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THE WEATHER CHEERY EARFUL Although groins sagged under re Brownsville and the Valley Partly re wed selling pressure today, stocks cloudy to cloudy Thursday night * generally ignored this weakness and n_rt —._ y moved quietly up to higher levels. ■on Friday. , Gains in most categories averaged a point or mort. --- THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS _ __ _ _____ FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 45 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933 TEN PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY) fit s; , IN OUR VALLEY j WHEN WE LISTEN TO EN iapttiusiastic sponsors of various types of government, we wonder— In Germany they have what they call a National Socialist govern ment, and Hitler is ruler— In Russia they have Communism, and Stalin rules— M In Austria they have a Demo ^•eracy, and Dollfus rules— In Italy they have Fascism, and Mussolini rules— In England they have a consti tutional monarchy, and the King doesn’t rule anything— So we wonder. Yes, sir; we wonder about those moves such as communism, which are supposed to be for the pur pose of making the man in the street his own ruler— • • • AMONG THOSE WHO ARE enthusiastic about the new com pulsory inspection and grading law which the Valley fostered are Hart T. Longino, who will be in charge of its enforcement. Longino said it is a fine law. “Of course we must have the co operation of the grower and packer —or the law will not function properly. “In inspecting and grading a car, we look over a bunch of samples. “It is up to the shipper to see that our men get representative samples. Naturally we can’t in spect every box of fruit in a car.” Longino commented on the fact that Valley shippers got together and voluntarily placed this drastic regulatory law into effect. And it is so good, he pointed out— That Florida is figuring on adopting and passing it. • • • SUCH ACTION ON THE PART ef Florida is of great importance. The man who ships culls with out having them branded as such has a great advantage over the man who ships good fruit, Longino points out. And it is almost important to hold up a market, with inferior stuff being dumped on it—unless tips stuff is branded for what it is. If the Valley is shipping only graded fruit, and Florida dumps its culls in bulk on the market, down Will go the price. So Florida— In the spirit of co-operation which now permeates this coun try— Is preparing to impose the Val ley’s own law upon herself. • • • SAN BENITO ONCE HAD A BIG annual celebration— On July Fourth. It was a Valley event—people came from all around the town. The Missouri Pacific sent its “First Train". The celebration was finally dropped. Hard times did it. Now San Benito is going to have a celebration again. On Labor Day. Says Mrs. Ethel B. Finks, ener getic manager of the celebration, ‘•We are going to make this a Valley event. We want every Val ley town to be represented. We are going to make it San Benito’s ^>ig annual celebration." So more power to San Benito. this playground base ball has got us guessing. A thousand people out to see the opening games. And almost as many last night to see two more battles. It convinces us that the people are strong for entertainment—es pecially some kind of entertainment in which they take part. We thought of playing it, recall ing the days when we used to do it in school— So we went out just for a trial and ran from home plate to first base— And decided to give it up. The bases are too far apart. • • • the valley veget able Growers association sends a letter of protest to the Texas R. F. C. re lief headquarters, against the 30 cent per hotir minimum paid per sons who are getting R. F. C. re lief. They point out that most labor ers who have been working in the Valley for $1.00 a day, Get their house, vegetables, etc., v without cost. ,0j,' And ask fpr a lower minimum. Purl Takes Hand In Stink Bomb Probe Diet. Atty. D. S. Purl of Corpus Christi, who is attending criminal district court in Raymondville, was In Brownsville Thursday to take a hand in investigation of the “stink bombing” of the Rivoli Theater at San Benito Saturday. iHe returned to Raymondville aft > reviewing evidence uncovered by e sheriff’s office and the county attorney’s office. Slain Girl’s Mother Believes Boy Is Innocent Texas Woman Sentenced to Die Starves to Death in Jail Cell JEALOUSY IS HELD CAUSE OF SHOOTING Wife’s Life Saved As Gun Snaps; Her Husband Dies (Special to The Herald) HARLINCEN, Aug. 24.