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DANCY BRANDS STORY FALSE • ™ 1 Declare* New Bill Would Cut His Salary As Well As Others •Newspaper stones are absolutely fake winch give the impression tha. I am attempting to raise my salary $500 and lower that of ocher ©f fteals through the ne*v fee MS winch will be presented the legisla ture,” County Judge O. C. Danry stated Thursday morning. "This te2 which I am sponsors does not rate the ausna of the county Judges, but lowers them along with other officials $2300 per year ever what the law now permits Judge Dancy declared. "In these times of depression, with men unemployed, people selLng then cabbage at $10 a tor. to pay their tames, all of fidrib m this coamy ex cept the sheriff and district judges should be well satisfied with **300 per year. If this is too fettle and tunes get better, two yean from now. the legislature can then raise it.” he Last year a fail: passed the legisla ture setting the maximum salaries at $*30t for counties baring a popula tion of 75000 and under Howe'er the past federal census revealed tha' Gameron county had a population of TTJW. thus putting the county n the SMOO class. Hidalgo county fa. Judge Dancy » seeking to haw? the ten rewarded to read $*>'/. for der TZVsl winch would agair. place aDeese? that those now the measure did net «»'. l$30g when they wt for office before the efec tiaw as s» eese be&jtfd that Carr eren county had a population of TAX RELIEF 'Caetiraed trym pafe 1* jwhsrday arch mSj sac fota of IT! east asarr-d t ra as- t AZ asnoai oy February I seder prcrsicss of the 1C. Oetcfter 13 aos *r?*3 as the feral •ace foj parzesc of ISM taxes. After tea: dace a Sr« per seat «o | 1 t -ere cf 9S te IF af trrc_ac-c& «xxr:- ThLated hat added tjoc the MOB HANGS Inde^dn^ PhmSy bt Mi as tbcnug be had hdipad ter a fearr ■tarh be md Mr Hi-*= had kfijed dtsrsaf a £c <f ssisct. He led the ©dicers l© arbsre the body was tosnec Funim' ^aes t©^? the^bodies and a caEfessacc Ausbomes oontzEaed a search fee bis lather James F Barr.ar a bo SMB- —r*rii far qpcatiaatog as cer tain detilb. He arms arrested De cember n. tear Toledo Orreoc arc returned t© Xartfc Dakota. H* 1ms der.jed may eacnecrsao wrrt the AVOID THAT LAST DAY’S RUSH! Buy Your Ticket* NOW for the Personal Appear ance at Fair Park Audi torium. Monday, February 2nd of— Richard E. Byrd j The ticket supply b dsEiE_5h- | inf rapid.* Take the cppoc- | tunny lor making yocr selee- * befsr* the risbp of seats tycome limited PRICES: Matinee. Adults, $1.50 Children, 50c Niffht, 50c, $1, $1.50, $2 While matnor seats are cot reserved, each ticket §mambtm "a a at. To avoid that final rash, purchase these tickets noa. AH Chamber «T C «^mT FHOVE m 1 TWENTY NINE f Can tinned from page 1> of one of the main corridor*. When they were brought up alive tri umphant shoots wen: up from the crowd lingering about the shaft in the almost vazs hope that some would be rescued alive. Earlier m the nigh: the reseat workers and Albert C. Dailey, state aaine inspector, had expressed be bef that all those in the shaft at the time of the explosion were dead. Meat of the 115 men of the da/ force work-ng m the west entry had jos: left the mine when Lie explosion sent its booming warn ing over a two-mile radius Others quickly seamed to safety, but a: leas: 32 were trapped underground. Rescue teams wonted through the night, risking their lives in efforts hi reach the entombed men. while hundreds of persons, including wises of miners mill ed about