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— THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(JP> ■' *** **'”*• - Bww |
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 173 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY DECEMBER 23 1928 THIRTY PAGES TODAY 5e A COPY
I IN OUR I
VALLEY |
BROWNSVILLE and contiguous
“loose territory’’ performed rather
handsomely Saturday in returning a
majority of more than 1400 votes in
favor of the ship channel project.
The actual figure* vere 1.493 for
the navigation district and $2000000
bend issue to finance it; 95 votes
"gainst. One box missing—Las
Yeseas which could rot be reached
Saturday night.
Out of the 9."> vote* opposed to
the issue R0 vote* were in the Los
Fresnos section.
Out of something like a thousand
totes cast for the issue within the
city limits of Brownsville only six
votes were opposed.
Which indicates a pretty solid
opinion in favor of the project.
It is of interest to note also that
more vfctes turned out for this issue
in the city of Brownsville than ever
before in a bond election.
Of further interest is the fact
that holiday shopping and holiday
business prevented many voters
from “turning out/*
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CAMERON COUNTY eommisslon-
t «r§' court has awarded another high-
\ way contract.
0>mes under tho fourth issue of
$1000.000 in bonds out of the total
•f $6000000 voted by the county
j nearly two years ago.
The last contracts awarded Fri-
day call for a total of 33 miles of
concrete road distribution among ten
different feeder roads.
The completion of this contract
will give Cameron county a total of
1172 miles of concrete roads.
Of this amount about 135 miles
has been built or is under contract
t out of the $6000000 program.
11 Leaving approximately 100 addi-
I tional miles to be built with the
j remaining $2000000.
Friday’s contract totalled $64995.
I f On tho Fast KR.wne tract boule-
I vard two bidders offered bids of
| $57225. That’s close bidding.
B Couldn’t be closer.
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WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY comes
to Brownsville and the Valley gen-
erally as a result of the Browna-
ville-Chicago football game Friday.
The Associated Prera handled
about 400 words on the game. Sent
the story to its membership through-
out the country.
The New York Times called for a
similar number of words.
That request local newspapermen
considered as extraordinary. They
did r.ot anticipate that New York
papers would be especially interest-
ed.
At first the Associated Tress
asked for only 100 words. Later it
found interest in the game wider
than anticipated. So increased the
I^rdcr several hundred words.
Chicago papers Friday afternoon
got scores by quarters. And em-
blazoned their sport pages.
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OVER AT SANTA CRUZ Kennel
elub'a dog racing track they “put
on dog.’* Do it high and handsome.
When the races are about to start
they sound the traditional call to
the hounds so familiar to the Eng-
lish.
A fellow appears leading a dog.
Or more dogs. More fellows.
Brightly colored coats. Tight fit-
ting cap* with long “eye shades.”
All in real style.
The race is over. The followers of
’ the pari-mutuel betting system rush
to the cash windows. Get their cash
—if they win.
Tlood lights all around the track.
The rabbit and the dogs in full view
! of the apectators at all times.
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(LOYAL SUPPORT was given by I
i huslress and professional men of
Brownsville in the >2.000000 navl-
! gation district bord issue voted on
[ yesterday.
I Tho Brownsville Chanter of Com-
I mere* acknowledges this support in
f tho following mmmonication to The
I Herald:
T “The board of directors of the
Brownsville ( hamber of Commerce
i will appreciate it if The Brownsville
| ^Herald will thank for us publicly the
floyal business arid professional men
who made pjssihle the six full rage
editorials on tho Brownsville port.
“We have heard many comments
on these articles and there is no
I f doubt but what they have been in*
i strumenta! in moulding public senti-
ment in favor of the Brownsville
port. Again wo thank them.”
1 The communication Is signed by
l Ct. C. Richardson manager.
e e e
I AMONG end of year eommur.ica-
' tbns is one from \V. R. MeGarity of
' ( McAllen president of the Valley As-
I sedation of Commercial Secretaries.
