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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 12 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY, • 5C A C0PY
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VALLEY
AWARD OF THE $2,000 first
prize to the Central Power and
light Co. by the National Electro
light Association for the greatest
increase in the use of electrical
energy per home during 1928 is an
impressive demonstration of the
progressiveness of the Valley.
It also demonstrates that the
company which received the award
is one of the most progressive in
ititutions in the Valley.
Residence customers in 1927 used
-an average of 256 kilowatt hours
of energy. In 1928 this was increas
ed to an average consumption of
415 kilowatt hours, a spread of lt>9
kilowatt hours per residence cus
> tomer.
• • •
| The Increase was largely the re
sult of increased use of electric
ranges and other home convenien
ces, showing the progressiveness of
Valley citizens.
Frank C. Ludden, district mana
ger, gives credit to the men who
were working under him. J. R. Mc
Coy, head of the commerce depart
ment, H. G. Voight, merchandise
manager, Elmer Norris, district
merchandise manager, and the men
unuer them are the men who cap
tured the award, Mr. Ludden says.
Use of electricity in homes is an
index of the type of citizenship.
The Valley leads the nation in this
■ect, this award to the Central
tr and Light Co. proves.
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THE VALLEY FARMER, progres
sive agricultural publication which
is demg a big job in spreading cor
rect information on cultural meth
ods adapted to this section, has de
veloped to the point where its edi
torial content is too much for one
man—even of the unusual capacity
end ability of John Ashton.
G. F. Gallaghan, a graduate of
the school of agriculture, A. & M.
College of Texas, has been employ
ed as assistant to Dr. Ashton.
This publication, although young
In years, has attained a position of
importance and authority under
the direction of the editor. With a
trained assistant, Dr. Ashton can
be expected to perform a even more
.valuable service.
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VALLEY MID-WINTER Fair cat
alogues, now being distributed to
prospective exhibitors and other in
terested parties, indicates an ambi
tious expansion in this South Texas
exposition.
The catalogue contains almost a
half more pages than in the past
and a large part of this additional
space is devoted to new depart
ments and to added prize money in
old departments.
John T. Floore, general manager
of the exposition, says a large num
ber of people in section outside the
Valley are planning to exhibit vari
ous products this year and that
many copies of the catalogue are
going to them.
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There is no reason why the Valley
mid-winter frolic should not come
to be as important as the State
Fair at Dallas. Being staged later in
the year than any of the other ex
positions, it should be able to com
mand the attention of the entire
elate.
And then there is the possibility
of making it an international affair
—a builder of good w-ill between the
Ul|^d States and Mexico. It could
be^made mutually educational to
the citizens of the two countries and
thus a builder of understanding be
tween the two peoples.
These are ideas for the future to
ward which the directors and offi
cers undoubtedly already are build
ing.
It *s necessary for a baby to crawl
before it walks, but the Valley fair
at Harlingen is rapidly approaching
the walking stage. A few more years
of development and it will hit its
running stride.
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TWO AMENDMENTS to the
Texas constitution will be before the
voters of the state in a special elec
tion Tuesday.
One of them will permit the citi
zens to decide whether they desire
to pay their governor something
like a salary in keeping with the im
portance of his position. This
amendment would increase the sal
ary of the chief executive from
$4000 to $10,000 per year. If the
amendment is adopted the gover
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LION FLEES IN
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DEFEAT BEFORE
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HORNS OF BULL
EL PASO, Tex., July 15.—(JP)—
The king of beasts today had little
right to feel kingly, for he fled
in defeat before the horns of a
bellowing bull in the arena at
Juarez, Mexico, across the river
from here, yesterday,
A crowd composed mainly of
Americans watched the fight be
tween the lion and a small yellow
bull. They saw the lion charge the
bull first, trying for a fatal grip
on the bull’s neck. Soon they saw
an agile cat leaping for his life
from the horns of the enraged
bull. At the end of 25 minutes,
the attendants opened the gates
and let the lion escape to his cage.
