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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR NO. 195 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1930 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY,
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SUFFER DRY
LAW ASKED
OF CONGRESS
Hoover’s Commission
Suggests Quick
Action
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 —<&—
Reserving judgment on its ultimate
prohibition conclusions, the law
enforcement commission—in a pre
liminary report sent to congress to
day—recommended that the nation
al prohibition law be immediately
strengthened in the Interest ol pro
moting observance of and respect
for all law.
"If on no other grounds than to
give the law a fair trial." the com
mission said, "there are obvious and
uncontroverted difficult’ ■*, pointed
pointed out by experience, which
may, and, as we think, should be
met so as to make enforcement
more effective."
These difficulties were declared
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Reorganization of the fed
eral court structure so as to give
! relief from congestion.
2. Concentration of responsi
bility in detection and prosecu
tion of prohibition violations.
3. Consolidation of the various
agencies engaged in prevention
of smuggling of liquor, narcotics.
!; other merchandise and aliens
1 over our frontiers.
4. Provision of adequate court
and prosecuting officials.
5. Expansion of federal prisons
and reorganization of parole and
other practices.
6. Specific legislition for the
District of Columbia. !
bv the Hoover commission to be:
Division of enforcement between
the Treasury and Justice depart
ments. , . ,
Disordered condition of federal
legislation involved In enforcement.
Possibilities of defeating padlock
Injunctions by means of concealing
ownership of property used for
manufacture and sale of illicit
liquor.
•These figures speak for them
selves
Further Study Needed
"To adjust the machinery of fed
eral administration, as it has grown
up for other purposes, to this hug*
problem of enforcement of prohibi
tion is not easy, and will require
much further study. Unification,
centralization of responsibility, and
means of ensuring cooperation be
tween federal and state agencies, as
things to which we must come, quite
apart from the exigencies of en
forcement of prohibition, but which
can not be achieved overnight.”
Replying to those who have as
sailed if lor a failure to hold pub
lic hearings on the prohibition ques
tion. the commission reported to
President Hoover that It conceived
it "to be more useful to make a
careful study of the whole question,
securing information from the res
ponsible officers of government and
from printed reports, as well as
from hearings before committees of
congress, before embarking upon
public hearings.”
Summing up its four recommend
ations for legislative enactment®, the
commission said:
• We think they could not in anv
frtse interfere with any ultimate pro- ;
gram which we may have to rec- 1
femmend. and would in the mean
time advance observance of the law.' j
Congestion Biamea
Congestion of petty prosecutions
in the federal court* leading to
wholesale disposition of accumu
lated cases under circumstances
impairing the dignity of and in
juring respect for those tribunals.
"Without prejudice to any ulti
mate conclusions.” the report said,
"we think that in the interest of
promoting observance of and res
pect for law. the national prohibi
tion law may well be strengthened
and it* effectiveness increased in
these important particulars.”
As to observance, the commission
declared that "it is wholly impos
sible to set off observance of the
prohibition act fi'om the large
question of the views and habits
of the American people with res
pect to private Judgment as to
statutes and regulations affecting
their conduct.”
"We must not forget the many I
historical examples of large-scale
public disregard of la1 s in our
past.” the report said, adding that
• we must bear in n fnd the Pur
itah’s objection to administration,
the whig tradition of a ‘right of
revolution.* the conception of na
tural rights, classical in our pol
icy the democratic tradition of
individual participation in sover- ,
ignty.”
SO,000 Arrested
Asserting that as to enforcement
there were no reliable figures to
show the i of the problem, the .
commission said the reported ar
rests in the last fiscal year of up
wards of eighty thousand persons
from every party of continental
United State. "indicates a stagger- j
ing number of what might be call- 1
ed focal points of infection.”
Attention was directed that there
also were 18.”00 miles of boundary
and shore lines for the United Sta
tes “at every point of which in
fection is possible.”
The number of /smuggling roads
from Canada is reported as at least
i000. It was added.
>“To deal with an enforcement
reblem of this size and spread,”
(Continued on page seven)
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INDICTED
Rep. Stanley H. Kuntz of the
eighth Illinois district, was Indicted
by Ciiicago grand jury on charge of
conspiracy to sell a police job.
Two Arrested After
Car Smashes Buggy
Mrs. Elodia L. Blanco of the Ca
vazos ranch was in the Mercy hos
pital Monday suffering from an in
jured hip and two Raymondvllle
men were in Jail awaiting trial as
the result of an automobile-buggy
crash on the Military highway Sun
day
No charges had been made against
the men Monday morning, but were
expected to be filed later in the day.
