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THIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 82 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1930 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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IN OUR
VALLEY
B\ C. M. HALL
HCW ABOUT IT?
Everywhere I travel I meet j
with tremendous dissatisfaction <;
with marraige, and every r ^untry
seems equally clumsy in haril
ing the situation.
—Fannie Hurst.
• • •
Prohibition has been the
greatest economic and moral
benefit that the nation could
have had to r"n arallel with
its tremendous post-war business
and numerical expansion.
—Senator Morris Sheppard. ;
mm*
The idea did not originate
with me. The bill was drawn by ;
and came from the department
of justice.
—Senator Wesley L. Jones,
‘'author" of the fi’e-and- i
ten liquor law.
FALL officially begins today. This
is the statement of W. J. Schnur
busch, who says that this year
today is also the equinox.
Mr. Webster gives the equinox as
Sept. 22. but it seems it varies a
little. So the local weather proph
i %t got out his marine calendar and
^Showed that the 23rd is the official
day this year.
On that day not only are day
and night equal, but the sun rises
end sets exactly in the east and ex
actly in the west.
But of more importance than that
to some Brownsville perso. s we
know is where to get the where
withal to get that new fall suit and
hat. Of course Sam Perl et al.
would like to speak out here, but
they are ruled out on the grounds of
advertising.
LOOKING over the Valley hap
penings as they confront us to
day, we find that life has its
little ups and downs.
While some are talking of run
ning John Gcrner for president,
Carlos Watson is talking about how
he is not goint to let him even be
congressman from this district. In
cart Mr. Watson does not defeat
Mr. Gamer. Mr. Garner should be
speaker of the house when the sci
ons gather again.
OTHERWISE it looks like peace
ful times in this verdant vale of
mighty few tears. That is if signs
of old which were said to portend
to peace mean anything. People
used to say that when more boys
are born than girls it was a sign of
war. Late birth records, if memory
fails us not, show that out of the
last ten children bom, eight have
been girls.
SPEAKING of children, Animated
Annie says that now that the
children are back in school it
is hoped that none get back in their
studies.
ip* HARLINGEN way they are
II talking of underwriting a golf
tournament which will bring
many of the highlights of the pas
ture pool game into competition.
f-r 8hou!d the deal go through.;
which should thrill every sportsman
in the Valley, a special effort should !
be made to get Joe Kirkwood on!
hand to give an exhibition of his ]
trick shots. Kirkwood can give an
exhibition which will make local
golfers watch a freak shot and still;
avow there Is “no sich animal.**
But it is also a peculiar thing
that Kirkwood has never won a
golf meeting of much calibre. Bob
by Jones, on the other hand, who
rarely ever loses one, has few trick ;
shots, if any. Bobby’s idea is to j
shoot the ball where It does not I
take a trick shot to turn the trick.
And he does it so often with such
precision. That seems to be the best
trick shot in golf.
TIME for our class in cityology
Will the students please gather
close. This is a dry statement
coming up but means much to busi
ness men. Here goes:
Seven paved highways, connect
ing practically all points of interest
in the Valley, radiate from Browns
ville. reaching a trade population of
250,000 persons (when Mexico is
considered) makng Brownsville the
hub city of this section.
TIME is drawing near for the
Brownsville - Matamoros good- !
will trip to Monterrey.
Everything is all set, except there
still be some who have hot obtained
their passports. About 140 have
signed for the trip and warning is ■
issued that any wishing to make it
must register at the chamber of
commerce before 6 o'clock Wednes
day evening.
Gav hatbands reading Browns
ville on one side and Matamoros on
the other have been secured to des
ignate the trippers while in the city,
ana all are looking forward to a
^ay good time.
HEIDAY afternoon will bring forth
IT an event of interest to maav in
t* Brownsville. At that time'the
•'Brownsville Eagles meet Mercedes
here in what will be the first
ghmpse local fans will have of the
1330 Eagle edition in action.
Last year Brownsville had the
best football team of its history.
This year the coaches are starting
to build from the ground up. Should
they produce another winning com
bination no only will they bring
Jov to local fans, but unlimited cred
it to themselves. On the other hand
it should be remembered that they
are starting with green material.
