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-B,< II the VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(fP) __„
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 129 NOOn Edition BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
VALLEY 1
MEMORIES of earlier days, and
earlier conditions in the progress
of the Valley were revived bv re
marks of S. P. -Swede" Neilson of
Sebastian, recently.
Incidentally, Neilson is chamber
or commerce .secretary, mayor, po
lice chief, justice of the peace, and
& few other officers, all rolled Into
one. at Sebastian.
Neilson said he had started for
the Valley Fair, and that his car
slumped into a hole of mud on the
road to Harlingen.
A farmer came along.
“Do you think I can get out in
j,time to see the Fair?" Neilson
r asked.
“Why. I think so” the man re
plied. “Today is Tuesday, and the
fair lasts three days yet.”
Such conditions seem hardly pos
sible to people in the habit of trav
eling the paved road from Ray-1
mondviile to Harlingen now.
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VALLEY TOWNS are working
out their itineraries for sight-seeing
busses. The San Benito itinerary
is completed.
It would be a good idea for as
many Valley people as possible to
take tlfcse trips.
They would be surprised at the
many interesting points in the Val
ley, and sometimes even in their
own cities, that they have missed.
The trips are planned principally
for visitors.
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RECENTLY an investigator for a
national advertising league, which
passes on the value of products ad
vertised. came to the Lower Rio
iGrande Valley.
Came to investigate.
He investigated extensively and
thoroughly.
Now he owns a tract of land in
the Valley, is building an attractive
home on it. and expects to spend
his winters here.
Later he will move to the Valley
to live the year *round.
Apparently the product advertised
must have been good.
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ABOT this time every year, when
the citrua market has been hurt1
to a certain extent by shipping out j
a poor quality fruit, there is talk
ct delaying the opening of the ship
ping season until November J, in
stead of October 1.
In the opinion of J. M. Del Cur
io. state entomologist, this is not
Justified.
Del Curtoo says that the fruit
Which moves out in October has a
sufficient quantity of sugar, and a
proper acid and sugar ratio.
"Much of it,, may be of inferior j
quality, but this probably is due
to causes other than the lack of i
sugar.
"It is true the fruit would be bet
ter In November, or still better if
it remained on the trees until De-j
gember.
"But the nation wants citrus
fruit in October, and if the Valley
does not ship it. Florida will.
"Buyers don’t expect the fruit
r to be as good in October as in De
cember. But they do expect a ripe
fruit, and one of good quality, and
the Valley can give them such fruit
Jf it will select it carefully.”
Del Curto believes that the in
crease in production the next few
years will solve the quality prob
lem. as the shippers, having more
fruit from which to select, will re
fuse the inferior fruit.
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A DISPATCH from Laredo quoits
General Eduardo Hay to the effects
that the air mail line through La-j
redo probably will be opened again
January 1 of next year.
Local people believe that the
suitability of the route through here
has been established, and its pre
ference over other routes to and
from Mexico City proved.
They are confident that the air
mail, passenger and express busi
ness through this port can not help
but grow, and that the opening of
any other lines will have little ef
fect on its growth.
They have reason to believe this
since the Laredo route was ad-1
opted first, and later abandoned in
favor of the Brownsville route.
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Age of Slayer Is
Chief Trial Issue
EASTLAND. Tex.. Nov. 7—
The age of Clyde Thompson, accused
slayer of Lucian and Leon Shook,
oil field worker, appeared to be the
paramount issue in his murder trial
here today.
Yesterday afternoon’s session was
mainly occupied with a wrangle
om the date of his birth. After
the court had excluded a purported
copy of a birth certificate showing
Thompson was bom in Guymcn.
Oklahoma. October 5. 1910. the state
was successful in getting into the
records a statement by Thompsons
father that the youth was oom in
1910. exact date unspecified. The
latter statement was taken from
achnol records.
. KILLED BV GANGSTERS
* TOLEDO. Ohio. Nov. 7—tvTi—
Ralph Zahnle. 38, deputy marshal
of Toledo, died in a hospital here
today of bullet wounds received
when fired upon by a gang of rum
runnam.
Hamilton Acquitted in Walton Killing
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JURY RETURNS
FREE VERDICT
FOR ATTORNEY
Deliberation Lasts
Less Than 2 Hours;
Accused Man Says
Conscience Clear.
WEATHERFORD. Tex.. Nov. 7.—
OF)—Judge R. H. Hamilton, former
member of the state supreme court
commission of appeals, was free to
day. a jury having decided he act
ed in self defense when his son-in
law. Tom Walton, Jr., the bride
groom in a secret marriage, was
shot and killed in Hamilton’s Ama
rillo law office last May.
