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L9 touinsinllc flcralD IHS | - _ THE VALLEY FET—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASE D WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(/P) 1 I THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 132 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY Brownsville Gets iShw Year’s Day Game GRID CLASSIC SPONSORED BY ' VALLEY C.-C/S Secretaries Endorse Advertising Pro gram and Will Help In Immigration. ^Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN, Nov. Valley Chamber oi Commerce secretaries decided at their meeting here Iasi night to sponsor a New Year s day football classic between a Valley all star team and the state champions, and Brownsville won the draw on the location. The matter of selecting the all star team, and picking tne opposi tion was left to the coaches of the Valley, who Initiated the move. The secretaries will guarantee the actual expenses of the visiting team. The draw wa^ between McAllen. Brownsville and Harlingen, the three cities considered as having facilities t o seat a crowd for the g a.tn e. Brownsville won the first year, Har lingen the second, and McAllen the third. Brownsville is to stand three fifths of the expense, McAllen and Harlingen one-fifth each. The ratio is to be reversed each year with the home town paying three-fifths. Secretaries endorsed the move to help in immigration problems of the Valley, and will do all posible to aid it. A Valley Chamber of Commerce Was discussed, and opinion express ed that it can be formed, but no definite action was taken. A radio advertising program for the Valley was endorsed, the funds to be raised by Radio Station KW WG of Brownsville and held by the secretaries until a certain amount is on hand. n. committee consisting of G. C. Richardson of Brownsville, Whit Rogers of McAllen, R. H. Fackelman of Raymondvilie and Myron F. Ward of Harlingen was named. Large attendance at the South Texas Chamber of Commerce con vention in Corpus Christ! was urged. McAllen is to send a band, Rogers said. G. C. Richardson, chamber of commerce secretary here, said today that Brownsville will make a festive occasion out of the first Valley Grapefruit Classic, to be staged be tween a Valley all-star team and the state school champions here New Year s Day. Several bands will be on hand, pep squads from Valley schools wUl parade, decorations will be arrang ed, and elaborate preparations car ried out to make it a big event. S. P.-Cotton Belt Merger Rumored DALLAS. Tex.. Nov. 9 — <;*»,_■The Dallas News said today “negotia tions for merging the Cotton Belt railway with the Southern Pacific Lines are now under way, it said liere Friday." The paper offered no further au thority for the statement. HOUSTON. Nov. 9.—(/p—H. M Lull, executive vice president of the Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana, today said he knew •nothing about reported negotia tions for merging the Cotton Belt with the Southern Pacific. He add ed he had heard nothing of such negotiations and that as far as he knew there were none. Farm Board to Hear Texas Plan Monday DALLAS. Tex.. Nov. 9.— Texas cotton growers' request for, an initial loan of $500,000 will be presented to the federal farm board in Washington Monday, according to Harry Williams, secretary-treas urer and manager of the Texas I Farm Board Cotton association. Heflin Seeks Probe of Cotton Exchanges WASHINGTON. Nov. 9—<>P}—An attempt by Senator Heflin, dem ocrat Alabama, to obtain author ity for an investigation by the Federal Farm board, of speculative transactions on the New York. Chicago, and New Orleans cotton exchanges, was blocked in the 4 senate today 5? Senator Jones of Washington, acting epublican lead f The Alabaman asserted that tran sactions on the New York stock exchange had an adverse effect on prices on cotton exchanges. i FORMS CABINET PARIS. Nov. 9—.A**—The French chamber of deputies \*day twice voted confidence in the new gov ernment of Andre Tardieu bv a greater majority than its fondest friends had hoped. The poll was 327 to 256. a ma jority of 71, on the first ballot, when the