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F. D. TO HAVE
NEW FIELD IN
CABINET PICK
NEW YORK. Nov. 28.—(/TV— [
Pres.-elect Roosevelt will be con
fronted by a list of 10 ‘forgotten"
states when he sets about deter
mining the personnel of his cabinet.
A perusal of political pages of j
the past disclosed today that these 1
states never have been represented
in the official family of any presi- I
dent, and that one of them—Rhode {
Island—is one of the original 13
states.
The others are Florida, Nevada :
Arizona, Idaho. Montana. North
and South Dakota. Utah and Wv- !
omuig. Arizona, the youngest of
the group, waa admitted to the
union in 1912.
N. Y. Largest
New York has contributed the i
largest number of cabinet members
of past administrations. 47 sons
of the Empire state having held 53
cabinet portfolios.
Next in line is Pennsylvania with
*4 portfolios distributed among
34 men. Massachusetts has had 40
portfolios among 33 residents.
Five states have been represent
ed but once. They are Arkansas,
the residence of Augustus H. Gar
land. who served as attorney gen
eral under Cleveland; Alabama
home of Hillary H. Herbert, secre
tary ot the navy under Cleveland
Washington, home state of Rich
ard A. Ballinger, secretary of the
interior under Taft; r>fc-w Mexico,
youngest state to have had a cab
inet member and which furnished
Albert B Fall as secretary of the
interior in Harding's cabinet, and
Kansas, residence of William M.
Jardine. secretary of agriculture In
Coohdges cabinet.
19 From .Maryland
No state has the distinction of
having been represented in the
cabinet of every president, nor has
any state held a portfolio of every
department. New York, with all oi
it* cabinet jxKition* has never haq
secretaries of either labor or agri
culture.
Maryland, with only little more
than twice Rhode Island's popula
tion has had 19 cabinet members,
and Delaware, also a small state
six. North Carolina also has had
six. but whereas cabinet members
from other states were distr-euted
among the various departments, all
from North Carolina served as
secretary of the navy.
Theodore Roosevelt made the
most cabinet appointments. He
named 29 men. tliire were six sec
retaries of the navy alone during
his regime. Grant, with five sec
retaries of war. made 25 appoint
ment*.
Seven men have served in the
same cabinet office under three
presidents. The longest term was
that of James W Ison who was
secretary of agriculture under
Presidents McKitfley, Roosevelt and
Taft. He was appointed in 1897 and
relinquished the office to David
F Houston, a Wilson apixnntee, in
1913. Other cabinet holdovers were
James J. Davis, secretary of labor
tinder Harding. Coolidge and Hoo
ver; Andrew W. Mellon, who served
under the same presidents, and
Joseph Habersham, of Georgia,
postmaster general under Wash
ington. Adams and Jefferson.
Cabinet Graduates
The other three men who served
under three presidents did not
serve consecutive terms. Daniel
Webster, ol Massachusetts, served
as secretary of state, and Jolm J
Crittenden as attorney general un
der Presidents Harrison. Tvler ana
Fillmore and William Windom. was
secretary of the treasury unde.
Garfield. Arthur and Benjamin
Harrison.
Nine men who later became
president served as members of
predecessors’ cabinets. One of
them. Monroe, was both secretary
of state and secretary of war in
Madison’s cabinet. The others were
Jefferson. Madison. J Q Adams
Van Buren and Buchanan secre
taries of state; Grant and Taft
secretaries of war, and Hoover!
secretary of commerce. N'a presi
dent ever served in a cabinet aite
retiring from the higher office.
PIONEER OF 1
MISSION DIES
<Spc ml to The HerMld.
MISSION, Nov. 18.—Another of
Mission's pioneer residents died sud
denly Saturday when Henderson
Woods. 73. passed away after sud
den formation o: a blood clot on the
brain.
Mr. Woods hud re ided „-tt In ub
urban home a short distance south
wes; o' M. Or the past 14 y
and took an active part in various
enterprises in Mission.
Private services wen* held at the
Kreidler Chapel here Sunday after
noon followed by services at the
First Presbyterian church under di
rection of Kreidler Funeral Homes.
Interment was in Mission cemetery.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Marv E. Woods, a son. P. H. Wocds
of San Angelo. Tex.; and a daugh
ter. Mrs. Josephine Hollan. former
secretary' of the McAllen Chamber
of Commerce.
GOOD NEWS MOTHERS
Two-thirds less school days
lost due to colds—with Vicks
Colds-Control Plan. You have
Vicks VapoRub for treating
colds. Now get Vicks Nose
Drops—the new aid in pre
venting colds—and use each
as directed in the Plan
WETTER CONTROL OF COLDS,
Perez Rites
Mrs. Cristina Perez, 36. wife of
Refugio Perez of this city, died at
her residence on 10th and Jeffer
son street Monday morning. Sur
vivors are her mother, Mrs. Refugio
M. Preciado, her husband, one
daughter, Consuelo and two broth
ers. Petronilo ana Paulino. The
deceased is a sister of the late ,
Paulino s. Preciado, at one time !
editor of the Spanish newspaper,
El Porvuitr, founded by himscll in '
this c.ty June 15, 1890.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Tuesday at 9 a. m. with re- 1
ligious rites at the Immaculate
Concepcion church, Delta Funeral
Home will handle arrangements.
