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• " - ■■■■ ■ —■■■ ■■ ---— ' ■ II ■ - ■■■ ^ < » •j I 1^ I THURSDAY CALENDAR City Federation of Women's Clubs meets at the Baptist church at 3:30 p. m. * t * Mardi Entertained By Mrs. M. R. Hall Two guests were present this week when Mrs, M. R. Hall enter atined the Mardi Bridge club. There were Mrs. R. M. Gillmore, mother of Mrs. Hall, who is here visiting her from Louisiana, and Mrs. S. M. Harvey. Mrs. W. B. Thompson won the prize for the afternoon, and Mrs. Gillmore was presented with a dainty gift. The hostess served a delicious sal ad course at the close of the games. She.ured vari-colored flowers for decofe Cions. * * * Roman’s Guild Completes Plans The Woman's guild of the Church of the Advent held their regular business meeting Monday afternoon at the parish house. The business session was devoted to completing arrangements for the Easter egg sale which is to be held Saturday at Willman's pharmacy. Mrs. Louis Brulay is also taking orders for eggs and baskets. After the business was disposed of, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Nuckols and Mrs. Hilmar Fabra served a re freshment course. * • • Mrs. Pendergraft Has Hi-Lo Club Mrs. W. L. Pendergraft was host ess to the Hi-Lo Bridge club Tuesday with one extra table of guests pres ent. She used a red color theme, developed in low bowls of red ver benans, nasturtitiums and roses scattered about the rooms. Six games were played and when scores were totalled, it was found that Mrs. Jack Jones held high for the club, and Mrs. George Bell high among the guests, with Mrs. Gracy receiv ing consolation. A salad and a sweet course was served to the club members and Mesdames S. C. Frederick, Bell, Fritz Schmidt. Duff Howard and S. W. Brewer. Mrs. Jack Jones is to be next hostess. * • • Learners Hostesses [To Mission Club A delightful program was present ed by the Mission Tuesday club here Tuesday, when they came down as the guests of the Learners, a study club of this city. The numbers in cluded a trio by Mesdames Walter Roberts, S. L. Hardin, and H. H. Ewing, accompanied by Mrs. Hom er Smith at the piano, and a play. "Ever Young,” by four members of the club, Mesdames Wilbur Close, E. V. Sprowl, D. C. Decker and S. L. Hardin. Mrs. J. A. Card of the Mission club acted as master of ceremonies. The program was preceded by a luncheon at the Country club given by the Learners club, with Mesdames Volney Taylor, J. A. Gra ham ajtid Henrietta Singor as an entertainment committee. Follow ing the luncheon, the two clubs ad journed to the Sunday school as sembly room at the Presbyterian church, where the program was pre sented. Mrs. Geo. M. Smith, presi dent of the Learners, presided, la ter turning the program over to the guests. A unique feature of the decora tions was the airplane made of flow ers which served as a centerpiece at the luncheon. This elaborate piece had wings of purple larkspur, with fuselage of vari-colored sweet peas, and attracted much attention. It was made by Jack Tobin of Aus tin. a well known interior decora tor. Y. W. C. A. Board Meets Friday A regular monthly meeting of the executive board of the Young Women's Christian association is to be held at 9:30 Friday at the home of Mrs. Volney W. Taylor, chair man. The sum of $73 was realized by the organization from the Tag Day recently, the amount to be applied on the annual budget, which is not yet completed. Girl Reserves did the tagging, and Mesdames Volney W. Taylor. Lula George and Mau rice Brulay acted as directing com mittee. * * * Comings, Goings, Of Local People Mrs. D. A. Fogelberg and small daughter, Shirley, of Weslaco, are here as guests of Mrs. L. C. Fitch. Mrs. Fogelberg formerly resided in Brownsville and has many friends here. Mrs. L. C. Sharpe, who has been < spending the winter with her daugh ter. Mrs. A. K. Black, in Los Eb anos, plans to leave Thursday eye ing for her home at Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Sharpe was quite ill for some time, but is now much improved. Annual Election To Feature Meeting of Scottish Rite Here Annual election of officers for the Valley Scottish Rite body will feature their Maundy Thursday meeting to be held in the banquet hall of the El Jardin hotel here be ginning at 8 p. m. Thursday. This is an obligatory service and is open only