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1Y-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 130 __BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
IN OUR
|VALLEY
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Citrus Ban Against Louisiana Modified
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UNQUESTIONABLY a large a
mount of the Valley’s immigration
troubles have been the result of
misunderstanding.
Valley people who are now organ
izing bureaus to remedy the situa
tion, recognize this fact, and will
direct a large part c* their efforts
toward securing a better under
Btanding.
The flood of voluntary deporta
tions has been due in large part to
misunderstanding on the part of
laborers.
To as great an extent as possible
the Valley bureaus will work with
immigration officials.
11 And there is no question but that
such men as D. W. Brewster, Portis
Gay, and others will give this co
operation.
* * *
SOME pretty chilly weather pre
dicted for the middle of this week
failed to turn out as forecast.
Just as long as the weather makes
this kind of mistakes, the Valley ]
will not protest.
Real winter is yet to be felt by
Valley people, and the first week of
November gone.
• • •
TWO GIRLS ran away from Ok- j
lahoma, and were held in San Be- ■
nito by officers to be taken back
to relatives.
It is hard to blame anyone for
wanting to come to the Valley.
* • •
ANOTHER step in the battle to
boost citrus prices is scheduled to!
be taken at a meetinr in Harlingen
Friday night of Valley bankers.
Bankers cooperated with grow
ers of the Valley rather effectively;
two seasons past in holding down
the price of cotton picking.
If a grower knows that the banks
will back linn in holding his fruit
for a better price, he will be in
clined to hold it.
• • •
VALLEY people showed their ap
preciation of the fine arts at the
Denlshawn dance program in Har
lingen Wednesday night.
They almost refused to let the fa- j
mous pair leave the stage.
It was interesting to note how thei
Valley Is growing into one big com
munity, where distance means
nothing.
Within a small radius there would
be people from Mission, Raymond
ville, Brownsville, and points be
tween, all drawn to any Valley
wide entertainment.
• • •
HARLINGEN contemplates the
construction of a building for use
as an amusement center for boys.
Facilities for beneficial games
would be provided.
The statement is made that
youths would not spend their time
loafing on streets if there were some
entertainment of this kind avail
able to them.
• • •
FORT BROWN buys Valley citrus
fruit whenever It Is available.
This fact is called to the atten
tion of The Herald by Major R. W.
Grow of Fort Brown, in view of
statements made recently that Fort
Brown buys citrus from other
states.
The officer made it plain that
the army post at Brownsville is I
part of the Valley, and supports
the Valley in every way possible
Purchase of Valley produce is one
of these ways.
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS of Browns
ville, not satisfied with Main Ave
nue High School in San Antonio. I
and Austin High school merely,
dropping the allegations against the
eligibility of Sylvester, went fur
ther and cleared up the entire mat
ter.
The hasty action of the two
schools up the state has brought!
censure from all parts of South
Texas.
Supt. Gotke of Brownsville schools
took the matter all the way to R
B. Henderson, head of the Inter
scholastic League, and is satisfied
of the eligibility of Sylvester, and
that no further trouble may be an
ticipated in the matter.
• • •
ANNOUNCEMENT is made of
plans for a flying school with in
structors of the highest type in
charge, to be located at the Browns- j
ville airport.
Lieut. Munn F. Eddy is here on
the matter.
More interest in aviation in the
Valley means more business for the
section from the air.
Linotype ,
Operator Wanted
Prefer one who is already
treated in the Valley. Ap
ply foreman. Brownsville
Herald at once.
ORANGES WILL
BE SHIPPED IN
NORTHOF S. P.
Quarantine Remains
Against Citrus Nur
sery Stock, Del
Curto Announces.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Nov. 8.—J. M.
Del Curto, state entomologist, today
announced a modification of the
citrus canker quarantine against
Louisiana after a conference with
W. E. Anderson, Louisiana entom
ologist. George B. Terrell, Texas
commissioner of agriculture, par
ticipated in the conference.
Del Curto said the quarantine was
modified to permit the entry of
oranges which Anderson would cer
tify were free from infestation.
This fruit may be shipped to that
part of Texas, lying, roughly, north
of the Sothern Pacific line between
Beaumont and El Paso.
The quarantine against citrus 1
nursery stock from Louisiana and
the requirement of a bond on sweet i
potato shipments from that state
were retained.
