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Agents of department of justice Washington remove casket con-
taining body of Mrs. Virginia Hurley McPherson slain in national
capital from grave at Kannapolis N. C. for autopsy to determine
manner in which she met death. McPherson her husband faces
murder charge.
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NEWS STORY in The Herald
Sunday told of approxixnatly $400-;
000 being turned loose in this sec-
tion from citrus fruit that has been!
.shipped out to date.
This is far in advance of any:
record of the past.
Still it is only a hint of what
the Valley will receive for its total
crop this year and only the small- j
est fraction of what the huge citrus
crops of the future will bring.
At the reasonable average of $1-;
000 a carload this year’s citrus i
crop which is estimated at be- j
tween 4000 and 5000 carloads will
bring the Valley around $4000000.!
This means that for the first
time citrus becomes a major Val- j
ley crop and the Valley becomes
established in the nation as a ma- j
jor citrus producing area.
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OF VITAL importance to the en-
tire Lower Rio Grande are discus-
sions which will take place in Wash-
ington beginning Tuesday on the'
question of use of waters of the]
Rio Grande.
The Valley is capably represented |
by W. E. Anderson of San Benito
who is sitting as a member of the
commission. Mr. Anderson long has
been considered an authority on
irrigation matters in general and on
the Rio Grande in particular.
This section has sought during
the years of discussion on Rio
Grande waters to guard its claim
of prior rights due to prior usage.
The matter of prior rights will
be somewhat unnecessary if stor-
age dams which are planned are
constructed providing water for all
developments that could be put in
along the Rio Grande
v A period of even greater progress
* n the section is indicated if this
is carried through.
• • •
HARLINGEN CITY commisison-
ers decided to study public works
in other cities of the state before
attempting the extensive develop-
ment projects being discussed In
that city now.
The commissioners headed by
Mayor Sam Botts now are on a
tour which will include Dallas Ft.
Worth Houston and Cleburne.
• * *
INTEREST IN an amusement!
project of the first order such as
draws thousands of persons across
the border to Tia Juana annually
at some point across from the Val-
ley is being revived by announce-
ment of E. J. O’Hara president
of the American Hennel Association
that he may head such a projcet.
Matamoros and other cities across
the Rio Grande now' prove a draw-
ing card to visitors but more enter-.
tainment for them would double and
treble the number of visitors.
Racing w'hich promised to become
established in Matamoros several
years ago was cut short by revo-
lution. With the present estab-
lished condition of the Southern
republic capital should feel safe in
backing such projects.
• * •
IF THE DALLAS New's is to be
taken as a judge the Valley has a
creditable exhibit at the State Fair
at Dallas this year. A photograph
of the “S. S. Pomelo” literally con-
structed of grapefruit appears in
jfce Dallas newspaper along with
a Tengthy article describing the ex-
hibit.
Thousands of Texans who should
know about the Valley but apparent- j
ly do not are becoming more in-
terested in the Valley through the
exhibit.
* * •
WILLACY COUNTY people have
Continued On Page Five.
PANTAGES MAY
GO ON STAND
Attack Case Expected to
Reach Jury Thursday or
Friday Night.
LOS ANGELES Oct. 21.—(ff)—
Alexander Pantages wealthy thea-
tre man may take the witness stand
late today in his trial on a statu-
tory charge brought by Eunice Prin-
gle 17-year-old dancer.
Defenuse attorneys tmnouncing
Pantages would testify said his tes-
timony would be the most vital link
in their chain of evidence combat-
ing the attack story of Miss Prin-
gle. Pantages planned to contra-
dict her testimony in every detail
and build up the defense conten-
tion of a conspiracy.
To Jury Soon
Several other defense witnesses
remained to be heard but it was
said their testimony would be brief.
After Pantages expected to be the
last witness called by the defense
the state will put rebuttal witness-
es on the stand. The case in all
probablity will go to the jury Thurs-
day night or Friday.
Mrs. Rose Fowler Pantages’ sec-
retary whose testimony was inter-
rupted when court adjourned Fri-
day for the week-end was called to
resume her story today. Mrs] Fow-
ler gave an entirely new version of
the alleged attack. She said she
saw Pantages immediately after
Miss Pringle's screams raised an
alarm that his clothing was not in
disarray and that he did not show
signs of a struggle. State witness-
es had testified his clothing was
torn.
