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ROOSEVELT TO1
MEET AL AT
CONVENTION
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 1.—(jpy
l - Leaders of New York democracy
began converging on this city to
night for their slate convention,
with Herbert H. Lehman, Qov.
> Roosevelt’s choice for the guber
^ natonal nomination, holding his
r ground.
There were no outward evidences
Tammany Hall and Its New York
city allies had changed their ten
tative Roosevelt - Lehman Walker
program.
Tammany Program
Unleu the many conferences to
b* held over the week-end result
ln some last-minute switch of
Ppians. those high ln organization
f poll tics are convinced John F.
P Curry, Tammany chief, John H.
[ McCooey, Brooklyn leader, and
their fellow chieftains will go
through with this schedule:
1. Avoidance of any break with
Roosevelt, who will arrive here
Monday to address the convention.
2. Support of the Roosevelt gv'r
•matorial candidate.
3. Support of James J. Walker,
resigned Mayor, for renomination
at the city convention later this
In the lace of this possibility,
James A. Parley, Roosevelt-Garaer
campaign director, who will figure
in the state convention in the
additional capacity as state chair
man, issued what his aides called
-the most optimistic prediction of
the campaign."
He said he would be surprised If
the national ticket -does not reg
ister a majority of 10,000.000 votes."
■-“•-In any event, the state conven
tion promises to be one of the
most dramatic and significant held
in years.
A1 and Roosevelt
Two old political allies, Gov.
Roosevelt and "Al" Smith, who
have not met since they were rivals
for the presidential nomination at
Chicago, will be the central fig
ures.
Smith, as he started for Albany,
still was determined, his associates
said, to place Lehman ln nomina
tion.
A question widely discussed
among those here for the conven
tion was whether, if the New York
leaders decide to oppose Lehman,
the strength of Lehman’s following
added to that of Smith’s following,
might not be enough to put their
candidate over any way.
City Briefs j
I l — — m, — „i ■- — .j
H. O. Green of Navmaota spent
Friday In Brownsville.
► Hera from Corpus Chrlstl recently
was Ed Zumwalt.
R. J. Bain of Texarkana In spend
ing a few days In Brownsville.
John R. Runne.j of Houston ar
rived here Friday and plans to spend
several days In the city.
San Antonio visitors in' Browns -
villa are Joe Cummings, D. F. Chip
man. M- S. Barnett and J. E. Ward.
They plan to spend the week end
In tha city.
L R- Galindo of Sabinas. Mex..
arrived here Saturday and will be
In Brownsville for a short time on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jonas of San
Antonio are visitors in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Richart of
McAllen spent Saturday In Browns
ville.
Here from Austin on business is
W. R. Fltrurtllan.
Mr. sod Mrs. Tom E. Buck of
Newwfc, N. Y spent Friday in
Brownsville, leaving the same day
for Laredo.
H. H. Berry of Houston was a
_business caller here Friday.
W. I. Lore ns tel n was in the city
" day on business. He is from Dal
Amcmg callers here from San An
tonio are Sam H Ralston and Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. West.
Mrs. John A. Thalson and Mrs. W.
B. Simmons of McAllen are spend
^ tog the week-end in Brownsville.
J. F. Hcdson of Fort Worth s a
business visitor In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ireland Graves of
^Austin are registered at a Browns
K&le hotel ->ver the week-end.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Baldwin of
■Dallas arrived here Friday for a
I short vi Jit.
r ouy M'tchell and Ned H. Ander
i man are r 'ending a few days here.
Key axe from Dallas.
* W. H. Ljt e, Jr., of Tamaulipas,
Hex, arrives in Brownsville Sat
urday and p^ns to spend several
days in the dV.
John I* Hart of Topeka, Kas.. Is
a business visiter here for a brief
time.
Ralph M. Singer is in Browns
ville from Detroit, Mich.
M. H. Smith of Dallas is a visitor
In the Valley.
D. E. Dunne is here from Wichita.
Eventually you will eat at Kit
Carson’s. Why not now? “It's dif
ferent.” Roast Turkey, Sunday.—
Adv.
