesting
one t« the b»N fans. There was good
hrsehall throughout the summer.
Th--y want this summer to be equally
jnt» resting-
• • •
“THK BKOM NSVILLK Herald i>
like a letter from homt
So declares Lon (’. (Mosel Hill
Jr. former Valley land developc
and now buying bonds around the
country with headquarters in < h>-
Cago. in uur office” says Mr. H:II
“they regard The Herald a# a fine
•mall city newspaper. They marvel
that its new* service is so complete”
Whether it* news from Shanghai.
Bio Hondo. Alamo or an\ other point
that »* of direct interest to the peo-
ple of the Valley. The Herald car
r*A corps of correspondents through-
out the Valley are working with The
(Continued on page two *
TEMPERATURES
_ Higher Lowe**
II) v»
Brownnvill#
S|WB| • • ** ir. 3
Tamoa
San Frabcisc •
UNITED STATES
SELLING ARMS
I TO NICARAGUA
Large Consignment of
Rifles Ammunition
And Machine Guns
Purchased by Diaz
WASHINGTON. I>. C.. Mar. 24.—'-Pi
—Th< American govern men t has back-
ed up it recognition of the Diaz reg-
ime in Nicaragua by selling it arms
and ammunition.
Thin was made marly a month ago |
at the very time that President Cool-
idge s Nicaraguan policy was draw- |
ing heated fire from Chairman do rah i
cf the senate foreign relations cun- I
miitee and other members of con-
gress.
Announcement of the transaction
was made officially by the state de-
partment last night. It raid the v.;.r
department h id sob! the Diaz govern-
ment 3.000 Krag rifles 200 Browniug
machine guns and ‘1000000 founds of
ammunition. The price wa $31771’'
to be paid by a serie- of notes the
first of which will be due January 31
1929.
The munitions already have been
shipped to Managua .he Nicaraguan |
capital.
"They were reprei ented bv the
Nicaraguan government" the state
department said "as being urgently
needed to maintain law and order in
the country and suppre* revolution-
ary activities which not only threat-
ened the constitutional government of
Nicaragua but also the ilves and prop-
erty of Americans and other foreign-
ers.”
MYSTERY C1R
SETS RECORD
Makes 166.55 Miles An
Hour on Daytona
Beach Run
DAYTONA BEAf'H Fla.. March 24.
(4*i Speeding under unfavorable ;
rout e condition*. Major H. (). D. |
Set-grace British driver today set a
| new it official American <ne-v.ay .
straightaway record **f mi lea
an hour for a mile on the ocean beach
aut mobile speedway here.
Workmen hud plotted the nine mile
straightaway with flags and erected
intricate timing equipment for use in
the lliitiah pilot’s one mile of great-
est speed.
Major Seegravc used four mile* to
gather power sh< t the *>t»e mile and
eased up in the next four. Officials
of the American Automobile Avoca-
tion timed the test.
Patrolmen and unautht fixed auto-
mobile* held up the start by crowd-
ing tbs time traps ns the major sped
up the course in hi* powerful “Mys-
tery S.*’ The American record was
1 -'io.OI miles an hour.
Today* trials were called off after
twr runs when the racing machine
.-tuck in htgh gear and the Ode be-
gan t«« rover the course.
ALLEGED SLAYERS !
ARE DENIED BAIL
_. t
XKW YORK X. Y. March 24.—uP)
— Mr> llu’h Snyder and Henry Judd !
Gr y ple-ided not guilty when ar- •
reigned b< fore Supreme Court Jus- j
oc«* t aitachan of Qutens county to-
day on indictment*i charging them
with the murder of Mrs. Snyder’*-
hrsband. Alebtr Snyder maazinr
editor at his Queers village home
Sunday morning.
Trial wa. M-t for April 11. They
were remanded to the Queens county I
jail without bad. pending trial.
A separate trial for Mrs. Snyder
was "requested and demanded*' by
F.dgar F'. Hmelton her counsel who!
