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THIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 78 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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IN OUR
VALLEY
ltmm_ BY c. m. hall ,
HOW ABOUT If?
-Gone, far gone, are the days
when easy conquest awaited the
casual exercise of natural Uients
and capabilities ”
—Dr. Max Joseph Exner |
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•Time is no good solvent for j
Injustice. !
—Hey wood Broun
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"W’otr^n have ruined the thea- I
ter.” •—St John Ervine.
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-The one thing that hurts 1
more than paying an income tax
is not having to pay an Income
tax.”
—Lord Thomas Robert Dewar.
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-Nothing transfigures the face
more than resentment.”
—William Lyon Phelps.
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-Variability attests the pres
ence of vitality.”
—James Branch Cabell
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rE Port Isabel company Thurs
day evening had as its guests at
the club house on the Box ranch
a host of friends and Valley boost
Slt was the purpose of the company
gather together a number of
etr friends and show them what
great development is in progress by
this company and the procedure of
its directors in building the Valley
both in citrus groves and the town
site of Port Isabel.
But the meeting was taken away I
from company’s family to bubble
over in general discussions of many
things for the good of the Valley, j
Over one hundred were present and
speech making was affluent and
spontaneous.
The result was that a section of
Valley men representing its entire
length came together exchanged
ideas, had their eyes opened on a
number of matters, and became
more closely welded together in the ,
idea of what is good for one sec- !
tion is good for all. As a result'
Mission went away feeling closer to <
Port Isabel and Raymondville to
owraville. Such affair* act as a
V potent clearing house for the good
of the Valley, once in a while.
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KNOW' your Valley might be said
to have been the keynote of the
meeting, if there w^as one.
With a similar idea the Browns
ville Chamber of Commerce has in
augurated a move here to know
your city.
^
DID YOU KNOW
That the army post at Browns
ville. Fort Brown, has the highest
record for health of any other
army post In the United States?
^ ^
From day to day one outstand
ing fact concerning Brownsville, j
which all really should know, but
probably may not know, will be
offered for digestion and assimila
tion through the columns of The
Brownsville Herald. Here is one in
¥rted which should not only
» remembered, but passed on to
flers.
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ANIMATED Annie says that as you
can sicken a man by continually
telling him how bad he looks
so can you build up a person by con
tinually telling how fine he looks.
• • •
THE circus is in town today. One
can lee! it. There are two
tilings which change the at
mosphere of a town and cause an
exhuberance of feeling in its people, j
This Is when the circus comes to
town, and a big football game Is
scheduled.
• 9 m
ONE statement was made at the
meeting referred to above, which
left an impression on the engi
neer of this column. This was to
the effect that the average man is
purchasing property in the Valley
now, which fifteen years from now
only millionaires can buy. This re
minds us of a problem which con
fronts us as every other city is con
fronted with from the beginning,
but from a money saving stand
point probably no more so with ref
wpnee to Brownsville.
This is to obtain our park sites
while the land is cheap We do no*
like to advocate too many things
that cost money. But this propo
sition develops into a simple
- oue of whether the city is now able
to buy its park sites and develop
them as needed, or must wait a few
years and pay dearly for waiting.
• • a
FREE years from now. people
living in the Valley will be re
ferring to those that have been
here for one year as old timers. By
that time those who read this will,
have become pioneer settlers.
• • •
DIRE rumors of unrest are heard
from West Brownsville sections
■- since the city raised the water
l Many are expressing them
Jives in no uncertain terms, and
there is talk of meetings for this or,
that purpose. To make a short story
longer they do not seem to like it
a bit. They claim it unfair.
One man told us he had figured
it out where he could buy bootleg
beer five cents a gallon cheaper than
he can water at the trebled rate and
he is now wondering if it will hurt
the grass to water his lawn with it. j
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» NIMATED Annie says that she
does not know about the grass.
