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II REPAIRING | TL- C AM^ON 1 Done In one store by expert wort- 1 “ OAIHOVMv I men. All oar work is guaranteed. Windmill with Hyatt Roller r Bearings Needs Oiling only once every * years Alamo Iron Works Brownsville — Corpus Christi San Antonio — Houston {_____ THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASE D WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(JP) --—— l I THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 2-58 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1930 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY I ■ ■— : IN OUR VAI.I.EY | ^- BY C. M. HALL HOW ABOUT IT? ‘ New York today has a deli cate and 1 rigid beauty: its in credible new buildings resemble icicles that, by some topsy-turvy enchantment, point their needles into the sky ” -Richmond Barrett, author Unemployment is too vital and serious to our people to be made the subject of political con !; trovers} ” i , —Secretary of Labor Davis. ALREADY the business effect of the passage of the rivers and harbors bill by both the senate and the house is being felt in the Valley. Reports up and down Elizabeth street, and this is said to apply to the "Main Stem" of the Valley, are to the effect that bids on real es tate are beginning to be heard. This it is snid. consists mostly of invest ments by the taometolk. Many deals have probably been held pending awaiting formal action on the ap propriation which will give the Val ley a deep-water port. The major ity of these will now be eonsumated. When President Hoover signs the bill and sends the pen down to Brownsville a real flurry will pro bably follow. • • • THERE is a squash contest down In the Valley. They have been recently bringing in samples of the vegetable which rival in size the watermelon. Rio Hondo boasts of growing specimens that it takes more than a boy to harvest. The latest to issue a challenge to squash growers is Fred Latham, of potato association fame. Fred said thev have all made him mad over this squash business, and he wants to show a real squash. He brought it in. It tips the scales at 31 pounds and Mr. Latham adds that he has some still on the vine that promise to be larger than that. The one he exhibited' looked like “some pump kins." There is no telling what this Val ley will do. as Wisconsin says. • » • ANIMATED Annie says she is be ginning to doubt whether it is true that “we can't have every thing." f UTHICH reminds us that in these " if vacation days, float it is a f mighty fine thing to leave home, but somehow it seems so much more 80 to get DHCK. And they say I the older you get the greater that1 feeling. You go away and you have a good time. Then you make a long dirve home and arrive all tir ed and worn. Somehow the lit tle cottage, or the big mansion, of your own seems the best after all. One of the greatest problems « •— » i* itao w\. 4 Vi v *v wvmwj w *v m itiv picture show, the golf course, the dance hall, or what have you. usurp the place of the family fireside. • • • A RECENT summary of the crime situation in America points to crooked attorneys, crooked pro fessional bondsmen, a crooked jury man. crooked householders, (hiding criminal? > and dodging of jury ser vice by representative business men as being at the bottom of the thing. Booze rings have probably done more than any other one thing to open the wav to bribery and graft. It has placed in the hands of other wise shiftless and criminally inclin ed men big automobiles and more wealth than they have ever dreamed thev would possess. But the American people today •re still far bigger and stronger than these so-called gangs, and some day they will get stirred up — and what a house cleaning there will be. Some one. long ago, compared the American people to a glass of beer. Froth on top. dregs at the bottom, but sound in the middle. LATEST reports on the Point Isa bel picnic declare that Congress ™ man John Garner will attend the port celebration planned there on the days immediately around the Glorious Fourth. There are two big picnics planned for that day. McAllen ani Point Isabel. Both point toward being big affairs. • • • WHILE the remainder of the country swelters, and such cities as Chicago report a dozen or more dying in one day from the heat. Valley people go out and play golf in the middle of the day. Who said the Valley