According to officers, the auto
mobile was traveling west at a high
speed when it crashed into the bug
gy occupied by ".he woman and her
husband. Francisco Blanco. The
horse-drawn vehicle was almost to
tally wrecked.
R G. Delaney, deputy sheriff,
made the arrests.
Third Death Nears
HOUSTON. Jan. 13—(/P>— Two
victims of an estrangement between
husband and wife were dead here
today, w’hile another was in a crl
ticaj condition at a hospital.
Glen Turner. 40. and his daugh
ter Edni. 12. died last night, and a
son Archer. 9, was believed near
death.
Turner Friday afternoon went to
school for the children, took them
to the home of his wife, from whom
he was separated, and there shot
them and himself.
NEW SCHOOL I
SEMESTER
OPENSTODAY
Enrollment Increase
Is Predicted By
Principal
The second semester of the
Brownsville school system begins
today. Superintendent G. W. Gotke
announces, with a slight Increase
in enrollment expected.
There were 3.400 students in all
units last semester, the superin
tendent said. This is an increase of
350 over the same period last year.
Transfers Hike Number
The Increased enrollment will be
from transfers only, Gotke explain
ed, for no beginners are accepted at
this time. There are several stu
dents in Brownsville who have
moved from other cities and who
will enter classes tomorrow after
enrolling today.
The high school and junior high
school curricula are being formed
throughout the day for the second
semester. Classes will be again in
full swing tomorrow.
No Brea .
The semester begins today for
i the elementary schools with no day
! set aside for adjustment.
Semester examinations for the
junior college open today and con
tinue during the remainder of the
i week.
The customary' change of class
programs is being made at the
beginning of the new term, the
superintendent said, but no new
• teachers are being added.
Matamoros Man Is
Charged With Theft
Francisco Perez of Matamoros was
placed In the city jail Monday morn
ing on charges of shop lifting.
He was arrested at the J. J Fer
nandez store where clerks charge
he attempted to steal two pair of
trousers. They say he stuffed the
trousers up behind his coat while
he attracted the clerks attention
to other matters.
Air Fatalities Climb
AMARILLO. Jan. 13—<4V-'The 1
list of fatalities from airplane acci
dents during the last week today
stood at ten with the deaths yes
terday of Emmett Myers. 27, pilot, j
and L. P. Wheeler. 34. killed when
Myera’ cabin monoplane plunged
1 into a field after a 3,000 foot drop.
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Over 21 Millions
In Bank Deposits
Re-auditing of Brownsville Herald figures in order to show thirty-five
banks today Instead of thirty-four show Valley deposits of $21 497,418.06,
instead of some nineteen million dollars in deposits. Of this Browns
ville banks show deposits of $7,677,945.63.
Tiiis is only a slight drop compared to the previous report of October
4 1929.
Deposits Resources
Cameron county . $11,932,904.31 $15,145,202.92
Willacy county . 792,690.77 1,013,738.77
Starr county . 486,626.50 613,491.65
Hidalgo county .. 8.285,196.48 10,118.370.56
Totals .$21 497.418 806 $26,890,803.90
The report by banks follows:
BROWNSVILLE—
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co. $ 67.858.04 $ 368.971 59
Merchants National Bank. 3.224.901.39 4.212,475.35
Texas Bank 6c Trust Co. 626,394.56 778,042.86
State National Bank . 1,836.480.64 2,314.406.80
First National Bank . 1,922.311.00 2,675,858.63
Totals . $ 7,677.945.83 $10,376,755.23
RAYMONDVILLE—
Ravmcndville Trust Co. NONE $ 75.292.26
Raymondville State Bank. 449900.97 518.099.66
First National Bank . 240,518.15 299,048 40
WESLACO
First National Bank . 218.470 96 316.929.44
Security State Bank . 489,27238 549,780.15
LA FERIA_
First National Bank . 731394 29 825,022.59
RIO HONDO—
Arrovo State Bank . 92,167.60 117,287.13
MISSION—
First State Bank 6c Trust Co.. 625,954.92 729.699.74
First National Bank . 601.300.56 700,389 00
SAN BENITO—
Farmers State Bank . 1.032335.31 1.131.381.39
San Benito Bank 6c Trust Co. 666 683.18 759,931.48
ALAMO—
First State Bank . 228.271.31 269 354.41
