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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR No. 42 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
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LAREDO and Laredo business
men think well of their business
and social relations with business
men and leading citizens of Mexico
A large pert of the commerce of
, Laredo is with these Mexican bus
iness men.
kfT make It easy for leaders of
terrey and other Mexican cities
to visit in Laredo for either bus
iness or pleasure, the Laredo Cham
ber of Commerce has secured ar
rangements whereby a lot of pass
port red tape will be eliminated.
The favored Mexican citizens are
to receive cards which will permit
them to cross the border into La
redo without any further com
pliance with immigration regula
tions.
Those holding these cards merely
drive to the bolder, show their cards
and enter the United States.
• • •
It would be well for BrownsviPc
and other Valley chambers of com
merce to look into this matter.
Such courtesy cards should be is
sued to Mexican business men de
siring to visit in Brownsville or Mc
Allen or other cities in the Valley.
Eventually Brownsville is going tc
develop a trade with Mexican bus
iness men which will be important
in the business life of the city.
Laredo might be able to give this
city some valuable lessons in com -
tesy and thoughtfulness for our
friends across the Rio Grande.
• • •
IN THIS CONNECTION, the La
redo Times announces work will be
started immediately on the Mexican
highway which will extend from
Monterrey to Mexico City and that
the Wretch from Monterrey to the
border at Nuevo Laredc, already
completed, will be topped imme
diately.
This is on authority of Javie*
Sanchez Mejorada, secretary of
communications, Antonio Madrazo
president of national highways, and
t ernor Aaron Saenz, of the state!
Nuevo Leon. The officials made
the announcement while on a tour
of Inspection which carried them to
Laredo.
The Times expresses the belief
completion of this highway will
bring thousands of tourists through
there enroute to the Mexican cap- |
ltal.
What has become of the highway
which was to be paved from Mata
moroG to Monterrey and of the one1
from Matamoros to Tampico? These j
highways would mean much to
Brownsville and to the Mexican j
cities they would serve.
Wonder if anything could be done
to speed inauguration of work or.
these roads?
• • •
HARLINGEN has an aviation!
school.
San Benito citizens are busy se-1
curing title to a tract of land which
is to become an emergency landing
field under government rcgulaticn.
Raymondviilc is to have an
emergency landing field.
Sail Benito and Raymondviilc
fields both to be lighted for night
Hying and to be linked in the air
way which will connect me interna
tional airport here with San An
tonio and Houston.
Which is by way of proving that
the Valley is airminded. Airplanes j
are used by Valley business men al- i
most daily.
• • •
WV,t a contrast with Dallas.
TR..I , north Texas city has beer,
on air mail routes much longer than*
the Valley. Air fields are not new1
tc Dallasites. i
Yet when the aviation committee
of the chamber of commerce the!
Other •' \y sought to organize an1
aerocade to visit Sweetwater on the
occasion of an airport opening only
one Dallas business man volunteer
ed to make the trip in a tri-motored
plane which had been placed at the
disposal of the chamber.
A dozen tri-motored planes could!
have been filled in Brownsville and
other Valley towns.
• • •
E. W. ARCHER. Lyford merchant.
Visited Boca Chica beach Sunday.
Nov he is anxious to have prop
erty he owns in Brownsville taxed
for construction of a paved highway
to that outing spot.
He writes In Our Valley;
“I visited Boca Chica and war
surprised to find such a beach.
"I have been at Atlantic City ana
have visited beaches on the Pacific
coast. None of them are better.
"If Brownsville would see to pav
ing on to Point Isabel a;.~ Boca
Chica and then connect the two
A would be a big help to the city.
A's a wonderful opportunity and
1 am willing to have my property
in Brownsville taxed to build the
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POLICE CATCH
ROBBERS HOUR
AFTERHOLDUP
One Arrested Was Out
On Bond on Charge
Of Arson In Bomb
ing of Theatre
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 14.
—UP)—Within an hour after
two armed, unmasked ban
dits held up A. H. McLean
and Frank Wiemer, bank
messengers, on a downtown
street and robbed them of
$7,400, Sheriff Alfonso New
ton, Jr, and two deputies
had placed the men under
arrest and recovered most of
the money.
The money, carried in a satchel,
consisted of $6,000 currency and
$1,400 gold.