is a winter resort? The Valiev is a winter and summer resort. And since thinking it over, we believe you could add spring and summer to that combination. \ * * * found on the wires MONTREAL — Mrs. J. Dewey So per is to leave next month to be a medical missionary for two years to the Eskimos at Lake Har bor in Hudson Strait, while her husband does scientific work there for the government. They will re ceive one mail while in the north. PARIS — The girls are wearing fine now with Leo Mazatti. whose girl Jilted him when she read a Rtent medicine ad illustrated with i picture. He recovered $300 in , court from the advertiser for misuse of fils name and he and the young ladv made up. . . LIVERPOOL — Lord Derby has Aold the Chamber of Commerce he ■Earned something on his recent vis H to the United States. He had ■bought the chief topic of discus ^tton there was money. “It was not.'* ^ explained, “it was prohibition and how to avoid it." TWO INJURED IN HIGHWAY AUTO CRASH Mercedes Men Taken To Hospital For Treatment Two Mercedes men were rushed to the Mercy hospital Wednesday night as a result of an automobile acc*de£t that occurred south of Ol mitc, near the Oklahoma service station, at 7:30 o'clock. H. J. Riesterer, Mercedes, driver of one of the cars, and Ben Drews, passenger in the same automobile, were injured after Riesterer's car had collided with one driven by W. W. Patty, farmer residing near Ol mito. Both cars turned over sev eral times. It is said, and the large touring car owned by the Mercedes man was practically demolished. Hospital authorities said Thurs day morning that although Mr. Drews was suffering, he passed a satisfactory night. It was neces sary to take many stitches in a cut in his side, which bled profusely before he could obtain medical aid. Thursday morning doctors x-rayed his chest, which was thought to have been crushed. The result of the x-ray is not yet known. Mr. Riesterer was released from the hospital late Wednesday night after treatment, and returned to Mercedes. Mr. Patty, the local man. was not seriously Injured, suffering minor bruises and cuts. It is said that the Mercedes car was driving towards San Benito at the time of the accident, and that the Patty car suddenly entered the highway, continued to Browns ville along the highway for a hun dred vards, and then abruptly turn ed off the highway again. The Patty car was a long touring car with a truck body in the rear. Mr. Drew and Mr. Riesterer are well known Mercedes business men and were in Brownsville Wednes day on business. Harlingen Election May Favor Airport 'Soerial to The Herr1^ > HARLINGEN June 26—With the airport bond election less than time* weeks off July 15, advocates of the project are confident it will b** approved by a large majority. No outspoken opposition has been heard to date and airport enthu sia'-ts are certain none will develop. Unier present plans no ti.ne will be lost in purchasing land for the airport as soon as money is avail able from the bonds. The mcwt active backers of the enterprise believe a modern land ing field and hanears will attract much passenger and freight busi ng's to this city. Thev exoect an air school to be started and a big ln:rease in winter tourist by air. Candidates to File 3 Expense Reports AH candidates in the primary elections are required by law to make reports of their expenditures to the county clerk, it has been pointed out by political leaders. ihree reports are required by law. The first is to be made not more than 35 days nor less than 25 days before the election: the second not more than 12 days nor l«*s than eight days before the election: the last not more than 10 days after the election. These reports are required in order to ge+ the candidates* names on the ticket, H. D. Seago, county cL*rk. states. Sterling on Stump; Makes Nine Speeches HOUSTON. June 26.— T —On the second day of a sneaking tour of East Texas. R. S. Sterling of Hous ton. gubernatorial candidate, is scheduled to address crowds at Jef ferson. Linden. Atlanta and Tex arkana, speaking in Texarkana tO nieht. Yesterdav he started from his home in Houston on his first po litical campaign tour. Before the close of the dav. he had made nine snerehes. earning his campaign to Buna. Kirbyville. Jasper, San Aug ustine. Center. Tenaha. Carthagp. Beckville. and Marshall. Several of the stops were impromptu. Bank at Brownwood Fail# to Open Door BROWNWOOD. June 28.