* s.sorted that her interests were j
separate ami distinct" front those
of Gray
! "I hav> nothing to do with that."'
the justice said. "You may make your
motion for a separate trial at the
start of the trial."
WEATHER
For Brownsville arid the l.> wer Bio
I Grande Valley: Fair and warmer
tonight; Friday increasing elojdin<
and warmer.
For Ka.-t Texas: Fair and warmer
tonight: Friday increasing cloudiness
and warmer. Light to fresh easterly
to southerly winds on the coast.
Daily River Bulletin
Flood Present 24 Hr. 24 Hr
Stage Stage Chi g. Rain I
Del Rio ... 10 .00
Kagle Pass . . Id 4.5 —0.?t .CO
Laredo - 27 0.4 -0.1 .00
Rio (irande tl 4.5 0.1 .««
Mission . 22 4.4 0.1 .«»
San Benito . 2:5 5.H 0.7 .1*0
'Brownsville IS 1.6 04 .00
River Forecast
The liver will r ntiune to fail very'
alt wly.
V". r .■■■■ r - - r i
Americans and British
||! Demand That Nationals
be Accorded Protection
WASHINGTON D. C. Mar. 24.—</P>—Stringent de-
mands for protection of foreign lives at Nanking was
served on Chinese officials today at a conference of Am-
: erican and British representatives aboard the British j:|
cruiser Enferald.
The Chinese officials presumably three Cantonese
commanders in Nanking were brought aboard the Em-
erald after a number of American and other foreign
lives had been lost in firing in the city by the Chinese. !
The demands were first the immediate protection
of all foreigners and foreign property; second that the ;
Cantonese general in command report on board the Em- ;
erald before 11 p. m. tonight to negotiate respecting out-
rages committed by his troops and third that all for-
eigners must be delivered on the bund under escort by 10 *
o'clock tomorrow morning.
KIWANIS HOLD
DISTRICT MEET
All Valley Towns Well
Represented at Har-
lingen Gathering
HARLINGEN Tex. Mar. 24.—The
divisional conference of division .’lum-
ber one o# the Texas-Oklahoma dis-
trict Kiwnnis International was well
attended here yesterday by represen-
tatives from clubs all over the d;s-
trict-
Kcjjistration* were made in the
lobby of the Reese-Wil-Mond hotel
where the all-day conference was
held. The opening was marked by
the singing of “America" nnd the* in-
vocation by • hapl.titi J. S. Pearce.
Roll call wus followed by opening
remarks and announcements by A. J.
Kabei of Harlingen lieutenant gov-
ernor. The feature address of the*
morning was on “hi warns (Education"
and was delivered by Governor Frank
< . Smith of Houston.
1 he next address on the program
was gi%en by the Rev. F. M. Davis
past president of the San Benito Ki-
wanis Club on the subject of “Club
Activities.” Ralph Devine president
of the Corpus thristi Kiwanis Club
gave a discussion of the “Necessity
lor prompt club reports.”
Round tabic di-cussions were held
frequently during the morning and
prior to adjournment for luncheon
orchestra selections were given by
the “Joy Mnkers” of the Corpus
t hristi Kiwanis Club.
Following luncheon at 12:15
o'clock at the Kecse-Wil-Mond. an
address on > lub Programs” was
made by John J. Gill president of
the San Antonio Kiwanis Club. II. J.
(ioetxke. pr indent of the Harlingen
Kiwnais made a talk on the "Ef-
ficiency Contest.” Charles Wunder-
man of Harlingen spoke on "Attend-
ance at the Intcrnntional Conven-
tion.” His talk was followed by a
report of the convention at Mon-
treal. Special stre ; was laid on at-
tendance at the convention in Mem-
phis in Jure and it was urged that
25 or :;0 at least should go from the
Valley to this latter convention.
Sam llughston of Brownsville
spoke on the Montreal convention.
