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4THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—rNo. 364 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, 7ULY 3, 1929 l* TWELVE PAGES TODAY • 5c A COPY
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IN 0U11
VALLEY I
BUILDING OPERATIONS are
not at a standstill in Brownsville,
figures in the office of Building In
spector George Hillyer prove.
In fact there is every possibility
that the record of 1928, which was
$1,031,424 in permits issued for con
struction inside the city limits, will
be equalled by the record of 1929.
For the first six months of the
present year permits have amount
ed to $336,586.
For the same period during 1928
permits amounted to $549,224.
A little spurt of activity in the
last half of 1929 would enable the
city to meet the record of the year
before. *
Permits for June, 1928, amounted
to $80,215. For June of 1929 they
amounted to $49,975.
This indicates a gain already is
being made and that it is not un
, reasonable to expect that a total
I greater than that for 1928 may be
'established by the close of the pres
ent year.
If it were possible to claim credit
for building just outside the city
limits the figures for this year al
ready would be above those of the
former, year.
The airport, built by the city, but
»outside the city limits, cost nearly
$300,000.
Many fine homes have been
erected in Los Ebanos.
Other homes have been built in
West Brownsville.
All this is outside the city boun
dary and thus does not count in
the building permit total. Yet the
♦ material was bought in Browns
ville for almost all of the buildings.
MEXICAN immigration regula
tions are going to keep at least one
[winter visitor away from Browns
iville—if the regulations are en
'forced.
G. W. Nixon of West Baden, la.,
.writes:
“Your issue of June 26 contains
an item about citizens of the Unit
ed States being taxed $1 to visit
Matamoros, and this is good for
one trip only.
“This does not meet with my ap
proval and I will not spend my
vacation in Brownsville if this re
mains effective. I had intended to
spend two months in Brownsville
this fall.’*
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THE FOURTH OF JULY is to
morrow and the celebration to be
staged in Brownsville is to surpass
anything ever attempted locally in
magnitude and grandeur.
Floats have been built by one of
the most noted designers of such
things. These to appear in the
afternoon.
> Then there is the “Dawn of Cre
ation” parade which Cuban Mon
sees is predicting will fill the hos
pitals with people who have liter
ally “split their sides.”
Boat races, fireworks displays
and many other events will fill the
day to overflowing.
But the real thrill of the day will
come with the presentation of the
pageant “The Court of the Far
East” and the crowning of the
queen.
Miss Dorothy Stokely, popular
young lady, will be crowned in the
pageant to be staged at an open
air theater at Fort Brown.
Then in the final event of the
day the queen will reign over a ball
to be staged at Hotel El Jardin.
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Almost every person in the town
hec given of time or money to make
a success of the celebration and
forecasts indicate the efforts have
been in vain. A record crowd
W anticipated and apparently every
visitor will return home thoroughly
satisfied with the entertainment
that is to be dished up.
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Up at McAllen a three-day festi
val already has reached its second
day. But the climax is to come on
Thursday.
There a bull fight in the after
noon and a prize fight at night,
both to be staged at Reynosa,
across the Rio Grande, are the
feature attractions. But this is not
all the entertainment that is to be
provided.
McAllen is offering parades,
dances, barbecues, a Legion con
vention, fireworks, and an almost
endless variety of events for the
(Continued on page seven.)
NEGRO INDICTED
HOUSTON, July 3.—(A3)—Robert
Carmack, negro, was indicted for
criminal assault today by the Har
ris county grand jury. His trial
was set for July 22.
Carmack was alleged to have at
tacked Mrs. Maggie Morgan at her
here June 8, .
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Non-Stop Canada Aviator in Brownsville
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PARADE LINE
OF MARCH IS
DECIDED UPON
Huge Parade Will Be
In Afternoon; Boy
Scouts Procession in
Morning
Officials in the Brownsville 4th
of July celebration were clearing up
loose odds and ends Wednesday for
what they hoped to be one of the
most successful affairs held in the
city.
One of the last matters to be
ironed out was that of the parades.