1 * but that resident will find many
animals wallowing on his lawn, and
tome of them will not be fourlegged
Kellogg Accepts
GENEVA. Sept. 19. —<.? — The
league of Nations assembly com
mittee today received the accept
ance of liis election to the world
bench of Frank S. Kellogg, former
United States secretary’ of state. I
Rubio to Visit Brownsville
On Trip to Mexican Border
Telegram Received by Chamber of Commerce
Says President Accepts Invitation;
Due at Reynosa Oct. 6
President Ortiz Rubio of Mexico, after rapidly securing permission
from his cabinet to visit this country, wired the local chamber of com
merce Friday accepting Brownsville’s Ihvitatlon to cross over the boundary
line and visit here with officials.
The acceptance followed an Invitation wired him Wednesday which
asked the president and his accompanying state and federal official* to
visit Brownsville while he was In this portion of the country around
October 6 or 7. __
The telegram received Friday*
morning read as follows:
“Vours of yesterday. I thank you.
Stop. Will be glad to accept invi
tation even though our itinerary is
very limited. President of Mexico
Ortiz Rubio.”
Although no definite date for his
arrival here was given In the tele
gram, it was thought that he would
cross the International bridge and
be in Brownsville the day of his
arrival in Matamoros. which is ex
pected to be Oct. 7. His itinerary,
disclosed In The Brownsville Herald
Sunday, showed that he is expected I
to arrive in Reynosa. across from j
Hidalgo county, on Oct. 6. at which
date he will begin his Inspection
of the border country with views of
future development.
Entertainment Planned
It is hoped that while on the
American side of the river he will
inspect devolpment work over here,
and use Ideas gained in aiding simi
lar work on the Mexican side, it was
said here today.
The telegram was received by G.,
yyyyyyffyyy?
PRESIDENT HOST
TO PRIVATES
MEXICt CITY. Sept. 19.—UP)
—Generals and privates alike sat
down with President Ortls Rubio
at Chapultepic Castle last night.
The president played host to one
soldier from each regiment
brought to the capital for the In
dependence day parade.
^ A A M. A A A M"*
C. Richardson late Friday morn
ing.
In coming to Brownsville, Presi
dent Rubio Is granting this city
a decided favcr. and appropriate
entertainment program will be
worked out immediately. In obtain
ing permission from his cabinet to
leave Mexico. President Rubio, it is
suggested, established a new record
for speed in getting this. It took
him but a few hours, for the tele
gram of invitation was sent him
late Wednesday.
Noted Flier Foresaw Death
Ruth Alexander Left Letter to Husband
Graphically Painting Forebodings
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 19.—<;p>—Farewell letters indicate that fore
bodings of disaster rode with Ruth Alexander, a secret bride, when she
met death on a fog-shrouded hillside yesterday at the outset of a pro
jected one-stop transcontinental flight.
One was addressed to her parents requesting a quiet funeral in case
of death. The other was to her husband, Robert A. Elliott, a reserve
naval pilot and her former flying instructor. Together with the letters
found in her hotel room was a marriage certificate which showed they
BANK LOOTING
EPIDEMIC HITS
Sixteen Farm Belt Banks
Robbed Since First
Of This Month
CHICAGO, Sept. 19—IP;— Ar.
epidemic of bank robberies is sweep
ing, like a September storm, across
the American prairies.
Sixteen farm belt banks have
been looted at the point of guns
since September 3. Sums totalling
more than $130,000 have been
taken. There were four bank hold
ups yesterday alone.
The robber bands have moved b>
motorcar and even airplanes over
the same territory as that Mworked’'
by the James boys half a century
ago. From Missouri to the Cana
dian line they have drawn guns
on bank cashiers and roared away
with their loot.
Yesterday s bank robberies were
at Wesley and Hardy, Iowa; Gif
ford. Mo., and Hay Springs. Neb.