MRS. CHERRY IMPROVES
A general improvement In the
condition of Mrs. Madge Cherry, j
who vu operated on for appendi
citis two weeks ago, was announced
Saturday by her attending physi
cian Mrs. Cherry is at her home on
640 West St. Charles street.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
L06T—Brindie male bulldog, long
ears and tall white tipped. Weight
about 40 pounds- Answers to name
Prince, Phone 668.
FORTESCUE DEB TO BOW TO SOCIETY
Miss Helene Fortescue. above, younger daughter of Major and Mrs.
Oranvilie Fortescue. and sister of Mrs. Thomas Massie, who figured In
the sensational "honor murder” case in Honolulu, will make her
debut in Washington. D. C., during the coming season. Miss Fortescue
has been one of the most popular members of the capital's younger
set.
NEW LINE-UP
FOR COURTS
The line-up of courts In Cam
eron and Hiaalgo counties will be
changed somewhat If the bill pre
pared by the joint legislative com
mittee is passed In January.
Under the proposed arrangement,
the 103rd would operate only In
Cameron county and the 92nd only
in Hidalgo. The 99th would operate
in both Hidalo and Cameron. The
28th would take in Nueces. Kleberg,
Kenedy and Willacy counties. No
other courts in this section are pro
vided In the bill.
This bill also would extend the
Jurisdiction of criminal district
courts to civil matters In an effort
to clean up the burdened civil
dockets.
A sperate bill, abolishing all dis
trict attorneys and criminal dis
trict attorneys and conferring the
duties on county attorneys, Is be
ing drawn in conjunction with state
organization committee.
The bill would abolish 23 of the
present 129 district courts and do
away with the system of overlap
ping courts.
Lone Star Club It
Urging Heavy Vote
Members of the Lone Star
Democratic club are urged by of
ficers of the organization to put
forth every effort to secure a large
Latln-American vote In the Nov
ember elections.
Pull support of the local, state
and national Democratic tickets is
being emphasized by the club of
ficials in their appeals to the
voters.
A statement Issued by the com- !
mittee says **we must do our part
to make Mrs. Ferguson's majority
as large as possible and must stand
firm for Roosevelt and Garner,
thus doing our part to bring about
a better political day for the en
tire country.”
HARLINGEN P. 0.
PLANS ARRIVE
{Special to Tl|e Ht|ald)
HARLINGEN. Oct. 1.—Plans ana
specifications for the $170,000 fea- |
cral postoffice building to be con
structed here have been received
at the local postoffice.
The plans show the building will
be 75 by P2 feet, one story wita
a basement. In the basement win
be five offices, to be occupied by
postal officials and other federal
employes.
The building will be located on
East Van Buren street, on a site
purchased by the government. Bids
for its construction are to be open- !
ed October 24 at Washington.
A letter has been received here
from J. E. Morgan & Sons of El
Paso slating they will bid 0n the
job.
Brownsville Bpys
Attend State Med
Simon I. Belavides, Jr., of Browns
ville, left this week for Galveston
where he is a Junior in the state
medical college.
Other Brownsville students at
tending the college are Grover
Wagner. Jr., and William de la
Garza. Wagner Is a Junior and De
la Garza a freshman. J. A. Garcia
of Mercedes is another Valley stu
dent in the college.
Carpenter Rites
fSpecial to The Herald)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. 1.—
Drew Carpenter. 41, a resident of
Brownsville, who died at a hospital
here Thursday afternoon, was to
be buried here Saturday afternoon.
Carpenter died from injuries sus
tained when he fell from a truck
at Palestine last Saturday.
Survivors are his widow, his
daughters. Sallic and Mrs Mae
Bays, and three brothers and five
sisters in Mississippi.
TODAY’S MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—^—Stocks
remained in a state of suspended
animation today, although the
market did* manage to muster
enough closing.
Routine transactions of floor
traders again accounted for the
major part of the morning's trans
fers. which reached the low total
of 338.330 shares, the smallest Sat
urday business since July 9.
Rail shares reacted a little when
the carloadlngs figures were pub
lished. but steadied again. Freight
statistics for the week ended
Sept. 24 showed a gain of 8.444
cars over the previous period, a
rise somewhat smaller than had
been expected. Nevertheless, *he
percentage decline, 192, from 1931
was the smallest for any week this
year, thus maintaining a two
months' trend.