The main parade will form in Fort
Brown not later than 1:30 p. m. All
organizations, cars, floats, will en
ter Fort Brown at the Jefferson
street entrance. Here they will be
met by officers in charge and form
ed into the line of march. It is
absolutely necessary that all be at
the Fort by 1:30 p. m., Bascom
Cox, who will be in charge of the
parade, states.
Leavt Fort Brown
The parade will march out of the
post at the Elizabeth street entrance,
thence down Elizabeth to Sixth,
down Sixth to Washington, Wash
ington to Fourteenth and Four
teenth street over to Matamoros.
The Matamoros part of the pa
rade has not been definitely ar
ranged and anyone wishing to do so
may drop out before crossing the
Rio Grande. It is believed best
that only cars and floats go to
Matamoros as the long walk would
be too tiring for the marchers.
It is expected that it will take
half an hour to form the parade
in Fort Brown. Under present plans
the line of march would get under
way at 2 p. m. sharp.
Scoots in Morning
Groups wishing to march in the
parade should gather on the Fort
Brown parade ground. Cars, floats
and other entries should use the
Jefferson street entrance.
There wdll be a Boy Scout parade
at 10 a. m. Scouts from all parts
of the Valiev will participate. Boy
Scout bands have been secured from
Weslaco and Harlingen. The Amer
ican Legion bugle and drum corps
will take part in this parade.
The comic parade, scheduled pre
viously for 10 a. m., has been in
corporated into the regular after
noon event.
Celebration officials urge that the
crowds do not congregate entirely
on Elizabeth street for the parades.
In the past severe congestion has
resulted from this. Officials urge
that the crowds scatter over the
entire line of march instead of gath
ering on Elizabeth street.
At night Fort Brcm will be the
scene of a pageant on the resaca
and an elaborate fireworks display.
Mrs. Fogarty Asks
Jury Trial in Suit
Against Ex-Champ
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 4.—(JP)
Counsel for Mrs. Katherine King
Fogarty of Fort Worth, Texas, and
New York City, today filed a re
quest for a jury trial of her $500,000.
breach of promise suit against
James J. (Gene) Tunney, former
heavyweight boxing champion of
the world.
SEEK NEW TRIAL
(Special to The Herald)
LAREDO, July 3.—Defense attor
neys in the trial of Raymond J.
West and Thomas Hernandez, for
mer Laredo peace officers, who were
sentenced to serve life and 20 years
respectively, when found guilty of
the murder of Harry Williams,
newspaper man, announced today
that they will seek a new trial.
Have The Herald follow
you on your vacation.
Rates by mail, daily and
Sunday:
One month,
in Texas ;..., f. 75c
One month,
out of Texas. $1.00
One week,
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FIRST NA TIONAL
A T HARLINGEN
IS REORGANIZED
RESIDENT CARDS
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MAY BE OBTAINED
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FROM CITY JUDGE
Brownsville residents who wish
to visit Matamoros can obtain
the necessary papers from Cor
poration Judge A. A. Browne at
the city hall from 9 a. m. until 12
and from 2 p. m. until 5.
Forms are being printed by the
city that certify to the holder’s
being a resident of Brownsville in
good standing. It is also required
that holders of these papers be
an American citizen.
There will be no charge for this
service.
The corporation court room Is
located over the Texas cafe on
the market plaza.
Those other than Brownsville
citizens wishing papers will have
to obtain them from the Mexican
consul's office.
Brownsville residents must ob
tain two photographs. These with
the identification card, are to be
presented to the Mexican Immi
gration inspectors, at the bridge,
for a year passport. The cost
at the bridge will be one peso.
C. OF C. JOINS
LABOR DEMAND
_
Movement For Obtaining
Seasonal Mexican La
bor Backed
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Decision to join in a fight to
secure appropriate legislation rela
tive to Mexican seasonal labor, was
reached by the board of directors
of the chamber of commerce at a
meeting held Tuesday night.
A communication had been re
ceived from the El Paso Water im
provement district stating that it
expected to call a meeting of repre
sentatives of all border towns in an
attempt to provide for the seasonal
labor. The directors approved send
ing a delegate to the meeting but
felt that one delegate from the Val
ley would be sufficient. They au
thorized G. C. Richardson, manager
of the local chamber, to take up
the matter before the next meeting
of the Valley Chamber of Commerce
secretaries to be held July 5 at
Donna.
