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SAYS CUSTOMS
DEATHS OKEH
Investigator Finds Two
Slayings In Week
'Justified*
WASHINGTON, June 13.—<*>■—
Congressional irritation over the use
of guns by federal agents enforcing
the prohibition and anti-smuggling
laws was regarded today as having
been alleviated by the fmdmg of
Representative Robert H Clancy of
Michigan in his investigation of the
fatal shooting of Archibald Eugster.
21 new Detroit.
Eugster s death jwas the second
within a week snice the mtensifica
tio nof the governments effort to
itop liquor smuggling across the
Canadian border and aroused con
liderable untavorable comment in
congress Clancy, who demanded a
thorough investigation by the attor
aey general and went to Detroit to
»ok into the matter with Repre
lentative Clarence J. McLeod of
Michigan, announced there last
sight he lutd found the shooting
‘ustified
Absolved of Blame
Jonah Cox. Customs Border Patrol
Inspector involved in the Eugjter
Xivestigation. was absolved of all
Ola me by Clancy and Prosecutor
James E Chenot alter one of the
dam youth's companions on the
Oight of the shooting admitted they
lad been attempting to run 35 cases
of liquor across the river and had
Called to halt when ordered to do so
>y the agent.
The story published by the De
troit Free Press today to the effect
that a big combine of Great Lakes
rum runners had been formed to
thwart the government's antl-smug
tling efforts between Buffalo and
Macinaw. however, was a mutter of
considerable interest to members of
congress and Assistant Secretary
Lowman of the treasury, in charge
of prohibition enforcement
The situation with respect to the
killing of Henry Virkkula of lnter
nut tonal Falls, Minnesota, by a
Border Patrolman, showed no such
chvge. meanwhile as that of the
Eugster case. Emmet J White, the
patrolman, remained In Jail while
four investigations, including one
ordered by Lowman, proceeded
KesUt Trial Transfer
The county attorney at Interna
tional Falls made it clear he would
resist any effort to have the trial
of White transferred to the federal
courts. Such an attempt Is onen to
the patrolman, Lowman said here,
but he declared it would not be al
lowed to have the effect of chancing
any charges that might be brought
against him.
In a case at Louisville. Kentuokv.
two prohibition raiders who ob
tained a transfer of their case from
the state to the federal court, last
their appeal form conviction. Roy
Miller, nrohibition agent, and Clar
ence Gossett, denutv sheriff, of
Hook Ins ville. were found bv Federal
Judge Charles I Dawson to have
been rightful! convicted for the kill
ing of Frank Sears in a raid on a
still in 1925
South Texas Goes
On Air In Weekly
Radio Broadcasts
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 13
South Texas. Incorporated, the new
ly formed organization of South
Texas, is now sponsoring a program
of progress, each Monday and Fri
day evening at 7 o’clock over radio
station KTSA, San Antonio. These
programs carry news items of de
velopment and progress of all sec
tions of South Texas clipped from
Captail Sails to Seek
Cucumbers in Bed of Sea
George r frair
(By Central Press'
LOS ANGELES. June 13—A new
i wrinkle will be visible on the face of
' Father Neptune when George R.
Frair sets out in a 60-foot boat to
seek out sea cucumbers in their na
tive haunts. At present the captain
is supervising the building of his
vessel in Los Anceles harbor.
Imagine, if you can. a hearty old
windjammer scudding for the South
Seas. Its crew armed with paring
knives anil its objective—sea cucum
bers*
•They’re Valuable”
•They’ve been sleeping down along
the coastline for 22 years.” declared
the old salt, “and we re going down
to pluck them out. Some people call
them sea slugs, but. by any name,
they're valuable.”
Frair says the slugs are consider
ed a rare delicacy by the Chinese
especially for soups. And while he's
| down in the South Seas he expects
i
the newspapers over the whole sec
| tion. The first two programs were
given this iiast week.
The programs are edited by Fred
H. Herndon, secretary of the South
Texas Press Association and pub
licity manager of South Texas. In
corporated Harry H. Williams, well
known column editor on San An
tonio newspapers, is the guest an
nouncer at KTSA for both evenings
Harry originated the South Texa>
Press hour over KTSA which he ha.
| turned over to South Texas. Incor
porated. and is aiding in extending
this interesting feature.