JOB HUNTERS
HOUNDING F. D.
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ALBANY. N. Y., Nov. 28 <A>i—
Thousands of letters are piling up at
the executive mansion while Pres - i
Elect Roosevelt is in Georgia, some
of them suggesting how to run the
government, others pointing out the
accomplishment* ol the writer dur
ing the recent campaign and still
others seeking jobs.
Many of the letter writers want
the governor's signature, or his
photograph; inlorruation on his fa
vorite books; the music he likes;
the iood he prefers, even the poems
he reads.
Many of the letters are sorted and
classified and forwarded to Mr.
Roosevelt at Warm Springs. Some
are answered by the secretaries, un
der the direction of Guernsey T.
Cross and James Mahoney at the
capitol and Miss Grace Tulley at
the mansion.
The president-elect, himself, a
prolific letter writer, is also an eag
er letter reader. He has tried to read
as many of the letters as possible
and to answer as many as is human
ly possible. Until the requests be
came too numerous he always
granted a request for an autograph.
Oft times. running through a
batch of letters, he will pause to
read a missive written in pencil on
lined pajier and not infrequently in
correctly phrased and containing
bad spelling. Several of his themes
for speeches have come from letter
suggestions.
He once said that the pulse of the
people was recorded in the letters
he received. It is certain that some
of the information he has used ef
fectively in statecraft and politics
has come from letter writers, most
of them unknown to him.
FORGERYFREES
FOUR CONVICTS
HUNTSVILLE. Nov. 28—P>—
Two convicts were back within
"the wails" today at the Texas
penitentiary and two others were
fugitives, after an escape effected
by means of a clever forgery.
The men escaped Armistice Day,
November 11, but the affair was
not revealed until yesterday. Those
who escajied were Jack Peddv,
serving a 20-year sentence from
Shelby county for being an ac
cessory to robbery; L. P. Woods,
serving IQ years from Van Zan’S'
county for robbery; G. W. ^addis.
serving io years from Montgomery
county for burglary, and Joe
Churehwell. serving three year*
from Joimson county for attempt
ed burglary.
Churehwell and Gaddis were re
captured by officers in their home
counties.
Pr.son authorities were tViN'nt
concerning the escape but revealed
that the lour men were liberated
on Armistice Day when they pre
sented an order to which the name
o. Paul Wakefield, secretary to
Governor R. s. Sterling, had’ been
forged The forgery was discovered
two days after they had left.
LETTERS to
the EDITOR
Editor. Herald.
Brow n.sville, Texas.
Dear Sir:
Everyone is talking port, ports
and prosperity, if we get the latter
the banking nidus:rv of Valiev must
tie revised. The -Fee Svstem” will
•have to be abolished and with that
>o.uce of revenue cut-off. they will
set back in the banking game, a
oi her banks over the country arc
ami have been doing for some time.
The Fee System ’ is a racket and
tt is being worked overtime. They
charge you for cashing jour neigh
1 in k and they charge your
-"bor for u :ng his money They
charge World War Veterans and
Federal employes lor cashing their
U. S. Government checks, and still
they persist they are U. S. Govern
ment Depositories.
In a recent statement Chnm. I
Pomercne of the R. F. C. savs that
90 per cent of the banks will lis
ten to reason about lending as our
money on good security. The 10 tier
cent that have it and will not loan
it are a lot of parasites and deserve
the condemnation of every think
ing man and woman in the com
munity. They have tankfuls of liq
uid assets but they won* t crank out
a quart. In the right lexicon of
these bankers there is no such word
as “yes.”
According to the above statement
of Mr. Pomercne the penny pinch
ing bankers, of the 10 per cent class,
wouldn t, get much consideration
from the R. F. C. should any of
them head a committee, requesting
a loan, to finance a pioject. to dam
the river J >rdan.
The war is over; The depression
would end if the bankers would
place a little confidence m one an
other thereby instilling ccnfiduier
in public, instead of using that old
worn out expression. “O we know
you are alright but the bank at the
other end might clave before the
check gets there, so we will have
to take it for collection, and charge
the usual collection fee.” A sweet
racket and a swell method of in
stalluig confidence In old nurm pub
lic.
Yours very truly,
J. M. Dw y;er.
LEGION SEEKS
NEW BENEFITS
FOR VETERANS
Washington. Nov. 28. rjv-To
forestall threatened reductions in
allowances to former soldiers of all |
wars, the American Legion is un
dertaking a counter-attack to gam
new benefits for new World War
veterans in the coming congress.
