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SHARPLY CUT
DRY FUND TO
DRAWJIGHT
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28 — UP>—
Senate wets and drys prepared to
over the sharply cut and restricted
prohibition enforcement fund sent
to it by the house.
Hardly had house wets defeated
today a dry drive to remove the
restrictions on the $8,440,000 en
forcement fund for next year, when
senate leaders voiced their differ
ing intentions.
Sheppard Promises Fight
Sen. Sheppard (D. Tex.) a lead
ing prohibitionist, said he would
appeal to th esenate appropriations
committee to restore the eliminated
provision prohibiting wire tapping,
buying of liquor for evidence and
the hiring of informers. H eadded if
the committee failed to heed his re
quest he would take the fight to
senate floor.
On the other hand. Sen. Blame
*R., Wis.) said the reduction from
9.120.000 to 8.440.000 for prohibition 1
enforcement In the $102 602.000
supply bill for the state, justice,
commerce and labor departments,
was “not enough."
Another prohibitionist. Sen Cap
per <R.. Kas. » said the amount left
was “too low and would cripple the
work’’ of enforcement.
Want Quick Action
Sen. Bingham (R.. Conn ), said
the souse action was “another evid
ence" confirming the contention of
Atty. Gen. Mitchell and various bar
associations that whatever is to be
done about prohibition repeal and
modification /’ought to be done at
once "
Mitchell has advocated quick
action on repeal to avert nullifica
tion of the 18fh amendment through
lack of enforcement. Bingham ad
ded. however, he would support the
cut in the senate appropriations
committee
Before passing the bill, tlie house
was called upon by Rep. Oliver <D.
Ala.), chairman of fhe appropria
tions subcommittee in charge, to
vote separately on an amendment
by Rep. Tinkham »R. Mass.) to
prevent use of funds for wire tap
ping. and one by Tarver <D.. Ga ).
*• prohibit funds being used fer
(\e purchase of liquor for evidence
and information from “stool pi
geons'' or undercover men.
18 Per Cent Cut
Holding their strength, the wets
shouted down the cirys on the
Tinkham amendment and Oliver's
effort to get a roll call vote failed
when an Insufficient number of
members demanded it.
The final test came when Rep.
Blanton <D. Tex.) forced a roll call
on the Tarver amendment .which
was retained in the bill 174 to 165.
One hundred and ten democrats. 63
republicans and one farmer-labor -
ite. voted for. while 62 democrats,
and 103 republicans voted against.
No effort was made to override the
amendment by Rep Griffin tD. N
Y.), approved yesterday, cutting the
tnforcement fund to $8,440,000.
As the enforcement fund for the
fiscal year 1934 now stands, it is
approximately 18 per cent below
1933 appropriations. 12 per cent
less than this year's budget esti
mates, and about 7 per cent below
the appropriation committees re
commendation Of $7.120 000.
BOMB TAKES
WOMAN’S LIFE
PHILADELPHIA. Jan 28 4V
Police tonight wenr seeking clues to
an “inspector" who Is believed to
have planted a bomb in the home
of John M. Di Svlvestro. national
head of the Sons of Italy, destroy
ing the house, killing hLs wife and
injuring 16 persons.
Authorities were convinced only
a bomb or dynamite could have
torn the house to pieces as did the
blast early ’oday. A man. since
learned to have been an inspector,
made an “inspection’’ in the base
ment yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Di Svlvestro. wife
of the prominent attorney, bank
er and supreme venerable of the
Sons of Italy In the United States
and Canada apparently died in
stantly as the three-story houtc
collapsed.
Four children and their gove;tr*s
fell from the third story to the first,
but ecsaped death They were in
jured. as were also eleven persons
living in the neighborhood
Di Svlvestro was not home ai
the time. Legal adviser to the Ital
ian consul in Philadelphia, he had
been conferring with an assistant
United States district attorney and
wa.*- nearing his home when the
terrific blast shook southern Phila
delphia
Baylor Students
To Hold Banquet
Baylor College student.* Rnd their
friend* will hold a Royal banquet
at the Woman's Building in Har
lingen Wednesday at 7:30 p. m . ac
cording to announcement made
Saturday.
