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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 157 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1929 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY A COPf !
IN OUR]
VALLEYj
»-By CHARLES HAU«J>
BOUT the next celebration which
the Valley people will enjoy will
be the birthday observance by
Weslaco on next Tuesday.
Made a little trip up to Weslaco
the other day, and from all that can j
be gathered the people there are
planning to put the big pot in the
little pot. and let the hide go with
the tallow, when It comes to cele
brating. One man expressed it by
aaying that there would be no halt
in the affairs. That the fun would
wlart at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning
and would end at 6 o'clock Wednes
day morning. Sort of a “round the
clock” affair, it seem?. One feature
will be special recognition of the1
pioneer settlers. Weslaco will be ten
years old on that day.
Ed Couch, banker, is generally'
looked upon as the founder of Wes
laco. He was there and assisted in
deciding upon the name which is a
contraction of the W. E. Stewart
Land Company.
Mr. Couch is a very modest man
we find. While not our pleasure to;
meet him. we started searching for
his picture. There was none at either;
of the newspaper offices, nor none
at the bank. That might be looked
\ upon as something new under the
I BUIl.
• • •
FESIDENT-ELECT Ortiz Rubio
paid BrownsviHe a visit jester-1
day.
There is one thing that can be j
said for the incoming high official.
Being elected to the highest office
of a great republic certainly has not
given him the big head. He received
everybody with a glad handshake,
or embrace, according to the custom
of the nation from which each hail
ed. He tried to do everything he
could for the newspaper men. And
Mrs. Rubio and her party did not
object a bit to leaving the car at
that early hour and having their
pictures taken.
It was just a Jolly good party and
democratic as an old shoe. Newspa
per men have often noticed that the
bigger u man and the bigger office
he holds, the greater understanding
he has of people and the more con
siderate he is of emissaries of the
public.
• • •
THERE is one thing that the Eagles
have done in Brownsville this
year. They have started every
body studying football like it has
never been studied here before.
Over at the Rotary club yesterday
the second class of the past two
♦ reeks was held. Harry Nunn led the
round table discussion and many
were the finer points of the game on
which further light was throwm.
Saturday the Eagles go up against
a team at Houston, which will be
just about as hard a nut to crack
as they will run against. Port Arthur
has an experienced bunch of good
men. They played Abilene last year
for the championship and it is said
practically the same bunch is back
in football harness this year. Now
you can see wliat Brownsville and
the Eagles arc up against.
On Thursday night at 8:15
the team will leave for Houston over
the S. P. Brownsville fans can offer
much cheer and spirit to the oc
casion by getting down there and
giving them a rip-roaring send-off.
• • •
IP you haven’t got those Christmas
presents by now you may find
them hard to find. The best sel
ections arc made early.
* * •
WHILE it may not be the accus
tomed manner in which to go
after advertising, the R. B. Crea
gcr case agtnst Colliers magazine is
putting the Rio Grande Valley be-j
fore the public in reams of printers'
ink. which it has probably never
enjoyed before.
The national angle of the alleged
accusations in Collier's of course is
chiefly responsible for that. But
news services and news papers have
been clamoring for light on the mat
ter in frequent request for “copy”. I
It has been the lot of this writer
to send three articles two of which
carried not only photographs of Mr.
Creager but a selected picture of a
valley scene, before development
came and a comparison with a good
orchard. One of these services, alone
serves thousands of newspapers In
tiie United States, and the other
claims 2.400 newspaper clients. So
an idea of what may be done by
those fruit pictures can be imagined.
+ • •
SPEAKING of Christmas, the con
ductor of this plea wishes to of
\fer a suggestion of a little
whicnlJgUl make It very much hap
pier for illany.
If you haifc a few extra nickels to
spend, look about you and find a
family, which Santa Claus is going
to over look. ThAn play Santa Claus
yourself. Go down Christmas eve
night, with a few goodies and a few
toys. Tell the mother, or the father
• *iv you are there. They will let
you in and you can place the pres
ents for each child. And when they
V \ke up in the morning Santa Claus
>9 have come in a truer version,
probably than any other way.
One of the most highly prized;
Jotters ever received by a certain;
mar. in Dallas is a letter from a red
headed youngster, who found out
who had played Santa Claus to him,
and he wrote an eight-year-old let
ter of thanks. That was fourteen
years ago. Incidentally we have since
learned that that youngster is not!
doing so bad in business life.
• • •
AND do not forget that Santa!