—(/Pi— The Brownwood State bank, of which O. C. Walker is president, failed to open for business today. Officials stated that unusually heavy withdrawals the past week, and especially yesterday, prompted the directors to close the bank. The bank was nine years old and had capital and surplus of $62,000. A plan for paying depositors will be worked out at a stockholders* meet ing to be held soon, officials an nounced. War-Torn Mexico Flames With Revolt in Chihuahua Shooting Opens When Governor Francisco Is Impeached; Juarez Is Capital EL PASO, Tex., June 26.—(A*)—Two men claimed authority to rule the state of Chihuahua. Mexico, today as the result of a political disturbance which led to the impeachment of Governor Francisco Almada and the slaying of Gabriel Jiminez, chief of state police, yesterday. Governor Almada sought to rule the state from Juarez where he fled by airplane yesterday after impeachment by the Chamber of Deputies on charges of misconduct brought by followers of Manuel Prieto, candidate for governor. SECRETARY If you want to call on Mrs. Her bert Hoover at the White House this summer, you'll have to talk to this young woman about it. She is Helen Green, of Rochester, Minn., who has just been named private secretary to the first lady ! for the summer season. OCEAN FLIERS^ TO NEW YORK Southern Cross Has 1100 Miles More Before Making Goal HARBOR GRACE. N. F. June 26. —The sky trail to New York was resumed today by Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith and his three flight companions of the world-girdling airplane Southern Cross. The plane *rade a perfect take-off at daybreak. Prevented by blinding fog and compass trouble from completing an Ireland-New York hop and landing here with barely enough petrol to wet her tanks, the veteran plane was in the air again within 20 hours after completing a hop from Ire land. it hopped off at 3 05 a. m. E S. T. Captain KingsVrd-Smlth had 405 gallons of petrol and 12 gallons of 011 put into the tanks yesterday in preparation for today's hop. The wind was favorable. A 1.100 mile flight faced the Southern Cross, with an estimate of 12 to 14 hours flying time being necessary'. The direct course lay over Cahot Strait. Cape Breton Is land and Nova Scotia, and by a slight deviation would include New England. Captain Kingsford Smith, pilot, planned to land at Roosevelt Field. Long Island. The second successful westward crossing of the perilous Atlantic in the history of aviation was marie in 32 hours’ firing time. The Southern Cross left the airport at Port Mar nock. Irish Free State early Tues day morning. Houstonian Denied Bond in Killing HOUSTON, June 26—/*»:.—Perry Simmons. 26. remained in jail to dty without bond, under charges cl murder in the fatal shooting of John W. Jeanes. Houston lumber man. Jeanes was shot Sunday when intervened in a fight. Arthur Jeir.es, r. brother, told authorities. Dallas Fair Plans $300,000 Stadium DALLAS June 26—'Directors of the Stat_ Fair |ssociation today contracted for the construction of a StfOO.OOO stadium of 45.000 capacity on the fair grounds. .. ■ —. ■ Mississippi Statesman Dies mikminoham. Ala.. June 26— —James Kiball Vardman. 60, governor of Mississippi and pic turesque figure in the United States senate during the World War period, died here yesterday. Mr Vardaman who became known in the senate as the “White Chief because of his custom of wearing w’iite clothing in contrast to his flowing hair, succumbed to an ill ness of nearly five years which fol lowed a nervous collapse. As an editor attorney, chief ex eci.tive ana legislator he was prom inent in public life in Mississippi for nearly half a century. He serv ed lr the state legislature from 1*>0 until 189C and as governor fr-.