■Wall Street lias rather been an
ticipating that the stock market
would be steered by commodities
over the next fortnight or so. but
the two major staples moved In
opposite directions today. Wheat
firmed half a cent on reports of
dry southwestern weather and
smaller Canadian crop estimates,
while cotton reacted after yester
day’s sharp advance. Trading in
the bond market was the dullest in
nearly a year.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. — JP—Stub
born advancing tendencies develop
ed in Chicago grain values today,
influenced by suggestions that the
Winnipeg wheat market was re
ceiving powerful support.
Evening off accounts to prepare
for monthly unofficial domestic
crop summaries on Monday served
also to give wheat prices a firm
undertone. One private monthly re
port Issued today contained a fore
cast that United States winter
wheat acreage for 1933 would be
about 6 per cent less than last
year.
Wheat closed steadfast at the
day's top level. 1-4 to 5-8 higher
than yesterday's finish. Corn un
changed to 1-4 advance, oats un
changed to 1-8 up, and provisions
unchanged to 10 cents decline.
Persistent commissions house
buying, partly for eastern account, j
proved heavy enough to absorb
hedging sales and to keep the mar
ket pointing upgrade despite spe
culative profit-taking. Meanwhile,1
Hulls cited as potential constructive j
factors a good domestic milling do- 1
mand. a holding tendency by Unit
ed States farmers and a contin
uance of dry weather over Import
ant sections of the southwest.
A notable let up of rural offer
ings of old com to arrive helped
lend firmness both to com and
oats.
■I " ..
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Oct. 1. —(A1)—Re
ports of better weather in the south
and relatively easy Liverpool cables
encouraged reactionary sentiment
in cotton today and prices lost
part of yesterday’s advance.
December contracts sold off to
6 99 and closed at that figure, with
the general market barely steady
at net declines of 20 to 29 points.
March eased off to 7.14 and the
close was at the lowest prices of
the day.
It appeared that quite a good
many selling orders attracted by
yesterday’s advance, had accumu
lated in the market here overnight.
There was also selling through
houses with Liverpool and Japan
ese connections and later in the I
morning there was a renewal of of j
Wall Street liquidation, while the
demand from the trade was mostly
on the declines.
Less rain was reported in the
western belt, but there were con
tinued reports of deterioration with
some advices claiming that the crop
in west Texas was going back ra- 1
pldly.
Liverpool cables reported hedging
and liquidation in that market. The |
amount of cotton on shipboard at
U. S. ports awaiting clearance at
the end of the week was estimated
at 138,000 bales against 79,000 last
year.
. _
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. i. —
Today’s short session in the cotton
market was comparatively quiet
with the course of prices downward, !
due largely to liquidation by buyers
on yesterday’s closing spurt and
also to rather fair hedge selling
and lack of buying support. The
close was barely steady and at the
bottom showing net losses for the
day of 20 to 26 points.
The market turned easy on li- I
quidation by yesterday’s buyers and
hedge selling and made lows for j
the day right at the end with De
cember at 7.00 and January at
7.04 down 15 points from the highs.
The close was barely steady at the
bottom, December showing a net
loss of 20 point* and January 22
point*.
SOLDIER IS
DROWNED AT
FORTBROWN
Private Sandy H. Taylor, 35, of
the Port Brow:: machine gun troop,
drowned In a r.saca at Port Brown
Saturday morning while dimming
a horse across the resaca in prac
tice maneuvers.
Private Taylor was in the rear
of the second detachment and was
about 30 or 0 yards in the stream
when his horse suddenly plunged
and reared, eye witnesses said.
Taylor, who was considered an ex
cellent swimmer, slipped from the
horse's back and struck out for
shore but apparently strangled and
lost his sense of direction.
H« turned and began swimming
for the opposite bank. See ig his
difficulty, two companions swam
to his rescue but Ta\ lor fought
them off for some time. He was
dragged to the bank unconscious
and a three-hour battle to save
his life proved fruitless.
Officials attribute the fact that
he was in the water but few
minutes yet died to the fact that
he was gassed while In active duty
during the World War. Belief that
his horse may have kicked him
was dispelled when 'n *»xaminatIon
showed no bruises on the bodv.
