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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 14_NOOII EditlOfl BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929 NOOtl EdltiOII * 6c A COPY i
Panic Reigns
At Moscow;
Reply Filed
I in our I
MISSION CHILDREN think well
iof the Lions club of that place.
The adults likewise.
The Mission Lions have installed
playground equipment in the city
park there.
At the weekly luncheon Ray Lan
dry and D. C. Decker reported on
the installation and said compli
ments had been received by the
club.
• * •
HARRY RATLIFF, city comp
troller of Weslaco, was the young
est accredited delegate to attend
the international convention of Ki
wanis at Milwaukee.
As such he attracted considera
ble attention to himself, his club,
•his town and the Valley. Milwaukee
.newspapers gave him much publi
I city. He didn’t tell his age.
j * * *
T\ Having missed a few copies of
The Herald, Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Hudson, KnofSille, Iowa, subscrib
ers to this newspaper, lost touch
\Wijt Valley events. They wrote the
ciifcnlation department for the miss
ing copies and are happy again.
“We received the “extra” copies
.of The Herald,” they write, “and
,now we know the Pan-American
signed the airport/ lease and that
the 30-acre park is coming along
nicely under Park Commissioner
Hinkley’s management. Jfow we \
, will watch for the paving of the
Boca Chica road and the ship
channel decision. Many thanks.”
The Herald hopes to tel lthem
both projects are underway in the
near future.
• • •
DEFEATED BY the Influence of
a dead man, friends of Ross A. I
Marcus, Mission fire chief and mar- !
shal, are preparing to propose him
for office again at the next state
firemen’s convention.
Marcus was a candidate for third
vice president when the state con
vention met recently in Galveston.
The vacancy had been created by
death in the official ranks. The of
ficial on his death bed askel thas
one of his friends be elected to his
place.
The association could not refuse
the dying wish of a trusted serv
ant. Marcus, learning of this re
quest, withdrew.
The friend of the dead man was
elected.
But for the request of the dead
liun, Marcus would have been
elected, his friends declare.
* * *
Now Valley firemen art propos
t lng him for fourth vice president
at the next convention and are con
fident of his success.
Which means that »he likely will
be the state president in four years
—it is the custom of the associa
: tion to advance the officers each
year.
...
WHITE WINGS are to be pro
tected
game commission has as
signed special men to Valley sta
tions to see that anti-sportsmen
observe the closed season on these
game birds peculiar to the south
ern country.
The closed season was extended
to Aug. 8—at the request of real
sportsmen of the Valley—and now
the powers that be are determined
that the new law be enforced.
Preston Laird has been stationed
at Harlingen and Edwin C. Ueker
at McAllen to apprehend pre-sea
1 son shooters. They promise prose
cution will be pushed in every case.
Both men are under Charles g!
Jones, noted for enforcement of
game conservation laws in this sec
tion.
• • *
R. C. MORRIS, visiting relatives
in Gallatin, Tenn., has been inves
tigating tourist traffic and its value
to a city.
After spending a week in Ashe
ville, N. C., he discovers:
Asheville has a population of 35,
000, but an extension of the city
(Continued on page fourteen)
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MOSCOW, July 17.—(JP)—The
demonstrations continue against the
Chinese government, despite an
nouncement of ■what was considered
a conciliatory communique from the
Nanking government.
Rusians and Chinese expatriates
stormed the Chinese embassy on the
Prapotkin Pereulok, throwing eggs,
sticks and stones, and smashing
window panes. War helmeted,
heavily armed regiments of “cay
prfyour” (secret police) cavalry, and
infantry were hard put to preserve
order.
Inside the embassy the demon
stration, which increased in inten
sity as night went on, caused a
panic among the staff of 20 or more
who huddled together in one of the
rooms in suspense. They were pale
and haggard.
Sia Wen Sun, Chinese diplomatic
representative, told the correspond
ent he had not left the embassy for
two days and had not slep for two
nights, cabling message after mes
sage with the hope of some word
which would relieve their suspense.