One of the men under arrest was
Joe ScFwartz. The other, a man
arrested recently in connection with
the uptown theater bombing. Sher
iff Newton said, was held for ques
tioning, and it was reported he fur
nished the ip which resulted in
recovery of the money and arrest
of Schwartz. Another man. claimed
to have helped Schwartz with the
robbery. Newton said, was being
sought”
Money Recovered
A nart of the money was recov
ered at a Collins garden house, and
officers now are searching for the
remainder.
The holdup W’as staged near the
intersection of Novarro and Villita
streets. McLean and Wiemer, em
ployes of the Guaranty State bank,
were en route to the federal re
serve branch bank. The bandits
were sitting in a parked car.
As the bank emplqyes walked
past, one of the bandits leaped out,
leveled a gun at them, grabbed the
money satchel and jumped back
into the tar.
Acted on Tip
The driver then stepped on the
gas and the bandits fled out Villita
onto South Presa street. McLean
fired two shots but failed to halt
the bandits.
Sheriff Newton, acting on a tip.
arrested the two men at a Collins
Garden address. A part of the
money was recovered there and
the two men were brought to jail.
Later the sheriff left the jail with
one of the men who had promised
to reveal the hiding place ‘ of the
remainder of the money.
Broker Charged In
Tulsa Man's Death
TULSA, Okla . Aug. 14.—(/P)—A
murder charge will be filed against
B. O. Shepherd, wealthy real estate
and investment broker of Tulsa, In
connection with the death of Rob
ert Hatcher. 25, found dying yester
day in an exclusive apartment here
Shepherd had gone to the apart
ment with his secretary. Miss Alice
Andrews, 22.
MAN, 53, SEEKS BOND
IN ATTACK ON GIRL, 6
HOUSTON, Aug. 14.—UF)—A 53
year-old-man was endeavoring to
make $2,500 bond today on a charge
of attempted criminal assault on a
6-year-old girl after preliminary
hearing of the case yesterday. The
alleged attempted attack occurred
Sunday.
ONE KILLED, 4 HURT
IN TRUCK COLLISION
AMARILLO, Aug. 14.—John
Thomas Towles. 45. of Amarillo was
killed and his s"all son and Mrs.
E. M. Starker and her two children
of Stratford. Texas, vere injured
when two motor trucks collided on
a highway 30 miles north of here
last night.
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Wealthy Pair Die In Suicide Pact
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Laredo Meeting Bars Valley Citrus
Trees From Entering That Section
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THINK BANDITS
DEAD IN FIGHT
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North Carolina Battle Kills
3 Men And Injures
Woman
| SANFORD. N. C.. Aug. 14.—CPI
Three men. two of them alleged
bandits, were killed, and a woman
seriouVy Injured In a battle at a
filling station on the outskirts of
Sanford early today.
, The dead men are: Ola Birdsong
( and his brother, Lee Birdsong, said
to be from Kentucky, and Gaither
Edwards, who operated the filling
station. Mrs. Edwards is in p hos
pital here seriously wounded.
Mrs. Beulah Montgomery, who,
with her 18 months old baby was
in a car with the Birdsongs, is held
pending police investigation.
Valley Carriers
Receive Permits
AUSTIN. Aug. *4.-*/P>—Eighty
six temporary permits allowing op
eration of motor carriers in and
around designated points and 30
permitting carriers to cover fixed
Mark Marshall, motor bus director
of the railroad commission.
The class “B” permits, limiting
service to the vicinity of operators’
headquarters, include:
W. C. Cozart, Abilene: Edward J
May, Kingsville: McAllen Transfer
and Storage company, McAllen
Herman Ligon, Amarillo; Walter A
Bishop, Quanah; E. W. Cope, La
mesa; Black land truck line. Cor
pus Christi; Thomas C. Burnham.
Iowa Park; W'illiam E. Hughes,
Corpus Chrsti; Charles Hale.
Waco; J. F. Goodenough, Corpus
Christi; Joe Diese. Big Spring; E.
S. Billings. Lubbock; Hays Transfer
and Storage company. San Benito:
Heslg Transfer and Storage com
pany, Beaumont; O. T. Hight,
Waco.
‘White Russians’
Staging Combats
MOSCOW, Aug. 14.—(JT')—Official
notice of actual combats on Soviet
soil growing out of Sino-Russlan
antagonism in Manchuria, north
eastern China was given today in
announcement published by Taas,
official news agency.