socialists sought to amend the government's motion of confidence: the majority was increased to 79 by a vote of 332 to 253 when the confidence mo tion itself was put before the chamber. GOVERNMENT DRAWS BUDGET Figure Is $111,000,000 Less Than Last Appro priation WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—I.P>—The Hoover administration has drawn up Its first budget and plans an expenditure of $3,830,000,000 in the fiscal year of 1931, a total $111,000, 000 less than that appropriated by congress for disbursement in the corresponding fiscal period ending next June. The figure, however, Is, $158,000, 000. greater than the budget sub mitted by the Coolidge administra tion for the present fiscal year. This called for an expenditure $3,672, 000.000 and to this was added near ly $300,000,000 in deficiency appro priations. Neither the amounts appropriated for this year nor that planned for the next, which this year has been given $150,000,000 by congress to fi nance its activities. Its needs for the year ending in 1931 have not yet been ascertained. The new budget contemplates an ' additional appropriation of $10,000. 000, for inland waterway develop- ■ ment. a subject of great interest j to President Hoover, and full con tinuation of the five-year program' for the development of the Armv' Air Corps. The treasury is still at work upon the budget and complete and de-1 tailed figures are expected to be ready for publication within a week. The genera! budget figures were announced late yesterdav bv Pre sident Hoover. AMERICAN MISSIONARY CAPTURED BY BANDITS SHANGHAI. Nov. 9 — _The Rev. Ulrich Kreutzen of Calumet Mich., a Franciscan missionary sta tioned at Wuchang. Hupeh Pro vince. today was taken captive by bandits at Weiyuenkow, 75 miles southeast of Wuchang, and held for a ransom of $10,000 Mexican, which his mission was asked to pay. ' — [BANKS PLEDGi SUPPORT FOf HIGHER PRIG1 Cash Buyers Hurt CiC rus Market, Shar: Tells Meeting Al Harlingen. (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN, Nov. 9 -Bankers of the Lower Rio Grande Valley at their meeting here last night pledg ed backing to Valley citrus growers and co-operatives in a concerted ef fort to raise the price of citrus fruit. A committee of three bankers is to be named by Tyre H. Brown of this city, president of the associa tion, to go to all other bankers m the Valley, and conter with them. ' | The bankers were asked to con fer with as many growers as pos sible, to urge them to market through the co-operative associa ! uons, and to hold their fruit lor a good price. Cash Buyers Hurt John H. Shary of Mission, presi dent of the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange, explained to the bankers how the price of fruit is pushed down by cash buyers, and how the co-operatives can hold it for a better price, unless there is too much price cutting by cash buy ers. He expressed the belief that with the support of bankers, the growers will be better able to market through the co-operatives, and hence raise the price of fruit. D. U. Garner, head of the Feder ated Fruit Growers, Inc., of the Valley, talked along similar lines. He told of experiences in California and Florida in fruit marketing, and showed how the prices can be held up to reasonable figures by co-op eration. Hood Welcomes Group W. E. Baker, of the Security State Bank at Weslaco, and Clinton Fra ser, of the First National Bank at Edinburg, expressed the belief that the bankers should co-operate. Fra ser stating his bank has already started work toward this end. Col. Walton Hood of Harlingen welcomed the bankers as guests of tbe McLeod-Hood company, which t gave the banquet. Switzerland Gets International Bank BADEN-BADEN, Germany, Nov. ! 9.— A*)—The Bank of International 1 Settlements provided for in the ' Young plan reparations agreements 1 will be located at some city in Switzerland, probably Zurich. The decision, reached by the |' committee which is drawing up ! statutes for the institution, was 1 made at the expense of further 1 collaboration o fihe Belgian delega tion, which lett for Brussels alter j < that city had been rejected as the 1 bank site. 11 -- 11 RAYMONDVILLE STORE ' STOCK CHANGES HANDS RAYMONDVILLE, Nov. 9—The stock of F. L. Hudspeth Dry Goods store has been sold to G. Fishman of Dallas, who plans to add a quan- i' tity of new stock and reopen the 1 Hudspeth Dry Goods and Clothing < store in the future on South ! Seventh St: MAKING PROGRESS HILLSBORO. Tex.. Nov. 9.