to Scottish Rite Ma sons. The incumbents are: Geo. Mansur of Brownsville, president; Gib Henson of San Benito, vice president; and D. C. Hogan of San Juan, secretary. All reservations should be han dled through Harry Munn. chair man of the arangements committee. He may be re»:hed at the El Jardin hotel. Munn also will be toastmaster. Among those to give toasts are Ma jor Gardner, A. Wayne Wood. Dr. C. H. Thorne and Jesse Dennett. There are more than 500 members of the order in the Valley. WEATHER SUMMARY Barometric pressure distribution and general weather conditons have changed very little through out the country since last report. Nranerous scattered showers and thunderstorms ocurred in the southern states within the last 24 hours. TemDeratures were higher in the north-central states this morning, and continued to rise slowly nractically throughout the great Northwest. WEATHER BULLETIN First figure lowest temperature last night; second, highest temcera ture vesterdav; third, wind velocity at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24 hours. Abilene . 50 54 — .00 Amarillo . 58 56 — 1.08 Atlanta . 62 82 — .00 Austin . 66 82 10 .00 Boston . 38 56 — .00 BROWNSVILLE. 70 83 — .00 Chicago . 44 56 12 .00 Corpus Christ .. 72 76 14 .00 Dallas . 62 66 10 .00 Del Rio . 70 78 16 .00 Denver . 30 52 — .00 Detroit . 42 54 — ,u0 Dodee City. 42 62 — .00 El Paso . 44 72 — ,i0 Fort Smith. 50 64 10 1.34 Galveston . 68 74 ~ .00 Helena . 44 — — .00 Huron . 38 56 14 .00 Jacksonville .... 68 80 — .00 Kansas City ... 48 62 — .00 Louisville . 42 60 — .ol Memphis . 54 68 — .06 Miami . 64 80 — .00 Montgomery ... 66 86 — .00 New Orleans ... 66 82 — .00 New York . 38 60 18 .00 North Platte ... 26 60 — .00 Oklahoma City . 44 54 — .40 Palestine . 82 .. . . Pensacola . 64 76 — .00 Phoenix . 48 7 4 — .00 Pittsburgh . 38 48 — .12 St. Louis . 48 53 — .00 St. Paul . 40 56 12 .09 Salt Lake City .... 46 San Antonio ... 68 80 12 00 Santa Fe . 34 52 — u*j Sheridan . 32 56 — 00 Shreveport . 62 84 — 00 Tampa . 66 «« _ .uq Vicksburg . 64 — — .00 Washington - 42 — — .04 Williston . 34 52 — .uo Wilmington _ 66 80 14 .00 NEW PIANO A special Baldwin broadcast pi ano. ordered some time ago by sta tion KWWG, is expected to arrive within a few days. This piano, pro duced especially for radio stations, is coming into general use. accord ing to operators of KWWG. I I TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1929 The Ford tri-motor plane 9672 left for Mexico City with Pilot L. Thro and R. Richardson at 8:45 a. m. with five passengers and mail. Mexican Aviation Co. Three Curtiss A3’s arrived from Ft. Crockett with the following passengers and pilots: Lt. O. C. George, Lt. T. L. Mosey, Lt. G. Kinsey, and Lt. C. W. Alverson. The planes escorted Lt. Col. Lopez, Guatemala City flyer from Elling ton Field. The planes arrived at 11 a. m. and took off at 1:50 p. m. Three Douglass 02 planes arrived from Dodd Field with the follow ing pilots and passengers: Lt. C. Douglass. Lt. L. W. Marriner. Sgt. Tyler. Cant. Mayer. Lt. Anderson and Lt. smith. The planes arrived at 12:45 p. m. and took off at 4 p. m. The Ford tri-motor plane 9670 arrived from Mexico City at 1:15 p. m. with Pilot R. V. Kent and 3 passengers. This is a Mexicpn Aviation Co. plane and was also carrying mail. The Stinson plane NC7472. with Capt.. Ralph Stone as pilot, left for Soto la Marina for a load of fish and returned at 4:30 p. m. The new St carman mail plane belonging to the Mexican Aviation Co. took up two passengers for a trial flight. Pilot R. V. Kent. The Stinson plane NC7218. be longing to the Tex-Mex Fisheries and with Pilot J. Mattern. took oif at 11:45 a. m. and returned with a load of fish. The T. A. T. passenger plane took off for San Antonio with three passengers and Pilot Koester at 2:30 p. m. The T. A. T. mail plane arrived from San Antonio with Plot Glass at 3 p. m. The T. A. T. mail plane took off for San Antonio with a load of mail at 2:35 p. m. with Pilot Sprachpr. The Ryan plane belonging to the Aeronautic Transportation Cor poration took off at 7:30 a. m. with Pilot Maj. B. A. Law and Abe Plenn as a passenger. The Fairchild NC8001 belonging to the C. A. T. Co. arrived from Durango with Pilot Holmes and the following passengers: Maj. Law. Abe Plenn. P. Chapa, and the regular mail. The Ryan plane belonging to E. L. Buckley