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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 335 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY • . 6c A COPY
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AND NOW Brownsville is about
to break into the Talkies.
RKO (Radio - Keith - Orpheum),
the movie branch of Radio Cor
poration of America in merger with
the two big vaudeville circuits, has
i story with a Brownsville locale.
H. Hirst, location director, has
written to G. C. Richardson, man
»ger of the local chamber of com
merce, for photographs of scenes
In Brownsville. He also wants lit*
•rature describing the country.
Mr. Richardson has complied with
the request and suggested that the
players be brought here to film the
exterior scenes. He also has asked
for information on the nature of
tli© story and the players to be
used.
• • •
Brownsville and the Valley will
•ecetve valuable advertising from
the picture—regardless of the na
ture of the story.
The value to this section of this
picture would be much greater
:ould the players be brought here
to film the outdoor scenes.
Los Angeles and California as a
whole have been advertised to the
world through movies produced
there. This picture, in a similar
way. will do the same thing for the
Valley.
• • •
COL. LINDBERGH has made
good his threat to disappear.
On his last visit here, when he
had been missing overnight and
when all the world was growing un
rasy for the safety of the hero of
the air. he predicted tnat he soon
would disappear for several days.
He and his bride have done Just
that.
And to the credit of the news
papers and news services of the
nation, they have not hounded the
pair of lovers. There has been a
spirit of ‘hands off manifest.
This Is the great adventure for
both of them and the entire world
desires that they realize the great
est happiness.
Where they are. whether they are
happy, would make good copy but
news sleuths are in accord with the
millions of men and women who
ndmire this splendid couple and
rcspeit their desire to be let alone.
f % • •
t*)NNA and Weslaco both Jub
lla« over news that the Missouri
Pacific Lines will construct new
passenger depots in those towns.
Both have waged long campaigns
to sell the railroad on the ide\ that
the stations were needed. And the
Missouri Pacific, always anxious to
help the Valley and a big factor in
the development of the past, will
do the Job right.
The Valley boasts some of the
most beautiful passenger stations
in the country, thanks to the
friendliness of both the Missouri
Pacific and the Southern Pacific.
These new structures will be In
keeping with the general tone of
Valley passenger station architec
ture.
Editor Shannon of the Donna
News, a leader In the campaign for
the station there already is inter
ested in beautification of the
grounds about the new structure
there.
• It
THE PERIOD of the high baro
I ir.eter has returned.
Meaning that the rains which
covered the east half of Texas last
week seem to have ceased.
That high barometer situation Is
much appreciated here in the Low’
er Rio Grande Valley following
from five to eight inches of rain
\ last week.
Plenty of moisture in the ground
Iso it Is said, to carry the cotton crop
through to harvest.
There was a time, in that area
I Just to the cast of Brownsville.
when a ram such as that of last
I week would have remained on the
* ground for weeks.
Not now. That El Jardin drain
age system, installed at a cast of
i $600,000, was given more than an
K extreme test.
w It functioned mighty well. But.
’ as was to be expected In <te first
test of such a system, some spots
developed more water than they
could hold.
And that will be corrected.
• • • '
RILEY AIKEN, former instruc
tor in Brownsville schools, and now
on the staff of a north Texas state
school, has been spending his vaca
tions In Mexico, studying its peo
ple*
R*tfdly an article by Aiken
ap?'<P»d in the Texas Monthly. It
told w experiences of himself and
co-workers in a trip in that section
Just south of Eagle Pass.
* Aiken does not go to Mexico City
to pursue his inquiries.
He goes right to the homes of the
mo6t humble. He travels through
most Isolated districts, by foot or
conveyance He seeks to get right
next to the people.
And he is developing a wealth of
data.
FORMER LEGISLATOR
OF TEXAS FOUND DEAD
DALLAS. Tex.. June 3.—WV-0. O.
Laney. 45. former member of the
Texas legislature and a prominent
Dallas business man. was found
{lead hero today.
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OFFICERS HUNT
ATTACKERS OF
HOUSTON PAIR
Escort And Girl In
Hospital After They
Were Held Up By
Two Negroes
—
HOUSTON. June 3.—(£*'—A 25- ;
year-old girl was in a hospital in a
serious condition today, and a wide
search was being made for two ne
groes who attacked the girl and her
male companion here last night
while thev sat in an automobile on
Polk avenue. The girl was in such
a serious condition that an opera
tion was performed to save her life.
