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- 11,^— - - - - — ■ r- - . - — — — — — ' . . """ ' See the new BULOVA I Tf CONCRETE MIXERS | w ~ lUmumsmlle flcmlu sm Valley Agenf _j| <pjjE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(/P) ----- -- THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 50 * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY IN OOT | VALLEY THE ENTIRE VALLEY will ap plaud the Brownsville American Le gion’s choice of a “most distinguish ed citizen." Oscar C. Dancy has for many years been working an average of 18 hours per day for the upbuilding of Cameron county, the Valley and his state. While his particular habby has been roads—of concrete—he has found time to take a hand in every civic enterprise which had for its purpose Increased happiness of the citizenship or prosperity of the sec tion he calls home. When a problem of any kind aris ae Judge Dancy is in the front, mr.ks of those battling through to: ^solution. In all of his service there has been a total lack of glory-seeking. Be it remembered that when he was nominated he immediately! withdrew his name. He was con-; tent to serve without the glory’. The clubs which nominated him for the honor refused to accept his withdrawal. He was elected in spite of himself. The Herald applauds the Ameri can Legion for having made a wise •election. • • • A NEW MARKET for citrus fruit has been opened in Sweden, accord ing to the United States department of commerce. An import duty on oranges amounting to about 70 cents per box has been removed. No mention is made of grapefruit but it is like ly they will be given the same cor dial reception. The step was taken, the report ( says, on advise of medical authori ties to encourage the people oi Sweden to eat more citrus fruit. As knowledge of the health giv-, ing qualities of citrus fruits spreads over the world an increased demand for oranges and grapefruit will ap peal'. Valley orchards, do your duty. Prepare to feed a citrus-hungry world. • • • THE COTTON PICKER about which this column made some re marks recently really pickles cotton, reports from Corpus Christi. W. C. Durant, organizer of the corporation which is to manufacture the device, with a corps of engineers, has been fast tag the device in the cotton f^.’ds of Nueces county. A column and half story in the Corpus Christi Caller tells all about the claims for the machine but fails to give any information about the result of the tests there. But the machine is said to be in quantity production and 400 of them are to be ready for market by the end of August. By the time the next Valley cotton crop is ready to I pick authentic information on its performance should be available. Claims for the machine made by the group of engineers who studies its performance in Corpus Christi include; . „ That it selects only opened bolls and does not injure plants of im mature bolls. That it removes dirt and other foreign substance, thereby improv ing the staple. This will add $10 to tb value of each bale it Is claimed. That it is so light and small it can be easily handled. That it will cost so little every cotton farmer can afford to buy a machine. That it will pick damp cotton and dry it before storing it in the sack That it fluffs the locks in such a way as to increase the lint yield. • • • Cotton picking machines have been the dream of farmers and in ventors for many years—hundreds of them have been tried and failed If this device will do what is cUltt”'’ for it future labor shortage mif be avoided in the Valley and other cotton growing sections. IN THE ENTIRE United States there are 216 cities where aviation centers have been developed, ac cording to a copyrighted map just issued by the Aeronautical chamber of commerce of America. Brownsville is one of these—the southernmost. Planes fly 80.000 miles per da> with passengers, air mail and ex press between these cities over 30, 00c miles of established airways, it Is estimated. More than 1000 miles of the 80. 000-mile total are flown by planes between San Antonio and Browns ville daily. • The Aeronautical chamber of commerce estimates there is aero nautical activity in some 300 cities in the United States but that major operations are conccnuated in the 316 cities. The 1000 miles per day of flying credited to the route between this city and San Antonio, does not tell the entire story of Brownsville's place in the aviation world. More than three times tha'. distance is flown by planes between the air port here and points in Mexico. The Mfrairqin Aviation company planes 1000 miles by a round trip flight toVexico City. Planes of Corpora tion Aeronautica de Transportes add another 2000 miles with a round trio flight daily to MtuaUan. CONDITIONS IN TEXAS TO BE STUD1EDAGAIN Fort Worth Man Intro duces Evidence to Support Charges of Fraud, Conspiracy. WASHINGTON. Aug. .22. —(/P)— The senate patron age investigating committee was called today by‘ Chair man Brookhart to reconvene here Monday for the consid eration of additional evi dence touching conditions in the southern states. Senator Brookhart said the evidence pertained principally to Texas where the committee con