Private Taylor enlisted twice
following honorable discharges aft
er the war. once as a sargant. He
Is survived by his fatter, J. L.
Taylor of Tyler.
Fort officials reported that Tay
lor had been chosen a% a member
of the detachments to swim the
resaca In practice drills because of
his swimming ability. Only men
able to pass swimming tests are
chosen for this work, ft was stated.
Funeral services were delaved
pending advice from the dead
man's father.
Matejka Funeral
To Be at Lorena
The body of Mr*. Franklin J.
Matejka. 28. who died at the family
residence. 1409 NW. Elizabeth.
Saturday morning, has been for
warded to Lorena, Tex., for burial
She died as the result of a hemoi
rhage.
Mrs. Matejka was well known
here, having resided In Brownsville
seven years. She was a naetlve mem
bed of the First Baptist church.
In her immediate family she Is
survived by her husband, two young
daughters and a week-old son.
Baptist services were conducted at
the First Baptist church Saturday
afternoon by Rev. O. L Smith.
Funeral arrangements here were
handled by the Morris Mortuary.
Brokerage Offices
Opened in Valley
Brokerage offices which feature
a New York Stock Exchange ticker
giving continuous prices on stocks
have been opened by Banks L. Mil
ler, well known upper Valleyite, at
McAllen and Harlingen in the Ar
cher building and the Madison Hotel
Arcade, respectively.
Continuous prices on cotton,
grain and other commodities are
also being received by private wire.
The Miller brokerage firm is a
member of the Chicago Board of
Trade and has conections with J.
S. Bache and company of Chicsago
and New York, members of the
New' York Stock Exchange.
Considerable interest has already
been displayed by residents of the
Valley in the twoofflces, Mr. Mil
ler reports.
BENNETT
(Continued from Page One)
group which has been meeting tot
the past month in discussion of the
port situation.
Amonf the members of the com
mittee who are known to have been
active in these discussions are C. C.
Wentz, who Is understood to be
chairman of the group; C. L. Jessup,
H. B. Galbraith, W. C. Craig. J. K.
Wells, George Walker, B N. Good
rich and Bennett and Singer.
Opponents Voted Down
Sentiment of some of the members
in favor of the dissolution of the
Brownsvllel Navigation district is
understood to have been voted down
and their endorsement given to the
candidacy Saturday.
Present members of the commis
sion are J. G. Fernandez, Z. A.
Rosenthal and W. G. Wiilman, the
latter having been named Saturday
to till the vacancy caused by the
resignation of John Gregg, chair
man. No statement as to whether
or not they would be candidates lor
re-election would be made by those
who could be reached Saturday
night.
Trio Well-Known
All three of the announced can
didates are —ell known in and
around Brownsville and have lived
in this section for 25 years or more.
Bennett has been identified with
various enterprises during his resi
dence here, is a large landowner and
farms extensively. He has operated
the Olmito canning factory and
cotton gin for a number of years
and is president of the Walker
Cralg wholesale grocery cofripany.
The Singer family are large land
owners in the Brownsville section.
The father of Otis Singer was one of
the builders of the Indiana Co
operative Canal system in the early
days of irrigation in this sectoin.
Singer is a member of the board of
directors of the Broawnsville Cham
ber of Commerce and farms exten
sively.
Feorge M. Smith, the third can
didate. has lived in this section for
more than 25 years and operates
a dairy and cotton plantation. He
has held positions in some of me
rural political subdivisions of the
county and for years was a director
of the First National bank of this
city.
The bce-lousc is a tinjV crcuture
which clings to the hairtf of the
honey-bee. it is about! one lix
hundredth of an inch long\
COURT HEARS
(Continued from Page One)
with citations ordering them not to
interfere in any manner until the
contest suit has been tried.
After pledging support to the na
tional democratic nominees and all
other nominees of the party, the
resolution stated, "we condemn the
unparalleled. undemocratic and
unfair methods by which the ene
mies of the democratic party now
seek to thwart the will of the de
mocrats of Texas by seeking to
prevent the name of the nominee.
Miriam A. Ferguson, from appear
ing on the printed ballots in the
general election.” and called on
all democrats to aid in defeating
the "attempt to deliver the reins of
the govenment into the hands of
the republicans.