Mrs. J. P Elli* of San Benito,
president of tlie Valley Baylor club,
mill be queen of the* banquet and
Mrs Cora Whitney Decker. Mis
sion will act as toast mistress. All
entertainment will be In honor of
the oueen.
Reservations mav be made either
by calling Miss Juanita Mothers
head at Harlingen 623 or bv mail
to Santa Rosa. Those atten<f ng are
also asked to make a contribution
which will go to the college.
Vepo+^Kle BaU
Held at Weslaco
•Special to The Herald)
WESLACO. Jan 28—Vegetable
buyer* of the Valiev held their
second annual vegetable bail at the
Cortez hotel Saturday night in the
nature of a dinner dance.
More than a hundred couples
were present.
Charles Taxin. Bon Ooldber»h.
touts Havrran Jack Barry. Buck
Harry and Tom La mentis were in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gamer Meets
Mrs. Roosevelt To
Talk Over Own Jobs
WASHINGTON. Jail. 28. <jPj—A
school teacher and a secretary, both
fond of their Jobe, got together tr.
Washington today and talked over
the problem of what to do about
those jobs after March 4.
The teacher, Mrs. Franklin D. j
Roosevelt, who earlier called alone
and on foot at the White House,
which is to be her home for the
next four years, will have to give up
her job March 1.
But she told Mrs. John N. Gar
ner she saw no reason why the lai
ter should not go right on being her
husband’s secretary even after he
is nee president.
They met at the Mayflower hotel
M’ALLENC. C.
PROTESTS LOAN
• Special to The Herald*
McALLEN. Jan. 28.—McAllen
Chamber of Commerce officials fil
ed a vigorous protest Sautrday with
Ray Leeman. secretary of the South
Texas Chamber of Commerce and
chairman of a committee which
recommends loans of Reconstruc
tion Finance corporation funds to
south Texas counties, it was an
nounced Saturday afternoon.
The local commerce organization
was especially concerned with the
deposit of about $12,000 or relief
money which was dejjosited in the
closea Security State bank of Wes
laco a few days before the bank
closed
Funds allotted to Hidalgo coun
ty for the months of January and
February, totaling about $24,000.
were received in Weslaco late in
December by S. M. Patterson, sec
retary of the Weslaco Chamber of
Commerce and one of the county
co-chairmen named to distribihe
the money to the various towns.
The January half of the money was
distributed but the February allot
ment was kept in a Weslaco bank,
officials of the McAllen chamber
asserted.
Miss Ruth Clark acting secretaiy
of the McAllen Chamber of Com
merce took the matter up with
Leeman but has not yet had an
opportunity to hear from him. He
promised to consult State Comm;',
of Banking James A. Shaw in Aus
tin with a view to releasing the
money.
At least three civic projects in
McAllen will be held up until the
money is released. Materials for one
project have already been purchas
ed by the city in anticipation of the
labor costs being carried by a i*>r
tion of the F.FC fund allotted Mc
Allen.
FARMERS STOP
FORECLOSURES
MADISON. Minn . Jan 28 -P —
Three thousand farmers, protesting
evictions from land for BOn-pty
ment of debts, prevented foreclos
ure sales of five farms in three
contigous western Minnesota coun
ties today.
Gatherings as have agrarians of
several farm belt states in recent
weeks, they brought about indefin
ite postponement of all the proceed
ings.
One, involving a lumber com
pany's lien of slightly more than
$100, i r fencing an 80-acre tract,
was delayed indefinitely after a
temporary halt failed to effect a
settlement.
The sheriff, told a settlement had
not been reached, then announced
the indefinite postponement and
said presence of 400 farmers. v.hn
remained at the courthouse, since
forenoon, made a sale “physically
impossible "
A quick thrust by five bank rob
bers while between 2.000 and 2.VK1
farmers werr hurrying into Madi
son ot prevent three sales helped
give sheriffs of the three counties
a hectic day.