J He says:
1 “Within ten day*- the Valley will
enter on a New Year—one which
from present indications will be the
f * most prosperous of its history—a
) ymir which will show more expan-
I(ion ami development than has any
prevbus year. Wa appreciate the
important part you will play in this
jrowth.
i “Please accept our thanks for the
rast assistance you have accorded
I this association in its efforts to
' serve the Valley.
**Wa wish for you a most success-
ful and prosperous New Year.”
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THE BROWNSVILLE pcsloffice Is
n?w ending the busiest Christmas
| reason that it ha- ever experienced.
Postmaster George Wilbur Pen-
Pitett who now wears his permanent
title estimates that receipts for Pc-
| ^mber will go over $7000 or over.
(Continued on page two.)
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Brownsville Boy Killed in Car Crash
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OFFICERS OF
VALLEY SEEK
AUTO DRIVER
Youth Found Pinned
Under Truck; Find
No Trace of Other
Automobile
Police late Saturday night were
searching for a high powered auto-
mobile that crashed into a motor
truck on the Brownsville-San Be-
nito highway late Saturday after-
noon resulting in the death of Ar-
chimedes Martinez. Jr. 14 son of
Rev. and Mrs Archimedes Martinez
of Brownsville.
The youth was killed when he was
pinned beneath the truck as it came
to rest in a water-filled ditch a
short distance from the Gulf Coast
Concrete Pipe company plant about
six miles out of Brownsville.
Manuel Garcia driver for the Gar-
cia Gomez company assisted in lift-
ing the truck off young Martinez
and rushed him to Mercy Hospital
but he was dead when the relief
car arrived.
Up until a late hour Saturday po-
lice had been unable to secure the
name of the driver of the truck in
which Martinez was riding at the
time of the accident or the name of
the driver of the car that caused
the fatal accident.
In an effort to trace the mystery
(Continued on page two.)
ONION TARIFF
GIVEN BOOST
Coolidge Orders In-
crease In Rate to
IV2 Cents Pound
WASHINGTON Dec. 22.—tAV-
President Coolidge today proclaimed
an increase in the duty on onions
from one cent to one hal f cents per
pound. The new schedule will be-
come effective January 21.
The president’s action was taken
under the flexible provisions of the
tariff act of 1922. after an investi-
gation by the tariff commission.
Some members of congress have
called recently at the White House to
urge that the president take prompt
action upon the recommendations of
the commission. The commission in-
quired into costs of production in the
United States and in Spain the prin-
cipal competing country. Figures
were not obtained directly from
Spanish producers invoice prices be-
ing used as evidence instead.
Investigation of the onion tariff
rates was inaugurated upon request
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
and Laredo onion grower* two years
ago. Representative John N. Garner
appearing several times before the
commission. The increase authorized
by President Coolidge. one-half cent
per pound is the maximum per-
mitted under the law creating the
tari ff commission. The law speci-
fying that the president may increase
the duty on any eomodity 50 per cent
on recommendation of the tariff com-
mission.
The new tariff is expected to ma-
terially decrease imports of Span-
ish and Egyptian onions which are
placed on the Eastern seaboard mar-
kets in competition with the Texas
product.
I. C.C Action To
Cut Revenues of
Southwest Roads
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—(AT—
Railroads in north Mississippi valley
territory will experience a narked
increase of revenue on a portion of
their north-and-south traffic a* «
result of an interstate commerce
commission derision issued today
which will decrease revenues of
southwestern railroads that cooper-
ate with the northern lines in han-
dline the traffic under consideration.
The commission's decision will in-
stall a row base on which w-ill he
calculated divisions of joint rates ap-
plyine to north and south traffic
moved over two or more rai’enad* and
transferred thronph the pateway* of
Kansas Citv and St. Louis. Mo. an-1
East St. Louis Cairo Gale and
Thebes 111.
GIFT OFFER WITHDRAWN
MINNEAPOLIS Pec. 22.—(AT- Be-
cause at no time in the past four
years has the University of Minne-
sota indicated whether it would ac-
cept a proposed $1000000 pift from
the Rockefeller foundation that or-
panization has withdrawn the offer
it was announced today.