HARLINGEN—
Valley State Bank . 1.076.991.45 1.198,776.47
First National Bank . 606,667.35 659.309.02 i
MERCEDES—
Hidalgo Bank & Trust Co. 893.623.50 1,024,480 94
First National Bai\k ... 720,663 79 1.036,174.61
PHARR
First National Bank . 403.963.38 487.222 95
DONNA—
Citizens State Bank . 356,896.62 421,896.62
SAN JUAN— v
Security State Bank .. 314,728.07 557,425.18
MCALLEN—
State Bank & Trust Co. 686.37956 750.606.80
First National Bank . 629.453.66 706,674.43
EDCOUCR—
Delta State Bank . 61521 11 94.293 95
EDINBURG—
First National Bank . . 284.21957 345.475.15
Capitol State Bank . 151582.45 211.282.45
Edinburg State Bank & Trust Co. 1.530.019 29 1,792,119.79
ELSA—
Canal Banking Co. 89,474 95 124.564.95
RIO GRANDE CITY—
First National Bank . 137.25354 191.323.52
First State Bank & Trust Co. 349 572.56 422.168.13
LYFORD—
First State Bank . 102.271 65 121.298 45
LOS FRESNOS
Los Fresnos State Bank. 48.81950 76.739.61
Grand Total. . $21,49 ,418.06 $26,890,803.90
TAFT’S POOR HEALTH IS EVIDENT
This photo of William Howard Taft, chief Justice of the U. S su
preme court, taken at Cincinnati, where he had gone to attend the
funeral of his brother. Charles P. Taft, shows the strain of recent
weeks which has resulted in the recurrence of an old Illness Re
linquishing his court duties temporarily. Justice Taft, who is 72. will
go to Asheville. N. C., for a rest after undergoing hospital treatment
in Washington. Above, his daughter-in-law. Mrs. Robert Taft, is warn
ing him of a photographer's flash explosion.
Winter Attacks Far West
Six Deaths Laid to Cold—Hundreds Marooned
By Record-Breaking Snows
SAN FRANCISCO. Calif., Jan. 13.—(fF)—Winter swooped down upon
the far west during the week-end. leaving in its wake today six persons
dead, four critically hurt, several missing and hundreds marooned by
snow.
Bitter cold accounted for three of the deaths—two In Arizona and one
in Washington. Heavy snow fell in many places in California. Fresno
received its first appreciable snow in 20 years, and San Francisco its first
measurable fall in 8 years.
NURSERY WINS
Terrell Respects Court
Restraining Order
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN, Jan. 13— George B.
Terrell, state commissioner of agri
culture, Monday announced he will
fully respect a federal court re
straining order granted Glen St.
Mary's nurseries of Florida to stop
him from quarantining importa
tions of citrus nursery stock, but
that he construes the order as
denying the right to ship in the
stock until the case is called Jan.
27 and decided.
He said importations without
supervision or inspection would
threaten Valley citrus fruits and
vegetables with Mediterranean fruit
fly infestation.
Half-Minute
Interviews
J. F. BLANTON, traffic agent: “I
have never seen a group of com
petitors so cordial as the Laredo
brokers were who were here Sun
day.”
ANTONIO SAENZ. Monterrey: “I
plan to spend my vacation here
when Brownsville has a better road
to Boca Chica.”
H. L. THOMAS: “We are very'
fortunate lu having customs offi
cials in Matamoros who are so con
scientious in their work and so an
xious to handle the present situa
tion to the very best of their abili
ty. L. R. Verdugo customs collector,
has always shown the greatest read
iness to cooperate on all occasions.
The officials are much to be com
mended for their efforts at present.'
Hearing Set on
Theft Accusation
A preliminary hearing for C. O.
Nix. charged with fraudulently ob
taining $120 from J. W. Jowers.
Brownsville visitor, was to be heard
before Justice of the Peace B. L.
Cain Monday afternoon.
Nix was taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Sadler early
Saturday morning upon complaint
of Jowers.
The visitors from Jacksonville.
Tex., .stated that he had gone tc
Mataitoros with Nix and that upon
retunmng missed the $120,
• In Arizona, Tlmotny Kirkpat
rick, 35, stage company manager of
Jerome, and David King, 32, truck
driver, were found frozen to death
three miles from their stalled au
tomobile near the summit of Mingus
Mountain of the Jerome-Prescott
highway. Several other persons
were reported missing.