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Laredo Customs Head
Drops $50,000 Suit
LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 8——The
$50,000 damage suit based on a re
quest for a government investigation
of alleged irregularities by Roy
Campbell, collector of customs, in
his official duties, has been dis
missed here, for an unannounced
season.
The suit was brought by Camp
bell against Robert L. Coon of San
Antonio and J. G. Sullivan of Ash
erton following letters they wrote
to members of the U. S. Senate
asking the Investigation. Attorneys
did not say why Campbell has re
quested dismissal.
Think Christmas Rum
Deaths Will Be Less
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8—OF,
—Deaths from poison liquor, which
in recent years have occurred at the
Christmas holidays, are improbable
this year. Prohibition Commissioner j
Doran said today, because there was
little diversion now of denatured
alcohol and bootleggers find it
cheaper to manufacture their own
alcohol than to convert the dena
tured product.
Bankers to Meet
On Citrus Prices
HARLINGEN. Nov. 8.—Further
discussion of the price of citrus
fruit will take place at the reg
ular meeting of the Valley Bank
ers' Association here tonight.
Representatives of practically all
banks in the Valley are expected to I
be present.
At a recent meeting In Edinburg
the bankers announced they would
back growers in an effort to hold
citrus for not less than $3 a box.
More detailed arrangements for
putting this plan into operation
will be discussed at the meeting
tonight.
STEINS RETURN TO
HOME IN GEORGIA
J. M. Stein, former publisher of
the Brownsville Herald, now with
the Enquirer Sun in Columbus. Ga..
was in Brownsville for a short while
Friday morning, having come from
Columbus to take Mrs. Stein and
their son home by motor, after an
extended visit In the city.
CO-ED PREXY
Alice Love Armstrong of Ash
land, Va.. is president of the stu
dent body at Randolph-Macon
Women's college at Lynchburg,
Va. „
U. S. FORECASTS
COTTON YIELD
Federal Figures Say Crop
For Year Will Total
15,009,000 Bales
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—(JP)—A
cotton crop of 15,009.000 bales this
year was forecast today by the de
partment of agriculture.
A crop of 14,915,000 was forecast
a month ago when the condition of
the crop was reported as being 55
percent of normal. The cotton crop
of 1928 was 14.478.000 bales.
The indicated production by
states included Texas, 3,950,000
bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8.—<#)—
The effect of the government crop
figures on the local cotton market
was slightly bullish and resulted in
an advance of 6 to 15 points on ac
tive positions. Although the indi
cated yield of 15,009.000 bales was
about as expected the ginnings to
tal of 10.889,314 bales was much
smaller than private estimates.
Immediately after trading was re
sumed following the customary
suspension for reception of the re
port. December contracts sold at
17.32, or 11 points above the fig
ure ruling just before trading was
suspended. January and March
gains of 6 to 15 points respective
ly. Trading was very active.
Favors Legislation
On Stock Gambling
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8— —
Amendment, of the federal reserve
act to make it mandatory upon the
federal reserve board to assert its
authority and "to prevent any pen
alization of such disasters in stock
gambling operations as have re
cently disgraced the country” was
advocated today by Senator Glass,
of Virginia, former democratic sec
retary of the treasury.
Irrigation Contracts
Let onBarreda Tract
Contracts involving expenditures of more than $300,000 for the begin
ning of Irrigation works on the 11.000-acre Barred* tract. Cameron County
Irrigation District No. 8. between Brownsville and San Benito have been
awarded, it was announced here today.
Construction work on this development, which is to be one of the ftiost
extensive in the valley, will be start-j
ed within 20 days.
Contract for the pumping plant
and machinery for the first unit of
the project was awarded to the De
lavergne company, a national con
cern with subsidiaries and branches
in many parts of the .country. This
will cost approximately $33,000.
Joe G. Ballenger of San Benito
was awarded contract for the earth
work, concrete and pipe work, at a
figure of $283,000. More than a
dozen bids were received by the dis
trict.
The district recently voted $1.
000.000 in bonds to finance the in
stallation of an irrigation system,
and the tract is to be developed
immediately. The contracts let do
not include the Gunniting. or con
crete lining of canals. This contract
will be let at a later date.
C. P. Barreda of Brownsville is
president of the district, and owner
of most of the tract. V. L. Conrad
■
of Brownsville is engineer for the
project.
LAND COMPANY WILL
OPERATE NEAR DONNA
DONNA, Nov. C.—Organization of
the Valley Orchards Development
Co.. Inc., with a capital stock of
SI2.500, to develop land near here
was announced today.