No date has been set for the
El Paso meeting.
The directors also appointed a
committee to take up the question
of extension of city limits before
the city commission at its next
meeting. This committee is com
posed of Z. A. Rosenthal, J. S. Ford,
Richardson and Frank Lopez. The
chamber heads hope to get action
on the extension in the near future.
Harry Faulk, a viistor, went over
the detailed plans for the Fourth
of July celebration here. Rosenthal
reported as a member of the com
mittee that went to Washington in
regard to obtaining a new postoffice
building. Ford reported on the fi
nancial standing of the chamber.
Richardson told the directors that
the chamber's latest booklet, ex
ploiting hunting, fishing and other
recreations in the Valley, would be
ready for distribution in near fu
ture. Ten thousand will be print
ed.
Gladys Brockwell
Dies Of Injuries
Suffered In CrasK
LOS ANGELES. Cal., July 3.—OP)
Death, resulting from injuries re
ceived last week in an automobile
accident, last nieht silenced the
voice of Gladys Brockwell. promi
nent actress of the talking motion
pictures.
Miss Brockwell was crushed when
the motor car in which she was
riding with Thomas Stanley Bren
nan. advertising man, plunged over
a 75-foot embankment near Cala
basas. Cal., on the night of June
28. Brennan is recovering. Dr.
Norman P. Sprague, physican, said
the immediate cause of death was
neritnnitifc
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN, July 3—The new
organization which will control and
operate the First National bank of
Harlingen was completed at a meet
ing of the board of directors Wed
nesday.
Carter Stewart, vice president of
the Public National bank of Hous
ton is president and a director.
D. F. Johnson, formerly with the
First National bank of McAllen,
is vice president and cashier. He
has been associated with the bank
here about a month.
D. K. Russell becomes vice pres
ident and W. E. McKenzie and E.
G. Evans, assistant cashiers.
Directors besides Stewart, Rus
elL and Evans, are G.- C. HoweU,
Carl Bolh and A. A. Kimmell,
Harlingen business men.
The directors, and Congressman
John N. Garner, are the largest
stockholders in the organization.
The transaction Wednesday com
pletes negotiations which have been
going on for some time.
Recently W. B. Sellers of the
First National bank had acquired
Lloyd Thompson’s interest in the
bank. Other former owners besides
Sellers from whom control now
passes include Joe R. Roberts and
S. Finley Ewing of Harlingen and
F. P. McElwrath of Harlingen.
The. bank has a capitalization of
$50,000.
The same policies will continue,
it was announced.
Automobile Men May
Appear To Express
Views on Car Tariff
WASHINGTON, July 3.—(/P)—
The advisability of issuing subpoe
nas to command the appearance be
fore a senate finance sub-committee
of four leading automobile manu
facturers to give their views on a
tariff on passenger cars and trucks
was discussed today at the capitol.
The invitations were sent to Henry
Ford, Alvin Macauley, president of
the National Automotive Chamber
of Commerce, and head of the
Packard Motor company; Alfred P.
Sloan, president of General Mo
tors, and W. T. White, president
of the White Truck company.
Ateca Freed From
Custody of U. S. In
Extradition Hearing
NEW YORK, July 3.—f/P)—Sal
vadore Ateca. who had $700,000 al
leged to have been seized from the
Mexican federal government in his
possession when he was arrested
here two months ago, was freed to
day from the custody of the United
States at the conclusion of extradi
tion proceedings brought by the
Mexican government.
Henri Cochet Again
Trounces Tilden In
Three Straight Sets
WIMBLEDON, England, July 3.—
(/P)—Henri Cochet of France defeat
ed Bill Tilden in straight sets today
in the semi-finals of the British
tennis championships.
The little French marvel flat
tened his old rival from the United
States in decisive fashion, 6-4, 6-1,
7-5.
LINDBERGHS IN OKLAHOMA
WYNOKA, Okla., July 3.—(/P)—
Col. Charles A Lindbergh, on a
tour of inspection of the transcon
tinental air lines, was at the com
pany’s airport here todya. He ex
pected to spend the greater part of
the day inspecting the local field
and flying equipment. Accompan
ied by his bride of a few weeks, the
former Miss Anne Morrow, Colonel
Lindbergh arrived here at 7:22 p.
m. yesterday after a flight from
Wichita, Kan. He was undecided
as to whether he would proceed to
Clovis, N. M.. today.
