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TJ^RTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 273_BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1929_TWELVE PAGES TODAY _•_5c A COPY,
A NINE-YEAR-OLD jrapefruit
orchard is worth $20,000 per acre
—if located in the* Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas.
The estimate Is based oi: the
statement of R. W. Abott, who has
a five-acre orchard of that age lo
cated just south of McAllen.
According to the McAllen Moni
tor, this orchard produced a net
profit of $10,000 this year. This is
$2,000 per acre, or ten per cent on
020,000.
Mr. Abott relates that he spent
$1,000 for dusting, spraying, culti
vating, irrigating, and for taxes on
the property. He also says the
$1,000 covers marketing cost.
• * *
An unusual record, certainly.
But it proves citrus growing is
a profitable industry in the Valley.
Probably Mr. Abott's profit is far
above the average.
But also, probably his orchard
was more carefully cared for; likely
much more study was given to mar
keting practice than is usual.
What Mr. Abott has done can be
done by others. Certainly he did
not accomplish this result by acci
dent. * Surely it took study, plan
ning and work—lots of work.
This is not the “Magic Valley."
Nothing happens here by magic.
Orchards that are run as a business
by hard working owners pay a pro
fit—a good profit.
People who plant an orchard and
just let it grow up, like Topsy did,
fail to reap the reward.
• • *
CITIZENS of the Brownsville
< Independent School District Sat
■ urday will vote on a $75,000 bond
issue. ;
No opposition to the proposal has
appeared and it is believed the
' vote will be practically unanimous
for the bonds.
But because of the lack of oppo
sition, school officials are afraid the
? vote will be light,
j After bonds are voted they yet
* must he^sold. A heavy vote indi
cates 1^’ buyers of the securities
• a deep*pii,terest of the fitizens in
h the project and often results in a
much better price being offered. •
Hence, proponents of the issue
are urging every citizen to cast a
vote.
Saturday is the day. The polling
place is the old grammar school,
north of Ninth and Jefferson
streets.
Cast a vote. For the issue.
* * •
The bonds will be used to re
model the old grammar school
building.
To purchase the site for a new
school in the East Brownsville Alta
Vista addition.
To construct a modern 0-room
t grade school on the site.
To furnish the building.
All improvements made impera
.. tive by the increased population.
Officials report the present sys
tem crowded to capacity and an
increase of several hundred
[ scholastics is indicated in the cen
| sus now being completed.
THIS IS A ’ W*EEK of elections
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
On Tuesday nine towns elected
« city officials. Some elected mayors.
Others only commissioners.
Some made changes. Others re
turned their old officials, some
1 without opposition.
Next Saturday there will be other
important elections. The selection
. of school board members to serve
two years.
School board elections are usually
held without the accompanying
furore and bitterness of municipal
elections.
Even though there is competition
for office.
Despite that apparent lack of
“hot competition” our school boards
are always composed of the highest
type of citizens in the various
districts.
Perhaps that’s why leading citi
zens are willing to work on school
boards.
* * •
WHY DID the Van Camp Pack
ing company order a crate of San
Benito cabbage—and by air mail?
Thirty cents worth of cabbage
cost them about $96 in postage.
Evidently the Van Camp com
pany wants to do some experi
menting with Valley cabbage for
canning purposes.
Announcement was made months
ago that they had contracted for
other kinds of Valley truck.
Perhaps they have been so well
pleased that they are extending
their purchases to cabbage.
At all events, it is interesting to
know that some of the large can
ned vegetable concerns have come
to know about us.
• • •
When Valley cabbage sold at $45
to the grower, consumers in New
York paid eight cents a pound on
tlA| local retail markets, points
OCTrsn editorial in The Herald.
When Valley cabbage sold at $6
a ton to the grower, the New York
consumer continued to pay eight
cents a pound.
Which is something for Valley
growers and shippers to think
about* i
“V“ -I)- -v- mwm "0“ -Q- —
Moody Vetoes Sunday Movie Bill
Father Killed in
Mad Dash Into
House After Son
ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 3—{/P)—Eugene Leonard,
39, his daughter, Lavina, 15, and his son Eugene, Jr., 4,
were burned to death today when fire destroyed their
home at Chila Station.