Four raiders whose features were
hidden partially bv heavy growths
of bears, forced four employes and
a customer of the Klein National
bank at Madison to the floor and
escaped with between $7 000 and $8 -
000 In a car driven by a fifth.
BRITISH
• Continued From Page One)
general outline the Ideas he has for
restoration of world currency stab
ilization and traced in return for the
war debts relief asked by Great
Britain
Discus* Economics
Most certainly, the Roosevelt
word today that economics and dis
armament wen among the subjects
for discussion links these topics
with the impending debt relief
talks.
Also the meeting shows Mr
Roosevelt playing the lone hand he
intends to continue in the forth
coming debt negotiations Because
he will deal personally with the
European debtors. there persists
speculation that Ramsay MacDon
ald. the British prime minister, may
be the one to come to Washington
to talk with Mr. Roosevelt earlv
in March.
Leaving Washington by airplane
at noon. Amabassador Lindsay told
newspapermen "there are many
things to be gone over.” That was
all. The statement agrees with the
word from here that debts, eco
nomics and armaments are to be
gone over.
It was the earlv intention of the
president-elect to defer the talk
with the ambassador until tomor
row. He did not arrive here un
til late tonight. There is no room a;
the Roosevelt cottage for the am
bassador to remain all night and
a room in a cottage a mile distant
has been eserved for him.
shortly belore Mrs. Roosevelt walk
ed to the White House to look over, i
at Mrs. Hoover's invitation, the i
second floor rooms that the pi evi
dent and his family use as living :
quarters.
After a swift and uneventful
walk, during which no one reccg
nued her. Mrs. Roosevelt dodged
through ihe traffic across Pennsyl
vania Avenue and swung brisklv
up the long curved driveway to the
executive mansion.
She stayed an hour, chatting
with Mrs. Hoover, conferring with
members of the White House stall,
and inspecting the second floor,
which she had not seen since she
visited the place as a girl, while her
uncle. Theodore Roosevelt, was
president.
"Mrs. Garner told me.” Mrs.
Roosevelt said later, “that she “ad
been her husbands secretary tor 30
years. She aid she loved the job
and couldn’t bear to give it up. She
asked me what I thought, and I
told her I »iw no reason why she
should not do it."
Later Mrs. Garner said:
"We are of one opinion—that we
couldn’t cease to lead busy lives
after March 4. She was charming
—just as natural as a human being
could be. Of course she was be
seiged by people waiting, but we
had fifteen very lovely minutes to
gether.”
One of the first things Mrs.
Roosevelt did after her arrival in
Washington early this morning was
to call up Mrs. Garner, whom she
had never met.
**I expect to be through at the
White House shortly after noon.’
she said, "and I thought that, if
you are going to be at, home. I
might stop in and sec you.*’
Mrs. Garner suggested that, in
stead. she stop in and see Mrs.
Roosevelt, and she did before Mrs.
Roosevelt left for the White House
"It was so kind of her to offer
to call on me that I wanted to be
kind. too. and insisted I'd go there."
said Mrs. Garner. "I just wore the
things I work in. I had on my old
pet black hat that has seen many
summers and winters but I don't
think she knew what I had on ”
Mrs. Hoover had offered to send
a White House car and an escort
to the Mayflower for Mrs. Roos -
velt. But Mrs. Roosevelt declined
She wanted to walk, she said.
TIPS SPEAKS
AT WESLACO
_____
'Special to The Herald >
WESLACO, Jan 28—C has R
Tips, candidate for congress to suc
ceed John N. Gamer, spoke last
night to a crowd which filled the
city hail auditorium
W. H Baxter Jr., introduced Mrs.
J J. Murray of Harlingen, who
spoke in behalf of Tips' candidacy,
and W. H Baxter. Sr. introduced
the candidate.
Tips congratulated shippers of
the Valley (or their fight in get
ting the freight differential re
moved. and pledged his help in the
battle. He also advocated the fed
eral government taking over flood
control on the Rio Grande, the
early completion of the Intra-Coast
al canal and other measures to af
ford relief for the unemployed .
He advocated relief for the farm
ers and opposed government in
business, high taxes and gramt and
machine rule
FORD CLAIMS
SHOPS TARGET
OF ‘ATTACKS’
DETROIT. Jan. 28. i/P—Henry
Ford. In a statement tonight an
nounced his automobile plants
throughout the country **one way or
another will be going again full tilt
in a very short time.”