Claus is going to drop in on
Brownsville on December 14 to
pay the kiddies a visit.
Good Business Insures
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.
TWO FINES OF S60.000 IMPOSED
««•«••»•» • • • • • <
Hidalgo Politics Probe Foreseen
THIRD LIBEL
PAPER ISSUED
BYCREAGER
“Collector” Of Collier#
Ha# Citation Served
At Leaving Time
Persistently continuing strenuous
efforts to get the P. F. Colliers and
Son Publishing company into court,
plaintiff counsel in the R. B. Crea
ger-Colliers $1,000,000 libel suit had
a third citation served upon F. C.
Spaulding Wednesday evening as
he was making preparations to leave
the Valley.
This citation designated Spaulding
as “agent of the P. F. Collier and
Son Distributing corporation, which
is agent of the P. F. Collier and
Son Publishing company."
Squash Motion Considered
Meanwhile. Judge J. C. Hutcheson
Jr., had under advisement a mo
tion to quash a previous citation up
on Spaulding which was served in
Houston. The distributing corpor
ation has filed its original answer
ing petition in the suit, but the
publishing company has sought all
citations served upon it. The first
was served in Dallas and it was
quashed by Judge Hutcheson Jr. The
second is now under advisement.
The defense counsel expected to
rile motion to quash the last cita
tion served Wednesday, but had not
done so up until noon Thursady.
Other Services Pending
Spaulding was packing his per
sonal effects preparatory to return
ing home when the third citation
was handed to him. It is also under
stood that the plaintiff is seeking to
perfect service through other chan
nels also.
As the case now stands, only the
distributing corporation is in court.
Judgement against this concern
would mean nothing, according to
Creager s attorneys. The publishing
company is the real defendant, they
state, and it is not in court yet.
Officers Trail Two
Of Five Fugitives
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG, Dec. 5—Apprehen
sion of two of the five prisoners
who escaped jaii here Wednesday
was expected momentarily today,
as Hidalgo county officers closed in
on strong clues, No trace lias been
found of the other three fugitives,
according to J. M. Jetton, jailer.
Details of the break have not yet
been ascertained, authorities being
unable to explain how the prison
ers made a hole in the wail under
neath a cell window on the second
floor of the jail. They lowered
themselves to the ground by means
of a rope blanket. A small skillet
was the only evidence left behind
them which could have been used,
in effecting thier escape.
No Action Taken
By Lynching Jury
EASTLAND, Dec. 5—<T—The dis
trict grand jury to which a special
grand jury gave its voluminous evi
dence in the lynching of Marshall
Ratliff, bank bandit, recessed yes
terday without taking action in the
Ratliff case. The jury is subject to
call.
Minister Named
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5—<-P)—The
Name of Matthew E. Hanna of Ohio
to be American minister to Nicara
gua was sent to the senata today
along with the names of six others
selected for diplomatic posts in the
western hemisphere.
Holiday Bargain
MIDLAND. Dec. 5—</P)~-The Mid
land county court house was sold to
day to Earnest Woods for $1. Woods
will raze the old structure to make
room for a $295,000 building.
f FIRST VIEW OF COUNTRY DEVASTATED BY VOLCANO 1
Here is the first view of the devastated area in O uatemala caused by the recent eruption of Santa Ma
ria volcano. Intense heat and lava have prevented c ameramen from penetrating the stricken territory un
til now. The eruption transformed the country above from thick green growth and prosperous coffee
plantations into waste lands traversed by a river of lava, boiling water and mud.
GARNER RAPPED
IN KIRBY TALK
Houston Millionaire Hits 2
Representatives On
Tariff
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 5—UP)—
Charges against the southern tariff
association of “lobbying" in Wash
ington were defended today by John
H. Kirby, its president, in a speech
before the association's state pre
sidents in convention here.
Mr. Kirby saM headquarters were
established in Washington “mere
ly for the purpose of being in
closer touch with tariff making.”
and “there was no button-holing of
members of our staff.”
He assailed congressman Gamer
of Texas and Senator Caraway of
Arkansas as being inimical to the
best interests of the south in tariff
making.
Both. Mr. Kirby declared, "de
manded protection for industries in
which thev were respectively and
personally interested, but stopped
tnere. The rest of the industries of
the South failed to find a friend in
either.”
"Garner has a goat i»rm. mi.