—De spite adverse financial conditions 1 generally 4 the district, the Cen- ' tral Texas Methodist conference < areas are all making progress, re- < ports to the conference here indi cated. ] Smoot Urges Coalition Work Out Tariff Bill WASHINGTON. Nov. A proposal that the Senate recess until November 20 and that the coalition of democrats and western republicans in control of tariff re vision in the meantime agree upon a complete program made in the senate today by chairman bmoot of the finance committee. Senators Simmons of North Carolina and Borah of Idaho, lead ers of the democratic-republican independent coalition which has a majority in the tariff contest, im mediately voiced protest against the proposal. "We owe it to the country.” ;houted Simmons, “to discuss this bill publicly. If the Senators who proposed this legislation are not willing to enter upon that discus sion then we will enter upon it by ourselves for the enlightenment of the public.” Senator Borah, republ'can, Idaho, said the coalition had taken over responsibility for the tariff legisla tion in the Senate and asserted the group accepted that responsi bility. •In my judgment,” he added, “it is incumbent upon us to dispose of the bill as rapidly as possible. What the country wants is speed.” The Smoot recess proposal was unexpected and apparently a sur prise to the coalition leadership. ----- . j Mrs. Pantages Gains freedom on Probation LOS ANGELES. Nov. 9—With his wife at liberty under probation l>m her manslaughter conviction in connection with the death after an Romobile collision of Juro Rokumoto, Japanese gardener. Alexander Intages is to appear before Superior Judge Charles Fricke today to be «tenced for an attack upon Eunice Pringle, co-ed dancer. me wealthy showman will ask* fc a new trial on grounds of Irreg uFities in deliberations of the jury. Irs. Pantages yesterday was re leied from the custody of the sher iff >y Superior Judge Carlos Hardy. * wh ordered her $50,000 bond exon era-d and demanded that she re poronce each month for ten years to te county probation department. Dung that time she must refrain froo drinking intoxicating liquors and oust obey all laws. Violation of ay of the probationary orders woul. result in her being ordered to serve he manslaughter term of from one t ten years in prison. In tldition. the theatre man's wife was eprived of her automobile driver license for the period of her probabn. and was ordered to sat isfy tenediately a judgment of 878. iOO awrded the survivors of Roku moto. She endorsed a certified check or that amount and pre sented t to William G. Bonelli. at :omey or Mrs. Rokumoto, the gar dener's vidow. Mrs. ‘antages, brought into the :ourt rom in a wheel chair by two white-cld nurses, broke into tears when Jtiee Hardv read the ruling. Judge lardy declared the prepon derance of evidence indicated she vad not keen drinking before the accident 'ast June. Judge Hardy aid he alo was influenced in grant ng probsion by the fact that the woman pevious to her conviction lad “led i Christian life and devot ;d much «f her time and money to welfare wrk.” The condition of lealth als was a deciding factor. District «ttomey Buron Fitts, who 'articipate* in the questioning of witnesses a the probation hearing, aid it was the policy of his office icither to ipprove nor oppose pro mt ion for mv defendant. “I would iike to inquire, how >ver,” Fitts aid, “if the court would lave reachet the same decision had he defendart in this case been Juro Rokumoto kstead of Mrs. Pantag !S.” German Dramatist Held A* Murderer BERLIN, Nov, 9—(tF)—Peter Mar in Lampel. German dramatist, was! m-route to » Silesian prison to-' lay charged with murder and him ielf the center of a situation match ng in Interest any his pen has pro luced. Police believed they had solved he