-rr i904 to 1908. His senate term was fror 1913 until 1919. The body was en route to Jack son, Miss., where funeral services will be held tomorrow. He is survived by his widow, two daughters and a son. I M At Chihuahua City Manuel Jesus Estrada a Prieto partisan, was act ing as governor by virtue of au thority conferred upon him by the chamber after it had deposed Al mada. Conflicting reports emanated from the capital concerning the slaying of Jiminel. the flight of w v w 'v yr v ▼ t.v ▼ t i INSURGENTS IN CONTROL MEXICO CITY. June 26—c^P) —Dispatches from Chihuahua i today said insurgents still were in contrc. ol the state palace and had elected Manuel J. Es trada governor. Estrada sent messages to the president and minister of the interior announcing the coup. President Ortiz Rubio gave orders to the military to restore order at once. It is expected that Governor Almada will re turn from Juarez today or to morrow. k JL.A. Jk_dk_Jk A A Governor Almada. the impeachment j session and the inauguration of Es i trada as provisional governor. The correspondent of El Conti nental. Spanish language paper pub lished in E! Paso, last night sent a ! written account by airplane mes senger. saving telegraph censorship had been established In Chihuahua city. Deputies Shot Nine members of the legislature were present, he said, among them two deputies Valente Chacon Baca and Virgilio Cassalle, who were im peached several months ago. While the charges against Almada were being read, the correspondent said, a group of men headed by Gabzriel Jiminez. chief of state po lice. came through the corridor of the palace and began shooting at the deputies. During the exchange of shots, Jiminez was shot in the head and killed almost Instantly. Several others were injured. This account stated that when the shooting started. General Eulogio Ortiz, chief of military operations ' in the state of Chihuahua was in his office in the right wing of the palace and immediately rushed to the deputies chamber, giving orders for troops in the barracks to help establish order. After order was restored, the cor respondent's account said, the dep uties continued their discussion of the charges against Governor Al mada. voted to impeach him and installed Manuel Jesus Estrado as governor, administering the oath of office to him. Six Wounded Enrique Soto Pembert, an engl-1 neer who reached El Paso by plane last night from Chihuahua city, de clared to the newspaper El Conti nental that a group of deputies led by Deputy Carlos Enriquez, enemies of Governor Almada. entered the council chamber yesterday while a group of deputies and employes friendly to Almada were holding a conference, and started shooting. Enriquez, he said, was wounded. Ambulances took away at least six wounded, the engineer asserted. Four hundred men of the National Rev olutionary party presented them selves to Governor Alnrnda in Juar ez and offered their services to him. W. M. 8ein, secretary of state, and Undersecretary Ignacio Chavez Franco were reported as having been arrested. Almada. in Juarez, claimed the impeachment session and inaugura tion of Estrada was illegal because he said there was not a quorum of deputies present. He blamed Gen eral Eulogio Ortiz for the coup against the Almada administration. Willacy Transferred To Brownsville Area WASHINGTON. June 26 —<*V- j F’-esident Hoover today signed the bih to transfer Willacy county, | Tex., from the Corpus Christi divi- 1 s on of the Southern District of Texas to the Brownsville division. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Those extra bits of odd fur nishings you have stored in garage, attic and basement are worth money to someone. Make an inventory of those you no longer need. Publish the list in our Want-Ad col umns and you’ll be agreeably surprised at the quick re sponse and the neat little sum of money they will bring. The Brownsville ^ Herald CLASSIFIED AD DEPT. DAN AWAITED IN SETTLING BADGER ROW ‘Reliable Source’ Of Information On Valley Asked CORPUS CHRISTI, June 26.—i/P\ —Decision of Governor Dan Moody was awaited today on the recom mendation of the committees of Texas and Wisconsin business men who have been touring the Lower Rio Giande Valley that a •’reliable” source of information be created to which regulatory bodies could turn for advice. The two committees Issued a statement containing this recom mendation, in an effort to compose differences between the two states arising out of sale of Valley lands by real estate firms operating in Wisconsin. In the statement signed by all members of both committees, it was declared that *a personal investi gation of the agricultural develop ment of Rio Grande Valley lands has indicated clearly that the re markable growth and progress of this area has been occasioned by the existence of natural resources of climate and soil of an unusul character and that the basic agri cultural soundness of these lands seems apparent.” Nevertheless, the statement