The company at present is carry
ing out intensive development on
a 322-acre tract near the city lim
its of Donna, planting citrus on
the land. About 100 acres has al
ready been planted to citrus.
An underground irrigation system
is to be put in.
James L. Lavelle of McAllen is
president of the company, and in
charge of the development. F. W.
Seabury. John P. Scanlan and D.
S. Wright of Brownsville are listed
as the incorporators.
The tract under development is
the old Mose Robbins place.
COLLIER’S TO
PLEAD TRUTH’
IN LIBEL SUIT
Valley Men Retained
On Legal Force As
Magazine Insists On
Trial Here.
“We are going to plead
truth and justification, and
we are read to go to the bat!
in an effort to prove it.”
This is the statement is
sued today by Charles E.
Kelley, attorney for Collier’s!
Weekly, in reference to the!
million dollar libel suit of
j R. B. Creager of Browns
I vUle against Collier’s.
The suit is set to come up in fed-'
• t'ral district court in Brownsville on
: December 2.
"We will not mince words.” Mr
Kelley said. ’ If Mr. Creager says
that we made certain statements
1 about him. we will admit it, and will
attempt to prove them.”
Counsel Retained
Mr. Kelley announced the reten
tion of legal counsel In the Valiev i
to work with him In the case. The
law firm of Seabury, George & Tay
I lor of Brownsville has been retained,
and H. B. Galbraith of this city
! also will represent the magazine in
! the suit. In addition, the form of
j Griffin & Kimbrough of McAllen
has been retained.
Mr. Kelley and Owen P. White,
author of one of the articles in Col- i
lier's which are the basis of the
suit by Mr. Creager. have been in
Brownsville several days in connec
tion with the case, but declined to
make a statement until today.
We are ready and willing to try
the case in Brownsville." Mr. Kel
ley said. “In fact, we are going to
! insst on trying it here.”
Many Witnesses
Mr Kelley indicated a large num
ber of witnesses will be called.
The Creager suit was filed in fed
eral district court, asking $500,000
exemplary, and $500,000 actual dam
ages from Collier's because of state
j ments made in two articles in the
magazine.
The article by Mr. White dealt
with Hidalgo county, and also with
I Mr. Creager.
Mr Kelley said that Collier's an
' swer will be filed when the case
comes to trial.
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Mercedes Women Go
to Federation Meet
'Special to the Herald>
MERCEDES, Nov. 8—Mrs. Flor
ence Kalbfleisch and Mrs. Henry
Allen left Thursday for Mineral
Wells where they will represent the!
Mercedes clubs at the State Fe
deration of Women’s club which
meets in that city.
At this time Mrs. Volney W. Tay-!
lor of Brownsville, past president
of the Rio Grande Valley Federa
tion of Women's clubs will be in
stalled as the new president of the
Fifth District Federation of Wo
men's clubs.
Mrs. Homer Smith of Mission will
attend th« meeting at Mineral Wells
as a delegate from the federated
clubs of the Valiev.
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Harlingen Sewage
Contract Awarded
'Special to The Herald)
j HARLINGEN, Nov. 8—Contract
for enlarging i ie capacity of the
sewage disposal plant of this city
was awarded by the city commis
sion Thursday night to the Globe
Sewage Degassing company of
Houston, on a bid of $37,760.
This was t..e only bid.
/Hie commission considered two
bids on an incinerator, the bids <
being around $26,000. bufc deferred
action until they could study the
matter more.
The golf course, and other pro
jects to be included in the city's |
| expansion program, to be financed
by a bond Issue of $500,000 or I
more, were discussed, but action
deferred.
“Citizens’ Ticket”
Forms Organization
An organization meeting was held
! Thursday evening at the fire depart
ment by leaders of the “Citizens’!
ticket** headed by John Starck,
candidate for mayor.
Elmore Grider was appointed
temporary chairman and Miss Te
resa Tamava secretary. About 75
were present at the session at which
preliminarly plans for conducting
the campaign were laid.
An open mass meeting will bej
held at Hinkley’s hall Monday even
t ing. It has been announced by lead
ers in the movement.
OFFERS REWARD
AUSTIN. Nov. 3—(/P)—Governor
Moody today offered a reward of
$100 for the arrest of the person
or persons who murdered Cassie
Davis, near Bryan.
