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- THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I- 1
' FORTY-FIRST YEAR—No. 85 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1932 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
IN QUIET TRADING
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IN OUR
VALLEY
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IF JUST ONE OF THE MANY
road projects which have come out
of Mexico in the last few months
materializes, the Valley will be ,>er
fectly happy.
This section wants a road leading
directly into'the interior of Mexico.
We feel that such a road would
prove of inestimable value to us,
and we also feel that such a road
would prove of inestimable value
to Mexico itself.
The Valley would benefit by the
additional tourists which would
come our way provided easy access
to Mexico were provided.
Mexico would benefit by the ad
ditional tourists who come to the
Valley and who would continue on
to Mexico were easy access avail
able.
We know that these things take
time.
We also know that the Republic
of Mexico :a extending its road
buiidlng program and that the
chances of a road to the interior
from Matamoros as getting increas
ingly good.
Sorfie of these days we will have
that road, and in the meantime
our Brownsville Chamber of Com -
£ merce will continue the good work
already done in cooperation with
Mexican authorities
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SCORE ANOTHER FOR CALI
fornia—
A flood is not enough for that
State
Bound to lead at any cost—
They have an earthquake or two
to vary the monotony—
Of too much water.
m m m
WE HAD HOPED IT WAS ALL
over, but it :ee:ns that Texas is to
again to be treated to a state wide
campaign, and anybody who knows
Jim Ferguson knows that this gub
ernatorial campaign leading up to
the general election is going to be
no seated tea.
Personally we know just how we
are going to vote and consider it
nobody s business but our own.
And we are perfectly willing to
accord to you the same privilege.
You may gather that we are not
enamored over another state wide
riot of villification and charges and
countercharges.
And we certainly are not pleased
with the prospect.
There is so much of a constructive
nature to be done in Texas it grieves
us sore to s : so much energy wast
ed on personalities.
If the next legislature does not
do something to change our primary
election laws its members will havij
‘•muffed" a golden opportunity of
II tendering real service to Texas.
7 (Milton West please note*.
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DID WE GET AN ANONYMOUS
letter in the r ornmgs mail?
We certainly did. And like most
anonymous letter friends, the writer
was very tree with the names of al
most everybody except his own.
That s tiie way w ith these birds—
they like to vent heir spleen, but
they lack 111 something or other to
tign their names to their invectives.
Now—just for the benefit of any
body who may desire to hand us a
gentile cussing out—we have been
in the newspaper business long
enough to recognize that nobody is
going to agree with our views all of
the lime and that some of our read
ers are going to agree with our
Views none of the time.
Which is perlectly o. k. with us.
So o. k. with us is it that we really
enjoy being told the getting oil
point and really enjoy a calm and
friendly discussion with those won
differ with us.
• We are glad that wc live m the
United States, where freedom oi
thought and freedom oi expression
of opinion are cardinal.
So—grant us the same right to
opinions that you expect yourself,
and don t Lc afraid to sign your
name to communications addressed
to The Herald!
• • •
ANOTHER OH THOSE GREAT,
characters who developed the great,
South 'Texas country has passed on
Robert J• Kleocrg was almost as
V* character in a novel to most oi
us, but to the oldtimer who labored
in this country in the early days oi
development he was a tried and true
friend, one whose life was bound to
the development of the country in
which he lived so long.
Life's cycle turns and as it turns
there are removed from our midst
our leaders, men who built the
(Couunued on Page Two* j
Shippers Will Fight $600,000 Freight Increase
LAREDO AND
CORPUS JOIN
RATE BATTLE
Valley Association
Expands To Other
Texas Areas
'Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Oct. 11.—Tlie Rio
Grande Valley Shippers association
has been changed into the South
Texas Shippers association, includ
ing shippers Laredo, the Winter
Garden. Corpus Christi and Robs
town sections as well as the Valley
so that South Texas will present a
united front in freight rate battles,
the principal work of the associa
tion.