con tinued, because of “improper rep resentation” in the past where “such unusual conditions” have existed, the committee deemed it wise to create a reliable source of informa tion to which regulatory bodies out side the state might turn to in con sidering applications for license to sell real estate In their states. The statement concluded by say ing the Texas committee disap proved any action intended to pro voke a boycott of Wisconsin insti tutions. Auto Thief Shoots Officers, Escapes WASHINGTON, la., June 26—I (fi*)—Sheriff Fred Sweet of Wash ington county and night Marshal • Aaron Bailey were shot and killed eany today by an automobile thief they had arrested. The thief was token to Sheriff Sweet s office and auestioned When the sheriff start ed to search him preparatory to1 locking him up. the prison threw him aside, drew a pistol and shot Marshal Bai.ey dead. He then emptied the weapon at the sheriff.' four bullets striking the body and a fifth entering the eye. The thief avoided another of- 1 fleer who sho* at him as he fled. He stole snot her car and drove out of town. Lad Takes Coaster For 25-Mile Trip TACOMA, Wash., June 26—<JF/— A patrolman found Bunny Rooser, 7, wheeling along the streets of Tacoma on his coaster wagon late las night. Inquiry revealed he had strayed from his home In South Prairie. 25 miles away. Bunny in sisted he made the trip pulling the wagor. up hills and coasting down, j He went home in the family auto mobile. — Bank Fails CINCINNATI. June 26—<JF>—The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Na :ioi.al bank failed to open for bus iness today. _1 Griffin Case Overruled By State Supreme Court SEES SWEETHEART, REMEMBERS His mind a blank for three weeks. Rex King Morgan, left, suddenly recovered his memory when his sweetheart. Miss Nora Kunau. right walked into his hospital rocm at San Meteo. Calif. Miss Kunau. a Denver nurse, met Morgan last fall when he came to the Colorado city as a federal narcotic agent. Morgan was injured in an auto ac cident. Hidalgo Candidates Thicken Second Announcement to Gain Office Held By Baker So Long Is Made (Special to The Herald * McALLEN, June 26.—Tom GUI of Mission today announced he would be a candidate for sheriff of Hidalgo county subject to action of dele gates to the Good Government party convention. With Gill's announcement came that of H. F. Schlffbauer for commis sioner from McAllen precinct. These m »:e the third and fourth an nouncements of Good Government League candidates in two days, F. B. Freeland and T. G. Murrow of McAllen having made their announce ments yesterday for sheriff and commissioner respectively. PEACE ASKED Jap Leader Tells Rotary Of Nation’s Ideal CHICAGO, June 26.—(jD—Prince Iyesato Tokugawa. president of the House of Peers of the Japanese par liament, told the Rotary Interna tional convention today that “ Ja pan's aspiration today is to culti vate the arts of peace.” and that “Japan needs a navy adequate only to defend her own corner of the Pa cific.” To deliver his talk before Rotary’s 17,000 delegates, the Prince took a one day stopover out of a six month trip which will take him to a num ber of important cessions includ ing that of the league of nations at Geneva. His position as head of the parliament and son of the last Shogun—his father led the warrior clan that ruled Japan for centuries—makes him today one of the empires' leaders. ‘‘Japan's absorbing thought,” he told the Rotarians. ‘‘is to put her financial and economic structure upon firmer foundations, curtailing expediture and seeking markets overseas for her manufactures and products. Iceland Gathers at 'Sinai’ People of Far North Gather to Make Laws Since Christ of South Ousted Thor THINGVELLIR. Iceland, June 26.—</P>—Christian. King of Iceland, to day opened the 1930 session of the Icelandic Alting at the very spot where one thousand years ago this oldest parliament in the world first was convened. King Christian stood upon a huge rock in the middle of the Plain of Thingvellir where Grim Goatbeard, the lawgiver, in ancient days, recited from memory the entire code of Icelandic law. The ceremonies today were simple as of old, so simple as to obtain an _ i -«.»— t TOO SHORT Town All Hot and Bothered Over Little Breeche* GRAFTON, W. Va. June 26.