CARPENTER SLAIN
HOUSTON. Pec. 22.—(AT—While
puardinp a car of Christmas turkeys
J. V. Harris private detective shot
and killed J. L. Hammons. 55 car-
penter here early today.
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DePaul Footballers Succumb S
To Charms of Sunny South
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Pe Paul has come and seen and
flopped but the boys had » large
evening thank you.
To attest to this when the rattler
bearing them back to their northern
bailwick in freezing Chicago pulled
out of the Southern Pacific station
here Saturday night a tear was seen
to glisten here and there among the
lot .
Never in their lives have they seen
such good football players beautiful
women balmy days and uncorked
hospitality.
If you don't believe this just write
to any of the bunch and ask.
“We didn’t expect to find such a
football team way down here” James
Fitzgerald a powerful good football
player himself declared. “We just
got something we weren’t looking for
and boy you’ve got to take year hat
off to ’em. Pardon the blush while
1 admit they beat a whale ef - good
team—one of CHICAGO’S Ysav and
no grapenuts to that.”
Johr.nie Jaeger one of the lew Do
Paul players who does not bear an
Irish moniker was limping a bit Sat-
urday as he tried to take in the town
before shaking the southern dust
from his heels nnd the southern sun-
shine out of his hair; but he admits
he had the time of his life “down
south.”
“Boy howdy! Those birds back
home won't believe the things we rc
going to tell ’em” he said as a big
grin brought a light of happiness
to his eyes. “You can talk hospital-
ity all you want—say they started
that faa down here it’s ju*t hard to
believe here we are HHMl miles from
home and the people are treating us
like we're one of eia. Why A’ve had
’em stop me on the street today and
ask me now my leg was getting aiong
I guess they saw me iimp and re-
membered that 1 was hurt in the
game. The people down hero are
simply great. Gee but it» been some
trip.” .
And so we travel on down the line
of players until we reach William
Biehel captain of the northern ciub.
‘Til take my hat off to the Eagles”
he said. “They know the game and
they know how to play it clean and
fair. They've got the best team in
the country down here I guess.”
Da nisi Toomey and Harold Wein-
and two more of the boys are also
going back to Chicago sold on Browns-
ville and the Valley “where hospital- |
ity showers down like rain.”
And the southern girls—with their
rosy cheeks and their ready smiles—
they have captivated the hearts of
the entire Chicago aggregation from
the sports writers down.
“I’ve heard about the southern
girls all my life but this has been the
(Continued on page two.)
XMAS MISSION
PROVES FATAL
Pasadena ‘Santa Claus’
And Wife Found
Asphyxiated
TASEDENA Cal. Dec. 22.—(A*)—
Tragedy came today for Pasadena's
Santa Claus just as he completed one
mission of good cheer for a throng
of children and prepared for an-
other.
Henry L. Dickson 57-year-old club-
man and wealthy furniture dealer
played "Santa Claus*’ at a Masonic
celebration last night. Today as ^he
drove his car from his garage a 74-
year-old woman. Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan
stepped across the driveway and was
knocked down.
Mrs. Dickson happened to be stand-
ing at a window of her home and
fainted when she saw the accident.
The husband discovered h s wife
prostrate when he ran into the house
to call for an ambulence.
After telephoning for aid for the
injured woman Dickson attempted
to revive his wife. Several hours
passed and a son-in-law called the
house. He became alarmed when the
telephone failed to answer and went
to the home where he found the hus-
band and wife apparently asphyxi-
ated and he railed for aid. An in-
haletor squad attempted to save their
lives but were both dead.
Dickson was to have played "Santa
Claus” agnin on Christmas Eve.
MANAGES CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Dec. 22.- (X*
—Dick HohlitxelU former star first
baseman of the Hoston R> ! Sox.
wh » led the Charlotte Hornets of the
Solly league to a pennant in 1P23
was signed tndav to manage the
team next season.