The Hay Springs robbery gave
authorities their fifsfc intimidation
that bank robbers may have re
sorted to airplanes. A plane landed
in a field near that northwestern
Nebraska village yesterday morn
ing. Shortly after noon It had dis
appeared. In the Interim the First
National Bank had been robbed by
live men of $14,000.
The robbery was the fourth In
Nebraska witiin a week, with loot
totalling $98,500. The greater part
of the total loot was taken Wed
nesday. robbers holding up the
Lincoln National Bank and getting
away with $75,000.
Pmall Sums Taken
Mostly the bank robbers have
had to content themselves with
small sums. Except for the Lin
coln. Nebr.. robbery, the loot ha*
not exceeded $15,000. and meetly it
has been greatly under that. The
Gifford. Mo., bank robbers yester
day got only $800.
The state of Iowa, dotted with
small towns, each with its bank or
banks, has been the chief sufferer
from the lawless forays. Five bank
robberies have occurred in that
state within a fortnight. Minnesota
and Nebraska each have been vis
ited four times, while single bank
holdups have occurred in Missouri,
Illinois and North Dakota.
Investigation of the Verdi. Minn.,
state bank robbery September 3
has brought the arrest of two men.
and three are held in connection
with the holdup of the Kramer. N.
D„ F:rsv- National Bank September
13. One man Is under arrest for
(Continued on Page Two'
Brownsville Woman’s
Brother Passes On
According to a telegram received
here by Mrs. O. W. Gotke. S. L.
Henningsen. 49. of Cedar Falls,
Icwa. her brother, died at his home
Wednesday morning. Funeral ser
vices were expected to be held to
day.
Mr. Henningsen Is survived by
his widow, two children, his sister.
Mrs. Gotke. and his mother. Mrs. H.
L Henningsen.
► were man tea a: xuma, /vriz.. ounc
21. She wrote:
“To my husband. Bob:
"I ife is strange, honey. If I have
j preceded you do not grieve for me,
i but be content. Finish your work
down here and make me proud of
you. as I ever will be at your side.
! “And when you come I will wel
come you. Always I will love and
! wait for you. And, sweetheart,
keep my pretty wedding ring always
5 with you. Ruth."
Tansies Wanted
A wedding ring, a tiny sliver
circle set with small diamonds, was
in the flier s jewel box in her hotel
room here. Nearby were the notes
to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Blarney, of Irving. Kas.
The fatal flight began at the
Agua Caliente, Mexico, airport at
1 a. m., yesterday. Soon after Miss
Alexander landed at the Lindbergh
field here for checking reporters
gathered around the 24-vear-old
I aviatrix, and to them she remark
, ed:
"If I should crack up. please send
! me purple pansies, as I like them
I best.”
Although heavy fog was rolling
In from the ocean. Miss Alexander,
believing she could rise above It took
off at 3 :28 a m.. for Wichita. Kas..
her only planned stop in a flight
: to New' York.
She climbed 500 feet above the
field and then flew’ In the direction
of Point Loma. A few minutes lat
er a terrific crash was heard and
when searchers reached the spot
four miles north of the airport they
found her broken body, with that
of her tiny terrier mascot, In the
shattered fuselage Parts of the
plane were scattered over a wide
area.
Held Altitude Record
The accident ended a flying ca
reer which the young woman em
. barked on with money earned as a
waitress and manicurist. She won
her coveted wings last year an*’
< Continued on Page Two>
CHAPTER T
Celia Rogers whirled about. Then
the color in her cheeks deepened and
a fluttering little laugh caught In
1 her throat.
"Oh. hello—" she began, but was
Interrupted.
"Say, Celia, where in the world
are you rushing off to on a hot day
like this? Guess I surprised you.
Oh. but I n' glad to see you—I’ve
got the most exciting news!”