—vP) —Things had settled down pretty well about the town hall today after all the excitement yesterday.' but one thing is certain, girls are not going to wear “shorts" on the streets ot Grafton as long as Char ley King is mayor. Nine pretty girls, all wearing “shorts', ambled into town from their camp in the woods on the outskirts of the city. They walked down Main street. Traffic stopped. A crowd gathered when the girls stopped In a store and bought ice cream cones. When they came out. the crowd followed them. Some body telephoned the mayor. The mavor sent out a policeman and the policeman told the girls the mayor wanted to see them, or rather to' talk to them. At the police station Mayor King Informed the young women that “shorts" may be the thing at Mar shal! College, or at the summer re sorts. but here ii\ Grafton—no. The young women were ordered to return to their camp and inform ed the next time they come back to town they must put on more clothes. ,.| ■ %..* A ■ ft i. A 4 "44r : The broad plain, bounded on the south by a great lake, on the north by rugged snow capped mountains, on the east and west by two great fissures of volcanic formation cut before the dawn of history, was dot ted with many thousands of people who had come from far corners ot the earth. Today's ceremonial was unique. The Thingvellir choir chanted the Icelandic national song, “O God o! Our Land,'' and many in the thou sands on the plain took up the re frain which seemed to roll away tto the moivtains in a vast tide and echo among the snowy peaks. Prime Minister Tryggvi Thorhals son Introduced Christian, amid great applause. When the king, who stands six feet four inches, rose to the rock of the lawgivers, his figure towered tall above his Icelandic sub Included in the vast throng of visitors were many Americans whose birth or ancestry was Ice landic. They watched with keen pleasure the unfolding of the im pressive Jubilee celebration. Divine Services Crowds began arriving from Rey kjavik. 35 miles away over twisting mountain roads, early this morn ing. The spectators halted at Al mannagja rift, the western bound ary of the Thingvellir plain. Ex tending for five miles with perpen dicular cliffs rising in some places (Continued on page ,2) ♦ ** < «jiu is one oi me oldest residents of the Valley, having come to the county twenty-seven years ago from Live Oak county. Exactly ten years a^o he terminated his service as federal customs officer to en list as candidate for sheriff on an independent ticket against A. Y. Baker and other present incumb ents. Schiffbauer has been a mem ber of the board of directors of the McAllen water district for ten years. Four other candidates have also announced for offices, F. W. Lem burg, McAllen, county clerk; Mrs. H. O. Schaleben. Edinburg, tax col lector; H. Tarpley, Edinburg, also for tax collector, and R. D. Combs, Edinburg, Justice of the peace of that precinct. Lemburg was defeat ed when running for clerk on in dependent ticket in the 1928 elec tion. $1,000,000 Tube I* Lost in Ocean Depth HAVANA, June 28".Doubt was expresses today that the $1, 000,000 tube which broke its moor ings and sank to the bottom of the ocean off Matanzas yesterday could | be saivageu. The tube, built by Professor Georges Claude, French scientist, in an effort to revolutionize in dustry by putting the gulf stream to work, wa^ a mile long and large enough for a young boy to walk th.-ougb erect When tne vaives on the compress ed air tanks at the extreme end of the cube were opened the dead weight of the huge contraption of corrugated steel snapped the inch thick cables holding it to the shore end the tube sank in nearly 4,000 feet of water Engineers said the tube would break into its component parts if an attempt were made to bring it to the surface again. Professor Claude remained silent as to his next step, except to notify the French academy of science that disaster for a second time had baited his experiment. The tube was constructed to haul water from the ocean depths to be used to condense steam which Professor Claude hoped to obtain bv submitting the warmer gulf stream water to vacuum. Secretary Predicts Big Valley Trade Brownsville will be one of the greatest of Texas ports, predicts the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce in a letter to the local chamber Thursday. The letter, written by Porter Whaley, general manager, con gratulates the city on the manner in which it obtained port facili ties. "There is no reason why a great port should ont be built in Browns ville. and you have our best wishes, ’ concludes Mr. Whaley. Woman Spanked HANFORD, Calif., June 26.