the pit mouth. Eight of the rescuers were temporarily over come by the pi Officials differed as to the caasJ of the expiosaom, belief was ex pressed. however, that a spark had ignited either a gas pocket m the cepchs. or had reached <00 pounds, of blasting powder, earned into the acme for the shot ftrers a few asm ales before the explosion. Unufkabcii of the ncu&i pro ceeded slowly. Many of the bodies were so badly burned and disfigured a check of the dead was difficult. The cause of the explosion hal not been defmhcfy ascertained Ur: morning Soon after the blast, a was aedentood the acodent had been caused by a spark ign-Timg a quantity of biaiung powder Later reports. however, stated the explo sive had been found intact and that the disaster was the result of a The dreaded “black damp"' quick ly idled the passage; of the mine and hampered the work of rescue crews. The men who were rescued tbs morning had barricaded themselves m an entry off eoe of the atari comdorw. Throughout the night a constant stream of amimlaxxes made sheer f way frous Lastoc to the Las* Bett~ smne four and a half sn>* we* Fsrr.etfly mabAaad errihan gnard endeavored to organa* traffic art* kejp a iane com far the cccve^ ZtZSBP!?. A: the mu* axxsh sertous faced — .«■» t|M : .. ” ... iM g—• ‘>iJ J?!*, r. yri Shme CTceryl she cfav and specta tors sloafced about seeking to break the dkH of a penetrating waL Officers Urged To Lax reqpcre that aZ. arx «f retary off start 'and that cases s Sw *. SI CaoBeroc. eaasty aCaesrs waald forward ska SI fia Cases? h D oe*g> he wtZ ac~ «ec.TiK7 <( iraae. Tcy few off th* aChem hate bbcaoDed these esnt 3Sf.:her -j* cmptrxffjer nwg.u i'_aners court esan? cor any ccher peraae shall approve ac 5**y apy cSana ar kctm. 5a favor eff any nh cfffaeer who kaa f*h fated or xaffcni. The aerrefarr of scare ahaZ frac tmae to ansr. a* acn cfm gaes are baaed b~ hnn, fxnss a list thereof to ear.-. aairtcr and the eempcroQer with the am* of the coantv hi whxh s3=h officers reside. Back suae. ***** cany and prertac of ficer 3 toga-red to apply fer and recene hit caataesssaaec.* Good Humor Queen Contest Under Way The cectes; to eject a Gocd Hnacr Pest.-, ml cjaeea is seder way. and intense rtrairy is betas shewn mear specs*** of the three candidates, it was revealed today. The contest 3 to eiooe Feb. 7 Thursday Mss Esther Gnerra Dora was lead--4c the field with a total off SjBO voces. She 3 spon sored by the Federal aaskarctm Second 2: the race was the Blanco r Xe*ro caadadaie. M-ss Eerth* Palanos. with a tctal cf 108© races Tbe clab » xaetar an intense war to place then- eazadtdare sa tbe iead. and it was said that by the end off *ae weeic her ratal votes wtZc be SLizrrjelr .ncreased Third in the race was the oop tlar Mass lax Yenfaga. barlci b* ta* ntar.actpa: —Iht th; with 2MZ tote.. Woman Legislator 3 tm ...—--- f I inodauf froso fkM Mrs. Lucy A. Curran is ««ic of the two women legislators tn tft* If on tana house of representatives. She « serving her third successive term □IS TO GIVE I -DANCE Tickets lor the E*'ks dinner lance in Maiamaras at the Matamoros cafe Friday n:*jat are sell®* rap id.