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CITY TO HEP SECURE ZONING Cooperation Is Offered To Association By Hillyer The second meeting of the newly organized Rio Grande Valley Build ers and Developers Association was held in the patio of the El Jardin Thursday night, and George Hillyer, Brownsville building inspector, an nounced that the city was willing to CO-operate with the association in every way possible toward obtain ing zoning ordinances and building restrictions in Brownsville. The meeting began at 7 o clock with a dinner, which was given by Rolland E. Friedman, secretary of the organization and who is also secretary of the National Builde and Constructors Association, with headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. Th local association Is affiliated with the national organization, and will be known as the Valley unit. A temporary committee to handle the revision and adoption of bylaws was named. Knight Do"glas —os appointed chairman, and others in the committee are E. W. Bounds. W. D. Ferguson, H. Richardson and John Starck. Committees Named The important plan and scope committee was appointed, and con sists of W. D. Van Slclen. chairman. Lee Adamson. W. D. Barnes. A. D. Dickinson. Jr., and A. E. Derrick. This committee Is to ju° .it a plan of activity for the coming year, and make regular reports on new fields of activity as they open up. W. *B. Vclten, president of the organization, presided over the meet ing, and made a brief talk. Rolland E. Friedman also spoke during the meeting, and explained that the national association with which the local organization was affiliated, was five years old. had 7,000 members, and represented 1,100 firms. Charles R. Price, of Kenton. Ohio, was a visitor, and spoke on "Unity and Co-operation.” George Hillyer. Brownsville build ing inspector, said that he was glad that an association of this kind was formed, as he had been attempting to handle the building code of the city singlehanded He offered the cooperation of the city. Each man present rose and spoke briefly. Adopt Ethics Code A code of ethics was adopted, and the object of the association outlined as follows: “To maintain the business of building in this community on a high professional plane. “To establish and enforce among its members proper standards o: construction and a code of ethics which will insure honest, resjxmsible and efficient business practices to ward clients and the general pub lic. “To protect its members and their clients against unfair dealings by vendors, subcontractors and me chanics. "To safeguard the property of its clients against liens and other legal difficulties. “To disseminate progressive ideals and keep its members up-to-date in all matters relating to modern building. “To improve the condition of home ownership and encourage the build ing of well-built homes. “To advance the Interest of in vestors who hold property or its securities for income. For Civic Progress “To encourage the improvement of architectural standards and land scape designs. “And to promote the general civic development and betterment of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.” It was announced that an office for the association is to be opened Monday near the El Jardin hotel, on Levee street. An office force will be retained permanently. Those present at the Thursday night meeting were: John Rezek. W D. Van Siclen. W. H. Boggs, S. W. McKenzie. A. E. Derrick, N. R Quinn. John G. Starck. J. J. Kem my. F. H. Trimble, Chas. R. Price. H Richardson, Lee Adamson. Har old F. Foitik. E. W. Bounds. Jr Clyde A. Thorpe. George M. Hillyer W D. Ferguson, I. A. Dudley. F. C. Barnes. Ted W. Neck. Keith Tuggle. Knight Douglas. W. B. Velten. C C Henderson, and Rolland E. Fried man. A representative of James and Dickinson was also present. It was decided that the associa tion meet even' second and fourth Thursday of each month. Davis Executed For Slaying of Guard HUNTSVILLE. Tex., Aug. 22—(fP —Lee Davis. 26. negro, was executed at the Huntsville penitentiary at 12:07 a. m. today for the slaying of Sidney Symms. prison guard. He . was pronounced dead at 12:15 a. m. Symms war slain last year as he attempted to prevent the escape of Davis and a negro companion. Davis denied guilt, sayine. in talking with Warden W. W. Wald, that it was the other negro, and not he who shot the guard. Nothing was heard from the negro’s cell yesterday and the only j visitor he was known to have had was his mother. “She came.