ALTHOUGH Oct. 1 is the time cit
rus fruit is supposed to begin
to move out of thj Valley,
much has been found of the re
quired sugar content, and has 1
ready started to market. If there
is anything that can be said against
Valley oranges it is that they are
too good. They are so juicy and
so full of rugar, when fully ma
tured, that their keeping in ship
ping requires greater care.
CO-ED AT 13
Miss Carol Bryan, of Ensign,
Kan., is believed to be the young
est college girl in the country.
Only 13, she has enrolled at the
University of Wichita, taking a
course in journalism.
140 REGISTER
FOR MEXICO
Others Wishing to Make
Trip Must Sign Up
By Wednesday
A meeting of the Brownsville -
Matamoros-Monterrey trip commit
tee was held at the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce, and after
reports were in it was shown that
the largest number of persons ever
to represent the Valley on such an
occasion will take part.
A total of 140 reservations has
been made for the heglra, which
will leave Brownsville on September
26.
From this meeting a warning was
.ssued that any otners wishing to
go must register at the chamber of
i commerce before 6 p. m. Wednes
day afternoon, because the pass
ports arrangments must be made at
that time.
Those making the trip should be
at the chamber of commerce at
5 a. m. Friday morning. Those from
Matamoros should be at the
Matamoros depot Friday morning
at 5:30 o'clock. Missouri Pacific
busses will transport the Browns
ville delegation to the other side.
G. C. Richardson and Rolland
Friedman will leave one day in ad
vance of the party to make arrange
ments, particularly for the banquet
which the Brownsiille delegation
will give at Monterrey.
William West and Dr. Alfredo
Pumarejo have consented to act as
spokesmen for the delegation, the
former in English and the latter in
Spanish.
Hatbands reading both Browns
ville and Matamoros have been
secured for all to wear Returning,
the train will >ave Monterrey early
Sunday affemoon.
W. A. Raseo will act as toast- '
master at the Monterrey banquet.
Under School Age
Pupils Cared For
(Specia lto The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 23.—A solu
tion to the problem caused by the j
large number of children who lack
ed Just a short time of having been
six years old Sept. 1 and thus
eligible to enter school, is believed
to have been found here.
The school board has authorized
Mrs. R. J. Bohner to teach these
children with the understanding
that those who pass the work wil!
be admitted to the second grade
next year, .aooks will be furnished
by the school board but tuition
must be paid by the parents.
Improvements For
Harlingen Field
("Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 23.—A num
ber of improvements are being con
templated for the Harlingen air
port. among them being electric
lighting for the hangar, telephone
and gas connections, etc.
Water has Just been piped to the
field and a small plot has been
leased to O. N. Joyner, "arllngen
wholesale agent for Texaco prod
ucts. for sale of gasoline and oils.
The hangar and barracks recent
ly were repainted.
Worley Improving
At Raymondville
W Y. Worley, who was injured in
an automobile accident on Friday,
is reported to be resting well at
Raymondville, where h'e was taken
when hurt.
The accident occurred near Ly
ford, when the car in which he was
riding overturned. He sustained
fractures ol the right arm and
'houlder, severe bruises, and an in
| jury to his head. The exact extent
| of his injuries cannot be determin
ed without an x-ray.
SHORT STORY
Firemen fighting small blaze at
Garcla-Gomez store.
Spectators crowd sidewalk.
Break in hose.
Shower.
i No spectator*
DAMAGES ARE:
ASKED AFTER
ROAD MISHAP
Suit Also Filed To
Nullify Contract
For Land
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Sept 23 —Two dam
age suits totalling $55,660 were filed
yesterday In 93rd district court
here.
One suit asking for a total of
$36,000, actual and exemplary dam
ages, was filed by Mrs. Margarita
M. Reyna, widow of Anastaclo Rey
na, 54-year-old Penltas fanner
killed August 20 In a highway
crash west of Mission. The woman
is suing the Texas Truck Lines of
Corpus Christ!, alleging In the peti
tion that the driver of a truck for
this company ran into Reyna, kill
ing him Instantly.