The Tass announcement said
Russians on Russian soil had been
killed and wounded by White Rus
sians” supported by Chinese troops
of the Manchurian garrison. It was
said the attacks had been dispersed
“by determined action by our
troops.”
ARMS LIMITATION
SUBJECT OF MEET
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—(yp>—
Limitation of armament was the
subject of a White House breakfast
conference today attended by Presi
dent Hoover, Secretary Stimson
Secretary Adams. Under-Secretary
Cotton of the state department and
the executive committee of the gen
eral board of the navy.
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WASHINGTON PARK
DANCE TO BE HELD
A street dance will be held Wed
nesday night at Washington park at
8 p. m., according to announcement.
A special band will provide music.
Nurserymen Here to Fight
Proposition to Admit
Florida Product
Valley nurserymen are expected
to launch a fight to prevent the
Texas department of agriculture
from putting into effect terms of
a resolution passed at Laredo Tues
day night by men interested in the
citrus industry in that section
which would bar Valley-grown cit
rus trees but would permit trees
from Florida to be imported into
the section.
The action was taken at a meet
ing which had been called to de
vise means for further strengthen
ing of the quarantine against the
Mediterranean fruit fly to prevent
it being brought to Texas from
Florida. Passing of the resolution
was a complete surprise to Valley
representatives at the meeting and
apparently was a surprise to state
officials present, telegrams received
in the Valley Wednesday indicated.
False Propaganda
The action of the meeting was
I blamed by Valley representatives on
| false propaganda disseminated by
' agents of a large Florida nursery
who have been selling trees in the
Laredo district.
Reports reaching the Valley today
said speakers declared that Valley
grown nursery stock Is not properly
cared for and that it is pest-laden,
but that Florida-grown trees were
free from all kinds of pests and ab
solutely safe.
The only other action of the
meeting was to ask the commis
sioners court of Webb county to de
clare a host free period in that sec
tion. such as is maintained in the
Valley, except that peaches and
plums would be permitted to ripen.
Officials Attend
State Commissioner of Agricul
ture George B. Terrell and J. M
Delcurto, entomologist of the state
department, were present at the
meeting and made addresses show
ing what the department is doing
to combat the entrance of the fruit
fly into Texas.
Commissioner Terrell said that
his department was handicapped
for the lack of funds to do its work
as the legislature had provided no
appropriation.
All Florida trees are barred from
the Valley by quarantine regula
tions because of the danger of the
Mediterranean fruit fly being
brought into the section on them.
M. H. Ford. United States depart
ment of agriculture inspector in
charge of the pest control project
in the Valiev, said.
Trees Dipped
Mr. Ford said that Florida
nurseries would not be permit
ted to ship trees into the Laredo
section because of the possibility of
spreading the fly. This is covered in
quarantine regulation No. 26. de
creed July 23.
Trees from Valley nurseries de
foliated and dipped before they are
sent to the Laredo section, or to
any other place outside the Valley,
Ford said. Thus makes them clean,
the Inspector said.
“Valley nurseries are growing as
fine trees as can be found any
where in the land.” Ford declared.
Victim of Dredge
Machine Succumbs
'Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. Aug. 14.—The body
of Thurman Long, who died at the
Mercedes hospital at 2:30 a. m.
Wednesday from a fracture of the
skull received Monday night in a
dredging machine, is held at the
Stotler mortuary pending advice
from relatives in Albertsvllle, Ala.,
former home of the dead man.
Long, an employe of the J. D.
George Construction company, was
working with a road crew south ol
Mercedes near Rio Rico, when he
was caught in the dredging ma
chine, according to reports.
WOMAN KILLED BY
BULL ON RAMPAGE
VALENCIA, Spain. Aug. 14.—<AV
A raging bull, intended for the Va
lencia arena, fought his way to free
dom here today, killed one woman,
wounded three horses and fright
ened the populace. He finally was
put in tow. however, and this even
ing awaited his turn against a ma
tador.
OIL FIELD WORKER DIES
DUNCAN. Okla., Aug. 14.—UP)—
Roy McDonald. 21. of Mexia. Texas,
died here today of injuries received
Monday night in the Beasley oil
field northwest of Duncan.