The mother, Mrs. Jennie Leonard, 35, and Cleta, 12- !
MAN HELD MAY
BE BILLED HERE
J. B. Bishop Under Arrest
At Boston Believed
Indicted Here
BOSTON, Mass., April 3—James
F. Bishop, 27, of Rome. Ga., who
was arrested by Inspectors Dorsey
and Augusta of headquarters ap
peared before Judge Creed in mu- \
nicipal court, on charges of lar
ceny of $25, by passing a worth- !
less check, and with defrauding a
Back Bay hotel to the amount of
$49 by accepting entertainment
while £ guest at the hotel.
Inspector Augusta told Judge
Creed that Bishop he understood
was wanted in New York. Browns
ville, Greenborough, and in another
southern city on charges of pass
ing bad checks. He added that
Bishop is being investigated in New
York where it is alleged he pass
ed a $1,000 bad check in the stock
market.
Practically all the bad checks,
the inspector said, were drawn on
I the American Trust and Banking
company of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Judge Creed held Bishop under
$5,000 bail for a continued hearing.
The James F. Bishop held in i
Boston on charges of passing
worthless checks, is believed : y lo
cal authorities to be J. G. Bishop,
who was indicted by the last Cam
eron county grand jury on a charge
of securing the endorsement of a
local man on a check for $50
which proved worthless.
WISCONSIN TO
QUIT DRY LAW
Overwhelming Majority Fa
vors Leaving Enforce
ment to U. S.
MILWAUKEE. April 3.—(.P)—
Anti-prohibitionists scored a vic
tory in the referendum election
yesterday when an overwhelming
sentiment in favor of repealing the
Severson state prohibition enforce
ment act was registered.
“Returns from 1,531 of the state’s
2.759 precincts, showed 205,812 in
favor of repealing the enforcement
act and 103.092 opposed to repeal.
On the other question of removing
the home brew penalty the vote in
1.531 precincts was: Yes, 192,065;
No. 104.042.
Returns compiled by the Asso
ciated Press indicated the major
ity in favor of repeal would be
considerably less than was re
corded in 1926 when the referen
dum memoralizing congress to
modify the Volstead act to permit
the manufacture and sale of 2.75
per cent beer carried by a margin
of 172.000.
Yesterday’s vote will have no ef
fect upon the state enforcement
laws until the legislature acts; and
the vote is not binding upon the
lawmakers. The purpose of the
referendum was to obtain by a
“yes’’ or “no” vote the sentiment
of voters. ' There appeared no
doubt, however, but that the legis
lature would shape its action by
the result of the voting.
Most counties ran true to form
but five which favored modifica
tion two years ago switched to op
pose repeal of the state enforce
ment act. These were: Bayfield,
Eau Claire. Juneau, Monroe, and
Trempealeau.
“The way of national repeal is
through state repeal,” was the bat
tle cry of the wets and represented
by the association against the pro
hibition amendment. They asked
the state to join Montana. New
York and Nevada in repealing the
state enforcement law, placing the
enforcement entirely in the hands
of the federal government.
Dry forces, composed of the
Anti-Saloon league, W. C. T. U.
and national prohibition party as
well as independent committees
rged the state to uphold federal
enforcement, while republicans
pleaded for voters to “stand by
President Hoover."
•year-old daughter, were se-|
riously injured when they:
jumped from an upper floor.
Leonard, in the barn when the
fire broke out, rushed to the house
to find the first floor ablaze. De
spite warnings that rescue was im
possible Leonard dashed up a lad
der and jumped through a second
story window. He did not reappear.
SAULTE STE MARIE. Ont.. April
3.—f.-P)—Two men and one woman
are believed to have lost their lives
when fire destroyed the home of
Robert Robertson at Goulais Bay
last night.
Robertson, his wife and the for
mer’s father were in the building
when the blaze broke out and have
not been seen since.
FIREMAN INJURED IN
BLAZE AT DALLAS
DALLAS. Texas, April 3.—OP)—
A fireman was injured and damage
estimated at $100,000. done when fire
swept two buidlings of the Rogers
Lumber and Manufacturing com- J
pany here today. Walter J. D.
Moore, fireman, was injure^ by a
piece of falling timber.