Her companion. H. S. Skinner. 25.,
also was at the hospital suffering [
from, severe lacerations about the
head received when he tried to pro
tect the girl. He said he was struck
with a pistol. Both the man and
the girl were bound and gagged
during the attack.
Rob Man
The negroes, after robbing Skin
ner of $3.50 and attacking the girl,
drove away in Skinner’s automobile.
It had not been located this morn
ing. A motorist heard cries from
Skinner and the girl and called po
lice.
According to the story told police
by Skinner, the attack took place
about 9 p. m. last night.
"We went to church Sunday
night.” Skinner said. "After the
services we drove out Polk avenue
to a point back of the Hughes Tool
company and parked the car to talk
a while. We had not been there five
minutes when two negroes walked
up. both holding pistols. They also
had flashlights. They forced us to
get out of the machine and go with
them into the woods about a block
from where the car was parked.
Struck on Head
"In the woods. I started to put up
a fight, and one of the negroes
struck me several times on the head,
stunning me. When I came to mv
senses. I was bound and gagged I
The negroes had gone.
“I struggled and got to my feet
and found the girl bound and gag
cade and moaning. We both arose
to our feet, and the negroes came
rushing back and struck me sexreral i
times again. Then they ran to the
road.
"We hobbled and rolled In the
woods until we got to the paved
street. My car was gone. We
shouted at passing cars until one
man finally stfiped. saw our plight
and then drove on without getting
out. He said he would call police.
He acted as if he was too scared to
stop and untie us.”
VACATION HOPE
SPURS SOLONS
Expect Wheat Pricej Drop
To Remove Debenture
From Relief Bill
WASHINGTON. June 3.—OF)—
Congressional leaders * expect to
bring their plans for a summer re
cess closer to realization this week
by fulfilling at least two of the ad
ministration’s pre-vacation require
ments.
Spurred by the crash of wheat
prices bejow the dollar level, they
expect enough export debenture
advocates in the senate to join with
administration supporters in voting
for eliminating that plan from the
chamber's farm relief bill to permit
enactment of the legislation in time
to offset this year's crops.
On the house side of the capitol.
one hour was alloted today for ;he
discussion of a special rule lnterried
to expedite consideration of the bill
to provide for the 1930 census and
rcapportionment of its membership.
A vote on the bill Is expected In
time to enable a conference com-!
mittee to begin—and possibly finish
—negotiations for adjustment of
differences which may develop be
I tween the two chambers over this
legislation, including probably a re
: jeetton by the house of the senate
| provision to place the 100.000 census
I enumerating under civil service.
One Major Problem
That will leave the leaders with
only one major problem to dispose
of—the fixing of a date for senate
action on the tariff bill. Afterwards,
they can move with administration
approval for a short recess or a long
<Continuod on page ten.)
MT. VESPlUS
IN ERUPTION
Stream of Lava Forty Feet
Wide Thrown In ‘Hell
Valley’ |
—
NAPLES. Italy. June 3.—<*»■— |
Mount Vesuvius, scourge of the rich
Neapolitan country side, burst sud
denly into eruption today.
The eruption occurred suddenly
on the southeast side of the crater
at the base of the small cone. A
stream of molten lava poured out
t in the direction of Pompeii, which
Vesuvius wiped out 1.850 years ago.
years ago.
The lava stream was nearly 40
feet wide and described as copious
and lively. No danger was foreseen
for new dwellings or the ancient
excavated city of Pompeii since the
new laval current thrown from the
great crater was pouring into “Hell 1
Valley.” The Interior eruptive cone
maintained its normal activity, {
FT. RINGGOLD SOLDIER LEAPS
TO DEATH IN RIOGRANDE
PRINCIPALS IN MACON KILLING
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Mrs. J. C. Powers. 71 (above), Macon. Ga., rooming house proprietor,
is alleged to have plotted the killing of James S. Parks. 21 (left), for
a $14,000 insurance policy. Earl Manchester. 25 (right) told police
Mrs. Powers promised him $1,000 to kill Parks.
Lindy and Anne Sail
In New Yacht, Report
INSPECTOR ON
WAY TO VALLEY
D«1 Curto to Investigate Re
port of Florida Fruit
At Alice
J. M. Del Curto. plant pathologist
of the state department of agricul
ture. was expected to arrive in the
Valley today to meet inspectors for
an investigation of reports that a
shipment of Florida fruit had been
found in Alice, and to determine
whether there is danger from fruit
fly infestation.