Contradicts Testimony
Mrs. Fowler also contradicted
testimony of Roy Keene assistant
manager of the Pantages theatre
who said he was in Pantages of-
fice soon after the alleged attack.
She said he was not’ in the office1
at all.
It was learned yesterday that
Mrs. Lois Pantages wife of the
theatre magnate recently found j
guilty of manslaughter in connec-'
tion with the death of a Japanese
gardner as the result of an auto-
mobile accident is confined to her
home with a badly injured knee.
Dr. E. C. Fishbaugh her physician
said an operation might be neces-
sary- She will appear in superior
judge Carlos Hardy's court October
25 for hearing on her plea for pro-
bation.
CLEMENCEAU SUFFERS
FROM HEART ATTACK
V
PARIS. Oct. 21.—(ff)— Former
Premier Georges Clemenceau is suf-
fering from a slight heart attack
aggravated by a bad cold. It was
indicated however his condition
w’as not considered critical.
POINCARE SILENT ON COLOR
OF PAJAMAS AFTER OPERATION
PARIS Oct! 21. —UP)—Raymond
Poincare former French president
and Premier underwent an oper-1
ation for a pelvis disorder today the j
second he has had in recent months
for his trouble.
The former pr mier was in the
best of spirits when taken to the i
operating room. He laughed as he1
told his doctors he did not want;
the bedside details of his illness
broadcast.
“I don’t want the newspapers dis-1
cussing the color of my pajamas or
bedsocks” he told them.
The first visitor to inquire the re-
sult of the operation and inscribe
his name in the new visitor’s beak
was Aristide Briand who followed
M. Poincare as head of the French i
government. Other members of the
government and notables came after.
him.
The former president was rest-j
ing tranquilly it was said at noon
and his condition was most sat-s-
factory.
Nation Honors Tom Edison
VALLEY JOINS
IN PARTY FOR
ELECTRIC LAMP
Ford's Reenactment of
Invention at Detroit
With Hoover Pre-
sent Feature.
The Valley joined hands Monday
with the remainder of the world to
honor the 50th anniversary of
Thomas A. Edison’s invention of
the incandescent electric lights.
All electrical dealers in this sec-
tion had approbate window dis-
plays calling attention to the oc-
casion while Henry Ford staged an
elaborate celebration at Dearborn
for his old friend “Tom” Edison.
Decorattions Up
The Central Power & Light com-
pany which supplies electric light
for the major portion of the Valley j
has all of their offices decorated
for the occasion. Outside of this
however no celebration is planned ■
for the Valley.
DETROIT Oct. 21.—{/P1).—In a
setting that contrasted early Ameri-
can life with the present a group
of the nation’s notables came to-
day o pay tribute to Thomas A.
Edison on the fiftieth anniversary
of his perfection of the incandes-
cent electric lamp. Most of the
ceremonies were held in the early
American village reconstructed by
Henry Ford at Dearborn but
throughout the city the picture of
Edison featured the decorations in
honor of the inventor.
Heading the group of notables
comp to do honor to Edison v.a11
President Hover the invited guest
of Henry Ford but planning also
to make a public appearance in De-
troit. The president will be the
principal speaker at a dinner to-
night formally dedicating the his-
torical village. The president's ad-
dress as well as thr> remarks of
several others will be broadcast over
the largest radio hookup ever at-
tempted.
Cost Two Millions
Although the ceremonies formally
celebrated Edison’s perfection of
the incandescent lamp he celebra-
tion actually was a huge “party”
arranged by Mr. Ford for his friend
“Tom” Edison. Seemingly no item
of expense or effort had been
spared by Ford to make the “par-
ty” a success in every detail. Esti-
mates of the cost of the celebra-
tion run as high as $2800000 vir-
tually all of which will be met by
Mr. Ford.
A steady drizzle of rain that be-
gan before dawn continued this
forenoon and gave promise of mar-
ring some of the downtown decor-
ations as well as curtailing the
crowds expected along a parade
route arranged for President Hoo-
ver's public appearance.
In his effort to achieve as much
realism as possible in reproducing
conditions that existed 50 years
ago when Edison was working on
the incandescent lamp Mr. ford
even had earth from New Jersey
shipped tto the historical village to
surround the original Edison labora-
tory. already part of the group of
historical sructure* making up the
community. “Henry's even got the
New Jersey clay here” Edison re-
marked yesterday during a stroll
about the village.