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Vote on Port Bonds by Precincts
Precinct— For Against
2— El Jardin.155 2
3— Media Luna .154
5— Los Fresnos. 14 80
6— Villa Nueva.59 0
30—Moss Store. 39 3
33— Las Yescas .. ..........
34— Southmost.;. 22 1
Brownsville Boxes
16— Fitch’s Garage.258 2
17— Bell’s Service Station.14G 0
18— Guerra’s residence.130 0
19— City Hall.115 1
20— Miller Hotel . 99 0
21— Victoria Heights.128 3
2S—Old Grammar School.174 0
Total . 1493 95
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Washington Fears
Second ‘Flu’ Wave
May Sweep Nation
PROBE DEATH
COLLEGE BOY
No Verdict Returned
By Coroner Investi-
gating Case
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AUSTIN. Dec. 22.—(A5)—A coro-
ner's verdict had not been return-
ed tonight in the death of Lawrence
Lumsden. about 22 former Texa*
University student found shot to
death in "a parked automobile with
a pistol in his lap under his right
hand.
Justice of the Peace Tannehill |
said today that a verdict may not be
reached "for a day or two.”
*‘I want to go into it thoroughly.”
he said "and learn who was with
the boy when he was last scen.”^
Lumsden whose home was at Wil-
son near Lubbock withdrew from
school Nov. IS because of bad
health. About a week ago he left
Austin to visit Dixon Green relative
at Shiner near Gonzales.
He afterward went to San Antonio
and returned there Friday and at-
tended the Phi Gamma Delta frater-
nity formal dance at the Country
club here last night. Arthur Had-
daway president of the fraternity
said Lumsden appeared in good spir-
its and declared he was having a
“big time."
The Phi Gamma house was crowd-
ed with visitors and Lumsden did
aot spend the night there. He was
not seen after the dance until his
body was found by a hunter.
Five of Family
Asphyxiated By
Escaping Fumes
PHILADELPHIA. Pec. 22.—(/P>—
Sergeant Arthur Wadsworth marine
corps recruiting officer his wife
and three children were found dead
from asphyxiation in their home to-
day. Another child unconscious
wh»n police broke into the gas-filled
house is in critical condition.
A neighbor glancing through a
collar window Saw Wadsworth lying
across a box and notified police.
Mrs. Wadsworth was found dead on
a bed on the first floor and the three
children were found in a room on
the second floor.
It was believed Wadsworth had
gone to the cellar to investigate a
gas leak and was overcome.
IMS FROM INJURIES
TOPEKA. Per. 22.——M r*.
Clara V. Johnston. *tJ. died tonight
of injuries and exposure. She foil
into the Kansas river after being
struck by a freight train yesterday.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—(>P)—
The possibility of a second and more
severe wave of influenza after the
present outbreak was discussed here
today by public health officials who
began considering plans for studying
the situation at first hand with a view
of preventing sueh an occurrence.
While their program for this was
not completed federal authorities in-
dicated they would seek to add to
their knowledge of the disease
through both laboratory and field
studies. These studies would be car-
ried on by public health oficers in
several representative areas in va-
rious parts of the country.
“The percentage of cases in the
United States for the week ending
December 15. it was said “was as
great as it was at the peak of the
epidemic of 1920.”
Statisticians of the public health
service completed a chart today
showing that if the number of cases
(Continued on page two.)
TEXAS BANKS
! IN GOODSHAPE
Condition of State
Banks Improved
Shaw Says
AUSTIN. Dec. 22.—(Ah—The state
hanks of Texas will go into the new
year in much better condition than
they have been for some time State
Banking Commissioner James Shaw
said in a statement today.
“On account of the fact that the
guaranty fund cost a great many of
the state banks large Burns condi-
tions have been in a measure chaotic
with the state banks of Texas. Many
of them have been carrying a large
amount of bad and frozen assets”
Mr. Shaw said.