—A pistol snapped here last night about 7:30 o’clock—and spared a woman’s life a few seconds after it had sent a bullet through her wrist. A split-second later the same pistol sent a fatal bullet tearing through a man’s chest. Jealousy Blamed Investigating officers, piecing to gether evidence in last night’s tragedy in an upstairs hotel in the business district here, announced today that jealousy caused Charles P. Wuertele, about 30, to shoot hfs wife and himself. Following a quarrel in their room, police said Wuertele seized a pistol and shot his young wife through the wrist and than shot himself through the chest. It developed during the investigation held today that Wuertele placed the pistol to his wounded wife’s back as she at tempted to flee the room. She es caped when the pistol snapped. A second later Mrs. Wuertele, 22, heard another shot in the room and the hotel manager found her hus band lying across the bed. Wuertele died at the Valley Bap tist hospital a few minutes later where he was rushed for an emer gency operation. Mrs. Wuertele was shot through the fleshy part of her wrist. Shooting Follows Quarrel Wuertele, who was a hotel cook, and his young wife, a waitress in a downtown cafe, returned from work about 7 o’clock and went to their room, Mrs. Wuertele told Jus tice of the Peace Will G. Fields. He accused her of some “imagin ary wrong’’, the wounded woman stated, and a quarrel followed. A few minutes later Wuertele seized a pistol and placed it to her chest, she told officers. She threw her hands up and the bullet passed through her wrist. Wuertele’s body was held by Thompson’s Mortuary Thursday awaiting arrival of a brother and sister from Austin. It was reported that the dead man’s mother also lives at Austin. La Feria First To Plow Cotton Under Cotton farmers of the La Feria Santa Maria roction are the first in Cameron county to complete destruction of cotton in accord ance with federal agreements, it has been announced. The committee in charge of the work in the section is composed of F. P. Cook, R. H. Jenkins and H. O. Wyland. Shooting Is Fatal SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 24. (JPy—Earl Barry, 32. died here today following a shooting at his home on the Pleas anton Road. Mrs. Sophia V. Barry, his wife, was taken into custody. In a statement to officers, Mrs. Barry she and her husband were scuffling over a shot gun when it was discharged. MARKETS A T GLANCE NEW YORK Stocks steady; specialties rally. Bonds irregular; U. S. govern ments firm. Curb steady; industrials firm. Foreign exchanges firm; dollar continued decline. Cotton steady; boll weevil com plaints; higher sterling exchange. Sugar lower; easier spot mar ket. Coffee quiet; trade selling. CHICAGO Wheat weak; liquidation and uncertainty. Com weak; awaiting com-hog move. Cattle slow; 25 cents lower; top $7.35. Hogs slow, 10 cents lower; top $4.50. Compromise on Coal And Auto Codes Are Believed at Hand WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—(#*)—Closely following a declaration banning anti-union qualifications in codes of competition, Hugh S. Johnson summoned to recovery ad ministration headquarters today spokesmen for coal mine operators and labor, in an effort to clinch a final agree VOTE PLACES ARE LISTED Polling places and election of ficials in Cameron county for the Saturday election are as follows: Brownsville Pet. 16—Fitch’s garage. H. L. Fitch, judge; T. W. Stevenson, L. K. Morris and Mrs. Frank Hill, as sistants. Pet. 17—Humble Filling station on Elizabeth street. Robin m. Pate, judge; John G. Champion and Roy Ruff, assistants. Pea. 18—Alonzo store Louis Cham pion, judge; Clarence Celaya, W. H. Clay and Louis Brulay, assist ants. Pet. 19—City hall. Pat Haley, judge; Manuel Tamez, Gustavo Vera and Harvey C. Stiles, assist ants. Pet. 20—Miller hotel. Fred Recio, judge; Frank Alcedo, W. J. Vertrees and Miss Lydia Champion, assist ants. Pet. 21—Summit filling station. D. Ford, judge; Mrs. L. F. Shelton and J. C. McCoy, assistants. Pet. 28—Carlos Bouis store. V. Crixell, Jr., judge; Teofilo Crixell, R. B. Rentfro, Jr. and Arturo Crix ell, assistants. San Benito Pet. 14—Water district building. E. C. Breedlove, judge; O. T. Roots and J. B. Nosier, assistants. Pet. 15—Dodds & Wedegartner’s office. H. B. Livingston, judge; J. P. Dyer and W. O. Williams, as sistants. Pet. 26—Ford Motor company. G. W. McCain, judge; Paul Cottrell, R. H. Gerlach and Tom Disbrow, assistants. Pet. 27—Valley Buick garage. J. L. Crawford, judge; J. B. Gunn, W. F. Greenslade and L. W. Pratt, assistants. Harlingen Pet. 11—Lozano store. R. M. Eubanks, judge; Joe Chaudoin, Geo. H. Pletcher and W. E. Carey, as sistants. Pet. 12—Grammar school. C. H. (Continued on Page Nine) Pair to Die At Midnight McALESTER, Okla., Aug. 24.