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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 202 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930 TWELVE PAGES TODAY
IN OUR
VALLEY
**=» By CHARLES HALL ■ ■rr't
SINCE the passage of the Point
Isibel-Brownsville port project
in the house some few days ago,
nothing has been heard as to the
groteihlc time the omnibus bill will
e brcught up ir the senate.
^Yf***1 ** beard, however, i
th*/’* 8tiH light is brewing In the
middle and north west against th*
Erie Canal project, which is con
tained in that bill of $110,000,000.
Minnesota newspapers seem to be
all stirred up against the New York
project. Hot editorials are appear
ing declaring that the canal pro
. J*** i* not entered on its merits,
and does not offer a way to the
sea.
Senators are being called upon tc
kill it when it comes to the upper
house. Nothing seems to be said
anywhere else against any of the
other projects, and present action
only offers a possible delay to the
Valley protect. However, it is be
lieved that the bill will again win
In the senate, and that the Val
ley project 1$ safe, whatever hap
pens.
The quicker It is introduced and
upon in the Senate the saier
lta passage seems.
k • • •
| J)RFSS dispatches today tell of a
r new glider plane record. This
time Jack Barstow of California
stayed in the air 15 hours and 13
minutes, but he is not credited with
the championship because he did
not provide himself with a baro
graph.
Gliders are now in comparative
Infancy and that record will soon
be broken again. The m >torless
ships offer a multitude of imagin
able possibilities. It is expected to
open a club at an early date in
Brownsville.
It is said that all those who can
ride a bicycle can manipulate the
lighter than air craft. To start, a
mighty pull is given with ropes and
then it is up to the pilot how long
he staya tn action and what he does.
It Is held that even the beginners
are safe unless they start stunting.
Ten years from now we may speak
of •Tiding" somewhere to 6pend
t: j week end. To the engineer of
this column one of the greatest re
deeming features of a glider is that
there is never an occasion to have to
get out and crank it. That is
<r*id to be rather inconvenient when
an airplane is up.
%
IP YOU have not had your census
taken, don't be so stingy. Give
it to somebody.
• • •
rDGE Oscar Dancy and J. J.
Bishop, county auditor, have ad
vanced one proposed method for
financing an addition to the county
jail.
This is to issue warrants, which
banks will handle for the county.
There was only one thing that the
engineer of this column did not
exactly cotton to in that statement
That was at the opening of the an
nouncement where it said: "There
Is a possibility, although not a great
probability.*' If the "possibility"
does not materialize, let's get a
scheme with a “probability.’’
However, it is known that Judge
Dancy has one or two other ideas
on the jnatter. He is for Jail relief.
• • •
HOWEVER one may feel about
Cameron’s present judge, he is
probably one of the hardest
workers who ever held office. Re
porters who call pr. officials of the
people dnv after day get to know
them abjut as weU as anybody
Those calling on Judge Dancy report
him continually at work on some
thing. The man wh? continually
plugs along will eventually pass the
high flyer in business, unless the
high flyer is exceedingly blessed
4 with luck. Judge Dancy is known as
#V ie letter writing, road bultdnig
f judge and the latter is not over
f lookmg the splendid support given
by the commissioners.
Some day he is going to work out
a wav to close up the gaps in the
military road, and then the Valley
will have two highways to relieve
the present congestion But let's
get through with this Jail business
f irst One thing at a time to para
phrase the parrot. You know Folly
got into the field and the crows
gat heed around and were picking
out his feathers. “One at a time
gentlemen, don't rush.'' he squawk
ad.
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SPEAKING of the congestion or
the present highway, statistics
from the patrol officials show
there have been 8 deaths since
March 28 of 1929. Hospitals have
treated 42. and 22 have been given
first aid.
That maies something like 6 in
juries per month. And many of these
have been within the past few
months. The state officers have
helped out a lot. but with the pres
ent traffic * fifteen foot road can
not keep a mass of cars clear all
the time.