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Senator Wheeler Assails Appellation
Pinned on Western G. 0. P. ‘Radicals’
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8—(JF)—1The term "sons of
wild jackasses.” a remark attributed to Senator Moses,
republican, New Hampshire, in referring to the re
publican independent group of senators, was assailed
in the senate today by Senator Wheeler, democrat,
Montana, who said constituents of the group would
resent such statements and take note of them in the
next election.
Moses was quoted as having made the remark at
a dinner for New Englanders here last night.
Wheeler said Senator Reed, republican. Pennsyl
vania, had described the group as "worse than com
munists.”
"Those statements.” said the Montanan, addressing
himself to the republican independents, "not only re
flect upon you, but they reflect upon your fathers
and your mothers.”
Senator Brookhart. republican independent of Iowa,
narrator of the story of the 1926 "Wall Street booze
party” in Washington, said it was apparent the re
publican regulars did not need "booze at these din
ners to rise to the highest pinnacle of eloquence.”
Referring to Moses. Wheeler with a smile said,
‘There is no telling what he would have said If the
dinner hadn't been dry.”
Senator Heflin, democrat, Alabama, observed that
perhaps the remarks of the New Hampshire senator
were inspired by the Biblical idea that “the ox know
eth his owner and the ass his master’s crib.”
Wheeler suggested an interpretation by the presi
dent officer. Senator Moses was presiding. He asked
with a smile If Wheeler were propounding a parlia
mentary question. Answering his own question, Moses
said:
“If the senator from Montana will find a more ap
propriate appellation for this gyrating group the sen
ator from New Hampshire will be glad to have it ”
PANHANDLE IN
WINTER’S GRIP
Norther, Snow and Rain
Sweeps Plaint; Temper
ature Freezing
By The Associated Press.
Riding upon a cold, north wind,
accompanied by snow and rain,
winter swept into the Texas Pan
handle country and other sections
of West Texas today and threat
ened to extend its cold grip into
other areas before nightfall.
Residents of the Texas north
plains awoke to find the ground;
covered with snow for the first time
this season, and with the ther
mometer around the freezing point.
At Borger a minimum temperature
of 28 degrees was recorded.
The norther extended into the
south plains around Lubbock, where.
a light rain fell. This condition al
so prevailed in the Big Spring
country, and cotton picking had to
be halted. Approximately 70 per
cent of the crop was estimated
gathered in the Lubbock section.
The thermometer dropped to 26
degrees at Amarillo. Reports re-!
ceived there said snow ranging in1
depth from one to six inches fell!
in eastern New Mexico and in the j
Texas territory north of Amarillo.
Livestock, the report said, was not
expected to suffer, and wheat farm
ers said the fall would be of great
benefit to them.
After a drizzling rain, the wind j
veered to the north in Dallas this
morning, and the temperature be
gan to fall.
The government weather bureau !
predicted colder weather for the!
greater part of the state tonight.
Wife Asks Probation;
Pantages, New Trial
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 8—
While attorneys for Alexander Pan
tages. wealthy showman convicted
of an attack upon Eunice Pringle,
young dancer, prepared to argue to
morrow their motion for a new
trial, Mrs. Lois Pantages, wife of
the theater man. planned to ap
pear today before superior Judge
Carlos Hardy to ask probation from
a manslaughter conviction. A jury
recently held her responsible for the
death of Juro Rokumoto, Japanese
gardner. as the result of an auto
mobile accident.
Judge Orders Strike
Case Jury to Return
GASTONIA. N. C., Nov. 8—<JPh
The entire grand Jury that refused
to return true bills several weeks
ago aganst nine men held in con
nection with the death of Mrs. Ella
May Wiggins, textile mill striker,
was ordered to appear in court to
day as Judge Pender A. McElrov.
committing magistrate, continued
his investigation of the mob violence
of September 14 that resulted in the
shooting of the woman.
Harlingen City
Election Called
'Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Nov. 8.—Dr. J. M.
Green, W. M. Hundley and R. B.
; Harlingen in the elections to be held
re-election as city commissioners of
Harlingen in the lections to be held
Dec. 10,
The terms of Mayor Sam Botts.
and Commissioners T. E. Harwell
and George Waters do not expire
until next year.
The three men will seek re-elec
tion on a platform of carrying out
the expansion and improvement
program of Harlingen which is be
ing undertaken.
WOMAN’S JUDGMENT
AGAINST THAW OUT
NEW YORK. Nov. 8 — W — The
$75,000 verdict awarded by a Jury
to Marcia Estardus, night club host
ess. in her $100,000 suit for mistreat
ment against Harry K. Thaw, was
reduced today to $25,000 by Supreme
Court Justice Aaron J. Levy.
