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Paved Highway Through Kenedy Hope Now Centered About Pope Measure OUTLOOK FOR RE’S OKEH SAIDRRIGHT fB.v Staff Correspondent) RAYMONDVILLE. Feb. 18 Realization of a dream of 25 yean —a paved highway through Kenedy county—looms as a result of the Pope bill now in the legislature, Nat Wetael, leader in Willacy county's light, said today. "It looks like the Pope bill will aolve the problem, and brmg us the road, and It looks like the bill is sure to pass.” Wetael said. Sentiment Strong Wetael said he had letters iroai many Texas senators and repres entatives stating that they are working for the bill “Sentiment generally is so strong in favor of this highway that it is practically political suicide for any legislator to oppose this bill.” Wet zel said. The Pope bill was introduced by W. E. Poik\ the veteran Nueces county representative, who ha* been a strong force in the Texas legislature for a decade or more. The bill does not mince words. It states that the Texas Highway department shall proceed at once with the construction of a paved highway throuh Kenedv county. It lurther declares the lack of such a road an emergency situation, which makes the bill emergence legislation and cuts through delays and some red tape. ‘Earliest Practical l>atr’ The bill provides tor a state high way “beginning at the terminus of the present State Highway in aaid town of Rivera in Kleberg county. Texar, and extending into and through Santa, Tex., to and into RaymondnlL in Willacy as herein designated to be along toe straight est and most practical route and to be within a reasonable time from the date of this Act taking effect, surveyed and laid out under the direction of the State Highway Commission as now provided by law for the designation and laying out of State Highways; the right of way for said highway to be acquired by the State Highway Commission as now provided by law. when said nrht. of way is nor now a part of the State Highway system. That sakl highway take such designation and number as the State Highway com mission may fix as now authori/e.1 by law and to be constructed In such manner and out of such ma terials and of such thickness and width and durability as the High way Commission may designate, and the actual construction work on said highway to be begun in the due or der of priority and be prosecuted continuously and diligently and with due skill and to be completed at the earliest practical date, and opened and maintained as ©’her state highways." Necessity Pointed Out The bill proceeds to show the necessity lor such a road and de clares an emergency. Wetael said the people of Willacy county have every hope that the bill will pass, and that the road will then ’-e forced through Kenedy cunty. "Supi/ow the bill doe* not pass?” he was asked. • We believe that It will." Wetzel ; Mid. "Do you think the highway com mission will build the road after the law is passed?” he asked. “We belieie that they will." Wetzel said the county is spend ing its energies now in helping *o get the m passed, and will waten development then. •TROUSERS SO EFFEMINATE’ --- No. Edwin, these blushing beauties are not Marlene ' Pantlegs'’ Die trich and Bcbe • Trousers " Daniels. These blushing beauties are Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey skirting about Hollywood. It rough old Marlene Dietrich wants to wear the pants, let her. say Bert and Bob. “Anything good enough for my mother is good enough for me." declar ed Wheeler. The only comment Woolsey had to offer was: ' Trousers are so effeminate.” / / Wildcats Over Upper Valley Keep Oil Interest High (Special to The Herald) , RIO GRANDE CITY. Feb. 13.— I Eleven wildcat locations in widely j scattered parts of Starr and Hidal go counties, most of them deep tests, kept those interested in Lower Rio Grande Valley oil developments on the jump during the past week. These eleven wildcats otter almost unlimited pO'Mbilm'\«s and this ac counts for the tact that acreage surrounding them is virtually all leased before they start drilling. In addition to these wildcats, two tests in the Rio Grande Ch’* deep pool and two in the Noitn Los Glmo> shallow pool, both prov en areas, were drilling. In the Rio Grande citv pool, 'wo new deep te ts penetrated the 1 40»» foot sand and drilled below 1.500 feet in vain search for the pay. Witherspoons No. l E. M. Jocks. located 150 feet from the north and 850 feet from the east lines of Block 5. Tri.ct 77-A. Porcion 81, Ancient Jurisdiction of Camarg", wa* bailed dry at total depth of 1 486 feet. The well mad" an oil showing but no more, it was aban doned Friday. It is only a few hur. drcd leet north ol Sioux Oil com pany's No. l Goodrich, deep dis covery. Its failure further limited nearby possibility:. Howard Staggs’ No 1 Ida Dm-, located 1:30 feet from the south and 130 feet from the west line.