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found on thf. wires
rw YORK — It's a delightful
May Dav for investors in Amer
ican industry. Dividend dis
bursements today by some 600 cor
porations run into millions of dol
PITTSBURGH. Pa. — Lois Moran
of the screen is free, white, 21 and
■\orth at least $63,005, A court de
cree orders distribution of her share
in an aunt’s estate which has been
held In trust till she should come
of age. She d.d recently
NEW YORK — Mons Schimasi
immigrated from Asia Minor to New
York 36 years ago and started mak
ing cigarettes. The fortune he left
».t his death two years ago has beer
\ppraised at $8,014,962.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Mo
are unnecessary for Henry Ford
l make spped. On a poet-breakfast
I he challenged his secretary
1 100-yard dash. He won by twe
yards. No stop watch was on the
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STUDY PLAN
FOR LIQUOR
DISTRIBUTION
Enforcement Group
Tells Wet Leader
Hoover’s Idea
WASHINGTON. May 1—<JP> —
William H. Stayton. chairman of
the board of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment, testi
fied today before the Senate Lobby
committee that four members of the
Hoover law enforcement commis
sion had told him they were “trying
to work out some other plan for
distribution of liquor than under
tiie present law."
He said the members of the com
mission were Judge Kenyon. Dean
Pound,* Colonel Anderson, and an
other one whom he said he could
not recall by name.
Hoover Donbtfu]
The witness gave this testimony
after Chairman Caraway questioned
him about a letter he wrote last
February to Charles S. Wood of
Philadelphia, which expressed the
opinion that President Hoover “is
beginning to doubt whether prohi
bition can be enforced.”
Stayton said he drew his “infer
ence” after appearing before the
law enforcement commission at its
request and after talking with sen
ators and representatives.
“Many Questions”
He said that members of the com
mission asked him ‘many questions”
concerning what might be substi
tuted and that he offered a sugges
tion.
Pressed by Caraway to tell what
the members of the commission told
him Stayton replied:
“They said they were trying to
work out some other plan for distri
bution of liquor other than under:
present law.”
Continuing his testimony. Stay
ton sai<j six members of President
Hoover's cabinet thought prohibi
tion a ftlilure. He named them as
Secretaries Lamont, Davis, Brown.
Mellon, Adams and Stimson.
Harlingen School
Nearing Completion
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. May 1—The new
Harlingen high school building is
expected to reach completion be
tween the first and fifteenth of the
month, according to reports made to
O. M. Joyner, president of the local
school board. Dedication exercises
will probably be held about May 15.
The building Is said to be one of
the bqst constructed and equipped
of any modem schaal house in the
Valley. Its rooms are light and airy,
and every provision will be made for
the comfort and convenience of both
students and teachers, according to
the builders .
Harlingen will have its first gym
nasium in the new building, which
will a\gp be used as a general as
semblv room and center for student
activities. The feature of the build
ing was constructed with the spec
ial idea of providing a general as
sembly place for students, in addi
tion to its use aa a gymnasium.
Irrigation Contract
For District 14 Let
Contract for installation of a
$11500.000 irrigation system on Cam
eron County Water Control and
Improvement District No. 14. has
been let to the Williams Engineer
ing company of Dallas and Ten
nessee.
The district, northeast of Browns
ville. includes approximately 15,
000,000 acres covering the Box tract,
the Laguna Vista tract, the Boorye
tract and tne Bovr! tract. Col. Lute
P. Stover is president of the dis
trict.
Construction Is expected to start
in June. Practically the entire sys
tem is to be concrete, with part
underground work. The area is to
be developed mainly as a citrus
tract, with potatoes and other
crops as well. Plans are for storage
of water in resacas and lakes on 1
the tract.
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ON THE JOB FOR 75 YEARS! ,,
v- wmrnm^m r___zmsl._x_ju '
Seventy-five years service with one company. That’s the record of
“Soda Ash Johnny” Horan. 92. above, oldest satire railroad man. who
has been fireman, engineer, machinist, roundhouse foreman and now
boiler inspector, since joining the Milwaukee line 75 years ago to load
fuel on wood burning locomotives. Horan, who won his nickname by
introducing soda ash in cleaning boilers, was the guest at a recent
banquet attended by the president of the railroad. His son, William.
63, is an engineer.
Reds Peaceful on May Day
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Minor Clashes Occur Throughout World As
Radicals Let Off Steam
(By The Associated Press.)
