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'Cast Your Vote for Brownsville-Matamoros Fiesta Candidate Today
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_ j THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASE D WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(A3)
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 138 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY 6c A C0PY
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I IN OUR
VALLEY
By CHARLES HALL—
HAVE to hand a letter from Janies
E. Manierre, which explains
somewhat in detail how Valley
fruit has been handled by the Texas
Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange the
freeze in January.
We are glad to have these facts
from Mr. Manierre, which show that
the shipping of fruit has been most
conscientiously handled since some
of it was damaged.
He writes the letter following
some comment made in this column
some time ago. This w’nter was fully
aware at the time he wrote about
Minnesota papers advertising that
Texas fruit “Is bitter and tasteless”
that all but bootleggers were doing
all in their power to protect the
name .of Valley grapefruit. What hr
wished to set forth was and is that
if Florida wants to advertise her
grapelruit why does she not set
forth its merits, without a knocking
reference to a competitor. We asked
what are we going to do about It?
We mean by that to get Florida to
ext^ her own wares without knock
ing others.
• • •
THERE seems to be a sentiment
gathering In the Valley against
the mentioning ol Florida and
California to such an extent that
even a picture of a bathing beauty
carried in a newspaper, when it
mentions either ol those states,
br’iigs a number of protests by let
ter.
We might turn around and apply
the same shoe to our own foot and
forget those two states, and work
for own Valley community in a
purely constructive manner. Wc are
all here m the United States, but
the Valley has the best product in
the world, and all we have to do
is to let the world know about it.
Whenever a criticism of a com
petitor becomes so far fetched as to
become a knock it reacts and be
comes in reality an advertisement.
m m a
OTHERWISE we have with us the
Income tax. Our idea of a para
dox is where a man has made
Jb much money during the year that
when income tax time rolls around
he lias to go to the bank to borrow
money to pay the tax.
If such be the case with any in
Brownsville or the Valley, it is time
to get busy. Notice has been re
ceived from Postmaster G. W. Den
nett that a deputy collector of in
ternal revenue will be at the fed
eral building on March 1-3 and
March 14-15 to assist tax payers m
preparing their returns. No charge
will be made for this service and
all those wishing may take advan
tage of this assistance.
Next to milking time and the
poor, it seems that taxes roll
around most frequently, even though
U is but once a year.
• • •
NOW. now. now! Here comes Ar
kansas next. But as it shows
the far reaching power of the
Brownsville Herald we take it up.
Have a letter to hand today from
Fayetteville, the home of the Ar
kansas Razorbacks * we mean the
university athletes* which says thai
it lias noticed that we are prene to
say something ‘sassy’’ about the
diamond bearing state, but that the
writer wishes we would try to shake
off the fact that the Arkansas bas
ketball teams wear down the Texas
teams and then beat them out.
Dear writer, we cannot account
► for it either, unless it be that prac
tice of throwing hickory nuts at
squirrels gives the boys in the state
below Missouri a certain adeptnes*
at tosing a ball m a basket. Climb
ing those hills at Fayetteville gives
them all the wind they need.
• • •
Brownsville hunters, it seems
have uncovered an ancient bit
of a pyramid in Mexico, which
may prove of interest to science.
Right on the heels of this announce
ment we have received a copy of a
program of a “Create Concerte”.
which was printed in 1873. It seems
to be ft concert ’ Of sacred hymnes
and tunes, and likewise worldly
cangt*. certain of which were sunge
in yc yore of our Lord 1773."
Oh. yes. it is also an ’ Old Folks
Concertebut reading further we
iind that it sounds more like some
of the gatherings some are prone to
accuse our young folks of today.
Listen to this: "No dnnke will be
solde. Old and feeble folk may bring
their jugs ”
But maybe not listen further:
“Forafmuche as ye young women
who sing are shamefafte. ye young
menne are desired to look awaie
from them whenne thai singe.”
Looks like our New England an
cestors were careful with their wine
and women.
• • •
GENERAL Juan Andreu Almazan
was a visitor to Reynosa yes
terday. General Almazan. re
cently with Calles the hero of the
battle of Jimenez, where the Esco
bar rebel forces received the decid
ing blow of the recent revolution,
p now a cabinet member of Rubio
and one of the outsanding figures
in road development in northern
Mexico.