The plan as described today at
legion headquarters, involves four
major points—including the bonus
—which would cost upward of two
and a half billion dollars in 10
years.
‘Justice, No Economy’
The legion, said officials, is pro- |
ceediug on the theory tliat the jus- j
tice of the things they think are I
needed should decide the fate ot
legislation rather than any need for i
economy.
As outlined, the program calls
for:
Immediate cash payment of the j
adjusted compensation certificates
requiring around $2,000,000,000.
Pensions for widows ard orphans
of World War veterans, which the
veterans administration estimates ;
would cost $13,331,000 the first year
and $454,060,000 the first 10 years.
Amendment of existing law to
permit the presumption that veter
ans asking for hospitalization or |
other benefits for some constitution
al diseases contracted those ailments
while in the service. This would cost i
near $12000.000 the first 10 years,
it is estimated.
Establiohment of a special senate
committee to handle veterans’ legis- I
lation only.
'Not Our Problem’
The bonus, legion officials say.
• can wait a while.” But. proposing
to push the other legislation for im
mediate action, they say that jus
tice-demands payment of the com
pensation certificates too. When
that comes along, they remark, “it
is not our problem to say how the
money can be raised.’’ They point
out. though, that every recent issue
of government securities has been
over-subscribed five-or six-to-one.
So far, the legion's campaign has
seen limited to ’’educational work
back home.” sending to various posts
information to support the proposed
laws. Soon congressional aid will be
sought.
Meanwhile, the legion is using
similar “back home” methods to
counteract the drives of the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
the National Economy League for
reductions in veterans allowances.
The principal argument that adopt
ion of the changes proposed by these
two organizations would simply take
the burden off the federal govern
ment and shift It to the states.
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i WEATHER I
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RIVER FORECAST
The river will remain practically
stationary all along during the
next 24 to 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr 24-Hr
Stage Stage Chang Rain
Eagle Pass 166 4.5 -0.1 .00
Laredo 27 1 3 0 0 .00
Rio Grande 21 7.4 .0.0 .00
Hidalgo 22 9.0 -0.1 .00
Mercedes 20 12.0 -0.2 .00
Brownsville 18 12.3 -0.2 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Port Isabel
Tuesday, under normal meteor
ological conditions:
High . 6 50 p. m.
Low . 9:58 a. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 5.38
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:59
HEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure was mod
erately high to unusually high
practically from Canada to the
Central American countries yes
• rday morning, and has changed
try little dur.ng the last 24 hours
\s a result the weather has been
air to clear and moderately cold
o cold from the Rocky Mountain
region to the Atlantic coast, in
cluding Texas and northern Flo
rida. In the far western states the
weather was also mostly fair, but
temperatures near seasonable to
s-mewhat above normal.
BULLETIN
(First figures, lowest temper*- '
ture last night; second, highest
yesterday: third, rtr*** * oritj
8 a. m.; fourth, precipitation ir.
he last 24 hours.
Abilene . 38 64 .. .0<>
Amarillo . 34 62 ., .00
Atlanta . 28 40 14 .00
Austin . 38 62 .. .00
Boston . 18 26 12 .00
Brownsville . 47 70 10 .00
Br'ville Airport .... 46 71 .. .00
Calgary . 38 46 .. .Oo
Chicago . 24 32 .. .00
Cleveland . 24 30 12 .Ou
Corpus Christ; .... 44 62 .. .00
Dallas . 36 56 16 .00
Del Rio . 36 62 .. .00
Denver . 40 66 12 On
Dodge City . 34 58 12 .00
El Pa>o . 36 62 .. .On
F.rt Smith . 32 50 .. .00
Helena . 38 54 .. .00
Houston . 36 62 14 .00
Huron . 32 48 12 00
Jacksonville . 38 46 14 .00
Kansas City . 34 44 .. .00
Los Angeles . 56 70 .. .00
Louisville . 24 36 .. .00
Memphis . 30 44 .. .00
Miami . 60 72 12 .28
New Orleans . 40 56 .. .00
North Platte . 24 56 .. .00
Oklahoma City .... 36 56 14 .00
Palestine . 34 58 .. .00
Pensacola . 34 56 20 .00
Phoenix . 44 72 .. .00
Port Arthur . 40 60 .. .00
Roswell . 30 58 .. .00
Si. Louis . 28 38 12 00
St. Paul . 28 40 10 .00
Sait Luke City .... 46 58 10 .00
San Antonio . 40 66 14 .00
Santa Pe . 28 56 .. .00
Sheridan . 34 52 .. .00
Shreveport . 32 54 .. .00
Tampa . 44 58 18 .00
V.cksbujjf . 34 52 .. .00
Washington . 20 32 .. .00
Williston . 32 46 .. .00
Wilmington . 30 38 16 .00
Wmnemucca . 30 64 .. .00
Two Athletes Are
Killed In Wreck
PHILADELPHIA Nov. 28. up>—
Joseph Delaney. Melrose. Mass., ana
Arthur Sh or tail. Rockland, Maas.,
members of athletic teams at Villa
nova college, were killed today and
two others injured in an automobile
accident.