Early May day demonstrations, traditionally the occasions for radical
organizations to let off steam, were held peacefully in most places
throughout the world. Minor clashes occurred here and there.
In some cities Communist manifestations were forbidden while in
others the police held a tight rein on demonstrations.
In Pans police quickly suppressed three demonstrations, one in the
city and two in the suburbs, and arrested 223 persons on various charges.
About 30,000 workers in the main industries were on strike, and no taxi
SHOCK FATAL
TO VALLEY MAN
HARLINGEN. May 1—Heroic ef
forts to save the life of Earl Smith,
employe of the Central Power and
Light company, proved of no avail
here yesterday and he died at 8 o -
clock at the Valley Baptist hospital.
While working near La Feria,
Smith received a jolt of 4.500 elec
tric volts. This was about 2 o’clock
Several hours were spent in an
attempt to revive him and at one
time it was thought the methods
would be successful.
The tragedy occurred when a
crossarm was being raised to re
place another, and in some manner
came in contact with the 4,600 line
and Smith reached down taking
hold of the crossarm to guide it to
position, when it came in contact
with the 4.600 volts.
Smith had been connected with
the utility company for the past
two vears. coming to its employ at
San Benito from Bridgeport. Texas.
He is survived by his write and one
child of San Benito, and was 26
years of age.
Funeral arrangements are In
charge of the Thompson mortuary.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed tonight at 7 p. m. in San Benito
after which the body will be for
warded to Bridgeport, Texas, for
burial.
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Prograrti Prepared
The Cinco de Mayo fiesta pro
gram is ready. Mntamoros authori
ties have been working during the
pest week in preparation of the
fiesta to commemorate Zaragoza’s
victory over the French forces at
Puebla in 1862.
The complete program will be
announced tomorrow.
REIGN OF TERROR
SHANGHAI. May 1—<jP»—A reign
of terror in Lungchow. Southwest
ern Kwangsi province, was reported
in dispatches from that area today.
Arrest Made in School Fight
300 Student* Are Held After Police Engage
Pennsylvania Univer*ity Men
PHILADELPHIA. May 1.—<P>—Director of Public Safety Lemuel B.
Schofield was arrested today as the result of a controversy growing out
of a battle on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania between po
lice and students during which upwards of 300 students were arrested.
They were released later.
The warrant for the director's arrest, sworn to by Michael J. Calby,
republican candidate lor legislature from this city, charged Schofield
with obstructing Justice, violating the act of assembly of 1015, and re
(fusing to permit a police sergeant
to issue copies of 'he charge.
Magistrate John O’Malley, who
issued the warrant, gave the police
director a hearing and held him in
$1,500 ball for court. Commitment
papers, ordering the director sent to
Moyamensing prison if bail was not
furnished, were made out by Magis
trate O'Malley.
Schofield ordered the police sta
tion cleared and fled to the ser
geant’s office. His chauffeur
rushed to his side and warded off
John Milburn. magistrate's con
stable, who attempted to serve the
papers.
Finally Schofield accepted service
of the warrant, and was released on
rhis own recognizance,
RACE EXPENSE
WASHINGTON, May 1. —tfP)—
Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCDrmick. suc
cessful candidate in the recent Il
linois Republican Senatorial race,
told the Senate Campaign Funds
committee today she spent $252,572
from her own pocket book in that
race.
The Republican nominee, first
witness before the committee, said
she received no contributions ex
cept some from members of her
own family.
Recover Thru Insurance
Rio Grande .Valley Jrwrt Co.—M**
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jcaDS were operating, oome ngnung
developed In the suburb of St. Denis
when police clashed with seven
Communist rouncil men and 40 ol
their following.
Berlin Quiet
The day dawned in Berlin witn
no signs of impending disorder; 50.
000 Communists assembled at one
place but were quiet and good na
tured.
Police at Sydney. New- South
Wales, broke up a small May day
procession, arresting 17 persons.
In Moscow, the seat of Com
munism. it was a big day. The
workers were on holiday, and pa
rades and speeches were numerous
in all parts of the Soviet union.