eight-year mystery of the death )f Fritz Koehler, soldier of the Black Array.” or Oberland free ;orps. nationalist organization, who disappeared mysteriously while sta tioned at the estate of Baron Von Ftichtofen in Silesia in 1921. States Settle Fuss About Toll Bridge Prices; Build Free Ones - - AUSTIN. Nov. 9—<rP'—Soon it may not cost Texans to motor across the Red river for a visit with their Ok lahoma friends, and vice versa. Acting jointly, the Texas and Ok lahoma highway commissions, have advertised for bids on the construc tion of three bridges to span the stream, the proposals to be opened on November 25. according to an nouncement of Gibb Gilchrist, state highway engineer. The structures would replace toll bridges between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Okla.; Ringgold. Texas, and Terral. Okla., and Gainesville, Tex as. and Marietta, Okla. It is planned to spend about $225. 000 for each bridge, the cost to be borne equally by the states, accord ing to G. G. Wickline, state bridge enginer. The two states have offer ed $100,000 for the Preston toll bridge between Sherman, Texas, and Madiil. Okla. The states have been in contro - » versv with owners of the bridges over the amount of tolls to be charg 'd for a number of months. Assistant Attorney General Rice 7llley will leave next week for Washington, where he will reprsent Texas at the hearing of an applica-1 ! tion for injunction in the District of J oZlimbia suPr'me court fUed by the j Kea river bridge companv seeking SL£fStrV*1 S'vr'tary of War Good S2S !nf,orci!lg an order that it re-. orata,10115 charged from $1 to 501 RUBIO FAVORED TO WIN RACE Election to Choose Successor to Gil Just One Week Away MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9—(>P)—A ' week prior to the presidential elec- i tions, opinion in Mexico remains1 divided as to the outcome, although it is considered a foregone conclu sion that Paucual Ortiz Rubio, Na tional revolutionary party candidate, wiil be found the winner in the fi nal computation of votes. Jose Vasconcelos, anti-reelectionist candidate, remains silent on his plans alter tne winner has been announced. He will spend Sunday ui Guadalajara and, ii his an nounced intentions are carried out. will go on to Hermosiiio, Sonora, where he will spend election day, Nov. 17. General opinion is that no out break of importance will occur in connection with the actual voting, although riots and minor disturb ances are considered a possibility in some sections of the country. Tam pico is lypked upon as the likeliest center oi trouble if there is any. The opinion of the man in the street is that Vasconcelos has the majority of the public in his fa vor. but experienced observers hold that Ortiz Rubio would have per haps better than an even break if all the eligible voters cast their bal lots. Texas Cotton Yield Lowest Since 1921 AUSTIN, Nov. 9—UP>—The pro bable yield of 18 pounds of cotton per acre for Texas is. with the ex ception of 1921, the lowest on rec ord. according to H. H. Schutz, statistican with the United States department of agriculture, who re leased his November report today. STOCK EXCHANGE * * * CLAIMS FORTUNE * * * OF GIRL PIANIST NEW YORK. Nov. 9—<;p)—Her $900,000 inheritance wiped out by the stock market crash. Miss Margaret Shotwell, concert piani st, hopes to earn $50,000 in her profession in order to pay what she owes a broker. Miss Shotwell. who is 22 years old. was known as the cigarette heiress after she received $1,000, 000 from the estate of John Neal, district manager for the R. J. Revnolds Tobacco company. He died in 1923. Part of the fortune was in stock o fthe Reynolds com pany. **I was just one of the suckers.” she said. *1 lost every cent I had in the world, that was $900,000 and I owe 950,000 to my broker besides. MAYOR WRITES REASONS FOR CITY MANAGER City Official Say* In Hi* Opinion Issue of Commissioners Was Not Legal. Mayor A. B. Cole of Browns ville today refused execution of 25 city of Brownsville warrants in the sum of $1,000 each, voted at a city meeting earlier in the week. Mayor Cole said that he re fused execution of the warrants because