At its first meeting as the South
Texas Shippers association, last
night at Weslaco the organization
outlined its plans lor a concerted
fight against new higher freight
rates which are scheduled to be
come elfective Oct. 20.
To Cost $600,000
These new rates will cost the Val
ley an additional $600,000 in freight
this season, it is estimated.
Tile organization also worked out
further pians for the work to bring
about a reduction in icing charges,
claiming that the Valley section
pays about $15 more . car Tor icing
than diner sec non*.
No change of officers was made in
the change m the organization, L.
S. Witte of San Beano continuing
as president, and C. D. Wallace of
this city as secretary. Headquarters
of the organization will be main
tained in Harlingen, as heretofore.
There are already some members
m the organization irom the Cork’s
Christi-Robstown truck section, and
some from the Laredo and Winter
Garden sections.
It is expected now that many
shippers of these sections will join
it, and help m the freight rate
battle.
The South Texas Shippers asso
ciation has hied with tiie Inter
state Commerce Commission peti
tion for sus; shsion of the new
ireight rates, which are scheduled
to become effective Oct. 20. These
rates will cause an increase of close
to $100 a car on a majority of the
commodities shipped out of the Val
ley, covering almt t everything save
cabbage and tomatoes, which arc
covered m another case where the
earners are seeking an increase.
He ring Is Expected
In the event the suspension is
granted tlie rates will probably not
take effect this season. A hearing
Will be set, probably in the Valley,
and the case gone into further.
In the event the suspension .s
denied the rates will become effec
tive. and will probably be effective
all tins season, although the asso
ciation will continue its work to
have them finally abandoned. The
association will lile a formal com
plaint and a hearing will be set lu
tlie event Uie rates become effective.
There was considerable discussion
of the icing matter. A hearing on
this is to be held in Chicago Nov. i
and it is ..kely that a Valley hearing
will be set at that time.
Storm Strikes
At Vera Cruz
MEXICO CITY. Oet. 11 (jf»>—A
dispatch from Vera Cruz said strong
winds began to lash the ix>rt there
last night and that the storm was
expected to grow into tornadic pro
portions today.
The captain of the port cautioned
all ships following telegraphic re
ports that a storm struck yesterday
in Yucatan and was moving rapid
ly westward.
All rivers on the central Chiapas
plateau were reported flooded, fol
lowing 24 hours of torrential rains.
Several towns wen threatened.
Tlie inhabitants of San Ramon
fled at midnight, carrying extra
clothing and driving their chickens,
pigs, goats and cattle ahead of
them in tlie darkness and beating
rain. The town was threatened by
the rising waters of the Amarillo
river.
Baylor Prof. Dies
WACO. Oct. 11. bT>— Prof. J. P
Simmons of the Baylor University
English department, died here to
day. He suffered a heart attack
as he was driving his car near his
home Saturday.
Prof. Simmons came to Baylor
In 1925 from Austin where lie had
taught at the University of Texas
and at a high school there. He
was author and co-author r sev
eral high school and college text
books and recently signed a con
tract with a publishing house to
write a new textbook in English
for use m high schools and col-,
leges.
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THE RUNNEL!
Miss Mary ft??*? Montgomery,
above, is a colonel, suh. She’s
an honorary commander of the
University of Kentucky's R. O.
T. C. unit, chosen over other co
eds. And Kentucky takes its
colonels seriously — when her
picturr appeared in a photog
rapher’s display an admirer
broke into the case and carried
i it away.
DISTRICTS TO
EASE BURDEN
Rate* Remain About Same
But Valuations Cut
20 Per Cent
Keeping close to last year’s fig
ures. eleven navigation, drainage
and common school districts have
certified their proposed tax rates
to the Cameron county commis
sioners’ court. The court levies
rates for these districts under the
law. The commissioners will meet
Thursday for the puriwse of levy
ing the certified figures.