As in the morning th afternoon
wa interspereed with discussions
and questions and. answers alter
which the meeting adjourned and an
rutomobjle rid*- was made over the
city h* fore going to Weslaco for
the Kiwanis Club charter presenta-
tion The H arlingen club is sponsor
of this newly formed organization.
WILL DELAY CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
DALLAS. Texas. March ?4. -A*
Twelve jurors to try Jack Carter Hi
>ear old “lone bandit” charg'd with
robbery with firearms were chosen
in district court here today and the
d» fendants arraignment was expect-
ed this afternoon. Th-; state is ask-
ing the death penalty.
The youth who was brought to
Dallas several days ago from Wichi-
ta Falls where anotner charge of
robbery with firearms is pending
against him. is charged hers with
having held up M C. Beene pro-
prietor «■? an oil -tation on the night
of Match IS.
BASEBALL HOPES
ARE DISSIPATED
The angel who has been hoverir.g
over Harlingen wits $5000 in his
hip pocket to. provide a n«st egg for
Harlingen club in the Texas \ .*1 -
leg League providing residents of
that city raise a similar amount
fimillv has flopped away according
to information available here.
That angel was Cnm Hill manager
of the Fdinbure club in this sart
league- He had a deal on whereby
be though to bring a manager to
Harlingen with a full-fledged team
but the d*">| fell through. With Har-
lingen failing to enter the le..gu«
Brownsville will not be abb* to ennie
•> nnd th- Tv as Valley I.i ague Lid
fair to cortPr.i’e as : four-eluh af-
fair th<* summer.
iLOVE FOR PARAMOUR
HAS TURNED TO HATE
MRS. SNYDER ASSERTS
NEW YORK. N. W. March 21. !
—1&)—The love of Mrs. Ruth !
Snyder for her paramour Henry
Judd Gray "has turned to hate” '
she told mw-paper men today al j
ter her arraignment with him on i
first degree murder charges.
There were two reasons for this
she said. "One is the barbarious
method h° us^d to kill my hus-
band. The other is the fact that
he entangled me in his story of the
actual killing.
"i had nothing to do with the
actual slaying of my husband.
Gray did that.”
CHINESE TONG
WAR ON AGAIN
Five Dead Four Are
Wounded in Six
U. S. Cities
NEW YORK. N. Y.. Mar. <*»>—
Deadly warfare between Chinese
tongs in widely scattered section* of
the United States flared up today re-
sulting in four deaths and several
persons shot.
The two year truce between the Hip
Sing and On Leon tongs expired to-
day and shortly afterward- gun play
started It o ul<? not be determined
in the first reports whether all of the
shootings resulted from differences
between the members of these secret
societies.
The ca-ualty !i it: Brooklyn. N. Y-
two dead one shot; Newark. N. J.. one
dead; Chicago III. one dead; Man-
chester. Conn. one dead; Cleveland
Ohio me shot; Pittsburgh P/i. two
wounded.
FIRST NEW ONIONS
ON CHICAGO MART
The first car of Texas onions ar-
rived cn the Chicago market yester-
day according to a message received
by W. I>. Gouge of the Valley market
news bureau maintained here.
The onions sold at $•"» per bushel
crate and were YclUw Bermudas.
Shipping point was not given.
Highway Engineers to
Inspect Valley Reads
| R. A. Thompson .state.- highway en-
; gireer accompanied by It S Ster-
lings i ha rman of the state highway
commission will arrive in the Valley
Friday on an ir-oection trip covering
all state highways.
It is understood they will remain in
Carnets*n r unty at least two days.
! and will devote at lea. t part of their
time to inspection of prospective con-
sruction. •
SOUTH TEXAS
INTERESTED IN
RIVER HIGHWAY
Border Road Would Be
Tourist Loop That
Would Aid Entire
Section
“W« of the South Texas Chamber
of Commerce are very much inter-
ested in the Laredo to Point Isabel
military road project v hich is hemp:
pushed by the chambers of commerce
of these two cities” said Ray Lee-
man manager of the South Texas
organization who is making his
headquarters here for a few days.