Delaney was a sub fullback on the
football team and Shortall a mem-1
ber of the baseball and track teams
russuWens
PEACE PACT
MOSCOW. Nov. 28.—dPV— Soviet '
Russia and Poland, long viewed as
traditional enemy countries, placed
the stamp of final approval today
upon two treaties aimed at peace
ful relations between neighbors.
The act was officially looked
upon as presaging a new era of j
friendly relations between Europe s
easternmost country and the na
tion that lies between her and
much of the rest of the continent.
In the broader sense, foreign
circles saw in the two documents
the completion of a series of
similar agreements — save witn
Rumania—between Russia and all
her European neighbors.
This was pointed out in the ex
pectation that Russia and Prance
would sign a treaty of non-ag
gression and conciliation with Rus
sia tomorrow.
Since these tw'o—France and
Poland—were the last of the
larger European states close to
Russia to complete pacts, foreign
circles looked to Rumania in the
expectation that she would soon
follow suit.
The pacts with Poland were
concluded over a long oeriod or
negotiation. The first one is a
*reatv of non-aggression. one of
the important points In the general
soviet foreign policy. The document
declares the eagerne&s of both
parties to maintain peace, and
commits both to renounce war as
a national policy. This obligates
the two countries mutually to re
frain from aggressive acts.
Both agree not to grant direct
or indirect help to a third state
attacking either of the parties, and
not to enter into any understand
ing. which from the surtklpoint of
aggression would be mimical to
the other party.
The second pact Is a ror Uhry
agreement of conciliation, setting
up a procedure for settling disputes
between the two countries.
CAFEOWNER
KILLS ROBBER
FORT WORTR Nov. 28. 0P>_
Three men who fled from an at
tempted robbery were gone today
leaving the body of John B. Burges's,’
44. their companion who was kill
ed by the rifle fire of Jesse L
Hughes, cafe proprietor. One of the
fugitive robbers was believed wind
ed.
Hughes, victim of many robberies,
drove by his establishment early
yesterday, after attending a Satur
day midnight motion picture, and
became suspicious of a large sedan,
occupied by four men. parked near
the cafe. He warned A. S. Metzger,
employe, to watch out for a holdup
attempt and drove to his home,
arming himself with a rifle. He con
cealed himself behind a tree about
75 yards from the cafe and when
he heard the holdup command of
the robbers to Metzer. fired at the
robber standing in the doorway. The
man fell.
The cafe proprietor then shot nt
the man sitting in the robbers’ auto
mobile. That man fired four times
with a pistol at Hughes, then left
the car and ran. His two compan
ions followed and as Hughes fired,
one of them fell, but jumped to his
feet and ran after the others.
LYTTON REPORT
UP FOR STUDY
GENEVA. Nov. 28. i4'(—The coun
cil of the League of Nations re
ferred the widely discussed Lytlon
report on Manchuria today to a
special assembly of the league.
The council then dismissed the
commission, which had gone to
Manchuria under the chairmanship
of the Englishman. Lord Lytlon.
and spent weeks gathering data on
the Sinc-Japancsc dispite involving
that huge territory.
The decision of the council stipu
lated that the commission, whose
American member was Gen. Frans
R. McCoy, should consider itself
subject to recall if needed.
The action was taken by the coun
cil despite the fact that Yusuke
Matsuoka. Japans special counsel,
entered his country’s reservation as
to the handling of the Manchurian
question by the assembly. Mr Mat
Hioka abstained from voting and the
decision to refer was taken with
out discussion.
The Lytlon commission held that
Japanese action during the famous
Mukden incident of Sept. 1931. was
not a legitimate act of self-defense,
and recommended a special autono
mous Manchuria recognizing Chi
nese sovereignity.
It was understood the assembly
would be convoked on Dec. 5. and
the committee of 19. which previous
ly considered the Manchurian issue,
would gather next Thursday to pre
pare the program for the assembly.
PLANE PASSENGERS
D F Braylor and Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Aldape left Sunday on the
American Airways for San' Antonio.
G. L- Bc*ram And H. O. Clavwell
were passengers for Dallas on the
same plane.
Mr. and Mrs. Aldape and H O.
Claywtll arrived early Sunday after
noon on the Pan American plane
from points in Mexico. Leaving
Monday morning on the plane was
J. A Steele to Miami. Fla.
TOO LATE TO CALSSIFY
SALESMAN or saleslady. Applv In i
person A. Rogers Studio, 1149 Eli- J
sabeth. j
F. D. RESUMES
CONFERENCES
ON ECONOMY
WARM SPRINGS. Ga.. Nov. 28
«/P>—Paced by the prospect of hav- |
ing the governmental budget for the
first fiscal year of his administra
tion framed by republicans. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt has begun an ex
tensive study of national budgetary
matters and his conferences this
week largely will revolve around
that hub.