At the same time he said the
labor trouble in local body plants
that forced a shutdown of his fac
tories throughout the country * is
not a strike—it’s an attack on »he
Ford industries.”
First Statement
The statement, the first Mr. Fora
has made since he was quoted
abroad as saying over the telephone
“certain competitors" were respon
sible for the body plant strike, was
brief. He declined to comment on
the telephone interview with a
London newspaper, but said:
“You just can t stop progress.
This L not a strike—it’s an attach
on the Ford industries. So was the
Sclden patent suit years ago. but
■ all efforts of that kind to throttle
! any industry is like a man throw
ing ashes into the wind; eventually
he gets himself all covered over with
ashes. One way or another our
, plants will -e going again full tilt
• in a very short time."
Other Ford officials said today if
, the body workers at the Briggs
Manufacturing company’s plants
1 return to work or the plants get in
to operation with other help by
; next Tuesday, the Ford factories
will reopen as soon thereafter .vs a
flow of automobile bodies is estab
lished.
•To deepen'
While an official statement to
that effect was lacking, it was in
timated consideration had been giv
en to the possibility the Ford com
pany might prepare to make it*
own bodies If necessary. All the dies
now used by the Briggs company at
the Highland Park plant are own
ed by the For;1 company.
Earlier today Ford officials had
said their factories would reopen
"within six hours” after a resump
tion of work by the Briggs plants.
They Indicated their belief an ad
justment would be reached by Mon
day.
Bryant Fails To
Appear for Trials
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant
did not appear in Brownsville Sa'
urday for the scheduled trials of
three former officials of the clos
ed Merchants' National bank who
were jointly indicted with John
Gregg.
No word was received here from
Judge Bryant.
There is a possibility that the
cases will be called for Feb. 13.
Bond Lowered
The bond of Antonio Mendoza,
held in connection with the wound
ing of Porfirio Atkinson near R:o
Hondo last week, was reduced to
$250 from $500 here Saturday fol
lowing a habeas corpus hearing
before Judge A M Kent of the ci
vil district court.
Up to Saturday night Mendoza
had not made the lowered bond.
Mendoza was represented by Ra
fael Cowen. while the state's side of
the hearing was conducted by Asst.
Drst A tty Claude Carter and Co
Atty. chas Bowie.
Injuries Kill Boy
DALLAS. Jan 28 P—Anton
Neilsen Vittrup. Jr., six year old
son of a Dallas police seregan died
at a hospital today of head injarles
suffered a week ago when strucx
bv a swing on which he and other
children had been playing at a
school ground.
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Trees and Blossoms
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HORIZONTAL
t Clav and cal
cium carbon
ate fertilizer.
5 Heavenly body
with a train.
loT© leave out.
14 Melody.
15 To love.
16 Chlne&e staple
food.
17 Balsam.
18 r.ivcr.
19 Last word o£
a prayer.
20 Pitcher.
21 Coarse.
22 Bird's horn*.
23 Female sheep.
25 Unit of work.
27 Popi- s scarf.
30 Child's toy.
32 To preclude.
36 Fishing boat.
37 Stormed.
39 To rescue.
40 Fish.
41 Delegates.
43 Rodent.
44 Kettla for
serving tea.
46 Small dog.
.4n*wcr to Previous Pu//1<*
■»'' Burden.
50 Pod of cotton.
51 Tree, symbol
of triumph.
54 Lists of sol
diers.
56 Wading bird.
♦>0 Chill.
61 Snare.
€2 Weatht rcock.
63 Clothe.
64 To Jeer.
65 Sea eagle.
VERTICAL
1 Husband or
wife.
2 In line.
3 To vex.
4 frown of —
leaves indi
cates academic
honor*? tpl.)
5 To sponge.
6 Smell.
7 Soliloquy.
R C.od of love.
ft Concise.
10 Blossoms of
trees, symbolffc
of weddings?
11 Buffoon
12 Froxeu des
serts.
13 Wigwam.
24 You and I.
26 Road.
27 Obsequies.
2K Vulgar.