—OP) —Claude Oliver, 28, and his 18 year-old nephew, George Oliver, appeared reconciled to their fate today as preparations went forward for their electrocution shortly aftei midnight tomorrow for the “insur ance murder” of the former man’s 15-year-old bride. Their spirits seemed revived despite the an nouncement yesterday Shat Gover nor Murray had decided not to stay the executions. Arkansas Governor Signs Beer Measure LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 24. (JP) —Without waiting for its enroll ment Gov. J .M. Futrell at 11:13 a. m. today signed the engrossed copy of the beer bill making the sale and manufacture of 3.2 beer and light wines legal in Arkansas immediately. Machado Is Guarded NASSAU, N. P., Aug. 24. (JP)—Re ports that an airplane carrying men determined to assassinate Cerardo Machado, exiled president of Cuba, had left Cuba for this <*ty today caused placing of guards armed with rifles about the hotel where Mach ado Is living. Police generally do not carry fire arms and the issue of rifles indicated the gravity with which colonial gov ernment official regarded the re port. :ment on a bituminous code. The labor men, led by John L. Lewis, United Mine workers presi dent, were first to arrive and sat for more than an hour in an ante room until operators were heard from. Johnson, informed that both la bor and industrial leaders were pleased with the interpretation he issued last night, which stated ex plicitly that, although no open shop clause could be written into any code, the NRA had no ban on the company union as such, intended to press for agreement on the remain ing points at issue. The first was wages, the union demanding a basic $5 a day rate, the non-union operators, $3.84. There were signs, however, that a compro mise on this point was not distant. Settlement of the automobile code, which now contains an open shop clause coming under the ban ex pressed in Johnson’s statement, was held in abeyance. Spokesmen for the industry said they wrere not yet clear as to the meaning of this statement and intended to obtain an audience with Johnson for a definite clarifi cation. but officials did not believe a settlement would be long delayed. SALE OF BEER IS UNSETTLED Few Valley Towns May Wait Until Sept. 15 To Open Kegs The Valley is getting ready for beer, in the event the state votes it/* A Brownsville wholesale house announced that it has a solid car load of beer rolling. Nine Valley concerns—wholesale and retail—have obtained federal permits. These are located as fol lows. Three in Rio Grande City, and one each in Mission, Edinburg, San Perlita, McAllen, Mercedes and Brownsville. Opinion varied in different S6C- I tions as to whether the law will be adhered to strictly, and no beer peiimitted sold until Sept. 15, or whether beer will be permitted sold immediately in the event Texas votes wet. County Atty. Sid Hardin of Hi dalgo has announced he will not interfere *ith sales after Aug. 26 if the state votes for beer. Chi the other hand Mayor John Ewing of McAllen has stated that city will not permit sales before Sept. 15. County Atty. Charles Bowie of Cameron county is out of the city, and his office would not comment on the matter. Bailey Guarded PORT WORTH, Aug. 24.—(IP)— While officers armed with machine guns, rifles and sawed off shot guns guarded the federal building and the four Shannons held for kidnaping, a heavily guarded auto mobile was dispatched to bring Harvey Bailey, gangster, and kid naping leader, from Dallas to Fort Worth this afternoon. Walking through rows of officers, machine guns at their sides, the Shannons entered the federal build ing at 9:30 a. m., they, too, having been ordered brought here for a hearing before District Judge James C. Wilson to determine if their bonds of $50,000 each shall be re duced. Red Cross to Meet The executive committee of the Red Cross in Brownsville will meet this afternoon at 5 o’clock at the chamber of commerce building to discuss the relief situation in this section. R. B. Ernst is chairman. WOULDNT EAT FOOD GIVEN HER. K SAID Mrs. Dach Convicted In