MARRIED MAN AND
GIRL FOUND DEAD
COLUMBUS, O.. April 3.—OP)—
E. A. Welsh, auditor of the Gw-ynn
Mining Company here, and Elean
or Porter, stenographer in the com
pany's offices, were shot to death
today In an automobile near New
Albany. County authorities believe
Welsh shot the girl and turned the
gun on himself.
Welsh was married and was the
father of two children, a son 18 and
a daughter 16.
HUSBAND DEAD, WIFE
SHOT AT EEAUMONT
BEAUMONT, Tex., April 3.—<JP)—
Grover C. Sparks, 45, is dead and
his wife, Mrs. Marie Sparks. 34. is
suffering from two wounds in the
chest as a result of a shooting at
their home here last night.
A bullet entered Sparks’ head
above the right ear. emerging at the
left temple. The shooting occurred
in a driveway of the Sparks home,
and there were no witnesses. Mrs.
Sparks made no public statement.
LOVER WOUNDS GIRL
AND KILLS HIMSELF
NEW ORLEANS. April 3.—(PI—
David Beck. 42. of Barnsdall. Okla.,
today fired a shot into the body of
his sweetheart and then killed him
self. The woman. Miss Helen Mar
tin, 29, was taken to a hospital
where she was said to have slight
chance to recover. Jealousy was be
lieved to have bee nthe motive.
AERIAL HIGHWAY
COLUMBUS. Ga.. April 3.—^—
Promotion of a trans-continentH
aerial highway and development ol
airports in five southern states will
be undertaken by the Southern
Airways association, organized here
yesterday by representatives of
eight cities in Alabama. Georgia.
Mississippi, North and South Caro
lina.
THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change in
temperature. Moderate to fresh
southerly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass .. 16 2.5 -0.1 .00
Laredo . 27 -0.5 0.0 .00
Rio Grande . 21 4.3 -0.1 .00
Mission . 22 4.4 0.0 ,00
San Benito . 23 8.5 -0.5 .00
Brownsville . 18 3.3 -0.3 .00
______
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorow, under normal meteor
ological conditions:
High . 2:17 p. m.
Low . 5:29 a. m,
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 6:4?
Sunrise tomorrow . 6;1$
TO BE ILLEGAL
BY GOVERNOR
Greenville Court Act
Also Is Scratched
By Chief Executive,
Says Not Needed
AUSTIN, April 3.—(^i—Governor
Moody today vetoed the Sunday
moving picture show bill and the
measure which proposed to create
a court of civil appeals at Green
ville. The picture show bill would
have repealed a portion of the
Sunday blue laws, which have been
on the statute books for many
years, to allow showing of theaters
on the Sabbath after 1 p. m. Most
cities are now' disregarding the law,
proponents of the repeal stated.
Another measure which would
have permitted a co-insurance
clause to be inserted in politics on
cotton, grain and other products
in the process of shipping or stor
ing also met with executive dis
approval and was vetoed. The gov- '
emor said he thought the mea
sure might undermine faith in fire
insurance underwriters.
The motion picture measure was
blue-penciled because he believed
it invalid, the governor explained.
He declared the measure, as writ
ten, would have legalized operation
of theaters on Sundays in any in
corporated town unless a city coun
cil by ordinance prohibited acts al
lowed by the bill. Citing statutes
covering this phase, the governor
maintained the legislature could
not authorize a city council to pass
an ordinance suspending a general
law.
In refusing to sign the Green
ville court bill, the chief execu
tive said that he did not agree that
the necessity existed for another
court at the present time.
BILL CREATING NEW
DISTRICT ALSO VETOED
AUSTIN, April 3.—UP)—Among
measures which felt the executive
axe yesterday was the senate bill
diminishing the jurisdiction of the
county court of Nueces county and
creating an additional district court
from Nueces, Kenedy and Kleberg
counties.
The bill, Governor Moody said,
was vetoed because he did not be
lieve there was sufficient criminal
or civil business to justify creation
of another court.
MOODY ON TRIP
AUSTIN, April 3.—(/P)—Accom
panied by a party of state officials,
Governor Moody left today for
Schulenburg to officiate at ground
breaking ceremonies for a cream
ery. Other officials who made the
trip were Dr. J. C. Anderson, state
health officer; Clarence E. Gilmore,
chairman of the railroad commis
sio; Mark Marshall, director of the
motor bus division, and Senator
Carl Hardin of Stephenville.