Reductions of about 20ri in tax
burden will be made as these dis
tricts use the state and county tax
rolls.
The rates certified to Co. Auditor
H. M. Skelton, Sr., are as follows:
Drainage Dist. No. 2. 50c; Drain
age Dist. No. 3. 75c: Arroyo Navi
gation Dist., 21c; San Benito-Port
Isabel Navigation Dist. 32c; Com
mon School Dist. 2, 50c; Common
School Dist. 10, 50c: Common
School Dist. 11. 50c: Common
School Dist. 12, 50c; Briggs-Cole
man 81; Common School Dist. 20.
50c; Common School Dist. 18. $1.
Generally speaking these figures
are the same as were levied last
year. There will be a reduction in
tax burden, however, through trim
ming of valuations by about 20%.
The state rate has been set at
69c. a reduction of five cents, and
the county rate has been lowered
eight cents to $1.42. Through re
mission on flood control work the
county will receive 17 cents back
, from the state.
Texas Author Is
Visiting In City
J Frank Dobie. author of "Coro
nados Children" and authority on
early Texas lore, is in Brownsville
preparing to make an extended
tour of Mexico to gather material
to be used in later novels.
Mr. Dobie is well known In Tex
as and nationally as professor of
English at the University of Tex
as and for publication of several
books recounting cowboy tales and
songs of early Texas. His best
know’n work is “Coronado’s Chil
dren”. which was published more
than two years ago.
Mr. Dobie. it is understood, plans
to spend several months in Mexico
studying the language and cus
toms of that country. He plans to
remain in Brownsville for several
days.
He was accompanied here by his
wife and members of her family.
New Top Price For
Crude Oil Assured
TULSA. Okla.. Oct. 11. A new
top price for crude oil in the mid
continent area of $1.12 a barrel was
assured today when the Consolidat
ed Oil corporation announced It
wculd meet the hike made in Tex
as Monday >y the Sun Oil company
and would also post a 12-cent In
crease on all grades of crude pur
chased in Oklahoma. Kansas, north
Texas and north central Texas.
Safe Hauled Off
HOUSTON. Oct. 11. </F>—Burglars
attempted to “crack” a 650-pound
safe in a greerrv stdie here last
night. They ciulda\; whereupon
they hauled it oil. it contained
$“0Q»
PASSPORTS TO
BE DEMANDED
IN MAMOROS
New Order To Hit
Only Valley
People
The perennial passport problem
blossomed out today, when an
nouncement was made here that
immigration authorities in Mata
moros have put into effect pass
port requirements on Valley peo
ple crossing the Rio Grande.
Last year, and almost every year
before that some new passport
regulation has been announced,
enforced for a time, and then
abandoned.
All persons living in the Valley
and crossing to Mexico now are
notified as they cross that they
must have a passport the next time
they enter. They are requested to
register, and permitted to pass on
to the city the first time.
The second visit they must ap- j
pear with three photographs, and
must obtain a imssport. with a fee
of two pesos for the document.
Old passports are not honored.
The new regulations will net ap
ply to tourists.
Body Recovered
From Rio Grande
An unidentified body, recovered
about a mile and a half south of Ft.
Brown in the Rio Grande on the i
Mexican side was buried in the1
Matamoros cemetery Monday upon
orders of Special Investigator Man- j
ucl Carmona.
The body, badly decomposed, was
that of a young man weighing j
about 185 pounds. His height was
estimated at about five feet, eight i
inches. The body was dressed in |
overalls. Investigator Carmona
found no evidence of foul play and
expressed the opinion that ih?
drowned man came from far up the i
Rio Grande.
The only hint of identification
was a letter found on the body. It j
was addressed to “Jose de Leon" in
Houston and was signed “Teodoro.” j
The letter was mailed from San An
tonio.