and piloted by K. K. Hoffman arrived yesterday after noon with Mr. and Mrs. Buckley. They will stay over in Brownsville tonight and leave for Mexico to morrow. Trust Company Of Brownsville Will Advertise Service The most recent step taken in the final plans of the newly organized Rio Grande Valley Trust company, of this city, is the appointment of the James Advertising Agency, Inc., of Mercedes, as its advertising coun sel. According to R. J. Meeker, presi dent of the agency, the production department, under the direction of J. B. Pinkham, Jr., Is engaged in preparing a broad and constructive advertising program which will serve as the means of acquainting Valley residents with the advan tages to be gained through the use of trust company services. The Rio Grande Valley company will offer complete trust facilities. Special stress, however, is placed on the fiduciary department which serves as trustee, executor, guardian of minors, depository of securities and in other capacities of trust. MEXICAN BAND HOLDS CONCERT AT EDINBURG EDINBURG. March 27.—A large crowd turned out here Monday eve ning to hear the first public per formance of the 24-piece Edinburg Mexican band. The concert was staged on the courthouse lawn. A typical Mexican program was rendered, containing such numbers as Sobre Las Olas and La Faloma. The band is now planning for uniforms. They are to be of the Mexican Charo style. MISSIONLIONS STAGE CHILDREN’S EGG HUNT MISSION, March 27.—An Easter egg hunt for local school children to be held Saturday is being sponsored by the Lions club. Eggs for the primary children will be hid in the city park and older children will hunt for eggs at the grammar school. About 800 eggs will be given to the children, according to D. C. Decker and Franklin Ewers, who with other members of the club, are in charge of the hunt. DR. HOLT ACCEPTS PULPIT IN EDINBURG EDINBURG. March 27.—Dr. J. B. Holt of McAllen has accepted the call of the Edinburg Central Bap tist church and will take charge of the pulpit earlv in April, it was announced by church leaders here Tuesday. Dr. Holt has been connected with the McAllen Baptist church. Rev. J. E. Stack of the Edinburg church resigned recently to take over the pulnit of the La Feria Baptist church. Reverend Stack plans' to go to La Feria following his sermon next Sunday. U. S., ENGLAND 1 CLEAR TREATY Sinking of I’m Alone May Lead To Interpretation Of Rum Pact I WASHINGTON, March 27.—(/p)— defferences between the United States and Great Britain over inter pretation of the 1924 rum-smuggling treaty are likely to be clarified as one outcome of the sinking of the Canadian schooner I’m Alone 200 miles off the Louisiana coast Friday by an American patrol boat. Pending study of complete official reports, no formal action is expected, either in the form of a protest or overtures looking toclarification of the rights of the coast guard to ; search, seize and pursue suspected | rum runners found w'ithin one I hour's sailing distance of the Amer | ican shore. In the meantime, official and dip | lomatic circles are considerably in | terested in the possible courses j which action might take, and some I observers who have followed the un J official reports of the incident see I in them the germs of differences which could lead to the necessity of I arbitration. At least, in the opinion of state department officials, the | case involves technicalities which I call for the skill of international j lawyers. Only a few changes are needed to make the rum smuggling treaty more efefctive. as Rear Admiral F. C. j Billard, commandant of the coast j guard, views the situation. These, I he suggests, might include an agree ; ment under which the government would require ships using their ports i to furnish proof that their cargoes | were delivered at the points desig , nated in their clearance papers. -— I_ City Briefs New Underwood Typewriter sales and service. Underwood Typewrit er Co., Moore Hotel Arcade, phone 295. Harlingen.—Adv. tf. The Van Heest Shops Auto and Furniture refinishing. Comer 11th I and Monroe Sts., Phone 1047. —adv. 3-28-29. Dickey’s Old Reliable Eye Water cools, heals and strengthens sore, weak, tired eyes. All druggists 25c. —Adv. (4) Itching Between the Toes Is re lieved quickly by applying Imperial Eczema Remedy, at bedtime. Drug gists are authorized to refund mon ey if it fails.