CONVENTION OF RAIL
HEADS SOUGHT HERE
Efforts to obtain the June con
vention of the American Associa
tion of Railroa Superintendents
for Brownsville Veing made by
the local chamb |***rommerce.
Manager G. C. . ... IJrdson is con
ducting correspondence with A. B.
Waldron, general agents of the
Missouri Pacific lines at Harlingen.
J. Rothchild. secretary of the sup
erintendents association, and W.
H. Hailey of the Missouri Pacific
at St. Louis, in regard to holding
the convention in Brownsville.
The convention would bring ap
proximately 500 men here.
HUSBAND TRIAL ON
AT NACOGDOCHES
NACOGDOCHES. Tex., April 3.
-UP)—Frank Husband went on
trial here today on charges of kill
ing Bryan Henson in Nacogdoches
county last December. The trial
started after Judge A. Hodges over
ruled a defense motion for con
tinuance.
MEDIATION BOARD TO
MEET ON APRIL 10
DALLAS. Tex.. April 3.—UP)—
President Hoover's special board of
mediation to consider adjustment
of differences between the Texas
and Pacific railroad and its train
men and shopmen will open in Dal
las April 10.
» ——■ ■' — n
CURTIS ASKS
HIGHER RANK
FOR SISTER
WASHINGTON. April 3.—(/P)
—Vice President Curtis has ask
ed Secrettary Stimson of the
state department to reverse the
ruling of former Secretary Kel
log that his hostess, Mrs. Edward
Everett Gann, a sister, should
rank below the wives of ambass
adors and ministers at official
dinners.
TATE, MORROW
WIN AT DALLAS
‘Bigger And Better Hot
Dogs’ Puts Tate In
Run-Off
DALLAS. Tex.. April 3.—(/P)—A
platform of more and better “hot
dogs” for his constituents appeared
today to have carried J. Waddy
Tate into a favored position in the
Dallas mayoralty race.
Tate enlivened his campaign by
serving tens of thousands of steam
ing buns and bolognas to those who
attended his rallies. Election re
f Continued On Page Eight)
CHAIRMAN OF
TEXAS PRISON
BODYRESIGNS
Col. Baker of Houston
Is Disappointed By
Defeat of Holbrook
Graves Bills
AUSTIN. April 3.—(/Pi—Governor
Dan Moody today announced the
resignation of Col. R. H. Baker of
Houston from the state prison
board. He was chairman.
In submitting his resignation,
Colonel Baker said it had been his
intention for the past year to ask
“you to relieve me at the close of
the 41st regular session of the legis
lature.”
“I had hoped this session would
enact the legislation necessary to
carry out the progressive program
of centralization and reorganization
which you have so ably advocated
since your first campaign for gov
ernor, and especially during the re
cent consideration of this program
by the legislature.” Colonel Baker
write. “I have felt that when re
(Continued on page eight.1
Inland Waterways,
Tariff, Marketing
Aid Urged by Hyde
WASHINGTON, April 3.—UP)—Secretary Hyde told the senate agri
culture committee today the immediate need for assisting agriculture is
to pass the McNary bill at the special session.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—UP)—Revision of the tariff on farm prod
ucts, reduction of transportation costs by the development of inland
waterways, and federal assistance in marketing through a farm board
were recommended to the senate agriculture committee today by Secre
tary Hyde as the basis for a sound agricultural relief policy.
MOODY VETOES
BOLTER BILL
Welfare of State And Party
Demanded Action, Gov
ernor Says
AUSTIN, April 3.—(JP)—Having
vetoed the anti-bolter bill. Gover
nor Moody today planned to clean
up all remaining measures left by
the legislature.
“Welfare of the state and wel
fare of the party” were cited by the
governor in disapproving the bill
designed to punish democrats who
left the party last fall.
Governor Moocy, who disapproved
of the candidacy of Gov.- Alfred E.
Smith, but who voted for him, was
receiving congratulations from
places far and wide.
Last night Senator Thomas B.