The lion had been kept without
food for some time before the
fight in order that he would be in
quest of a meal when he entered
the arena.
AMENDMENTS
UP TUESDAY
Proposals Offer to Hike
Governor’s Salary and
Add More Judges
Cameron county voters will join
the Valley and state Tuesday to vote
on two state constitutional amend
ments, and the sheriff’s department
Monday was completing the work of
placing ballot boxes at polling places
in 34 precincts of the county.
Voters will decide whether gov
ernors of the stats *n the future will
draw $10,000 a year salary, or
whether the present salary, $4,000
shall continue to be the sum paid,
and whether the membership of the
supreme court shall be increased
from three to nine members, as en
dorsed by the bar throughout the
state, and actively supported by an
organization of outstanding Jurists.
It is the major issue of Gov. Moody’s
court reform platform.
Gov. Moody has made several
speeches and statements in favor of
the nine-member court.
Not Affect Moody
The governor’s salary increase, if
approved at the polls, will go into
effect at the beginning of the next
governor's administration, and will
not increase Gov. Moody’s com
pensation for the remainder of his
term.
Advocates in the legislature of
taking off the $4,000 limit placed
upon the governor’s salary by the
constitution half a century ago, and
of fixing $10,000 as the limit, have
insisted that Texas now penalizes
those who serve the state as chief
executive, by requiring him to bear
much of the expense of his term out
of his own pocket as well as to sac
rifice income for the period he holds
public office.
Many state officials, Including
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TEXAS COMPANY TANK
BURNS AT MONAHANS
BIG SPRING, Texas, July 15.—
(JP)—An 80,000-barrel storage tank
on the Texas company’s tank farm
near Monahans caught fire today,
according to a report received here
Oil was pumped from the tank, and
no immediate fear was felt for other
tanks.
THOUSANDS IN
AREA PLAN TO
ATTEND HASS
Schismatic Priest De
livers Farewell Ad
dress; Ceremony
Set For Tuesday
The Virgen del Refugio church of
Matamoros, was formally returned
to Father Antonio Garcia y Gar
cia, representative of the Catholic
organization at 11 a. m. Monday
by the city council, who Sunday
received it from Jose Reynoso schis
matic priest, who had been in
charge the past three years..
The transfer Monday morning
was made with simple ceremonies
at the church and the citizens of
Matamoros were celebrating the
occasion.
Crowds Cheer
A huge crowd numbering thou
sands gathered in front of the
church and on the Plaza de Armas
to witness the opening of the old
church once more under the Cath
olic faith. People began gathering
at the Plaza de Armas and on the
outside of the church at ten o’clock.
At eleven o’clock the committee
composed of Mr. Ramon Sanchez,
Salvador Cardenas and Antonio
Guerro and Pedro Saenz Gonzalez
arrived at the church in company
with Fathers Montoya and Garcia
y Garcia. They were greeted by
cheers from the multitude. Jose
Reynoso, schismatic priesto who
has been in charge of the Mata
moros church for the past two and
a half years, was present to re
ceive the committee and the
priests. With him were his attend
ants at the church.
When Father Garcia y Garcia
opened the main door of the
church to tell the people that the
church would be thrown open this
afternoon at four o’clock he was
showered with bouquets of flowers
and cheers. After handing Father
Garcia y Garcia the books and the
keys of the church Reynoso said:
“Father I will work among my peo
ple and I wish you success in your
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Cars Running For
First Time Since
New Orleans Riot
NEW ORLEANS, July 15.—(A5)—
Experimental street cars were sent
through the streets today for the
first time since the riots of ten days
ago when the Public Service, Inc.,
sought to break the strike of motor
men and conductors.
Passage of the cars through the
streets provoked no disorder. Ap
parently the strikers had agreed tc
follow advice of leaders to abide by
the provisions of a federal injunc
tion restraining them from inter
ference with car operation.
The cars'were manned by non
union motormen and conductors
and were under guard of United
States deputy marshals, who held
shotguns in readiness. Policemen
were stationed on the car routes.