The second suit was filed by
Horace Webb against L. C. New
I man, G. O. Newman, of Hidalgo
county, J. J. McCook of Dallas
county. M. C. Daugherty and John
T. Judd of Harris county, the Dal
las Joint Stock Land Bank and L
S. Brotherton of Dallas. The suit
asks recision of a contract be
' tween WebL and the defendants,
where Webb was to purchase 280
acres of land near Judd City lr
' the Wells Ranch west of here for
$3- an acre. In lieu of the recisior
I of the contract, Webb asks for
$7,660 actual and $12,000 exem
| palry damages/
On Way tc Gin
According to the petition In the
first case. Willie Baptist, negro
driver of the Texas Truck vehicle
ran Into Reyna as the latter was
on his way to Mission to take r
wagon load of cotton to a gin there.
Baptist has recently been released
from the county Jail here under
$500 bond on charges of negligent
homicide in connection with the
death. •
The man’s widow alleges in the
oetition that the truck was over
loaded. that it was going at an
excessive rate of speed, that the
brakes were faulty, and that Baptl**
and P. D. Kellow. companion and
driver for the company, had beer
working for 24 hours prior to the
wreck and were "worn out'* through
loss of sleep and rest.
The petition further alleges that
Kellow was the regular driver for
the company and that Baptist did
not have a chauffeur’s Mcensc.
The woman asks $10 000 exem
plary damages: $10,000 damages
for herself for the alleged removal
of her sole means of support
through the der»‘h of her husband:
asks $15,000 damages for the three
minor children of the d;ad man
Jose, Jesus and Humberto Revna:
and asks $500 damages for Patricia
Reyna de Rosalez, daughter of the
dead man and for German Reyna
adult son of the man.
Purchased Land
In the seeond suit. Horace Webb
alleges that on Aug. 12. 19?" he
came to the Valley with one C B
Oxentein, a salesman for L. C
Newman and that he. the plaintiff
bought 280 acres of land near Judd
City for $20 an acre. Webb alleges
in the petition that he was told
the land he bought contained oil
that a railway soon would be built
(Continued on Page 8)
Committee Named
To Develop Port
(Special to The Herald )
SAN BENITO. Sept. 23.—Devel
opment of the commercial possibili
ties of th* projected harbor at Port
Isabel his been placed in a cham
ber of commerce port committee
composed of L. L. Zenor, C. E. Bar
ber and J. B. Nosier.
The committee expects to be rep
resented at the Arroyo Colorado
navigation hearing in Harlingen
Tuesday.
It also will co-operate with the
Pert Isabel-San Benito Navigation
district which is building the harbor
at Port Isabel with government aid.
WHAT HO! THE GOLD DIGGERS!
It’s a long time since the California gold rush of 1849, but the state
still has Its gold diggers—and they don’t wear beards down to their
waists any more, either. These altogether charming prospectors are
three young ladies who’ll take part In the coming Sacramento Valley
Land Show at Marysville. Left to right—provided that you’re Inter
ested—they are Ruth Sanford, Evelyn Smith and Enid Eichler.
Wheat as Cow Feed Urged
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Legge Would Counteract Action of Russia In
Selling Grain Short Here
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—With Russian grain operations ex
tended to the point of temporary control of world wheat prices, Chair
man Legge of the Farm Board continued today to hammer away at the
American farmer in an effort to have him absorb the American surplus
and end the wheat price depression.
"Feed wheat to cattle in place of corn," was the farm chairman’s re
1 iterated battle cry. It would end, he argued, "all this excitement’* over the
sale at low prices, either for cash or speculation of great quantities of
| DAN COMING
Mocdy Confirms Report Of
Brownsville Trip
Governor Moody will be in
Brownsville to greet President Ortiz
Rubio when he visits Brownsville.
In a letter to the editor of The
Herald, the governor confirmed a
report from the Austin correspond
ent of the paper to that effect say
ing:
•'If It is definitely determined that
President Rubio is gorng to visit
Texas, I will arrange to meet him
when he comes to our state. I may
say, however, that if he visits here
on October seventh or eighth, it
will require the re-arrangement of
certain engagements that I have
made. As soon as you can deter
mine definitely that he will be in
! Brownsvi’le on either or both of
these dates, please advise me so
that I can make the adjustments
of my engagements that will be
necessary In order for me to meet
him.”
