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RAILROAD HEAD
DIES IN DUEL
Vice President of Same
Line Is Wounded In
Battle
Baltimore. sept. 23.—
Maxwell C. Byers, president of the
Western Maryland railroad, was
shot and killed and Dudley D.
Oray, vice-president of the road
seriously wounded in a pistol battle
in the company's offices in the
Standard Oil Building today.
The fatal shootng was discovered
by occupants of neighboring offices
in the building who entered after
hearing pistol shots. Mr. Byers
and Mr. Gray both were on the
floor, the former dead and the lat
ter unconscious.
Gray was rushed to a hospital and
placed immediately on an operating
table in an effort to save his life.
Police who were hastily sum
moned, said the two apparently had
locked themselves In the office of
the president and there “shot it
out” over some difference.
The first patrolman on the scene,
called by office employes who heard
the shots, said he was forced to
break down the door to gain en
trance *o the office of Mr. Byers.
The vice-president was suffering
from two bullet wounds in the
back. The president had been shot
but once, death apparently having
been instantaneous.
Official Will Give
Motor Boat License
Capt. Paul A Larche. assistant
inspector of the steamboat inspec
tion service at Galveston, will be
In Brownsville Sept. 28 and 29 to
give examinations to those wishing
motorboat operator licenses. He will
be at the El Jardin hotel.
All persons operating a motor
boat for hire are requred to hold
such a license.
Miss Martinez Dies
Puneral services for Josefs Mar
tinez. aged 24, are to be held at
Our Lady of Guadalupe church, with
Interment In Buena Vista ceme
tery at S p. m. Tuesday.
Miss Martinez died at the home
of her parents Mr and Mrs. Amado
Marti* 'Z. In Los Fresnos Monday
afternoon. Hinkley mortuary had
charge of the arrangements.
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1
Last Times Today
Gary Cooper
In
Rex Beach's
“The Spoilers”
Comedy - J ews
Tomorrow
Ann Harding
«nd
F>edric March
in
“Pari*
Bound*’
LAST
TIMES
TODAY
NANCY CARROLL
C HARLES ROGERS
“Follow Thru”
A Paramount Musical
Comedy in Technicolor
Starting Wednesday
GRETA GARBO
la
ROMANCE
As All Talking Romantic
Drama with
LEWIS STONE
ELLIOTT NUGENT
Brownsville
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Be$ti lniTni' /
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MARKETS]
N. Y. STOCKS
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 j—After
rallying one to four points on short
covering, stocks turned downward
again in the earlier hours today in
sympathy with weakness in the grain
markets.
U. S. Steel, which had sold a
point higher, lost its gain. American
Can, Westinghouse Electric, Johns
Manville and numerous utilities also
surrendered moderate advances.
Copper shares were weak and oils
heavy. Anaconda and Andes drop
ped more than 3 points to new
lows, while Kennecott «-nd Ana
conda Wire and Cable, together
with Standard Oil of New York,
Ohio Oil, Prairie Pipe, Curtiss
Wright and the U. 8. Rubber issues,
also made new 1930 minunums.
Call money renewed at 3 per
cent.
NEW ORLEANS COTION
NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 23.—
P>—Cotton had an easy opening In
sympathy with lower Liverpool
cables. October opened ten points
down, due partly to iurther October
liquidation in advance of the first
notice day on Thursday. Later
months opened 6 to 8 points down.
As New York acted better than the
market here, local prices rallied
right after the call, but soon eased
off again on hedge selling by ring
traders in anticipation of a bear
ish ginning report today. October
traded down to 10.54. December to
10.77 and January to 10.87, or 6 to
11 points down from yesterdays
close and new low records from the
S6&S011.
The census bureau report on total
glnnings prior to September 16
which was issued at the beginning
of the second hour of the market
here and showing total glnnings o'
3.729.683 running bales, proved
some at at smaller than the trade
expected.
As a result prices rallied rather
; sharply. October advanced to 10 71
and December to 10.92. or 15 to 17
points above the early lows.
A good deal of hedge selling was
readily absorbed by fair trade buy
ing and the market was further
helped by reported improvement in
ocks
At mid-session the market was
quiet and steady. 3 to 5 points un
der the highs.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Sept 23— iff—Cot
ton opened steady at c, decline of
1 to 6 points, the entire list selling
at new low records for the season
under renewed active selling for
soutl.em account as well as by
houses with foreign connections.