Love of Dallas, leader of the anti
Tammanyites, sent Governor Moody
a message praising him for his ac
tion. Senator Love had given notice
on the floor of the senate when
the Wirtz bill came up that if it
were enacted into law it would drive
from the democratic party a major
ity of the members of the organiza
tion. He threatened organization
of an independent movement to
drive the ‘‘Tammanyites' from pow
er. <
W. C. T. U. LEADER
PRAISES MOODY
AUSTIN, April 3.—The Wirtz “an
ti-bolter” bill would have done more
to disrupt the democratic party than
anything that ever occurred in Tex
as, Mrs. Claude de Van Watts, state
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance union, said in com
mending Governor Moody's veto of
the measure.
Party loyalty, so far as, the wofff
en of her organization look upon it,
should be left to the judgment of
the individual, Mrs. Van Watts de
clared.
ONE KILLED. THREE HURT
NEW ORLEANS, April 3.—(A*)—
Emile Abadit 27. was killed and
three other persons were seriously
hurt here late last night by a run
away street car which jumped the
tracks. w?ent wild for half a block
and jammed an automobile into
the curb.
**
» The secretary read his views
from a prepared statement. Al
though he had had a long confer
ence with President Hoover last
evening, he emphasized he was
speaking for himself alone.
TO BEGIN BUILDING
LOUISIANA WATERWAY
WASHINGTON, April 3.—(/Pi
Construction of a portion of the in
tra-coastal waterway in Louisiana
has been authorized by the secre
tary of war in line with conveyance
to the government of deeds to
rights of way through lands of that
section.
The section authorized is No. 4,
and comprises a stretch of 37 miles
between the Mermentau and Calca
sieu rivers.
PROBEWEALTHY
MAN’S DEATH
Autopsy Ordered As Jury
Suspects Foul Play In
Sudden Demise
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April
3.—</P>—On the result of an autop
sy, upon the body of A. Romeyne
Pierson, Jr., wealthy resident of
Ridgewood, N. J., today hung the
findings of a coroner's jury investi
gating the mysterious death of the
clubman. Pierson was found dead
in his home yesterday.
The jury was unwilling to accept
evidence it obtained at its first
hearing as final, and ordered the
autopsy. Miss Minnie Vincent, nurse
for Mrs. Pierson, and Mrs. Pierson
testified Pierson had been drinking
and went to Mrs. Pierson's room
Monday night, spending about an
hour before they could persuade
him to return to his own room.
Both testified Pierson and his wife
had argued. Later he was found
dead.
Dr. W. N. Weems, Pierson's physi
cian, declared he had been with him
a short time Monday night and then
Pierson appeared sober.
NEW MARLAND COMBINATION
NEW YORK, April 3.—(JPy—'Wall
Street interprets an announcement
that the name of the Ponca City Oil
company has been changed to the
E. W. Marland Company. Inc., as
indication the plans of Mr. Mar
land for a new oil combination are
near completion.
HAS OPERATION =j
NEW YORK. April 3.—</P)
—Colonel Edward M. House,
advisor to President Wilson,
was resting comfortably today
after undergoing an operation
for removal of a tumor on his
bladder. His condition was de
scribed as very good.
5 NEWMAYORS!
ARE VOTED IN
Edinburg, Raymondville And
Rio Grande City Retain
Present Officials
Citizens of five Valley towns
Tuesday elected new mayors, and
four others re-elected the men who
have served them in the past.
Mayor A. J. Ross was re-elected
at Edinburg, along with two com
missioners who have been in the
city government in the past and
Mayor M. H. Dreyer, who has served
Raymondville in that capacity since
the town was organized, \yas re
turned to office. John A. Pope, Jr.,
was returned to his post at Rio
Grande City.
The good government league tick
et, headed by Dr. F. E. Osborn, was
elected in a hotly contested race at
McAllen. New mayors also were
chosen at Alamo, San Juan, Ed
couch and Hidalgo.
Ross Easy Winner
At Edinburg Ross was elected over
his opponent, H. O. Schaleben, good
government league candidate, by a
vote of 663 to 306. In the commis
sioners race, the present officers
were re-elected: W. R. Dyer with
a vote of 653 and E. M. Everett by
a vote of 648. Defeated candidates
wrere Otto Kusel with a vote of
331 and Santiago Guzman 295.