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TWO MEN ARE
IN HOSPITAL;
30THERSHURT
Brownsville And Har
lingen Crashes I n
Quick Succession
Take Tolls
Two persons were in Valley hos
pitals critically injured and three
others less seriously injured as a
result of two automobile accidents
in Brownsville and Harlingen short
ly after noon Wednesday.
John White, San Benito, is in
the Valley Baptist hospital where
he was taken by a Thompson mor
tuary ambulnace. His condition is
regarded as critical.
White was picked up about 12
miles west of San Benito on the
highway after he had apparently
turned over.
In Brownsville, D. E. Currier, au
ditor for the Port Isabel company,
is in the Mercy hospital, with pos
sible serious internal injuries as a
result of a crash at Seventh and
Adams street shortly before noon
Wednesday. The sedan he was driv
ing turned over onto a fire plug
alter it collided with a service car
driven by Rafael de la Rosa. Cur
rier was unconscious when taken
to the hospital.
Other occupants of the car, who
were less seriously hurt, are Miss
Helen Currier, his daughter; Fran
cis Kowalski and C. T. Miller, all
of whom are connected with the
Port Isabel company. Kowalski was
unconscious when picked up, but
regained consciousness when he was
taken to his home. His injuries are
said not to be serious.
Lieutenant of Police Armstrong,
who investigated, said that the
small sedan was totally demolished.
Robert Wilson, 83,
Civil War Veteran,
Dies In Brownsville
Robert Wilson, an aged Civil war
veteran, died at the home of his son,
Fred Wilson, here Tuesday, after
a long illness.
Mr. Wilson came to the Valley
about three years ago, and has been
making his home with his son. He
formerly resided near Corsicana. He
was 83 years old, and is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Ker
ley of Karnes, and Mrs. Florence
Faires, who lives in Waco, one son,
Fred Wilson, who lives here, as well
as several grandchildren.
The body is being held at W. A.
Darling mortuary, pending funeral
arrangements.
BANK ROBBED
SALINA, Kan., July 3.—(AV-Two
men today robbed the Bunker Hill
State bank at Bunker Hill, Kan.,
and escaped with approximately $3,
Committee Urges
Brownsville Port
Claims Be Studied
NOTE—This is the first of several articles of an informative na
ture concerning claims made by the Brownsville Navigation district
in its plea for a 25-foot deep water channel. Other articles will
follow.
Commissioners of the Brow: -;ville Navigation District believe they
have a convincing case in their plea for a turning basin near the city
with a 25-foot channel to the sea at Brazos Santiago pass.
A public statement was issued today signed by Z. A. Rosenthal as
chairman, J. G. Fernandez and . ohn Gregg, in which a part of the testi
mony presented at wasnmgton in:
the recent hearing before govern
ment engineers is given.
The statement follows:
The commissioner of the Browns
ville Navigation district of Cameron
county, Texas, believe that the citi
zens and voters of the district
should be informed on matters per
taining to its business, and we wish
to call to their attention particular
ly the 19 points stressed by our en
gineer, Robert J. Cummins, at the
hearing before the board of army
engineers in Washington on June
18. Every citizen should study and
read this summary as presented to
the engineers and, in order to fully
appreciate the situation, they
should also read the statements in
opposition to our project as pre
sented by the attorney and engineer
for the Point Isabel-San Benito
district.
_ There is available at the chamber
e
of commerce for any person inter
ested a complete transcript of the
testimony and statements present
ed at the hearing on June 18, in
cluding maps, exhibits and other
data, all of which is most thorough
ly convincing of the soundness of
Brownsville’s project and shows to
any unbiased Derson Brownsville's
unquestioned right to have its
channel and turning basin as pro
posed.
This data can be studied at the
chamber of commerce but cannot be
taken out of the building for any
reason.