The second girl was taller than
Celia, 'he was slender, dressed in
becoming beige silk and .adiating
youthful assurance. Before the oth
er had time to speak she hurried
on pell-mell:
"Were going to Europe. Isn't It
grand? Mother and I. WeTe going
to take a northern cruise. England,
Scotland and the Scandinavian
countries, and finish up with Paris
Isn't it marvelous? Oh. but it's so
hot here, tet's have a sot . and cool
off and III tell you all about it
Besides. I want to know what
you've been doing.”
There was the slightest i cept
ible tightening of Celia Rogers' red
lips. .
‘ Sorry, Helen. I'd love to, but 11
really can’t—”
“Oh, yes, you can. Come on. It
won't take five minute*.”
The other sm:' d.
“No. I—I've got an appointment.
I’m awfully glad you’re going to
have such u wonderful trip, and I
do wish I could hear all about it
Maybe 111 see you again before
you leave.”
"Well, we’re sailing a week from
tonight."
“Goodby. then. Have a "rand
time! Goodby!”
Before Helen Spencer could de- ,
tain her longer Celia was off down j
the street and the bright mile with !
which she had nodded was faded j
Celia did not look back, but walked ,
on briskly.
There were two excellent reasons
why she could not waste time over
an ice cream soda with Helen
Spencer that afternoon.
One was to be found in the pain- !
fully slim little purse clenched In
Celia Rogers’ left hand. The other
was an address written in pencil
upon a slip of paper within that ;
purse. Celia was on her way now I
to that address to apply for a Job.
She had to have the Job—she had
to!
• • •
Celia was repeating this to her
self firmly as she hurried along the
hot sidewalk. It was a fact she did
not need to be reminded of, but
the habit had been formed during
these long days of Job hunting.
The office Just ahead might be
the Big Chance, but so far none
of them had been. So far Celia
Rogers, who was 17 (going to be 18
next month), a graduate of Western
High school, possessor of a twc
wceks’-old diploma and recom
mendations from her commercial
instructor, had visited one bi? l-?ss
place after another without vail
That was why she was spending
the afternoon of this “hottest July
day on record" tramping the down
town streets of Baltimore answer
ing advertisements.
Celia looked out of place in such
surroundings. Her flushed cheeks
were slightly moist, but the little
silver vanity case which had been
opened a dozen times could not re
pair the damage of burning sun
shine, heat waves reflected from
cement pavements and the tortur
ing still air. The brown hair which
should have been a soft, waving
frame about her young face was
curled into damp wisps showing
below the brim of her cheap straw
hat. The blue linen suit, so fresh
and crisp that morning, was limp
and crumpled.
Worst of all (Celia had not no
ticed this) was a runner all of
three inches long down the back
of one of her precious silk h(*e.
Celia turned a comer, pausing
beneath an awning to wipe trickling
beads of perspiration from her
neck.
•’Whew!” she sighed, and seemed
to find relief In the sigh.
In the window before her were
■ pasted half a dozen stickers: "Try
i Our Special Sundae," "Cool Off
i With Clover Club." “Fresh Fruit
Freeze ” and others. Through the
door an electric breeze came, blow
ing Celia's skirt back.
Girls in pretty pastel dresses
(Continued on page 6)
FOUR INJURED
AS RAIL CARS
JUMPTRACK
Missouri Pacific Train
In Wreck Near
City Limits
Will Duke and A. O. McNair,
both negroes, irere taken to the
Kingsville Railroad Hospital Fri
day morning as a result of Injuries
sustained Thursday at 4:45 p. m.
when the Missouri Pacific yard
engine No. 9584 with 12 empties
attached left the tracks near Snake -
ville and overturned, carrying two
cars with It into the ditch.
Ous Zeasie, engineer, and W. A.
Belger. fireman, were both slightly
injured, suffering a few minor cuts
and bruises.
The cause of the accident had
not been definitely determined Fri
day morning, but it was thought
that spread rails were responsible.
Fortunately, the switch engine
was traveling slowly at the time
and when It jumped the tracks and
plowed into the ditch, it only ad
vanced approximately 20 feet. Dam
age to the engine was estimated
at about $300, according to car In
spector H. T. Ruth. Damage to th*
two cars derailed had not been
1 determined, but is said to be small.
