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F. D. R. to Begin Study of Better Cotton Price Problem after Conference
RFC ASKED TO
BUY STAPLE
OFFJARKET
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21—(/P)—A
committee of southerners who came
to Washington to see what could
be done about raising the price of
cottoh was invited to the White
House to lay their suggestion be
fore Pres. Roosevelt today.
Air New Plans
The president was unable to see
^them earlier because of illness and
in meetings and side conferences
the representatives of nine cotton
states evolved several plans.
Their latest suggestion, made
yesterday to the farm adjustment
administration, was for removal of
9,000,000 bales of cotton from the
domestic market, one-third to be
sold to soviet Russia.
Other means of aiding the cot
ton fanner which the southerners
have suggested included inflation
of currency and fixing of higher
prices for the staple. The south
erners originally suggested aban
donment of the processing tax on
cotton but Senator Bankhead (D
Ala), a member of the commitcee,
said this suggestion had at least
temporarily been dropped.
RFC Asked to Buy
“It seems to be the only method
to raise money to pay benefits to
the farmer,” Sen. Bankhead said.
After representatives of the nine
cotton states discussed the cotton
program with the farm adminis
trators yesterday, a committee was
named to ask Chairman Jones of
the reconstruction corporation if
it would buy 6,000,000 bales for re
moval from the market. Whether
the committee would ask for pur
chase at a fixed price of 15 cents a
pound or at the market was yet to
be determined.
*5eed Requisition
Steps Outlined
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, Sept. 21. — The
arrangement by which farmers will
receive seed grants from the Texas
Relief and Rehabilitation commis
sion was explained today by Mgr.
J. E. Bell of the chamber of com
merce.
Growers must first apply for
loans to the Regional Agricultural
Credit Corp. through L. B. Mayer
and other representatives with of
fices in the Hollingsworth Bldg.
Those not eligible for these loans
will receive a statement from Mr.
Mayer to that effect. This state
ment may then be taken to the
chamber of commerce where a
committee composed of P. B.
Sublett, McMurry Richey and Mr.
Bell will issue a requisition on local
dealers for seed if the case is found
worthy. The committee is not
committed to give any certain
amount of seed but whatever is
deemed the minimum requirement
of the applicant.
The grower gives a note for six
months without interest in return
for the seed.
Much Material Is
t Needed in Jetties
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 21.—An idea
of the enormous amount of mate
rials which will go into the jetties
to be constructed at the tips of
Brazos and Padre Islands may be
gained from a letter wTitten the
chamber of commerce by A. N.
Bechman of the U. S. Army dis
trict engineer’s office at Galveston.
Says Mr. Beckman: 112,000 tons
of rip rap, 184,000 tons of core
stones and 154,000 tons of cover
stone will be required for the Jet
ties on which bids will be received
Sept. 29.
The government recently allotted
$2,500,000 for construction of the
Jetties, dredging of the outer chan
nel thus completing the harbor at
Port Isabel. The dredge, Texas,
has just completed the inner chan
nel and turning basin and is now
dredging a place for smaller ves
sels to tie up. The Port Isabel-San
Benito Navigation District is fi
nancing the inner works and the
terminal facilities. Contract has
already been let for steel to be used
for bulkheads and contract for in
stallation is expected to be let with
in a short time. Warehouse bids
will be asked later.
Kiw&nis Clubs Asked
To Give to Red Cross
(Special to The Herald)
JAN BENITO, Sept. 21.—Tele
to Kiwanis clubs at Dallas,
Antonio, Corpus Christ!, Hous
ton and Ft. Worth asking contri
butions to the Red Cross relief
fund for work in the Valley were
decided upon by the local club
Wednesday at the Stonewall Jack
son hotel.
The telegrams explained that the
Red Cross was doing relief work
which could not be provided by
government agencies.
This was first meeting of the
local club since the storm and a .
t.nHr was had from Miss Edith
Hennessey who is in charge of Red :
Cross work in San Benito.
H. L. Davis, insurance adjuster, i
was a guest of Joe 'rwin. B. S.
Mothershead was a visitor from the
Harlingen club. Louis S. Witte,
manager of Alexander Marketing
Oo.. distributors of Schott’s High
land beer, served members with
sample bottles.
How Cardui Helped
Lady Get Stronger
"l was in a weak condition when
f started to using Cardui," writes
Mrs. Oscar West, of Dayton, Texas.