Demo Pledge
The president-elect is in the posi
tion of having pointed several times
during his campaign to the demo
cratic platform pledge of a 25 per
cent reduction in governmental ex
penditures and yet having all of the
outlays that will be made during
the first year of his administration
drafted by a budget bureau chief
and presented by a president of the
opposite party to a congress of di
vided control.
The forthcoming short session
will pass the appropriation bills
that allocate the funds for the
operation of the government until
the end of June. 1934 but is likely
that will be the last time an incom
ing president will be faced with such
a situation.
The constitutional amendment
designed to abolish so-called lame
duck sessions of congress and shor
ten the time between the election
and inauguration of a president al
ready has been approved by many
states.
Other Conferences
Already the president-elect has
talked with Speaker Garner and
with Rep. Byrne of Tennessee, chair
han of the house appropriations
committee Today he expected to go
over the situation with Sen. Robin
son of Arkansas. the democratic
leader, and yesterday he talked for
a long time with Sen. Byrnes of
South Chrolina. a member of the
senate appropriations committee
•vnd a man with a wide knowledge
of that particular subject.
Others on his list of callers for to
day were Rep. Vinson of Georgia,
chairman of the house naval com
mittee.
Henry A. Wallace, an editor of
farm publications; Henry Morgen
hau. Jr., of New York and M L
Wilson, a professor at the Montant
State gricultural college at Boss
man.
James A Farley, chairman of the
democratic national committee, Mrs.
Farley, and Frank A Walker, treas
urer of the committee were to ..r
rive during the day for a stay of
probably a week.
Tn»<*k Wi»rWs
Carlot shipments of entire Unit
ed States reported Saturday, Nov
26:
Grapefruit: Ariz. 2. Calif 2. Fla
64. Texas 38. total U S 106 cars.
Oranges: AU. 8. Ariz. 5. Calif
289, Fla. 84. La 1. Miss. 2. total
US 389 cars.
Mixed citrus: Calif. 1. Fla. 67.
La 1. Texas l. total US 70 cars.
Snap beans: Florida 22, total US
2 cars.
Cabbage: Colo. 1. Fla. 2. Iowa 1,
Mich. l. N. Y 63. S. Car. 7. Wis
15. total US 90 cars
Carrots: Calif. 16. *f. Y. 5. Texas
1. total US 20 cars.
Mixed vegetables: Ariz. 1. Calif.
24. Fla. 11. Iowa 2. Ky. 1. La l.
N. Y. 2. Ore. 2. Penn. 1. Texas 11.
total US 56 cars.
Peppers: Calif. 3. Fla 4. total
US 7 cars.
Spinach: Iowa 1. Texas 19. Va.
24 total US 44 cars.
Tomatoes: Calif. 24. Texas 1, to
tal US 25 cars
Carlot shipments of entire Unit
ed States reported Sunday, Nov. 27:
Grapefruit: Florida 15. Texas 2.
total US 17 cars.
Oranges: Ala. 3. Calif. 1.8 Fla
7. total US 128 cars.
Mixed citrus: Calif. 2. Fla. 12.
total US 14 cars.
Snap beans: Calif. 1. Fla. 13
total US 14 cars.
Beets: None.
Cabb3ge: None.
Carrots: Calir, 6. total US 6 cars.
Mixed vegetables. Ariz 2, Calif.
13. Fla. 4. Texas 1, total US 20
cars.
Peppers: None.
Spinach: Texas 2. total US 2 cars
Tomatoes: Calif. 12. Texas 3. to
tal US 15 cars.
Iziwer Rio Grande Valley movt
ment forwarded Sunday morning
Nov. 27:
Grapefruit 38 mixed citrus 1
mixed vegetable.- 7. beets 1 to
rn a tc.es 1. greens 2. parsley l, total
51 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley movc
mcm forwarded Monday morning.
nov. 28:
Grapefruit 2. tomatoes 2. tota,
4 cars. Total to date this season—
t trus fruit 1115. vegetables 118
—Citnuf3^ Sa"1! day lasl season
toS 1769 ™.rs,1393' VC8CtiU)1“ 376
PROHIBITION OH II ER
WITH HOOVER
HOUSTON—Deputy Prohibition
Administrator C. H. Kellogg rates
himself with Hoover since his ex
poi lencc of a few days ago.
Kellogg wa* driving through town
With a load or whisky and beer
which agents had seized. As he
stopped for a red light a young
man who had heard the rattle of
bottles asked him what he had.
*'Oh just a little whisky and beer "
said Kellogg
‘ You better look out or old man
Kellogg and Kuydendall .police
vice squad leaders i will get you
and take your car away from you."
the youth said.