29 Toward sea.
30 Spigot.
31 To fondle.
38 Poet.
34 Urandparental.
Network.
37 Results
< political).
35 Deponent.
41 To put on.
42 Sun.
43 Silver halls.
47 Tree, symbol
of peace.
49 Early.
50 Vile.
31 To stroke.
32 Since.
53 To drag along.
53 Digit of the
foot.
37 Fence rail.
5S Wayside hotel
59 To observe.
‘Hello Girls’
Often Help
Newshounds
Here's another aide of the pic
ture.
Of those girls whose sweet voi
ces are wont to tell you "the line
is busy”—"they dont answer"—
"I’m sorry but the party who
called you has hung up” and
"I'm sorry, but your phone was
rung by mistake.”
This yarn is in appreciation of
the way in which the telephone
girls help out when all other
sources of news fade away and
are gone.
You can't get a newspaper man
to join in when the anvil chorus
is paying its respects to the
Hello Gu-ls"— for the Hello
Girls” are our friends
And when they befriend us—
tliey are befriending you—else
how would wc get the news to
you every afternoon and Sunday
morning?
There's a telephone operator at
Lyford, two of them in fact,
whom every member of the edit
orial side of The Brownsville
Herald would like to meet and
shake by the hand.
We don't know then names,
but they are good eggs
When the Valley had a flood,
you may remember having seen
something in the papers about
it. these operators spent plenty
of time giving The Herald the
1 latest.
If tliey did not know they
found somebody who did know
so that we might know that you
might know.
And there s a girl up at Ed
couch who was a regular fellow
Friday noon.
When the mayor and other
dignitaries could not be located
to tell The Herald about their
good time up there—she was on
the job in a big way.
Sitting at her board, between
calls, she viewed the parade and
j passed it on to The Herald re
write man. and that was that.
They are scattered all over the
Valley, in every telephone ex
change. these courteous, obliging,
good natured girls.
And they are a bunch of darn
good eggs!
r '
IN OUR
VALLEY
j. (Continued From Page One>
Was the neighborly way in which
Elsa.
Put in with Edcouch to make the
party a success.
No jealousy between neighboring
towns.
Out m that neck of the woods.
Must be the climate—
, Or something.
Whatever it is. we are for it.
And wish it a as as contagious.
As the measles!
• • •
GOOD NEWS TO THE VALLEY
citrus industry on Page 3 of this
issue of The Herald.
U. S Dept, of Agriculture will
again furnish free spray materia! to
further eradication work against
the Mexican fruit fly.
7hree sprayings will be required
this year, and the Valley citrus
grove owners will, we are sure, hop
on that offer with both feet.
Protection of our citrus Industry is
as important as a proper solution
i to the citrus marketing problem.
TECHNOCRACY*
COMING HERE
.
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A subject of worldwide discus
j sion. Technocracy, will be outlined
i in everyday language and scenes
! in the new picture booked at the
Capitol theatre. Brownsville. Tues
| dav and Wednesday.
A true-to-life picture of scientific
theories on economic and social
problems will be shown at the Ca
pitol In answer to the every-day
man's attenmt to clearly understand
| this latest attempt a* economic de
velopment
Technocracy” depicts methods
evolved by scientists for revolution
izing the world by mechanically re
arranging the industrial situation
and alloting to each man his place
in manufacture and industry.
Cave-In Kills Boys
YUKON, Okla . Jan. 28. OP;—
: Entombed bv a ca\f-in of their
sand playhouse, two farm boys
were found dead by their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. V W Gray, today.
Ih Grays are tenants 04 a farm
north of Yukon
The parent* said the boys. Ben
nie. 15, and Paul. 12. failed to
answer a dinner call Friday night,
and did not come' home. Suspi
cions were not aroused because
they often went to a neighbors
home to spend the night.
—
Marshal Kidnaped
MEEKER Okia, Jan 28 -P-J
! T. Cole. Meeker marshal, was kid
j naped today by two men whom he
attempted to question at a filling
station here, iJm was released un
harmed at Shawnee.
Marshall Cole had been on the
! look-out for the pair following in
formation from the sheriff's office
at Chandler. Undersheriff W E
Gtllaspy. at Chandler, said the men
t ad aroused suspicion by circling
j Chandler on an almost Impassable
! road. The kidnapers escaped.