During the circle of the city over the
belt lines not a single passenger
boarded the cars.
Conferences between the govern
ment and civic negotiators and rep
resentatives of the union and com
pany continued.
Inside Or Oat? Officer’s
Feet To Decide Sentence
CHICAGO, July 15. — m —
Whether Lieut. William L. Mc
Carthy, acting chief of detectives,
had one, both or any feet outside
Judge John H. Lyle’s courtroom
last Friday when Judge Lyle said
“thirty days” has become a matter
of importance.
Judge Lyle sentenced the detec
tive chief to 30 days in jail for
contempt, and he maintained to
day the case was closed. Lieut.
McCarthy, however, denied having
been sentenced, denied having run
out of the courtroom and denied
having threatened to shoot Judge
Lyle’s personal bailiff.
Both Judge Lyle and Lieut. Mc
Carthy agreed McCarthy was close
to the door when the contempt
sentence was pronounced.
"As nearly as I can figure out,”
the detective said, “I must have
been about 20 feet down the cor
ridor when the sentence was pro
nounced. My hearing is perfect,
and I heard no sentence.”
Judge Lyle said:
"I warned him several times I
would give him ten days. Then he
started from the courtroom and I
caught him with the sentence
just before he left. He was at
the doorway when I said: ‘thirty
days’.”
Judge Lyle sent his personal
bailiff after McCarthy. The bail
iff reported back McCarthy had
threatened him with a revolver.
The contempt sentence re
ported back McCarthy had threat
ened him with a revolver.
The contempt sentence resulted
from conduct by the detective
chief during the trial of another
police officer charged with making
false arrests,
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Nearly a million dollars worth of
opium was found by customs offi
cers in the trunks of Mrs. Ting
Kao, wife of the Chinese vice-con*
sul, at San Francisco.
WHEAT JUMPS
NINE CENTS
New Price Level I* 43 Cents
Higher Than Week
Ago
CHICAGO, July 15.—(A5)—A fe
verish orgy of buying lifted wheat
prices nearly 9 cents a bushel on
the Chicago board of trade today,
and values at the close rested at
the high mark of the day, a level
43 cents above prives six weeks
ago. July contracts closed at $1.37
, 7-8, September at $1.42 1-4 to half
and December at $1.47 3-4 to
$1.4881-8.
The rise, almost without prece
dent, resulted from the continua
tion of drought conditions over the
northwest grain belt. Dry weather
has caused extensive damage to the
spuring wheat crop both in this
country and Canada, and today’s
weather forecasts gave no hope.
Fort Worth Lively
FORT WORTH, July 15.—<£>)—
Unprecedented demand marked the
trading in wheat advances of 88 to
81-2 cents per bushel on the Fort
Worth cash, grain market today.
Cash values followed the' contract
markets fully.
REGISTERED MAIL IS
RIFLED ON STEAMER
LONDON, July 15.—(JF)—Scotland
Yard was assisting postoffice au
thorities today in investigating the
mysterious rifling of a registered
mail consignment aboard the White
Star liner Laurentic, arriving at
Liverpool yesterday from Montreal.
The Yard communicated with
New York and Montreal tn connec
tion with the case, said to involve
a considerable loss. Investigations
were kndwn to have been struck
with the remarkable similarity of
the case to the robbery of the Le
viathan’s registered mail a year ago.
MUD HAMPERS DIVERS
IN HUNT FOR BODIES
FORT WORTH, July 15.—UP)—
Divers, hampered by fivp f^t of
mud on the bottom of Lake Worth
today continued the attempt to re
cover the bodies of two negro con
struction company employes, O. B
Galloway and Will Jadkson, im
prisoned in 30 feet of water when
the walls of a steel caisson used in
building piers for a new bridge
across the Lake collapsed Sunday.
Three white men and another ne
gro, injured when all except one
were catapulted into the huge Cais
son, are in an infirmary.
Have The Herald follow
you on your vacation.