Kirbv said. "He got protection on
goafs hair. Caraway interested
particularly in rice. But he didn’t
seem to see that other interests of
the south had an equal claim with
rice to protection from foreign com
petition.” _____
Injured Edinburg
Man Is Recovering
E. L. Hogan, of Edinburg, who in
jured his leg Tuesday night and
was taken to the Medical Arts
Hospital in Edinburg, is reported
as satisfactorily improved today.
Mr. Hogan was seriously injured
three months ago in an automobile
accident, and was sf’l walking on
crutches when he slipped and fell
while visiting at the home of a
friend. . ,
He is connected with Brumley’s,
Inc. and makes his home in Edin
burg. Mr. Hogan is an ex-army
man. and is an enthusiastic polo
player.
Bond Is Made In
Alleged Hijacker
Bonds for Manuel Brindel and
Jesus Yzaguirre in the alleged hold
up of Pvt. Jefferson Chance Satur
day night have been set at $250 and
$1,500 respectively.
Geo. Fincher, held In the same
case, has been bound over to the
grand Jury in $2,500 bond. Brirdel
is the only one expected to maae
the bond.
The preliminary hearing for the
three men was held before Justice
of the Peace B. L. Cain Tuesday.
Rubio Tells Houston People
Trip Held Good Will Mission
HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. 8—W—
Taking time out from his mission
of health to present what he hopes
will be a new conception of his
homeland to Its northern neighbor,
the United States. Pascual Ortiz
Rubio. President-elect of Mexico,
rested here today before resuming
his Journey to the health resort at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Although emphatically stating lie
came here solely in the hppe of
recuperating after his strenuous
campaign. Rubio admitted "Affairs
of state" might interrupt his rest.
He talked freely of Mexico, its
present condition and his hopes for
its future.
The candidate of the Mexican
Revolutionary party, who polled the
largest vote ever accorded a presid
ential candidate in the Republic,
pictured Mexico, not as a nation
torn by internal wars, but as a
Republic on the eve of a great com
mercy.l renaissance.
He predicted the nation was en
tering on an unprecedented era of
commercial expansion which he de
clared would bring about "& more
solidified national consciousness and
do much to weld the country into
a compact progressive nation.”
He deplored revolutions which
“always cause damage to a coun
try.” but refused to dwell on the
subject, preferring to return to
view of the future.
The President-elect and his party
were met informally on their ar
rival. With Rubio were his wife
and children, young Pascual, 8;
Ofelia, 8, and Eugenia. 5, besides
his sister-in-law and nephew. Gen
eral Perez Trevino, head of Rubio's
party. Senora Trevino, his secret
ary, secret service men. and Luis
Quintanilla, secretary of the Mex
ican embassy at Washington com
plete the party.
After a banquet in his honor to
day the President-elect will proceed
to Hot Springs.
First Airplane
Chicks Shipped
* To Mexico City
Airlines begin to play & part
in the life of the lowly hen. Re
cently the first chicks were ship
ped into Mexico by atr. The
chickens, hatched by the Ca
meron county chlckeries. lo
cated at La Feria. were a trial
shipment. R. C. Chappel, man
ager of the hatcheries, hopes to
develop an extensive market for
baby chickens in the southern
republic, as the rapid air service
makes it possible to ship this ex
tremely perishable type of
freight.
AUTO LICENSE
DATE EXTENDED
State To Realize About 13
Millions Less Than
Last Year
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. Dec. 5—The State will
make what appears to be a Christ
mas present to the car owners of
every county in i.’exas this season.
In counties of average size such
as Potter. Taylor. Tom Green and
Travis, this will amount to $100,000
or more. So far as the Christmas
rushed, installment-paying indivi
dual is concerned, it will amount
to an actual gift by relinquishment
of several hard-earned dollars.
Automobile license fees will be
cut almost half for 1930.
And to make it still easier, the
time for paying them is extended
to midnight of Feb. 1, 1930.
Most counties are permitting car
owners to pay registration fees dur
ing December, as a matter of con
venience.
Counties will get the first $50,000
of money taken in, and half of all
the rest. This will mean that large
counties will ge". less than In the
past; average small counties to get
the same as last year, and all the
small counties to get more money
than ever before from registration
fees.
The state as a whole will take in
about $13,000,000 less than for this
year on registration fees.
$92,000 Still Due
T. U. From Estate
AUSTIN, Dec. 5—<4»>— Adminis
trators of the J. W. McDonald es
tate have paid the University of
Texas $709,859, leaving $92,000 still
due, in carrying out provisions of
McDonald's will, which directed
that his money go to the University
for an astronomical observatory.