Votes of 40 persons were chal
lenged on the grounds that they re
side outside the city but practically
all of these were permitted to vote.
At Raymondville. where a hot
fight had been forecast, the election
turned out to be a rather tame af
fair. Dryer received 111 votes for
the mayor’s office. T. Lissner re
ceived 65 and W. F. McCharen 15.
J. A. Jamison and Bond Carroll
were elected commissioners with
votes of* 107 and 101, respectively.
S. V. Kinser and B. F. Watson,
the only present commissioner in
the race, were defeated.
McAllen Race Hot
Pope was returned to office In
a quiet election at Rio Grande City
and Martin Cavazos, present com
missioner, was re-elected. Julian
Gonzales was elected to fill a place
on the commission now held by En
riaue Gonzales, who was not a can
didate.
The McAllen race w'as the clos
est in the Valley. Here Osborn was
(Continued on page eight.)
I
■i
ESCOBAR MEN
SEEK ESCAPE
SAYSREPORT
‘Extermination’ Only
Question of Hours,
Gen. Calles Avers;
Naco Is Bombed
MEXICO CITY, April 3.—(API
—Dispatches reaching government
officials here at noon today from
the federal front near Jiminez
stated the rebels were in foil re
treat by train, truck and horse
back toward Santa Rosalia, about
half way between Jiminez and
Baeftiimba Pass.
(By The Associated Press)
Trapped within the city of
Jimenez, rebel troops under Gen
eral Escobar, today were reported
desperately seeking a way of re
treat, while powerful federal forces
closed in on them.
Bridges leading out of Jimenez
were burned by the federals sev
eral days ago, and a retreat by rail
appeared almost impossible. Fed
eral planes bombed the rebels in
cessantly.
Definite* and clearcut victory in
the tjrfi days of violent fighting for
po^ession of Jimenez was claimed
by the government which has
hopes the federal victory presages
collapse of the rebel movement in
Chihuahua.
General Calles, reporting the vic
tory, said “extermination” of the
rebels was only a question of hours
Rebel losses have been placed at
about 600. The federal losses have
not been announced, although Gen
eral Ortiz, commander of the fed
eral cavalry is known to have lost
25 dead in a battle with 1,300 rebel
cavalrymen who sought to cut a
way through his ranks.
The rebel version of the battle
was lacking, as telegraph lines to
the north of Jimenez were inter
rupted. The last rebel message
yesterday reported capture of 1,000
federals and restruction of a fed
eral plane.
Further federal victories along
the west coast also were reported
by the government, federal forces
capturing La Cruz south of Culia
can. rebel stronghold.
Dissension among rebel com
manders on the west coast was in
dicated in messages received at No
gales, General Manzo, rebel leader,
who unsuccessfully besieged Mazat
lan, apparently having been super
seded.
Naco. Sonora, was on edge today
in anticipation of further rebel
air raids.
The insurgents have given assur
ance no more bombs will fall on
(Continued on page eight.)
THREE TESTIFY
AGAINST LONG
Governor Is Charged With
Buying Representative
And Offering Jobs
BATON ROUGE, La., April 3.—
(&>)—Three witnesses, two members
of the house and a parish sheriff,
testified today against Governor
Huey P. Long under impeachment
charges before the Louisiana house
of representatives. Their testimony
dealt with charges of bribery.
Representative Adolph Guey
mard, of Iberia, testified the gov
ernor offered him four jobs and
to give him standing at the banks
if he would support his taxation
program.
Representative Davis Richarme,
of St. James, said he attended a
conference in the governor’s office
when he offered Representatives
De Laune and Cassagne positons
either for themselves or friends
for their support.
Sheriff Charles H. Andrews, of
East Feliciana parish, testified he
attended a meeting with the gov
ernor in which he told a delegation
he had “bought and paid for” Rep
resentative W. H. Bennett of East
Feliciana who is also chief en
forcement officer of the highway
commission.
BUMPER STRAWBERRY CROP
CHICAGO, April 3.—(/P>—Millions
of quarts of strawberreis are now in
sight. A bumper crop of 20,000,000
quarts was predicted for Louisiana,
and the Texas yield was increased
, to about 5.000,000 quarts.