Mr. Leernan who formerly was
manager of the West Texas Cham-
ber ..f Commerce’s southwest office
at San Antonio visualized a high-
wav loop with Laredo Brownsville
and San Antonio forming important
point* on the route. He pointed out
the advantage of having a loop by
which tourists coming through San
Antonio and bound either for Laredo
or the Valley will be able to return
b' a different route.
Mr. Lfccman said that the South
Texas chamber i« interested not only
in this project hut also its old fight
on th Pox bill which would put im-
migration on a quota basis.
The vi;itor said that h*1 is stopping
in nil of the Valley towns and con-
ferring with the secretaries of cham-
ber* of commerce and other persons
to acquaint himself with conditions
and to further the work of his or-
ganization for the betterment of
South Texas.
Mr- Leernan said that he would be
in Brownsvjll* until Friday. He will
speak over the radio tonight.
DOCTOR WILL
ESCAPE TRIAL
Claims No Evidence
That Wife Had
Been Slain
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 21.—
i^P—Dr. Knittt Houck detained by
authorities in Albany Oregon will
no' be brought here for the inquest
to he held over the body of his wife
which was found floating with face
upturned iti the Potomac river near
here.
This announcement was made by
the I’nitcd States attorney Peyton
(Jordon. He said Washington city
authorities had no right to bring Dr.
Houck when there was no evidence
thne a crime had been committed-
Mrs Houck disappeared from her
home here December lit after an al-
leged quarrel with her husband. This
was the last heard of her until her
body was found yesterday.
Examination disdosid no marks of
violence and none were found when
an autopsy was performed later.
WATER DISTRICT
CONSIDERS BIDS
AH except two bidders on the
drainage project in El Jardin were
eliminated at a meeting of the
board of direc irs at Cameron coun-
ty water improvement district No. 5
held this morning and the members
of the board were expecting to be
able to let the contract some time
this after neon.
The bids were being compared af-
ter having been tabulated by th • en-
gineering department of the water
district. There were five bidders on
the project which will provide drain-
age for the large tract known as El
Jardin. The bids were opened Tues-
day.
The hoard of directors was expect-
ing to consider bids on the $600000
bond issue recently voted for the
drainage project.
Of ficersPrevent Break in
Marital Life Negro Couple
HOUSTON. Texas. March 24.—
T* -In the hark wash of the grim
business of maintaining order in a
city the 'c:ze of Houston humor oc-
casionally sparkles for a moment.
*>r y’all send some officehs
out hear fo’ witnesses?” a soft Af-
rican voice said over the tele-
phone. as Night Superintendent of
j P‘ Hce R. J. Martin tells it
“Witnesses to what?” countered
th* Chief from his desk at the po-
lice station.
“Me and my husband wants to
eporate an* we wants it done befo’
witnesses.” it was explained and
two short call officer* known a*
the “trouble shoot Sf*” of the de-
partment. traveled to the Third
Ward where they 4 jnd a negro
couple sittme on opposite side* of
th? fioa: gallery.
t
conclusions of a tale of mar-
ital infelicity the officers re-
solved themselves into n night
court of domestic relations. They
pointed out that the negroes “have
a good home here and ought to be
ashamed to ever think of leaving
it"
The negro looked at his wife
doubtfully. Her expression ap-
parently was encouraging.
“Ah kindo hates to dismarry” he
admitted.
“•e’s rnstooae this separatin’
business." she uggested and the
“trouble shooters" got back into
the police car.
S'*xt day iht laconic report in
the short tall record said: “Short
rail officers went out t« witness
negro co* pie separate. They de-
i ..feu to %;;ck."
\ -
Several Americans
Reported Killed in
Battle at Nanking
_
(By The Associated Press)
Americans and Britishers have been killed by the fight-
ing Cantonese at Nanking in the Yangtze valley.
The number of dead and injured has not been deter-
mined but an official American naval report says 4 it is fear-
j ed that the number is large.’’