Hughes called for support of the
ticket from "top to bottom.” He was
cheered wildly when he said that
included the name of Mrs. Fergu
son. but received milder applause
on mentioning the names of Roose
velt and Garner.
"Enemies of Democracy"
The resolution also charged the
suit was “a slander upon the citi
zens of Texas and the democratic
party, and the allegations of frau
dulent voting are made, not with
any hope or expectation of proving
them or winning the contest, but
for the sole purpose of defeating
the democratic party's nominee for
governor and injuring the national
ticket, and is inspired by the ene
mies of democracy.'*
No action was taken by the su
preme court on the motion for
leave to file the mandamus peti
tion. The court indicated it would
take no action before next week.
Chief Justice C. M. Cureton cau
tioned attorneys for both sides
against using pendency of the man
damus action in the supreme court
as an excuse for delaying trial of
the contest suit.
Questions were directed to the
attorneys as to the time when It
would become Impractical to con
tinue the district court trial and
when it would be of no practical
value to determine the issue in
volved in the suit. The court’s
question on this point was Inter
preted as an effort to determine
the time in which it would be re
quired to act on Mrs. Ferguson's
motion.
Attorneys for Mrs. Ferguson sta
ted they believed It would be use
' less to start trial stating it would
i be a physical impossibility to finish
within less than two years. »
"Monstrous Doctrine"
The governor’* attorney* said the
district court suit would not be
come moot until the November 8
election and said It could be tried
in time.
Ocie Speer, counsel for Mrs. Fer
guson. attacked as a "monstrous
doctrine'* the theory that a district
judge has the authority to enjoin
the orderly processes of an election,
stating It was a governmental func
tion and that not even the supreme
court could Interfere.
Speer asserted there could be no
contest of Mrs. Ferguson’s nomina
tion “this side of the legislature’’
and that the house and senate were
the only agencies that could decide
the contest.
Luther Nickels, another of Mrs.
Ferguson’s attorneys, contended
that the certificate of nomination
issued to her by the state conven
tion entitled her name to be placed
on the ballot. "This Is her deed to
the nomination,” he stated. "There !
is no foundation for the action of j
the district Judge in setting aside i
her vested right to the nomination |
on the mere pleading of a defeat- |
ed and disgrunted candidate.”
M. M. Crane, the governor’* at
torney, said the object of the dis
trict court suit was to determine
who received the majority of legal
votes. He challenged the authority
of the supreme court to issue a
mandamus while the trial of con
tested issues was pending.
Crane asserted that the district
court injunction was valid and was
issued to protect the Jurisdiction
of Judge Robertson over the sub
ject matter of the suit.
Argue Time Element
Speer and Nlckela argued that
there was no contest pending,
claiming that the governor's suit
was not filed within the prescribed
time.
Crane said the suit was filed in
ample time.
Associate Justice William Pier
son questioned attorneys closely on
their construction of statute* pre
scribing the time in which the
suit must be filed in district court,
saying this appeared to be a cru
cial point in the case.
Speer said Mrs. Ferguson’s cer
tificate of nomination was a prima
facie title that could be set aside
only by final Judgment of the su
preme court and not by a tempor
ary injunction issued by the dis
trict court.
Mrs. Ferguson and her husband
were in the courthouse. The court
room was crowded and partisans of
the Fergusons and Sterling milled
about the corridors.
Withdraw Portion
Hughes was authorized by the
executive committee to employ
counsel to participate in litigation
involving democratic nominees. The
committee recommended repeal of
the primary election laws so that
the party could govern itself with
out interference from the courts.
Hughes recommened that every de
mocratic candidate be required to
swear allegiance to the party and
its nominees.
The supreme court granted a mo
tion by Mrs. Ferguson for leave to
withdraw a portion of the original
application in which an injunction
was asked to restrain Mrs. McCal
lum from making a partial certi
fication of nominees. Mrs. McCal
lum had withheld certification
while awaiting the supreme court's
action on the plea for manda
mus.
Valley Ginnings
Show Bi? Slump
Cotton ginning in the Valley to
September 16 shows & decided de
crease for the same period last
year, according to recent statis
tics issued by the government.
The report on Valley counties
follows:
Cameron county: 1932, 11.435
bales. 1931, 13.288 bales; Hidalgo
county: 1932, 10,128 bales. 1931. 21.