Will Duke, the more badly in
; lured of the two negroes, wa5;
| hurled to the ground and suffered
j a badly broken leg. and a crushed
: ankle. Internal Injuries are feared.
1 and after being taken to the Mercy
hospital Thursday and given treat
ment. he wels taken to the Kings
ville hospital for further attention.
McNair was cut and badly shaken
up. but his injuries are not «m
! sidered of a serious nature. He was
taken to Kingsville also.
"I'm afraid that Duke’s railroad
ing days are over." Mr. Ruth said
today. “However, he will be taken
care of.”
Dr. R H. Eisaman, local physician
attended the men.
Children’s Driving
Law to Be Enforced
As the result of numerous ac
cidents recently due to careless
driving by children under 15 years
of age, stringent steps will be taken
by the police department to en
| force the city ordinance passed
, several years ago which prohibits
minors under !5 years of age to
i drive automobiles in the city 11m
! its
"We attempted to enforce this
law last year, but when parents
allowed the children to drive their
cars about, we were lenient.” Judge
A. A. Browne said Friday morning.
"However, so many accidents have
occured through irresponsible chil
dren driving about carelessly, and
with the cars but partially under
control, we are going to «ee that
the law is obeyed from now on."
This Is to go Into effect Im
mediately. Judge Browne said.
.
Gotham Jury Probes
Office Selections
NEW YORK. Sept. 19—^t—The
1 New York World says today that
thirteen additional magistrates and
two former magistrates are under
investigation by state authorities
who are conducting an extraordinary
grand Jury inquiry into the appoint
ment of a former magistrate.
Also the activities of every Tam
many district leader believed to be
responsible for the appointment of
j magistrates and the nomination of
i judges in the higher courts are
being scrutinized.
Grand Jury Bills
Expected Friday
The criminal district grand Jury,
recalled for Its second session two
days ago. was expected to return
a number of bills to Judge A. W.
Cunningham by noon Friday.
Nothing was done in the court
Friday morning.
Sherwood Bishop of Brownsville
: foreman of the grand Jury.
HEADS CO-EDS
Fern Snyder of Arkansas City,
Kas., is president of the women's
government association at the
University of Kansas this year.
CITY FATHERS
ANSWER RUMOR
Interview* Set Forth All
Cognizant of Details
Of Water Hike
In answer to rumors circulating
In Brownsville Thursday to the ef
fect that city commissioners did
not fully understand all details of
the vote taken when the water
rates were -aised in West Browns
ville and surrounding territory, the
commissioners Friday morning had
the following to say:
Commissioner W. T. Aldridge:
‘Spike that rumor. There's nothing
to It. We knew exactly what we
were doing.”
Commissioner H. L. Thomas: “As
far as I am concerned, there’s no
truth to such a rumor. I under
stand perfectly the item we voted
upon.”
Commissioner A. W. Reed: “There
was no dcubt or obscurity in our
minds about the voting. And I
want to say that there was'noth
ing of a punitive measure about
the raise In water rates outside of
the city.”
Commissioner George BWha: Re
fused to be quoted.
It was said on the streets that
the commissioners did not under
stand fully the conditions voted up
on. and that several commissioners
would sign affidavits to that effect.
Another Oklahoma
Bank Is Robbed
RIPLEY, Okla., Sept. 19—\&\—
Two unmasked young men robbed
the First State Bank of Ripley.
Payne county of about $2,000 today
and escaped In a gray sedan after
locking the cashier and assistant
cashier in the vault.
Residents of Ripley saw the rob
bers leave the bank, but were un
aware of the robbery until Austin
Goom the cashier, and his assist
ant released themselves from the
vault ten minutes later and gave
the alarm. Posses from Ripley
Stillwater and other nearby towns
immediately were formed.