Move Halted
A Communist demonstration at
Warsaw. Poland, was halted with
out difficulty.
Two policemen were Injured in a
riot near Tokyo. Police later ar
rested 200 known radicals for the
day.
Vienna permitted orderly meet
ings under police r®.orvision. but
demonstrations were forbidden in
Hungary. Athens also prohibited
meetings, and more than 100 Com
munist agitators were arrested.
Bulgarian policemen arrested 140
Communists for distributing litera
ture but released most of them lat
er.
Parades Permitted
Prague, the Czechoslovakian capi
ta!, permitted parades but tolerat
ed no disorder.
In Mexico City Communists were
forbidden to demonstrate and a na
tionwide edict against liquor sales
and pistol toting was put into ef
fect.
The day was quiet in London.
Several Communists were arrested
and a number injured in Liege. Bel
gium, after between 300 and 400 of
them started marching toward a
prison with the supposed intention
I of freeing one of their friends.
UNEMPLOYED MEET
HOUSTON. May l—{,*>>—Members
of the Houston council for the un
employed prepared to hold a May
Dav demonstration today in front
of city hall. Workmen's insurance
against unemployir.*nt and equal
rights to negroes were among their
demands.
Matricide Count To
Be Examined Today
CLARKSVILLE, May 1.—<>P>—
Charged with murder in the slaying
of his mother, George Lloyd Baker,
19. faced examining trial today in
justice court.
Mrs. O. W. Baker was killed Fri
day near Avery when she tried to
take away a crib of corn and sever
al articles which had belonged to
her estranged husband, dead only a
few days.
The youth claimed his father had
left his effects to him and that he
had mortgaged his father's personal
property to obtain funds for plant
ing the spring crop. The mother
lived at another farm with Barney
Baker, her other son.
Matamoros Workers
Elect Pretty Girl
Members of workmen’s unions in
| Matamoros have held a contest for
| the past month to elect the “Ob
j rera Bonita" (Prettiest working
; girl). Miss Delfina Flores has been
declared elected by a small margin
ol votes.
Today. Labor dav in Mexico, the
! "Obrera Bonita" wi!l be honored
j with a ball and a fiesta to be held
| in the rooms of the Matamoros
i workmen's society near the Plaza
de la Capilla.
I Floating at the headquarters of
i the communists in Matamoros was
! the red and black flag in honor
; of labor day. The 1. *d quarters ara
1 located at Sixth ana Bravo streets.
HOOVER SENDS
NAVAL TREATY
TO SENATORS
Public Document One
Of Shortest In
History
WASHINGTON, May 1-4/PV-Pre
sident Hoover’s letter transmitting
the London naval treaty to the
senate for ratification was one of
the shortest of Rich public docu
ments in history.
The lone sentence of less than
ninety words follows:
"To the Senate:
With Treaty
'T transmit herewith a treaty for
the limitation and reduction of
naval armament, signed at London
on April 22. 1930. by the pleni
potentiaries of the President of the
United States of America, the pre
sident of the French republic. His
Majesty the king of Great Britain.
Ireland the British dominions be
yond the seas, emperor of India. His
Majesty the king of Italy and His
Majesty the emperor of Japan, to
the ratification of which I ask the
advice and consent of the senate.
Signed)
Herbert Hoover "
favored by Borah
Renewed assurances of Senator
Borah’s sympathetic attitude toward
the treaty bolstered the expecta
tion of the administration that
consideratino of the pact by the
senate would be expedited and
ratification ensue.
As chairman of the powerful for
eign relations committee, Borah
holds a position of great strategic
importance in the senate contest
over ratification. His approval of
the pact, which is still of a con
fidential nature, is regarded by
those close to the president as a
notable preliminary victory.
Chicago Capitalists
Here in Amphibian
The first amphibian airplane to
stop In Brownsville landed at the
Municipal airport Wednesday af
ternoon bringing several Chicago
capitalists to the Valley.
The party included George Bald
win. J. L. Hecht. and L. Gordon.
A L. Caperton was the pilot.
The plane, which lands on either
land or water, was. a huge Sikorskl
amphibian. It Is named the North
ern Star.