Heirs of McDonald contested the
will, and the case was in the courts
for about 3 years.
J. W. Calhoun, comptroller at the
University, announced today the
institution had received $200,000 in
cash, real estate valued at $40,382,
securities amounting to $380,350,
and notes aggregating $89,126. Of
the $92,000 still due the University,
half is in the First National Bank
of Clarksville and half in the First
National Bank of Paris.
Chinese Government
Troops Oust Rebels
CANTON, Dec. 5—— Kwang
tung provincial military headquar
ters here issued a statement today
saying the government forces won
the initial encounter with insurgent
forces which have been advancing
toward the city from the interior.
The announcement said the bat
tle took place northwest of Canton
when the rebels attempted to cross
the North River 30 miles l orn the
city.
Government forces, said the an
nouncement. inflicted sharp dam
age. causing the rebels to retreat.
One government gunboat particip
ated in the fighting, and Its com
mander was killed by a stray in
surgent bullet.
KIWAN1ANS FOR
CLUB COUNCIL
Organization Will Join With
Other Groups On Civic
Projects
Concerted action of Browtisville
luncheon clubs on civic projects was
urged by Bascom Cox. assistant
county attorney, in his talk before
members of the Kiwanis club at the
regular luncheon Thursday at El
Jardin hotel, on the proposed "In
ter-club Council.’
Closer contact of the three clubs
of the city, the Lions, the Rotary,
and Kiwanis. would be created by
! such a council. Cox stated, in fur
therance of which committees of
three members each have already
been appointed by Lions and the
notary ciuo.
Upon Cox's recommendation that
the Kiwanis club take immediate
action hi the matter, president
Travis Jennings announced his in
tention to cooperate by having his
committee of three ready to func
tion at the next meeting of the
club.
Much-needed city projects, such
as street marking, housing the camp
museum, a port for Brownsville,
and the Boca Chica road were
named by Cox as the immediate
matters upon which an intcrclub
council could go to work.
R. Martinez, accompanied by J.
Correas, sang several songs, and
Manuel Cisneros was awarded the
attendance prize. Robin Pate pre
sented president-elect Sam Perl
with a bank account opening in
honor of the new baby daughter in
the Perl family.
Jennings urged all members of
the Kiwanis club to support the
Brownsville Eagles by seeing them
off at the train tonight for the
football game In Houston.
Henry Alsmeycr, county agent,
was also a speaker on the program
commenting on the poultry enthu
siasm which has been aroused in
and around Brownsville during the
past year. Flocks are increasing
rapidly In size, he said, and he pro
posed a marketing association to
forward the industry.
TRlALOPENS
Muskrat Farmer Telia Of
Slaying Brothers
VICTORIA, Tex., Dec. S—UP)—A
complete jury was in the box todaj
at the trial of P, P. Robldoux. 57
year-old muskrat farmer and fish
erman. for the slaying of one ol
two brothers he confessed to kill
ing.
Completion of the Jury followed
a ruling of the court yesterday that
defense attorneys could not ques
tion veniremen as to whether the?
would be influenced against Rob
ldoux’ self defense plea by the fact
that ht threw the bodies of Willetl
and James Moore Into the Guada
lupe river after he shot and slug
ged them.
Robidoux is on trial for Willetl
Moore's slaying.
The state’s attorney made public
for the first time, the detailed state
ment made by the elderly man Ir
which he told how he killed the tw<
brothers, both of whom were mud
younger and stronger than he.
District Irrigation
Dredging Is Opened
Dredging on the irrigation systerr
for the Barreda Tract began Wed
nesday. The tract, which is desig
nated as Cameron county water im
provement district No. 8. comprise:
about 10,000 acres. Water is to b*
taken from the river about nin<
miles northwest of Brownsville.
Work is expected to be completed
in about a year. -Toe Ballenger ol
San Benito, holdh the contract
Canals are to be concrete-lined, ant
other structures are to be of th<
“lost up-to-date type.
VISIT OF U.S.
A' ORNEY IS
I NOUNCED
Current Rumor Holds
Investigation Is
Trip Cause
The possibility of a federal In
vestigation of some kind m the Val
ley. was seen here Thursday wnen
a telegram was received from Los
Angeles stating that Special Assist
ant to U. 8. Atty. Gen. Horowitz
would arrive Friday morning.
Current rumors had it that the
high ranking barrister would make
a probe of the political situation In
Hidalgo county. However this
could not be ascertained. Court at
taches stated that Assistant Hor
owitz probably had Instructions to
go Into some matter pertaining co
the Valley.