The Cantonese who had taken over the city from the
Shantungese at mid-afternoon Thursday suddenly began
shelling the Standard Oil plant in the northern part of the
city where a group of foreigners had been concentrated
preparatory to removal to places of safety.
No sooner had the Chinese opened fire than the Ar ;er-
ican destroyers $oa and Preston and the British cruiser Em-
erald went into action and bombarded the Cantonese posi
j lions wim men neaviesi guns}
SHANGHAI China March 23.—UP)
—American and British warships re-
| plied this afternoon to the shilling by
' the southerners of foreigners con-
Icentrated in Nanking.
The fcreigncrs were concentrated
' for evacuation on a hill in the nor-
thern part of the city. The shelling
i by the southern irregulars began
■ shortly before 1p.m. A few min-
utes later the United States destroy-
er Noa and Preston and the British
cruiser Emerald shelled the area sur-
rounding the hill. With the object of
opening the way for the immediate
evaluation of the foreigners com-
bined British and American fortes
were landed.
A wireless d»spatch from Nanking
blames the attack on the hill on “un-
disciplined Cantonese troops.” A re-
port reached the warships early this
afterncon that looting had begun in
the city and that foreigners were be-
ing killed. This report was not veri- |
fled.
American destroyers are standing
by at Shanghai awaiting possible
hurry calls to Nanking.
The uestroyers Pillsbury John I)
Ford and Peary have been erdered im-
mediately from Manila to Shanghai.
The Cantonese who arc described
as irregulars began shelling the Stan-
dard Oil plant i>hortly before 4 p. m.
The United States destroyers Noa and
Preston and the British cruiser Em-
erald went into action a few moments
later bombarding the Cantonese with
itheir main batteries while British and
American landing parties were rushed
a*hoYe. %
Landing Parties Battle
Thel anding parties fought their
way to the oil plant and tfok out the
foreigners at the cost of some lives.
It is not clear v hethcr these were ci-
vilians or naval men or both.
It is believed that all the surviving
foreigners are now aboard the war-
ships. Approximately tOO American
naval men participated in the landing
- — -_i; • :_
The number of Americans left in
Nanking comprise 45 women. 20 chil-
dren and 90 men the report said.
Admiral Williams declared the for-
eigners concentrated on Socopy hill
were attacked by Cantonese and de-
fended by the British and the Amer-
| ican skips. The three bouts shelled
the area around the hill to protect
foreigners opening fire sheut 3:30 p.
m. after which the landing forces j
wer® >ent to the rescue.
Bear Admiral H. II. Hough arrived
at Nai king on the converted yacht Is-
abel. flagship of the Yangtze patrol
fleet. At 6:30 p. m. his dispatch for-
w.tided to the Navy Department by
Admiral Williams said:
Foreigners Brought Off.
“At 5 p. m. the Preston and the N'»a
ceased heavy gun fire and the Brit-
j ish cruiser Emerald sent a landing
I force to a wall under the Standard Oil
house while the Emerald covered with
shrapnel and the Noa and the Preston
■ It ared th.- bund and the far .shore of
I snipers by firing from the ships.
“The landing force* successfully
i brought off all the foreigners from
'the Standard oil house including the
American consul and his family and
I all American naval personnel. One
American sailor was slightly wound-
i ed. The Noa end Preston wi re hit
I many times during the day.
" \ number of American civilians
have been killed and wounded. The
I number involved is uncertain but it is
feare 1 that the number is large."
Brief reports from Nanking »ay the
I rescue was a heroic action bv Anglo-
American naval forces in which lives
of both nationalities w re lo*t. All
communication with Nanking con-
tinues limited to foreign naval wire
While the destroyers N< a and
Pre-ton. with the British cruiser Em-
erald. shelled the area in Nankin? for
protection of foreigners landing for-
ces were sent ashore and succe-etullv !
! brought off all foreign nationals in
the concentration area including the
American ccnsul. his family and all
American naval personnel the ad-
miral said.