ducted a hearing early In the sum mer. but he declined to discuss its nature. Fred Strang. Fort Worth. Texas, oil operator, conferred today with Senator Brookhart and was prom ised a hearing. Strang has docu ments which he said would support charges of conspiracy and fraud In Texas involving receiverships. After a conference with Senator McKellar. Democrat, Tennessee, the committee chairman said the meet ing on Monday would take up sev eral patronage phases. “The evidence is increasing,” Brookhart said. “It is coming to the committee in greater volume than ever,” Condemned Negro Is Given Week’s Stay AUSTIN, Aug. 22. (A1) — Jesse Charles Liberty county negro, sche duled for electrocution at Hunts ville prison tomorrow, was granted a week s stay by Governor Moody today. The governor said he acted at the request of the district attorney, who is investigating statements, that some one else may have killed Win fred Knipple. white, for whose mur der at Devers on August 16, 1928, Charles was convicted. Fight to Save Town From Forest Fire COLUMBIA FALLS., Mont., Aug. 22.—(A*)—Every available man of the Great Northern railway and the United States forestry service were fighting a desperate battle oodav to save the nwn of Belton, on the bor der of Glacier National Park. 20 miles east of here. PANTAGES WILL ENTER PLEA IN ATTACK CASE LOS ANGELES. Aug. 22. <JP,— Alexander Pantages. 54. multi-mil lionaire theater operator, was sum moned to appear in superior court today and enter his plea to charges of attacking Eunice Pringle. 17-year old dancer, In his private offices Aug. 9. Defense attorneys indicated the theater magnate would plead not guilty. They said they would ask a “reasonable time” to prepare their case for trial. SENATE ADJOURNS IN TWO MINUTES WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. (AV-The senate continued its recess program today, adjourning until Monday af ter a session of two minutes during which no business was transacted. 21 PLANES OFF FROM ILLINOIS TO RACES SCOTT FIELD. 111., Aug. 22. (A»>— Twenty-one planes, including the 17 navy craft from San Diego, took of. here at 10:20 a. m.. for Cleve land, to attend the air races. Winds Delay Zep’s Return American Hop KASUMIGAURA, Japan. Aug. 22.—(AP).—The departure of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin for her transpacific flight to America was postponed shortly before mid night because of unfavorable winds. At the same time It was announced the dirigible might leave early in the morning. Fires Coat Money—Insure Rio Grande Valley Trust Company DOPE PEDDLER RESISTING ARREST SHOOTS OFFICER NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—UPS— Clarence U. P. Moore, federal nar cotic agent, was shot and danger ously wounded here today by one of two narcotic peddlers he sought to arrest Moore, narcotic officials said, was responsible for some of the exten sive narcotic raids and arrests in New Orleans in recent months. Accompanied by Agent Piper. Moore sought to arrest two alleged peddlers In Bourbon street. The two men were spotted in their automo bile. and Moore ordered their sur render. Instead one o the men pulled a gun and fired. Moore fell in the street with a bullet wound in the head. The men escaped. * 1 FRENCH TO TRY TO CATCH ZEP 1 Dteudonne Coste. intrepid French aviator, whose last attempt to cross the Atlantic failed because of inclement weather, has announced he will try to overtake the Graf Zeppelin in its round-the-world flight before it reaches Lakehurst. He is shown (right) with his mechanic, Jacques Bellonte, and their plane. Coun ty School Board Fills Two Vacancies - V | S. A. Rack of Santa Rosa and P. G. Greenwood of Harlingen were named members of the county school board at a called meeting of that body held at the office of the county superintendent. Mrs. W. R. Jones, Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of filling vacancies caused by the resignations of L. V. Vigness of La Feria and A. L. Brooks of Harlingen. SCHOOL TAX IS ’ SET AT $17.50; - • -- Apportionment for 1930*31 Cannot Be More Than $16.50 By New Law AUSTIN. Aug. 22—<flV-An appor tionment of $17.50 per capital for 1.430,000 Vexas scholastics was fixed by the board of education yesterday and the automatic tax board will meet today to finish levying the state tax rate. Decision of the board of educa tion that the law passed by the 41st legislature directing the board to fix the apportionment of $17.5 if It could do so within the 35-cent con stitutional tax levy for school pur poses was mandatory will mean that for the year 1930-31 the apportion ment cannot be more than $16.50 with the maximum levy, Governor Moody said. The board instructed S. M. N. Marrs. state superintendent to put aside from the 1929-30 apportion ment 5 cents per capita so they will have $17 a head next year. making the division for the two years’ uni form. Hague Still Seeks British Agreement THE HAGUE, Aug. 22— UP) — France, Belgium. Italy and Japan, the four creditor powers that ac cepted the Young plan integrally, began conversations today in a stub born effort to reach some agree ment on divisiqp of reparations with Great Britain. These private conversations were provided for at a meeting of the big six this morning, on the sugges tion of Premier Jasper of Belgium. Wink Check Exchange Robbed; One Is Held WINK. Texas. Aug. 22.