IN JAIL ATTIRE
Alexander Pant ages. convicted
at Los Angeles of criminally at
tacking Eunice Pringle. 17-year
old dancer, snapped In his jail at
tire as he waited upon action on
his attorneys’ motion for a new
trial. Decision is to be given
Nov. 9.
RIVER PROBLEM
IS UNSETTLED
No Agreement Reached On
Distribution As Meet
Comes to End
(Special to The Herald*
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.—Ad
journment of the conferences of the
American and Mexican session of
the International Water Commis
sion is expected Friday or Satur
day. The sessions have been ex
ecutive. but it is understood that
no definite agreement on distribu
tion of the waters of the Rio
Grande. Colorado and Tiajuana has
been reached.
The Texas advisory delegation,
consisting of Frank Robertson of
San Benito, Gregg Wood of Mis
sion, R. B. Rentfro of Brownsville,
and Charles Clark, member of the
Texas Board of Water Engineers,
left Thursday night for their homes.
THOMPSON GETS
DEATH PENALTY
Eastland Youth Adjudged
Guilty Second Time In
Murder of Two
EASTLAND. Tex.. Nov. 8—<**>—
Clyde Thompson today was assessed
the death penalty for the second
time by a jury here for the slaying
of Lucian Shook near the Latter’s
I oil field home at Leray, Tex., Sept.
7, 1928.
The verdict was returned at 10
a. m. alter the case was given the
Jury' late yesterday.
Thompson was given the death
penalty in October, 1928. but was
granted a new trial by the court
of criminal appeals. He also was
charged with slaying Leon Shook,
a brother of Lucian.
The defense attempted to save
the defendant from the death pen
alty by wtroducinug a deposition
by his mother that he was bom
in Oklahoma Oct. 5. 1911, making
him 17 years old at the time the
crime was committed. The state,
however, introduced a statement by
Thompson that he was born in 1910,
Woodrow Davis, 13, was the state’s
principal witness. He testified that
he. his brother, Thomas, and
Thompson were hunting the after
noon of the slaying, and that they
stopped at Shook's cabin and in
duced the brothers to join them.
He said that as the live of them
marched down a trail, Thompson
shot Lucian and his brother to
‘'Then he beat out their brains
with the butt of his pistol." the
youth testified.
He said thev at first planned to
bum the bodies, but later gave up
this idea.
Thomas Davis was convicted of
the slayings, and an appeal In his
case Is now pending. Woodrow has
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO
CLOSE FOR ARMISTICE
All county and rural schools un
der the supervision of the county
■ superintendent’s office will be closed
j Monday. Nov. 11. for observance of
1 Armistice Day as a holiday. Mrs.
W. R. Jones county school head, an
nounces.
The holiday is a lecal one.
Bridge Valuation is
Raised to $192,675
From $1200 to $175,000 to $192,675 run the variations in opinion in '
regard to the value of the Gateway bridge structure, according to the
Gateway bridge company, owners of the property, and the board of
equalization on city taxes. *
A valuation of $192,675 was set by the board as the proper basis j
ror assessment of city taxes after,
a re-hearing on the case Wednes
day. The property was originally
rendered by the bridge company for
dered by the bridge company for
city taxes at $1200 on the approach
es and abuttments to the struc
ture. while at the first hearing the
city board of equalization hiked the
figures to $175,000. At the re-hear
ing held Wednesday, on the protest
of the bridge company, the valua
tion was raised to $192,679.
Creager Silent
Rumors of an injunction to pre
vent the city levying and collecting
the tax on this valuation were be
ing talked, but it was stated by men
connected with the offices of R.
B. Creager. head of the company
that they had nothing to say at
the present time.
The principal point of contention
Is whether or not the city has a
right to tax the entire American
half of the bridge, or simply that
portion actually resting within the
city limits. The bridge company
made their rendition' on the theory
that only the approaches and ab
uttments on city pronertv were li
able, the board of equillzation fixing
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their valuation on one-half the
structure. The latter policy has the>
support of precedent here, taxes on
the railroad bridge having been paid
on the basis of one-half the struc
ture since its erection more than
20 years ago.
Figured on Shares
It was definitely determined that
both piers of the bridges rest on
city property after this point and
had been brought up in the morn
ing hearing in regard to the north
pier, as the government contract
with the bridge company let to
them only 2000 square feet of air
rights, and expressly provides that
no piers be placed on government
property.