*'. u was revealed today. Tbe lands rJI be uesal ana the Elks' amid®* IxsaA. which n be®* ratted to erect a dob brain’"* here Mrs. Emma Leonard, propraetor of tbe Matairorcs cafe. 3 to torn ores the entire receipts of the Elks' dinner-dance to tbe dab. The affatr is scheduled to start a: exactly S ©dock Free Topographical Maps Are Arriving Wall eight section* adeady re oetved. tint Cameron comity en gineer''* otffxe u coutmascg to re ceive mar» from on lot : xocixzal survey comh-jeted •ease tax aso by the ftamry and l S Gwicgal rarvey. These *eetaoo». which stay be bad free, caoorae by far the scat eomairt* aaao ewer made a its* see-too. They are sealed 2 MO feet :0 the inch. rrve efirvazoes at one Sooc maenad and art one the cgariatfcag laadnmrta The value cf these sacs to enr._-.cen and ethers deal -g at rr^aaor tame; hr etrii—ftcif. » b *#< The m/f aSeadv reserv'd nciride Santa Rasa. Caches.. Past Sea- La Perua. Harznaen Ifco Roods La Padnaa and Print Isa bel The mi? far each »six is appnacaBaap-7 tm» See: aspsare.. City Planner Meets With Commission A gar* ..—if of the cay f ajod easng rM&sumfrfi nxs held Monday e«aw *s the drr *w» a aajarrtr of the cteasnsKMcag? saeseat. Major L A UTaad of ^ Dallas.- cry planer met wzi proposed gmrrag nriz-anrs were jaoe mt« and iLscasiesS a: Stsagth sad adapted by the The neper: ami ariirsaaa* wtC be wrliLSttrd so the cSy wuhMwi st an early date far its approval The first chancer cf she hadar of Mwj i iSe vLd Major Wood 33 exaopshoc. was read and fossd to 'be very ioaenpting and cax jMte. McCrory to Close For Five Minutes Berness wtZ ha?t for five wb ntes. scarznx 19 s a FT-day ■vrn 13*. at the Iocs; J. G MrCrory star* cat of respect for P A Pr.tr. vaoe Mrite of the cocpirataao who i dbod Saaday aad whose faaeral service* are to be h*3d In New Jersey Jan. 3. Baszness irC be resumed it 19:115 a at Monterrey Band To Arrive For Fiesta The famous military band of certbem Mexico, under Gee Qnz. Las agreed to f-raar masse m Maiamocos d-ariac else Good Htanor faesta. ft was announced today. The bond, wt.fa headquarters in Mcewrrey. is cove all over the southern repttbLr a« cat of the be:'t muaaczl — Eeeessty it fatenhed mnsar far .the mtcrnataoDa: pole matches in Rewaosa and was weC received Pont wait until it is too late / r ■ 1 — —to correct o rundown J condition ! A fact you should not overlook More red-cells in the Wood! Good health and resistance to infeetioB and disease, depend on that! Lacs of appetite, underweight, slsg serwocsaess, pimples and boils are symptoms, often seen, of a de ficiency of red-cells in the blood. If a lowered red-cell coast is al lowed to continue. ANEMIA often results. S-S-S. should be jmo- safeguard. A Landred yeas* of experience has proved its cse falness in boikting red-cells in tbe blood. Take it before meals. Millions of people have found it tbe easiest and surest way to re store their red-blood-cells. The appetite picks op. the whole body is invigorated. Get 5^-S.—take it and possess a wonderful power of new life and vitality. Ask for tbe large size. At all drag stores. - CUS» Truck ' Markets ^B=BSBSSBSB=s^^sasaasJ P. O. B shipping 'point informa tion reported Wednesday, Jan. 3: Lower Hso Grande Valley Ponu: Cabbage: Hauling? light account of weather. Moderate wire inquiry, demand slow, too few sales to establish market. Most present shipments are from prctjons sales. Truckloads cash to growers Sew "loads—bulk per toe mar..