Cantohese trooos looted Amerir: a
British nnd »h«* Japanese consulates.]
wojnded the British consul general
' nd were reported to have killed the <
Japanese consul. Missions in Nanking
al-o were looted.
Reports received from Nankin-* do J
net specify whether there were Brit- ]
ish casualties during the landing <-p- j
eration- hut it is believed some must j
have recurred since there was a
larger British than American force
involved.
AMERICAN MARINES
ACT *c R*'«ERVFff
SHANGHAI. h;na. Mar. 24.—</P>—
Cp to three o’clock this afternoon the
(Continued on page two.)
HANDLE POINT
ISABEL SALES
Local Company Will
Place Townsite On
Market
The Port Isabel Townsite & De-
velopment Company which recently
announced that it had acquired the
Point Isabel townsite announced to-
day that the Jamea-Dickinaon Com-
pany. pioneer real estate developers
of Brownsville will be general sales
agents for the Point Isabel townsite.
Contracts have been let and men
arc now at work clearing the brush
and other growth from the unsettlrd
portions of the townsite and it is
expected that pre-development sell-
ing will be started some time in May.
A section south and west of the
former United States naval radio
property has been set aside for ten-
ants and others now occupying
homesites in the new subdivision
lAider a sitpalation made in the con-
tract of sale when the townsite was
taken over from the Wells and < hatn-
pion estates.
Scenes of townsite development
are being added to the scenes of
harbor development at Point Isabel.
Trains in the railroad yard tugs and
other boats running to and fro
through the Laguna Madre. and n
giant dredr? getting ready to go to
work out in Brazos pass all add to
the hustle and bustle
The plans for development of the
port city which will he announced
from tim? to time Lee B. James of
the James-Pickinson Company said
contemplate the development of a
real city on the coast.
CHARTER GIVEN
WESLACO CLUB
f Special to The Herald.V
WESLACO Tex.. March 21.—The
Weslaco Kiwani* Club received It*
charter at a special meeting last night
at which Kiwanians from all over the
Valley were present.
Kiwanians present at the divisional
meeting in HarLpyren were brought to
Weslaco in auf .tobiie* and attended
the ceremony
Frank Sr<' . president of this dis-
trict. incluA.ng Texas and Oklahoma
was present and made the principal
talk of the night.
University Orchestra
Will Play for Dance
The Peacock Orchestra which will
play for the dance to he given at
the Elks Hall beginning at l<> o’clock
tcnight holds the same position in
connection with the University of
Texas Longhorn hand that Jimmie’s
Joys formerly held. The Joys ac-
quired national fame by going on a
vaudeville circuit.
The Peacock orchestra travel* with
the band on its tour. and takes part
on the program. The bund is to be
presented at the high echo' 1 audito-
rium at 8 o’clock and the dance fol-
lows at ten o'clock.
Another Gold Strike
In Nevada Reported
RENO Nev. Mar. 24.—<4V-The
Nevada State Journal published a dis-
patch from Fallon Nevada today say-
ing a gold strike revealing ore worth
$2500 a ton has been made near
there. Fallen is about HO miles north
of Wee pah scene of the itate's latest
boom.
Sanchez Put on Trial
On Statutory Charge
Vicente Sanchez vent on trial to-
day on a statutory charge before
Judge A. W. Cunningham in district
criminal court. The morning vu
spent in selecting a jury a venire
of 50 being exhausted before the
twelfth man was selected shortly be-
fore noon- The trial began in the af-
ternoon. Sanchez is 55 years old
married and is the father of several
children.
TWO OFFICERS
SUSPENDED BY
COURT ORDER
Cameron County Will
Be Without Regular
Traffic Officers Un-
til April 1
Cameron county will be without
special traffic officers until April
| 1. as a resuit of the action of the
county commissioners Thursday morn-
ing suspending the two traffic offi-
cers. The two roadsters used by the
officers were ordered stored under
lock and key. and ( hief Deputy Sher-
iff S. M. Jester was ordered to take
charge of them. Jester said he would
turn the keys over to the clerk of the
county court.