“During the past 15 months in
excess of $H000000 in bad assets
have been charged out of the state
banks and according to figures of
the department approximately $5-
000000 of the total charge-out has
been replaced in the form of new
capital paid into the banks.”
Two Children Die
When Home Burns
SPRINGFIELD. Mo. Dec. 22.—UF)—
Two children of R. A. Berry I^ac-
lrde county farmer were burned to
death when their home was destroy-
ed by fire late today. The mother
had cone to attend the poultry in the
yard. She retu.rned in time to Bee
the roof caving in on her two chil-
dren. see 3 and 1 1-2 years. Roth
were girls.
LIQUOR RACKET
FOR DALLAS IS
I G PROBED
Government Investi-
gates Rumor of In-(
augurating Racket-
eering System
DALLAS. Dec. 22.—(/T>-A pro-
posal to bring liquor traffic in Dal-
las under the racketeering system
now used in Chicago and other lar^e
northern fities is being investigat-
ed by Lee R. Smith United States j
commissioner here.
The effort to organize the racket'
in Dallas is said to have been made
by a stranger who offered a local at-
torney |1000 as a bonus and a re-
tainer of $1000 a month. Th$ at-
torney after investigating thoroughly
went to Commissioner Smith with!
his information. The organizer now
is >fider surveillance.
As outlined to the attorney the
organizer proposed forming a pro-
tection ring which would eliminate
bootleggers who refused to become
part of th racket and pay regularly
tor the services the ring would offer.
Winkler County
Attorney Denies
Alleged Crimes
DALLAS Dec. 22.—(JP)—A denial
of newspaper articles describing al-
leged crime conditions in Winkler
county Texas was received by the
Associated Fress today in a latter
from H. D. Hudson county attorney
of Winkler county.
Mr. Hudson’s letter said that only
12 people had been arraigned as a
result of the activities of federal
agents in Winkler county this week.
A shipment of whiskey which was
estimated to be worth $500000 actu-
ally consisted of 18 gallons of whis-
key he said.
Mr. Hudson said that a man known
ns “Denver Rlackie” whose name is
F. C. Burcham was bound and
thrown into a water tank after he is
alleged to have stolen the whiskey.
He escaped however and went to
1 yote returning to Wink later to
file charges against his attackers.
Hudson said. Hudson denied that
Burcham was lost on the desert dur-
ing this time as reported in news-
paper stories.
Creditors Seize
Countess’ Clothes
KANSAS CITY. Pec. 22.—The |
“Cour.tess de Taurine” known in
• America as Mrs. Pearl Hussey Flan-
! agan of W ichita. Kans. - ns depriv-
ed of her wardrobe hero today
when a crcdifbr attached her per-
sonal effects along with those of
an ex-convict who helped her pro-
mote a twenty-three million dollar
corporation to make use of a chateau
in France.
The clothes and other personal ef-
fects of the t»t» were attached by
Ciosrenor S. Barron of Kingman.
Kans.. to satisfy a $1000 attach-
ment proceeding.
The “countess” and f iarles T.
Faye alias Charles Faye Seiti who
admitted having aerved terms in
Kansas and Wyoming for forgery
tonight had no clothes other than
the ones they were wearing after
their corporation went into finan-
cial reverses.
LIVED TOGETHER TWO
DAYS SECURE DIVORCE
MIAMI Fla.. Dec. 22.—(4*>—M»ri«
Louise Decourdray. Tenney of River-
side Drive New York was pranted a
divorce today from J. C. Penney Jr.
son of the chain store operator of
White Plain* N. T.
Mr. and Mr*. Penney lived together
two dava after they were married Oc-
tober 29. 1924.
The Penney home at Miami Beach
has been chosen a* the residence of
President-elect Hoover durinp hi*
planned six weeks stay in Miami
early next year.
JIEIZK LIQt’OR SHIP
VKW YORK. Dec. 22.—(dPV-Th«
ocean poinp tup Georpes « reek was
seised today near City Island with
men and 1.290 eases of liquor
valued at $T2000 aboard.