— Don’t spank strange women, even those who drive automobiles, is the moral John Border, oil worker, gleaned from a 30-day Jail sentence imposed upon him. Border's car brushed fenders re cently with one driven by Mrs. Merle Fitting of 8m Francisco. Sorder chased her. dragged her from her automobile, turned her over his knee and spanked her. After his arrest he said he had been shell shocked. Insurance Will Pay For It Rio Groade Talley Trust Co.—Adv. JUDGE HOLDS VOTE COUNT IS REQUIRED Noted Hidalgo Suit To Oust Judge Is Lost N __ AUSTIN. June 26—'TV—The state supreme court yesterday overruled a motion for rehearing of the Hi dalgo county district judge election rase In which Gordon O riff to claimed J. E. Leslie had been fraud ulently placed in office. In overrul ing the motion, the court repeated its former findings, principally that courts did not have jurisdiction of the case until the election returns had been canvassed by the secre tary of state. Griffin was successful in his suit before the Travis county district court and the third coure of civil appeals, but the supreme court re versed these Judgments in favor of Leslie. Griffin claimed he would have been elected had the commissioners* court counted the votes in the Wes laco box. These were ruled out by the commissioners on the grounds that the envelope containing the returns was unsealed. Ruling out these votes gave Leslie a majority of 14 votes. The canvass of the returns vti stopped by Griffin through Injunc tion proceedings. The supreme court held that the Judiciary could not review the action until the election had been completed by a canvass of the returns. Griffin StlT! Fighting Gordon Griffin, when called by The Brownsville Herald today and Informed of the action of th£ su preme court, said the fight is by no means over. ‘ Of course we will know mors about what to do when we reoelvs the opinion, but at present It ap pears it will be either an election contest or a suit for the office. Mr. Griffin did not know that his appeal had been overruled until ad vised in the call. He expects to an nounce within a few days his next step in an attempt to be seated in * the office he claims he was elected to. Submerged Land For Sale at 10c Acre fSiiecial to The Herald.) AUSTIN. June 26—The land of fice has advertised for sale. August 1. leases on 4 870 acres of submerged lands in Nueces Bay. eight miles southeast of Corpus Christi. The leases will be sold on the basis of 10 cents per acre, plus the highest cash bonus. The state is to get one-eighth the oil or gas pro duced. Rental on the land will be 25 cents the second year, 50 cents the third and $1 in subsequent year* until the leases are developed. The submerged land is located in surveys 684. 692. 694 , 706. 710, 723. 745 and 746. Nueces Bay. Commission to Hear Views on Paving 'Special to The Herald.) HARLINGEN. June 26.—The reg ular meeting of the city commis sion has been postponed from to night until Friday evening. It will be held as a formal opportunity for any citizens to voice complaint against the paving program adopted for Tenth street, which will be put into operation shortly. Auto Chief Dies INDIANAPOLIS. June 26. —Wh~ Hart*y C. 8tutz. 53. widely known automobile designer and manufac turer. died here today from compli cations which followed an opera tion for appendicitis. i WEATHER For Brownsville and the VaBey: Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight, and Friday. For East Texas: Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight and Friday; pos sibly local thundershowers this af ternoon or tonight In the northeast portion. Light to moderate winds on the coast, mostly southerly. RIVER FORECAST The river will continue to fall slowly practically all along during the next few days. flood Present 24-Hx. 24-Hx. State Stage Cling. Bala Eagle Pass 16 2 8 -01 .00 Laredo 27 -0.6 00 .00 Rio Grande 21 7.0 -0.3 .00 Mission 22 9 4 -0 5 00 San Benito 23 15.2 -0.8 .00 Brownsville 18 10.9 -43-8 .00 TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point Isabel tomorrow, under normal meteorol ogical conditons: High.6:10 a. m. Low.10:11 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today . Sunrise tomorrow ..— *’w ill n