The capitalists plan to remain In
this section several days, and are
registered at a local hotel. They
could not be reached Thursday
morning.
Spanish Priest Is
Rescued by Chinese
SHANGHAI. May Jesuits
at Anking. capital of Anhwei prov
ince. telegraphed today that Taihu
and Hwoshan. Anhwei, had been
taken by bandits April 27, and that
the Rev. Julio Herrera. Spanish
priest who had teen captured by
the outlaws, had been rescued by
proviBcial troops on the same day.
The Rev. Father Herrera was tak
en to Anking.
The fate of Fathers Hidalgo and
Vito, believed to have fallen into
the hands of the bandits, was un
known. but provincial authorities
promised to undertake their res
; cue.
Largest Duty Fine
Paid U. S. by Woman
NEW YORK. May 1—/AV-A cer
tified check for $213,286, represent
ing the largest customs penalty ever
imposed by the treasury department
for an attempt to evade duties, was
in the hands of the collector of the
port today.
It was paid over by Mrs. Robert
L. Dodge, president of a cosmetic
company, to cover duties and pen
alties on a quantity of furs, wo
men's apparel, and jewelry.
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Hit-and-Run Driver
Injures Child of 4
f Special to The Herald)
8AN BENITO. May 1.—Although
officers are convinced of the iden
tity of a hit-run driver who escaped
after „ seriously Injuring four-year
old Edelmira Benavides, the offend
er has not yet been apprehended.
The child, who was knocked down
Monday afternoon near the ball<
grounds, is in Valley Baptist hos
pital for treatment of scalp cuts
and body bruises and la reported
resting easily. '
Herald Mails Out
Dimes for Names
rDAY The Brownsville Herald
is mailing out a number of
dimes to persons who have
sent in names to aid in the cen
sus work.
Payrt^nt is being made where
it is found that the enumerators
have not already taken them.
Many imbued with the impor
; tance of the work have answered
► the offer of ten cents per name
made by The Herald, and have
refused to take the ten cents
Most of those going out today
are to kiddies and their energy
and ambition is to be commend
I ed'
The city supplementary census
force will soon have the city re
checked. and the interest in the
campaign aroused by The Her
ald will soon have every possible
name listed.
SHIP’S CREW BATTLES
0 POINT ISAB
MATAMOROS
POLICE DROP
TONG THEORY
Neighbor of Murdered
Baker Is Sought
In Case
Nicolas Moran, is being sought by
the Matamoros police in connection
with the mysterious slaying of Sa
muel Shong. Matamoros Chinese
baker, wno was brutally murdered
early Monday morning.
Moran, living in a house adjoin
ing Shong disappeared as soon as
he was released from custody Tues
day morning. Sr. Librado Salinas,
Matamoros police 'chief, arrested
Moran's wife Tuesday afternoon. In
Moran's house, which was searched
by officers, $169 10 pesos were
found, it was said. No one could
give an account of how the money
got there. The money found, is exac
tly one third of the total that was
taken from the safe deposit box
owned by Shong on the morning of
the murder, and police are working
to determine if it has any connec
tion with the robbery and murder.
The scene of the murder on
Fourteenth and at Bustamante and
Bravo, has been visited by hundreds
of persons, eager to see the scene
of one of the most mysterious of
murders in Matamoros The place
is being guarded by Matamoros po
licemen.
Sra. Cruz Teran de Moran, the
woman being held by Matamoros
police in connection with the In
vestigation, has continually denied
any knowledge of the affair. "Yo no
se nada de eso" <1 do not know any
thing about that* declared Sra.
Moran to Police Chief Salinas
when he questioned her regarding
the murder.
Discount Reduced
LONDON, May I—i/P—-The Bank
of England reduced the discount
rat» today from three and one-half
to three per cent.
FRANCE FOLLOWS
PARIS. May 1—The Bank of
France reduced its discount rate
today from 3 peT cent to 2 1-2 per
cent.
Earth Qqakes
TOKYO. May l—An earth
quake of unusual strength and
duration shaking Tokyo shortly af
ter midnight did no great damage.
There were no reports of casualties.
SHOCK SLIGHT
RAMALHAL. Portugal, May 1—
<JP>—Slight earthshocks were felt
here this morning.