The Ripley bank was the seventh
Oklahoma institution robbed in
four weeks.
Man Hunting Wife
Leaves Brownsville
C. T. Yates of Mayfield. Ky..
who came to Brownsville in search
of his wife and two children, miss
ing for a month, left Friday morn
ing after an unavailing search.
Yates went to San Antonio and
requests that any information con
cerning his wife and two children
be forwarded to police there.
Yates became separated from his
family in Corpus Christl Aug. 20
and has not seen them since al
though he has made a search all
over South Texas. He fears foul
play._•_
CIRCUS AGENT
INJURED WHEN
CARSJMASH
Camion and Dairy
Truck Crash At
Intersection
A purchasing agent for the A1
O. Barnes circus suffered a frac
tured leg and several serious cuts
about his scalp, and two other men
nere slightly injured as the result
of an accident that occured at the
Intersection of West Levee and
Sixth streets at about 7 o'clock
Friday morning.
The badly injured man was Jos
eph McCollum, of the Barnes circus
He was Immediately rushed to the
Mercy hospital and given medical
attention. Authorities said this
morning that it was thought he
would be confined to the hospital
for about 15 weeks.
Mr. McCollum was riding to the
circus grounds In a camion driven
by Luis Colunga when a dairy tAick
driven by Jose Fernandez collided
with them. Both cars, one of them
practically new, were badly dam
aged.
Jose Fernandez and Luis Colunga
were slightly cut but not seriously.
Fernandez, the driver of the dairy
truck, is under $150 bond, accord
ing to Lieut, of Police John Arm
strong. Judge A. A. Browne said
Friday morning that the trial would
come up next Tuesday, the hearing
to be with reference to alleged care
less driving.
In addition to a leg fractured in
several places and a badly lacerated
scalp, Internal injuries are feared
in the case Joseph McCollum.
The cuts in his scalp, according tc
Pete Bouts, police clerk, were deep
and wide enough to place a man's
t two fingers In.
Schools Close For
Circus Performance
Circus day. Elephants, camels.
! lions. The blare of brass bands.
! Excited shouts from excited chil
dren.
For today the A1 G. Barnes cir
cus arrived, with plans for two
performances, afternoon and night.
The clrcys leaves Brownsville for
McAllen Friday night, for a. allow
ing there.
It was announced by O. W
Ootke, superintendent of schools
that the entire school system would
close at noon in order to allow all
who desired to attend the afternoon
performances. He also said that
the entire Blalack school, consist
ing of a student body of about 35
poor children, were to attend the
circus in a body as guests of the
Barnes circus.
The large tents have been erect
ed at the corner of North Fourth
and St. Charles.
The evening performance here
will start at 8 o'clock. Tickets are
on sale at Cisneros drug store.
Ontario Trippers
May Visit Valley
^Special to The Herald >
EDINBURG. Sept. 19-Invita
tion to include the Lower Rio
Grande Valley in its itinerary of a
proposed trip to all of the promi
nent cities of the United States
has been forwarded the publicity
commirrlon of Hamilton, Ont., from
the Edinburg Chamber of Com
merce.
The commission plans to begin its
lengthy tour of the United States
ertrly in February of next year.
Every city of importance in the na
tion will be visited, according to
tentative plans outlined in a let
ter received by the local chamber
of commerce from offiicals of the
commission.
Berry Hudgins, secretary of the
Edinburg Chamber of Commerce,
has communicated with other Val
ley secretaries regarding the plans
of the commission and has urged
the secretaries ask the commission
to Include the Valley in the itiner
ary of the proposed trip.
MURDER SEARCH
ON AT EDINBURG
William Randall Believed Stabbed to Death
While Running Car Into Garage; Hunt
Opens for flayer and Body
! (Special to TOe Herald.)
EDINBURG. Sept. 19.—The discovery of a pool of blood at the ga
rage door, and the disappearance of William Randall of Edinburg, today
opened a search at this end of the Valley which deepens in mystery as
it grows in intensity.