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Health Officer Asks
Aid in Insect Fight
A vigorous campaign to rid the
city of cockroaches and other ver
min will begin Thursday morning
under the dire Mon of Dr. W. E
Spivey, city health officer. Sewers
throughout the city will be sprayed
to kill insects infesting them, and
a:i effort will be made to destroy
breeding places wherever possible.
Co-operation from the citizens Is
urged by Dr. Spivey, if the cam
paign is to be effective. He warned
that many of the insects may be
i driven into the hantes by the spray-,
ing, but if householders take steps
to exterminate these at once, the
city can be practically rid of them.
He also asks that weeds and crass
be kept cut in yards and vacant
lots.
“There is no ordinance forcing
householders to keep their weeds
cut. or owners to clean up vacant
lots.” Dr. Spivey said, “but we urge
them to co-operate with us in this
way. as the weedr make excellent
harboring places for the vermin,
and no campaign will be effective
until these are d-atroyed.
C-C REFUSES
LEGION MONEY
Drum and Bugle Corps Fails
To Get Appropriation
For Louisville Trip
Directors of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce in a regu
lar meeting Tuesday evening voted
against appropriating $2,100 to de
fray the expenses of the American
j Legion drum and bugle corps to
the national convention at Louis
ville and a committee was named
to consider raising the fund by pop
ular subscription.
Eight of the 12 members of the
board of directors were present and
i two voted for the appropriation
j while six opposed it. Directors pres
ent were Z. A. Rosenthal,, president;
A. W. Reid, W. B. Sellers. H. L.
Yates, Jesse Dennett, R. B. Rent
from and J. S. Ford.
J. A. Cobolini and J. A. Stare k
members of the city commission,
and Henry Skelton and N. E. Ren
dall, representing the legion, were
present. Randall and Skelton pre
sented the request of the legion
for the fund accompanied with a
letter from the city commission fa
voring the appropriation.
Dennett Speaks
The city commission already had
appropriated $1,500 with which to
purchase new uniforms, but had
submitted the appropriation for the
trip to the chamber of commerce.
Dennett spoke urging the appro
priation on the basis that the cham
ber had been asked to consider
making the appropriation by a ma
jority of the members of the city
commission.
H. L. Y8'.es opposed the appro
priation ^tfcausc the cha: iber of
commerce budget did not contain
sufficient funds, because the adver
tising value of the trip was not
sufficiently great to justify so large
an expenditure and because he be
lieved it would be illegal for the
chamber of commerce to appropri
ate funds for such a purpose.
Fair Exhibit
Following the vote In which the
appropriation vtis ‘denied, motion
was passed instructing the chair
man to appoint a committee to con
sider the advlsibilitv of seeking to
raise the fund by popular subscrip
tion.
The directors considered plans cf
the Valley to raise a fund of $3,500
with which to send an exhibit to
the Dallas fair. A majority of the
members present expressed a belief
that this would be a valuable ad
vertising medium for the Valley the
proposition of raising $525, Browns
ville's quota of the fund, was post
poned to the September meeting.
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Three To Be Tried
For Killing Doves
Three hunters, charged with kill
ing doves out of season, will be
tried before Justice of the Peace
B. L. Cain Wednesday afternoon.
The complaint against the men
was sworn out by Clarence Cole,
district game warden. Cole recent
ly took over the post left vacant
by the death of John B. Coffee.
U. S. FLIERS SEEKING
NON-REFUELING MARK
LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. 14.—{Jp)
Seeking to bring the non-refueling
endurance flight record to the
United States, Emory Bronte and
Jack Ieid took off in a cabin model
monoplane at 6.04 a. m.. here to
day. They hope to better the mark
of 65 hours 25 minutes set by two
German fliers.
Bronte with Ernest L. Smith of
Oakland, flew from California to
Hawaii in 1927.
WORLD ADVERTISING
MEET FAVORS PEACE
BERLIN, Aug. 14.— <JP) — The
World of Adervtislng went on record
today favoring world peace. The
resolution committee of the Inter
national Advertising congress in
session here, approved the peace
resolution submitted by Lord Rid
dell. leader of the British delegation
and seconded the French delega
tion.
COUPLE FOUND
IN NEW YORK
COUNTRYHOME
Woman Was Divorcee
And Man’s Wife and
Child Were In Eur
ope on Vacation
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. Aug. 14.