—(iF)—Paul Jette’s Check exchange, located in the Saxon drug store here. wfas held up bv a masked man today, who es caped with over $2,000 in currency. An accomplice joined the robber at the door of the drug store. Shortly after the robbery police arrested a suspect. $250,000,000 BANK COMPANY ORGANIZED MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 22. UP)— Formation of a new $250,000,000 holding company, controlling 34 banks in the northwest and having resources in excess of $341,00,000. was announced today. The new company, known as the First Bank Stock corporation, will be the largest banking organization in the northwest. • Rack is a farmer and has been secretary of the Santa Rosa school board. He has had much previous experience with school work. Green wood is an attorney. He Is familiar with work of this type, having made a study of education in the rural districts. He was named trustee at large, succeeding Brooks Rack suc ceeds VigaesiAS. trustee from ibaX*. Feria commissioners' precinct.”' The resignations of the two men ■were read and approved at the board meeting. Vigness resigned to become a member of the La Feria school board, while Brooks was too pressed with personal business to continue at the post. The other members of the board are Lee R. Vance of Brownsville. Rev. F. M. Davis of San Benito and Dr. J. A. Hockaday of Point Isabel. The county superintendent said she was sorry that the two members resided from the board and that their work had been excellent. She believed, however, that thev had been replaced by two men who are Interested in school work. "Both Mr. Rack and Mr. Green wood have made a study of school administration, and I believe we were extremely fortunate in getting them to accept posts on the county school board." Mrs. Jones stated. Dancy Will Receive Citizen Certificate Judge O. C. Dancy chosen as Brownsville's most useful citizen for the past year in the election spon sored by the American Legion here, will be presented with a certificate of distinction at a social meeting of the Legion at 8 p. m. Thursday ev ening in the Elks hall. The Rev. R. O. Mackintosh, post chaplain, will present the certificate. A program of music, dancing and entertainment has been arranged for the evening, and the general public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served later In fhc evening. Judge Dancy’s name has been sent In to state headquarters of the Legion to be enrolled with those of measure and those interested In the er towns as a permanent record. $100 Bond Set For Man on Brew Charge Simplicio Gonzales was bound over to the federal grand jury In bond of $-00 on charges of possess ing home brew Wednesday at a hearing conducted before U. 8. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich. Gon zales pleaded guilty. His barber shop at Fourteenth and Monroe was raided August 5 by Mounted Customs Officers Ed R. McNabb and A. A. Champion. They reported finding 24 pints of “do mestic beer," a three-gallon fermen ter. bottle capper, several empty mescal bottles and whiskey glasses. TEXANS VISIT SITES OF N. Y. PRISON RIOTS NEW YORK. Aug. 22.—<*»>— Au burn and Dannemora prisons, where spectacular convict uprisings re cently occurred, were to be visited today by the Texas prison central ization commission, surveying penal institutions over the country to ob tain data for recommending chang es in the Texas system. PUPKIN BROTHERS ARE BACK FROM MOTOR TRIP Joe and Alec - upkin. brothers and proprietors of the San Toy shoe shops in the Valley, returned Wed nesday from a motor trip which carried them as far north as Chi cago. On the way north they vis ited in St. Louis. Little Rock. Hot Springs and several other places. * 40.000 TROOPS FORCE CHINESE BACK S MILES Dispatches Say Mobil ization by Russias Being Completed Rapidly. TOKYO. Aug. 22.—</P)—A dis patch to Rengo. Jananesc news agency, from Mukden states that 40.000 Russian Soviet troops sta tioned at Iman, half way between Vladivostok and Habarovsk have in vaded Chinese territory and are moving steadily westward. Yesterday this force is supposed to have occupied Mishan, a town northwest of Lake Hanka. Chinese forces in this vicinity have retired eight miles. The news contained in tills dis patch !s from Chinese sources and is unverified elsewhere. LONDON. Aug. 22.