That he has been murdered and the body secluded was the conclusion
of officers this morning, and every available man of the various depart
ments is searching for further light. At the same time a hunt has open
ed for a man with whom young Randall is supposed to have had an
BOILING BLOOD
STIRS NAPLES
Phenomenon Which Science
Cannot Explain Bring*
Joy to People
NAPLES. Italy. Sept. 19—(*»—
The phenomenon of the boiling up
of the blood of St. Janu&rius, in
it* receptacle in the Capella del
Tesoro Cathedral occurred this
afternoon, with all Naples' church
bell* ringing and the people shout
ing with Joy.
The occurrence, for which scl- !
ence has provided in the past no
explanation, came at 9:43 a. m..'
while a tremendous throng filled
the cathedral chanting prayers for
the supposed miracle. The phen
omenon occurs generally at stated
periods. When it fails to materialize
the people of Naples fear that a
new eruption of Vesuvius is com- ;
lng or that an earthquake, plague
or other calamity Impends. Its
materialization today was taken
as an omen that shocks such as oc
curred on July 23 or cyclones like
that of August 14 will be spared !
to the city far a considerable time
Prom early morning the cathe- !
dral was filled with an anxious ;
throng waiting for the clergy tc
bring out the reliquary with Its
two phials, the larger, shaped like
a flagon four Inches high and
about two and a quarter in dia
meter, supposedly containing the
blood of Januarius, bishop of Vene
ventum. who suffered martyrdom in
the year 305.
Flask Closely Guarded
The dark, solid mass in the
flask rests within a second or in- |
ner pnial and presumably is but j
litUe aliected by outside temper- |
atures. The bottle is firmly sealed
by some hard, gummy substance
For more than 400 years liquillca
tion of this substance has taken
place at frequent Intervals. The
relic Is so guarded that to expose
it to view, is was done July 23 ol
this year at the public funeral ol
earthquake victims in Naples, re-1
quires the permission of both civil
and ecclesiastical authorities. In
400 years no person has been able
to discover what causes the phen
omenon. Of the two flasks one
contains only what seems to be a
; smear. This is not concerned in the
happening.
Eighteen times In each year a
silver bust believed to contain the
head of St. Januarius is exDased
upon the cathedral altar. This was
done today as a part of th cer
emonj\ At the same time the phial
was brought out and held by the
; officiating clergyman In view of the
assembly. In the congregation
usuahy are a group of poor women
characterised as the "Zie di Sar.
Gennaro" 'Aunts of St. Januarius.
They pray more loudly than all
the rest.
Wprshlpers Kiss Flask
The custom requires the officiant
to hold the reliquary by its ex
tremitles without touching tpe
'glass and from time to time turn
it upside down to note whether
any movement is perceptible in the
enclosed substance. After an In
terval, sometimes but two minutes
at other times more than an hour,
the mass is seen to detach Itself
gradually from the glass, to become
Hquid and of a more or less ruby
j tint and. in some Instances, to
j froth and bubble up, Increasing In
volume.
Catholic history says that rarelv
has the liquifaction failed to take
place In the expositions in Mav or
September but that in that of
December the mass remains solid
more frequenty than not.
Transatlantic Flier
Held Up by Officials
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.—hF>—Col
onel James F:trmaurlce had a fresh
reason today to be glad he flew
the north Atlantic with Koehl and
Von Huennefeld in the airplane
Bremen.
The colonel was detained by im
migration authorities when he re
turned from Europe on the liner
Reliance, but after a conference
they decided that "In recognition of
his brilliant achievement In flying
across the Atlantic.” he would be
admitted and paroled In his own
custody.
Fltmaurice had been in this
country since last fall, on non-quota
visitors passport extended until
October 22. The extension was
automatically cancelled when he left
a few weeks ago for a European
visit, a point of law with which the
colonel was not familiar. *
VW%*VM TT *V«* J VUVV* WUV' HI *V4 V
months ago.