Rates by mail, daily and
Sunday:
One month,
in Texas 75c
One month,
out of Texas. $1.00
One week,
in Texas r*: 18c
One week,
out of Texas ,.24c
Rotary Heads Hear
District Governor
At Parley Opening
After hearing R. L. Bobbitt of Laredo, district governor, urge closer
cooperation in the morning session, the convention of presidents and sec
retaries of the 47th Rotary district was to reconvene in business session
at 2 p. m. following luncheon in the patio of the Hotel El Jardin.
Up until noon, 95 Rotary heads had signed the registration rolls.
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Scores Buried In
Alabama Store
Collapse Debris
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 15.—
(fF)—Several score persons were be
lieved buried under debris of two
large Montgomery mercantile houses
which collapsed suddenly today.
Every available physician and the
entire forces of the fire and police
departments were rushed to the
scene.
The buildings were occupied by
the Bullock Shoe company and
Pizitz department store, on Dexter
avenue, the city’s principal thor
oughfare. Both were three story
structures.
Witnesses expressed belief that
not a single occupant of the Pizitz
dry goods store, the first building
to collapse, escaped. Hope was
held that a few of the employes of
the Bullock Shoe store, next door,
had time to gain the street before
falling timbers caught them.
It could not be readily ascertained
how many persons were employed by
the stores, although the majority of
them were young women.
Onlooxers expressed belief exca
vations for a new store next door
to the dry goods establishment
caused the collapse of the buildings,
but firemen and city authorities re
fused to be quoted until a thorough
investigation coujd be made.
Seven ambulances were at the
scene, but forty-five minutes after
the collapse rescuers had made little
headway in removing the debris.
Police threw up a human barrier
around the buildings to hold back
the noon day mob that congregated.
Decomposed Body Is
Found on Mexican
Side of Rio Grande
A body believed to be that of a
Pedro Leal was found on the
Mexican banks of the Rio Grande
river this morning across from the
Piper plantation, according to re
port made to immigration officials.
They stated that they buried
the body, which was in a badly
decomposed state, near the spot
where it was found.
DEATH OF WOMAN
MYSTIFIES POLICE
HATBORO Pa., July 15.—UP)
—The death of Mrs. Ethel Scott,
28, whose body came hurtling out
of an automobile as it sped past a
garage here late Saturday night,
mystified the authorities today.
Theories of the investigating
differed. Some held she had been
slain before being hurtled out of
the car, others that she had resent
ed the attentions of a man in the
car and leaped to escape, fractur
ing her skull in the fall.
HUTCHINSON FLOOD
WATERS RECEDING
HUTCHINSON, Kas., July 15.—(JP)
—Flood waters that have inundated
almost the entire city of Hutchinson
in the worst flood of the town’s his
tory were receding today.
A light rain fell this morning and
caused apprehension for a while, but
it stopped before doing any damage.
National guardsmen kept motor
cars off most of the business streets
after waves caused by churning car
wheels swept water into stores and
caused damage. They predicted
Hutchinson’s loss would be one
million dollars.
VALLEY VICTIM OF
CRASH IMPROVING
Late advices from San Antonio
Monday afternoon indicated that
Jack White, 22,-who is in a San An
tonio hospital for treatment of crash
injuries suffered last week, is im
proving.
It was reported earlier in the day
that he was dying, but since he has
taken a turn for the better.
'•xney began arriving Sunday and
were continuing to come in by rail
and automobile late Monday. Well
over a hundred are expected and
many traveling by car have been de
layed by bad roads due to rains, club
officials stated.
The business sessions are being
held in the banquet hall at the El
Jardin hotel. The convention got
under way after an informal get
together in the hotel lobby. A.
Wayne Wood, local Rotarian, made
the welcoming address in which he
outlined the entertainment features
of the convention planned by the
host club.
Louis Fox of Fort Worth answered
the address in behalf of the visitors.
Bobbitt, district governor, then
took the gavel and made his annual
statement. The Laredo barrister
urged closer cooperation between
clubs and better contacts. This could
be established by more communica
tion with the governor and more in
ter-club activities, he believed.