"Who are they? i haven't been
here wry long They wouldn’t take
my car. would they?" Kellogg ask
ed.
Take your car!" the youth de
clared. "Why those old men would
lakft. Pres Hoover s car "
Now You Can Wear False
Teeth With Real Comfort
Fasteeth. a new pleasant powder
keep* teeth firmly set. Deodorize*. No
gummy, gooey taste or Ieellng. To eat
and laugh in comfort sprinkle a Uttle
Fasteeth on your plates. Get It today
from Central Pharmacy or your drug
gist.—Ad v.
I
Col. Gordon Dies
SWEETWATER. Nov. 28. uP>—
Col. J. R. Gordon. 74. of Toronto,
prominent in Canadian mining and
Masonic circles, died in a hospital
here yesterday after a 12 days’ ill
ness from what physicians described
as kidney trouble.
Gordon arrived here Nov. 15 by
automobile cn route to California
He was ill and entered a hospital
the next day- Papers he carried es
tablished hia identity.
GARNERDRAFTS
REPEAL BUI
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28.——A
week from today the latest ex
pression of national prohibition
may be written in one branch of
congress on a proposal to repeal
the eighteenth amendment.
Determined to seek a vote on
repeal in the house next Monday,
the opening day of the short ses
sion. Speaker Garner is drafting
a resolution for outright repeal
which in final form may take a
stand against return of the saloon
Garner, who hopes the senate
also anil act speedily on the ques
tion. is moving with other demo
cratic leaders for a house vote on
legalization of beer as well before
the Christmas holidays.
A repeal resolution requires a
two-thirds vote in both houses be
fore submission to the states for
ratification by 36 of their number
Gamer has expressed the hope
that the senate would vote repeal
in time for action by state legis
latures in 1933 when 44 of the 48
state assemblies meet.
With Sen. Me Nary of Oregon,
assistant republican leader, favor
ing it. sentiment for speedy senate
consideration of repeal is growing
Indications, are. however, that
that body would await disposal of
repeal and beer in the house be
fore taking up prohibition.
SERVICES HELD
FOR A. J. RATZ
•Special to The Herald)
MISSION. Nov. 28—Andrew J.
Ratz. 71. retired Kansas fanner,
was found shot to death on the
porch at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Earl J. Anderson, on the Shary
’and Tract late Saturday.
A 410-guage shotgun lav nearbv
ind a charge of shot had entered
’he aged man's head back of the
’eft ear Justice of the Pence E
Bieifuss of Mission returned a ver
dict of “death by gunshot wounds.
sel-inflicted.“ The bodv was discov
ered by Mrs. Anderson after she had
been absent for a short time.
Funeral services were held from
the First Methodist church in Mc
Allen at 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon. following which the body was
forwarded to Valley Falls. Kansas,
for interment. Kreidler Funeral
Homes arranged the sendees.
The Ratz family had resided in
the Valley a number cf years ago
and some of them, including the i
shooting victim, returned from
Kansas about two years ago. The
aged man had been ill for a number
of weeks.
Surviving are Mrs. Anderson, four
other daughters. Miss Ina of Mc
Allen. Mrs. G. E Blazer of Manzola.
Colo.. Mrs. Frank Walker of Grant
ville. Kan., and Mrs Hattie McCoy
of Valley Falls. Kan.; one step
daughter. Mrs. Hattie McClair of
Kiowa. Kan.: a sister. Mrs. Emma
Flagler of Valley Falls. Kan.; and
three sens. Carroll of McAllen. Fred
of Valley Falls. Kan.; and H. W*.
Ratz of Ozawakie. Kan.
400 SURGEONS
ATTEND '
HOUSTON. Nov. 28-oPt— The
first annual post graduate medical
assembly of South Texas, attend
ed by some 400 physicians and
surgeons tram Texas and adjoin
ing states got under way here to
day to continue for four days.
The clinical discussions, under
agreement of the sponsors of the
assembly, will be open only to dele
gates. but tonight there will lie a
public health forum open to all.
Dr Morris Fish be in of Chicago,
eaitor of the journal of the Ameri
can Medical Association, and Dr.
E. H Cary of Dallas, president of
the association, will be .lie speak
ers Dr. Fislibein will discuss the
evolution of food fads, beginning
Irotn early times, and Dr (’ary
will speak of the purposes of the
organization he heads.
Dr. Cary, in an interview, .said
the assoc ation "in everv wav sup
ports public health projects that
are guided by the proper motives '*
• We believe." he added, "that if
the public us informed on the sci
ence and history of medicine a id
! ,ts Progress, it will be in position
I to better choose for itself as be
tween ethical and unethical prac
titioners.’*
Willis Services Held
Clay Alain, three-months-old
*on of Srg. and Mrs. Clav E Willis
! °/ Port Brown, died Saturday at
their residence and funeral services
vere conducted Sundav at 3 p m
with interment in Buena Vista
Mrs. Willis was Miss Florence
lJe»re her nonage to Srg
Willis of Fort Worth.