It is understood he came to dis
cuss road matters. There is one
thing about it. that an agreement
reached with General Almazan on
£r -ad matters in northern Mexico
jjbout the equivalent of reaching
Titb the Mexican government It
; Otherwise as a correspondent
h him during the revolution we
found turn a fine man personally.
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JOHNSON BE
TO ALLOW ONLY
2900 MEXICANS
Western Concession
Would Allow For
Farm Labor
WASHINGTON. Feb 26—
Restriction of Western hemisphere
immigration to an annual total oF
76.074. including 67.556 for Canada
and Newfoundland and 2,900 for
Mexico, was proposed in a bill to
day by Chairman Johnson, of the
House Immigration committee.
The measure is a revision of an
other bill offered by the Washing
tonian and upon which the com
mitee has held extensive hearings
The first bill proposed a limit of
about 50.00.
Johnson said his committee prob
ably would report favorably on the
revised bill m a few days
As a concession to southwestern
interests using Mexican farm labor,
the revised bill would allow 11.021
native born Mexican to enter in
the fiscal year 1931. and 6.961 in
1932. Thereafter the 2.900 limit
would apply.
Stay of Execution
Snook’s Last Hope
COLUMBUS. Feb. 26—a*>—Re
fused an application for a review
by the United States Supreme court,
attorneys for James Howard Snook
turned today to Governor Myei
Cooper in their battle to save the
49-year-old former professor from
death in the electric chair next Fri
day.
Decision to ask Governor Cooper
to grant a stay ot execution was an
nounced after the highest tribunal
had declined to admit the case.
Should the Governor grant the re
guest. the board of clemency then
will be asked to review the con
viction of Snook for murdermg
Theora K Hix in the hope that the
board will recommend that the
death sentence be commuted to life
imprisonment.
The governor has indicated he
will leave the case entirely in the
hands of the board and will abide
by its recommendation.
A scheduled conference of Gov
ernor Cooper and attorneys for
Snook was postponed until tomor-'
ro. when the entire case will be i
presented to the governor and the
board of clemency.
Hidalgo Probe Nears
End in Houston
HOUSTON. Feb. 26—(.^— The
second federal grand jury investiga
tion of alleged vote frauds in the
last general election in Hidalgo
county neared an end today.
Before the noon recess three wit
nesses were examined. They were
Cam Hill of Edinburg, county clerk
in the administration of the mil
lionaire sheriff. A. Y. Baker, which
was accused of perpetuating itself
by illegally discarding the Weslaco
box. W. L. Lipscomb of Edinburg,
and W. D. Chaddick of Mercedes,
county commissioners.
Federal Judge J. C Hutcheson.
Jr., was In Galveston today sitting
in a case there, and federal judge
W Lee Estes of Texarkana was act
ing for him here
Bill to Reduce Pen
Board Passes House
AUSTIN. Feb. 26—(Fi—The house
today passed a bill which would re
duce the Texas prison board from
nine to three members.
The bill, introduced by Represen
tatives Penrose Metcalf of San
Angelo and Alfred Petsch of Fred
ericksburg. would abolish the pres
ent board of nine members and
call for the appointment of three
new members by the governor. The
present nine member board was
created by the 40th legislature;
when the membership was increased
from three.
New Texas Terminal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—<JF'—
The Orange and Northwestern rail
road and the Texas and New Or
leans railroad were authorized today
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to operate the municipal
port railroad facilities at Orange.
Texas, under the name of the
Orange Terminal association.
MISSIONS BURNED
HANKOW. Feb. 26— •.&>—Bandits
were reported today to have raided
and burned Catholic missions at
Tsenchlnghu and Lachingkow,
neighboring towns 120 miles up the
Han river from here.
Brownsville Hunters Find
Ancient Pyramid in Mexico
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Interesting Discovery of Worshiping Place
Of Tolanaco Indians to Be Reported
At Mexico City Thursday
Discovery of an ancient Aztec pyramid, buried for centuries in the
heart of a wild forest in Vera Cruz, has been made by three Brownsville
men.
Built perhaps decades or centuries before the advent of the white man
on this continent, this long abandoned worshipping place of a tribe of
Tolanaco Indians is so old that a cedar, three feet in diameter, has
taken root in soil time has placed on top of the mound.