Urges City Meetings
The governor issues a monthly
mimeographed letter which is sent
to all clubs in the district. That
clubs send in their general corre
spondence, attendance reports and
news items for the monthly booklet,
was strongly urged by Bobbitt. He
also encouraged inter-city meetings
and declared that he intended to
make frequent calls on clubs in the
district. It is required that he visit
each club once a year but he hopes
to make calls more often, he said.
Club administration affairs were
discussed by Louis Fox of Fort
Worth and Arthur Mayhew of
Uvalde. Fox took up the duties of
the board of directors and club sec
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Man Found Guilty
In U. S. Court Is
Held In Theft Case
Amulfo Gonzales, convicted in
U. S. District Judge Hutcheson’s
court Saturday and ordered de
ported, was turned over to county
authorities Monday after a com
plaint had been filed in Justice of
the Peace B. L. Cain’s court charg
ing him with participation in the
burglary of the Delta Coffee com
pany and other stores at Harlingen
the night of May 19.
Gonzales is the fourth member
of a band alleged to have taken
part in the affair in which cigar
ettes and other articles were stolen.
A fifth man still is being sought
by the sheriff’s department. Exam
ining trial for Gonzales will proba
bly be held early in the week.
HOUSTON MAN’S BODY
FOUND UNDER BRIDGE
ITASCA, Tex., July 15.—(/P)—The
body of A. I. Rice, 36, Houston, was
found with a bullet hole in the head,
secreted beneath a bridge one mile
north of Itasca this morning by em
ployes of the state highway depart
ment.
An automobile, presumably owned
by Rice, was found where it had
been abandoned for lack of fuel be
tween Grandview and Alvarado.
Mrs. Marie Norton Whitney has
established residence in Nevada,
where she is rumored to be seek
ing a divorce from Cornelius Van
derbilt (Sonny) Whitney.
FOUR INJURED
IN CAR WRECKS
Brownsville Man Suffers
Broken Ribs; Others
In Hospitals
Four people were injured, none
believed critically, in three auto
mobile wrecks over the Valley Sun
day.
George Champion, Jr., about 45,
was at his home here after a crash
near Barreda in which he suffered
one or more brc\:n ribs. X-ray
pictures were being taken to deter
mine the extent of his injuries. It
was reported that Mr. and Mrs. Do
mingo Ayala, said to be with Cham
pion at the time, were not hurt.
Neamon Tibbetts and W. E. Cliff
from Port Arthur and Oklahoma
City, were in the McAllen hospital,
after a crash near Val Verde, in
which both suffered cuts and
bruises.
Eugene Aschbacker of San An
tonio is in Mercy hospital here suf
fering from scalp wounds and a
possible skull fracture, and his
brother, George E. Aschbacker of
Harlingen was arrested and charged
with reckless driving when the light
sedan in which they were riding
crashed into the rear of a truck
carrying four persons whose names
were not learned. None was hurt.
The Champion car was said tc
have slipped on wet pavement as it
was en route to'San Benito.
The Val Verde wreck occurred
when one car skidded in an attempt
to pass another, it was said.
TRAIN WRECKS KILL
TWO IN WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 15.—(B)
—Two men were killed and several
others seriously injured in two
train wrecks in Wisconsin today.
A Chicago, Milwaukee. St. Paul
and Pacific equipment train was
derailed near Tomah. crushing two
trainmen to death when the engine
toppled over. Two men were per
haps fatally injured and seven oth
ers badly hurt when a Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train
crashed through a wooden trestle
and fell into a creek near Princeton.
The trainmen killed were Benja
min Schultz of Portage, fireman,
and Benjamin Clark of Milwaukee,
brakeman.
Banished Tribe Trudges
Homeward as Exile Ends
MEXICO CITY, July 15.—(JP)—
After nine years of exile from
their homes along the Yaqui river
in Southern Sonora, the “Toro
coyolis” or “Friend of the Whites”
are en route back to till the soil
that belonged to their ancestors
for many generations and from
which they were ousted by their
more warlike Yaqui neighbors In
1920.