Some 600 guests have been invited
tto the dinner tonight.
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lone Ord show girl was held in New Orleans in connection with
the death of Jack Kraft New York newspaper pressman. Miss OrA
told officers that there had been a fight aboard the boat from which
Kraft disappeared. His body was later found in the Mississippi.
Events Startled Town
After Roberts7 Trial
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LAMAR Colo. Oct. 21—UP)—Ex-
citement seethed up and down the
dusty crowded streets of Lamar to-
day as two startling events of the
week end gained increased signifi-
cance and painted a tense back-
ground for appeals of two con-
demned murderers and bank rob-
bers for new trials.
First of the incidents which
caused apprehension even in offi-
cial circles was the burning of a
fiery cross before the home of Al-
fred Todd county attorney who is
associated with defense counsel in
the trial of Ralph Fleagle third de-
fendant in trials growing out of the
robbery in May. 1928 of the First
National Bank here with the slay-
ing of four men.
Todd is legal adviser to the coun-
ty commissioners his office having
nothing to do with crimnal prosecu-
tion. The flaming cross was placed
by men wearing no regalia.
A few hours later Charles Oswald
farmer told officials he was stop-
ped four miles from Lamar by three
carliads of armed men who quizzed
him closely regarding strength of
the jail where Fleagle is held. Os-
wald said he was robbed of $50 by
the “riders.”
Public opinion wras divided as to
whether the men planned an at-
tempt to free Fleagle and his two
condemned companions in the rob-
bery George J. Abshier and Howard
L. Royston. or were members of a
lynching party. A dozen extra hea-
vily armed guards patrolled the
walls of the county jail today to
halt an attempt of either sort.
Byron G. Rogers defense counsel
for Abshier and Royston planned
to argus for new trials for the men.
Rogers said he would carry the ap-
peals to the state supreme court if
necessary.
Tomorrow Fleagle goes on trial
specifically charged with the rob-
bery and the slaying of A. N. Par-
rish president of the bank. For
his confession he was promised the
death penalty would not be asked
by officers.
L. K. MORRIS SUFFERS
STROKE OF APOPLEXY
L. K. Morris prominent Browns- !
ville business man and head of the!
Frontier lumber company is in.nl
serious condition at Ills home here j
following a stroke of apoplexy suf-
fered about 10 p. m. fi. rdry. He j
h?s been •i-nor.treio*" since the j
stroke end his condition was re-
ported unchanged Mcndry morning. [
6 TEXANS DIE
IN CAR WRECKS
Woman Hurled 50 Feet Into
River Bed in Dallas
Crackup
DALLAS Tex. Oct. 21—Six per-
sons were killed in week-end auto-
mobile accidents in Texas.
Mrs. Julia Shanks 29 and C. E.
Hill 40 both of Dallas were fata-
ly injured when a car said to have
been driven by C. H. Weaver of
San Antonio plunged through a
bridge railing into a 20-foot ditch.
Weaver and two others in the car
were slightly injured. Weaver was
charged with driving while intoxi-
cated.
V. R. Uterbeck 30 died from in-
juries suffered when a truck turn-
ed over with him near Houston.
Ernest Price 18 and an uniden-
tified youth with him were killed
in Houston when the motorcycle
they were riding struck a truck.
Mrs. Charles Goulder was fatal-
ly injured when the automobile in
which she was riding with her hus-
band struck the railing on the Oak
Cliss-Dallas viaduct and she was
thrown fifty feet below into the
Trinity river bottoms. Goulder
was seriously injured.
STORM WARNINGS
WASHINGTON Oct. 21.—UP)—
The weather bureau today issued
the following storm warning:
Advisory: Southeast storm warn-
ings ordered 10:30 a. m. Cape Hat-
teras to Sandy Hook. Disturbance
of moderate intensity over Georgia
will move north-northeastward and
cause increasing southeast winds
this afternoon becoming strong and:
probably reaching gale force to-1
night with overcast weather and
rain.
NEW ORLEANS Oct. 21.—(/P)—
TLie New Orleans weather bureau
today issued the following storm
warning:
“Northeast storm warning order-
ed 8:30 a.m . BS St. Louis Miss.
to Carabelle Pla. * Increasing
northwesterly winds Monday after-
noon and Monday night. Moderate
gales.’*
MAY AGREE ON
DAM TREATIES
Decision Reached at
Washington to Af-
fect Valley Water
Situation.