The discoverers, perhaps the first white men ever to see the pyramid,
TAFT LOSING
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26—(.4*)—Dr.
Francis R. Hagner, physician at
tending William Howard Taft, said
today that the former chief justice
was “continuing to lose ground" and
was “not as well as he was a few
days ago."
His physicians issued this bulle
tin at noon today:
"The former chief justice is not
so well as yesterday. He is
gradually growing weaker. He suf
fers no pam but his condition is
more serious than at any time."
Hoover Invited ^o
Attend Texas Meet
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26— </P>—
Senators Sheppard and Connolly of
Texas today invited President Hoo
ver to attend the annual meeting
of the East Texas Chamber of Com
merce at Port Arthur on May 12 and
13.
Senator Sheppard said the Presi
dent agreed to take the invitation
under consideration.
Love Wins First Tilt
In Candidacy Fight
AUSTIN. Feb. 26—<**•—'The su
preme court today granted the re
quest of Senator Thomas B. Love
of Dallas for leave to file applica
tion for mandamus against C. W.
Wilcox of Georgetown, chairman of
the state democratic executive com
mittee. and county chairmen in an
effort to force them to place his
naipp on the ballots for the party
primary next July 26.
[.were J. G. Pnnen. jr., c. M. uray
ton. and P. O. Willy. Ostensibly on
a hunt for tigers, the party seem
ed more elated over their pyramid
than they would have had their
game bags shown a wide variety of
felis tigris.
In Dense Jungle
The pyramid. 80 feet high. Is lo
cated in a dense jungle on top of
mesa on the Martinez hacienda
near the town of Ixhuatlan. Vera
Cruz. 125 miles south of Tampico.
It was reached after a six hour's
journey by horse and foot from the
base established on Llano de En
medio. They went to the hacien
da via airplane last Saturday and
returned to Brownsville Tuesday.
Natives told the “explorers” of
the ruins of an old church on top
of the mesa. This was located with
comparative ease. They had never
lieard of the pyramid, however,
only 200 yards from the ruins. The
jungle is so thick. Phiien said, that
they had to cut their way through.
There were hundreds of burial
mounds, some as high as 20 feet,
on the mesa, said Willy.
Paved Road
Before landing the party saw a
paved road, made of rock, stretch
ing eight miles across the mesa
This, it developed, was known to
the natives although they did not
know that the pyramid was at one
end of the well-preserved highway
of bygone days.
The pyramid is made of basalt
rock.
Drayton, a pilot, will report the
discovery to the Mexican govern
ment when he flies to the capital
Thursday. In addition it is likely
that an exploration party will be
interested. either Mexican or
American, to delve further into this
evidence of a civilization which
would have been ancient to Colum
bus.
Tardieu to Form Cabinet
Decision of Former Premier Hailed In London
Naval Conference Circles
PARIS. Feb 26—vP)—Former Premier Andre Tardieu tills afternoon de
finitely accepted the task of forming a new cabinet to succeed the Chau
temps ministry which was thrown out by the chamber of deputies last
night.
The president first called in Tardieu this morning and asked him to
form a ministry, but Tardieu refused and suggested former Premier Poin
care, offering to take a portfolio under him which would include his re
turning to the London naval conference, marking time pending solution of
- tfl
Filipinos Mongolian,
Says Western Judge
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26—Ft—A
ruling of Superior Judge J. A.
Smith that Filipinos arc of the
Mongolian race and therefore in
eligible to marry whites in Cali
fornia was declared by legal au
thorities here today to have open
ed the way for invalidation of more
than 100 marriages performed in
this state 1
The ruling was returned yester
day by Judge Smith in granting a
permanent writ prohibiting issu
ance of a marriage license to Tony
V. Moreno. 24. Filipino, and Ruby
Robinson. 22-year-old white girl.
The writ was requested two weeks
ago by Mrs. Stella A. Robinson,
mother of the girl.
Nine Perish in Fire
In Canadian Outpost
THE PAS. Manitoba, Feb. 26—VP'
—Sister Superior Margaret of Mary
and eight young Indian pupils per
ished in a fire yesterday at the
Cross Lake Indian school, an
isolated outpost, advices reaching
here today said.
Dance Scheduled
An informal dance is scheduled
few March 1st by the Brownsville
Country club, each member being
entitled to invite two guests.