Geo. B. Terrell, state commission
er of agriculture, was not in Austin
Monday, and it could not be learned
whether preliminary’ reports on the
alleged fruit shipment have been
forwarded.
At the same time. Rep. Polk
Homaday. Harlingen, announced in
Austin that he "will introduce early
this week bills to protect the Texas
citrus fruit and vegetable industries
from outside infestation by author
izing state quarantine and to pro
vide for inspection to promote the
commercial growing of potatoes in
Texas
An urgent telegram was sent Sat
urday by J. E Bell, secretary of the
San Benito Chamber of Commerce,
asking that immediate action be
taken and if necessary, that the na
tional guard be called out.
Terrell answered late Saturday
that he was dispatching an inspec
(Continued on page ten.)
El Paso Killings
To Be Put Before
Probers Tuesday
EL PASO. Tex.. June 3.—t.P—The
case of Jose Marias Marin. 64. Span
iard charged with two murders here
Saturday, will be presented to the
grand jury tomorrow.
Marin wns charged with shooting
to death Frank J. Lyons and H D.
Oppenheimber in their law office as
the climax to legal and personal dif
ficulties over a mine.
Marin, former Chihuahua mine
owner, sued the attorneys about a
year ago for $100,090 which he
claimed they owed him as his share
of the development of his mine. He
had hired th“m for the work. The
case was lost.
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NEW' LONDON, Conn . June 3.—
UP)—Capt. Louis Rounds of the mo
tor boat Elizabeth Ann, said today
he had assisted a man who identi
fied himself as Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh tie up a yacht at Block
Island late Saturday.
The colonel, according to Capt
Rounds, was wearing dark glasses
to conceal his identity, but admitted
he was Lindbergh when question
ed. He had stopped to take on gas
oline and water and is quoted as
telling Capt. Rounds he was on his
way to Boston to pick up a party
of four.
The yacht, according to Capt
Rounds, was a 38-foot motor double
cabin vessel called "Mouette" of
New York.
Capt Rounds said the yacht was a
new one. and apparently had come
from Montauk Point, although the
yachtsman said he came from Port
Jefferson. L. I.
On the deck of the yacht were
several gasoline drums. The yachts
man bought a barrel of water and
after a while put to sea again.
Capt. Rounds and his mate. Ray
mond Abell, both formerly in ship
! ping board service, said they were
attracted to the yacht which was
i about 38 meet long, by efforts of the
yachtsman to make a landing. He
i was alone, and usually craft of that
size have at least two men. They
had an idea that the yachtsman was
Lindbergh and they finally asked
him and, they say. he admitted his
I identity.
The curtains in the cabin were
drawn, and so far as could be ob
served. no one was in that part of
the craft.
The yachtsman wore white duck
(Continued on page ten.)
Third Extra Session
Of Legislature Opens
AUSTIN. June 3.—<&)—For the
third time, the 41st legislature was
assembling today.
Although the membership was
slow in getting in. Speaker W. S
Barron expressed confidence there
would be a quorum when his gavel
brings the second special session
, to order at noon.
L'cut. Oov. Barry Miller said he
would easily have a quorum of the
31 members of the senate.
Meeting on a legal holiday—Jef
I ferson Davis' birthday anniversary
—the legislature found all other de
partments of government closed.
Both houses planned merely to
meet to hear the governor's procla
mation and adjourn.
The appropriation bills providing
between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000
were printed and ready for distrib
ution. It was freely predicted both
houses would lose little time in con
sidering the money measure.1.
Other bills ready for introduc
tion included the Mauritz income
j tax. gasoline tax and motor vehicle
registration fees and regulation of
public utilities. •
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COURT OKEHS
SINCLAIR JURY
SHADOWTERM
Officers Who Trailed
Teapot Dome Jurors
Must Serve Three
Months Each
—
WASHINGTON. June 3.—'JV
The sentences imposed upon Harry
F Sinclair. Henry Mason Day and
W Sherman Burns for having the
Fall-Sinclair Teapot Dome jury
shadowed, were upheld today by the
supreme court but the 15-day sen
tence on William J. Burns was dis
approved.