in his opinion to do so would be illegal. He was pre paring a statement to City Sec retary A. E. Munday informing him of the action and explaining in detail his reasons, but would not comment further on the mat ter. The warrants were issued at a city commission meeting earlier this week by a vote of 3 to 2, Commissioners John Starck, J. A. Cobolini, and B. E. Hinkley voting for the issuance, and May or Cole and Commissioner Arthur Hipp voting against the issue. The warrants were voted to care for obligations incurred by the city. Seek Legislation On Land Titles SAN ANGELO, Tex., Nov. 9~ —The West Texas chamber of com merce has enlisted the aid of the Texas division of the Mid-Con tinent Oil and Gas association in its campaign for remedial legisla tion in regard to land titles. Outlining the chamber s propos ed legislation yesterday in an add ress before the Mid-continent mem bers, W. B. Hamilton of Wichita Falls, president of the West Texas body, declared many portions of the west Texas oil fields were located on excess, or unappropriat ed lands. It would be in the inter ests of the entire state, he said, to remedy the situation at the next legislative session. OFFENSIVE ORDERED AGAINST KUOMINCHUN SHANGHAI. Nov. 9—(JP— Di spatches from Hankow received by i Rengo, Japanese news service, to- ' day stated the nationalists had ordered the launching of a general offensive against the Kuiominchun, or -people's army,” now in revolt in Honan province. Austin Slayer Asks Arrest In Letter AUSTIN, Nov. 9—[JP)—Arrested on the strength of an anonymous let ter which he acknowledged later he had witten to the officers, Orie Gattis was under indictment today for the murder of Jesse D. Canada., shot to death more than a year ago while working in a gravel pit near here. PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL SITE TO BE SELECTED HOUSTON. Nov. 9—{JPh-Site for the new Texas Presbyterian univer sity, to be formed by the consolida tion of Austin college at Sherman. Daniel Baker at Brownwood and Texas Presbyterian college for wo-1 men at Milford, probably will be selected at a meeting of the special synod committee at Austin Thurs day, W. A. Vinson. Houston attor ney, chairman of the committee, declared today. J .. ■■ —M ■ - — Border Town Will Be Made Into New Dog Racing Cen te r Cabaret and Other Properties Included In Deal and Other Projects Along Rio Grande Being Considered (Special to The Herald) MERCEDES, Nov. 9.—Purchase of Rio Rico, including the cabaret. 609 race track, and other properties, by a group of Eastern capitalists was announced today. The deal was handled by Earl Bacon. Harlingen real estate man. act ing as broker. The consideration was not made public. New owners of the properties announced plans for remodeling and im provement of the entire layout, with the Intention of converting it into a first class amusement center, with dog racing as the big feature. Greyhound Racing ^ E. J. O'Hara, operating in Chi-T cago and other points, and who is president of the International Grey hound association, heads the group of men who purchased the proper ties across the Rio Grande from here. D. A. O'Neil, representative of the International Greyhound associa tion, has ben here for several days investigating the properties for Mr. O'Hara and associates, to determine whether it will be operated under auspices of the Greyhound associa tion. His report on his findings was favorable. An indication of the class of dogs | to be raced on the track under the new ownership and management is seen in the fact that a shipment of dogs valued at $50,000 arrived in Harlingen early this week, to be raced on the track. They will win ter quarter in the Valley. Included ia the shipment is a dog named •Cash-U," valued at $10,000. Many Improvements The purchase was made from the Compania Urbanez Abora del Rio Rico, which included several persons on both sides of the Rio Grande as stockholders. The new owners will start im provement work immediately, and will announce the formal opening of big time racing as soon as pos sible. It is understood they still are considering other amusement pro jects along the