The points stressed by Mr. Cum
mins are as follows:
“First: Strategic location as to
highways: If the port be located at
Brownsville it will be eighteen
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ZIMMERLEY TO
TAKE OFF WHEN
WEATHER GOOD
Barney Zimmerley, 30-year-old Marshall, Mo., aviator, who will at
tempt a non-stop hop from Brownsville to Canada, arrived in Browns
ville at 12:20 p. m. Wednesday.
He left San Antonio at 9:30 a. m. and had no difficulties en route, he
said. Zimmerley is making his first visit to Brownsville. He trained at
BOY KILLED, "
GIRL WOUNDED
Mysterious Shooting At
Houston Puzzles
Officers
HOUSTON, Tex., July 3.—(/P)—
Buster Gauge, 22, was killed and
his girl companion was critically
wounded in a mysterious shooting
at Morgan’s Point late last night.
Miss Lillian Bissitt, 18, is at a
hospital.
According to her statement to of
ficers, a man approached their
parked car and attempted to drag
her from the car. Gauge resisted
the man’s efforts and both he and
the girl were shot.
A posse of count yofficers are
looking for the slayer.
Guy Gouge, 22, shot through the
heart and lungs, crumpled to the
ground dead at the feet of Miss
Bissitt, 18, whose body also had
received a bullet from the killer’s
gun.
Complete mystery veiled the slay
ing. Officers, with hardly a clue
to the identity of the killer, were
scouring the waterfront, seeking a
short, fat man seen prowling
around parked automobiles a short
time before the shooting.
The slain youth was the son of
a contractor. Miss Bissitt was a
waitress in a Harrisburg cafe.
The girl told officers a man ap
proached their roadster as it was
parked near the bayshore and at
tempted to drag her from the auto
mobile. Gouge resisted the attack
and was shot through the side.
Two shots were fired in rapid
succession. More than a dozen
persons were within 100 yards of
the couple when the killing occur
red. Gouge, a bullet wound in his
side, staggered to his feet, at
tempting to aid the wounded girl,
and then fell dead.
TEX-MEX RY. HEAD HERE
A special car of the Texas-Mexl
can railway carrying M. T. Cogley,
president, was in the Missouri Pa
cific yards Wednesday morning.
There was no special object in
his visit, the rail chief said. The
car was expected to leave this after
noon.
Kelly Field in the air service.
The flyer said Wednesday after
noon that he will recondition his
plane before attempting to hop off.
The first opportunity with favor
able weather, after the plane is in
shape, will be taken advantage, he
declared.
The flight will be made in a
Barling, low wing monoplane of
60 horseporer, manufactured by
the Nicolas Beazley company,
Marshall, Missouri, for whom
Zimmerley is the chief test pilot.
The plane weighs only 690 pounds,
and Zimmerley expects to carry
not more than 100 gallons of gas
oline.
Zimmerly won the altitude rec
ord for light planes on May 28,
when he soared 20,860 feet.
IRRIGATION
WORK BEGUN
First Construction of Wil
lacy Project Gets
Under Way
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, July 2.—Work
was begun Wednesday on Willacy
county’s giant irrigation project, the
largest ever attempted in Texas
and one of the biggest jobs the
world ever has known.
A fitting ceremony in which of
ficers of the district took part
marked the ground breaking exer
cises.
A large crowd was on hand as
T. T. Brady of Harlingen, who will
be in charge of the work, for which
contract was awarded to Trinity
Farms Construction company, be
gan operations on a project which
will water 129,000 acres in this
county and on which approximately
$7,500,000 will be spent.
The canal when finished will be
concrete lined and as large as a
ship channel. It is to be 25 miles in
length, 100 feet wide at the top, 60
feet wide at the bottom and 14 feet
deep. Among other lands it will
supply water to 60,000 acres being
developed by the Delta Orchards
company.
PLAYWRIGHT DIVORCED
RENO, Nev., July 3.—(AP)—Mrs.
Agnes Boulton O’Neill obtained a
divorce from Eugene G. O’Neill,
noted playwright behind the closed
doors of the chambers of District
Judge Thomas F. Moran here yes
terday. Papers in the case were not
made public, having been sealed at
Mrs. O’Neill’s request when the case
was filed Monday.