Sinclair had been sentenced to six■
months in jail for contempt! Henry
Mason Day. one of his associates, to
four months, and William J. Bums
fifteen days. W’. Sherman Bums,
son of William J. Bums, was fined
$1,000.
Sinclair is serving a three months
sentence in the district of Columbia
jaii for contempt of the senate. He
refused to answer questions before
the senate oil committee in connec
tion with the oil investigation.
In the case decided today the gov
ernment charged that Sinclair,
through Day. had employed the
Burns detectives to shadow the jury.
Sinclair contended the government
had failed to produce evidence
showing the shadowing had ob
structed the trial, and all defend
ants joined in an appeal.
The court of appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia called on the
supreme court for Instructions on
points of law and Owen J. Roberts,
■government counsel, asked the high
est court to have the whole contro
versy sent to it. Such tn order was
issued, and the supreme court today
disposed of the whole controversy,
instead of merely answering the
ouestions and sending the case back
for action by the court of appeal*
Justice McReynolds delivered the
opinion of the court which was
unanimous except that Justice
Stone, who was attorney general
during some of the oil lease lit {ra
tion. took no part. .
Pointing out that the oefense
contended the evidence failed to
show the detectives had established
contact with any of the Jurors, the
opinion said “we cannot accept this
view.”
It would destroy the power or
courts adequately to protect them
sclves—to enforce their rights rf self
preservation, it continued. ' Sup
pose. for example, some htigan.
should endeavor to shoot a juror
while sitting in the box during
progress of the case. He might es
cape punishment for contempt if
some quick wltted attendant quietly
thwarted the effort and kept the
circumstances secret until the > rial
i ended.”
Woman Drowns As
Child Disappears
At Amarillo Camp
AMARILLO. Tex.. June 3^—<!**<—
\ search was conducted today for
Morris RaHkind. 5. who strolled
i away from his parents’ camp near
Lake McFadden .as funeral arrange
ments were made for Mrs. W. A.
Dyer. 3R. drowned in the lake yes
terday. . . .
Mrs. Dyer was with a party oi
friends and went bevond her depth.
W P. Westfall, another member i
the partv. narrowly escaped death
in an effort to rescue her.
A search of the country near the
lake was ordered for the boy.
JUDGE CARL FILLS
BENCH AT EDINBURG
_
EDINBRG. June 3—Judge J. F
Carl has been chosen to fill the
bench at the special session of the
79th criminal district court, which
opened here today. It is the aim
of the court to clear all criminal
eases fro mthe docket at this session. |
The docket was to be called on
Monday afternoon.
The 93rd civil district court, with
• Judge J. E. Leslie presiding also
. opened on Monday. Setting of cas«g
was left until Tuesday. _j
Edinburg School
Head Denies Row
AsT eachers Meet
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NEW USE FOR
OLD STILLS
IS REVEALED
BEAUMONT. June 3.—tff)—A
new use lor stills has been dis
covered. Furthermore, it is le
gal.
As a result of information im
parted by Maurice O’Neal, iden
tification expert from New Or
leans. to Marvin Spurlock, coun
ty attorney, confiscated liquor
making paraphernalia need be
junked no olnger and bigger and
better radioing will result.
O'Neal said the large copper
containers buried in the back
yard as a “ground"’ would bring
in stations omerwise not reached.
YOUTH DROWNS
AT PT. ISABEL
Knocked From Tiller of
Boat Loaded With Ex
cursionists
fSnecial to The Herald* I
POINT ISABEL. June 3— Manuel
Rodriguez, about 16. was knocked,
from the tiller of a sail boat by a
gush of wind Sunday evening and
was drowned. Rodriguez was re
turning from Padre Island with a
load of excursionists at the time.
* Struck in the stomach by the
tiller. Rodriguez was unable to stay
afloat. A companion who was aid
ing him in sailing the boat was
forced to watch him drown as no
one else aboard could man the
boat.
The sail ship, the Tiliie belonging
to the Point Isabel Fishing com
pany, was loaded with women,
children and men who had attend
ed the Campo Ebano, W. O. W. all-1
dav outing.
The body later was recovered by
the Coast Guard with nets. The
drowning occurred in mid-channel.
Prepartions for a funeral to be
held in Point Isabel were being
made Monday morning.
Engineers Decide
On Method to Drain
Municipal Airport
A plan for draining the municipal
airport here, worked out Saturday
by a board of civil engineers, has
been submitted to the aeronautical
division of the United States de
partment of commerce for approval.