Cardinal 111
VATICAN CITY. Jan 28 t-P—
Andrew Cardinal Fruhwirth. an
Austrian, is seriously ill of bron
chitis. Some apprehen on is felt
becuuse of his advanced age. He
! is 88
Suspect Jailed
FORT WORTH, Jan 28 <*»—A
suspect was held in jail here today
as detectives investigated a robbery
i last mghi. in which O- H. (Boot*
Simpson, apartment house owner,
was shot through the left forearm
and in the mouth.
GERMANY IS
AGAIN SANS!
CHANCELLOR
BERLIN Jan. 28 - -f — Chancel
lor Kurt Von Schleicher, for almost
a decade considered to be Germ
any’s most clever player of political
chess, today was cherkmated by
the opposition which he a few days
ago described as political manipu
lators. and resigned.
Wants “Stronger Man"
Former Chance’.lor Franz Von
Papen. nationalist leader Alfred
Hugenberg and national socialist
leader Adolf Hitler, plus the East
Prussian junkers and also certain
big industrialists, persuaded Pres.
Von Hmdcnburg that Gen. Von
Schleicher was unable to master
Germany’s economic crisis and in
sisted that a stronger man must be
placed at the helm
With the dismissal oi Gen Von
Schleicher. Pres Von Hindenburg's
conception of the constitution has
become a pivotal question.
On one hand those who scorn
parliamentarism try to convince
him the countrv is in such a .state
of emergency that the fate of the
people is more important than the
letter of the constitution. On th*
other hand organized labor of all
political shades solemly adjures
the president to “energetically op
pose all underground effort ainriR
at a coup d'etat and to insist upon
a constitutional solution of the
crisis.”
Short Administration
The deposed Prussian premier.
Otto Braun, even issued a public
warning that ' a declaration of a
state of national emergency would
be tantamount to high treason.
Former Chancellor Von Papen.
as the confidant of Pres. Von Hin
denburg. immediately started con
tacting Herr Hitler Dr Hugenberg
and the centrists, but Wilhelms
trasse expects no definite develop
ments before Monday.
Gen. Von Schleicher, head of the
20th cabinet since the birth of the
German republic, resigned a Her
governing the nation only 56 days.
Tins was a shorter administration
than any previous chancellor s with
the exception of that of Prince
Max Von Baden, head of the last
imperial cabinet, who was swept
away by the revolution after 30
days m the chancellorship.
COBB ATTACKS
MILTON WEST
'Special to The Herald*
SAN BENITO. Jan. 28.—Making
his 16th speech of the week in his
home section, the Valley. Mou.ton
'Tvi Cobb of Mission, candidate
for congress, addressed a downtown
audience here this afternoon of
j more than 200 people blistering me
public record of Milton West, rep
resentative from Cameron county
| in the Texas legislature and a can
didate to succeed Gamer
Cobb spoke here at 4 30 p m be
ing introduced by A. R. Etrhtson
and J. D. Wren. Cob bspokc at Mer
cedes at 2 30. where he was in
troduced bv John L. Bruce.
••This race for congress is be
tween II and 8
Cobb -Mr. West is publiclv back a
by Sen. Archie Parr, the King es
tate. and other big business of thr
Fifteenth district. Being a native
Texan and a student of the Univer
■ sity of Texas from 1918 to 192C
; there are more than 3.000 college
mates of mine in the 23 counties in
, this district who will vote solidly
for me. ’ declared Cobb
Mr West a few week > ago cor
ed against the bill in the house at
Austin to reduce the pay of legis
lators from $10 to S8 per day.
whereas three year sago our T*\as
solons received $5 per day. Mr West
was celcted on a platform of econo
my Though the cotton farmer is
r«*w.mg a cut ol 75 per cent and
the cabbage grower can hardly get
$2 per ton. Mr West refused to cut
his own salary *
Congress Salary
Slash Proposed
WASHINGTON. Jan 23 T—A
cut in salaries of members of con
gress from $10,000 to 87.500 was
proposed in the house today by
Rep Whittington tD Mls8.».