They are traveling in a long
caravan from “El Aguila” haci
enda near here, where they have
made their homes during the pe
riod of exile. Men, women and
children, numbering several hun
dred, are trudging over the rough
trail, driving before them their
few beasts of burden and other
domestic animals.
Once back in their homeland,
which has been restored to them
by order of the government, they
will make merry with the noisy
“apascolas” and “matachines” for
several days, singing in their na
tive “caita” and celebrating with
feasts of thanksgiving. There
after they will settle down to agri
culture and cattle breeding.
The tribe, viewed with disre
spect by neighboring tribes be
cause of its peaceful inclinations,
was driven from the banks of the
Yaqui in disdain and ever since
has been subjected to persecution
when bands of “guerrero” or war
like Indians came near its new
homtb
KENT DECIDES
IN FAVOR OF
CONTESTANTS
Action Is Delayed Ori
Road Contract Al
ready Let; Appeal
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, July 15.—The
election April 20, in which the is
suance of $400,000 in bonds for road
work in the Lyford district was vot
ed, was declared null and void Mon
day by District Judge A. M. Kent.
His decision was delivered at noon
after a morning of arguments b;
attorneys for the contestants and
the contestees, and after a week of
testimony, during which several
hundred witnesses were called, most
of them for the purpose of identi
fying their ballots.
Boxes Opened
The boxes were ordered opened
during the latter part of last week.
Volney Taylor, Brownsville, attor
ney for the contestees, filed notice
of appeal, and asked that Judge
Kent file a brief explaining reasons
and cause for his decision. He gave
notice of appeal to the civil appeals
court at San Antonio. Taylor de
* livered the argument for the con
testees Monday morning and A. B.
Crane, Raymondville, presented the
contestees’ rebuttal. J. A. Graham
of Brownsville argued for the con
testants, both in the main speech
and rejoinder.
The bonds were voted April 20,
and the Willacy county commis
sioners court at a recent meeting
awarded the contract for construc
tion to F. P. McElwrath of Harlin
gen
The road as planned would have
been 20 miles in length and would
run practically east and west
through the road district.
Allegations
The vote was 154 for and 87
against. Disagreement in the dis
trict over the location of the road
led to the suit.
The suit alleged that the laying
out of metes and bounds of the
proposed district was not correct,
that the commissioners erred in
naming only one judge of the elec
tion, and “he notoriously in favor
of the election;” that the county
judge refused their plea for super
visors of the election, that by force
and threats a large number of il
literates were compelled to vote for
the bonds; that 92 voters who par
ticipated in the election aver that
they voted against the issue, where
as the official returns only show 67
against it; that E. M. Sorenson did
wrongfully and fraudulently certify
the returns to the commissioners’
court.
The petition charged further that
A. J. Garcia and 45 other aliens
were permitted to vote; and that
Juan Loya and 46 others did not
pay poll taxes for 1928 with then
own money but that E. M. Sorenson
and other persons paid for same;
that Albert Pacheco and not less
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j WEATHER j
THE WEATHER
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday.
Light to moderate northerly to
easterly winds on the coast.
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight,
and Tuesday, probably with local
showers. Light variable winds.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be a slight rise from
San Benito down during the next
24 hours. No material change else
where.
Sunday, July 14
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain *
Eagle Pa« ..16 2.4 -0.1 .00
Laredo .27 -0.6 + .00
Rio Grande ..21 5.8 -0.2 1.00
Mission.22 6.9 +1.5 .73
San Benito ...23
Brownsville ..18 5.0 +0.3 .37
Monday, July 15
Eagle Pass ..16 2.4 0.0 -00
Laredo .27 -0.7 -0.1 .00
Rio Grande ..21 5.5 -0.3 .00
Mission .22 6.6 -0.3 .00
San Benito ..23 .. •• ••
Brownsville ..18 5.9 +0.9 -31
TIDE TABLE
Hig and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorolo
gical conditions:
High . 2:28 a. m.
Low .6 22 P’ m’
MISCELLANEOUS DATA