Statement Issued
The Tass agency, official Russian
news source, issued the following:
“Friends of peace breathed freer
when tba Chinese diplomatic rep
resentative here submitted to the
foreign i>ffice a conciliatory com
munique from Nanking, saying:
“‘Although the entire cable con
taining the soviet protest demand
ing a reply by a given date has not
been received, its main idea is al
ready understood. Our government,
ordinarily maintains peaceful rela
tions with the soviet union and al
though the Harbin incidents neces
sitated taking measures regarding
the Chinese eastern railway, these
cannot affect existing relations be
tween the two countries.
Will Return
“‘Ambasador Chu Zao Yang soon
will return to his post but if the
soviet government has the same
opinion of the subject it may be de
liberated by both sides. In our
opinion all problems must be solved
on -the basis of existing agreements
and thrashed out at the conference.
Under such conditions the questions
wil be solved easily.’ ”
The comunique ended declaring
the Nanking government would re
ply to the Russian note immediately
after the full text was received.
Tass simultaneously published a
statement that the soviet govern
ment did not intend to reply to the
Chinese communique but would
await the actual reply to Its note
(the ultimatum) of July 13.
NANKING, China, July 17.—f^P)—
China’s nationalist government has
replied to Soviet Russia’s ultimatum
growing out of Manchurian seizure
of the Chinese Eastern railway, the
Nanking government’s answer being
dispatched pust within the three
dav time limit named by Moscow.
The Nanking note, after seeking to
justify events in Manchuria, con
tained three points of salient im
portance:
1— That Nanking “very soon” will
send Chu Zao Yang, former ambas
sador at Moscow, who is now in
Nanking, to Moscow to discuss mat
ters pending between the two gov
ernments.
2— A demand—which was em
phasized as not a counter demand—
that the soviet release all Chinese
imprisoned in Russia.
3— A similar demand that the
Moscow government protect ade
quately Chinese nationals in Rus
sia from aggression and repression.
Almost coincidentally with dis
patch of the government’s reply to
Moscow it was revealed that 15.000
Manchurian troops had been mo
bilized within the past 48 hours for
(Continued on page 3.)
Spectacular Rescue
Staged In Houston
Rooming House Fire
HOUSTON, July 17.—W—Two
men in their night clothes were
rescued by ladders, and a sick
man was carried out on a cot and
three othre occupants of a down
town rooming house here forced to
flee for their lives early today when
a fire threatend the building.
Two passersby noticed the blaze
and notified the rooming house op
erator. The sound of breaking glass
and shouts for help from men
trapped upstairs and the screams of’
the woman who ran the house
awoke the entire neighborhood and
brought nearly 100 persons to the
scene.
Cause of the fire was undeter
mined. Damage was estimated at
$1,500^
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Passport Laws Modified
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| BURNS BABY j
Mis. oossymne vaienti. above,
of Los Angeles, has confessed to
police to setting fire to her baby
Dominic as the child slept in
its perambulator because moth
erhood prevented her from en
joying the pleasures of youth.
Mrs. Valenti tossed a lighted
match into the carriage and
then quietly walked off to en
gage in conversation with a
relative.
PIONEER OF
VALLEY DEAD
Mrs. Hoyt Anzaldua. Suc
cumbs to Illness In Mc
Allen Hospital
Mrs. Mary Hoyt Anzaldua, 55. of
Brownsville, died at the McAllen
hospital at 6 a. m. Wednesday after
an illness of about a year. Thp
Brownsville woman was taken from
her residence at 1313 Jefferson last
Thursday and placed in the Mc
Allen hospital.
While funeral arrangements had
not been definitely made, members
of the family stated that it was
probable that services would be held
at the Immaculate Conception
church at 5 p. m. Thursday.
Mrs. Anzaldua was born, rear
ed and educated in Brownsville.