Death Of Farmer LaGRANGE, Aug. 24. UP)—Mrs. Anton Dach, who was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Henry Stoever. farm hand on her place near Schulenburg, died in Fayette county Jail here last night. Self Imposed Fast Officers said death was due to an intermittent fast she imposed on herself when she was arrested last April. She weighed over 200 pounds when she was placed in a cell here. When she died last night she had lost around 100 pounds. . Officers said that she had been going without food for days. Oc casionally she would nibble at the food given her, then turn her face to the wall and read an old German Bible. She was convicted on May 25 of killing Stoever. Her attorneys ap pealed the conviction and she was awaiting the result of the appeal when death came. Confessed Slaying Funeral services brobably will be held today. She is survived by three brothers and a sister. The burned remains of Stoever’s body were found buried in a pit in Mrs. Dach’s back yard by Sheriff Will Loessin on April 16. At first she maintained that Stoever killed himself. Later she altered the confession, claiming that she shot Stoever with a shotgun as she slept because he had attacked her last December. Shippers to View Code at Weslaco (Special to The Herald) WESLACO, Aug. 24.—A general meeting of all shippers of citrus fruits will be held at the Cortez hotel here at 8 p. m. Thursday for the purpose of approving the sec tional and national citrus market ing agreement. The session also will select a control administration committee created under the mar keting agreement. Shippers are requested to have a summary showing total shipments for the season of 1932-1933, and also a record of the wage scale paid to office and sales department em ployees. Sleeping Illness Found in Texas PORT WORTH, Aug. 24.—(IP)— Death here of Jim Allen Rice, 18, months, of what commonly Is term ed “sleeping sickness,” brought about a statementtoday from a lo cal member of the medical profes sion in regard to the ailment for which physicians claim “sleeping sickness” is a misnomer. The child died yesterday. His death was attributed to an inflama tion of the brain known as en cephalitis. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rice of Port Worth. In many enchepalitis cases, phy sicians say, the victim lies for many days in a stupor giving the term of “sleeping sickness’ to the ailment from which he is suffering. In al most ' as many cases the victim is restless instead of succumbing to a stupor, thus making the term “sleeping sickness” a misnomer. San Antonio Strike Settlement Is Near SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 24. (IP)— Settlement of a strike of women cig ar rollers at the Finck Cigar factory here seemed imminent today as Mayor C. K. Quin conferred as med iator between factory officials and strikers. Ten policemen stood guards at the factory prepared to curb possible violence as a large crowd collected in the vicinity. Near-rioting occurred at the plant Wednesday when strik ers battled officials and a group of new employes. BOND WILL BE PERMITTED N COWSDEATH Youth Claims He And Girl Attacksd By Robbers BRYAN, Aug. 24. (JP)—Dist, Atty. John R. Grace of Robertson coun ty has decided not to oppose the setting of a “reasonable” bond for the release of Ervin Conway, 23, charged with murder for the slay ing of his fiance, Miss Elizabeth Ladelle Hammond, 20. Writ Is Filed The decision was announced after Dist. Atty. Grace had studied an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed yesterday by counsel for Conway. Although the date for Conway’s preliminary hearing had not been set, there was a possibility it would be held tomorrow afternoon in Jus. J. E. Mooney’s court at Heame. Both Conway and Miss Ham mond were students of Baylor Uni versity at Waco. She was shot” the night of June 16 while riding to Bryan with Conway, who told au thorities they had planned to an nounce their engagement. He said robbers accosted them on the high way north of Bryan, fatally wound ing Miss Hammond. Conway, in the county jail at Franklin last night, was visited by Mrs. Raymond Hammond, mother of Uie slain co-ed. who left the jail pro fessing her belief in his innocence. ‘Relieve Is Innocent* *T believe that Ervin is as inno cent of that crime as he can be ” Mrs. Hammond said. “Ervin has al ways been a perfect gentleman and has never given me reason to think otherwise.