border in the Val ley. Valley Man Makes Profit In Chickens (Special to The Herald) SAN BENITO. Nov. 9—A return of $34094 net on a flock of ap proximately 200 hens was made in a period of nine months by H. A. Haglcr of the Briggs-Coleman tract County Agent Henry Alsmeyer an- ; nounced here. The Hagler flock is one of the demonstration flocks In the county, others beign owned by Mrs. A. N. ! Tandy, Brown AK.Ie: Frank Schmidt, Los Fresnos: H. L. Ewen, Briggs Coleman; W. S. Newport. Combes; Mrs. Lillian Halpenny. Stuart Place; and Edward Nordman, La Feria. Police Drag River Searching For Body POTTSTOWN, Pa.. Nov. 9— VP)— | Working on the theory Ernest , Watzl. missing Cleveland chemist, ; was the victim of foul play, with robbery as the motive, authorities today planned to drag the S uyl- ! kill river at the spot where his burned automobile was found Thursday in the belief his body was thrown into the water. Bank Robber Gets 25-year Sentence NEWKIRK, Okla , Nov. 9—/VPh Floyd Jarrett, 42. recently released as a suspect in the Lamar. Colo., bank robbery and killings, was convicted by a jury in district ciurt here today of robbery with fire arms in connection with a raid upon the Uncas rtate bank, bank, near here, in 1924. Twenty five years' imprisonment was fix ed as the penalty. j BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FAILS TO THROW LIGHT ON KIDNAPING TIENTSIN. CHINA. Nov. »—OP)— A second letter received today from Aaron Brenner. Kidnapped New York furrier, said “for God’s sflke pay out this ransom.” Shortly afterwards telephonic co-' mmunication which Brenner’s bro ther had been maintaining inter mittently with those who purpoted to be his abductors ceased. It was believed the kidnappers had become alarmed and were desperate Previouslv they had reduced their ransom demand from the 1500.000 Mexican which had been asked at first. Police and American consular i — authorities said at noon they had examined the beautiful Russian blonde who had been In Brenner's company prior to his disappearance but she had thrown no light on the identity or whereabouts of the kid napers. Police held to their belief the ab ductors were a band of Caucasians recently come here from Harbin. Manchuria. Brenner's first letter yesterday, addressed to his brother, said he had been warned he would be killed Immediately If Information of his plight was given to the polka! or newspapers. The abduction occurred Thursday. TELLS OF PARTY Senator Smith W Brookhart of Iowa, tells senate of "Wall Street booze parties'* in capital. STATEMENT MAY CLEAR MOO ( Woman Say» Brother Con fessed to Preparedness Day Bombing BELLA IRE. Ohio, Nor. 9—. Jt— A statement by Mrs. Oeorft Mon roe, resident o fthe mining section near here, claiming her dead bro ther was responsible for the 1816 preparedness day bombing in San Francisco instead of Tom Mooney was before authorities today. Mrs. Monjpe said Lewis Smith, her brother, in a deathbed state ment in Cleveland seven years ago. con lessen it was he who plained the bomb which took the lives of ten persons marching in the Sait Fran cisco parade. Her declaration cor roborated a letter from Frank O. Stevens, inmate of the Dayton. Ohio. National military home, to Senator Thomas D. Sc hall of Min nesota. Mooney, now 46. is serving a Ufa sentence 1 na California prison. i WEATHER j s___J For Brownsville and the Valley: Cloudy and unsettled with occasi onal rains tonight and probably Sunday; somewhat colder. For East Texas: Cloudy and in settled with rain tonight and proto- , ably in east portion. Sunday. Light to fresh southeast winds on i the coast, possibly shifting to north* erly on the west coast tonight. RIVER FORECAST There will 'be no material change i in the river during the next 24 to i 48 hours. Eagle Pass .16 XT -0.1 J* Laredo .2T -14 -8.1 M Riogrande .21 51 -8.1 .11 Mission ...*....22 58 -83 J8 San Benito .28 108 -8.1 46 Brownsville ....18 58 0 0 J* « 1 TIDE TABLE High and low tide it Point Isabel m tomorrow, under normal metereo logical conditions: High .. •••***••**•*•*** .12 32 a nt —, Low .... 4 18 p at MMCELLANEOCS DATA Sunset today ......i f* Sunrise tomorrow .6 41 #