(AV-Miss Mont ell Mansfield. 27.
and Gall Hamilton. 33. both of New
York, died today In what Dutchess f
county coroner said was a double
suicide.
Miss Mansfield was found by her
guests dead on a bed at her country
home, Sprlngtop farm. When they
went to telephone a doctor they
heard a shot and returned to find
Hamilton dead on the floor with a
.32 calibre revolver lying near him. j
Visiting Miss Mansfield in addi
tion to Hamilton, were Rudolph
Backet. Fred Navarre, and Miss
Elizabeth McCune. all of New York
and Mrs. Henrletto Vavulis of Lo6
Angeles.
According to their story. Backet. [
Hamilton and Miss Mansfield went
for an automobile ride early today,
during which Hamilton and Miss
Mansfield quarreled. Miss Mansfield
went to her room on returning and
Hamilton did likewise a few min
utes later. The guests said they
heard him cry out: “Why did you
ever do it. Montv?” and rushed up
stairs to find Miss Mansfield lying
on the bed and Hamilton attempt
ing to arouse her.
Checks on Reno Bank
In the house were found checks
drawn on a Reno bank, and friends
said Miss Mansfield had obtained a
divorce in Reno in December. 1928.
under the name of Mrs. Montell
Ovington.
Hamilton was said to have a wife.
Mrs. Ellse Hamilton, at present in
Paris with their eVht-year-old
daugter. Betty. Miss Mansfield's
father. W. E. Mansfield, was said
to live in Farwell. Tex. while her
mother, who had remarried, lived
in Toronto. Ont.
Canadian Frost
Sends Wheat Up
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—(/P)—Reports
of frost in Canada did a good deal
to send wheat upward here today
after downturns at the start. Not
able strength which the com mar
ket developed was likewise a factor
on the side of higher prices for
all grains.
Opening 3-8c to 1 7-8c off. wheat
afterward rose sharply above yes
terday’s finish. Com started at l-2c
decline to l-4c advance and subse
quently scored rapid general gains.
Oats followed com. Provisions went
lower.
Youths Questioned
Regarding 3 Murders
HUTCHINSON. Kas.. Aug. 14
—(API—Two youths, under arrest
here In connection with a robbery
and attack on two Concordia,
Kas., women tourists, today were
also ordered held for federal in
vestigation concerning the slay
ing at Phoenix. Ariz.. of Paul E.
Reynolds, department of justice
agent.
TEXAS PECAN CROP
YIELD MAY BE 53%
AUSTIN, Aug. 14.—UP)—Pecans
give promise of 53 per cent of a
full yield in Texas, but it is oo ear
ly to arrive at an approximation
of probable production, a survey of
the industry by H. H. Schutz. de
partment of agriculture statistician,
revealed today.
Last year’s carload shipments to
talled more than 600.
PLAYER HELD I
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Charge of murder was placed
against Samuel «Red> Crane,
former big league baseball
player, following his arrest aft
er the shooting and killing of
Jack Oren. 28. below, and seri
ously wounding of Miss Della
Lyter. 28. top. at Harrisburg,
Pa. Crane in his major league
career played with Brooklyn.
Cincinnati. Washington and
the Philadelphia Athletics.
WOMAN KILLED"
IN AMARILLO
_
Estranged Husband Also
Seriously Injured In
Shooting
AMARILLO. Tex.. Aug. 14— PT*)
—Mrs. Allie Parkie, 29. was killed
and her husband. O. H. (Jack)
Parkie. 32. was seriously injured in
a shooting here today. Mrs. Parkie
was shot twice through the head
and once in the body. Her husband
suffered a head wound.
Mrs. Parkie was killed while she
was asleep, a room mate said. She
said she was awakened by the first
shot that was fired in her ^nd
Mrs. Parkie's hotel room.
Parkie. an Amarillo cafe em
ploye. and his wife lmd been sep
arated. Mrs. Parkie had been here
two or three days.
DRIVER HALTED
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ADOPTS DALLAS
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MAYOR’S NAME
ABILENE. Aue. 14.——The
name of Mayor J. Waddy Tate of
Dallas was used to a good ad
vantage by a motorist who was
stopped here yesterday for a min
or traffic violation.
The man told the officer who
had stopped him that he was
Mayor Tate and was traveling
with his family to Roscoe. The
officer released the "amayor” with
profuse apologies after the mo
torist had commended him on his
diligence.