** Mrs. Hammond said she had giv en no one authority to exhume her daughter’s body and conduct a post mortem examination, it was after such an examination that the charge was filed against Conway. "The first I knew of the body be ing removed was Wednesday morn ing when i went to the cemetery in Kosse to place flowers on her grave. I was heart-broken when I found the body had been disturbed,” Mrs. Hammond said. Ice Industry To. Hire 104 Workmen (Special to The Herald) SAN BENITO, Aug. 24. - The NRA code as it affects the Valley ice industry will mean additional payrolls of $89,856 yearly in that industry alone, a survey made by The Herald today reveals. It is estimated that 104 addi tional men will be employed by ice companies by September 15, an ad ditional payroll of $7,488 monthly. Eighteen additional employees have been added by the Central Power and Light company in its ice department and 10 more will be employed by September 15, Prank C. Ludden, district manager, an nounced today. It is estimated that 104 addition al men will be employed by other ice companies in the Valley. The CP&L signed the electrical power code today, Ludden stated. Bicycle Riders Must Have Lights The bicycle riding fad, belatedly arriving in the Valley, has assumed proportions of a traffic problem for the Brownsville police department. Numerous near accidents have been reported as the result of bicycles not being equipped with lights, and effective Wednesday police were to enforce regulations as to proper lights. The bicycles must have a light in front and rear. A red reflector may be substituted for the rear light, according to officers. The “bike” riders also will be required to observe other traffic regulations such as keeping on the right hand side of the road and halting at all stop signs. Gold Star Mothers End Grave Visits NEW YOllK, Aug. 24. (VP)—One of the last and quietest chapters of the World war closed today as the steamship Washington rode up the harbor to her dock with 166 Amer ican Gold Star mothers, homeward bound. They composed the final con tingent of mothers sent to Prance by the American government to look upon the graves of sons who fell there in 1917 and 1918, and they brought the total to 6,674. The invitation was voted by congress in 1929. Charged With Torch Murder I Charge ot murdering her di vorced husband by burning has been placed against Mrs. May Hanson, of Rockford, 111. She is accused of throwing gasoline over her husband, a milling executive, as he sat in his auto ' mobijte and then applying «a match. SECOND NRA LIST ISSUED 57 Additional Brownsville Employers Sign Code Agreements Additional supplies in the form of cards and stickers have been re ceived at the Brownsville Postoffice for persons who have signed the President’s Reemployment code, Postmaster Wm. T. Burnett an nounced today. Many merchants who have signed have not been able to secure cards because of a shortage. Local people have been caution ed against anyone trying to sell the “Blue Eagle.” as this is strictly against the law. The stickers and cards are given without cost to all who sign. The postoffice here also receiv ed today an additional list of 57 more Brownsville employers who have signed the code. The list was accompanied by a note stating that hundreds of the contracts which have been sent in from various parts of the state are being held because of mistakes, and persons who have signed and not been listed are ask ed to secure duplicate blanks and sign again. The new list of Brownsville em ployers follows: Manufacturers and Producers— Hausman Packing Co., Blue Ribbon Bakery, Heald Engineering Co., La Sultana bakery. La Aurora bakery, C. C. Lamberth ice cream factory, Vannie Tilden bread shop. Wholesalers and Jobbers—Mag nolia Petroleum Co. Retailers of Pood and Agricul tural Products—A. & G. Market, Jose Avila grocery, Balia Vista Gro- l (Continued on Page Ninel Charge Against Smith Dropped CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—(JP)— Polo again claimed the attention of its second ranking ace, Cecil Smith. San Antonio, Tex., today after an Evanston nurse had dropped charg es of criminal assault against him, In a letter delivered to authori ties last night by her father. Dr R. T. Rose, prominent dentist of Cooperstown, N. D., Miss Eugenia Rose, 23, the complainant, said: “I do not wish to prosecute Mr Cecil Smith on the charge of rape. I expect to be married and I do not want any more publicity. I will not appear against Mr. Smith and I wish you would therefore