She is survived by five children,
Gonzalo Anzaldua, Mrs. Evangeline
Ohliger, Mrs. Evelin Pocock, Louis
Anzaldua and Cornelia Anzaldua,
all of Brownsville: two grandchil
dren, Dorothy and Gloria Ohliger
of Brownsville: and a brother, John
B. Hoyt of Monterrey.
Mrs. Anzaldua lived here all of
her life.
Wheat Reaches New
High Peak Result
Canada Crop Report
CHICAGO, July 17.—{^—Decem
ber wheat reached $1.50 a bushel to
day as fresh news of hot weather
in Canada aroused new alarm for
the spring wheat crop. Buying set
in heavily at the opening, and by
10 a. m., wheat was 2 5-3 to 3 3-8
cents higher than yesterday’s close,
with July contracts selling at
'$1.38 7-8 and September at $1.44 1-8.
AMENDMENTS
CARRY WITH
JJMJHT VOTE
Galley Favors All
Measures; Rural
I Ballots Are Still To
Be Returned
■ —
(By The Associated Press)
On the uncounted ballots of rural
Texas today was written “victory”
or “defeat” for the two proposed
state constitutional amendments
voted on yesterday. Balloting was
unusually light. *
The urban vote, to which spon
j sors of the amendments—one pro
I jecting raising the governor’s sal
ary from $4,000 to $16,000 annually
and the other increasing the su
preme court membership from three
to nine—had looked for the great
est support in returns regarded as
fairly representative had spoken af
firmatively preponderantly.
Returns, largely from cities and
relatively populous towns, as com
piled early this morning, < showed
9,011 Texans favored the salary in
crease while 5,490 opposed it. The
court amendment had found 9,022
friends and 5,431 enemies,
Thus, to the traditionally conser
vative country sections protagonists
and opponents looked for the ver
dict. Whether the rural electorate
would pile up sufficient votes to
hack down the commanding lead
given the amendment and dissi
pate it to less thaA the necessary
simple majority appeared to be the
vital issue.
Generally speaking, the farm vote
had been unfavbrable to such
changes, but some observers pro
fessed to note a preceptible swing,
as compared to bygone years, of the
hamlets and communities toward
the proposal while others thought
that the collective rural answer
again would be “no.”
The lethargic exercise of suffrage
was looked on as an aid to the
amendments.
Houston had given them the big
gest majority reported early today
from any citly. There, with com
plete returns from 98 of 135 boxes
the vote stood: for salary amend
ment, 1,727; against 296. For
court increase, 1,740; aaginst 280.
Early and very scattering returns
from Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy
and Starr counties from the
amendment election held Tuesday
indicated Thursday morning that
Valley citizens had given a major
ity of about 7 to 1 to proposals to
increase the governor’s salary and
create a nine-judge supreme court.
Tabulations of about 525 votes
from the four counties gave:
For increasing the governor’s sal
ary to $10,000 per year, 474 votes,
against 64.
For creating a nine-judge su
preme court, 377 votes, against 72.
Cameron county.—240 votes re
ported. For governor’s salary in
crease 203, against 36. For nine
judge court 202, against 37. Nine
boxes reporting.
Hidalgo county.—220 votes report
ed. For governor’s salary increase
195, against 15. For nine-judge
court 200, against 20. Three boxes
reporting.
Willacy county.—40 votes report
continued on page 3.)
I
Brownsville Pastor Is
Called To San Antonio
The Rev. E. W. Marshall, for the
past seven years pastor of the First
Baptist church here, has accepted
a call to the Prospect Baptist church
in San Antonio, according to an
nouncement made here Wednesday
morning.
Reverend Marshall will deliver his
farewell sermon here Sunday, and
plans to leave immediately after for
a short vaaction in North Texas.
He will take charge of his new
pastorate August 15.
“I regret very much leaving
Brownsville and the Valley,” Rev.
Marshall declaers. “I have seen
much growth and deevlopment here
in the past seven years, and would
like to remain for the next 20, and
watch Brownsville become a city.”