“No Indication as to the nature
of Assistant Horowitz* visit has been
given out.” Carlos Watson, local
assistant (7. S. attorney stated.
McMANUS FREE
Judge Dismiaaea Case In
Rothstein Murder
NEW YORK. Dec. 5—^—Judge
Charles N. Nott. Jr., today dismis
sed the case of George A. McManus,
charged with the murder of Arnold
Rothstein.
Under the verdict, McManus can
never be brought to trial again on
the charge he shot to death his
gambler associate a year ago last
November 4.
Dennett Urges Early
Christmas Mailing
With only 16 shopping days re
maining before Christmas, post
master G. W. Dennett urges that
everyone planning to send either
packages or cards “do their Christ
mas shopping early."
“I believe that we will have a far
heavier load of Christmas mail this
season than last, and to take some
of the burden of the holiday sea
son off the clerks, and to avoid
disappointment and insure prompt
| delivery. I hope that people will be
gin getting their packages in as
soon as possible.’’
Dennett reminds them that pre
sents can be labeled “Don't Open
Before Christmas.” and put in the
postoffice two weeks or ten days
earlier.
There will be no delivers' of mail
on Christmas day.
Mail Pilot s Body
Found In Wreckage
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 5—(/ft
—The body of pilot Thomas P. Nel
son and his air mail plane, badly
shattered, were found this after
noon bv a rabbit hunter near Chag
rin Falls. 35 miles southeast i»f
here, Nelson met death early Mon
day while flying the air mail from
Beilefonte. Pa., to Cleveland, in a
blinding snow storm.
Missing Southland
Bank Head Sought
LUBBOCK. Dec. 5—(/Pi—Author
ities today conducted a widespread
search for J. H. Pope, president of
the privately operated Southland
bank, at Southland, near here, who
has not been heard from since Mon
day. His wife feared he met with
foul plav. Information obtained by
the Lubbock Avalanche indicated
affairs of "he bank were in order.
Post Band To Give
Thursday Concert
The 12th Cavalry Band, under
the direction of Charles F. Wad
dtngton, will give a concert at the
post Thursday afternoon commenc
ing at 4:00 o'clock. *
. COLLEGIATE *
Mias Phyllis Van Klmmell. hailed
as one of the most typically col
legiate co-eds at the University of
Oregon, has scored a real hit as
one of the stars In a university
feature movie at Eugene. She plays
the part of a light-headed and
light-hearted freshman.
LANE PRAISES
BORDER PEACE
—
''Almost perfect international re
lations between Brownsville and
Matamoros’ were subject of favor
able comment by Arthur Bliss Lane.;
head of the division of Mexican af
fairs in a conversation with C. C
Richardson, secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
“Brownsville has the best record
of any city on the Mexican bor
der in this regard,’’ Lane declared.
"Within the past five years we have
not had a record of any friction or
unpleasantness between the two
“cities.”
Lane’s department keeps com
check on conditions all along the
border, especially with regard to
any friction in international re
lationships which may arise.
He visited Brownsville Wednes
day to welcome president-elect
Ortiz Rubio on his entrance to
United States.
Mexican Official
Leaves By Airplane
Gonzalo Robles, of the depart
ment of agriculture of the Mexican
government, and a member of the
international water commission, left
from Brownsville by plane Thurs
day morning for Mexico City. He
came over from Laredo, where lie
has been attending to business.
John Lloyd, Associated Press re
presentative from Mexico City, was
also a passenger on the southbound
plane Thursday.
Many Reservations
Made On Special
About 150 reservations on the
Eagle booster special over the
Missouri Pacific have already been
sold, according to W. R. Kiekel,
passenger agent. The American
Legion bugle and drum corps is
to go up on this train to be at the
game Saturday. A special pullman
for women Is being run.
The Southern Pacific, which is
also offering a special rate but will
not have a special train, has 50 re
servations already taken.
Spanish King and Queen Set
Precedent of Visit to Pope
, ROME, Dec. 5—King Victor
Emanuel and Queen Helena paid
their long awaited visit to Pope
Pius XI this morning. In so doing,
they made history, since they were
the first Sovereigns of Italy to en
ter the Vatican, which only recent
ly ceased to be a place of self-im
posed imprisonment for the Pon
tiffs.
The King and Queen Journeyed
to Vatican City, newest political
entity in Europe, with an imposing
retinue of courtiers, minister* of
I foreign affairs Dino Grand!, and
• Count De Vecchi, Italian imbas
. sador to the Holy See.