Ortiz Rubio has already defin
itely stated that he will visit
Brownsville on his trip to the north
c' Mexico, but has not set the date.
Mockbee About
Ed Mockbee. local manager of
the Rio Grande Valley Telephone
Company, is able to be about again
following his recent illness.
Sex Control Data Is Found
BY HOWARD W. BLAKE SLEE,
Associated Press Science Editor
PASADENA. Call., Sept. 23—(**)
—A discovery indicating how nature
determines whether sex shall be
male or female was reported to the
national academy of sciences today
by Dr. Calvin B. Bridges of Calif
ornia Institute of Technology.
The method is a matter of bal
ance between male and female ele
ments in body cells, and differs
from many scientific findings which
credit sex control almost wholly
to two specialized microscopical
particles In bodily cells.
In Dr. Bridges studies these two
particles are not alone. They still
exercise a large part of the control
but other particles which are known
mainly to control other bodily
characterizations, such as eye color
and shape, also have a small degree
of sex determination and it is the
sum of them all that fixes the re
sult.
Dr. Bridges’ work was done on
fruit flies. While he made no com
ment on possible human applica
tions. his findings increase the
complexity of controlling sex, mak
ing U appear more remote than
ever that man mav learn how to
fix In advance the sex of his chil
dren.
Determine Heredity
The control particles are ehrcm- j
osomes. minute, threadlike bodies
In cells, identified by many sci
entists in thousands of tests, as
determining hereditary character
istics of plants and animals.
Chromosomes given the names
of “X” and “Y” usually have been
credited with determining sex by
the way in which they combine
For example, in many cases a com
bination of two “X” chromosomes
results in females and an “X” and
“Y” combinations in males. Dr.
Bridges’ theory is one of “genic
balance" in which the other chro
mosomes also play a part in sex.
The evidence I.e presen. i war
obtained from breeding thousands
of fruit flies having a chromosome
combination that had not been
known previously to produce any
thing except males. He obtained
some females by a breeding process
that dropped out some of thr
chromosomes controls. This upsef
the rt'nic balance in favor of the
females.
Some flies developed patches or
their bodies which were distinc
tively female,- u'h as absence of
combs that characterize th* males
Dr. Bridges said this balance ex
tends to all hereditary character
istics. such as the length of wing*
and size of bodies. Some parts of
the chromosomes controlling wing*
tend to make long ones and other
part* short ones, so that the length
becomes finally a balance between
the two.
Russian wheat whieh apparently Is
badly needed at home
Holds Whip Hand
Chicago reports were that Russia
held the whip hand with offerings
abroad ten cents a bushel cheaper
than American wheat. The United
States visible supply meanwhile
mounted to an all-time record. In
dications at the grain centers were
that the Soviet government was
making a drive for much needed
cash without regard to the lack of
bread among the people of the
Soviet republics.
Meanwnile congressional plans
for investigation of Russian gov
ernment short selling of wheat in
this country—where it cannot de
liver the grain—forged ahead with
subpoenas being forwarded today
fer the appearance of New York
brokers before the house communist
Uuestigating committee in New
York Saturday. Chairman Fish has
declined to make public the names
of the firms to be heard. Officials
, o' the All-Russian Textile ..yndicate,
which made the short sales in the
Chicago market, will be heard also.
It was the Chicago phase of the
j Russian operations, described by
some as normal hedgings of sales
abroad, that drew the ire of Sec
retary Hyde, and precipitated the
flurry of the past few days.
A Chicago board of trade investi
gation of the transactions was at
a standstill today pending receipt
of data from the department of ag
riculture. Hyde had placed respon
sibility on the business conduct
committee of the board for curbing
bearish operations of a foreign gov
eroznent.
The Russian grain issue contin
ued to bob up in political state
ments, those of the Deznocrats be
ing uniformly caustic. Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi last night
joined Hyde's critics, charging the
secretary with using the Russian
speculation as a "red herring” drawn
across the congressional pathway.
Criticism by administration forces
of one instance of grain speculation
meanwhile appeared to have stirred
rumblings here of further efforts
by congressional foes of futures
trading to outlaw such transactons
or bring them under stringent con
trol. Such legislation has been pro
posed repeatedly but the agitation
has been to no avail.