} Sib.. Carrots: Hauling* hgn: account of weather. Light wire inquiry. de mand and trading tjom. market dull. In Vuxed cars FOB usual terms—crates 8133-135; cash track SI 13-13. Beets: Haul.ng,s hght account of weather. Light wire' mqmxy de mand and trading limited, market steady. In mixed cars FOB usual terms—crate? mostly tl 33-1 SO. cash track SI -15-13. Sptnarh Ha.;I.ngs light account of weather. Good wire inquiry, de mand moderate, market firm. Car loads FOB ami terms—basae. baskets Savoy type a mixed car:. Carter, shipments of entire United State, reported Wednesday. Jan 3: Caboage Fonda 3. Sew Ycrc 21. Texas 22. Wisconsin 4. total U S. 140 cars. Carrots: Texas 2 Caltforn-a 3 Hew York 11. total D. £ B cars. Beets: Texas f. total U S S cars Grapefnait: Texas 15. Arsaaaa 4.. California L Honda 148 fetal U S 1S8 cars Mixed Vegetahfies Texas a. Locinana 2, Florida 13 tv.il U S 7? cara. Spenatr. Texas 5. total U. 5. S car*. Orange? CaLlorru 24S Florida 213. total U SL 441 cars. Lower VaLey shipments forward ed Thursday marring. Jan 3: Mixed Frail L Grapefruit 4 Cab bage 3. Mixed Vegetables 1* Car rots 1. Beets 2. tctal S2 cam. »Tlvs report mcopsgngit» Freight men: to date tins mason—Hues 2IC4. Vegetable-*. 3Tj«,. total 3914 ears. <Thu reper: taga«b>te •: to same day last iraiim Hi'iit 2233, VigiftaMn B J meal 2851 cart. City Briefs 1 M lain.—JkZ zbe wasass a£ Mi T— Jjf„ tagreaaliy One Lear* wMBsatn are arras z» pny shear pod as and a psrstsz see on* at im per etna a Aasred *r srtsf a Mr* J. K Bsl prsas dc: oe she drse learse Try O* Breattast speeSasa. Beoarr i Ssc* Fsss.sa~, ASi. 3... 'ar taBBuT tara years ,wr.b *— ?r*ii* Oerter and Crt= lae. of Cfctrar* a it t&T Fasdarc irrar Mraery Brand Clothe* Ths a Mr* Knatt r»r s fcs srsa 13 tae Vi-jrr. Caaaftes’ La* Office* M*wsL—Qz Fetraar? firs: Mr JL T Canale* wa. aw to law «ei« to the Cronnack Bafidmg KMcd aa the earner of Bnabeth and El resell streets B* wi*» ocrapy rooms II to IS amesKto throazfc the Hereto street entrant* to said tstotor aac ngnt arras? the hal from the ef faces occapmd by Dr. £1saaoas. Adr. 31. %t a meeting of the beard of d> rectrrs of the R: ymi*sii3e Chapiter of Caaaif.-ff Tuesday at the chamber bafld:rg routine bmcaesK matters were dismissed and torn were mad? far the Matutncr-s Good Hainr JestiT-aL winch the local fcedy has agreed, to sponsor and. aid io erery way pamftSe lateali—j FBed.—Ir marry were filed el the eocarr ejerk's office here yesterday br Leonard W Welch of RoomeBf and I—Ilia—. Sharp of B&shee Ann On Bmsinr** Trip.—R-coe*.n and Amakto Parra, of the Parra Bees, firm here, are m H—ton on bas eness. The two pSar. to letma here during the early part cf next week. Hoogerhyde Exhibits Bow and Arrow Skill The Kiwarus club. meeting at kaMheon Tli miilaj **— was en~ »* Gained by EL B flaapiinini na tion*. archery chaarpsan. who oo oost rated Jus afcilsy to shoes wish bow and arrew. fworsded by scop hr Mr? E *w 6*i—mart jeccompanjed on the piano by Mrs. Henry Snow The mMtsr which was held at the EI Jard.*,. was we'll attested Sereral raters were present, in cluding R. K. Hooks. Musaon; f L. S:au>-. Brawns—ZIe: Frank Rade* PhominBe. Pa ; R b EHkl PboennaiHe. Pa and Adam Sr - der Altoona Pa Annual Dinner Plans Discussed At Meet By Staff Correspondent SAX BENI iu Jan 3 Credit arr. of San Ben::o met tins week wr_i —— persons on hand an rwrat- 'i for the arnaa] dinner and election of officers to be held by the Retail Merchants Association Feb. 23 at the Stone-an Jackson The association expects Alfonso Johnson, director of the n»n,g Chamber of Commerce trade exten sion department to nut# a talk an merchandising There also wC! be an entertain ment program One of the largrst enOeetioos of skulls in the world is to be found a* the Royal College of Surgeons Museum. London There are mm specimens, some dating from the year 9 B. C. Experts of tfc* U S Department cf Agriculture are trying to drretag bees with stronger