* said Captain Frank Tennison. “to tell ! him a last goodbye. He told her ! goodbye.” Tuckers Ask $50,000 Damages in Suit (Snecial to The Herald * MERCEDES. Aug. 23—R W Briggs and compenv of Pharr was named defendant in a suit filed at Edinburg this week by Newell Tucker of Mercedes asking toatl damages of $55,993 as a result of a wreck on the Base line north of the dtv the first part of the year Tucker asks $5,993 for hlmr -’f and $50,000 for his son. Robert Tucker, wh' was injured in the wreck. The petition alleges that young Tucker. 17 years of age. was permanently disabled and is ment ally unbalanced as a result of in juries he sustained, when, the peti tion alleges, the car he vas driving was struck b" a truck belongt ; to the Briggs eommnv in Pfchniartr. TIME TURNS BACK FOR “DEADWOOD DAYS’* V. Whisker*. *un bonnet* and a stage coach were dusted off at Deadwood. S. D., for the celebration of “Deadwood Day*.” Thi* group of citizen* participated in the stage-coach holdup ard other events. MARKETS! N. Y. STOCKS NEW YORK. Aug. 22—<&)—After wobbling uncertainly during the morning, the stock market again headed downward today. The opening was heavy, but dur ing the middle of the morning a rally set in which carried several issues up 1 to 4. Before mid-day however, gains were mostly lost, and several issues sold off 1 to 3. Copper, rails and a few specialties were distinctly heavy. Anaconda. Kennecott. Illinois Central, Balti more & Ohio and Warner Brothers sold off 1 to 2 to new lows. Shares declining 2 to 3 included North American, Westlnghouse Electric. Case. Allied Chemical and General Refractories. Pivotal shares were generally well supported, such issues as U. S. Steel, American Tele phone and General Electric show ing slight changes. Call money again renewed at 2 per cent. N. O. COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22—VP)— ; Although Liverpool cabl. . were slightly better than due first trades oa the New Orleans cotton ex change showed losses of 1 to 11 points, due mainly to the execution of overnight selling orders on hedging. The market continued to ease off slightly after the start, October ! trading down to 10.88, and Decem bei to 11.05, or 9 to 11 points on a renewal of hedge selling. — N. Y. COTTON NEW YORK, Aug. 22—f.-Tr.—Cot j ton opened steady at a decline of 2 to 4 points. Some early buying promoted by relatively steady Liver pool cables was readily supplied by overnight selling. The latter ap peared to come partly from the south and was supix»ed to be in | the way of hedging but the offer ings were absorbed and the market steadied after the call on covering and trade buying. The new December contract sold up from 11.05 to 11.16 and March from 11.31 to 11.39 with the active months ruling 1 to 6 points net higher by the end of the first half hour. GRAIN LOWER CHICAGO, Aug. 22—^Pi—Wheat and com averaged lower in price during early dealings today. Es timates that the Canadian wheat yield this season would total 350, 000,000 bushels and of excellent quality, acted as a bearish influ ence. Opening 1-2 cent off to 1-8 cent up, wheat afterward underwent material setbacks all around. Corn started unchanged to 7-8c higher but, receded to below yesterday's finish. K. C. LIVESTOCK KANSAS CITY. Aug. 22—<VP>— <U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Hogs: 5,000; slow 15-30 lower; top $11.50; pack ing sows 8.00-9.25; stock pigs 7.50 8.75. Cattle: 1.500; calves: 900; beef steers steady to 25 higher; other classes unchanged. Steers, good and choice 600-1500 lbs. 9.00-11.00; 1 elf ers. good and choice 550-850 lbs 8.75-11 00; cows, good and choice 5.50-7 25; low cutter and cutter 3.00-4 25; vealers. (milkfed) medium to choice 7.00-11.50; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice (all weights' 6.75-8.50. Sheep: 1.000; lambs strong to 10 10 higher: lambs, good and choice 90 lbs. down 9.25-10.25; ewes medium to choice 150 lbs. down 2.50-4.25. Mercedes Theater To Have Sound (Special to The Herald) MERCEDES. Aug. 21.