—adv. Cars Gain.—A total of 11,418 au tomobiles and trucks have bten reg istered in the office of J. J. Fox, county tax collector. This repre sents a substantial gain over the same period lest year. The vehicles were divided as follows: Pleasure cars, 9,211; trucks, 2.207. Attend Road Meet—County Engi neer W. O. Washington, Assistant County Engineer T. C. Davis and A. H. Pollard of the engineering de partment. are in College Station to attend the road short course. They expect to return the latter part of the week. Infertile Eggs, fresh, delivered daily at your grocery store. Ask your grocer. Joachim Poultry Farm, back of Country club.—adv tf Board Meets — The executive board of the public library are to hold their regular meeting in the library building at 7:30 p. m. Wed nesday. Routine business will be taken up. and lists of new books considered. With Bridge Co.—Tim O'Leary, formerly a member of the police department, is now connected with the Gateway bridge. Visitor—Geo. W. Reed, inspector of the general baggage, mail and express departments of the South ern Pacific lines in Texas and Lou isiana. was in Brownsville Wednes day on a business trip. Returns—Dean S. A. Caldwell of the Brownsville junior college re turned here Tuesday evening after attending the district Rotary con vention held in Houston. Dean Caldwell addressed the bdoy on in ternational relations. Fishermen Back—A party of fishermen headed by Hurt Batsell returned here Tuesday afternoon after making a trip 25 miles up Padre Island. They reported catch ing a number of red fish. Carter Visits Valley.—J. C. Carter, assistant president of the Southern Pacific lines, arrived in Brownsville Wednesday morning. He expects to remain in the Valley several days in connection with business of his lines. Three Trainmen Die In Head-on Illinois Crash EDWARDSVTLLE, 111., March 27. —UP)—Three trainmen were killed and two were injured in a head-on collision late yesterday between two freight trains of the Nickel Plate system near the Edwardsville sta tion. Fire followed the crash. The dead: JOHN FRANKLIN, 38, engineer, Charleston, 111. FRANK ADAIR, 30, fireman. Charleston. 111. O. T. BENSLEY, 30, brakeman, Charleston, 111. MUST REMOVE CITRUS FRUIT Thursday Last Day Grape fruit and Oranges May Remain On Trees Thursday, April 28, is the last day citrus fruit will be permitted to re main on Valley trrees under the terms of the limited embargo imposed by the U. S. department of agriculture. Warning has been sent out by P. A- Hoidale, inspec tor in charge of the Valley district, calling attention to the fact that the embargo applies April 29, on all citrus fruits othe~ than limes, lem ons and calamondines. Fruits may be taken from the tree and placed in storage, the inspector stated. A number of the large grow ers are making preparations to place several car load in cold stor age, according to reports from the upper part of the Valley, and a large volume of fruit also will be placed In storage for Valley con sumption. The inspectors porpose to inaugu rate a general cleanup campaign the first of the week to remove all fruit remaining on trees and to bury all fallen fruit. City Extension Report Is Ready For Commission The report of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce committee on extension of the city limits has been completed and is ready for presentation to the city commission at the next regular meeting of that body Whether a special meeting will be called for the purpose has not been decided. The report recommends inclusion of part of the West Brownsville ir rigation district, all of the platted section of West Brownsville, and large areas adjoining the city on the west, north and east. The city commission is expected to call a hearing of interested tax payers, before taking definite ac tion on the recommendations. LEVEES NEAR QUINCY HOLDING RIVER BACK QUINCY, 111., March 27.—UP)—1The levees protecting thousands of acres of farm lands had won at least a temporary victory today after the Mississippi river had fallen half a foot In 24 hours. Following a week of the highest water stage in recent years, the walls still stood, except for the break which caused the flooding of the Indian Grave district. The danger was by no means over, but the re duction in pressure, due to the low water level, gave better chance for strengthening the dikes and for stopping leaks. MAN HELD AT COLEMAN CONFESSES SHOOTING COLEMAN. Tex., March 27.