Pacific Searched
For Two Aviators
SAN DIEGO, alif. Oct. 11 f4*
— Pacific waters in the vicinity of
San Clemente Island were searched
today for a missing naval plane
with two men aboard which was
forced down during maneuvers last
night.
A search during the night in
w’hieh the airplane carriers Lexing
ton. Saratoga and Langley, and
half a dozen destroyers cruised
about and played their huge flash
lights over the water, failed to re
veal a trace of the plane. The
two men aboard were Lieut. Ed
ward C. Dyer, pilot, and an enlist
ed man named Chambers.
Hoover Holds Short
Cabinet Meeting
WASHINGTON. Oct. II. OFl—
With many of his cabinet officers
on tour in his political behalf. Pres
Hoover today held an abbreviated
cabinet session at which only three
members were present—Secretaries
Stimson and Chapin and Postmas
ter General Brown.
Vice Pres. Curtis, and Secre
taries Mills and Hurley now are
engaged in active stumping tours
while Secretaries Hyde. Wilbur and
Doak also arc delivering occasional
political addresses.
Texas Praised For
Dem Campaign Work
NEW YORK. Oct. 11. UP\—James
A Farley, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, today J
sent the following telegram to Roy
Miller, chairman of the national
Democratic campaign in Texas:
“Splendid work of you and your
organization has placed Texas in
the foremost rank of states, giving
full co-operation in handling the
campaign and raising funds for the
national campaign. Texas should
be proud of this record made by j
the native state of the Democratic (
nominee for vice-president.”
Four Injured When
Train Leaves Track
DALLAS. Oct. 11. f/p—Fcur Tex
as & Pacific railroad employees
were injured early today when a
freight engine ran into a derail
in south Dallas and rolled down
an embankment.
George Elliott. 54. a Fort Worth
engineer, and Ray Hughes. 31. Fort
Worth brakeman. were taken to a
hospital for treatment. Tne oth
ers injured were Frank Moorman
50. of Dallas, and Ray, Butter, 27.
of Mrneol*.
LAST RITES
ARE SET FOR
R. J. KLEBERG
South Texas Mourns
Loss of Colorful
Developer
•
KINGSVILLE. Oct 11. m —
Robert J Kleberg. 79. cattle breed
er, agriculturist and border coun
try grandee of one of the largest
cattle ranches In the United
States, died yesterday at his home,
Santa Gertrudis ranch, near Kings
ville.
His domain embraced more than
1.000.000 acres of land, included an
entire Texas county and portions
of six others and covered 1.500
square miles.
Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral rites will be observed at
the ranch at 10 a. m. tomorrow
and burial will be in the Chamber
lain plot near Kingsville.
Kleberg county, in which Kings
ville is situated, was named for
him. He set aside 45.000 acres of
the ranch for its site and an ad
ditional 40.000 acres for the towns
of Raymondville and Lyford, in
Willacy county.
Robert J. Kleberg. Jr., was given
control of the ranch when his
lather became ill five years ago.
Another son, Richard M. Kleberg,
is a representative in congress.
The elder Kleberg was a native
Texan, the son of Robert J. Kle
berg. attorney and veteran of the
Mexican war. He was born Dec.
5, 1853. in De Witt county. He was
graduated from the law school of
the University of Virginia in 1880
and returned to practice in Texas,
first at Cuero, then in Corpus
Chnsti.
Took Over Ranch
Capt. Richard King, then owner
of Santa Gertrudis ranch and at
that time the largest individual
holder of real estate in Texas,
came to the young lawyer for ad
vice. When Capt. King died in
1885. his widow. Mrs. Henrietta M.
King persuaded Kleberg to aban
don legal practice and assume con
trol of tlie ranch, which then em
braced 500.000 acres. Under Kle
berg’s managemennt the ranch was
expanded until it included more
than 1 000,000 acres.
Lacking water for stock, Kleberg
bored deep wells which provided
an inexhaustible supply of artesian
water.