Liverpool cables were lower than
expected and the New York cotton
exchange service Issued a statement
indicating that last season’s Indian
crop had possibly been underesti
mated by 1.740.000 bales. The trade
demand, however, was again very
active and the market was held
within comparatively narrow limits.
New December declined 7 points
to 10.78 while March was down 6
points to 1107.
DAMAGES ARE
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through the townsite of Judd City.
and that he could shortly increase
the value of the land after the
nroposed Improvements were made.
He alleges further that he was
told that the Dallas Jctnfc Stock
Land bank held a $5 acre loan
on the land as security, but would
increase the loan to $20 an acre
as soon as half the land were im- ;
proved.
Webb alleges that all the in
formation given him was false. He
asks that the contract be rescinded,
i that he recover $3,000 down pay
ment he made on his land and
| $3,600 since paid on the notes. In
lieu of this action, he sues for
$7,660 actual damages and $12,000
exemplary damages.
RUBIO WELCOME
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have not been worked out as yet, it
was said today. The governor of
Texas Is entitled to a salute of 19
guns when makin gan official visits
but when he Is in company with a
president, he is out-ranked and the
salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of
the higher official, it was explain
ed by Major Holman.
However, the governor will be
honored in other ways.
Further plans will be announced
by officials before the arrival of
the president and Gov. Moody.
Chamber of commerce officials
said Tuesday morning that the
president would be invited to at
tend a dinner which will be given
in his honor in Brownsville, but
that the possibility of his accepting
the Invitation was vague due to
the limited time Rubio will have
while in this section. His Itinerary
is crowded, he explained in his
telegram recently in which he ac
cepted the invitation to visit
Brownsville.
If the invitation for dinner Is
accepted, plans will be rushed to
insure a big affair.
Eight Prisoners
Remain at Large
Although a Valley-wide dragnet
of officers was continuing to scour
the countryside, none of the eight
prisoners who escaped from the j
Cameron county Jail Sunday had
been recaptured at noon Tuesday.
Matamoros officers are co-eper
ating in the search for the men
most of whom were under peni
tentiary sentences.
Five men were retaken at the '
time of the break
The delivery was accomplished j
by .sawing a window bar on the j
third floor. The men escaped down >
scaffolding erected In the construc
tion of an addition to the Jail.
Several suspects have been pick
ed up in Matamoros. according to
Lieut, of Police Erasmo Blanco, but
court*:’ officers had not identified
them up to noon Tuesdav
It is likely that a deputy sheriff
will go to Matamoros Tuesday af
ternoon to see the prisoners* held
there.
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Helping young eels over a water
fall Is the job of a fisherman at
Newcastle-Emlyn, England.
NEGRESS GETS
TWENTY YEARS
Young Brownsville Black
Sent to Prison For
Murder
Arrietta Price, young Brownsville
negress, was sentenced to 20 years
imprisonment for the murder of
Isabel Bankston, another Browns
ville negress, by a Jury in the crim
inal district court Tuesday noon.
This was the heaviest penalty as
sessed in any case by the district
court this term.
The young negress showed no
emotion when the Jury verdict was
read by Judge A. W. Cunningham
Later she dabbed her eyes with a
handkerchief.
The fatal shooting occurred in the
negro section of Brownsville several
months ago. Lieut, of Police John
Armstrong and Deputy Sheriff R. G.
Delaney were called to quell a
disturbance. They were disbursing
a crowd, when the Price woman
pulled a pistol and fatally wound
ed the other girl. The defense at
tempted to prove self defense.
Laredo on Trial
Just before noon, Julian Laredo
of near Harlingen, went on trial
charged with the murder of Jose
Silva. Officers testified that Silva
had threatened to kill Laredo
Testimony of Floyd Lemley of
Corsicana at the preliminary hear
ing was read before the Jury. He
told of Silva hiring him to pick
cotton. The testimony stated that he
iLemleyi was driving Silva's truck
when they overtook Laredo's car
Silva grabbed a crank and jumped
from the truck and began hitting
Laredo over the head, the paper
read At that time Laredo pulled a
pistol and killed Silva
Passport Problems
Conference Subject
Leaving Brownsville Wednesday,
G. C. Richardson, secretary of the
local chamber of commerce, will
continue to Laredo where he will
confer with the Laredo Chamber
of Commerce on the passport reg
ulations problem, which Is rapidly
assuming serious aspects.