The new organization represent
every section of South Texas, hav
ing one outstanding citizen of each
county on the advisory board, and
in addition, two directors from th*
■ Hill Country, the Blackland District
around Corpus Christi. the Lowe*
I Rio Grand- Valley, the Laredo-Dei
i5EA
CUCUMBER.
to buy mother of pearl from the
islanders.
The skipper's boat will be called
the Arctic Tern, and will have a
crew of four men and a cook. He
will load up trinkets to give the na
tives. Plans call for the vessel's
completion in two months.
"She won't be a big vessel." ex
plained the skipper, "but I’ve been
arcund Cape Horn 105 times, and it
doesn’t make much difference at
times whether you're on a liner or a
skiff.”
Advised to Sell Stork
Plans for the proposed adventure
were made known when Frair ap
peared before the state corporation
commission to determine how the
sea cucumbers should be shared
equitable. Though his organiza
tion. consisting of himself and crew
was declared not a corporation.
1 Frair was advised to get a permit
i and sell stock, so that his backers
' will be assured of profits.
| Rio section, and from the Winter
Garden district.
South Texas plans to raise $200
XKt or more in individual member
ships of $2 00 each, with which to
maintain in San Antonio a perma
nent display of South Texas Prod
ucts. and also to advertise In the
North and Middle-West the myriad
importunities here for r.ew people
vnd new money to hasten the de
! lepment. according to Tom H.
; Etheridge. Jr., the president.
CAMP TRAIN TO
LEAVE FRIDAY
Expect More Than 300 To
Make Trip On
Special
'Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN, June 13.—The Val
ley C. M. T. C. special train will
pull out of this city tomorrow , car
rying 175 boys to camp, and resi
dents of the Valley in general to
make up a total of 300 or more.
The train will be in charge of the
Valley reserve officers, and round
trip rates ranging from $5 to $5.40
from Valley points to San Antonio
and return have been secured. Any
one desiring may go on this train,
and may remain as long as 33 days.
The train will be plastered with
signs of various Valley cities, these
signs to be carried along the main
streets of San Antonio in the pa
rade there upon arrival Friday aft
ernoon.
Of the 214 Valley boys who signed
for the camp, about 40 will go to
San Antonio in automobiles, or are
already there. They will meet the
special train at the Missouri Pacific
station at 4:30 and the jarade will
be from that point to the Alamo
down Houston street.
Mayor C. H. Chambers of San
Antonio will greet the Valley boys,
and they will be escorted through
the streets with a vanguard of city
police.
The 214 boys from the Valley
make up the largest delegation from
any one section ever sent to the
camp.
LETTER OFF LARGE
SHIP IS DISPLAYED
'Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN. June 13—A letter
which reached H. L. Chapman, lo
cal attorney, by the combination
airship mail was demonstrated here.
The letter was picked up off the
Leviathan, flagship of the United
States lines, by a plane, and taken
to New York, when the boat was still
a day out at sea. P. W. Chapman
president of the company, is a
j brother of the local man.
Conservation Meet on
Oil Problem Recesses
After Stormy Debates
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.,
June 13.—UP*—Shot through with
divergent views on the conditions of
America’s petroleum industry, the
governors’ oil conservation confer
| ence called by President Hoover was
in recess today subject to reconven
tion at the call of the president.
Three days of discussion served to
draw out the sentiments of eve;y
state sitting at the conference, as
well as those of the industry's va
rious associations, and the close of
the preliminary discussions found
Chairman Mark L. Requa satisfied
with the results. In a statement
issued following the recess Wednor
day. taken on a motion by the rep
resentatives of the three major oil
producing states of the country. Mr.
Requa said’
Focused Eye*
“The petroleum conference called
by President Hoover accomplished
some very definite results. In the
first place, thanks to the wide news
paper publicity, it focused the eves
| of the nation upon one of the most
pressing and vital national indus
trial problems. During the confer
ence, a great deal of informal Ion
was forthcoming that cannot help
but be of great and lasting benefit.!
This was merely a preliminary con
ference. St was not expected that it
would formulate any final and def-;
inttc plan."