Kleberg possessed natural talent
and a love for stock raising. At
one time there were more than
150.000 head of cattle and horses
on the ranch. He introduced fine
stock from the best herds in other
states and by cross-breeding con
siderably improved the market
value of his stock.
Organized Railroad
Soon after taking control of the
ranch. Kleberg began promotion
of a railroad for the south Gulf
coast. The St. Louis, Brownsville
& Mexico railroad was organized
with Kleberg as vice president and
director. This road never leaves
the King ranch for more than 100
miles of its route.
He was among the first to dis
cover that ticks spread fever
among cattle and was a strong ad
vocate of the quarantine method of
controlling the disease.
Kleberg married Miss Alice Ger
trudis King, daughter of Capt.
King, on June 17, 1886. The two
sons and three daughters survive.
The daughters are Miss Sarah
Spohn Kleberg and Mrs. Tom T.
East. Kingsville; and Mrs. John A.
Larkin. New York.
Plans to have cowboys from the
ranch form an escort of honor
were considered, The services will
be in charge of the Masonic Lodge.
The body lay in state at the
ranch home today. A message of
condolence was received from John
Gamer. Democratic vice presiden
tial nominee.
Flood Water
Fails To
Halt Cupid
'Special to The Herald!
RAYMONDVILLE. Oct. 11 —
Louis Prator and Margaret
Brooks ‘ embarked on the sea of
matrimony’* almost literally.
They came here from Lyford
in a motorboat and were mar
ried by Rev. Walter Dibrell. Fol
lowing the ceremony at the
Methcdist church they made the
return tnp via water lor the
second tmit.
Beer Return Law
Action by March
4 Seen by Garner
(Speaker To Confer With Roosevelt On
Campaign Tour; Predicts
Dem Landside
NEW YORK, Oct. 11—OP)—Speaker John N. Gar
ner, democratic vice presidential candidate, said today he
believed “there ia a distinct possibility that there will be
I some form of modification of the Volstead act to bring
about the return of beer before March 4.”
EUROPE BOOKS
VALLEY FRUIT
Pelanden Sails With Many
Order* For Texa*
Grapefruit
'Special to The Herald*
SAN BENITO. Oct. 11.—A Pel
anden, Valley man who has been In
Europe the past few months estab
lishing markets for Valley grape
fruit. is on his way home, "with a
Jot of orders for Texas grapefruit,"
according to a letter to J. E. Bell,
secretary of the San Benito Cham
ber of Commerce.
Mr. Pelanden said in his letter
that he has -talked Texas and Tex
as grapefruit in five language*." and
that the response has been satis
factory.
He expressed the opinion that Eu
rope offers a fine market for Val
ley citrus and citrus by products,
declaring that England and France
are the best countries for Valley
fruit.
"You will be pleased to know that
France has no restrictions against
citrus fruit." he said.
Contacts for the handling of Vai
ley fruit have been established in
all the countries visited, which in
cludes the greater part of Europe.
Damage Heavy
In California
BRAWLEY. Calif., Oct 11 UP—
With industry in the Imperial Val
ley paralyzed by week-end rains
which dotted one-time desert lands
with lakes, county officials today
estimated losses would run well in
to the thousands of dollars.
Hundreds of acres were still un
der water today, but the water was
rapidly disappearing under a warm
sun. In places the water was so
deep improvised boats were used,
and airplane transportation was
suspended because airports were
converted into lakes.
Greatest damage to crops in the
, valley, which man has turned from
a desert into fertile fields by irri
gation, was to lettuce.
Rites Held For
Pioneer Cowboy
FORT WORTH. Oct. 11. oP—G
W. Norton, who punched cattle all
along the frontier when many a
Texas city consisted of half a doz
cn stake and canvas houses, was
buried here today.
Norton died Monday in a hotel
built on the lot that was a stable
yard where he spent hts first night
i in Fort Worth many years ago.