—According to Manager Hugo Plath the Capitol theater here, which has been re modeled and sound equipment in stalled. will have Us formal open ing Friday. August 29, at which time the famous four Marx Bro thers’ latest picture. "Animal Crackers.” will be shown for the first time In any theater. Practically all the work in re modeling the theater has been com pleted. Rigid tests have been made in the sound equipment and en gineers pronounce the Capitol to br one of the most perfect sound theater's they have ever seen. Child Dies The seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Perez died at | the family home near Olmito earlv Friday morning. Funeral services are to be held at the La Paloma ranch at 4 p. m. Friday, with interment in the La Paloma cem etery. Arrangements were made by Morris Mortuary. PAPERS EXPOSE (Continued From Page One") McSwiggin several years ago. One letter from La Cava. Roche dis closed, asked Zuta to "fix it” for him. Pictures Found Police records show that La Cava was arrested in June. 1926, and that he was discharged as a suspect by municipal Judge Joseph W. Schul man, who has previously been named In the Zuta inquiry as the recipient of a check from the slain gangster. A $500 check, drawn in 1922 and signed "Jack Zuta,” was made pay able to P. W. Rothenberg, formerly a deputy coroner and now a re publican ward committeeman. An other check for $2,000 was issued by Zuta in 1927 to Simon Herr, law partner of former Judge Emmanuel Eller, who was a’-.o given a check by the slain vice monger. A picture of Alderman George M. Maypole, taken with his wife and daughter at Hot Springs. Ark., in 1928. was found in Zuta's posses sions. On it was inscribed: “With regards, from the Mavpoles, Hot Springs, Ark.” BRITISH HEIR (Continued from Page One) for Glamis to see their new grand child. Great Celebration News of the birth spread quickly about the countryside and churcn bells pealed louder than at any time since the armistice was signed. Af ter an annent custom a huge o< fire will be lighted on top of a near by hill tonight as oificial notifica tion of the event. Scots generally hope the girl wlL be named Maigaret, winch is a time-honored Scottisn royal name. She is the first royal child to b-_ born within the bounds of the high- f land kingdom in 300 years. Root Receives Bar Award for Service CHICAGO, Aug. 22—(fr—Ellhu Root, former secretary of state, to- . day received the American Bar association's annual medal "for most aistmguished service to the profes sion during his life." The award was made by J. Weston Allen of Boston before a gathering of eminent lawyers which was presided over by Frank B. Kellogg, former secretary of state and au thor of the Kellogg peace pact. Pre-School Clinic Is Well Attended Approximately 60 children, ac companied in most cases by their mothers, attended the pre-school clinic held Thursday afternoon by Dr. W. M. Spivey, county health officer, assisted by Miss Rachel Pierce, school nurse. The next clinic will open at 9 a. m. Aug. 28, at the Grammar school. Health workers urge that parents bring all children from six i to eight years old to this clinic. -- Man Gets Hearing Pedro Resclndes, who resides be- j tween Harlingen and San Benito, will be given a preliminary hearing on statutory charges before Jus tice of the Peace Fred Kowalski Thursday afternoon. The man was taken Into custody Wednesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff R. L. Longoria. NO RUN-OFF !N TWO COUNTIES Large Number of Primaries Indicates Interest In Election DALLAS. Aug. 21.—(A*>—Only two Texas counties will not hold a run-off primary next Saturday as against 17 which failed to hold run-off primaries in 1928, accord ing to reports reaching Prof. A. F. Henning, director of the Texas Election bureau, here today. Borden and Kendall counties, which polled 349 and 113 votes, re spectively, in the July primary- are the two which will not hold a run off. In Borden cc/nty Sterling got 147 votes and Mrs. Ferguson 127 in the July primary, and in Ken- j dall Mrs. Ferguson got 38 votes and l Sterling 37. That no more than two of Tex as’ 253 organized counties would fail to hold a run-off primary- was accepted by Prof. Henning as in dicative of the deep interest Tex ans are