The Jury, after listening to seven
days of testimony and eight hours
of argument, required only one hour
and 46 minutes and three ballots
to acquit the jurist and lawyer.
Four jurors voted for conviction on
the first and one on the second
ballots.
The defendant was asleep in his
hotel room when the verdict was
read, according to his brother, Dex
ter Hamilton, who with the judge's
son. Robert H. Hamilton. Jr.. Uni
versity of Minnesota student, thank
ed the jury.
Meets Friends
He dresse* quickly, however,
when his son and brother rushed
to the hotel and came to the lob
by to meet his friends. Theresa,
his 18-year-old daughter, whose se
cret marriage to Walton while the
two attended the University of Tex
as was indirectly responsible for
the shooting, threw her arms
around his neck.
“Oh Daddy," was all she could
say, and she fell back to watch
others congratulate him.
“My conscience was clear." Hamil
ton said to the only newspaper man
who broke through the cordon of
friends whicn surrounded him and
said. "That gives you a clear con
science?”
“Certainly It does. Certainly it
does,” Hamilton replied. "My con
science was clear." He added the
information. ‘Tm going home to
morrew. ’ before friends closed about
him and shut off further inter
views.
Kindlv Father
The state in the trial sought to
show that Hamilton, knowing or
suspecting his daughter had mar
ried Walton, whose home was in
Amarillo, delibe rately shot the young
man when Walton came to his of
fice to make a clean breast of the
affair.
The defense pictured Hamilton
as a kindly father, aware of Wal
tons intentions toward his daugh
ter and willing to bless the couple,
once he was satisfied of Walton's
desirability as a husband.
Defense testimony painted the
young man in a sinister light, how
ever. a number of witnesses testi
fying Walton had uttered dark
threats against Hamilton, who. he
felt, disapproved of him and hin
dered him in his efforts to sec
Theresa. One witness testified
Walton had boasted a past as a
Capone gangster and said he was
more deadly than a rattlesnake.
Several witnesses testified they had
heard Walton threaten to kill
Hamilton.
Hamilton himself, from the stand,
testified these threats had come to
him through others and he had
prepared to defend himself. When
Walton entered his office on the
fatal da», lie said, the young man
made a motion as if to draw a
gun and he grabbed for his own
weapon. The defendant did not
admit sheeting Walton, but said
they had engaged in a mortal com
bat for the gun. Walton was shot
four times and died on the floor of
Hamilton's office a moment later.
Mrs. Walton, Judge Hamilton's
wife, mother of the secret bride and
Helen Hamilton, her sister, took
the stand during the trial. The
resa. widow of the slain man, did
not testily.
Poll Tax Roll Shows
Women In Politics
Cameron county women are tak
ing an active part in politics, if the
poll tax rolls mean anything.
The first vote- to pay a poll tax
in the county was Mrs. W. M.
Hunter and she was followed four
davs later by Hulon Sterling, city
tax collector. Maude H. Sterling.
Mrs. Florence Cunningham and
Geo. A. Covacevich followed in
order. Some 23 licenses have been
issued.
Exemptions hare been issued to
R. L. Campbell. Judge A. W. Cun
ningham. Capt. .1. A. Sterling. Mrs.
E. A. Sterling and Mrs. a. A. King
in order.
CINEMA STARS HALED INTO COURT
Accused of falsifying the income tax returns of a number of promi
nent moving picture stars. Marjorie Berger, tax counselor, has been
on trial at Los Angeles. Dorothy Mackaill and William Haines, insets,
are shown as they appeared in court as witnesses.
Coast Highway Is
Praised By Dancy
SAN BENITO. Nov. 7.—The Hug
the-Coast highway from Houston
to Brownsville will mean more to
the Lower Rio Grande Valley than
two more railroads would mean.
County Judge O. C. Dancy declared
in addressing the Kiwanis club here
Wednesday.
Judge Dancy talked on the road
program of the county, and on roads
leading to the Valley, and said that
the coast highway is almost financ
ed throughout
Its importance is Increased by the
prospects of securing extension of
the intracoastal canal from Corpus
Christi to the Valley, Judge Dancy
said.
counTybonds
ARE APPROVED
Fifth Millon May Be Sold
Next Month, Dr.ncy
Says
Cameron county road bonds. Ser
ies “E”, in the sum of *1.000.000.
have been approved by the attorney
generals office at Austin, and by
Clay. Dillon and Vandcwater, bond
attorneys, of New York City, ac
cording to communications received
last night by County Judge O. C.
Dancy.
This is the fifth million of six
million voted by the county for road
work, four million having been
spent.