WASHINGTON Oct. 21.—Treat-1
ies permitting the construction of
two dams across the Rio Grande
which will materially affect the wa-
ter situation in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley may be effected out
of a session of the International
Water commission to begin here
Tuesday.
It s the business of the water
commission to negotiate a draft of
such a treaty covering all perti-
nent questions of international wa-
ter rights on the Rio Grande Col-
orado and Tia Juana rivers. It is
the hope of the department of the
interior as recently expressed in a
public statement that at least two
big dams will be built under the
treaty to be negotiated.
May Reach Congress
The commission made such pro-
gress at its last session held in
Mexico City early in the fall that
members of both the American and
Mexicon sections have expressed
confidence that a complete agree-
ment will be reached in time for
the proposed new treaty to be given
to the interested governments next
year. If it is possible the treaty
will be submitted at the next regular
session of the United States con-
gress.
Whether or not the dams are
framed in the treaty the first ma-
jor expenditure ever made by the
U. S. to control flood waters of
a Texas river and reclaim arid lands
is likely to grow out of the session.
Flood control of the Rio Grande
is one of the major themes to be
discussed at the meting.
Irrigation Swelled
The importance of these proposals
to Texas is seen in the department’s
estimate that a couple of million
people would be insured a comfort-
able livelihood by the carrying out
of the conservation program.
The total annual flow of the Rio
Grande measured at its mouth is
between 5.000.000 and 6000.000 acre
feet. Slightly less than 1000.000
acre feet are being withdrawn an-
nually on the American side and a
relatively small amount on the
Mexican side. Yet the periods of
heaviest withdrawal fall when the
river is at its lowest stages—from
January to April inclusive— and
until a flood storage program is put
into effect little additional acreage
can be brought upder irrigation.
In the Lower Valley approximate-
ly 500000 acres are under irriga-
tion. while projects under way will
bring the total to about 700.000 ac-
res. A 60000 acre irrigation sys-
tem has been started in Maverick
county 30000 acre system in Starr
county and smaller systems in the
Laredo district.
Litigation over water priority
rights already has reached consid-
erable volume and the situation
promises to become acute unless it
is remedied.
The Mexican government has car-
ried well toward completion a huge
development program on the Rio
Salado which runs into the Rio
Grande near Zapata; building a
flood storage dam and providing
for irrigation and power develop-
ments.
NEW ORLEANS OPENING
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 21.—(^>)—
Cotton opened steady: Jan. 18.04;
March 18.30; May 18.94; July 18.62-
bid; Oct. 17.70; Dec. 17.92.
6 MOTHERLESS CHILDREN AND
FATHER FOUND ASPHYXIATED
NEW YORK Oct. 21.—(JP)— A
father and six motherless child-
ren were asphyxiated by illuminat-
ing gas as they slept in their apart-
ment in West 46th Street yesterday.
Police found a pan of water on a
kitchen stove which apparently had
boiled over extinguishing the flame
and permitting the gas to flow in-
to the rooms.
The bodies were discovered by
Samuel Brisnick a neighbor when
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he went to the apartment to tell
the father Walter Cavenagh a
private chauffeur that his employ-
ed had called him on the telephone.
The dead are Walter Cavenagh
42 Ethel 17 Catherine 15 Rose
13 Thomas 11 George 9 and Wal-
ter Jr. 9.
Six prayer books and rosaries
were found laid out under the pic-
ture of the mother in readiness for
the children to attend mass.
Crushers and
Oil Mills T *
be Questioned
WASHINGTON Oct. 21—UP)—Investigation by the federal trade com-
mission into an alleged combination of cotton seed crushers and oil
mills to fix the price of cotton seed and cotton seed meal was ordered
today by the senate.
I
.^Galloway’s Be*t
— .vxar- .— >
Chosen as the typical Galloway
girl Miss Rebecca Jane Jackson
of Paragould Ark. graduate of
Galloway Woman’s college has
entered the University of Chicago
graduate school to prepare herself
for teaching.