388 bales; Starr county: 1932. 2.
019 bales; Willacy county: 1932,
5.624 bales. 1931. 11.234 baies.
State ginn;ngs for the same date
showed 1,015,764 bales ginned In
1932 and 1 088 588 for 1931.
ALSOBROOK IS
JAILED HERE!
IN SHOOTING
B, C. Alsobrook, Browne tract
fanner, charged with murdering
hi* wife Friday by shooting her
twice with a shotgun, is held in the
Cameron county jail in default of
$1,000 bond.
Hearing Not Set
A preliminary hearing will like
ly be held before Jus. of the Peace
L- M. Valdetero at Ban Benito some
time this week, but the time has
not been definitely set.
Alsobrook made a statement to
officers shortly after the killing In
which he admitted firing upon his
wife. He charged that sh« threw a
machete at him, injuring his
shoulder before he fired upon her.
Officers filed charges of murder
In justice of the Peace Valdeteros
court following this statement. The
Justice set the bond at $1,000 which
the defendant has been unable to
make.
Prifw Scooting
Saturday the sheriff and district
attorney's office were investigating
circumstances surrounding the
fatal shooting.
Neighbors reported the shooting
to officer*. They found the defend
ant in a doctors office in San
I Benito having his shoulder treat
ed.
Justice of the Peace Vattetero,
who held an Inquest in the shoot
ing Friday afternoon, returned a
verdict of “death from gunshot
wounds Inflicted by her husband.”
40 BELIEVED
(Continued from Page One)
train wreckage, but highway offi
cials said hoisting apparatus may
have to be used.
Two freight trains bore the
brunt of the flood’s first onslaught
at Woodford. Southern Pacific
passenger train No. 52 had passed
only three minutes before the ‘cur
rent hit the bridge.
A Santa Fe freight was on the
newly constructed siding. Beside it
on the main line, was Sunset
freight train No. 829 of the South
ern Pacific. Water from the cloud
burst had banked up to a depth of
50 feet against a concrete abut
ment or trestle on which the trains
were standing. Suddenly this gave
way directly in the center with a
roar that could be heard above the
deafening noise of the storm.
Villages Flooded
A “helper ’ locomotive in the
center of the Southern Pacific
train to aid It across the mountain
pass, plunged into the torrent, pull
ing six cars with it. The Santa Fe
locomotive also plunged in, but the
train remained on the track.
Reports available here Indicated
that possibly seven villages were
flooded—Woodford, Arvin, Mojave,
Callente, Monolith, Keene and Te
hachapi—with loss of life being
confined, as far as known, to Wood
ford, Keene and Callente.
Hary W. McGee, United Air Lines
pilot, arriving at United Airport.
Burbank, reported that Tehachapi
seemed to have been Inundated. He
flew over the village en route from
San Francisco with ten passengers,
flying out of his way to avoid re
current storms. Mud and debris
was visible in the Tehachapi streets
he said.
There was an unconfirmed re
port that several buildings had been
demolished in the little community
of Oak Creek, north of Mojave, but
that all the residents escaped.
Citrus Rates Are
Extended to 1933
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Oct 1. — Citrus
fruit rates to Texas points which
have been in effect since last
season have been extended to June
30, 1933, according to word receiv
ed Saturday by A. B. Waldron of
the Missouri Pacific lines.
The rates, which were granted
the railroads to enable them to
meet truck competition, were ori
ginally scheduled to expire on
June 30, 1932, but were extended to
Oct. 10 of this year and have now
been extended to June of next
year.
_
1,000 ATTEND
‘MOUSE PARTY
The Capitol theatre tu host
Saturday to t ore than 1,000 child
ren, tlie fourth birthday party of
Mickey Mouse. Ioe cream' and candy
was served.
The pupUs of Crlxell dai*?e
studio furnished the stage entertain
ment. A large birthday cake with
four candles was presented by Mrs.
H. L. Thomas. This was cut by chief
Mickey Mouse. Jimmie Thomas and
divided among the officers of the
club.
The Capitol theatre has held
many happy events for the Browns
ville children but never before was
a party enjoyed as much as this
birthday party. The Mickey Mouse
Oartoon and Tom Mix in rfMv Pal.