Complete settlement of this prob
lem has been withheld pending
completion of the Victoria to Ma
tamoros paved highway, i was
said. It Is hoped that the Laredr
conference will result in something
definite being done.
The local man will then travel
j to Monterrey, where he will meet
! Rolland E Friedman. Brownsville
! man who is in charge of prelimin
ary airangements of the Monterrey
Browmsville Good Will Tour, and
together the two will complete all
plans at the Monterrey end of the
trip.
New names which have been
added to those going to Monterrey,
and w'ho have purchased tickets
are H. R. McKay, T. J Rommer
R. G. Smith. Juan M. Perez. Vir
ginia Henderson. Joe Celava. Jr.,
all of Brownsville, and A. L Len
well. Corpus Christ!.
C.C. Directors To
Meet Tuesday Night
A meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Brownsville Chamber
of Commerce will be held at the
chamber building Tuesday night a'
7:45, according to officials this
morning.
Several matters of Importance
will be brought before the board
for final discussion and action, it
was said.
All members are requested to be
present.
Guard Mount
Captain Robert R Maxwell, post
adjutant, announcer, that the usual
Tuesday afternoon formal dis
mounted guard mount will be held
at the poet commencing at 4:30 p.
m. on the main parade ground.
Seen About
Matamoros
By OSCAR CASTILLO
Matamoros lr adding almost dally
to Its ever Increasing number of
electric signs....We noticed two of
the new number last night....One
advertises a certain brand of re
freshment and the other a well;
known saloon....And we venture
to say that Brownsville will have
to step some if it expects to be the
best lighted city around these
parts of the continent...at least
In the region that comprises the
Valley of the Rio Grande.for
if anyone has i doubt let him visit
Matamoros at night and he will
find a profusion of electric signs
....of the Neon gas type.... that
attract the eye with their vivid
colors....and remember, too, that
Matamoros is improving its street
lighting system.... W'e noticed that
also....Better lighting ail around
....Perhaps a friendly rivalry will
grow between the two cities....And
it Is a well known fact that keen
competition does much towards im
proving things.Went around
to the Plaza de la Capilla where the
fair grounds are, and fOund that
the fair ended last night....after a
record sesaon. if you please....The
fair this year enjoyed a large at
tendance .especially on the
‘diez y seis' de Septiembre tMexi
co s Independence Day).things
seemed quite dull, since few people
visit the old plaza now that the
fair is over....some of the stands
still remain.... but on the twenty
fourth they will be torn down....
and the plaza will be deserted....
except for an occasional pedestri
an. And turning from the subject
we find Rafael Munguia, state tax
collector....in front of the Hlaclo
Municipal....chatting with Liorado
Salinas....police chief, and with
Guillermo Shears, ex-mayor.
commenting on the ‘bloodless' fies
tas....and we ask Sr. saunas U|
any of the men who broke Jail in
Brownsville and are reported to
have crossed the Rio Grande into
Mexico have been captured ...and
he repUes in the negative....but
still police are searching for them.
he says-and we hear comments
of the coming of President® Pas
cual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico....the
president is due to visit Matamor
os around the seventh of October
....it will be a big day for the twin
border cities.Matamoros and
Brownsville.Seldom does a
president visit border towns.
we remember away back in 1920
when Warren Gamaliel Harding,
then president-elect of the U. 8. A.,
visited the region of the Magic
Valley.It was a great occasion.
....And Metamoros residents help
ed in the welcome .that was ac
corded the president ... And now
Brownsville and the Valley are do
ing their bit in helping Matamor
06 welcome .* e.xlco's chief execu
tive.... Which is another proof of
the friendly relations that exist be
tween the authorities and the resi
dents in general of the countries on
either side of the Bravo_Mexico
and the U. 8. A.
Los Angeles county officials esti
mate each patient treated at pub
lic hospital there in 1929 cost $5 27.
Junior College
Auditorium
Tuesday, September 23
8:15 p. m.
Concert by
HENRY CLAY
Pianist
MARGARET
E. MacCONACHIE
Soprano
Tickets $1.50, $1.00. 75c
At Vivier’s Music Store
Mail orders handled by
Miss Gentry, Miller Hotel,
Brownsville
TAKE THE WHEEL
.. AND MARVEL!