PROTEST DUMPING
LONDON. Sept. 23—While
sa’es of Russian wheat have been
attracting attention in the United
States and complaints of soviet
dumping been voiced at Geneva, a
great outcry ha" developed in inter
ested quarters here against alleged
dumping of Russian grain, timber
and other commodities in this
country -
A section of the London Press is
featuring particularly the wheat
situation. Grain prices reached a
record post-war low level yesterday,
due it is alleged, principally to sov
iet dumping which, according to
! some statements, has "knocked the
; bottom out of prices."
The soviet government, it is stat
ed. has chartered a large number
of steamers, mostly British, fojr the
Black sea grain and archangel tim
ber trades. Fifty ships were char
tered at Cardiff alone and the total
tonnage is said to be nearly 600.060.
Inspect Tour Policies
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co. (AdT.)
BUTTE QUITS
IN RACE FOR
GOVERNORSHIP
G.O.P. Nominee Feel*
‘He I* Not Logical
Candidate’
DALLAS Sept. 23—OTV-Dr. George
C Butte of Austin, republican no
minee for governor, today withdrew
as a candidate in a letter to the
state executive committee, meet
ing in special session here.
Dr. Butte, now in Washington
where he is serving as a special
assistant to the solicitor general oi
the United States, in a letter to
the committee, revealed that he
had tendered his resignation as
the party nominee prior to the
republican state convention ir San
Angelo, but that it was not accept
ed.
He said he was "thoroughly con
vinced that I am not now the
logical candidate.”
Dr. Butte was the republican no
minee for governor in 1924 when
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson the dem
ocratic nominee, was elected in
spite of a sizeable revolt within
the democratic party. He was nom
inated in the republican prir..ary
last July when the democrats re
duced their 11-man field to a choice
between Mrs. Ferguson and Ross
S. Sterling of Houston, Sterling
winning the nomination in the
August run-on.
Dr. Butte said In his letter that
he resigned the nomination "with
the sincere conviction that a more
effective candidate is available.'*
Immediately after Dr. Butte’s
telegram of withdrawal had been
the O. O. P. leaders went into
executive session to choc— - suc
cessor. They also had to select
nominees for attorney general
railroad commissioner, lieutenant
governor and comptroller as the
primary nominees for those offices
had declined to make the aces.
diamond Back Home
b rom Oerman i our
St,... *3.—ufj—
-ack (Legs) Diamond, New York
_angster, who was deported Xrom
, ermany and arrived here yester
day on the steamer Hanover, was
joay ordered to leave the city.
D.amond was arrested yesterday
.3 a suspicious character and given
x hearing today before a police
magistrate, who gave him an hour
.0 leave town.
As he left the court room flanked
jy two New York lawyers, Diamond
nnounced that he was leaving for
.lew York as soon as he could make
arrangements.
Legion Auxiliary Of
District Will Meet
A regular meeting of the Amer
jan Legion auxiliary of the Fif
.centh District is to be held at
Alamo on Saturday, accordng to an
announcement by Mrs. M. E. Burk
hart, Al%mo, who is district chair
man.
The meeting is to open at the
Community church at 1 p. m- when
inncheon will be served, and those
desiring to attend should make
their luncheon reservations with the
local chairman. Brownsville mem
bers are asked to notify Mrs. Geo.
T. Hamilton.
Two Plans At
Arroyo Hearing
One Group Would Connect With Harbor at
Port Isabel and Another Favors
Cutting Through Padre Island
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, Sept. 23.—Tiro distinct schools of thought were rep
resented In the group which read briefs before Major Milo P. Fox, U. S.
district engineer, at the Arroyo Colorado navigation hearing at Fair
Park auditorium this rooming, one taking a stand in favor of construct
ing a channel connecting w th proposed harbor at Port Isabel and the
other for cutting through Pt Ire Island to deep water.
Over 250 persons were represented et the hearing this morning and a
number of briefs were read Hy Interested parties.