Judge Dancy said the commission
ers court will meet in a few days
and decide upon the sale of the
bonds.
“I feel we should advertise the
bonds for sale in December or Jan
uary.'* he said, "and advertise for
bids for contracts to be opened a
few days after that**
CORSICANA MAN WINS
CROSS FROM U. D. C.
TYLER, Tex.. Nov. 7-—of*)—Ernest
Cox of Corsicana, state commander
of the American Legion, has been
invested with the World Ugar cross
by the Texas United Daughters of
the Confederacy. The Tyler Legion
post gave him a banquet.
REDS CRY OUT
AGAINST POPE
Shouting Masses Observe
Dawn of Bolshevism In
Turbulent Fashion
By JAMES A. MILLS
Associated Press Correspondent
MOSCOW. U. S. S. R.. Nov. 7—(A*'
—Communist Russia today observ
ed in traditional revolutionary
fashion the twelfth anniversary of
the 1917 upheaval which ushered
Bolshevism into the world and de
stroyed the ancient Russian govern
ment.
To bring the event closer to the
hearts, if not to the stomachs, of
the people, the government gave
bread and meat at cost price to
every member of the population
holding bread cards.
With the aid of millions of yards
; of red bunting, huge flaming pla
| cards, symbolical wooden floats, nu
merous speakers’ stands and large
portraits of Lenin. Marx and Stalin,
historic Red square was transform
ed into a mighty theatrical stage
for the passing of a twelve-mile
long military and civilian parade
led by the commander of the Mos
cow garrison
Favored by perfect weather, this
singing, shouting mass of humanity,
carrying banners, flaming flags and
chanting the Internationale march
ed through the Gate of Resurrection
where formerly stood the famous
Chapel of the Siberian Virgin. Over
the portals of the ijates today ap
peared a gigantic red anti-religious
placard reading: “Down with the
deceit of Popes! Give us books in
stead of religion!”
TARDIEU WILL FOLLOW
WORLD PEACE POLICY
PARIS. Nov. 7—{An—The foreign
policy of France under the Tardieu
government will be based on the
organization ofk world peace, at
the same time Guaranteeing French
security, declared the new Cabinet
in its ministerial : eclaration made
public Just in advance o* its read
ing before paruameC! today.
TWO MILLION
SHARES SOLD
IN HALF HOUR
Tape Runs 17 Min
utes Behind As
Blocks of 75,000
Shares Sold.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7—</P>—A huge
wave of selling, believed to repre
sent the forced liquidation of weak
end speculative acounts brought
about another sharp break in prices
at the opening of today s stock mar
ket. Initial declines in the time
leading issues ran from SI to $15 a
share, as blocks of 5 000 to 75,000
shares were thrown into the market,
Total sales in the lirst half hour
were 2.400,500 shares, as contrasted
with 1,157,400 shares In the same
period yesterday, with the tape run
ning 17 minutes behind the market.
73 Valley School
Heads At Meeting
HARLINGEN, h./. 7— Seventy
three members of the Superintend
ents and Principals association of
1 the Lower Rio Grande Valley were
present at Harlingen with sup t. E.
C. Chamness of Weslaco, president
of the organization acting as chair
man.
The high school principals, both
junior ana senior, held tneir meet
ing at the high rcnool building with
W. N. Gay oi Mercedes as chair
man. The committee, consisting of
Principal Barbee oi Weslaco and
Charies Diveunt y oi Mission, nade
a report on the rules and regula
tions governing tne junior high
school athletics. It was decided aiso
lo ask the athletic association,
made up of the girls' coaches oi
the junior a.'.d senior high schools
of the Valley, tj decide just what
athletic events they should engage
in this year and to arrange a ten
tative schedule of events for the
year.
Professor Onstott of Donna was
the principal speaker for the oc
casion at which time he addressed
the body on "Tests and Measure
ments lor Junior and Senior High
Schools.'
Professor Barbee of Weslaco will
be the principal speaker for the
meeting in December at Mission
> at which time he will speak on
the 'National Honor Society.”
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HOOD HIDALGO
| FAIR SPEAKER
Big Parade Through MiMion
to Be Featured on Open
ing Day
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• Special to The Herald)
MISSION. Nov. 7—Past State
Commander Walton Hood, who is ■
also a Past Vice National Comman
der. will make the principal address
at the Fair grounds on Armistice
Day. according to Bill Morris, com
mander of the local American Le
gion.
A big parade is to be staged, in
which practically all other Valley
cities have agreed to take part, the 1
parade to leave the high school
building at exactly 10 o’clock, going
through the principal business
streets, and upon arrival at the Fair
grounds a program will be given.