His bill also would cut clerk hire
for the house 25 per cent
Use of Local Labor
At Harlingen Urged
• Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN. Jan. 28.— Crafts
men, both union and non-union,
appointed committees at a meeting
here Friday night to urge use of
local laobr on tire Harlingen post- j
office building and to check ten
nencies toward cheap labor.
A committee composed of J. M
Patten, chairman, and John Gill
and C. L. Wright was appointed to
draw up a constitution and by-laws
for the new organization. Ora P*ol ,
was elected president and Tom
Lewis secretary-.
DEM ECONOMY
MOVE IS HIT)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. —
Dissatisfied with the latest and
more lenient democratic proposal
to slash appropriations as near as
possible, without setting a defmitc
figure. Sen. King «D. Utah' said
tonight the ‘democrats haven't the
courage'* to go through with a
•real” economy program.
The economy controversy will be
reached by the senate again next
week when Sen. Tydings «D Md>
asks a vote on his resolution to
instruct the appropriations com
mittee to reduce all supply bills as
far as practicable without impairing
any essential lederal functions
This proposal was agreed upon by
a democratic conference yesterda.
after i, discarded as ‘impractic
able'" a more drastic resolution of
the Mary lander calling for a cut of
approximately half a billion dollars
in appropriations.
A plan for lopping $800,000,000 oft
federal expenditures was submitted
to heads of the congresMonal ap
propriations committees today by
spokesmen for the U. S Chamber
of Commerce
Henry I. Harriman. president
1 Matthew S. Sloan, vice president
and Redfield Proctor, a director,
called on Chnin By ms of the house
committee, and Sen Hale, leader
of the senate committee.
ICC APPROVES
(Continued ..om Page One)
fhat they can get Just as quick ac
tion on the differential by with
drawing their objections before he
Interstate Commerce commission.-'
The association is determined to
I continue the short haul fight and is
| urging ail Valley business men to
I assist. Sewell said.
BALDWIN NOTIFIES
OF ICING RATE .
(Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN Jan 28 - Top and
body icing rates granted by the
Missouri Pacific and Southern Pa
cific lines last week will be put in
to effect "at the earliest possible
moment ' aocorduig to a letter
from L W. Baldwin, president of
the Missouri Pacific, to L. F S* wi I.
secretary-manager of the South
1 Texas Shippers association
Baldwin s letter was in answer to
the telegram sent by the shippers
: on the mcht of Jan. 21 which rug
gested that if the California and
Arizona refrigeration rates hao
been granted the Valley under a
misapprehension that shipper,!
would discontinue the short hai*\
fight against the differential, the
railroads take back the new rates
Steps Reviewed
..... regardless of your sugge<
I tion that we are released from the
obligatotn of that understanding we
| have no dtsire to change our ori
ginal vilews and are putting the ar
1 rangement into effect at the ear
• liest possible moment." the Mopac
president stated in his letter.
Commenting on the differential
the letter reviewed the various steps
which have been taken to obtain its
; removal, stating that the matter is
“now pending before the Comm s
j sion (Interstate Commerce! for
final decision "
•Regardless of how we might feci
about the matter, we are not per
I mitted under the law to make any
i change in existing conditions until
the commission has formally passed
on the case." Baldwin states
Educator Dies
LONDON Jan. 28 — f’—George
Edward Saintsburv one of Eng
land‘I foremost educators and a
well known writer, died today at
his home in Bath.
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TWO OF THE MOON,
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STORE LOOTED,
STOCK DRIVEN
ACROSSRIVER
MARFA. Jan. 29 --bp—Reports
reached here today that ranchmen
in the vicinity of Presidio, 70
miles south of Marfa on the Rio
Grande, had armed themselves
as a protection from raids by
bandit* from across the river.
I rom Mexico
Stanley Caaner. manager of the
Cincuinatt plantations, north of
Presidio, mud that a store which
carried supplies and clothing for
tarmcrs and ranchmen had been
looted and that an investigation
proved the robbers were from Mex
ico.
Caaner slated that tlie men. who
cross a shallow' ford at that point,
have boasted openly that soldier*
-r.d the post at Fort D. A. Russell
at Maria had been removed and
that they could do as they pleased.