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Rio Grande Valley ‘AH Set’ for a Joyous Christmas
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A day of rest another day of
work and then the two hundred
thousand people of the Lower Rio
(Irande Valley forpet their wor-
ries. their work their trouble*
their sorrows and their problem>
to observe the universal holiday of
Christianity—Christmas.
Fifty thousand children will be
happy.
And throuphout the ler.pth and
breadth of the Valley there will
scarcely be a person who will not
feel this happiness reflected to all
who rare to notice.
Instances of “the empty stock-
ing” in the Valley will be rar\
If there happens to be any little
tot who awakens on Christmas
morning and finds that Santa
Claus did not come after all. it
will not be due to lack of effort of
those who can afford more.
For in every part of the Valley
those who can help their less for-
tunate neighbors and neighbors'
children are hastening to do so.
Community Christmas tree*
church Christmas trees cluh
Christmas trees school Christmas
tree*. Christmas dinners Christ-
mas gifts—these will be tht rule
from Monday evening until Tues-
day evening.
There arc many who are putting
forth every effort so that Christ-
mas may come to all—especially to
every child in the V'alley.
In practically every city of the
Lower Rio Grande there will he a
public Christmas tree. In Browns-
ville the Rotary club will jrivc its
annual Christmas tree for the kid-
dies of the city. In addition the
annual charity dinner will be held
at the Charity Home and various
churches of the city will have
Christmas trees for the children.
In San Benito the churches will
have Chrismas trees and in Har-
lingen merchants are co-opcrat-
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Marry Again? No!
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Gilda Gray Polish immigrant
girl who rose to Broadway
heights as "queen of shimmy"
vigorously denies she ia to wed
her manager C. D. Krepps. Gilda
ia suing her husband Gil Boa?
for divorce and he. in turn has
named Krepps in his reply. The
dancer declares she will not
marry soon because she ia “de-
voted to her art."
ARREST SEVEN
FOR ROBBERIES
Omaha Police Believe
Bandit Gang Is
Rounded Up
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OMAHA Dec. 22.—W—The arrest
of Roy Kelly and seven other per-
sons today opened the way to a so-
lution of many Nebraska robberies
safe blowings and atempted hold-
up of a bank at Lynch Neb. two
weeks ago and a $7tf000 robbery of
a Kansas City bank messenger in
December 1926 police said.
Under arrest with Kelly are: ;
Ruth Haney 25. described as Kelly's
sweetheart Frank Cerain Clarence
Hanfelt and Barbara Marlow all of
I Omaha and Leslie Chapman and Ar-
nold E. Fisher of Carroll Iowa.
Tilson Suggests
Special Session !
Called April 15
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—<£»>—
Representative Tilson of Connecti-
cut house republican leader be-
lieves that April 15 would be a prop-
er time for the convening of an «*
tra session of congress to consider
tariff revision and farm retief leg-
islation.
Declaring that ho was certain no
one could speak with authority as to
whether or when President-elect
Hoover would call a special session
the majority leader said he felt such
a session would be called in event
nc generally acceptable farm relief
legislation vu passed at the pres-
ent session. Few members of the
house seem hopeful that a satisfac-
tory farm relief measure would be
passed at this session he added in
a statement today.
Coolidge Hopes
For Pact Action
WASHINGTON. Dee. 22——
Hope of early and favorable action
on both the Kellogg anti-war treaty
and the cruiaer construction bill aft-
er the holiday recess was expressed
to President Coolidge today by sen-
ate leaders.
The confidence of chairman Borah
of the foreign relations committee
sponsoring the treaty in its ability
to draw support hat led leaders to
believe the pact may get to a vote
ahead of the naval bill.
Dual consideration of the two
propositions has been arranged.
AIRPLANE HONEYMOON
LOS ANGELES Dec. Z2.~f/P>—Old
shoes flapped in the wind and
streamers and bunting apd what not
whirled about as a trim airplane
sped toward San Diego today carry-
ing Lieut. H. H. Ogden former army
aroond-the-world-aviator. and his
bride formerly Miss Diets Snook.