In the Sierra foothills. 300 auto
mobiles were abandoned between
San Andreas and Angels camp,
while their occupants, estimated to
number in excess of 1.300, sought
refuge from the falling snow and
bitter wind in farm houses
MISSISSPPI
FLOOD FEARED
MEMPHIS, Jan. 13—Contin
1 ued rainfall together with prospect
of a considerable inflow from melt
ing snow in the upper reaches of
the Mississippi today increased ap
prehension regarding high water in
the lower valley.
From the Ohio river to Vicksburg.
Miss., streams were rising, several
hundred families in Kentucky, Ten
nessee. Arkansas and Mississippi had
been forced to leave their homes
1 and business was affected in at
least two villages.
Forecasts of colder weather ar.d
clearing skies which allayed con
cern In the valley several days ago
had failed to materialize.
Will Quit Politics
BORGER, Jan. 13—f>P)— District
' attorney Clem Calhoun, sent here
by Governor Dan Moody to help
clean up Borger and Hutchinson
county today set at rest reports he
would be a candidate for attorney
general b: the announcement he
planned to retire from politics at
the end of his term as district at
torn^’.
DECAPITATED
LAREDO, Jan. 13—<7Pi—The de
capitated and mutilated body of Ale
jandro Guzman. 23. ranch employe,
was found near here today. An in
quest was held,
i P-1 ADD—DECAPITATED
The body was found after officers
: followed a bloody trail from the
threshold of a cabin on the banks
j of Santa Isabel creek to the road
way 150 left from the house, and
I a distance the other side of the
I road. The head had been severed
apparently with a pick-ax, and the
same instrument apparently used
to inflict heavy gashes on the body.
The ax was found Only remnants
of the head were found.
BROKERS ARE
SHOWN PORT
FACILITIES
14 Laredo Visitors Are
Entertained by
C-C Officials
Enthused with the facilities of
Brownsville and the Matamoros,
port, 14 Laredo brokers are on their
way home today after spending
8unday inspecting the condition of
border crossing here.
The Missouri Pacific has offered
three-fourths of Its freight depot
for the use of the bro’^ers, two ware
houses and space along the tracks
are available, and the Southern
Pacific is offering space for the
Laredoans.
See Both Towns
After inspecting transportation
facilities in Brownsville, the party
was taken to Matamoros and shown
the railway station and houses
there.
"We are most favorably impress
ed with crossing facilities of
Brownsville,” was the opinion of
all the brokers. They sai ’ they had
feared before coming here that the
port would be too small for the
large traffic which Is being divert
ed here, but that they now see that
shipments can be made with dis
patch through here.
Airport Seen
Continued In the program of en
tertainment for the visitors was
an inspection of the airport. The
brokers were astonished to learn
that a letter air-mailed here today
can be answered in 'fexico City
tonight and a reply received to
morrow’. This is the only port on
the border having such quick Tet
ter-communication with the Mex
ican national capital.
Representatives of the brokers are
expected to arrive here tomorrow
and Wednesday to cross the divert
ed shipments from Laredo. Crossings
1 will be in the name of J. G. Dhilen
jr., local broker, about 60 days be
ing required for the transferring
and straightening out of bonds Lo
cal offices will be maintained by
the brokers and will be obtained
by the .nrnagers coming here this
week, the brokers said.
Return Favor Asked
Two banq; ?ts and half a dozen
conferences were wedged into the
program of entertainment for the
visitors Lunch was in Matamoros.
A return courtesy was demanded by
the visiting br.' ers in their Wash
ington Birthday celebration next
month when trip to Monterrey
is planned for Browmsvllle visitors
to the Feb. 22 fies**.. the greatest
of the year for Laredo.
Among the brokers were C. S.
McKinney. M. S. Tamey, T. A.
Richen. M. Cavazos Jr., Alberto Zu
nigo. Antonio M. Gonzalez. Vic
Cardenas. Jose A. Montemayor and
R B Delgado.
The entertainment committee In
cluded J. F. Blanton. Albert Fer
nandez. A. Ashheim. B. M. Cormack.
P. M Lamberton. E Leuterio de la
Garza. Jesse Dennett. W. G. Choate.
L. R Verdugo. Matamoros customs
collector, and G. C. Richardson.
LAREDO HOPES
FOR SETTLEMENT
LAREDO. Jan. 13—<JP>— Laredo
today began another day of watch
ful waiting for the reopening of
the Mexican consulate, alternately
cheered and cast down by reports
from various points.