The border patrol and ranger
rorces were described as inade
quate to c~pe with the situation.
County peace officers consist of
several deputies and a sheriff
t allle Omen Over
Robbery of a small store at
Ochoa and the burning of a dwell
ing near Presidio after it had been
ransacked also were reiiorteu Cat
tle and horses were said to have
been driven across the river in
large numbers.
Under government orders. Port
D. A. Russell was abandoned about
a month ago and the first cavalry,
i stationed close to the border for
many years, was transferred to
Camp Knox. Kv.. 10 be transfo.m-.
ed into a mechanized unit. Tf
Attack and Slaying
Laid to Gang Feud
NEW YORK Jan. 28. op»— Gang
vengeance was believed tonight by
police to nave been the motive tor
the slavin', of a 32-year-old chair
! fcur and • hammer attack on a 60
vear old woman, who were *ounvi
within a short distance of eath
i other along a lonely Queens road
The body of the man. Vincent
Fantasia, who had been arrest’ d
five times, once in connection with
1 a murder, was found last night by
a patrolman. The chauffeur had
been shot three times in the back.
Shields Captures
Canada Net Title
Earl c. Miller. Imperial Potentate
of the Shrine, passed through
Brownsville Friday night In a pri
I vate ear en route to Houston from
Mexico City.
Blight Discovered
A. L. Smith of Los Fresnos has
i reported that he ha* discovrrea i*;©
blight on Iua potato vines;
Henry Alsmeyer Cameron county
famr agent, says this can be con
trolled either with a spray or a dust.
The spray is made up of four
pounds of Milestone, four pounds
of lime and 50 gallons of water. An
other cure is dusting with copper
lime dust.
Either method is eftectlve. Ah
mever states, but he point* out that
spraying is a bit cheaper.
Indictments Returned
'Sjs'cial to The Herald i
EDINBURG. Jan 28 —Three in
dictment* were returned by the
92nd District Court grand jury Sat
urday morning following reconven
ing of the jury Friday
The indictments charge conver
sion. swindling and abandonment
after seduction and marriage Two
of the persons named live outs'de
the state and the other has not
been arrested, according to mem
bers of the sheriffs departments.
Names are therefore being with
held.
Body Identified ~v
DALLAS. Jan 28 (A*—A woman'%M
b<idy found float :ng In the Trinit*
river here has been identified bv
relative* a* that of Mrs W H Rlc*
Jr . 26. of Fort Worth It appear
ed that she had been dead about
a week
Mrs Rice disappeared from her
For: Worth home, near the river,
on Dec. 31. alter drawing money
from a savings account. She had
been unemployed for some time
Realtor Found Dead
Si DALIA Me. Jan. 28 V — Ira
F Mellon. 53, prominent real es
tate man In this city far many
years, was found dead in the gar
age at his home here today.
It was believed he died suddenly
some tune yesterday of heart dis
ease
< AMIROV Ri;t ORI»
Marriage license Issued A B
W iekfr and Olita Adair s, Brown -
vllle
Suit in civil district court Janie'
G Kozak vs Louts F Schwart*. .<11
parties waived tf’al bv jury. Ha
nson lor plaintiff as prayed for
debt as per decree on file
New suit* filed in district court :
Clara Rupe vs. Lee Rupe. divorce:
Texas Associated Seed* Inc., vr..
Joseph Getunger, suit for debt and
garnishment.
.'*> yvr e
“Tomcat Hunt”
Beats Lions
POPULAR BLUFF Mo, Jan
28 <&t— Five youth* of Pop ji «r
Bluff have planned to emulate
‘ Denver M. Wright, St. Louis lion
hunter by staging a hunt with two
"viciou* tomcat*!’*
Frank Giumbeliuta. one of the
youths said he and his compan
ions plan to establish a "veldt*
on Sna'te Island in the St. Fran
ces River and release the ammai>
at night and hunt for them the
next day.
' We really believe” he said
‘ that two vicious alley rat* wtti
furnish more excitement th. n
moth-eaten lion*, which probe'** j
have never been out of thd^r
cages ”
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