Reverend Marshall is the dean of
Valley preachers, having a longer
tenure here than any other pastor
now in the section. He came here
in 1922 from San Angelo. During
his stay here the building now oc
cupied by the Baptist church has
been built, and 482 members have
been received into the church.
He has also served as moderator
of the lower Rio Grande Valley
Baptist association during th> en
tire time of his tenure here, and
has seen the number of churches
in the association grow from 14 to
a total of 32, and the membership
increase from 1682 to more than
5000. The Valley Baptist hospital
at Harlingen, the property of the
association, has also been construct
ed during this period.
Reverend Marshall is a native
Texan, and received his education
in the Texas schools, completing his
schooling iat the Southwestern Bap
tist seminary at Fort Worth. Short
ly thereafter he accepted the pas
torate at Sanger, later going to San
Angelo, from which place he came
to Brownsville.
He is a member of the Kiwanis
and the Masonic lodge here.
His successor here has not yet
i been named.
VALLEY WOMAN
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IN BLUE SEDAN
x, &
CAN DO SERVICE
. Some Valley woman can save
many citrus trees in the section
tfhere she lives and probably save
the Valley thousands of dollars in
preventing the fruit fly spread.
She drives a blue sedan.
Her name is not knowp.
She was stopped at the inter
national bridge Tuesday afternoon
and an orange was found in her
car.
The woman said the orange
came from a Valley orchard. The
inspector did not remember the
name of the town.
Upon examination • the orange,
which was confiscated, was found
to contain fruit flies.
O. D. Deputy, chief inspector,
has asked the woman to call him
on long distance, collect, so the
infestation can be checked before
any damage is done.
REFRIGERATOR
GAS KILLS 3
Coroner Blames Methyl
Chloride Fumes In
Building Plant
CHICAGO, July 17.—<7P)—Lethal
gas escaping from a mechanical re
frigerating system yesterday was
blamed by health authorities for
the deaths of three persons found
asphyxiated in their apartment.
The condition of the bodies and a
leak in the building’s refrigerating
system indicated that methyl chlo
ride gas, used as a refrigerant, was
responsible for the deaths,. Coroner
Herman ,’T. Eundesen said.
Those asphyxiated were Joseph
Painter, 32; his wife, Mary, 21, and
their infant son, Joseph, Jr. The
parents were found dead in bed and
the baby in its crib.
After investigating the tragedy
Coroner Bundesen ordered imme
diate suspension of operation of all
mechanical refrigerating systems
using methyl chloride gas and de
clared he would seek a special ses
sion of the city council to legalize
the edict.
Board Will Seek
To Lower Marketing
Costs For Farmers
WASHINGTON, July 17.—UP)—
Reduction of the marketing costs of
agricultural products wil Ibe sought
by the federal farm board as a
means of boosting the farmer’s re
turns without adding a correspond
ing increase to the consumer’s ex
penses.
To acomplish this objective, the
board has set itself to the task of
organizing the farmer’s marketing
facilities on a gigantic national
scale, working, all the time “with
and through established groups of
farmers who are organized or who
may be organized on a basis of spe
cific farm commodities.”
Declaration of this policy was giv
en a statement by the board with
an announcement that the members
would go to Baton Rouge, La., July
29, to attend the meeting of the
American institute of cooperation,
during which they expect to confer
with national leaders in cooperative
marketing.
Cleveland Editors
Sentenced to Jail
On Contempt Charge
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 17.—m
Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the Cleve
land Press, and Carl K. Matzen,
chief editorial writer, were held in
contempt of court by Common Pleas
Judge Luther P. Walther today.
They were sentenced to 30 days in
jail and fined $500 each.
Judge Walther, who heard the
charges brought by himself as a
result of an editorial in the Press
criticizing his gr. iting oi an injunc
tion to racing interests, ordered im
mediate execution of tie sentence.
The jurist denied a motion for a
stay of execution, saying there was
no statute to support it. Newton
D. Baker, former secretary of war
and chief attorney for the newspa
per men, hurried to the court of ap
peals to attempt to obtain bond for
the men pending further efforts for
a stay.