WE INVITE YOU TO DRIVE
THE EIGHT AS
BUILDS IT
Knapp Motor Company
McAllen Weslaco H arlingen Brownsville '
Edinburg Donna
j ANNOUNCING THE OPENING
l OF THE
\ MARKOLETA GREER ELSTNER
[School of Expression
The Dance and Related Arts
Tvpes of Dancing: Classical Ballet Technique, Limbering and Stretching,
Rhythmic and Plastic Exercises, Modern Musical Comedy and Tap Dane*
ing. Acrobatic, Toe. Folic, Character, Oriental. Greek, Spanish. Adagio,
tndiridua! Creative, and Modern Ball Room Dancing.
Brownsville Studio—Knights' of Columbus Hall
CLASSES OPEN THURSDAY. 25th
\ Registration between 3:00 and 5:30 p. m. Phone 6003 F-U—San
l Benito, or write P. O. Bos 791, San Benito for further information
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ZONING GROUP
MEETING HELD
Widening of Three Streets
Advised by Consulting
Engineer
At the first regular meeting of
the newly formed Brownsville City
Planning and Zoning commission,
held Monday night In the couch
room of the city hall, consulting
engineer Major E. A. Wood, DaUas.
recommended that immediate at
tention of the commission be called
to work on Levee, Elizabeth, Wash
ington. and Fourteenth streets.
During the Monday meeting.
Bert M. Cromack, vice-president of
the First National Bank, was elect
ed chairman of the commission
Dr. B. O. Works, vice-chairman,
and Miss Julia O'Brien secretary,
all terms of office being for one
year from the date of election.
Since the ordinance creatine the
commission provides for an over
lapping membership, the members
present at last night's, meeting
drew lots lor their term of service.
As a result, those who will -’ire
for one year are: B. M. Cromack
W. C. Craig, and Miss Julia O'Brien j
Those serving two years are:
Manuel Cisneros, John Gregg, G |
C. Singer. Those serving three
years are Lee B. James, Dr. B. O
Works. W. E. McDavitt.
nill Name Members
Each year hereafter the city
commission will select three addi
tional members for the city Plan
ning and Zoning commission, at
the first meeting held in Septem
ber.
Major Wood outlined the general
scope of city planning and zoning,
and in the discussion that followed
he mentioned that the 'our streets
named above needed Immediate
attention, and rreommneded work
on them.
“All meetings of the commission
are open to the public and sug
gestions for the improvements of
Brownsville should be mailed tr
the commission. In care of Miss
Julia O’Brien.” city manager Z. A
Rosenthal said Tuesday modning.
"Also, th- commission is Interested
in old maps of Brownsville and
especially in early photographs of
the city.”
Attention will be given Major
Wood’s record mendations, and ac
| tion is expected in the near future
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The avenge cost of feeding a cow
in Oklahoma last year was $75.15
and the profit per cow was $112 75.
City Briefs
Return*.—County Judge O. C.
Dancy has returned from Fort
Worth, where he attended a meet
ing of the county judge and com
missioners body.
Free Instruction tor ladles each
Thursday, two o’clock. Campbell’s
Bowling Alley. adv. tf.
Dickey’s Old Reliable Eye Water
cools and clears inflamed eyes.
Doesn’t hurt —Adv. (5)
To Meet—The Cameron county
commissioner's court will hold a
meeting Thursday. It will probably
sit as a board of equalization at
that time.
A Large Assortment of Mexican
Blue Glassware st The Basket
Place, Matamoros. Adv. 27.
Creager Gone.—R. B. Creager. na
tional Republican committeeman,
left Brownsville for Dallas Sunday
night where he will attend a party
meeting. He is expected to return
here either Thursday or Friday.
Opens Office—Dr. C. F "Charlie"
Calderonl, dentist, opened his of
fice in the State National Bank
building Mor.da; morning. All
equipment and office fixtures have
been installed, he said.
Jewish New Year
Is Observed He?e
Approximately a hundred per
sons from Brownsville and the
other Valley towns attended the
local observance of Rosh-Hoshanah
or Jewish New Year at the M mlc
Temple at 10 o’clock this morning
Sam Perl conducted the services,
preaching the sermon at that time
Paul Kennard was In charge of
the musical program and played
piano numbers while Mrs. Robert
Northrop played on the violin.
The scroll was read by H. Plenn
This ushers in the yeir 5.891.
Valley Boat Owners
Get Registrations
Owners of Valley boats are rapid
ly obtaining their new registration
papers from the deputy collector of
customs at Corpus Christ!. Former
ly these papers were Issued by the
deputy collector at Brownsville but
the service has been centralised and
all motor crafts exceeding 18 feet
must be registered at Corpus
Christl.
Attention is also called to the
feet that all boats must carry a life
’ preserver for every passenger.
AnniY^h<SW a new beauty'doctor,*Al?"
Alma: "Right as usual, dear."
Anne :dlHe knorws his business—uhat*s
his name?"
Alma: £ Post’s Whole Bran.”
Pew of vs modems tike enough bolt'
food to keep the body cleansed of Im
purities. Post's Whole Boa gives you,’
in delicious form, the bulk you need
to be rid of constipation. And Post's
SHiole Bean—the new fall strength]
bran—is a tender, flavotfal cereal you'U
delight in eating. Prove h with on«(,
package from your grocer. Or send yoof
jume and address for free sample to:
Postum Company, Battle Creek, Mick,
Whom Can You Name
■ Executor of your Estate?
A FRIEND?
He may move away, or die, or become financially
irresponsible.
YOUR WIFE?
8he must seek help. Whom would she rely upon*
A RELATIVE?
^ Few relatives are impartial.
A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE?
He might be too closely identified with your in
terests.
A CORPORATE TRUSTEE?
The cost is no greater. You ally with your in
terests the resources, responsibility, and per
manence of a reliable bank. This method is
sure. Every other Is makeshift.
*wt Covfjlilfc VAtUV *
Jio DlYAlUY^liif (o.l
School of Dance
To Be Held Here
Miss Markoleta Greer Elstner
has announced the opening of her
school for dancing, expression and
the relate'* arts, with branches in
San Benito. Harlingen and Browns
Classes in Brownsville are being
held at the Knights of Columbus
hall, beginning Thursday. The
studio, located on the Artec roof,
opened on Tuesday, while the Har
lingen opening was held Saturday.
Miss Elstner s school offers a
wide variety A dance training. In
cluding classical ballet, musical
comedy and tap dancing, aerobe te:
toe, foil and character dancing,
oriental, Greek. Spanish, adagio
and other types, as well as in
dividual training and ball room
dancing. Keepln- fit and reducing
classes are also ,.lven.
Miss Elstner will be assisted in
her work by Mrs. J. L. Hoskins,
music; Miss Johnnie Aiken, eipfw*
Ion end dramatic art. Miss Laurie.
May Booth, music, rehearsals, cos
tumes: Mrs. J. F. Chastain, music,
and Mrs. George A. Tooian. vfMia.
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Talking pictures are finding vid*
favor in Chile. __
DR. W. S. HAMEL
CHIROPRACTOR
whose office has been closed
for two months
has
RESUMED OFFICE PRACTICE _
%
Dr. Hamel is the only Palmer Chiropractic Graduate
in the city, and will give special rates for a nominal
time. Patients taking adjustments In Dr. Hamel’s of
fice will be given adjntments in accordance with the
Nevro-Calometer reading which assures yon of cor
rect diagnosis.
Consultations Without Obligation
Arcade Bldg. 11th and Levee '
/OUR OWN
INTEREST IN FIRE
PREVENTION
WEEK
EVERY week should be a fire preven
tion week, even though only one
Is officially so observed.
This Year—October 5* 77
The activities of Fire Prevention Week
represent a concentration of- effort
within a short period. That the results
carry through farther and farther Into
the months that follow is one of the V
encouraging signs of this national con- ■
servation movement
You have a personal reason for helping
to observe Fire Prevention Week. It
concerns your family—your home—
your business—your community. If you
take no part In the public observance,
you can at least make the valuable con*
tribution of your own better prepara
tion to resist fire through preventive
measures.
STOCK FIRE
INSURANCE
companies—through the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, Chamber* of Com
merce and other organizations—have
done much toward making Fire Preven
tion Week popular and effective for
all property owners whether Insured
or not
Increased public cooperation should
result in reducing fire losses and In that
Way justify further reductions In the
average cost of fire Insurance—a coltv ,
which has consistently declined over a j
Ions period of yean,
Stock Flro Intoronto
Compjfiha oro Hopromabotl
by Copoblo Apmnta la Yoon
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
85 John Street. New Yack
CHICAGO IAN FIANOSCO
m Wert Aden* Street Merrfunti Esdienfe Bids
A Nethaet Ory nfretion of Stock Firm InwreKt Compoolot fittMliW hi 1966