The affair will begm at 9 p. m..
lasting until 1 a m., invitations cir
culated Wednesday announce.
They Tried to Hold Up Hearse;
Now They Need an Ambulance
They tried to hold up a hearse—
: they probably need an ambulance
, today.
About 1:30 a. m. Wednesday, J.
N. Acevedo was driving a Garza
undertaking hearse between Villa
nueta and Las Pr.etas after having
made funeral arrangements at Vil
lanueva.
Suddenly two men stepped from
the side of the road in front of the
hearse. One had a gun in his hand
and shouted to Acevedo to stop.
Already traveling about 30 miles an
hour, Acevedo stomped the ac
celerator to the floorboards. The
hearse, accustomed to slow driving
and soft music, leaped undignified
ly forward and caromed over the
would be stick-up men.
A fender sliced one of the men
Into the ditch, and Acevedo believes
the car passed over the other.
Evidently, from the volley of oaths
which wafted back on the breeze,
1 the men's lungs were undamaged,
Acevedo says.
Immediately upon returning to
town, Acevedo took officers to the
spot where the attempted hold-up
took place, but no trace of the men
was found.
the French cabinet crisis.
Poincare Rcfusfes
Poincare, however, also refused the
post, pleading that his health would
be wrecked if he took the reins now
before his strength was restored. He
is convalescent from a recent ill
ness. He advised President Doumer
gue to insist on Tardieu's serv ing as
the new premier.
Tardieu Hailed
LONDON, Feb. 26—'.-P,—Former
Premier Tardieu's decision to at
tempt to form a cabinet in France
was hailed as a good omen in con
ference circles today and it was be
lieved he would be successful, quick
ly enabling the French delegates to
return to London perhaps by Mon
day.
Slimsnn Calls Meet
Secretary Stimson called the
American naval delegation into a
special session this morning for a
conference on procedure to meet the
situation of the new French gov
ernment.
The meeting was a prelude to a
conference with Prime Minister
MacDonald. Reijiro Wakatsuki and
Dino Grandi later today, at which
it was expected another adjourn
ment of a week or more wouid be
taken to allow’ the Paris situation
to resolve itself.
The chief delegates to the confer
ence decided to resume work im
mediately on their negotiations and
to continue on the work except
w’here it might be inimical to
French interests.
The delegates decided that the
recess which was taken on the de
feat of the Tardieu government in
Paris should cease today.
Senate Leaders To
Hold Night Sessions
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—iJPh
Unable to obtain an agreement to
limit debate, senate leaders served
notice today they would hold con
tinuous night sessions beginning to
morrow until the tariff bill is dis
posed of.
CANDIDATE
Miss Ayeliffe Cobolini, Kiwanis
candidate, who is said to be leading
the three Borwnsville candidates for
queen of the Matamoros fiesta which
opens March i.
HEAVY FIESTA
VOTE IS SEEN
Brownsville Backers Are
Holding . Returns
Until Last
A last minute pouring in of votes
in the race for queen of the Mat
amoros Good Humor Fiesta. March
1 2, 3 and 4. is anticipated by com
mittees in charge before the close
of the race Friday. Holding back
of large sums by backers of the
three Brownsville girls competing
for the honor, which will be thrown
to their support in late voting, has
made the first official count com
paratively light, early Wednesday
reports showed.
Miss Ayeliffe Cobolini. Kiwanis
club candidate, is now leading the
race with 834 votes; Miss Elinor
Richardson. Lions' club candidate
is second with 733 votes and Miss
Gail McDavitt. entered by the
Rotary club, is third with 633 votes.
From the total number of 220u
votes cast, the sum of $110 has
been realized, which is expected to
be boosted considerably by late
voting, and also by the sale of
coronation tickets which will be
available within the next few days.
The coronation of the fiesta queen
Is to take place Sunday night.
Students of junior college in an
assembly yesterday morning voted
full support of Miss Elinor Rich
ardson, and the Latin-American
club has also indicated its willing
ness to back one of the candidates.
Much of the programs of service
clubs this week is to be devoted to
increasing interest in the fiesta.
Voting boxes are located as fol
low; Chamber of Commere. Hicks
Rubber company, Hargrove Station
ery company, J C. Penney store.