SHARES BOUND
BACK TO HIGH
NEW YORK Oct. 21.—(/P)— Sev-
eral leading industrial shares re-
bounded sharply at the opening of
the stock market today from the
low levels reached in Saturday’s
drastic break. Westinghouse Elec-
tric which had dropped 18 M points
rallied 6 %. Montgomery-Ward
rebounded 4 % and U. S. Steel
American Can and Americen Tele-
phone rallied about 3 points each.
Considerable irregularity cropped
out however apparently in further
liquidation of weakened margin ac-
counts. American Power and Light
lost 3 % points Timken Roller 2
and New Haven Standard Gas and
Paramount lost 1 to 1 %.
Work Progressing
On McAllen Buildings
McALLEN Oct 21.—(#)—'Three
major business structures are now
actually under construction within
one-half block of each other on
South Broadway here. The total
value of the three structures ap-
are proximately $75000.
The new $45000 J. C. Penney
company building at the corner of
South Broadway and Austin Avenue
is the scene of most of the build-
ing activity due to its lead in point
of time.
Dishman San Antonio contractor
and is to be two stories in height.
Pouring of concrete foundations
for the one-story brick and tile
building of E. E. Phelps next to the
offices of The McAllen Press has
been practically completed and work
is expected to begin on walls of this
structure immediately. The build-
ing will cost about $15000. F. L.
Moore has contract for construc-
tion.
Contract has just been let to M.
R. Nelson for the construction of
a wen Osborn Building opposite the
Press office.
FUSILLADE OF
SHOTS HEARD
Third Brother of Notorious
Lonarde Family Killed
Instantly
CLEVELAND Ohio Oct. 21.—(>P)
—Prank Lonardo one time com
sugar baron who “got out of the
racket” when his brithers Big Joe
and John were killed two years
ago in a gandland battle for sup-
remacy was dead today—the victim
of a fusillade of revolver shots
which roared out as he hunched
over a card table In the back room
of a downtown barber shop last
night.
Lonardo silent partner in the
business which made millionaires of
the brothers was understood to have
abandoned the game when Big Joe
and John were shot down side by
side but nevertheless police worked
on the the theory that his death
was in reprisal for the slaying of
Sam “Blackjack” Todaro rival
bootleg czar credited with having
plotted the death of the Lonardos.
Last night’s slaying left only Do-
minic last reported in San Fran-
cisco alive of the four Lonardo
brothers. Dominic was indicted
here in the Sly-Fanner payroll rob-
bery and murders but evaded ex-
tradition and trial. Mrs. Concletta
Lonardo common-law wife of Big
Joe and her oldest son Angelo 20
were indicted for first degree mur-
der in Todaros death. Angelo Is
at liberty but his mother is out on
bond awaiting trial.
Frank met death as he played
rummy with three others. Ten
men stood in the small smoke-filled
room watching the game. Sudden-
ly a hail of bullets rang out from
among the bystanders according to
Louis Kelles restaurant owner who
sat in the game. Powder smoke
drifted across the table and Lonar-
do hands flung high leaped to
his feet and then pitched to the
floor. There were eight bullet holes
in his body. Lonardo had a .38 cal-
ibre revolver in a pocket but it
was fully loaded and had not been
fired recently.
Police who said they had the
names of four of the men present
began a round-up of suspects which
netted twelve persons today.
Buchanans Almost
Sew Up Catboat Cup
POINT ISABEL. Oct. 21.—Sailing
through choppy waves and with hifc
catboat half filled with water Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Buchanan came in
first in the second race of the Dorf-
man Trophy series here Sunday
afternoon. They negotiated the
six-mile triangular course In an
hour and eighteen minutes. This
victory gave the Buchanans a big
lead in the series with a total of
eight points as compared to four
for their nearest competitor Bill
and Harry Pattee.
The last named pair came In
second Sunday. 12 minutes behind
the Buchanans. A. W. Cameron.
Edinburg’s sailing Judge was third
two minutes behind. Paul Cottrell
came in fourth far behind the
field. The fifth boat did not enter
being disabled before the starting
gun was fired.
The series now stands Buchanan*
8. Battees 4. Cameron 4 McQllvray
3 and Cottrell 2.
The third and deciding race will
be run next Sunday at 3 p. m. over
the Laguna Madre course. A fair
sized crowd watched the last race.
THE WEATHER j
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Light to
moderate north winds on the west
coast.
For East Texas: Fair somewhat
colder in the east portion tonight;
Tuesday fair. Light to fresh north-
erly winds on the coast.
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