Final figures determined by the
board were estimated on a basis
of 35.000 shares in the company,
valued at $18 per share.
Bridge officials held in their pro
test that the first figure of $175.
000 was an excessive estimate for
half the structure, and would not be
acceptable, even if that portion weTe
accepable. even if that portion were
liable for city taxes.
R. B. RENTFRO
SEEKING POST
HELD BY COLE
'Good Government*
Group Would Em
ploy City Manager,
and Audit Books.
Also opposing sale of the
water and light plant, and
carrying as principal planks
in its platform the appoint
ment of a city manager and
taking the Chamber of Com
merce out of politics, an
other ticket headed by R. B.
Rentfro for mayor was plac
ed in the field in the Browns
ville municipal election Friday.
Candidates for commts toners’
posts on the ticket, known as the
"Good Government'' ticket, are W.
T. Aldridge, business man; A. W.
Reed, manager of the Western Un
ion; U. L. Thomas, business man.
and George L. Desha. Jr., real es
tate dealer. Rentfro is an attorney
and a law partner of A. B. Cole,
present mayor. This precludes the
possibility of Cole s seeking re-elec
tion, it is believed.
Audit Books
The new candidates' platform al
so favors a complete audit of the
city books and accounts to ha pub
lished at least once each two years,
the limitation of warrants, deep wa
ter for Brownsville, a paved road IB
Boca Chica and friendly relations
with Mexican neighbors acroaa the
Rio Grande.
The first ticket placed in tbP
field, known aa the ~C!tlaena‘ tick
et," announced candidacy two day*
ago It is headed by John IStarck.
present city commissioner, who Is
seeking the mayoralty Candidate*
for commissioners are B E. Hlnklry.
IJ. A. Cobolint. Manuel Bestetro and
Ralph Schmellng.
Employ City Manager
The latest ticket sprang a sur
prise by favoring several things in
cluded In the Starck platform. Not
able similarities were the opposition
to the sale of the water and light
plant, restriction of the Issuance of
warrants and deep water for
Brownsville. The strongest points
in the newest platform are employ
ment of a city manager, audit of
the city books and taking the
Chamber of Commerce out of poli
tics.
The complete statement of the
i “Good Government’’ ticket upon an
nouncement of candidacy follows:
I "At the solicitation of numerous
citizens, the undersigned have con
sented to become candidates for city
office at the election to be held on
December 10th.
"R. B. Rentfro will offer for may
or. and Messrs. W. T. Aldridge. A.
W. Reed. H. L. Thomas and George
L. Desha, Jr., for commissioners.
"If elected, we pledge to the city
the best service of which we are
capable. Uncontrolled by individ
uals. cliques or factions, we will en
deavor to give to the city a busi
ness and progressive administration
Among the specific things to
which we commit ourselves, are the
following:
Limit Warrant*
“1st. In obedience to the long ig
nored but distinct provision of the
city charter, we will employ an ex
perienced and competent City Man
ager.
“2nd. In obedience to the long ig
nored but distinct provision of the
city charter, we will cause a com
plete audit of the books and ac
counts of the city to be made by
certified public accountants and
published in a local newspaper at
least once each two years.
“3rd. We will submit to the voters
an amendment to the city charter
placing some reasonable limitation
on the amount of warrant* the com
mission may authorize and Issue in
any one year
"We believe It to be dearly vio
lative of the spirit of our present
(Continued on Page Two.)
i THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy, unsettled, and some
what colder tonight and Saturday,
probably with occasional rains. Mod
erate to fresh northerly winds on
the west coast.
For East Texas: Rain tonight;
colder except near east coast; cold
wave in northwest portion with
temperatures about freezing; Satur
day mostly cloudy; probably rain In
southwest portion; colder in south
portion. Light to fresh northeast
to northwest winds on the east.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue to fall
very slowly practically all along
during the next few days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stags sue* Cling. Rain
Eagle Pass .1« 2 8 0 0 .00
Laredo .27 0J -01 jCO
Riograndc .21 5 2 -02 .00
Mission .22 81 -0 2 JO
San Benito .23 10J *01 .00
Brownsville .19 58 *03 04
TDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
| tomorrow, under normal meterolo
: gleal conditions:
1 High .12 15 a. m.
Low ...3 19 p m,
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .8 41
Fumise tomorrow....I 44