Arrangements have practically ail
been completed at this time, many
concessions will be on the grounds
booths are being arranged In a con
venient and businesslike manner,
with many new ones erected for
special work and demonstration.
PRESIDENT’S MOTHER ON AIR TOUR
Senora Alberta Portes Gii (left), mother of President Emilio Porte®
Gil of Mexico, paid her first visit to Los Angeles, arriving by airplane.
She was accompanied by Major Luis Farell C, a member of the presi
dent's staff, and Senora Farell C.
RUMOR RIFE ON
SECOND TICKET
“Administration” Line - up
Announcement Expected
Within Few Days
With one ticket, styled the "Citi
zen's Ticket." already in the field,
there is considerable speculation in
Brownsville as to who will be in
cluded in another ticket expected
to be announced in a few days in
the Brownsville municipal election.
Decfl 10.
The other ticket, termed the “Ad
ministration Ticket.” by some, will
have less members of the present
city commission on it than the
"Citizens' Ticket." and may have no
members of the commission on it.
It is still considered a strong pos
sibility that Mayor A. B. Cole will
head the ticket against the Starck
lineup. Mayor Colo said today that
he has made no definite decision in
the matter, and mill make a state
ment in a few days.
R. B. Rentfro is also being men
tioned as a possible candidate for
commissioners' posts along with
Cole or Rentfro. or whoever heads
the ticket. Among these are H. L.
Thomas. George Desha. A. W. Reed,
and others.
Fails to Make Bond
In Assault Charge
Francisco Garza. 34. San Benito,
was bound over to the grand Jury
in bond of S25C0 on charges of as
sault with intent to commit a
statutory offense against a six-year
old girl, following a preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Fred Kowalski Wednesday.
A physician who has been treat
ing the little girl, the girl's mother
and the little girl herself testified"
at the preliminary hearing. Garza
did not have an attorney and fail
ed to make the bond.
The mother says the man won
the confidence of her family, say
ing that he was very fond of
children. He frequently gave the
girl candles and fruits and she
visited his home frequently, the
mother testified.
ASK APPROPRIATIONS
AUSTIN. Nov. 7—^-Presidents
and representatives of the Univer
sity of Texas and State Colleges
yesterday petitioned Governor
Moody to submit emergency appro
priations for their, institutions to
the special session of the legislature
to be called for January.
CUT HAND LEADS TO ARREST
OF RAYMONDVILLE BURGLAR
RAYMONDVILLE, Nov. 7.—Cuts
cm his hand suffered when he is
alleged to have broken a window
in forcing entrance to the A.* Sa- j
Unas store here Saturday night, led
to the arrest Sunday of Paupaz
Mendez, who is now in the Willacy
county Jail, charged with two bur
glary offends.
Officers, finding a trail of Mood
on the floor of the Salinas store,
connected the burglary with Men
del after they remembered seeing
him Sunday morning with one of
his hands bound. At his home.
Mendez denied knowledge of the
theft but officers found a coat and
suit case answering the description
of articles stolen from the residence
erf L. L. Boet while he was attend
ing the American Legion convention
in August. Other articles found In
the house were identified by Best
as belonging to him.
It is believed that the arrest of
Mendez will put a stop to a series
of ?ettjr burglaries here.
SCIENCE FAILS,
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BUT BACK SLAP
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BRINGS UP SCREW
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—^^V"A slap
on the back did for little Leonard
Gilbert yesterday what science
haid failed for five months to
do.
Last spring the two and one
half year old boy swallowed a
screw. His parents did not know
of it until later when severe
spells of coughing developed.
Two operations were performed
without success, the screw being
wedged in the wind pipe in such
a manner surgeons were unable
to reach it without endangering
the child’s life.
Yesterday plans were made to
take the child to Philadelphia for
a third operation. He began
coughing violently. His nurse
picked him up by the heels and
slapped him hard on the back.
The screw dropped from the |
boy’s mouth.
REPORT FRENCH
STAY ON RHINE
German Press Bulletin De
nied By Maginot, New
TaVideu War Head
BERLIN. Nov. 7—Vorwaerts,
Berlin dsily, today said evacuation
orders issued recently to the French
regiment stationed at Kreuznach in
the third Rhineland military zone
had been cancelled suddenly and
the regiment would remain until
further notice.
French soldiers about to enter a
train at Mayenoe for return to
France were ordered to resume
their old quarters in the Mayence
barracks.
Vorwaerts said the counter-order
was believed to be a result of the
change in the French ministry and
the appointment of Andre Maginot
as Minister of War.