HARDINGE TESTIFIES
CHICAGO, July 3.—(JF)—Franklin
Hardinge, 62, oil burner manufac
turer whose former sweetheart, Ann
Livingston, sued him for $250,000
heart balm, testified today the for
mer Tulsa, Okla., divorcee not only
wanted the bulk of his estate at his
death but also demanded $25,000 to
$50,000 in cash before she would
walk to the altar with him.
CASHIER CONFESSES
LOS ANQELES, July 3.—(A>)—
Perry E. Parson, a cashier of the
Los Angeles grain exchange, was ar
rested today after he had confessed,
police said, to a plot in which the
explosion of a bomb today wrecked
the exchange’s office.
Former Teammate of
Red Grange Killed
In Mountain Fall
TACOMA, Wash., July 3.—(JP)—
Forest Greathouse, football coach
at Lincoln high school, Seattle, and
former teammate of “Red” Grange,
at the University of Illinois, and
Edwin Wetzel, Milwaukee, were
killed when a party of six moun
tain climbers was swept into a deep
crevasse at the 13,000-foot level on
Mount Rainier yesterday, it,.was
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POLICE FIND
NO CLUES AS
TO WEAPONS
Evidently Axe Used
In Brutal Detroit’
Slaying; Man’s Head
Is Severed
DETROIT, July 3.—(/PI—Benjamin
Evangelistia, 43, his wife, Santina,
40, and their four children, were
found slain in their home in St.
Aubin avenue here shortly before
noon today. All apparently were
victims of an axe slayer. Evangelis
tia’s head was severed, and the
heads of each of the others had
been beaten in.
The children were Angling, 8?
Margaret. 6, Jean 4, and Marrow*
18 months.
Religious Healer
The body of Evangelistia, known!
in the Italian neighborhood as a’
religious healer and a mystic, wad
found seated behind his desk on
the first floor. His arms were fold-I
ed across his chest. The others
were found in the second floor bed
rooms.
Discovery of the bodies was maddi
, by Vincent Elias, a real estate deal
er, through whom Evangelistia yes
terday completed arrangements for;
the purchase of a farm near Marine#
City, Mich.
Elias pushed open the front dootf
of the house which he found un
locked, and walked into Evangelist
tia’s office. He saw Evangelistia'^
body, the head lying on the floort
beside the chair. He immediately’,
ran for the police wtihout search-*
ing the house further.
No Weapon Found
A search of the house failed tn.
reveal the weapon with which the’
family was slain. The wounds orr
Evangelistia’s neck were made by*
an extremelv sharp and heavy wea-{
pon. No attempt had been made toj
decapitate the other members of
the family.
Several weeks ago police refused!
to allow Evangelistia to hold am
exhibit of religious objects in thef
basement o fhis home. They be-*
lieved such an object would lead t(*(
ill feelings between followers of hi3;
teachings and others in the neigh
borhood.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Anna Po
dolski and her three small daugh
ters were beaten to death with a
hammer in their home in Riva
Rouge, a down river suburb.
Deputv Coroner George A. Berg
fixed the hour of the slayings at
about midnight. Evangelistia had
been killed first. Blood staned tracks
led from the office up the stairs
to Mrs. Evangelistia’s bedroom. In
the other bedroom Margaret and
Jean were found in bed with An
gline lying on the floor between
two beds. Marrow had been killed
lying beside his mother.
BLAST WRECKS EXCHANGE
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 4.—f/H
A bomb explosion today wrecked the
offices of the Los Angeles grain ex
change on the fifth floor of the V
W. Heilman building in the finan*
cial district.
j THE WEATHER j,
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight;
Thursday partly cloudy or fair.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the west coast.
For East Texas: Fair in west,
partly cloudy to cloudy in east por
tion tonight; thundershowers in
extreme east portion; Thursday
generally fair. Light to fresh west
erly to southerly winds cn the
coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be a slight or moder
ate rise in the river at Rio Grande
City and Mission today and to
night, and in the lower end of the
Valley Thursday and Thursday
night.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass .. 16 3.1 -0.1
Laredo . 27
Rio Grande . 21 5.5 +0.2
Mission. 22 5.8 -1.0
San Benito . 23 10.8 +0J
^Brownsville . 18 4.4
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