-, of Block 16. Tract 4. Porcion 81. An cient Jurisdiction of Caniargo. and about 800 leet northwest of ihe Witherspoon test was abandoned dry Friday atternoon alter making some oil showings earlier in the week The hole was drilled well be low 1,500 feet without obtaining pro duction and definitely kills chances to the immediate north ol the deep discovery pool, which is now one location w.de and about lour long, north and south. In the North Las oluias sh’llvv pool. Sinclair & Culbertson's No. 2 Kelsay-Ba&s, located 150 leet from the south and 450 leet from the east lines of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the south west quarter of Seci ion a, Porciones 75. 76 and 88. Ancient Junsdicion of Camargo. was abandoned dry at 899 left. Only two leet of sand was cored in the regular shallow sand at 465 feet. Hooks (\ weavers No. 14 Krbay Bas>. a projected deep test in the heart of the shallow pool, lo.>t a slip in the hole at 660 feet, failed to fish it out and fuiallv skidded the derrick a tew feet and started H-W No. 14-A. The new test is now drill ing at 350 feet on the scheduled 3. 000 foot test. Location is 150 teet from the west and 250 feet from the south lines of the east three quarters of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter ot Section 6. Porclones 75, 76 and 77. Ancient Jurisdiction ol Can.argo. A gasoline rotary is being used. With virtual assurance that the Rio Grande City deep pool will not at the present develop into big pay. wild-catters who are keeping the bojs interested in Starr county. The Roma pool jumped into the limelight during the past week with two good gas wells completed out of what had been reported as a ban- i donments. one deep test to be pu.-n- I efd down shortly, one test in the 1 vicinity continuing drilling and two new tests proposed for the near fu ture. The gassers completed were Daw sons No. 3 Margo, located 600 feet from the west and 5.560 feet from the south lines of Share No. 3-B Porcion 70. Ancient Jurisdiction of Mier, and Dawson's No. 4 Vt’go. located 700 feet from the west and 5.560 feet from the south lines of the same Share 3-B. Both weUs tested 80 pounds rock pressure after they had once been abandoned as dry oil wvlls. While there is no market for gas wells in this more or less isolated location, they will furnish more than enough fuel'for Stickncy's No. 1 H. Gonzclcs. located 366 feet from the past and 3.166 feet from the south lines of Survey 339; for Jim Cloud, Inc., No. 1 Sanchez, located In the exact center of Survey 344. a shoit distance to the east; for Jim Cloud, j Inc.. No. 2 Sanchez, located 2.000 feet south and 600 feet west of No. 1 Sanchei; for a new deep test to be drilled by Moore <fc Jenkins of McAllen, successful operators In the North Los Olmos shallow- pool, on the R. E. Margo properties: and for other tests expected to be drilled in the immediate vicinity. Stickney’s No. 1 H Gonzales it changing over, after spudding in me time ago. from a light gaso line to a heavy duty steam rotarv j rig. The deep test, to go 3.500 feet. | should be drilling again shortly. j I »■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Question on Canada | HORIZONT \ h I Commander-in chief of a navy. 7 Kpatulate ireplcrr.«-ul. 8 Any flathsh. 10 Implement to hold two piece* together. 11 Pertaining to tides. 13 Nymph of the Mohammedan paradise. 14 To decay. 15 Ocean. 17 Ordered. 19 To respond to a stimulus. 21 Inspires reverence. 22 Electrified particle 23 Sorrowful. 24 Laughter sound. 25 By. 25 Determina billty. 28 Beret. 29 Deity. AitMftor lo I’rrviou* 30 Vandal. 31 Grief. 33 Destiny. 33 To contradict. 35 Killed w ith a javelin, as fish. S7 Church title. 38 Evil (prefix!. 3!» Net weights of containers. 40 Rubbed clean. 4J Sleeps. 43 ‘'From —— to Beeisheba?" 41 Filthy. 4 > Piece of armor. VERTICAL 1 Armadillo. 2 Canada is « ailed a -1 3 Soft broom. 4 Within. 5 Entrance. ** Boy. 7 Squalid neighborhood, ft Formed a foundation. 10 Arrival. 11 Thkk shrub. 12 Meadow. 17 Smoothed with a howel. II Slate of being renewed. 16 A faithful friend. 17 Prank. IS Period. 19 Beam of light. 20 Insulated. 23 Royal maces. 26 To place. 27 Neither. 2* Walking sticks. 30 .Moist. 32 Four’»rits. 31 To nod. 35 Possessed. 76 Hops kilns. 36 Bill of fare in a restaurant. II Heavy felt half boot worn by loggers. 42 Long narrow ‘inlet. 