MILITARY queen
Twelve hundred young men of
the R. O. T. C. can't be wrong.
That's why everyone cheered
when they selected Dorothy Tay
lor as one of the moat beautiful
co-eds at the University of Mis
souri.
IRRIGATION
PLAN PROBED
Robertson Leaves for Austin
To Study Franklin
Tract Project
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, May 1—Frank S.
Robertson left Wednesday night for
Austin where he will look over
plans •! the irrigation district
covering the Franklin Tract near
Edinburg.
Mr. Robertson is looking over
the plans as representative of the
Joint Association of Cameron - Hi
dalgo County Water Improvement
districts which is opposed to grant
ing a water permit to the Franklin
interests on the grounds of un
feasibility.
The State Board of Water En
gineers several months ago issued
an order which would grant a per
mit to the Franklin interests when
It was shown that the project was
feasible, that the cost would not
be excessive, and that sufficient
storage would be provided. The
Valley association of water districts
secured the promise that It would
have the privilege of examining
plans submitted by the applicants
The Franklin tract was recently
organized into an irrigation district,
bonds voted, and plans announced
for construction of an irrigation
system.
Valley Boys Rule Cities
McAllen and San Benito Administrations
Under Youths’ Power for Day •
(Special to The Herald.)
McALLEN, May 1.—McAllen high school students took over the reins
of the city government of McAllen Thursday, elected official^ from the
, school supplanting regular city officials for the day. The event mark
! ed the day in citizenship in the Bovs' Week program.
Politics held the high hand in the school Wednesday, when the elec
tion was held, two tickets being in the field with a score of candidates
I on each.
The one-day term officials were Jim Bob MaruTl, mayor: Duane Per
ikins, Kenneth Alley, Edgar schney,
Charles Redmon, commissioners;
Bill Blair, justice of peace; Dick
Turner, city attorney; Porter Lc . -
ell, Malcolm Taggart, health offic
ers; Glenn Meek, city inspector;
Lester Bevil. city clerk; Charles
Modest, superintendent of parks;
Butch Stutzenbaker. James Walsh,
John Hayes, John Cavasos. police
force: Ernest Sender, jail keeper;
Pennie Frisby. fire chief; Bob Finch,
asistant fire chief; Burlin Marshall,
fire marshall; James Overstreet, as
sistant fire marshall.
All the above except Bill Blair,
justice of the peace, were candidates
on an ‘■independent'1 ticket. Blah
was a candidate on the “repiiJltean11
ticket.
Saturday will be the picnic da?
for the boys, with I. G. Cook r.
charge. The day will be spent al
the McAllen Boy Scout troops
camping grounds on the Edinburj
canal west of McAllen.
Sunday, the day in the churches
will conclude the Boys1 Week pro
gram of the McAllen Rotary club
W. H. Moon is in charge of tSu
Sunday program. Each church wil
devote its morning services to thi
boys, and in some churches the boy!
will act as ushers and make an
nouncements.
The day in industry, with I B
Sigler, manager of the local oific<
of the Central Power and Ltglv
company, in charge, was called of
this week because of Inclemen
weather, and the 40 or more boy!
planning to make the trip to th<
power company's San Benito plan1
will do so next Tuesday, accord
ing to Mr. Sigler.
BOY “RULERS'* PRESENT
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, May 1.—Boy’i
Week and visit of the lieutenan
governor of this division of Kiwani
(Continued on page 8).
HEAVY CROP
Mexican Tomatoes Will Not
Affect Valley
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. May 1-Valley to
mato growers and shippers are not
expecting to encounter the devas
tating competition of Mexico toma
to crops which Florida growers are
experiencing, local market experts
believe, foliowring reports that Flor
ida markets are suffering the in
roads of the Mexican shipments.
Many of the Florida growers are
reported be losing money with
the drop in the market accompany
ing the foreign products. The heavy
part of the Mexico tomato crop is
already out. according to local grow
ers. who see a steady market with
a fair price for the remainder of
the Valley crop.
i The local tomato crop is in excel
! lent condition, they say. and ship
ments "from now on from the Valley
are expected to be heavier.