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NEW' CITIZEN
A daughter was born Saturday to
Mr. and Mrs. s. W Sfcgei. weigh
\*S ® t>°unds. They ar** at the
Mercy hospital.
NEW CITIZEN”
rfnd Mrs G Worthington of
Fort Brown are the parents of a
si-4 pound son. born Sat irdav it
the Mercy hospital.
Constipated 30 Years
Aided By Old Remedy
For thirty years I had constipa
tion. Souring food from stomach
choked me. Since taking Adlerika
I am a new person. Constipation
is a thing of the past.’—Alice
Bums. Sold in Brownsville by
Eagle Pharmacy .~Adv.
DEMOS SEEK
PARTY OWNER
DALLAS. Nov. 2« —Maury
Hughes, chairman of the democra
tic state executive committee, is
sued a call last night for the
committee to meet m Austin next
Saturday at 10 a- m. at the Drisklll
hotel. He conferred during the
day with Ed Hussion of Houston,
secretary of the committee.
It was understood that several
members of the committee had
requested a meeting to consider a
report of the legislative subcom
mittee which has been drafting a
program to be si>onsored by the
committee for legislative enactment
in order to strengthen party ma
chinery ar.d give the party more
authority over its affairs.
Several members claimed that
the party's power is ineffective
under present laws because the
state committee functions as little
more than an election board and
the party is without means to
enforce discipline over its mem
bership.
It was understood that a move
would be made to force out a num
ber of county chairmen and other
party officials whose regularity
was questioned on the grounds
that they did not support Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson, governor
elect. but voted for her republican
opponent. Orville Bullington.
MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. Nov. 28—♦**>—The
stock market began the new week
with traders still taking a watch
ful attitude today and accepting a
further slump m sterling exchange
calmly.
The somewhat better undertone
which develoiied Saturday was still
apparent, however, and such light
selling as appeared was readily
absorbed. Price movements were
in the mam too narrow to mean
much, although a few shares lost (
a point or so in the early trading
These losses were mostly regained |
by midday, however, and a num
ber of the leaders were then frac
tionally higher.
Losses of about a point in Amer
ican Telephone. American can and
Ca«e were virtually recovered Al-,
lied Chemical more than regained
a l-polnt loss. National Biscuit was
a soft spot, slipping off 1 3-4
points, which was not fully recov
ered. Westinghouse was firm, ris
ing a fraction, and Coca Cola, re
cent soft spot, showed signs of
short covering, with a 2-pomt rise
U. S Steel, after dipping a frac
tion, recovered to show a frac
tional gain.
Week-pnd trade reviews indicated
that business was taking the usual
course- for this time of ywir. Stand
ard Statistics Co. said Business i
continues to recede at a rate equal
to seasonal, or somewhat greater."
The war debt problem, and the
forthcoming session of congress,
were widely mentioned as injecting
elements of uncertainty, but *n
any case, the business trend it this
time is normally downward, and
if tlie recession does not exceed
the usual seasonal proportions. Wall
Street will not be disturbed.
The October railway net operat
ing income reports attracted con
siderable attention, in that many
of the leading carriers were able
to show tnrreases over the like j
month of last year. Gross, how
ever. was generally lower, so that j
the gains in net merely reflected
curtailment of expenses. How long
the roads may be able to hold their
maintenance expenditures to the
such low levels remains problemati
cal. Railroad purchase of steel
this year will probably be the
smallest in more than a genera
tion. One steel expert estimates
that the total amount of steej
rails rolled by mills this year will
be the smallest since 1877.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS Nov. 28—up—
The cotton market opened quiet
and easy today. Liverpool cables
were considerably lower than due
«nd sterling was weak. First trades
here showed losses of 4 to 6 points
and the market continued to ease
after the start on liquidation by
recent buyers and on hedge-sell
ing. January dropjied to 3 73. March
j to 5 81 and May to 5 91. or 7 to 9
: points below Saturday s close There
was a general disposition on the
I part of traders to wait for the
opening of congress and for the
I government's final crop estimate
! due n,>x* week Near the end of
the firs> hour the market con
tinued quiet and at the lows.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Nov. 28.— JP,—Influ
enced by sharp new breaks in
British exchange rates, grain values
here underwent earh downturn.*
! Appareit likelihood J in
creased pressure of southern hemi
sphere wheat offerings in Europe
counted also as a bearish factor.
Opening unchanged to 3-8 lower
Chicago wheat futures declined
all around afterward. Corn started
1-8 to 5-8 off and subsequently'
held near the initial limits.
Hernandez Services
Refugio Hernandez. Jr., .son of Mr
and Mrs. Refugio Hernandez, died
Saturday at 5:30 p. m and was
buried Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
Interment was in city cemetery with
Delta Funeral Home in charge.
Tired.. Nervous
i Wife
Wins Back
Pep!