MEMBERSHIP IS |
LIONS SUBJECT
Special Meeting It Called
To Outline Program
Of Action
Increased Interest In membership
and attendance was the keynote of
the Brownsville Lions club meeting
Tuesday. As a result of the dis
oussion Lee Adamson, prcrldent.
has called a special meeting for
Thursday evening to work out
plans for creating greater Interest
and to arouse more enthusiasm for
getting new members.
Along the same une was a mo
tion made by R. A. Dunkelber^ and
unanimously carried that the club
oe divided Into group* of two. each
member of the team to be respon
sible for the appearance of the
other.
An Interesting program was
presented, ‘he feature being a trade
classification talk by Gilbert Buck
ingham, manager of the Missouri
Pacific transportation company.
Mr. Buckingham gave an outline of
the development of motor coach
transportation. It* problems and
advantages. Other numbers on the
program were soprano solos by
Miss Gladys Woodrome: a readinr
by Miss Stella Dlckason. and a
tenor solo by Paul Kennard.
Leak in Gas Tank
Threatens Flight
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 23.—(A*)
—A hole in the bottom of the gas
oline tank was a threat today to
success of the endurance record at
tempt of Bennett Griffin and Roy
Hunt, local pilots, who completed
236 hours in the air at 9:36 o'clock
this morning.
The leak was discovered during
the night and the refueling crew
was notified this morning. The pi’ots
said the hole was made by vibra
tion of the motor. Only 120 gal'ons
of gasolne was given the endurance
olane this morning. It was poured
into the main tank and then pump
ed into the win" tanks. Hunt was
attempting to repair the leak.
Both pilots bel'eved they could
"et the tank repaired without be
ing forced down.__
Rubio Welcome Plans Made
Salute of 21 Guns, Parade of Troops To
Honor Visiting Executive
Definite plans for the reception to be given visiting President Ortia
Rubio of Mexico have been worked out by city officials and authorities at
Fort Brown, it was announced Tuesday.
Upon the Mexican president’s arrival here, which is expected October
7, he will be met at tha center of the International Gateway Bridge by
one troop of soldiers from Fort Brown, and by city officials. He wii! oe
immediately escorted to Fort Brown, where a salute of 21 guns will oe
fired a& he enters the gate.
DEATH GUN?
CHICAGO. Sept. 23—OP)—A gun
used in the slaying of Jack Zuta,
was traced by ballistics experts to
day to Danny Stanton, one of Chi
cago’s 26 “public enemies”.
Zuta, known as one of gangland's
master minds, was shot down as he
fed nickels to ► slot machine in a
resort near Delafield, Wis., August
1.
The discovery of the ballistics
experts, working directly under
cting Police Commissioner Alcock.
would, if accepted, cause police to
abandon their original theory that
Zuta was killed by members of the
Moran-Aiello gang of which he was
a leader. “Dapper” Danny is gen
erally aligned with the AI Capone
faction. *.
The guns used by the four men
who slew Zuta were a machine gun,
an automatic 45 and two .38 calibre
revolvers.
Stx sen slugs were taken from
Zuta's body, and put under the bal
listics experti* microscopes. Yester
day the experts reported that one
of the slugs had been fired from a
33 calibre oistol that had belonged
to "Dapper” Danny.
Stanton, at one time a gang lead
er in his own right. Is at liberty
under bond pending the hearine of
vagrancy charges. He was the first
“public enemy” to be picked up In
the police drive agalnk the •‘ene
mies.*'
I A review of all troops in Fort
Brown will follow, this taking ap
proximately one half hour. Presi
dent Rubio will be asked to make
a brief talk after the review, the
talk to be delivered from a plat
form that will be built for the pur
pose on the parade ground. The
public will be able to crowd close to
the platform and hear the speech
easily.
President Rubio. In company with
Dan Moody, governor of Texas, city
officials, Fort Brown commanding
officers, and authorities from
Matamoros, will hold a brief con
ference either at Fort Brown or in
the chamber of commerce offices.
The object of this conference, ac
cording to G. C. Richardon, secre
tary of the local chamber, is to re
quest that the visiting president
outline his plans for development of
the border section.
. After the conference, a tour of
tnis section, including a trip to the
Municipal Airport and other points
of interest, will be made.