RESIDENTS OF
VALLEY GIVEN
SPECIAL RULE
Placed on Same Basis
As Those In Ports;
Eliminates Need of
Consular Cards
All residents of the Valley will be
permitted to secure courtesy card
passports, the same as residents of
cities at ports of entry, Edelmiro
Rodriguez, inspector in charge of
immigration at Maiamoros, an
nounced Wednesday morning.
This modification of the new
Mexican immigration regulations
was made by the immigration chief
following a conference Monday aft
ernoon with G. C. Richardson, man
ager of the Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce, R. E. Creager and R. B.
Rentfro. •
In the past only citizens living in
towns where there is a Mexican
port of entry have been allow’ed to
secure the courtesy passports.
Citizens of other Valley towns to
secure the card will be required to
secure a certificate in duplicate
from the mayor where they live and
two passport photographs. On
presentation of these and the pay
ment of one peso to Mexican offi
cials at the international bridge the
passport will be issued. July 31 will
be the last day on which they can
be secured. Rodriguez said. After
that all citizens will be required to
secure tourist passports.
This modification will apply to all
persons living within 40 miles of the
border, Rodriguez said.
An interpretation of the passport
regulations is being prepared by
Richardson, with the approval of
Rodriguez, and will be given to The
Herald for publication later in the
day, Rodriguez said.
Willacy Sheriff In
Shreveport to Bring
Back Theft Suspect
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMOND VILLE, July 17.—
Sheriff Luther Snow is returning
from Shreveport with Viernon Hur
dle. suspect held for him by the
Shreveport sheriff in connection
with the theft of a second-hand au
tomobile from the Raymondville
Motor company.
The coupe was stolen from the
motor company ?nd traded for a
motorcycle in Humble a week later,
officers stated. The number and
description of the motorcycle was
furnished Shreveport officials, who
found the vehicle there a few days
later.
Anti-Trust Charge
Against Railroad
Dropped By Board
WASHINGTON, July 17.—WV
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion announced today it had drop
ped antitrust charges against the
Kanssa City Southern and the Mis
souri-Kansas-Texas raliroads.
An anti-trust complaint was
made by the commission against
the railroads in connection with
their purchase of stock in other
carriers without its authority. Since
that time the railroads have dis
posed of the stock which resulted in
the commission dropping the case.
The Kansas City Southern pur
chased stpck in the St. Louis South
western and the Missouri-Kansas
Texas and the Missouii-Kansas
Texas obtained stock in the St.
Louis Southwestern.
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 18c
One week,
out of Texas r.24c
Fruit Fly Is
Said To Have
Caused Fear
TAMPa, Fla., July 17.—{/P)—The Citizens’ Bank and Trust company, a
state institution, and nine subsidiary banking institutions, failed to
open their doors today.
■ Besides the Citizens, four of the depositories were in Tampa. Notices
posted at the Citizens’ bank by a state bank examiner said the institu
f TOROME? j
Associated Press Photo
John Work Garrett of Balti
more has been mentioned as a
possible successor to Henry P.
Fletcher, who has resigned as
ambassador to Italy.
CITY JUDGE HAS
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SNAPPY RETORT—
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FIVE AND COSTS
A bit of “sass in the corporation
court gave a camion driver the
opportunity of pondering over
his law violations behind the bars
Tuesday afternoon.
The driver was hailed before
the court on charges of reckless
driving. Judge A. A. Browne, rec
ognizing the man as an old of
fender, began plying him with
questions. The camion operator
resented this and snapped, “I’m
not the only one in this case.
Why don’t you talk to the other
man?”
The judge then set in on a
scathing lecture and wound up
by fining each man $5. The spir
ited driver had no money and
was sent to jail.
TURKEY GOBBLER
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SETS ON GUINEA
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FOWL EGG NEST
At last the proud, strutting gob
bler has been reduced to the hu
man equivalent of dish washing.