dismiss the case at once.” Marks Tours Valley Major E. H. Marks, district army engineer, was making a tour of the upper part of the Valley today, aft er inspecting the Brownsville and Port Isabel sections yesterday. He will return here late this aft ernoon, and leave tonight for his office in Galveston. Maj. Marks was at Port Isabel yesterday with officials of the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation dis trict. and returned to Brownsville in the afternoon, meeting again with officials of the Brownsville Navigation district. VIRGINIA IS HARDEST HIT BY HURRICANE More Than Dozen Die; Property Damage In Millions NORFOLK, Va., An;, 24. (/P)~ The Chesapeake steamship liner City of Norfolk is aground In Pocomoke Sound, one mile east of the north end of Watt’s Is land. Her passengers are safe. By The Associated Press Death, terror and destruction rode today on the tail of the mad dest storm to strike the Atlantic seaboard in many a year. The death toll went well over a dozen with the derailment this morning of the crack Southern Railway train Crescent Limited as it hurtled a rain-soaked bridge spanning the Anacostia river just outside of Washington. Cars Leave Track The engineer and fireman were killed and at least 13 persons in jured. Authorities said the high winds and rain had weakened the struc ture. The engine and several cars left the track, some of them going into the raging waters. Other deaths included two on the battered coastal liner Madison, eight in Virginia, the electrocution of a small girl at Sea Cliff, n. Y.. and a motorist driving in a heavy rain at Coatesville, Pa. Damage to property ran into millions. Smashed shore resorts, marooned communities and the wreckage of small craft dotted the coast. At sea shipping shuddered in the grip of tremendous waves. A partly crippled passenger liner, the Madison, with 100 persona aboard, fought her way into Nor folk, Va., today after sounding two SOS calls yesterday. She report ed two men misjng. Fear that the death list might mount swiftly grew as calls for aid came from communities beset by raging waves or floods resulting from record-breaking rains. Frantic calls for coast guard aid reached Washington from half a dozen Maryland towns where 100 families were marooned and reported in deadly peril. Virginia Hardest Hit The hurricane—racing far out of the usual path of such storms— flailed the coast from the Carolinas northward, but Virginia was per haps hardest hit. » Eight persons are known to have died in Virginia alone yesterday and last night as waves like mighty hammers wrecked beach resorts, luxurious homes and cottages. Waterfronts were inundated, hundreds of miles of highways flooded, communities cut off by floods or communications failure, traffic paralyzed and crops ruined. Early today the storm, still sweep ing north, whipped parts of New England with gales that crippled shipping and menaced shore com munities. The coast guard reported the four-masted schooner Kohler wash ed ashore and wrecked, somewhere near Virginia Beach, but its crew was^ saved, other coast guard boats saved 100 people at Willoughby Spit, near Norfolk, while still an other prepared to assist a barge in distress off Cape Henry. Residents Flee The seas inundated the Norfolk waterfront, shattered a pavilion at wildood, N. J, and sent wealthy summer residents of Cape May, N. J., fleeing fromthelr homes. Marines patrolled the latter town, where fallen electric wires in pitch dark streets menaced lives. A 300 foot pier was swept away. A 72-mile gale at Port Monroe, Va., shattered many cottages oc cupied by non-oommissioned offi cers’ families and only swift rescue work directed by army officers pre vented loss of life. The old artillery reservation was strewn with wreck age. In North Carolina, where the beach highway between Kitty Hawk and Nag’s Head suffered heavy damage. 40 dwellers on the Alber marle Sound mainland were re moved by bus to escape the storm’s fury. The gale destroyed three hangars and an airplane near Easton, Mo, overturned a coast guard cutter ip Long Island Sound and capsized a surf boat in which a dozen coast guard cadets were drilling near ilontauk, Long Island. The Cadets were saved. Legion Meets Tonight The regular meeting of John Hanson P06t No. 43 will be held at Legion Hall tonight at 8 p. m. All plans for attending the state con vention at Wichita Palls Aug. 27 to 29 will be made. All visiting Leg ionnaires are cordially invited. W w