—(iPi —Tokyo cablegrams to the Dally Mall today, purporting to be based on official Japanese information, said Soviet troops had completed mobilization on the Mancherian frontier and shortly would march on Harbin, railroad center. The cablegrams, whose author was Sir Percival Phillips, widely known British newspaperman, said the Soviet union government has determined to force China to com ply with its demands regarding the Chines Eastern railway by warlike operations, but without a formal declaration of war. While It was stated in Tokyo that Japan did not intend to Interfere in Manchuria unless her interests were threatened directly, it was declared In Peiping that Japanese military guards on the South Manchurian railway were very busy and were nreparine for the arrival of rein forcements. There w’ere continued reports here of alleged Russian violations of the Manchurian frontier, but dates of the alleged occurrences and precise details were lacking. CHINESE CHARGE REVOLUTION PLOT WASHINGTON. Aug. 22— </P> — Russian Soviet authorities are ac cused of activities to “bring about a world-wide revolution” in the lat est Chinese note dealing with the Manchurian controversy. Nanking officials found evidence, they said, that the Russians were nromoting “secret plans to nullify Chinas unification, to overthrow the Chinese government, to organ ize secret forces for destroying the Chinese Eastern railway, and to carry out a policy of wholesale as sassinations and thereby bring about a world-wide revolution.” The Chinese government is still intent upon abiding by the terms of the Kellog anti-war treaty, and ts ready at anv time to resume ne gotiations looking to settlement of its dispute with the Soviet govern ment. That is made clear in the note handed to the state department by Minister Wu. FIRE CONTROLLED MARTINS FERRY. Ohio. Aug. 22. Fire which broke out In the Florence mine o fthe Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal company near here last night was under control today, officials of the coal company said. — —.--————— ■ * *r - «*■;*■**'... * JW ■;■■*'-■"“’ ir ■ ;«. LINES REFUSED NEW SYSTEM OF TAX VALUATION County Commissioners Vote to Uphold Figures I Set by Tax Assessor’s Office for Valley Rail roads. Efforts of the Missouri Pacific and the San Benito & Rio Grande Val ley railways to have their tax valuations lowered in Cameron county by adoption of new systems of valuation ran into a stone wall in the county commissioners' court Thursday. After hearing arguments of Harbert i Davenport, attorney for the “Spiderweb,” and W. L. Holder, tax commis BOOSTING OF VALLEY URGED Other Features of Needed Advertising Discussed At Harlingen Meet (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN. Aug. 22.—A cam paign to encourage building in the Valley to accommodate a record in flux of tourists, education of the j Valley citizenship in the gentle art' of boosting. Valley advertising and a Valley-wide chamber of commerce were among the topics discussed at a banquet here Wednesday w hen di rectors of the La Feria Booster club were guests of the Harlingen cham ber of commerce directorate. Tyre Brown, chairman of the lo cal board, presided over the meeting and John Mitchell, chairman of the La Feria organization, responded to welcoming addresses. There arc more tourists in the Valley at present than ever before in the history of the section, speak ers declared. They said every avail able, residence was occupied at pres ent and urged the necessity for immediately starting a building campaign. The spirit of boosting, which has done so much to build Florida and California tourist business, is to some extent lacking in the Valley, sneakers declared, ar.d It was urged that Valley citizens be educated to speak well of the section in all con versation with strangers. An edu cational program along this line was proposed. The need for a Valley advertising campaign on a national scale was mentioned and there was some sen timent for the organization of a Valley chamber of commerce Two Held After Mescal Seizure Customs officers have placed two men under arrest following the seiz ure of j 16 pints of mescal on the banks of the Rio Grande near La Palomd Tuesday evening. The liquor was seized by Mount ed Customs Officers R. L. Campbell and A. A. Champion. The seizure was made in tall weeds and the man with the liquor escaped as the of ficers approached. It is probable that charges will be placed against the two men arrested soon, officers state. sioner ior me Missouri rnuut tem. the commissioners voted to uphold the figures set by the coun ty tax assessor's office. There was possibility that the commissioners would re-open con sideration of the matter at the next meeting of the court, it being point ed out that his would be possible on account of the absence of Commis sioner J. F. Baughn of the Harlmi gen precinct. Davenport, after askin'" that the valuations on the "Spiderweb" ye computed from the average income of the road for the past 10 vears. indicated that the Valiev railroad lyould enter litigation if the valua tions were not lowered. Valuations Raised The valuation of the "Spiderweb” has been raised from $4,120 a mile last year to $6 000 a mile this year by the tax assessor's office. Daven port sought to have the figures low ered to $3,000 a mile, pointing out that the line had lost financilaly for the last several years The increase by the tax assessor's office was partly figured on new extensions to La Paloma and Ilolly Beach. Upholding his views that the val-! uations should be computed on the average income for the past 10 years, Davenport cited several re cent suits. Notable among them was the case of I. G. N. vs. Smith county, in which this system was upheld. The average income of the ''Spiderweb” for the past 10 years was given as $10,000 Holder sought to have the M. P. valuations based on the system as a whole Urge Reconsideration The tax assessor’s office pointed out that this system was not gener ally adopted in Texas and did not believe that Cameron countv should be made an exception. Holder said it was in general use in all states having a tax commission. He urged the commissioners to re consider the figures submitted by the tax assessor. New Orleans Car Blast Injures 1 NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 22.