The three major producing states
which moved recess were Texas.
Californta and Oklahoma whose
representatives resolved that the
main objective of the meeting could
best be attatned by further study of
the problems involved.
The four governors in attendance
read intot he record a resolution
proposing that a survey of the pe
troleum industry be undertaken bv
a committee representative of both
the national government and the
eleven state governments sitting at
the conference.
Oppose I.imitation
The governors present, Erickson
of Montana. Adams of Colorado.
I Reed of Kansas and Emerson of
Wyoming, who is permanent chair
man of the conference, treated the
subject of Mr. Hoover’s public lands
BERRETEAGA
CARNIVAL NIGHT
At the Oasis Cefe in Matamoros
Saturday
June 15th from 6 P. M. ’till 12:00 j
Three beautiful objects for our guests—
A BIG SURPRISE!
Be sure to come and bring your
friends with you j
conservation policy In their resolu
tion declaring "exploration for the
purpose of locating additional oil
supplies is not to be limited since no
waste of the product is involved
thereby." This was in the nature of
a declaration of principle on which
the conference was asked to express
its views but not asked to act.
Governor Emerson said after on
informal meeting of all the staie
executives, excepting Mr. Reed, with
Mr Requa that the chairmar had
expressed sympathy with the public
land state* regarding their problems
occasioned by President Hoover's
order closing the public domain to
entry for oil and gas prospecting and
that Mr. Equa told him he would
report the attitude of the Rocky
Mountain states to Secretary Wil
bur
Disagreements
Disagreements as to the serious
ness of overproduction and demands
on the pari of independent opera
tors for a limitation on imports of
oil from foreign countries ran
through the three days of discus
sion, but the conference took no ac
tion on either subject. E W. Mar
land of Ponca City. Okla., Joined
with Rocky Mountain state execu
tives in denying overproduction in
their territorjes existed. The Amer
ican petroleum institute, largest of
the oil associations represented,
contented itself with a statement
VALLEY FRUIT
TO TAKE AIR
Airplane Transporta t i o n
For Perishables Is
Planned Here
'Special to The Herald i
8AN BENTTO. June 13 -possibil
; ity of moving some Valley perish -
ables. particularly rare semi-tropical
fruits, such as papayas, to destina
tion points in the north and eas»
j by airplane freight is seen in a com
I munication received here concern
| ing opening of a transcontinental
air freight line.
The line is planned by the Adams
Aerial Transportation company of
Hollywood. Cal. of which concern
Roger J. Adams is president
Information concerning the pro
posed line was received in a com
munication from Roland A. Laird
I pledging its support to a further
■ study of the proposed interstate
compact for the regulation of pio
j duct ton and the elimination of
waste.
Regarding the proposal that r
| regulatory commission be set up to
administer the compact, the insti
tute's representatives said: ‘AVe are
I of opinion that coercive power to
create or enforce police regulations
within any given state cannot le
gally be conferred upon an inter
state commission.” They advocated
further study of the conservation
problem.
secretary of the aviation commit
tee of the Dallas Chamber of Com
merce, who has been in communl
i cation with the Hollywood concern
J. E. Bell, manager of thfl Bbti
Benito Chamber of Commerc«|lpi'*«
M. Adams, suggesting that tpBV***
j ley furnish considerable tonfl*#* tr
the way of valuable perishables, were
reaching the market in a short
' length of time la of prime Impor
tance.
A pelican's bill Till hold severs!
quarts.
Lavas rarely flow as much as i
mile an hour.
The most popular thing
you can put in the
family ice-box
t ' 1 ■
The biggest bit you ran make with the
youngsters is to have Coca-Cola always ready in
the ice-boy at home. Arid it- so easy to keep
supplied when you ean get the CoahCola fi-Boy
at your grocer's, any time. Ifandy to carry. Put j
the bottles right on the ice and you'll be plenty
popular. Coca-Cola has made friends with
young and old the world over, becanse it is pure,
wholesome, delicious refreshment. Twenty-two
careful scientific tests safeguard its purity at
every step in its preparation.
I «e the boy to return the empty bottles and get
your rebate.
Bownsville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
over ft Million a Day-it had to bf. good to get where ft is
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