Although none cf the commission-
ers made individual statements for
publication the discussion prelim-
inary to the entering of the suspen-
sion order indicated that they would
demand a stricter enforcement of the
speed and traffic laws on the county
highways. Until further action ia
taken all county officers will enforce
I the traffic laws.
The two officers suspended arc W.
C. Walker and James Digman. Their
salaries were ordered paid for the en-
tire month of March.
Ciunty Judge Oscar C. Dancy de-
clined to make any statement follow-
ing the uction of the commissioners.
He *aid. however that t«o other of-
ficers wdll be appointed.
W. C.sWalker one of th* officers
suspended said Thursday. “I have
been doing my duty and do n<4 un-
derstand the action of the ednrais-
! sioncrs.” Digman could not be
Ireuehed Thursday morning.
The action by the commissioners
Thursday was taken following the ap-
pearance of County Attorney Harry L.
Faulk at the meeting.
Bids were let by the commission-
ers on the lithcgrnphing and engrav-
ing for the $*>.000000 bond issue. L< w
bidder was the E. L. Steck company of
Austin with a bid approximating
$20*5 for the job.
County Engineer W. O. Washington
a*ked the commissioners to increase
his salary to $1000 a month. Action
on this was postponed until next
Thursday merning.
TELLER BRANDT
LEAVE FOR PRISON
HOUSTON Texas Mar. 14.—OPl—
Former Shi riff Raymond Teller and
hi' chief deputy R. F. Brandt of Wil-
lacy county were among 15 federal
prist ners who left Houston Thursday
with Chief Deputy Marshal W H.
Meyers and Deputy E. H. Hutchinson
fur Leavenworth penitentiary. Teller
and Brandt hHd aloof from the other
prisoner*.
They are under sentence of peonage
charge*.
San Benito Ships Out
! Cucumbers Tomatoes
(Special to The Herald)
i SAN BENITO Tex.. Mar. 24.—An
I urusunliy early shipment of cucum-
' hers and tomatoes believed to be the
I first in the Valley were shipped out
j of San Benito Tuesday.
They were grown by George Mor-
rs-cy who realised 13450 a crate for
tomatoes and $8 a bushel for the cu-
cumber*. He sold them to the Big
Three Froduce Company which sent
them to Beaumont dealers. The
vegetables arc from two to three
weeks earlier than usual.
TRUCK MARKETS
By Naval Radio to The herald
from l*. 8. and Texas Agriculture
Departments
• • I.:
Carlot* shipments for entire Unit-
ed States reported for Wednesday
March 23: *•
Cabbage: Alabama 36 .Imperial
''alley 1. Florida 10. Louisiana 2
South Carolina 13. Texas 63. total U.
S. 126 cars. Unreported Mar. 22—Ala-
bama 2 1 entral California 1 Total 3
cars.
St'ir.g Beans: Florida 2) Texas
10 Total U. S 30 cars
Potatoes: Colorado 25 Florida 26
Idaho 60. Maine 173. Michigan €7
Minnesota 116. New York -6. Texas 5
Washington 30. Wisconsin *2. Total
U. A 665 cars. Cuba K-
Primury destinations of Texas
; movement reported for Wednesday.
; March 23:
Cabbage: 16 Houston 7 St. Louia $
each Chicago Cleveland. 3 each Val-
j ley Junction Cincinnati; 2 each Ft.
| Worth Pittsburgh Philadelphia
| Birmingham; 1 each Rogers Min-
neapolis. Baton Rouge. Lexa Roches-
ter Providence Indianapolis Salt
Lake City Hnxelon. Mankato Dev-
i • nport. Boston Durham Coffeyville
Sanford. Total 62 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: 5 St. Louis 4
(Continued on page two.)
passports Issued
- J
1 Wednesday—452 tourists from
25 states.
Total since Dec. 2L—IM|L
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 161, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1927, newspaper, March 24, 1927; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1379678/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .