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praKwr.| I __ 1 ,11 _ the VALLEY first—first IN' THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED RH _lZZZZ____ -* -__ ___.__ ■ 11 -its- -..*.— ..— HIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 165 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1930 EIGHT PAGES TODAY * - ... . . ..—.— - _ .. ■■■ 11 ... ii ..■■■ .■■■ _w ...., ■■, - . LZ -ZHZ—..■■■■—■ ■■■■ —.. m -- ... jj| . . .. 11 | - ^, |, ^———— -■————————————^mmmmmmmmmmmm——————————^ [in our I VALLEY bum. HALL -- LV-T ““““““““““ HOW ABOUT IT? Tee won the wcamn's champion •op at Wimbledon. England, four times, but I've never seen the cup.” —Helen Wills Moody. • • • •We all spend 20 years and more in sleep if we live the allotted three score and ten. Two decades is a long time to spend in bed Something should be done about if —Donald A. Iaurd and Charles G. Muller, in The Country Home. 0 0 0 •Society must learn to make in telligent use of the leisure created by electricity " —Owen D. Young. • • • “There are men in New York who would stop at nothing to drag Cm one who has achieved fame " —Rudy Vallee _AAAAAAA AAAA r tlC AN customs inspectors are rigidly enforcing the increased duties on purchases from the 1 American *de. This has grown to such an extent that bustr.ess from Matamoros » experiencing a drop felt m BrtrmsvCe. In llraBons one or two lunch stands and the like, which served meats purchased on this side of the it*w. hare ceased doing business The pamet^ar wares they served were not obtainable in Matamoros and they feared to raise the price commensurate with the tanff. As a result they are not serving any more at present Matamoros ctuaem themselves are experience no little sncocvea of the s:quhc are affected LOOKING a-, the stsauoc from tits side of the rrrer two erases are seen for this. Oas s the mm* norm gmdat; over Mcko to force the Mmar. pK?k w bsv Mil ¥ 11 r flu goods. High tar.lt Is hemg as the weapon.( The other reason seen » retaha for the tirll imposed cc this tide of the riser. Whatever the erase, it is remit ted *ha; Mexico has the right to tipoe whatever tariffs she sees ftt btjt the wisdom of a is doubted with reference to benefits stsrjtd from free trade along the border.] Jati as indxanzn of the good pol icies of American Democrats rsx bmc practiced on this ode. or the s^tip- and eocsequentlT rating ffcprtgg of goods to the consumer DAY both posernmenu disemer that free trade of j —hnrtiwh withm a forty -mflej yw akmjr the border a-JI mace for better presperrv ?"<1 con»enienee OTHERWISE Brownsviiie b « ! pertencmg a real shopping w»Te. many local merchants re ported yesterday, compared to for mer holies’, trade. Buyers are realizing that the tune between oor and Christmas is only es-mgb to do what they have before them and seer* to be taking advantage of the Cnnstntas offerings. Sam Perl of Per! Bros, says hr* company is entering the general charity movement in Brownsvil> by in old sans on new ones, danaunr the used garment* tc ; the needy tnrough local orgamza Xjon... ABOUT Chnstr-a* in genera! Animat'd Ann* rises to *ay ’ that If mother does not need a new coat, father won't give a ■ttOWXSVniF S emissaries to K Washnueton on the port propo sitior. are expected to return Those who have remained in the ty feci that a gr-at stroke was accomplished in the *gf*enez: reached with the powers that be a: ; the capital _] TV:t has been heard, from time ] to time, rumors tha*. the Valley! representatives might not have; eatdua all corners anc were maaewha; surprised when govern maaa ot engineers did not m J^-*he Browrjrfire-Saz Bemto Port Isabel p yjeet za the 1331 ap prapnatsen. This was net at aC the case It was known tha: 3 wock: cot be rE TALLEY ns aoc ready with •n the details r«p*3rcd by list apcerseaer :. so war tap *p prapriaroc as tteal tar#? 34«r. wbile *tt fear that war 3r«nrr « •or Port Isabel weald ha?e its project cow?>ted aad abase osm Ib far ahead at one act>.—.r » _ wab. Ttee agreement ae toatto uiaipcia “AnaRa-; i^r Af away any teabag fear; « that score. Mtarrwfc> so far as MwwisaSJr b cflEJcerard. si* 'aw yet to tcc a few details on r-£3£s—atf _I aefi her hands. Then the wr_I he started. It » re#: a •aad " TEARS fraa now ttee TaSr? | :!s wiZ be smrag bn:# __wssrr* - ras eascae i s cel- a w-Zcrraesj of i aab Aac to ttesak ctf wta: tea’s* bough: :.Te wr*t*> ~^tey. we dad not e**a j ports tbet' ccoseat of all tar edrtcrs i; ss herein M that Martin AadecaenJ ctf ttee Har-mgm Yallry ; Star, be ttee fiat to! nto ttee waters **t Boca n Ctertftaas tnomsy We: rlr arc: that load sbcrr: ctf joy toe hits the water. We kape j to no iaw agnsmi ««nn*j a«xa that day. I VALLEY SITE SOUGHT FOR CITRUSTESTS Representative Plans Trip To Inspect Locations (Special to The Herald* SAN BENITO. Dec. *6—A rep resentative to determine a location for a citrus by-products Laboratory in this section will be sen: to the Vaney following the passage oi a $12,000 appropriation for this pur pose now under consideration, it • as stated in a letter received Tuesday from John Garner, rep resentative from this district. Gamer stated that several Lo cations have a.ready been offered by various Valley towns I or the laboratory. Such a laboratory, he went on to say. mood be of great advantage to the Valley if it should ore as successful as tne one ta California. The purpose of the laaoratocy mould oe to test out ways of using culls, and saving products now to a large eaten: wasted. Some of the ways for profitably using these ' waste fruits are citrus pcr.ji. mar- i t, a Lade, candied peel and aoctied jqiQW. Brownsville Woman Victim of Accident Graced Garza. BroauviHr. was i struck by an i.:oeocie Monday j mgfat at the Hmtrtiai of Waafc-1 mgtac. and Eleventh streets a*. 7 30. and according to as eye-wuaese. ■ was buried fu2y 29 feet Mrs* Garza a Ikxmkr at use local Wooiworth store, was «iveu medical treatment aad taken to her home. She wv; severely cut abmx the face and head, aad suffered numerous bruises. An x-ray will be taken today to determine the full extent of her injuries. Police records show that the gtrl was crasucg the street m the middle of the block, but as eyewitness. Dr Chirks Caidrrcat who helped pare the gxrl a a car. stated that she' was crossmg at the intersection and : was thrown under the wheels of a car that was parked 3D fed from' the corner. M Tadrc was the dr.rer of the car which struck Ms Garza. The crl wx treated by Dr. J. L. RentfroL Spanish Monarchy Safe After Revolt KADP.ro. Dec. 1€ — F— Rifles and bayonets cf loyal roops kept the peace ic Spam today as the monarchy meted to make thorough j us victory ever the most determin ed assault mcains: tbe crown hi mere -ban half a cec:trry. Already throttled by nationwide martial law. a general strike called In prates: at exenruon of two of the Jaca reroit leaders remained tbe pruscipal .mmediate problem of the government. Officers FVe LISBON Portugal. Dec. 1*. —'F —The Prr'ugese govern men: today had on its hands twelve Spanish Army officers, among them the trans-Atlantic aviator. Maj. Ramon Frarxc. who were Just as welcome as proverbial white eiephar.'a. Fleeing Spa.:: m four airplane* yesterday after coEapee of thetr at*<Tnp* to overthrew tbe mocarmy and establish a republic all head ed for Lisbon and came down in various places nearby. Far North Heavily Hit By Cold Wave HALIFAX. N. 8. Dec. US.—F— The maritime provinces and New foundland were under a blanket of j snow today. laid down by a 12 hour blizzard which caused distress lo shipping and Interrupted commu nication and traffic. Four seamen were tat off found land and several fisher men were mi-"mg from North Sydr.ev. A heavy parrheait gale which or- ] ramnamed the scow drove the schooner Arawwca aeround on her way from Si John to Dizby. Use ves-.se’. was later floated and pot m at Oenierr-JSe. Bernard Taylor and Allan King, ftsfcemam were rescued by iif* savers from the Bavview station when their ?ac?E brat was blown out to sea. Texas Police Hunt Houston Hijacker HOUSTON Dec K—F—Poor* ••day were srorrirrg for two yeuez arc. cce aSasled and the ether ur who forced ttasr war ski® 'he heme cf Samae! F Mccroe. &* •rzrt sales casaor far The Ttrat Comcatty las: eerhs and held Mr Mcnrtje "at bar vrk a poSoi while *hey :-.6bed ham cf a daueoni raz rvSaed a- C3d» and a stack pin vw wd at rse DAISIES WON’T TELL? THIS ONE WILL nmtmamm. mmf to tlx old tons, doDt Ifll M bn't • Doxy vtao says six's poaac tft Mi ptenty p— . as aocc. as six sett a eh—rig, M's Daisy Dm* Can Bov s es-xrmary. «i» o to po to trial soon to azster cisarpes of tbeft br*i*M T”* ixr oy Ciaxa, Six lias pro—sxd to —tardea anvi* **1 a lor six Jeod-ss aooa; C_ara s iore alias* vtxn tix case coaxs to trXL. At lx rtfhc js a prsn of M^s Bo*. __ Brownsville Student Killed Helen Bridges Dies At Austin and Osbaldo Garcia Injured In Auto Accident Helen Bradsges. well-known Era* ssv _le h.gh school and coLt%t gradu ate. was Idled and Osbaldo Garcia., also d Brownsrilr. is xn the hca pstal as the result d toeing struck by an astodkiteje in Airm Monday mr hi about S o'clock. Both were stwler.ta at the ol Teaas. Despatches from Austin tocay state they were struck by an automo bile driven by W. a Finney, d Parti, who res-des at the Alpha Bps:lor, boose xa Anstux. He ax*<> a statement coccenung the accment FEAR IS ' FOR 2 HEROES Poincare And Joffre Are Reported Seriously 111 At Paris PARIS. Dec. 16 — Conader abie arjceiy vu felt today for Raymond Poor-rare, French states man. who is seriously iH with a par: a! paralysis. So kdous is his condition re garded that report* current in Pans today that he had died occasioned no great astonsttaneiit. although j bringing forth many expressions of grtcf. Investigation established that the report* were incorrect, and friends hurrying to ins bane acre even assured teat there had been a slight improvement m hi* con dition However, no great hope for his rec overy was expvemod and 1C. Thr dieu. his discipie and protege, who left his home eariy this forenoon, tcld newspapermen witting outside, *Hu condition * grave.”* PARIS Dec 16. —Reports were current today m the chamber of deputies that Marshal Joffre. J victor of the Marne, was seriously tC. Las: msht his sen-in-law. re- ' fe^rinr to reports of hi* illness, said the marshal was “in ht< customary geed health.* Einstein Sails For Los Angeles to Work MW YORK- Dec 1A—.P—Dr Albert IksKesn *a. -d for Cahfor ria earb- today to coutjae has re search with American scaeaui*. The hraer Be-remand. will take • the pfcysc»t ar.d hu party tc l: Havana on Dec. 19. show them the j Pirara etna; as. Dec 3 and leave them a tta* Aaeeies <m Sew Year's o. . touctav San Dtego. C*hf-, on Dec 31 Dr. Tic.-- etc. m3! pass some weeiff at Pasadena. wurfcrs: m coCahcra taon wCh Dr R-oe* A Mi-Jan, head of the Caifaraa* Isss&ase of I Terincircy. and waiting M rvssx: WT3ssb ccEerratcr^r Diet Clashes Ocer Picture ■mn Dec- If — lin mil—"hir a: tie aadt 'AB jaae- go tie Wcjier& Fixer " cx ?'odrg afx-~ locay ta cce_ of tie Lei fca? bad sc rears I: began sub i li:-: tcdiceace xoctuc against ZaxS Sercrtig ■ccaSer of tie Se enx. vbo appewed tie ftlrr and raced ie a barsi debate betaeen LahOf Srherit:. as artGerr cap afc ipeafccg for tne German na iaaaista, caled tie p rtare a aeaa lal seccBd only to ti* pgbacanon if tie German ncr e! fcrac whici K f \ was baaed. The mwje. or saad 'rrAd# :be brrc-.t pucht at the fv-r-«- people ic : e Ward war. j the sabject far an Americas bas sets *bL* He was mterrspted be cne* froo: the Jef* “Ths:'s the way it was ye® hypocrite " "The fact as." said Dchnefa . “two pfcixe&ph>e* of Me are clashing ; I acre. Agi.zz.fr. the partfsnstac saint of the new Ptusea.. we Jaatapf the ina* German jspirit cf Frederick the Grear ." K appeared that the deteaze oo them a: Lew Angeles eo Sew Years ; coptaac at .rzgtli. ) * vt •u oiLUi 2JC • Jw * a? uu-»kkuK north oc Gwadalape street gwcg to hrs rooming bouse F.r.:>? said ne mas running oc a green urb: at the street intersection, and dad not see anyone croanrx uni- he vtf upon those he struck. \td Gives He was ;inax>> to m:- ho* asar/ were in the group, but said he' swerved his car to the left beard the impact cf a colfuaoc ana resp v v w v v w w.rrry Bt RIAL HERE Funeral semces wtl: be held T..a-xa> afternoon a Browns vine at 3 o'clock from the Ftzxt Metfaocist church. I>r. Sterling Fisher, assisted by Rev E P Da officiating, with tonal in Buena Visjt Cemetery. The body wall arrive Thursday morning. taakkAiik ^^ - ped withia about 30 fee:. He add ed that he jumped from hi* car and ran to the intersection in time to help place Miss Bridges in another car. driven by Leland Hammond. a fraternity brother. He said he directed H«—*<1 to the hcapitaL and then followed to his car. At the hospital Fnmry was que.uor.ed by Motorcycle Officer Platt, who took huo to the poLrc station. Eyewitnesses to the accs den: were being questioned by Jus tice of the Peace Blalock.. who said tocav that he had cot decided whether the injured couple was struck while walking across the street in the face of a red light tm expect* farther testimony to clear this pom* Died la Hswpaul JLm Bridges was Oaken to the' Set-® Infirmary, where doctor:, made an x-ray. They dseoserec her sfcaQ had been fractured, and she died wioion a few wjirrr af ter reaching the' hnapcal Cteoaid > Garcia received esc* about the hear and sbmMers. wed .several braes., tut was reported not semxwfy m jozed. He'jn B utties is the daagfsrer of Mr. and Mr K F. Bacrd. El Jar dan.. and graduated from the rx.il school t.v coDeg* wstb isgh baan Fry fifteen norths she wa. secretary to G. W. Gockr. aggeras sefcMsi sysaeec. This was her am end year we. the wanency. .aafi had she hied ansa Jsrse would hne «e eesved * 5 B A aezree. She was eery popular met she students* aafi took merge in wrzmx Father Tax CwBar&w Her father » tax couedor. asse-iw *r asad aadsar for the Canary-. County water ccsnrol and irsprcwe mer: cnane: %o 5 and ha? been erahkned n tins capacity for about four years. Ofealoc Garoa who t cades m BbowmnQe at ITT W, levee also graduated from the local schools, wiufa high honor*, and ra one off the students off the first junior eoS iege class to >e held in Brownswflle. He was editor off the college paper. The Rolling Stone. for several months and took an arrive part Ti school actirEues. He played foar ba'l for same time. The body will he received by Mams mortuary hero VALLEY WARM SPOT OF TEXAS Weather Bureau Mercury Above Record F or Present Year . f. caped severe ce*»c mini* other pants , m Texas siuacmdL The lum tcmperatar® iboordfd m the Valley was 433 dpeti. early Tuesday mcrr-mg. wade m ocher ■echoes the mercury dropped as low eta 22 degrees, In GhWeevdl* aatf Burger «awor was reywrted The Valiev record liar the }«ar a 41 degree* Amarillo report 24 degree, Se*iw*e 25. Abilene 3®. Sac An tnw 34 Iftmaian «J Corpus Chn*> u. Oahenoo and Pari Arthur 42. Dallas 34 and Waco 36 tZ Degree* Hamer Here The snow in Brcir-r was report ed by the Aworlsted Pm as -falling thickly*, with a irui.xjac tBBpmuw 'Of 22 degree* Weather predict m* far the Val ; ley for the nett 24 bam ts for not 3-jch change b tesnprratttre i dmbtmms and cct-tmued ottauar - Jal showers Weather dwf W J , SchsurbS'tti forecast the mercury I would bow m the low forties lo • r gilt and Wednesday. No fear if Ifeft for crops. “There was a spread of 3® de grees in nxtav temperasone be tween AmanOh. m the ftstumdie to Brownmhe. cw the Rio Grande Amarillo had a ream of 24 de grees. and Browuswlie 4* ' the A* j donated Press pair yd out. The cold mate moved eastward to aetilr over Ofeax braag-ng suw zeno weather to Mane, whne a lorn over the northwes«em part of Tn !as brought ns=ag taapcratoR*. re ports stow.. Further moderate*, m tezepera : teres and ram was foreca« foe the attire as a whs** for the am 24 The saw m GafnemEe aad Beeper u said to hr the first m Trsaa for the wmaesr. Finland Weakening Denton Man Given Tkirty-Five Year* DEST&S Tol Dec. 2<— P— •Join: Happy wat pP5 Si year* as the pctuPfitiary in rocw-uoc mitn 'hr Metier of J. I Hornsby by a jpi'i ja Sistm court today Hwn^yr. a fiUnaa rtotaiB onetator laaa shot to oeath about tan yean At a former trial Rrspr mas ctfes 125 yean It! file peaaesatiaiy b*r the iaoort of wiM—i mpcemi# iwmenetf and reaaarjorc the Judpnest TLXAV BtVEEI Mt« SAV AVGELO Dec !«— P-4L T Trail,. 75. presaSesr of the fine Blade Bare off Parts: Rock for the las; 21 years, thee a: Bailtaper I hat m«ht. Mr Trad u* a ranch owner m Gonrtao court?. PORT ISABEL HIGHWAY WILL BE OPEN XMAS .- 1111 _ Work Is Progressing On Other County Highways A ex*:. parkaae •*" be tiaoxtal VaUr; ■otoruu Ci*n»:.a»a» a*i ;; Aits Use opening of ibr Par. kate Uoafc hiacaa at tine Port €«§,. TV Bn*; * eoDMAiwtiMi awynunf j ftaahro pmaiMg couereix m this taghaa; Mooaa* aftarawoa and a via k* opened Jar *wa kf Ckrsd ajti. Thu t» the Vnxt't aenafce pa%«d tngbaav ta the gal? He re tarded o* tack of paved rigr of ^pavirg as Use Off af Pod. l»obr aects^b the nrv ta****# Iftaxaxt aad Pws<r*» ■nan* as* tar ones frfeieb am famt THr P»*** asecr naeodt a* tar as Garc*a Caasero* mar «r,i am have Atauw: fautaed the ** at**jtaa of the M-litar. iugawav hr’*e*« L*» Iacis*. and Bum©** Thrj at* •tnughlecjnc out *-W read *a«4d abs r a naif a mu* Tan an a- a aaratgtttei—g on the Pncsaet tat lane ta La Pauuru. sating aawr. a tpiarfcr af a b-*jt *:m fiadrr^g sod jerar; time ta a gap* *t~ hr read* far pobiM* w*ob to liar state hjcsaa. dr-poiS* asm: ahortij after Use find of thr Gratef aad ■snaetum an mm acker daddtmeSMd a* se-vera! jraaB arwmd La S:a m*u lake* Had T.x stair baa agwrd ta take am all of the MLhtur> bighorn at Ca» craa ootmzr, sufejor ta anwaal at SNHpmMa. It u dadcca&aai ttuf aakadaxtaas an no* ubexr *mjr fcxtvera Hids-go caws?* aad the state Tughvag department tor hat ta take awry a- or part af the Military high* ay i® etwc'T sioo. 71 * Military bighvaf. vtam mm, ’ pleteiT panaf, w33 greatly asd ike ras»»'t:« nr. fSghtiac bitch wans *hcaLc tike In*— at that nc»^r ! tmrx:.r ftffnk hr then ta warn rr«*e* spot® I® Uasr af mm eat^aM* * •T* ■ IF . . Communists Take New Chinese City SHAHCHit fV' ig—.jr—C:. z*3x pan* dispatches today lb f f • wm dtaun studs bad ea a ?-t**d Konrad, a£*c**jr t» if IWhgabiB aut Ra* l aeor in* Mantaa-gnprb Inrder. | Mi'.’er* ferae* at ftsxifcaa new* mpor-ed ta have bee® am: ta op* pa* Use rad* _ Weslaco Officials Heard at Houston Three Witamu Td) W HuMj tUJM Boxes U IWo F-iU.-x* ^ 1 $ ^ ^ Ec % t mm TIj» at* mb «*> Ibmh tm mmwmm-* la <wt«» mmm ■§ <Bm ‘‘Mwt T f* VaMMmpIk. M|M» BB» ... * »«w» i*w*. Ml ft BiOKms ftair Mr «an Mm J 4* fUM tM*4 «M>«teHh «KnMat» Mint a #■».=-4 »m »T SHEPARD TELLS OF DEAD WIFE T«*r» §m L>«« Km Am» * DtmU«4 ■i**^ .'I »I^IWt ** iuS* ^ t ^ | ^j1 .mrilF ' |HI '' MfeHj Children’s Names Wanted Goodie Hows Joining Club Fast Rut Parent* Asked To Send Kiddies Names SENSE TALK B«| Hotel lima Sham • How *A?«AS CUT, .Dee i m mmxxmBSmSf mHt 'to jmb sad' *• caff hS tf aft* jm5T uiu^T liu^T taSTT" Fife Masked Men Rob Indiana Bank CLXHTOK lad. Dec Four or £w un«a<*ed am: enter' ed tie Otnenc" BarA here *etor and eoravd with <r:*wt tdJMa and fiSjQOB A? tie roooeu id, the e*t> a wm on tbrar car tom out. *~*c eff!ft*iw* fipecatd to cajfcujt tfcaat