11 Doctor (abbr.). ROOSEVELTS FREEDOM ENDS WITH5SH0IS NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—OP)—Five mad shots by an assassin have about closed the door of freedom to Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president-elect found today he was j looking at the world through rows ; o: blue coats. Throngs Thankful Mr. Roosevelt is also conscious as never before of the feeling of ' America for him as president-elect. The throngs that lined the streets last night when he arrived under ' an extraordinary guard of 1.0001 policemen testified to their thank fulness that he had escaped death ; at Miami and to their admiration of his coolness un<Ter fire. Where one ix>licenian stood a j month ago in front of the Roose velt home on East 65th street, a squadron patrolled today. Although i bsolute order prevailed, the police, j stirred to unprecedented prccau- : tions by Giuseppe Zangara and his hatred for ’ presidents and kings,” were taking no chances. The president-elect himself was still smiling and going ahead with the preparation* for the presiden cy without any change in his dally routine. Meanwhile, he kept in closest touch with the Miami has- j pital where lie the five victims of I the bullets Intended for himself. 1 Hemmed by Police Reaching New York late yester- I day iroai the southland, the Roosevelt party was hemmed in by 1 a cloud of police and secret ser v:ce men. Leaving his home after I dinner to go with his son. Elliott. ' to Masonic Hall where the sot leceived the degree of Master Mason, he was again surrounded by police. Eight secret service men. with Pistols drawn, rodfc in a car behind his. As unconcerned as ever, Mrs. Roosevelt reached home yesterday just ahead of her husband and walked out annd the throngs of newspapermen and photographers to sing a "hello'' into the car. Mrs. Curtis B. Hall, daughter of Mr Roosevelt, rode with him from Philadelphia and accompanied him to the house. James A Farley, national chair man. headed the reception com mittee. SISTER OF TEDDY’ DIES NEW YORK. Fob. 18 —| From all over the nation messages of condolences came today, mourn ing the death of a distinguished member of the many-branchea Roosevelt family. Mrs. Cormne Roosevelt Robinson. Mrs. RobtRScn. who was a sister i oi Pres. Theodore Roosevelt and aunt oi Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt, i d:ed last night of pneumonia in her 72nd year. Like her brother. Mrs. Robinson had tremendous energy which car ! :.rd her into philanthropy, society. literature and politics. She was i the widow of Douglas Robinson, wealthy real estate man. She made the old Roosevelt residence in East 20th Street a shrine for admirers of Theodore Roosevelt; campaigned for liberty leans, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and the republican party; wrote several volumes of noetrv and a book called Mv brother T R Mrs Robinson was a fifth cousin of the president-elect. Surviving are three children: Theodore Dou glas Robinson. wrho was assistant secretary of the navy under Pres. Coolidge; Mrs. Joseph W Aisop of *von. Conn.; and Monroe Douglai Robinson of New York. Liquor Seized MOBILE. Ala., Feb. 18 (T.—Th3 liquor laden American lugger La Fttte was en route here todav in tow of the coast guard cutter Hahon ing. The lugger carrying 664 eases oi whiskey fell into the hands of the Mahoning in the Gulf of Mexico last night off Southwest Pass. La., the cutter informed coast guard headquarters in a radio message. ISLAND HONOR a jsd • i For instance. iu Puerto Rico there is Yvette Louise Baker who has been chosen queen of the carnival, the first girl from the American continent ever to be I given this island honor. WEATHER j East Texas (east of 100th meri dian): Partly (floudy; warmer in west and north portions Saturday night; Sunday partly cloudv to cloudy and warmer; local rams on west coast and m southwest por tion. Light to fresh easterly to south erly winds on the coast. RIVER FCRECAST There will be no material change in the river during the next 24 to 36 hours. Flood Present 24-Rr. 24-Hr Stagp Singe Chang Rain Eagle Pass 16 3 6 0.0 .00 Laredo 27 0.7 0.0 0(1 Rio Grande 21 *5.2 *-0.2 .00 Hldalg.i 22 5.4 0.0 .00 Mercedes 20 7.7 -0 1 .00 Brownsville 18 .00 • Estimated. TIDE '! ABLE High and low tide at Point Isabel Sunday, imder normal meteor ological conditions; High . 2:40 p. m l Low . 5 01 a. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today . 6:25 Sunrise tomorrow . 