MISS ELIZABETH RUFF ON
T. C. U. HONOR ROLL LIST
The name «Iiss Elizabeth
Ruff, freshman jm Brownsville,
appears on the scholarship honor
roll of Texas Christian university
for the spring semester as an
nounced recently by E. R. Tucker
registrar of T. C. U.
To be eligible for the honor roll
a student must be carrying at
least nine hours in work that
counts toward a degree, make an
index of 3.00 or an average of
“B" and he passing in each sub
ject carried
Miss Ruff, who carried 15 hours
of work, made an index grade of
3.00 She was a member of the
Girls’ Pep squad, the Frogettes,
and a runner-up in the race for a
full page in the T. C. U. annual
as freshman representative stu
dent.
A total of 329 students had their
names on the honor roll for the
spring term. 83 freshmen. 66 soph
omores. 67 Juniors. 88 seniors. 20
graduate students^ and 5 special
studenta. “
POLICE THINK
HER VICTIM OF
MORONK1LER
Strange Man Seen In
Minneapolis Neigh
borhood Trying To
Lure Children
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 14.
— (/P) —Believed to have
been attacked and slain by
a Moron, the body of a 12
year-old girl identified as
Dorothy Aune by her par
ents, was found wrapped in
gunny sacks in a street in
south Minneapolis today, 12
hours after the child had
disappeared from her home.
The manner in which the child
met death was not determined de
finitely but Captain Eingr Jonas
sen of the Minneapolis department
said he believed she had been at
tacked and strangled by a moron.
Seek Middle Aged Man
Police began a search for a mid
dle aged man who had been seen
in the neighborhood of the Aune
home the past few days, making
advances to girls.
Two bloodstained gunnysacki
covered the girls body, one wrap
ped about the legs and another,
somewhat torn, covering the upper
part. The sacks were joined ne*
the waist by pieces of wire. A O
ton gag was found in the child's
mouth and a piece of cord was
tied about her throat.
Her hands were tied behind her
back with heavy wrapping cord and
her feet were bound with the same
sort of cord. Her body bore several
wounds.
Dorothy, who was to hae entered
high school this fail, disappeared
early yesterday afternoon after
starting for a grocery store. In
qulries at the store after she had
failed to return home disclosed she
had not appeared there.
Members of the Aune family and
their neighbors told police of the
middle aged man w’ho had been
seen in their district for about
three weeks. During that time,
they said, the man had accosted a
number of girls and had tried to
lure them into his automobile.
Naval Limitation
Parley Informal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—PP>—A
conference at the White House to
day between President Hoovar.
Secretary Stimson. Secretary
Adams, Under Secretary of State
Cotton and members of the naval
board on the question of naval
limitations, dealt with both the
broad and technical points of the'*
disarmament problem.
Stimson said the conference was
informal and was not called to dis
cuss any crisis arising In the naval,
limitations question, but that the
correspondence on the negotiations
between Ambassador Dawes and
Prime Minister MacDonald of Eng
land was considered.
Bullish Movement
Depresses Stocks
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—<A>)—Fur
ther violent ‘bullish” operations In
an Impressive assortment of lead
ing issues on the New York stock
exchange today ran itn heavy pro
fit-taking. which reversed the price
trend in the afternoon, sharply
curtailed the earlier advances, and
depressed several stocks below last
night's close. Short covering caus
ed moderate rallies in the late trad
ing but they generally .failed to
hoid.
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Rio Grande Valley Trust Company
THE WEATHER
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For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
night and Thursday. Light to mod
erate northerly winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material chango
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Cling. Bain
Eagle Pass .. 16 3.0 01 .00
Laredo . 27 -0 2 - 0.1 .00
Rio Grande . 21 4 4 -0.1 .00
Mission. 22 4.7 -0.3 JM
San Benito . 23 8.6 -0.4 .00
Brownsville ..18 3.7 -0.6 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa
bel tomorrow, under normal met
eorological conditions:
High . ..<. 3:01 a. m
Low .6:31 p. m
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
8unset today . 7:01
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:09
CITY BRFS—.
Leaves for Hospital.—D. P. Gay,
Jr., left Tuesday evening for Tem
ple. where he will take treatment al
the Scott and White sanitarium. Mr.
Gay has been quite ill for several
wee kg.
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