Pioneering west from Fort
Worth. Norton claimed the distinc
tion of pitching one of the first
tents erected on the site of the city
of Abilene. There, he often re
called. he tjas in constant war
fare with cowboys who would end
their periodical •sprees” by cut
ting the guy ropes of the tent and
letting the canvas fall on the oc
cupants.
$89,391,219 Spent
On Public Building
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. m—
Already 239 buildings costing $89.- j
391.219 have been erected by the
federal government in a public |
buildings program which eventual- j
ly will cost $700 000.000. In a sum- '
mat ion today, the treasury report
ed that stage reached September
30.
Tear Ga* Drives
Patrons From Show
AMARILLO. Oct. 11. i/Pl-Tear
gas drove 800 patrons of the Para
mount theater Into the open for 15
or 20 minutes last night. The theat
er is Amarillo's largest and one of
| the Texas-Paschall chain. Two men
I are awaiting trial now in connection
1 with recent aimilar bombings. m ,
: "My guess,” the speaker said, “is
that there will be some legislation
for modification of the Volstead
act when congress meets lor the
short session in December.
"I believe this will happen becau.*
of the demands oi the democratic
platform aid the statements by
democratic congressmen, many of
whom are now up for re-election. It
is practically certain that such leg
islation will be acted upon m the
house.”
The speaker added that "of course,
I can't speak for the senate.”
"If beer is brought back by the
present congress," Garner said, "it
will have to De before March 4, be
cause this congress dies on March 4.”
The speaker was scheduled to
lunch today with Col. E M House
and expected to leave at 4 p. m. for
Albany to .spend the night as a guest
of Gov. Roosevelt. He said he and the
governor were to discuss the cam
paign, and that this future activi
ties in the campaign will be decided
at his conference with Roosevelt.
Asked whether he would see for
mer Qov. Allred E. Smith, Garner
said:
‘1 don't know, but I d like to see
the governor. I am ver . much pleas
ed at his wholehearted support.”
Garner predicted that the demo
cratic national ticket would win the
election by the greatest majority
ever known in this country.
RELIEF FROM
FLOOD NEAR
Willacy Inundated Area Is
Slowly Spreading But
End Seen
WilUcy county appealed to Val
ley cities today to donate food to
those families In Willacy county
whose farm lands arc under water
and those whose homes have been
partially submerged.
A committee visited Brownsville
today, saying that staple goods are
asked to be donated to (hamlien
of commerce of the Valley, where
trucks will pick it up Thursday.
The committee is composed of
Rex Baxter. George C'alder and
L. O. Robbins.
Willacy county's flood area was
increasing very slowly today as the
water spread out toward the east,
and w'ith ths river dropping at Rio
Grande City, and stationary at Hi
dalgo. relief in a short time is seen
throughout the Valley.
The stages at Hidalgo. Mercedes
and Brownsville all showed a fall
of cne-tenth during the night but
this is believed to have been caus
ed by a change in the wind to the
north.
The river dropped .7 of a foot at
Rio Grande City.
The uatfcr entering the floodway
from the small rise that came
down recently is expected to reach
the break south of Willacy county
by tomorrow. It is expected to
cause practically no rise there but
will prolong the flow for a time.
Meanwhile the drop In flood
waters at Sebastian and Lyford in
Willacy county continued, the
water being down a half foot at
Lyford.
The water south of Raymond
ville is stationary.
The overflow water has gone up
to a point near the Redfish bay
road east of Raymondville.
Only a small amount of farm
land has been overflowed since
yesterday.
Woman Taken
On Death Ride
NEW YORK. Oct. 11. <**>—•The
•ride" murder of a housewife, slain
mysteriously with a red-handled
dagger, puzzled Brooklyn authori
ties today.
Mrs. Gemma Ptgnataro. 36-year
old mother of five children, was kill
ed last night some time after she set
out to care for a neighbors sick
child.