6 02 HEATHER SVMMARV Barometric pressure was mocler Itllj low to low over tlu- Rock? mountain region and the Canadian northwest this morning, and rela tively high over must of the bal ance of the country. Scattered rams occurred in the southeastern and middle Atlantic states except Florida during the last 24 hours, j It was colder to considerably cold er from New Mexico and most ol Tfxas northeastward to the Great Lakes this morning, and somewhat warmer in portions of the north western states. BULLETIN 'First figures, lowest tempera ture last night; second, highest yesterday; third, wind velocity at 8 a. m.; fourth, precipitation in last 24 hours.) Abilene . 32 60 .. .00 Amarillo . 26 46 .. .00 Atlanta . 48 54 .. 1.74 Austin . 42 70 .. .00 Boston . 38 46 .. .00 BROWNSVILLE ... 61 75 .. .00 Br'ville Airport .... 60 77 .. .00 Calgary . 20 32 14 .03 Chicago . 22 36 .. .00 Cleveland . 26 34 .. .00 Corpus Christi .... 52 68 12 .00 Dallas . 38 66 .. .00 Del Rio . 44 74 .. .00 Denver . 26 44 .. .00 Dodge City . 20 46 10 .00 F.l Paso . 38 64 .. .00 Fort. Smith . 38 60 .. .01 Hel na . 1R 30 P0 Houston . 46 66 14 .00 Huron . 20 40 .. .00 Jacksonville . 64 76 .. .00 Kansas City . 30 44 .. ,0'V Los Angeles. 46 68 .. 00 Louisville . 30 50 10 24 Memphis . 38 54 10 06 Miami . 72 80 .. 00 New Orleans . 62 76 .. .14 North Platte . 24 42 10 .00 Oklahoma City .... 30 48 .. .Of* Palestine . 40 68 .. .00 Pensacola . 64 68 12 .00 Phoenix . 40 70 ., oo Port Arthur . 52 72 .. .06 Roswell .. 26 54 .. .00 St. Louis . 32 40 .. .00 St. Paul . 10 32 .. .00 Salt Lake City .... 16 30 10 .00 Sail Antonio . 44 66 14 .00 Santa Fe . 20 40 .. PI Sheridan . 8 28 00 COLD STORAGE NOW OPEN # Store Your Oranges, Grapefruit, Cabbage, etc. ALEXANDER MARKETING CO. Phones 176-177 — San Benito, Texas VALLEY PARKS BUREAU BUSY WITH PROGRAM Plans for continuation of the highway parks and beautification program now being earned out in the Valley are being arranged un der the direction oi the South Tex as Chamber of Commerce bureau of parks and beautification. This is a new bureau of the South Texas organization and is I headed by Gutzon Borglum. moun- j tain sculptor. Borglum was in the Valley recent ly. and anounced a plan for palm lming of 1500 miles of highway from Brownsville west along the Rio ' Grande to Eagle Pass, then back through San Antonio to Houston, and back to Brownsville. Mr. Borglmu recently wrote the chamber ot commerce here asking > for a map of the highway beautifi cation work in this section, and said he is preparing, as chairman of the parking board of the state highway commission, to recommend to the commission just where it takes up beautification work on the south Texas highways. On the bureau of parks of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce along with Borglum are the follow ing south Texas people, most of who are chamber of commerce secretar ies: Mrs. Lorine Jones Spoon ts Corpus Christ!: J. E. Bell. San Benito: Miss Ruth Clark. McAllen; G. C. Richardson. Brownsville; A Rnera. .Jr.. Eagle Pass; Mathias de Llano, Laredo; Vanoc Porter. Bay City: W. N. Blanton. Houston: M. W Carlton, ioakum; L. E. Cherry, Beeville. Fishing is Good The Climate is Fine Our Cottages are well furnished, of am pie size, have all conven iences \ ou'll Be Surprised at the Vet* Low Kate:. Come to Del Mar Beach L_| PULLIAM FOR CONGRESS r. W. Pl’LLIAM Candidate for Congress from the 15th District Warren Pulliam, a native of Uvalde county, Texas, 14 years of age, a farmer, banker and business man. is the safest man to send to con gress from the 15th district. He has all the quali fications requisite, but above every other con sideration he believes that the tarming indus try needs the most attention at this time and be ing a farmer himself he is vitally interested in the welfare of his farmer and business friends. Civilization begins and ends with the plow. If the republic is to survive the producers of the nec essities of life must be given every encourage ment and protection and be given fair compen sation for the things they produce. Pulliam will fight for the farmer, the stockman and the busi ness man. He is for deep water at Port Isabel and for flood control. He is a battler for lower freight rates and has represented the people in this partic ular before various congressional committes and the Interstate Commerce Commission very suc cessfully for the past ten years and is therefore, not new to Washington. He is for Veterans of all wars: for federal employes and will abide by the rules of the democratic caucus with re spect to the submission of the 18th amendment, but first of all and above all. be is for the farm ers of his own and the Lower Rio Grande Valley sections. Vote for F. W. PULLIAM ^Political ad paid for by Valley friends of F W. 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