The chesty male has forsaken the
strenuous duties of bug-hunting
and children-chasing to set meek
ly over a nest of eggs—eggs that
aren’t even of his own kind.
A. Ross Hoyt of the South Mc
Coll road between McAllen and
Phafr, states that he has two
Mammoth Bronze gobblers that
have his barnyard “kutawing”
with surprise. They recently
found nests of duck and guinea
hen eggs in the yard and forth
with climbed into the nests and
began setting.
Hoyt, a poultry expert, says this
is the first time in his experience
that such a thing has ever hap
pened.
The McAllen man has a large
collection of poultry which in
cludes wild and semi-wild species.
He keeps them in the poultry
tight 20-acre orchard. It was in
this lot that the gobblers found
the duck and guinea eggs.
Hoyt says he will let the gob
blers go ahead and find out how
they like the duties of mothering
web-footed, water-loving birds.
He declares the gobbler nesting
on the duck eggs is due for a big
surprise when the little ones are
led in the vicinity of the lake. ~
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The branches affected were:
The Bank of Ybor City on which
a run was made Monday.
The Lafayette bank; Citizens’ Ne
braska Avenue baiir: Franklin tank
and the Bank of riant City: Brad
cntown Bank and Trust company.
First Bank and Trust company of
Sarasota; Fiist Stare bank of Fort
Meade and the Bank cf Pasco coun
ty at Dade City.
E. P. Jackson, state examiner,
has been here since Monday check
ing up conditions.
The board of directors of the
Citizens Bank and Trust, at a meet
ing today issued a statement ex
plaining conditions as clue to “un
wise gossip and continued adverse
conditions following the appearance
of the Mediterranean fIy which was
responsible for a feeling cf unrest
and fear developed on the part Qf
the people.”
Officers And Crew
Of 41 Missing As
Chilean Boat Sinks
VALPARAISO, Chile, July 17.— |
(JP)—Forty-one officers and crew of
the Chilean transport Artao were!
missing today—apparently drowned
—after sinking of that ship yester
day off this port in one of the most
violent storms here in years. Only
two of its crew of 43 were saved.
At noon the transport radioed an
appeal for help which three boats
answered, the Flora, the Antarctico,
and the Imperial. The Imperial
picked up Boatswain’s Mate En
rique Aranda, and the Antarctico
the sail Francisco Miranda.
Two others, destroyers, found sev
eral bodies among wreckage from
the ship. It did not appear likely
there are an ysurvivors as yet unre
ported. i
Heavy seas and high winds kept
rescue ships outside the harbor
today. The storm raged over south
ern and central Chile all day and
was particularly severe off the
ports of Valparaiso and San Anto
nio. Telegraphic communications on
land to the south were interrupted
partially.
Fighter of Texas
Indians Dies In
California Home
LOS ALTOS. Calif., July 17.—m
—The death here Monday of Col.
William Grasto Austin, 61, former
army officer and Indian fighter of
Texas became known last night. He
settled here a few years ago after
his retirement from the army.
Col. Austin held the congressional
medal of honor for his campaigns
against the indians in the South
west. In addition to his widow and
two daughters, a sister, Miss Susan
Austin, and a brother. Andrew Aus
tin, both living in Texas, survive
him.
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WEATHER |
THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
For Bast Texas: Generally fair,
continued warm tonight and Thurs-.
day.
Light to moderate winds on the
coast, mostly southerly,
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue to fall
slowly from Mission down during
the next few days, and remain prac
tically stationery elsewhere.
Wednesday, July 17
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr*
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass... 16 2.4 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 -0.6 0.0 .00
Rio Grande . .21 4.5 -0.2 .00
Mission .22 5.6 -0.5 .00
San Benito ..23 10.6 -10 .00
Brownsville ..18 6.3 -0.5 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorology
ical conditions:
High .*4:10 a. m.
Low .7:39 p. m,
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today.7:24 p. m
Sunrise tomorrow.5:49 a. m