—</P>— Explosion of dynamite under the wheels of a street car here last night blew an 18-inch piece of steel r-.il through the floor and roof of the car. injuring one passenger and stunning 10 others. The exploston was characterized by police as the most serious affair of the kind since the beginning cf the carmen's strike nearly two months ago. The detonation, heard for several miles, caused a near panic among motorists and pedestrians in the vicinity. Cinderella Denton. 22 ; year-old negro was found by police 1 unconscious. POLICE TURN TO MYSTERY TRAIL IN ACTOR’S DEATH SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22—<JP)— The breath of mystery which has haunted the paths of actors in the racy French farce ‘Easy for Zee Zee” since its opening In a theater of the Latin quarter here a year ago drew the attention of police today as they investigated the death plunge of Robert Chapman. 28. lead ing man in the comedy. _ Chapman son of a prominent Piedmont. Calif., attorney, either jumped, fell or was thrown tto hi* death from the sixth story window of the apartment of his friend. Al len Hoffman, playwright and auth or. early today. Displaying a bruised face and other marks of violence, Hoffman told police Chapman and he had just returned from a party in the home of another member of the cast. The doorbell rang and Hoff man found two strange men at the door. Hoffman said he had told them he had no liquor whereupon they beat him into unconsciousness When he came to his senses, he said, the window was open and the crushed body of Chapman lay at the bottom of the light well witt police grouped around it. His death recalled other mysteri ous happenings involving Naans Wortova. leading lady, and othen in the cast. TWELVE LAND AT MIDLAND FOR LUNCHEON Others to Follow as Repairs Are Made on Planes; One Cttches on Fire. MIDLAND, Tex., 22. —(fV)—Flying over the rug ged terrain of far south western Texas, five of the entrants in the national wom en’s aerial derby shortly be fore noon today had success fully reached the Midland airport, the mid-day stopping point. Miss Ruth Nichols of Ryne. N. Y. who landd first at Pecos. Teaxs, first refueling point of today's lap, also was the first to arrive in Mid land. bringing her craft down at 9:44 a. m. She was followed by Phoebe Omlic of Memphis, Amelia Earhart of Boston, Gladys O Don nell of Long Beach, Cal., and Opal Ifunz of New lurk. Several of the fliers encountered trouble on the El Paso-Pecos leg of the aerial race. Shortly after tak ing off from El Paso, Florence Lowt Barnrs of San Marino. Cal., had trouble with her plane and returnee, to El Paso airport. She again took the air for Pecos at 10:20 a. m. Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach, Cal., in landing at Pecos "overshot'’ the airport and smashed the land ing gear of her craft. She was able, however, to continue in the race without delay. Fire in Cockpit Blanche Noyes of Cleveland and Edith Foltz of 'ortland, Ore., also damaged their planes in landing at Pecos and wer not expected to leave that place for several hours. Mrs Noyes landed about 10 miles west of Pecos after she discovered a lire in the cockpit of her plane. She said she found a lighted cigar ette in a spare flying >uit. She suffered slight burns in extinguish ing the fire. In landing her plane, the undergear was damaged. The fliers take off from Midland at 2 p. m., tor Abilene, the after noon refueling print. and then con tinue to Fort Worth, where the ‘Continued On Page Seven* Believe Co&te Has Abandoned Flighl LE BOl'RGET, Aug. 22. — llirudonnr Cost*, famous French I tier, had his plane removed from Le Bourget to the Villa Coublay air field today. This* move was generally interpreted here as meaning indclinite postponement any attempt to make a reeord hrral.ing flight for the time i being. i THE WEATHER \ WEATHER SUMMARY For Brownsville and the Valley: i Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight and Friday, probably with local showers. Light to moderate north erl, to easterly winds on the west coast. For East Texas: Generally fair to night and Friday, except probably I showers on the west coast. RIVER FORECAST There will be no material change in the river during the next few days. Flood Pr^erft 21-Hr. 24-Hr Stage Stage Chug. Rain Eagle Pass .. 16 2.9 -0.1 .00 Laredo .27 -0.1 0.0 •** Rio Grande . 21 6.0 0 0 03 Mission .... 22 * 5.2 40.$ *®® San Benito . 23 8.3 -0.1 •*{ Brownsville . 18 3.2 -0-3 •°t» TIDE TABLE High and low tide at bel tomorrow, under normal me ologteal conditions: . n Low.11:50 a. m-i H -34 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS dat a 1 Sunset tyday ^ *****’’;;;;., 6:Q3 Sunrise • • >