As soon as this approval is received
the plan will be carried out. Mayor
A. B. Cole announced today.
The first tri-motored plane of the
Mexican Aviation Co., to take off
since the field was flooded last
Wednesday bv overflowing drainage
ditches left Monday morning on the
regular mail and passenger flight to
Mexico City. The mat! has been in
operation before this but was car
ried, in lighter planes.
Mayor Cole said the engineers had
worked out a plan which would pre
vent flood water from overflowing
onto the field in the future and
which would assure constant opera
tion of air mall and passenger lines
now using the field.
GREEK PRESIDENT
IS RE-ELECTED
ATHENS. Greece. June 3.—(**—
Admiral Paul Kondourlotis was re
elected president of Greece at a
Joint meeting of the senate and
chamber today, receiving 259 vote*
out of a total of 309.
There were 40 blank ballots and
the remaining 10 were divided
among Premier Venizelos. Foreign
Minister Zaimis. former Premier
Papanastassiou. M. Romanis and
M. Zacharoff.
SPANISH WAR VET
DIES AT SANTA ROSA
<Sr>ecial to The Herald t
HARLINGEN. June 3.—Ralph
McCraney. 54. Spanish war veteran,
prominent Santa Rosa resident for
a number of vears. died Sunday eve
ning at his home The deceased was
brother-in-law of Tom Phillips, of
Harlingen.
McCraney Is survived by his wid
ow and two stepchildren. H. H.
Ketcham. and C W. dieter of At
lanta. Ga. The body is being held
at Thompson's mortuary pending
funeral arrangements. McCraney
was a Mason.
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. June 3—While H
C. Baker, superintendent of the
Edinburg indciiendent school dis
trict insisted there was no difficulty
between members of the faculty and
himself and that reports of whole
sale dismissals and resignations
were exaggerated, several members
of the teaching staff last year were
reported to be holding a meeting
Monday to discuss issuing a public
statement.
Baker said that only 21 vacancies
had occurred in the faculty from
all reasons and that all but eight j
of these represented teachers who j
were quitting the profession to get j
married or teachers who had secured
positions in other schools.
He denied that any member of
the faculty ever had been told that
he was discharged for political rea
sons. but said that some of those
not re-elected had been dropped
from the staff in the Interest of
harmony in the system.
Baker said some of the teachers j
had been offered reduced salaries
in a program of financial retrench
ment
A list of 74 teachers which hej
said had been re-elected was issued
by the superintendent.
Two of the men whose names were
included in the list as having been
re-lected said they had been noti
fied that they were discharged and
that they already had secured po
sitions in other schools.
F. E. Tutt, formerly teacher of
vocational agriculture in the junior
high school, said he had accepted
a position in Abilene after he had
been notified he would not be re
employed at Edinburg. BT.’ D. "An
derson, instructor of automobile
mechanics, said that he has in
cepted a position in Houston.
Other teachers were silent on the
reasons for leaving the system.
“Inability to adjust themselves to
our program of financial retrench
ment. which is for the best inter
est of the citizens of the district,
was partly responsible for the fail
ure of eight members of the faculty
of the Edinburgh schools to be re
elected for next year,” the superin
tendent stated. "To secure harmony
for next year it was necessary that
those faculty members who are in
accord with our policy to give to
the citizens of the Edinburgh con
solidated independent school dis
trict the best schol system possible
at the least cost, be replaced,” he
continued.
"Other factors which entered into
the replacement of these eight
teachers were disloyalty to the
school organization, a combination
of work which will permit a reduc
tion in the teaching force, and the
inability of some teachers to work
harmoniously with the school pro
gram.” Mr. Baker stated.
The turnover in the teaching force
of the Edinburg schools this year
is not unusual, officials of the school
said, and the percentage of teach
ers who are not coming back an
other year is not as high as in most
school organizations.
Instructors in the Edinburg school
system, who Baker said have been
re-elected, subject to assignment,
are as follows: Louise V. Allen. C.
A. Davis. M. E Davis, J. D. Foster,
Miss Calhoun Harris. John Hen
dricks. Helene Heye, Georg#* E. Hurt,
• Continued on page ten.)
DRINKING BOUT
ENDS FATALLY
Friends Drive and Sin£ Un
aware of Houston Bo3T*s
Death In Car
HOUSTON. Tex., June 3.—^—
Max Lessner. 16. was dead today
after a drinking party to celebrate
the return of Max's brother. Joe.
from the navy.