—UP)— Murder charges were pending today against Denny Dixon, who. officers said, made a statement late yester day admitting participation in two attempted robberies last week in which one man was killed and an other injured probably fatally. Authorities said Dixon admitted emptying his pistol toward W. L. Echols, night watchman, wounded fatally when he forestolled an at tempt bank robbery at Van Alstyne. BODY OF SAN BENITO WOMAN SENT TO IOWA • Special to The Herald * SAN BENITO. March 27.—The body of Mis. Annie E. Ferguson, who died here Tuesday morning, was forwarded last night to Ames, Iowa, the family homp, after brief services by Rev. C. E. Marshall. Baptist pastor, at the Mittanch funeral home. Mrs. Ferguson was the mother of A. C. Elliott of this city, and had lived at Mr. Elliott’s home for the past year. CITRUS SHOW PLAN OF LIONS Brownsville Good-Will Tour Of Valley Also Proposed At Luncheon Discussion of plans for a Valley citrus exhibit at the Lions interna tional convention to be held at Louisville, Ky., in July, and the endorsement of a Brownsville good will tour of the Valley seme time in the near future featured the regular meeting of the Lions club held Tuesday noon at the Althea tea garden. The good-will tour, sponsored by the American Legion bugle and drum corps, was brought up by W. R. Kiekel. The plan is for a rep resentative group of business men to visit all Valley cities in a deco rated motorcade, aided by demon strations at each point by the bugle and drum corps. A committee com posed of W. A. Darling, chairman, Edmund H. Levy and Ed Taylor was appointed to work with com mittees from other service clubs to lay plans for the tour. Leaders in the move for the cit rus exhibit pointed out that the California delegation put on a similar exhibit with success at the last international convention. The Lions will seek cooperation of the Valley chambers of commerce in the project. The attendance at the session was nearly 100 per cent, as mem bers were rounded up in the “Black Maria.’’ To give a novelty twist to the meeting, all busines was conducted backward. It opened with the clos ing song and the meal began with the desert. The Tail-Twister, who imposes fines, assessed one member a penalty for a song he did not sing but the “backward” novelty rebounded on him and the Tail Twister was forced to pay the fine. RAIDERS MAY BE INDICTED Husband of Slain Woman Asks Action Against Trio At Once AURORA, 111., March 27.—UP)— Joseph Deking, through counsel, to day demanded that immediate action be taken against county dry raiders for the slaying of his wife. His attorney, Robert A. Milroy, called upon state's attorney Car mary to move promptly to place re sponsibility for the shooting of Mrs. Deking at her home Monday night. The tragedy will not retard the state’s attorney’s campaign to dry up Kane county, Carbary said. The legality of the raid on the Deking home is the crux of the en tire affair, Deking’s counsel said. If the raiders acted without a proper search warrant, the lawyer insisted, then Deking was within his rights in ordering the deputy sheriffs from the house at the point of two pistols. They had a John Doe warrant. Mrs. Deking was shot by Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith as she ran to her husband, felled by a blow from Smith’s weapon when he resisted ar- i rest. Smith said he fired believing Mrs. Deking intended to shoot him. State's Attorney Carbary said he would present the facts to the grand jury, but expressed opinion the shooting was justified on grounds of self-defense. MAN PUT UNDER $250 BOND IN LIQUOR CASE Upon pleading guilty. Estanlaso Rodriguez, arrested by Customs In spector James Collins at Los Indios Sunday on a liquor charge, was placed under a $350 bond by U. S. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich at a preliminary hearing held Wednes day morning. Rodriguez was charged with hav ing 35 pints of mescal in his pos session at the time of his arrest. He was expected to make the bond, officers said. I NEW FORD COUPE I We use I I genuine 1 Ford parts £ IN OUR service work, we t | only genuine Ford ? parts. 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