Randall is nineteen years old and
has been an employe of Skinner's
mortuary during the three years of
his residence in Edinburg. His pa
::nts, who formerly lived at Ed
inburg. have removed to Mission.
Last Seen At 10:30 O'clock
The missing man was last seen
about 10:30 o'clock Thursday. Pri
or to that time he had delivered a
coffin about 4 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon and had returned about
6:30 o’clock. Nothing is known of
his activities except that he was
engaged in routine work at the
mortuary.
It was said that he took his em
ployer's car. Frank Skinner, and
drove to the garage at the back of
the place late last night. The
finding of the car about half way
in the garage and a small pool of
blood led friends to go to his room.
There it was discovered that his
bed had not been slept in.
Believed Stabbed
Officers advanced the opinion
that he has been stabbed to death
and the body carried away in an
attempt to hide the crime.
The only sidelights obtained up
until shortly before noon today
were that Ted 8kinner, son of
Frank Skinner, said that he heard
a bump at the garage last night.
It was thought that this might have
taken place in driving the car into
the garage.
J. T. McGee, in business near the
mortuary, said that Randall had
asked him what he would take for
a pistol McGee owned, saying that
he feared trouble with a man of
Mexican descent.
Edinburg today is stirred over the
search in a manner not experienced
here in years.
Sir Thomas Lipton
Abandons Racing
NEWPORT, R. I.. Sept. 19--^—
Defeated L his fifth atempt to
regain for Britain the America’s
cup, Sir Thomas Lipton has aban
doned his fruitless quest.
As sirens shrieked signaling an
other American victory, the 89
year-old Irish sportsman said:
“Its the end of the race. Its the
finish, yes, the finish. I will not
challenge again. Its no use. We
cannot win."
The victorious American yacht
Enterprise clinched the series by
covering the 30-mile course In the
fourth race yesterday in three
hours, 10 minutes. 13 seconds, the
fastest time ever made In the sixty
years since Britain first challenged
for the cup in American waters.
She beat Sir Thomas's Shamrock
by five minutes and 17 seconds.
Sir Thomas Immediately after
the race sent a radio message to
Vincent Astor, aboard the Vara,
asking him to convey to Harold S
Vanderbilt, skipper of the Enter
prise. and his crew ‘'congratulations
on vonr well-merited victory."
“I want them to know right away
that I have no hard feelings." he
explained. "Although they've beat
en me again. I could not have fair
er sportsmen against me.”
After a rest of a day or two
aboard the steam yacht. Erl i. Sir
Thomas plans to snend a week in
New York on business and then
sail for home.
Electric Power To
Be Weak Saturday
Owing to some repair wori at
the Brownsville downtown sub
station. the electric power will be
' off in the business section for two
or three minutes about 6 o’clock
Saturday morning, and the voltag
i will be low for about an hour and
a half to two hours, or from 6 to
8 o'clock a. m. City Manager Z A
Rosenthal announced today.
i WEATHER {
For B.owmsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday; not much change in
temperature.
For East Texas: Mostly fair In
west, Increasing cloudiness In east
portion with showers in extreme
cast portion tonight and Saturday;
cooler in extreme northwest portion
Saturday.
Light to moderate northerly winds
on the coast becoming variable.
RLVF.R FOR AST
There will be no material change
in the river except for a slight rise
at Brownsville during the next 24
1 to 36 hours.
Flood Prevent 24-Hr 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chang. Rain
Eagle Pass 16 18 +0.1 .00
( Laredo 27 -16 -0.1 .00
. Ric Grande 21 3.4 -I* .00
Mission 22 6 2 41.5 .00
! San Benito 23 8.2 41.2 .00
Brownsville 18 1-0 -0.9 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and p-w tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorolo
gical conditions:
High.3:03 a. m.; 12:31 p. m.
Low.8:08 a. m : 8 08 p. m.