College Inn. Junior college, the
Fashion, court house. El Jardin
Pharmacy. White Kitchen. Lack
ner Jewelry Store, a rod Eagle
Pharmacy.
Exchange Closing
May Be Advocated
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 —/T —
The senate adopted a resolution to
day calling upon Secretary Hyde of
the agriculture department to make
"such recommendations as he sees
fit" to the senate relative to the
price of cotton and wheat, even to
the extent of temporarily closing
said exchanges."
West Texas C.-C.
Holding Session
SWEETWATER, Feb. 26—'/T/—
Important business matters were
planned for discussion at a confer
ence here today of the executive
committee of the West Texas Cham
ber of Commerce. W. B. Hamilton
of Wichita Falls, president, was to
j preside.
Man Kills Self
SWEETWATER, Feb. 26—HP—
Death from gunshot wounds self
inflicted was the verdict returned
here today by a coroner's jury in
connection with the death of H. F.
Inkman, 43, Nolan county farmer,
found dead in his home near here.
The man was said to have been
despondent after he was injured
several weeks ago while at work.
Faculty Resigns
WEST HELENA. Ark.. Feb. 26 —
CD—Resignation of the entire pub
lic school faculty of 19 and the
superintendent, a development aris
ing from a quarrel among three
girl students, today left West Hel
ena without facilities for the in
struction of 400 white school child
1 ren.
GOOD HUMOR CARNIVAL
Miss......
Write in the name of one of the queens, or say for hospital and the
amount will be prorated to the queen candidates.
Twenty votes for $1.00 Mail to A. Wayne Wood, First National
bank building.
REBELSTAKE
DOMINICAN
STRONGHOLD
Agreement Prospects
Reported Favorable
At Washington
SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican
Republ*\ Feb. 26.—(fl*v—Insurgents
entered the city this morning and
took possession of public buildings
and the fortress without loss of
lives or bloodshed.
It was rumored that President
Vasquez and Vice-President Alfon
seca wt re refugees at the American
legation.
The insurgent movement had Its
inception last Sunday when the
National Guardia in the northern
part of the republic revolted and
occupied the towns of Monte Cris
ti. Concepcion De La Vega, Santiago
and Mori.
Wife Takes Refuge
It was necessary Monday for Se
nora De Vasquez. wife of the presi
dent, to seek refuge at the Ameri
can legation, while her husband
fled to the fortress which guards
the capital city where the officers
were said to be still friendly to
him.
The insurgent disaffection grew
out of President Vasquez' announc
ed intention of seeking re-election
May 15. He was elected in 1924
for a four year term, but in 19271
had the term extended two years.
Proposals for a provisional gov- |
ernment which would assure a
“free’’ election. May 15. were sub
mitted to him. but it was under
stood he turned them down.
SETTLEMENT SEEN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—
John M. Cabot. 28-year-old secre
tary of the American legation in!
Santo Domingo today reported
"good prospects ’ of an agreement
between the Dominican government
and the rebellious forces opposing |
it.
Charles B. Curtis. American min
ister, cabled that Cabot, who was
sent on a mission of mediation, re-,
turned to the capital city yester- j
day evening bearing proposals made
by the leaders of the revolution.
Curtis said both the government
, and the opposition had shown every
disposition to respect American
' lives and property.
Quash Motion Heard
In R. B. Creager Suit
HOUSTON, Feb. 26—*!Ph-Hearing
on a defense motion to quash a
writ of citation on an agent of the
Crowell Publishing company, one
of three defendants named in the
H. B. Creager libel suit for $1,000.
000 against Colliers weekly, got un
der way today before Judge W Lee
Estes of Texarkana In federal court !
here. The motion was the lourM
to quash service to be heard, the
other three having been sustained. |
Hannah Pleads Not
Guilty to Charges
WOOSTER. Ohio. Feb. 26—<&>—
'■ Charles Hannah today entered a
plea of not guilty to child stealing
charges in connection with the dis
appearance 14 months ago of Mel
vin Horst, 4. from his home in
Orrville.
Earl Conoid, alleged by Hannah
to have buried the body, was not
arraigned with Hannah. He also is
charged with child stealing.