All honors Ji the city will be ex
tended the visiting dignitary.
Major O. I. Holman, present com
manding officer at Fort Brown,
said Tuesday morning that, every
thing possible will be done for
Presides Rubio, and that anything
the local post could do. would tv
done. He stated that possibly a pa
rade will be held down the business
section, with all the troops in Fort
Brown, and possibly the American
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
forming the escort.
Gov. Moody’s visit will also neces
sitate additional plans, but these
(Continued on page
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ravor roini,Moot*
The Harlingen Chamber of
Commerce presented a brief in fa
vor of connecting with the project
at Port Isabel while the Arroyo
Colorado Navigation* District took
a stand in favor of cutting
through Padre Island but also as
willing o accept anything the gov
ernment might recommend.
A. C. Moody and Dr. J. A, Palm
er, claiming to represent »5 per cent
of the property owners in the dis
trict, read briefs favoring a cut
through Padre Island. They insist
ed on constructing a channel to the
Island if a cut were not permitted.
The even tenor of the proceed
ings was disturbed only once when
Major Fox admonished Dr. Palmer
when he began reading his brief,
that some of .is remarks were ir
relevant and that he would have to
stick to f immediate subject of
the hearing.
Chambers Is First
J. B. Chambers, Sr., manager of
the arroyo navigation district, read
tne first bnex supplemented by an
other read by Tyre H. Brown, mem
ber of the board.
Other briefs were read by C. M.
Wunderman, attorney for the dis
trict, Harlingen Rotary Club, Har
lingen Real Estate Board, Harlin
gen Busines and Professional Wo
mens club, Harlingen l ions, the
Women s Chamber < Commerce of
Harlingen and the Port Isabel
Chamber of Commerce.
'*1 hearing was closed at noon
and Major Fox lelt for Port Isabel
on an inspection trip. The hearing
was held to determine needs and
wishes of interested parties in con
nection with the arroyo water
way.
Three Injured By
bort Artnur Wind
FORT ARTHUR, Sept. 23—44V
Three persons were slightly in
jured and damage estimated at
#10,000 done in Pear Ridge, suburb
near here, early today when a
storm coming from the direction
ol Sabine lake descended upon the
little addition, demolished several
houses, blowing others off their
foundation and uprooting trees
and bi iwing telephone poles and
wires down.
I. O. Luke suffered three frac
tured ribs when his house blew
down on him, his wife and 3 chil
dren. Luke at the time held a two
months old baby in his irms which
was uninjured.
A cistern in the back yard o. «i.
F Patrick, living near Luke was
crumpled up like so much news
paper. A tree in Patricks front
.van. was uprooted and carried 100
feet. Patricks one-story frame
house was almost completel; de
molished, although his mily es
caped unscathed.
Mrs. W Stover, living with her
mother, Mrs Mary Lane, suffered
from slight Injuries when she was
throwm to the floor when the house
was blown from its foundation.
Sander* Gregg Die*,
Brother of Banker
Sanders Gregg, brother of John
Gregg, president of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville, died
at 6 o’clock Tuesday morning In
Ranger. Texas, according to a tele
gram received here early Tuesday.
The deceased lived In Brownsville
at one time, and was cashier of the
Brownsvil’e State bank. He had a
wide circle of friends in the city.
John Gregg is expected to leave
Tuesday night to attend the funer
al. which is to be held in Sherman.
Sanders Gregg is survived by ft
widow and two sons, it was said
today.
WEATHER
For B.ownsvlUe and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes
day: not much change in temper
ature.
For East Texas: Cloudy with
occasional showers tonight and
Wednesday: not much change in
temperature.
Moderate to fresh southerly winds
on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
In the river during the next 31 to
48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr 24-Hr
Stage Stage Chang Rain
Laredo .27 -1.7 00 .00
Rio Grande 21 2.8 -0.1 JX
Mission .22 3 1 0.0 .00
San Benito . 23 7.7 0.9 .11
Brownsville. 18 3.0 -14 JOO
TIDE TABLE
High and Kw tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorolo
gical conditions:
High _4:06 a 8:41 p- m.
Low .10.28 a. m.; 11:39 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today ..6:36
| Sunrise tomorrow 6:19