They were married here at an early
morning ceremony.
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13 PRECINCTS
GIVE PROJECT
BIG MAJORITY
Total of 1493 Vot-ii
Cast For Port to 95
Against; One Pre-
cinct Missing
The Brownsville naviga-
tion district is officially
created. ‘
Bonds in the amount of
$2000000 to finance the
ship channel and port pro-
ject have been authorized.
Thirteen of the 14 pre-
cincts in the district Satur-
day returned a vote of 1493
for the project to 95 against.
Complete returns have
been received from all pre-
cincts except Las Yescas
the smallest box in the dis-
trict which will report not
to exceed 30 votes.
The vote in th® *even precincts
within th® city of Brownsville was
1050 for the project to t> against.
In fjur of the city precincts th®
vote was unanimous for tho project
ami the Villa Zueva precinct also
camo in with a perfect score.
One precinct. Los Fresnos re-
turned a majority against th® bonds
th® vote standing 11 for to 80
against.
At least four of the votes cast
against th® project in the Browns-
ville boxes are believed • ■ have been
mismarked by voters who did not
understand the proper marking of
the ballot.
Heaviest iiona vole
The vote was the heaviest ever
east in Brownsville in a bond elec-
tion ard the unanimity of the city
vote and all rural precincts with the
exception of Los Fresnos will pf^ve
of great value in connection with
the disposal of the bonds and de-
velopment of the port project mem-
bers of the Brownsville port com-
mittee stated. They pointed tut
that with the exception of l^>s
Fresnos precinct only 15 votes ncru
cast against the port project.
Returns from Las Yescas will
bring the total to over 1600 votes
cast in the election or more than 50
per cent of the voting strength of
the fourteen precincts.
Strenuous efforts were required to
get out the vote in all -recincts
committee members reported Satur-
day night. The voters were con-
vinced that the project would carry
by a heavy majority and did not
realize the necessity of going to the
polls committeemen stated. In all
Brownsville precincts the women’s
committees did excellent work and
the number of women voters broke
all records.
Voting was extremely light until
mid-afternoon. At that time ap-
peals were sent to all precinct or-
ganisation heads to get out the vote
and there was a constant stream «f
voters to tho city polls during the
closing hours.
Rnral Districts Aid
Returns from the two boxes in El
Jardin proved the interest of the
voters of that district returning a
total of 194 for the project to 5
against. At Southnvjst where the
heaviest vote in proportion to the to-
tal number of voters was polled 22
votes were registered in favor of
the port to 1 against. Media Luns
which includes part of West Browns-
ville outside the city limits re-
turned 154 for 3 gainst. Vic-
toria Heights where 3 votes were
cast atfainst tho projtc*. was tho
banner box of tko opposition with.n.
the Brownsville city limits. In pre-
cinct 16 which polled the largest
vote 260 only two votes were reg-
istered against the project.
Las Yescas north of L'l FresWjs
the only precinct from which re-
turns have not been received is be-
(Continucd on page two.)
Army Engineers
Given Brief On
Arroyo Project
(Special to Tht Herald)
HARLINGEN Pec. 22.— - A
brief similar to that sent the rivera
and harbors committee of congress
seeking to switch the port appropri-
ation from Point Isabel to Harlin-
gen is before the U. S. Board of
army engineers according to a letter
from the engineers received here
by J. R. Oiamhers. Sr. chairman of
the Arroyo Colorado Navigation dis-
trict.
In the letter sent by General Her-
bert Peakyne. assistant chief of en-
gineers the A»royo district officers
are assured that the engineers will
“give consideration” to the brief.
| WEATHER j
West Texas: Sunday generally
fair; Monday partly cloudy in north
probably unsettled in aouth portion.
East Texas: Sunday generally fair
somewhat warmer; Monday mostly
cloudy possibly becoming unsettled]
Light variable winds on the coast be-
coming easterly.
Oklahoma: Sunday and Monday
generally fair.
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