Max was strangled to death, auth
orities investigating the boy’s death
held, and none of Maxx's five com
panions could explain the boy waf
killed. Finger prints were plainly
visible on the youth's neck.
Max had been dead four or five
hours when his frightened com
panions rushed him to a hospital
aboui daylight today.
“We thought Max was asleep,’ Joe
said. “And all the time we were
singing and riding around, he was
dead. Who could have done it?”
Two of Max’s companions had
black eyes today. They said they
were received In a hitting contest
Joe Lessner said the boys started
drinking beer in the afternoon, rose
in an automobile and engaged in
boxing. Meanwhile. Max fell asleep
“After we had boxed we decided to
wake Max and found we couldn’t.''
Joe continued. “I noticed that his
arm was over his head in a aueer
manner. It was cold and stiff."
The boys made statements, but
inone were arrested.
DISAPPEARS
AFTER DROP
FROM BRIDGE
Large Crowd At Roma
Sees Tragedy; All
Border F atrolled for
Body
'Special to The Herald'
ROMA. June 3 —Soldiers Monday
were patroling the Rio Grande from
here to Rio Grande City in search of
the body of Private James P. Healey
who Sunday either leaped or fell
into the river from the Internation
al bridge.
Customs and Immigration in
spectors have been asked to Join in
the search for the bodv as far down
the river as Brownsville.
Healey had been to San Pedro,
across the international rtream
from here and was returning home
about 7:30 p. m. Sunday. Witness**
of the tragedy said when he reached
the center of the bridge he crossed
over from the left side to the right
side of the structure, leaped over
the hand rails, climbed to the top
of the banisters and with a wave of
the hand, leaped headfirst into the
stream.
Several hundred people gathered
along the shores below the bridge
and began to watch anxiously for
him to reappear, thinking he had
dived and would swim ashore
He never was seen after the wat
ers closed over him following the
dive and no trace of his body had
been found at noon.
Healy enlisted at Philadelphia ac
cording to his service record, and ar
rived at Fort Sam Houston Feb. 2fl.
1929. He was sent to Fort Ringgold
on March 2, He was a telephone
lineman before entering the army
and his record gives Windsor Locks,
Conn., as his home.
AIRWAY CHIEF
REACHES CITY
Morrison Will Talk to Val
ley on Plant For Def
inite Location
W L. Morrison, traffic manager
of the Mexican Aviation company
and vice president of the Pan
American Airways, arrived at the
Brownsville airport shortlv after
noon Monday. Ho was met by sev
eral local citizens and City Com
mlisloner J. A. Cobolini.
Morrison denied rumor* that an*
definite contract had been signed
for the airmail terminal and
j headquarters.
“I come here with an open mind *
he declared, “and will meet with
interests in Harlingen. McAllen and
Brownsville.*’
Commissioner Cobolini declare*'
that the Brownsville coir.miv.tor
will be ready to meet with Morri
son whenever he !* ready
HARLINGEN OBTAINS
OPTION ON GROUND
HARLINGEN. June 3—W.th re
ports on good authority, but un
confirmed officially, that the local
city commissioner* had abandon**-'
plan* to unite with Ban Benito foe
an airport site and that they had
options on 400 acres cast of tree,
preparations were being made foe
a meeting with W. L. Morrison,
j traffic manger of the Mfstran
Aviation company expected from
Mexico City today.
Announcement ua- made this
morning that, a definite statement
concerning rtimors of removal of
the company's airmail terminal
' from Brownsville to some other
| point would be made June 12
j For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partlv cloudv tonight and Tuesday.
I For East Texas Partly cloudy t*»
' night and Tuesday.
Light to moderate ramble wind*
oil the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next 24
1 to 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Rr. 34-Bf.
Stan* Su»c« Chn*. Ram
Eagle Pass ..18 3 5 -0 4 00
Laredo . 27 - 0 4 -0 2 00
Rio Grande .21 7 0 -13 00
Mission. 22 7 8 0 0 00
San Benito .23 13 3 0J 00
Brownsville . 18 7.8 t0J3 00
TIDE T %BLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteor
ological conditions:
High. 1 52 a. m.; 11:49 a m.
Low.7.21 a. m.; 7:11 p m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .. 7 It
Sunrise tomorrow . 3 J7