Shoals Plan Okehed
WASHINGTON. May 1—(JPh-'The
house military committee today ap
proved the Reece plan to provide
for the leasing of Muscle Shoals to
private corporations and made
plans to seek early house action.
Robber Gets 25 Years
SAN SABA. May 1—(&+-C. A.
McNeill was convicted by a jury
here today of robbing the First
State bank at Richland Springs,
and his punishment was fixed at
w years imprisonment.
MESSAGE ASKS
LOOKOUT FOR
LIFEJOATS
Position of Ship Is Not
Given in Help
A crew of a lost ship % bettered
to be battling toward Point Isabella
today, and U. S Coast Guards an
on the qul vive to render assistance
the first moment any intimation cart
be had of the whereabout# of th*
survivors.
The coa*t guard is somewhat han
dicapped in scouting for the strut'*
gling boats by virtm of the small
amount of information in the mes
sage which told of the disaster and
the predicament of the crew.
Capt. Reed of the Point Isabel sta
tion received a notice to be on the
lookout for the frt w of a wrecked
ship, which had taken to the life
boats and was believed to be at
tempting to reach •'Brownsville.**
Immediately Captain Reed noti
fied Mexican authorities and all
along the water fronts of both na
tions today a sharp lookout is bttfnc
kept.
Capt. Reed reported rough water
in the gulf and the crew may find it
hard to make it to land. He said
neither the latitude nor the longi
tude of the wrecked ship was given
nor is its name known.
Mexican authorities readily res
ponded to the call and all along the
Mexican coast, where it might be
possible for the boat or boats tc
reach land extra watches are being
placed. Wm. Neale, deputy cus
toms collector, is wen-king in co-op
eration with Capt. Reed and Mexican
coast authorities.
Pioneer Settler Of
San Benito Is Dead
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. May 1—John Wil*
I liam Oaks. 72. died at his home in
Landrum Park near here early this
i morning Funeral services are to be
j conducted this afternoon at 4 p. m.
at Thompson’s funeral home, with
interment in the Harlingen cem
etery Rev. E. E. Marshall is to
officiate.
Mr. Oaks was a pioneer settler
in this section.
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Valley School Heads
To Discuss Credits
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. May 1.—Valley school
superintendents will meet at Mer
cedes next Tuesday with A. M.
Blackman, chief high school super
visor. to discuss credit# and affilia
tion to be passed on by the state
committee on classified and accred
ited schools which will meet here In
June ,%
Valley Debaters In 4
Austin for Meetinin
f Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN, May 1—Jack Lomax
and Havne Domlrj, San Benito l
prize debaters, are to take part in I
the Interscholastic league contest
here tonight.
They arrive In Austin this morn
ing accompanied by C. R Robert
son. principal of the Ban Benito
high school.
Assault Charged
HOUSTON. Muy 1.—4/P)—John
W. Blevins 45. stove salesman, wa*
; in the Goose Creek Jail today charg
ed with assault to murder In con
nection with the fatal shooting of
Prank Knlrht. 28. Dayton oil field
worker, who had died in a Beau
mont hospital.
i
For Brownsville and the Valley:
; Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight,
poe?dily with local showers; Friday
partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh
southeast to south winds on the
west coast.
For East Texas; Partly cloudy
in north, unsettled with occasional
showers in south portion tonight
; and Friday. Moderate southeast
, to south winds cm the coast.
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
The river will oontinue to fall
slowly at and above Mission, and
begin to fall very slowly at San Ben
ito and Brownsville during the next
24 hours. Thereafter It will fall 1
all along in the absence of rains in
' the watershed.
Wood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Slaps stags Chr.g. Bata
Eagle Pass 16 2.3 -06 £i
( Laredo 27 -0 3 -1.1 .oo
, Rio Grande 21 80 -1.8 iXJ
' Mission 22 113 -0 5 00
: San Benito 23 17.9 *14 oo
i Brownsville 18 12.9 +1.9 .01
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point babel
j tomorrow, under normal meteoro
logical conditions;
High .....I«nsrjt 7:50 a. hbl
^jLow None
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
• Sunset today ;.1 -
Sunrise tomorrow
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