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MAZATLAN ROAD
WORK TO BEGIN
Transcontinental Highway Construction Will
Start in 10 Days, Says Almazan;
Increased Prosperity Seen
W ork on the Matamaros-Mazatlan transcontinental highway will be
gin within the next ten days. Gen. J. A. Almazan, of the Department of
Communications, Mexico city, disclosed in a meeting held at Reynosa 4
p. m. Tuesday. The general is in Brownsville and Matamoros today.
More than 100 laborers are expected to arrive in Matamoroa immediate
ly, and a like number will begin work in Reynooa. Simultaneously work
will start at Torreon and Monterrey, building toward Matamoroa.
Dirt work and construction on bridges will be completed within eight
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You Are Invited
To Hear Big Fight
Punch by punch returns of
the Sharkey-Scott fight will be
! megaphoned from The Herald
beginning about 8 p. m. Thurs
day.
A special wire from ringside
will bring the returns to you
almost as quickly as they hap
pen.
No broadcasts of the fight are
being allowed by the Madison
Square garden promoters.
ROTARY TOLD
OF PROGRESS
Californian Addresses Club
On Mental Attitude’s
Part in Success
Progress was the keynote of the
Rotary club meeting Wednesday
noon, when Howard Peak, Los An
geles. as speaker of the day told
ol the influence of mental attitude
of a man on his business success. J
Mr. Peak, who has addressed a
number of luncneon clubs In the .
city within the past few days,
particularly stressed three outstand- '
ing thoughts to put over his point.
These were; that the average ,
man uses about one-tenth of the
mentality of which he is capable; |
that there is no panacea for suc
cess without hard work; and that
one cannot antagonize and at the
same time influence people.
He might be said to have sum
med up the idea he brought ir.
words found in a poem he recited
to the effect that it is the set of
the sail and not the wind and 1M
that determines the course of a
ship, and the set of the soul that
determines the way of a man.
A. Wayne Wood called attention
to the queen contest, which is be
ing staged for the benefit of the
Matamoros hospital and called upon
Rotary club members to back their
candidate. Miss Gail McDavitt, by
contributing as they went out.
Spoon Key Carries
Four to Freedom
AMARILLO. Feb. 26—(^/—Un
locking the cell door with a key
improvised from spoons, four pris
oners. one facing a life sentence for
murder and another 51 years in two
cases of robbery with firearms, es
caped from the Potter county Jail
here through an attic window, let
ting themselves to the ground on a
rope made from blankets.
Nursery-LapdFight Looms
Harlingen Meeting^ Thursday Promises Plenty
Of Fire on Florida Stock
(£||>ecial to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, Feb. 26—A flarc-up of controversy between Valley nur
serymen and land men is anticipated at a meeting scheduled to be held
here tomorrow night at the city hall at 8 p. m., when the question ol
shipping Florida citrus stock into the state will be reopened A bill de
signed to ban Florida stocjt in Texas was recently thrown out by the
legislature on grounds ol uibconsUtulionality and a new bill is now being
prepared lor submission.
A new angle to the sitiiation in the Valley comes m the recent dec
RED CAP DIES
Arch Priest of St/ Peter’s
Has Heart Failure
I - J
' ROME, Feb. Cardinal
Merry Del Val, former Papal sec
, retary of state and id recent years
arch priest of St. Peter’s, died to
i day from heart falljire after an
operation for appendCits.
The Cardinal, who (was 65, was
l stricken suddenly ill yesterday and
grew worse during the night. Fin
ally an operation wasTdeemed nec
essary. and this was iperformed by !
Prof. Bastianelli. The/ Cardinal was i
resting comfortably tjhis afternoon,
but suddenly his heap failed.
Wallace Considering
AUSTIN. Feb. 26-f ,p>_Rep. John
i F. Wallace of Teak .. had under
consideration t o <1 a y Governor
Moody's proffcrred appointment to
be state comptrolle of public ac
I counts to succeed S H. Terrell, re
I signed.
larations of Valley land represen
tatives that there is not sufficient
citrus stock in the Valley to sup
ply the needs of land companies, and
that it is also sold at prohibitive
high prices. Scarcity of stock and
high cost ol the trees are hindering
Valley land development, land men
say, and the possibility exists that
they will declare themselves In ia
vor of permitting Florida citrus
stock to be shipped into Texas at
tomorrow night’s meeting.
On the other hand. Valley nur
serymen hold that sufficient stock
of high quality Is available, but that
land companies are not willing to
pay the prices necessary for the
best trees, but want less hardy
stock at lower rates.