Her body was found last night in
an automobile that had smashed
against a tree At her feet lay the
knife that had severed her jugiar
vti%
ISSUES SHOW
GAINS AFTER
QUIET WEEK
Dollar Again Firm
On Foreign
Exchange
^ NEW YORK. Oct. II. <m — The
stock market recovered substan
tially in quiet trading today, after
the sweeping recession of the past
week.
The recent selling appeared to
have spent its force at the open
ing. and pf**es recovered l to mora
than 4 points in many issues. Dur
ing the third hour, a number of
issues slipped bark a point or two,
but the list hardened again in tha
early afternoon. Bonds also un
proved.
Telephone l’p
Such issues as American Tela*
phone. Union Pacific. American
Tobacco • B.-’ Case, and Eastman
j rase about 3 to 4 points, then slip
ped back a couple of points, only
to encounter fresh support on tha
reaction. U. S. Steel loet part of
a 2-point rise. Miscellaneous is
sues up 2 or more during tha
morning included American Can.
American Smelting. International
Harvester. DuPont, New York Cen
i tral. Chesapeake and Ohio. North
| ern Pacific. North American, Con
solidated Gas and Westinghouse.
Brokerage quarters were in a
somewhat confused state cf mind
over the market. The advance
was felt to reflect short covermg to
a substantial degree, but soma
fresh buying was reported, both
, from domestic and foreign sources*
Foreign business was not large, but
buying orders were felt generally
to be exceeding selling orders. Tha
| dollar was again firm in the for
eign market.
Dividend Ordered
Corporate news included the an*
nouncement that Nash Motor had
ordered the regular quarterly divi
dend of 25 cents, although for its
quarterly period ended August 31,
earnings amounted to only 6 cents
a share. Reports from the auto
mobile centers Indicated that ex
| treme quiet was still prevailing^
; and it was felt that substantial
revival would not be seen until ao
uve production of new models gets
under way late In tlie year. Gen
eral Motors dividend action, due in
a few aet-ks. was the subject of
consideraol? conjecture In Wall
street. * mm m
Reed Sees Beer And \
Light Wines Sooif
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (4V-StO.
Reed iR, Pa.) has told newspaper
men that he has no doubt ‘’that the
Volstead Act will be modified to
I permit four per cent beer and light
wine at the approaching session**
of congress.
On his return to Washington yes
erday from Europe, he said that the
reason would be "public demand
rather than a desire for a furth**!
source of revenue.
Four States Get
Loans For Farms
WASHINGTON. Oct 11. 0*V-Th«
Reconstruction Corporation an
nounced today that capital of $3.
000.000 each had been made avail
able at the treasury for regional
agricultural credit corporations at
Mmcnapolis, Minnesota, and Wich
ita. Kas.
Branch offices of the two dis
tricts are expected soon to be ready
I to transact 1 usiness.
Anti-Trust Law
Changes Studied
j WASHINGTON. Opt. 11. T>— The
commerce committee of American
Bar association has drafted a bill t»
modify the federal anti-trust laws.
It will be submitted to the 55th an
nuel meeting tomorrow.
Rush C Butler of Chicago, chair
man. said today the purpose was "to
relieve business men from the fear
of criminal prosecution which now
deters them from entering into law
j ful contracts, and at the same time
safeguard the rights of the public
against unreasonable restraints and
monopoly "
Attempts To Bring
Back Jenkins Fail
DALLAS. Oct. 11 «n-Charl«
P O'Donnell, an attorney for tha
family of the late Mavor Tom L.
Bradford, said today all legal stepe
had been exhausted for the return
here of Hubert J. Jenkins, who
took his son. Hugh Bradford Jen
kins an heir to the Bradford es
tate. to Louisville several week*
ago
A request by Gov. R. S Sterling
for Jenkins’ return to Dallas from
Louisville, where he has retained
custody of the boy. w as refused re
cently by Gov. Ruby Lafoon of
‘Kentucky. , — -