HER raw nerve*
** were toothed.
She bam*hed that
“dead tired" feel
I , . . _. . .. ing won new youth
. ful color—restful nights, active days—all be
' ««* «he nd her sysum of bowel dogging
i wastes that were sapping her vitality NR Tab
lets (Nature's Remedy)—the nuld. safe, all
| vegetable laaat.ve-worled the tr amlormat »n.
I Lrb^,Vlws^ik,p*l*on* b‘lK>u“«“* hta 1
i olds bee ho» re
freshed you fref. R 1 .1 g,WMTJȴ^.
i»; - ■ - RMfSrJMNMyMJUwji
25 cents.
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" v< |||(" Quick relief for sad indiees*
I U/V\ J lion, heartburn Only ItV
Zack Miller Freed
NEWKIRK. Ofcla., Nov. 2*. (jp>—
Pardoned from an Indefinite Jail
sentence by executive order of Oov.
Murray today, Col. Zack Miller was
awaiting the arrival of two Nation
al Guard officers, dispatched by th«
governor to enforce the order.
Meanwhile, the Kay county sher
iff asked Judge Claud Duval, who
sentenced the veteran ranchman to
Jail, for further instructions.
MANYA1 I
PttT FUNERAL
(Special to The Herald • f
PHARR. Nov. 28— Hundreds ot 1.
Valley citizens attended last rites w
for Otis S. Pelt, 42, pioneer resident
of Hidalgo county and prominent,
farmer who died in an Edinburg
hospital following a shooting affray
in the corridors of the H Ida go coun
ty courthouse in Edinburg Friday
morning.
The services were conducted from
the First Methodist church of Pharr
at 2 p. m. Sunday. Rev. R. K. Hen
cock. pastor of the church and
Rev. Archie Reed, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Pharr,
officiating. Interment hi Hillcrest
Memorial Park. Edinburg, followed
the services, directed by 8kinner»
Mortuary of Edinburg.
Floral offerings filled the front of
the church building while many per
sons stood outside the building dur
ing the service.
Chas. L. Fortaon, brother-in-law
of Pelt, a former district clerk of Hi
dalgo county and present tax col
lector for the Edinburg school dis
trict. is under the care of physicians
at the Edinburg hospital for ner
vous shock. He is charged with mur
der in connection with Pelt's death,
having collapsed upon being inform
ed of the latter’s demise. The shoot
ing was said by close acquaintanrea
of both men to have resulted from
differences over settlement of the
estate of J. S Pelt, father of the
victim The elder Pelt dropped dead
two years ago in the courthouse
scarcely 40 feet from where his son
was shot to death Friday morning.
Litigation over a *20.000 item of the
estate was in process of being set
tled by lawyers for both men when
the shooting took place in the
downstairs corridor of the court
house.
Surviving are the slain man's wi
dow and three children. James. Miss
Marion and Joe: his step-mother.
Mrs. J. S. Pelt of Edinburg, and
four sisters. Mrs. Chas. L. Fort* >n
of Edinburg, Mrs. Marvin Evarn of
Pharr. Mrs W L McWhorter of
Eldorado. Tex., and Mrs. J. A. Whit
ten of Eldorado.
Valdez Rites Held
Mrs Joeefmea Villarreal de Val
dez died Saturday at her home in
La Ferla and was buried Sunday
afternoon at the Bluetown cemetery
with Delta Funeral Home of
Brownsville in charge. She is sur- ^
vived by her husband, Alfredo Vai-#.
dez. ^
Romulo Cuellar Die*
Funeral services will be conduc
ed Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
for Romulo Cuellar who died Mon
day at 5 a m. He is survived by hi*
father. Interment will be in city
cemetery. Delta Funeral Home is
handling arangements.
Canales Baby Dies
Nasario Canales, six-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Ca
nales. was buried Sunday afternoo.i
in city cemetery. He died Saturday
at 8:30 p. in. Religious rites were
conducted in the Guadalupe church.
Delta Funeral Home handled ar
rangements.
NEW CITIZEN
Mr. and Mrs. T. Burns are the
parents of a boy. born Friday at the
Mercy hospital. The baby weighed
8 1-2 pounds.
Bronchial Infections
Need Creosote
For many years our best doctor* ham
fweaciibed creosote in some form for
coughs, colds and bronchitis, knowing
bow dangerous it it to let them hang on.
CreomuJsion with creosote and mx
ether highly important medicinal de
menu, quickly and effectively atop* all
coughs and colda that otherwise might
lead to serious trouble.
Creomtilsion is powerful in the treat* t
ment of all colda and cougha no malt-* #
how long standing, yet it is absolutely
ha rmicas and is pleasant and easy to take.
Your own druggist guarantees Creo
mulaion by refunding your money if you
are not relieved after taking Creomul
sion a* directed. Beware the cough or
cold that hang* on. Always keep Cren
mulaion on hand for instant use. (ad*.*