Added to earlier advices that
President Hoover had taken per
sonal note of the situ" tlon and
that the State Department was do
(Continued on page 7>
Open Mind Urged For France
England Pleads for Absence of Preconceived
Stand on Naval Limitations
LONDON. Jan. 13.—UP)—A note from the British government to the
French, published today, tacitly asked that France not come to tht
forthcoming tendon naval conference with a preconceived stand from
which it might be difficult to recede.
The note reaffirmed the British expression of faith in the Kellogg
anti-war pact as a basis for prospective naval limitation in contrast to
the French view that the covenant of the League of Nations should be
the basis instead of the Kellogg pact.
ROW HUSHED
Shota Quell Argument of
Men With Girl Friend
HOUSTON. Jan. 13—<4*—Ed J.
Benson. 24. was reported improving
at a hospital today after a shoot
ing Sunday in front of the home
of Miss Grace Reid, 23. Benson
had accompanied Miss Reid home.
Three shots were fired. Benson
was shot in the face, through the
shoulder and through the wrist.
The shots, according to police,
were fired from the direction of an
automobile where three men wail
ed for Benson to escort Miss Reid
to her door.
C. A. Reid, not related to Miss
Reid, was charged with assault to
murder.
The statements indicated the
male members of the party had
been drinking Wolfe said Bennon
was arguing with Miss Reid when
Reid stepped from the car. said "I
don’t like this damned argument,"
I drew a revolver and fired.
r Tne Britun not* expressea pre
ference for handling of limitation
by classes, types, and categories,
rather than on the French thesis
of global tonnage. The British gave
little encouragement to the French
suggestion of a pact of non-ag
gTession and mutual security in the
Mediterranean.
The note was the answer of Mr.
MacDonald’s government to the
French communication of Decem
ber 20 in which various French
views with reference to the coming
conference were set forth. Al
though London after publication of
that note saw no insurmountable
obstacles to a naval agreement in
its expressions, certain Washington
circles regarded it as distinctly pos
sibility of a : ve-power agreement.
Harlingen Man Has
Paralytic Stroke
Frank H. Brown of Harlingen
! was brought to Mercy hospital foi
treatment at noon Monday aftei
suffering a stroke of paralysis at
his home. Seriousness of his con
dition could not be ascertained a’
, once.
Brown, an employe of the Har
lingen Irrigation district, w a i
brought here in a Thompson am
bulance of Harlingen.
Harlingen Man
Shot To leath
Companion Escapes in Running Gun Battle
Early This Morning With Officers
of Mounted Customs Patrol
Juan Gomez of Harlingen, about 26, was killed In a running gun
battle with federal officers on outskirts of Los Indioe early Monday
morning. A companion of the dead man escaped through an under
growth of brush. A number of shots were exchanged in. the murky fog.
A party composed of customs insp ectors R. L. Campbell and A. A.
Champion, border Patrolman Brady and Deputy Sheriff E. Cavazos, Jr„
was guarding the river road Just to the south of Los Indlos. They heard
a truck approaching slowly, stopping at Intervals. With the intention
LARGER CLUBS
FOR HI-Y DUE
Four More Organizations
In Upper Valley
Planned
A more active and enlarged Hl-Y
organization is In sight for the Val
ley as a result of the convention
just closed'at Rio Hondo, according
to officials.
C. G. Thornton, one of the best
known leaders of boys work in Tex
as. plans to remain In the Valley
some time forming Hi-Y clubs. At
present these bodies are functioning
in Brownsville. San Benito and Har
lingen high schools. Total member
ship is about 50. Thornton feels
certain that at least four more clubs
will be formed In the near future
in the upper section of the Valley.
An older boys conference here
was decided upon. It will take in
all the clubs In the territory bound
ed by Laredo. San Antonio and Cor
pus Chlrsti. This meeting will net
be limited to Hi-Y clubs, but will
take in all Interested organizations
and persons
Officers for the general Hi-Y
governing body of the Valley were
elected at Rio Hondo. Maurice VVas
ham of Harlingen was named pres
ident. Malcolm Newman of Browns
ville vice-president and Ray Mur
ray of Harluigen secretary-treasur
VI ■
Sunday afternoon, the Harlingen
club had charge of an initiation de
monstration. A number of talks by
prominent Valley leaders were on
the program at the same time.
Saturday night, the Brownsville
boys gave a demonstration*of a mo
del meeting of an Hi-Y club. Talks
were made by Cleve Tandy, G. W.