Both Commissioner of Agricul
ture Terrell and J M. Del Curtc
state entomologist, have been asked
to attend the meetine. and if It 1?
not possible for them to do so they
will send representatives.
It is understood that land com
panies of the Valley havp alreadv
sent representatives to Austin to
lohby against the new bill which
will be Introduced against Florida
and a fight against Its pessagr
looms regardless of tig** outcome of
i tomorrow night's meeting.
monins, oen. Almazan stated. Pina)
work of hard-surfacing the high
way will be done next year.
Across Country
The Matamoros-Mazatlan high
way will cut across the entire coun
try. linking the Gulf of Mexico
with the Pacific ocean, making one
of the most modem and convenient
roads In North America. Starting
in Matamoroe. the highway will fol
low the river to Reynosa, from there
cutting south to Monterrey. Prom
that point it will continue through
Saltillo. Torreon. Durango, and ter
minate In Mazatlan. Millions of
pesos will be spent on the project.
The meeting at Reynosa Tuesday
was attended by a delegation from
Matamoros and Brownsville. Mayor
R B. Rentfro. R. B. Creager. L.
Lopez Montero. G. C. Richardson,
and others forming the latter group
Roberto Garcia headed the Mata
moros delegation.
Prosperity Seen
• Work will start immediately.’
Almazan slated, "and when com
pleted the highway will mean fur
ther prosperity for this section."
Tuesday Rodolfo M. Garza, pres
ident of the Banco de Nuevo Leon
while in Brownsville on business
pointed out that the proposed high
way will mean much to Monterrey
in that thousands of tourists will
Journey there, traveling over the
new road from Brownsville to Mon
terrey. In view of this a new hotel
is being constructed in the Mexi
can city.
Gen. Almazan* visit to the bor
der is connected with business on
the highway problem in northern
Mexico. He is well known on Ri(
Grande, having been stationed in
Matamoros in the past.
Arrive* Today
Almazan arrived in Brownsville
Wednesday morning for a brief
visit.
He crossed immediately to Mat
amoros .vhere he inspected the
levee being built from that city tc
divert overflow of the Rio Grande
into an arroyo. which construction
is under supervision of the federal
government of Mexico.
After his return to Brownsville
Gen. Almazan was taken on an
automobile ride to various points oi
interest in the city, in compan>
with city officials and prominent
citizens.
Cranks’ Letters Get
Laughter in Senate
WASHINGTON. Feb 26—^ —
Lots of laughter and a little un
easiness make up the senate s re
sponse to a series of threatening
letters recently received by sever
al of its members.
Most of the senators are in
clined to regard the missives ar
the work of some harmless crank
and scoff at the possibility of dan
ger One member however, grew ap
prehensive at a letter threatenin';
to toss bombs into the senate cham
ber and suggested that several buck
ets of water be kept at hand for
this emergency.
Texas Solon Dies
AU8TIN. Prb. 26—<A*i—Rep. N.
R. Strong of Slocum, serving his
first term in the legislature from
Anderson county, died at hi.* home
today. Speaker W « K — >r> was
advised
His was the >e • me. i * .• ‘ n :n l o
days among member* oi the isouse,
the other being that of Rep. R B.
Ewing of Franklyn. serving his first
term from Robertson county.
1 THE WEATHER i
* — -- - -.r T— I - - - - - j
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy or fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tem
perature.
For East Texafc. Fair tonight:
colder in extreme east portion; frost
in interior of extreme east portion;
Thursday fair ; somewhat warmer in
northwest portion.
Light to moderate northerly tc
easterly winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
Thfre will be no material chang.
in the river during the next few days.
Flood Preeent 24 Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Ctmg. Bain
Eagle Pa .716 2.1 0 0 .00
Laredo ......27 -0.6 0.0 .00
Rio Grande ..21 3 6 -O.i .00
Mission .22 3.7 -0.1 .00
Ban Benito . 23 i 6 1 -0.8 .00
Brownsville ..18 16 -0.8 .03
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa be
tomorrow, under normal meteorolo
gical conditions:
High ........ 1:47 a m.; 4:40 p. m
Low .9:15 a. m., 9:48 p. ni
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 6 31.
Sunrise tomorrow . 6 55