wuijp; to in*** longer flights and eumpped to car 17 i»*er leads of fceaej. SA*W1LL be set Weather Chief Says This Month Wai Top All Previous Marks I; raised forty days sad forty and 36oab tank ta Us ark. In the Rio Grande Yafiry it hat raaaed a trace or mwe lor twenty days., has raised steadily aaaee Jan 71. and acsonfcxa to weather chief W 2. Sehnarbasca all esakszai rec ced* lor Janaary will hr broken Mat Rhuif is aotused a Records oe VJt m the local vo te boreas date back to 1*71. m S» rears,, and an kavmtiKattau re vealed that the present January tops aT year* exrepc am lor total presapetatwcL The only year wbaefc lias exceeded 1921 was January of 1919. damn? wUch month ratnla.. was iii Daraw the a»p 3* year* only 7 : asrs has miadall exceeded three Niches., and only ^ once hat a ex Total ratal, al. here ttas year has '<«b 4 14 op KatH 19 o'clock Thurs day ascrasof, and with sieve daft sri£ to flh. the present record wil noubtjest be broken Mr ficnnur Lssri predicted today Vormal iac January n 129 inches. The ran has bees: general al ever the YaSry. pavrajttaffilan Wvd r«dar Mf|U 'Grande City. 112 ssaer than an tach' and a halt ErowniTJitr. 112 inches. As a result of liar rats* the sfvr* is expected M rue c’yH vrttmn the next 14 hoars PrcsLctidu for Utasday nyw and Friday was, ^ for ctatfy. ^ m tber. with ,<rcafik9na! rates. T¥-r;pera,:.,ore here wa 44 last rhfht. soppenc Maar t S3 dhpuea Search For Negro Attacker On Wane bent? wmsiifri hope nr who' at&nepca eeiaouallr'm^ Earoa Tata cemMwy a wrdi ag» I^TWP—IBWI T" Teuawr UMOur <u>v*a# PVu# <■» —<§—- » 'Bju.'iv — JBL >—miiiiiilSf — iJa,■ Dfepaty- R. G Many haoe «* Former County Judge a—mic cf _ _ cmaa:y jtuzzpr AX V SSsrru t£ Casrrae zat tasuerr ' : z';. aai.ru i*e Pint aa* ■: a lie Pot Sun* Banc cf Conor T*s MCTRd acflth 'Hr Par-era •: 5 lhBSOEji State honk of tint tisj. TiKb iiUn; to open Or St, after xu toacs wtrr frazad ta low hrro fv»i Marra*. ara© e» ideated tar ae-xJesmon sa Soae-her. vas caaioer etf tie Bins. State Bark Blanco y Negro To Give Dance Friday TV Bunco - SSegrt lead-rap *& rau crganua: wao a Matarrrarq* ha* anaoanced He tie eri* of He eJs* are to asmemtr a- daace a* tie Mataanaras. Cate scarunp at t p tie jeadrap **aal —at* «f tie year, and ejabanee pins haw teen made to MR a ran*—dd teste made hr He ftrl aaeshera La Ferii to Sell City Bonds Tonight * B* Staff Opnesiacgden * LA natZJL last 2*—The t*tt cf La Peru anl apra on mm* m-amrrpa. i«wC3y aathorarl hr pop citr use.. Proceeds frost the ksar arC he apewtaeg: aad rrfgaanrat,. Mix in Min KILO PAMFA Tea- Jws 2* — P— Cfakrev ~l-ti3e Chart* W&mr and M* arte. BiZhf Wilson charged art.a —under ei the autrs* «f C. t T1? - hr aemr lefoca. *ep 6m to .haw an e^caBKBussT tj i» Sne «, 3d* r» i %kc.c noat* itti xi ■ABLZBGCJf. Jan. 3—Bn”., H M | . r Trier, k attract—* hhpr Ur rrv.i?! *r>’icr; he i: at thr Churn cf Ox! _ af **aiy —daer, Star. T 11 SlciKs!: 1 paacer ( UK 4MI Ml« CMULf *%* fonuv msM' amLMJkm Mm s-«mk - #■ fH* Trni~ «a»' «et hn «t «e» wr tanuec t® c*u» «CT rttcr civ *»*r. Mar&i tnoans Hm 1* MiJfc. Ms > to *»J» ami Ocute ** W,JR. «T I«u. ' I «. T. miorm* _ Mr* York CfeolML * Ptmu^xwMm • ■" ■ • **»• • ( €*m mt.rvrs*' - m * t f • — ®«urF pei»«»e » I »-■* juf-; c W IMI rui lf<M. X ^CKKTAOO Jtt a» J>—IT t nrt; Vnraum: ttokbc *%!»*», 1 *t wte MeCiurta I ;»-I,ms * UV lf «TTf U« I ►!« * JUJOS** CtTY\ jr~ Freak Weather HiU The Frozen North 1 EQMMhp ittUt ClHHl *» • totiWV IHMK IfcM «fc* IMP •■***« AmAi. .|§i a ♦ #■ <mn*< SPEECH Of 1