The King" waa the acreen enter
tainment.
The Mickey Mouse club has been
organized for some time and has
about 500 regular members. The af
fairs of the club are conducted In
regular lodge order. There are nine
officers who wear regular regalia in
the opening ceremonies at each
meeting.
The club this winter will ta!r part
In raising funds for the needy and
Is planning for a happy Christmas
for every child In Brownsville. Al
ready, plans are underway to erect
the largest Christmas tree ever segh
In Brownsville at which 4.000 indi
vidual Christ as gifts will be hand
ed out to ch-.dren.
FRANOABB
RITES HELD
Funeral aervlcea were held here
for Frank Rabb. pioneer Valley
resident, who died early Thursday
at his Edinburg ranch home.
Services were conducted at the
Hlnkley chapel, with Rev. Sterling
Fisher. Methodist pastor. In charge
Thousands of Brownsville and
Valley people assembled for the
funeral. Among those who paid
final respects to the memory ot
Mr. Rabb were hundreds of long
time residents of Brownsville and
other Valley cities, who had known
him for years.
Mrs. French, sister of the de
ceased. came here from Del Rio to
attend the funeral.
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Movie Supervision
Urged By Lutherans
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1.—{!P>—
Federal supervision of motion pic- !
tures is proposed in a resolution
to be introduced at the biennial
convention of the United Lutheran
Church In America, to be held here
from Oct. 12 to 19.
Condemnation by the church of
the use of card parties, dances
and games of chance to raise
money for church work Is sought
In another resolution.
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Questions on India |
HORIZONTAL
1 To assist over
obstacle*.
6 Angel charged
with the min*
Istration of
comfort to
man.
12 Male goose.
13 Revolved on
an axis.
15 Like.
16 Gown.
19 To declare.
20 Tennis fence.
22 Action of a
horse.
24 Male.
25 To let fall
27 Tailless am
phibians.
28 Erase.
29 Preposition.
31 Golf teacher.
32 Writing Imple
ment.
S3 To strike with
the hand.
34 Sliding catch.
36 Tin container.
37 Away.
39 Exclamation.
40 Heavenly
body. _
<_ Answer to Prerlous I'luila
42 Commander.
44 Metal.
47 Drinking ves
sel.
4R Generative.
50 Sea eagle.
51 Maltreated.
53 Part of a for
tification.
55 To exist.
56 To light again.
57 Related on the
mother's side.
59 Yellow toad
flax.
60 Railway sta
~tlnn
VERTICAL
1 Meaner.
2 Upon. *
3 Queer.
4 Slave.
5 To give medi
cal care.
7 Small nail*
8 Part in a
.drama.
9 Bad.
10 Component
11 Lint.
12 What Indian
leader it under
Jail sentence?
14 Sandy tract by
the sea
17 To spill ss
liquid.
IS Soil cultivator.
21 Toward.
23 Stir.
26 Pertaining to
poles.
28 Capital of In*
dian empire.
30 Ventilating
machine.
32 Genus of
grasses.
83 Shoulder
blade.
35 Small African
fox.
57 Practical unit
of electrical
resistance.
38 Festival day.
40 Disfigurement
41 Fleshy under
ground stem o
a plant.
42 West Point
student
43 Grew dim.
45 Second note.
46 Eye sockeL
48 Jewels.
49 Narrow way.
52 Total.
54 To doze. «
58 Toward.
TAMMANY HITS
AT POWERS OF
MAYOR MK E E
NEW YORK. Oct. 1. Tha
Tamm any-supported board of esti
mate today deprived Mayor Joseph
V. McKee of his budget making
powers and the mayor quickly re
taliated by forcing the new budget
directors to work in the open.
The breach which had been wid
ening between the new mayor and
Comptroller Charles W. Berry, both
of whom have been mentioned as
possible candidates for mayor, de
veloped Into an open break at to
day's meeting.
Mayor Loses Power
Backed solidly by Tammany mem
bers. Berry mustered 11 votes to 5
for McKee, and the mayor lost all
power to draft a tentative budget.
He had been working since he took
office a month ago in an effort
to save 1100 000.000.