Gotke and S. A. Caldwell. A number
of musical numbers were given by
J. D. Wrenn of San Benito.
The conference was m session
three days at the Girls Reserves
camp in Rio Hondo. Grover C.
Cook.'a prominent leader in bnv
moves, was present.
Charges of Reckless
Driving Filed
Charges of reckless driving and
of driving while under the influ
ence of liquor w’ere filed against
E. G. Gibson Monday by Deputy
Sheriffs E. E. Sadler and R. G.
Delaney.
An examining trial Is scheduled
to be heard before Justice of the
Peace Fred Kowalski 10 a. m. Wed
nesday.
The charges grew out of a wreck
near the Conn* rv, club recently in
which a Mexican woman was in
ured.
pui be«uuu| me vemcie, me oinc
ers stretched a “stop” sign across
the road. They called to the oc
cupants of the truck and told tb*m
they were officers.
Open Fire
Instead of halting, the two men
opened fire and drove through the
stop sign. Gomez had a small cal
ibre pistol while his companion,
the driver, used a 30-30 rifle. Th*
officers returned the fire.
The truck swerved and rs* >
through a fence to the left of the
road. Gomez rolled from the sea.
dead with bullet wounds in the
i neck and chest. The driver leaped
from the truck and raced acrosn
an opening in the brush, firing hi.
rifle as he ran. Officers were cau
tious in returning his fire as there
were a number of houses in tile
immediate vicinity.
Later as Inspector Champion
went into town to call Jack Javrou,
coroner, he was fired upon from
the brush.
Liquor Found
Additional officers from the cua
| toms service, the sheriffs office and
the deputy U. S. Marshal's office
were called to the scene and the
brush thoroughly scoured but no
trace was found of Gomez’ com
panion.
The truck contained six sacks of
liquor.
Coroner Jayrou's inspection re
vealed Gomez' name from papers
1 on his person. The truck was re
cently purchased from a Harlingen
firm.
The dead man's gun was of a
cheap variety known to officers a,
a “Saturday night special.’’ Two
of Gomez' shells had snapped,
probably saving one of the offi
cer's life, as he was attempting to
fire when right upon the men
holding the stop sign across the
road. The other man's gun snap
ped once a dented but unfired 30
30 shell in the vicinity proved.
Gomez' body, the liquor and
truck were brought to Brownsville
Monday morning.
Justice of the Peace Jayrou be
gan his Inquest on the scene bub
decided to finish It at the sheriff a
office later in the day. He ordered
witnesses to report to him at 3
p. m.
Herald Subscription
Renewed 24th Time
In the renewal of subscriptions
’ to the Brownsville Herald for the
1 coming year, one has been receiv
ed which shows a continuous sub
! script ion of 24 years
This is W H Mead of Santa
Margarita, who gave his first sub
scription in 1906. He says his only
fear Is that he might be dropped
from the roll by letting his sub
scription lapse.
He claims the distinction of be
ing the last country store keeper
in the Valley.
Evidence Heard in
Hidalgo Probe Case
(Special to The Herald )
McALLEN. Jan. 13—Taking ,of
evidence in the investigation ol
i Hidalgo County finances and the
' death of Claude E K'lly at Wes
' laco In March of 1929 was begun
by a special grand Jury Monday
morning.
The jury was {“mpane’ed last
week as the result of a request bv
Governor ’"‘an Moody that the
Hidalgo County finance situation be
probed.
i THE WEATHER j
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; not much change In tem
! perature. Light to moderate south
easterly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy and un
settled tonight and Tuesday with
occasional rains; not much change
in temperature. Light to moderate
winds on the coast mostly south
east.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material changa
in the river during the next few days.
Sunday, January 12th,
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Clinx Ka:n
Eagle Pass ..16 2 6 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 -0.5 0 0 Qi)
Rio Grande ..21 4 4 -0.1 .00
Mission .22 4.6 0.0 .04
San Benito ..23 9.5 *0.5 .00
Brownsville ..18 4 0 *0.6 .02
Monday. January 13th,
Eagle Pass ..16 2.6 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 -0.6 -0.1 .04
Rio Grande ..21 4 3 -0.1 .01
Mission.22 4.8 -0.2 .00
San Benito ..23 9 5 0.0 .00
Brownsville ..18 4 3 -0.3 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
today, under normal meteorolo
gical conditions:
High . 4 M P- m*
Low .» 00 »
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
i Sunset today .. 5 59
Sunrise tomorrow .... .
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