taking in the contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nom ination. One or two other counties might report no run-off. said Prof. Hen ning, but he thought the list haa been completed 108 AT SWEETWATER SWEETWATER,. Aue. 22- ,F — The thermometer reached 108 de grees here yesterday afternoon, making what was believed to be r local, all-time heat record. Crops j and gracing ranges were reported suffering. Movietone Kcmanre Hear Lenore I'lrle Sing Ml Talkie Ml Singing and Dancing ! LENORE ULRIC In “SOUTH SEA ROSE” Talkie Ccmir With a BIk Cast Cartoon Now Showing 3 Days Starting Sunday Last Times Todav JACK OAK1E in “The Social Lion” Midnite 9 Show Bj^j Saturday m:xlTO CITY SCHOOLS AID PAYROLLS 153,000 To Be Added To Purchasing Power In Brownsville The economic condition in Brownsville will be aided material ly with the opening of the schools, when $16,000 a month will bo re leased and placed in circulation. O. W. Gotke. superintendent of schools, said in an address before the Kiwanis club at the regular weekly meeting held at the El Jar din at noon Thursday. He pointed out that in salaries alone, approximately $153,000 will be paid out during the school year. During his speech he explained scholastic conditions and discussed several problems confronting the local system He said that more than 500 teachers had anplied for positions in the Brownsville schools due to the reputation of the Valley as an ideal winter resort. Mr. Gotke, the prtneipa! speak er Thursday, was introduced by W. A. Rasco. formerly principal af ♦he high school and now in the drug business. Entr lainment was provided by the Close Harmony quartet, eom lK>sed of Carl Henshaw, Frank Gilmore. John Carr Sewall and Em mett Sewall. Several songs were offered. Girls Bom I. Dorfman and Robert Schwarz passed cigars among the Kiwanians in honor of baby girls born In both families during the week. Members present contributed to ward a fund for gifts for the girls The 1olnt meeting to be held .ext Wednesday night with Retarv and Lions clubs, in con iunction with the Matamoros Ro tary club and chamber of com merce was discussed. The object of the meeting next Wednesday is to complete plans for the Monter rev good-will tour, which is plan ned for Sept. 26. 27 and 28. A committee from each civ'c organi sation will meet In the chamber of -ommerce building Monday even ‘ng to discuss the protect in ad vance. Twenty - five Kiwanians have pledged to make the trip. The on’v visitor Thursday was H. P. Griffin. McAllen. It was announced that then* w’ll t»e no regular meeting next Thurs day. Two Acquitted Librado and Ernesto Aroulrre were found not polity on charges of simole assault before Justice of ♦ he Peace Fred Kowalski Wednes day afternoon WILLIAM I'll! POWELL For 'he Defense Ci Qnmmnunl Qiclusc A with KAY FRANCIS Powell's Greatest Hit! All Talking Thrilling TALKIE COMEDY SPORTLIGHTS MOVIETONEWS Now Showing BROWNSVILLE Midnite Show SATURDAY NITE . Showing “THE TWO BLACK CROWS* MORAN AND MACK In “Anybody’s War” i Chaney^E^P Chaney Talks! ~ Talks! LON CHANEY “The Unholy 3” An M. M. Talking Drama with Lila Lee Elliott Nugent The Man of a Thousand Fares Heroines The Man of a Thou sand Voices: Unbelievably real! —And— “TALKING “FILM COMEDY" CARTOON” “PARAMOUNT NEWS TODAY - SAT. STARTING SATURDAY MIDNITE MATINEE “Let’s Go Native” A Paramount AH Talking Comedy Hit with j, JEANE” TE MarPONALD JACK OAK IE SKEETS GALLAGHER CONVICTION It is our honest belief that Jitney Jungle customers are among the best judges for food values—both quality and price considered—and we are proud to say they are our best boosters. Friends Are Man’s Greatest Asset—Cur Customers Are Our Friends JITNEY JUNGLE SELLS GROCERIES FOR LESS The following specials good in all Jitney Jungle Stores Saturday, August 23rd: ClIjT1 A U ,o p°unds’ A 9/» ajf 1 9 J 4A With $2.00 Other Merchandise.TTfcilvL FI 01IR IKr ■» «V/UA 24 Pound Sack. Only. 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JITNEY JUNGLE MEATS ARE BEST I HAMS, Half or Whole, Per Pound.29c HAMS, Picnic Shankless, Per Pound 25c CHEESE, Longhorn, Per Pound.24c j CHUCK ROAST, Per Pound 19c KEN-L-RAT10N Trfff cF.°nOD SUPWEME". 12c BACON, Sliced, Per Pound.32c Brownsville San Benito Harlingen McAllen . . ... .J