I Their majesties and his Holiness
i met in the Vitican throne room.
They were alone there, doors were
closed and guarded, and what they
said was not disclosed.
But their conversation, whatever
it was, marked the tacit approval
of both to treaties which made it
possible, those signed at the Laler
an palace last February 11, ending
the 60-year-old so-called ‘ Roman
Question.'*
Hundreds of thousands of Rom
ans and Italians from all parts of
the country saw the royal propres
through Rome in closed automobil
es. There was smne disappointment
that the visit was not made in car
riages of state as had been plan
ned. The automobiles were accom
panied only by an escort of cyclist
police. The imposing military dis
play usual to royal professions was
absent.
GUILTY PLEAS
BRING HEAVY
HANDOFLAW
Company Get* $45,000
And Individual
Jail Term
Two turn, one of $45,000 and the
other of $15,000, featured the Wed
nesday session of the federal dis
trict court. A number of suspended
sentences In liquor cases were placed
into effect by Judge J. C. Hutcheson.
Jr.
Jill Bros. Inc., of New York, plead
ed guilty of violating interstate com
merce commission rulings in under
billing produce shipped from the
Valley. After corroborative evidence
to the plea was presented by the U.
S. attorneys, the concern was fined
$45,000.
Fined and Sentenced
Joseph F. Byrnes, a former em
ploye of Jill Bros., charged with a
similar offense, was sentenced to
the Leavenworth penitentiary for a
year and a day. This term was sus
pended for five years on the condi
tion that he pc* a fine of $15,000
within one year. The sentence also
carried a provision for good behav
ior.
These fines are among the stlffest
ever doled out In the Brownsville
division of the federal district court.
Interstate Commerce commission
men tfave been watching product
shipments from the Valley closely
for some time.
Both of the above cases came up
in the May term of court but were
continued to the present session
Both parties pleaded guilty when
hailed before Judge Hutcheson Wed
nesday.
Many Other Caaes
Manuel Alcazar, alia* Jesus Garza
was sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years on charges of liquor
law violation.
W. E. Brokette alias Brockton,
was given a year and a day term In
the penitentiary, but the sentence
was suspended. He was arrested on
liquor charges at Point Isabel with
Margaret Biddle by customs inspec
tors. Both were brought back on
fugitive warrants, Brockton te from
Little Rock. Ark., and the woman
from Houston. The girl was sent
enced to 46 days in Jail.
A year and a day suspended pen
terms In liquor cases were given the
following: Brockette, Merced Cantu,
Eduardo Duarts, Antonio Trevino,
Robt. Bagley. Antonio Rodriguez.
Eleuterio Ruiz and Arturo Buiture
iro. Jose de la Cruz drew a two year
suspended term.
34 Cases Handled
Approximately 34 cases were hand
led Wednesday. The bulk of the
business to come before the court
concerned liquor and immigration.
Small jail sentences and lines were
assessed m most of the liquor cases.
Deportation was recommended in
almost every Immigration case.
The trial of six Mercedes men for
the stwoting of A. C. Graf, federal
Exhibition agent, was expected to
e begun Thursday afternoon or
Friday.
The judge was not expected to re
turn his decision on the motion to
quash citation upon the P. F. Col
liers and Son company before Mon
day, counsel on both sides of the
Creagcr H .000.000 libel suit indicated.
Corsicana Declines
To Meet Valley Team
CORSICANA, Dec. 6.—(AV-The
Corsicana high school football
team has declined an invitation to
play the Rio Grande all-star foot
ball team January 1 in the "Tour
nament of Grapefruit.'* Interfer
ence with basketball training was
given as the reason.
i THE WEATHER j
v i —. — ■ — — ■ —— *
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair and warmer tonight; Friday
lair or partly cloudy. Ltght to varia
ble winds on the west coast becom
ing southemly.
For East Texas: Fair and wanner
tonight; Friday increasing cloud
iness. Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
In the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chug Rain
Eagle Pass .16 2 5 0.0 .00
Laredo.27 -0.6 0 0 00
Rio Grande.21 4.3 0.0 .00
Mission .22 4.5 -0.2 .00
San Benito .23 9.4 40 4 .00
Brownsville .18 4.0 40.2 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point babel
tomorrow, under normal meterolo
rical conditions:
High ..10.54 p m.
Low. 1:20 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .
Sunrise tomorrow . 7:05
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