M Maginot and his friends, the
paper said, always have held the
opinion that the third zone in
which Kreuznach and Mayen, e are
situated should be evacuated only
after the Young plan has come in
to force.
Paris, Nov. 7—</P)—Reports from
Berlin that evacuation of the
Rhineland has been suspended by
order of Andre Maginot. minister
of war in the new Tardieu Cabinet,
were officially denied today.
Movements of troops necessitat
ed by the evacuation, it was ex
plained. might give reason for the
supposition that the evacuation
orders had been changed, but such
orders have “been changed only to
meet exigencies of the service with
out in the least modiflying the
evacuation.
CONDITION CRITICAL
| STRATFORD. Tex.. Nov. 7-J/PV
, Mrs. Mary Craft was reported in a
! very critical condition following her
arrival here by airplane ambulance
from Albuquerque yesterday.
Mrs. Craft was stricken with pa
ralysis yesterday and the plane was
; selected as the fastest method of
1 transportation, and the interior fil
ed with ambulance furnishings.
MEXICANS IN
VALLEY TO BE
OFFERED HELP
Serious Labor Short
age In Sight If De
portations Continue,
Meeting Told.
(Special to The Herald >
SAN BENITO, Nov, 7.—The first
organized Valley-wide move to pro
tect the Mexican in this section,
both as regards his legal rights
here, and to retain him for labor, ) fr
was launched at a meeting of about
50 leading Valley citizens in the
chamber of commerce office here
Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting was called by John
T. Lomax, president of the San Be
nito Chamber of Commerce.
After a thorough discussion of
the situation, in which conditions
of mistreatment, intimidation, and
general demoralization of the Mexi
can people alone the border, result
ing in the departure of thousands
of them, were described, a commit
tee was selected to work out a
method of procedure, and to report
back at another meeting
The method to be followed, ac
cording to indications at the meet- .
tag, will be the formation of one
or more immigration bureaus in
the Valley, the employment of le
gal talent to represent the Mexi
cans, and a general effort on the
part of Valley people to check the
movement across the Elo Grande.
Labor Shortage
The seriousness of the situation
from the point of Valley prosperity
was emphasized in the statement
that this is the first time in years
that the Valley has had a labor
shortage in November, with pros
pects of a serious shortage when
heavy harvesting begins in March
and April.
The committee appointed is head
ed by Lamar Gill of Raymondvllie,
and includes Tom Hester of Donna,
A1 Parker of La Feria, John Phe
lan of Mercedes, and W. E. Thomas
of San Benito.
It met immediately after the gen
eral meeting, and arranged for a
meeting at Harlingen Tuesday af
ternoon of next week, with immi
gration officials present. At that
time each member of the commit
tee will offer his suggestions as to
meeting the problem of deportations,
and another general meeting will
be called for final action.
A budget of $1500 a month will
be necessary for operation of the *
bureau. It was indicated, and those
present said no trouble will be en
countered in raising this sum.
Attorneys of the Valley, includ
ing County Attorney M. R. Hall of
Brownsville, volunteered their ser
vices In giving any information de
sired by any Mexican.
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The meeting was opened by Mr.
Lomax, who presided. He explain
ed its purposes, and introduced
Charles Bowie, commander of the
local Legion post, which has taken
a determined stand in the protec
tion of Mexicans over a period of
months.
Bowie told how Mexicans living
here 25 years are being deported.
They came when scarcely any Im
migration regulations were in ef
fect, and when only the undesir
ables were being deported, and now,
because they have crosse dthe river
even for an instant in the past
five years, they are subject, to de
portation.
Bowie said the Legion has taken
a part both to protect the rights
of Mexican people here, and to
save the labor for the Valley.
The Legion is at its ’rope's end”
now. he said, and urged' the mat
ter to be passed on to some one
else.
Col. Sam Robertson was called on,
and stressed the enmity which the
deportations are arousing in Mexi
co, where A boycott is beginning to
be carried out against American
goods. The results of this, he said,
will be to hurt manufacturing in
America, and cut down the market
for Valley produce.
Praise Officials
He told of labor shortages in the
west, and said those sections may
invade the Vaiiey to carry off la
bor.
Col. Robertson praised D. W.
Brewster, Porus Gay. Dave Fergu
son. Jack Smith, and several other
immigration and border patrol of
ficers, but said there are some
members of the force who are
hard boiled” with Mexicans. * He
(Continued on Page Seven.)
j THE WEATHER 1
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Friday, probably with local
showers; not much change in tem
perature
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
I night and Friday; probably occa
sional rains In east and north por
tions; colder In interior Friday.
Light to fresh easterly winds on
the coast