Asserting the mayor had been us
ing "school teacher" methods In nis
budget slashing. Berry told the
board the practice of having tha
budget director, an employe of the
mayor, prepare the docket was a
practice that "can not be dropped
too soon."
"I aet forth that this board wishes
to strip the mayor of his budget
making powers. As a matter of fact
he has no budget making powers."
Mayor McKee responded that the
comptroller's offers of cooperation
had been "as good as the paper on
which they were written."
Goea Down Fighting
Although he acknowledged he was
defeated, McT'ee went down fight
ing. The comptroller moved to have
next Tuesday’s meeting of the board
an executive session, and wag im
mediately blocked by the mayor.
"If you're going to make this bud
get, I can't keep you from doing it
because you have more vote* than I,
but I refuse absolutely to counten
ance any budget-making in a secret
session." he exclaimed.
Berry replied his suggestion was
“merely for the sake of orderly pro
cedure ’ and that he was “perfectly
satisfied to have an open session."
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LEVEE BREAK :
(Continued From Pag# One)
the same amount of water aa at tha
same stage of the September flood.
Csmargo Evacuated
Rio Grande City reports recelvsd
by The Herald stated that the wat
ers of the San Juan had receeded
from tne town of Camargo which
was evacuated Friday and the resi
dents were beginning to come back.
Telephone reports from Aldamas,
50 mi lea south of the border In
Mexico, stated that the town had
practically been deserted and resi
dents of that section were fearing a
10 foot rise In the San Juan re
ported on the way down from
Monterrey, where heavy rains have
been reported.
The Mexican ranches of La
Grulla, Refugio and Los Ebanos in
western Hidalgo county have been
deserted by their Inhabitant* sine#
Friday. The refugees are located In
the gravel pits of that section and
are said to be well supplied with
food and to be suffering no partic
ular hardships.
At 10:30 Saturday night a slight
rise was reported from Roma where
the river gauge stood at 21.3 feet, a
rise of nearly six Inches since Sat
urday afternoon. A rise reported at
Laredo is not expected to reach Rlo
Grande City until some time Tues
day.
I-ewt P&trnlrd
Co. Engineer E. M. Card of Hi
dalgo county told The Hfrald corres
pondent at McAllen that In hla
judgment more -. iter was enter
ing the floodways Saturday night*
than during the September foock
Patrols were being maintained ov^fl
the Hidalgo county levees from Mc*l[
Allen to Weslaco. No breaks from
the present rise have been reported.
Cameron county engineers have
strengthened the county levees and
are maintaining patrols. No danger Is
expected In the lower end of the
county provided the levees hold al
though a more severe test will be
given during the present rise than
was sustained in September it <»
thought. ’ u *■
Pharr Organizes
For Garner, F, D.
•
to Th* Herald)
PHARR, Oct. 1.—Formation of a
Roosevelt - Garner club will be
sponsored by a committee recent
ly named here. E. C. White has
been appointed chairman with the
following members: R. w. Brtegv
D. McLendon. Jack York. Mrs.
George Fleming and Mrs D Mc
Lendon.
First meeting of the Roosevelt
Oarner club will be held at an
date Jn ,the Kiwanls club
building and plans made to get a
lion* '0t€ in November elec
The committee on organisation
will also have charge of the sale of
the bronze medallions bearing the
Roosevelt which are
being sold at a minimum price of
•1 to secure f'mds for the carry
ing on of the national campaign.
.intention* filed
vr/?’mwad ?cpt?a* Weslaco and
ifiu- Manuela Rodriguez. Rrowm
vlUe; Henry Ehardt and Zelma
Ftye cldwfU. Brown.v.11* “
Licenses Issued: NarcLo Cavaxoa
and Beatrix Garcia, Brownsville*
Byron A. Whiteside and Aurom
Sanchez, Brownsville. Aurora
PLANE PASSENGER* ^
Saturday® ^The' Pan** AmJrtcSl
Owen* 1romnvreFrdty C> P
r Mexico City and J.
E Dodds from Tampico.
A M Ieft for 81111 Antonio
on^the American Airway* Satur
Plral Silk Maker
Joseph Wilson Swan, an English
man took out the first parent for
making artificial silk, in 18J3 bv
squirting a pulp of wood and cotton
through «m*!l