«I found it helped me greatly. My
appetite was poor and I had lost
weight. It was an effort for me to
mJtmy work. I felt tired all the
time. I read that other women
took Cardui as a tonic, so I de
cided it would help me. It strength
ened me and increased my appe
tite, and I felt better than I had
In a long time. I think it is a
great medicine for weak women.1*
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‘IT’S GREAT TO BE ALIVE’
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Here are Herbert Mundin, Gloria Stuart, Raul Roulien and Joan
Marsh in a scene from “It’s Great To Be Alive,” the new Fox musical
comedy in which Roulien has the delightful job of being the last man
on earth. Showing Thursday only at the Capitol, Brownsville.
Legislature Awaits
Report on Costs Of
Relief Distribution
AUSTIN, Sept. 21. {IF)—'The Texas
legislature hoped to receive today
detailed reports concerning the
cost of distributing relief to the
state’s needy.
Lawrence Westbrook, director of
the Texas rehabilitation and relief
commission, has been asked to show
the administrative expense during
the period since the commission was
created and Gov. Miriam A. Fergu
son and former Gov. R. S. Sterling
have been requested to compile the
costs prior to that time.
The senate committee of the
whole planned to begin considera
tion of these reports and of legis
lation setting up the machinery for
future disbursement of relief funds
this afternoon. The people of Texas
last month authorized the legisla
ture to issue up to $20,000,000 in un
employment relief bonds to match
federal funds for the same purpose
On the eve of the start if the
hearing, Aubrey Williams, regional
representative of the federal emer
gency relief administration, told a
joint session of the house and sen
ate that the federal government was
well satisfied with the work of the,
state rehabilitation and relief com
mission. He said the Texas commis
INJUNCTION IN
SUIT GRANTED
A temporary injunction restrain
ing E. 0. Brand, state banking
commissioner, from paying cut
funds frcm the closed Farmers’
State Bank of San Benito has been
granted R. W. Briggs & Co., by
Judge A. M. Kent of the 103rd dis
trict court here.
The construction firm asked the
injunction pending settlement of
its suit for $5,000 deposited with the
Farmers’ State.
According to the plaintiff’s peti
tion, the concern made a deal with
the Farmers’ State whereby the
bank world cash the company’s
checks on the American State Bank
& Trust company of Edinburg. The
firm put up a $5,000 “trust fund”
with the San Benito bank to insure
it against any possible loss, the peti
tion alleges.
The firm is seeking to have this
fund designated as a first claim on
allegation that it was not a regular
deposit but was a “trust fund.”
sion was one of the "ablest in the
U. S.”
The legislature was convened in
special session to issue the unem
ployment relief bonds and enact
legislation modifying the state’s
anti-trust laws to eliminate any con
flict with the national recovery
program. House and senate commit
tees already had held two hearings
on the anti-trust law modification
legislation and a third was called
for today.
James V. Allred, state attorney
general, planned to give his views
on the pending legislation to the
committees. He now is prosecuting
suits against a number of major oil
companies, alleging conspiracy to
violate the anti-trust statutes.
Maury Hughes of Dallas, chairman
of the NRA board for Texas, also
had been invited to speak.
Sen. T. J. Holbrook of Galveston
told members of the committees yes
terday that he would support a bill
to permit businesses to plead com
pliance with NRA codes as a de
fense in any suit charging violation
of the anti-trust statutes but that
he was unwilling to make any fur
ther change in existing laws.
TELLS HOW SHE TOOK
4 IKS. OFF HIPS
7IHS. OFF WAIST
In 40 days by *aking Kruschen
Salts, Mrs. Helga Blaugh of New
York City reduced 26% lbs.—took
4 inches off hips, 3 inches off bust
and 7% inches off waist. She
writes: “I haven’t gone hungry a
moment—I feel fine and look 10
yrs. younger.”
To get rid of double chins, bulg
ing hips, ugly rolls of fat on waist
and upper arms SAFELY and
without discomfort— at the same
time build up glorious health and
acquire a clear skin, bright eyes
energy and vivaciousness—to look
younger an feel it—take a half
tcospoonful of Kruschen Salts in
a glass of hjt water every morn
ing before breakfast.
One jar lasts 4 weeks and costs
but a trifle at any drugstore the
world over. Make sure you get
Kruschen beca e it’s SAFE. Mon
ey back if mt joyfully satisfied.
Adv.
Clever Shoe Modes for Fall
Seamless Pumps
In black and brown kid and black and
brown suede. High and Boulevard
heels—$3.95.
Novelty Ties
In brown kid and kid and
suede combination with
boulevard heel—$3.95.
Pretty
One-Straps
With the new boulevard
heel in brown and black
Start your Fall wardrobe smartly and economically with a
pair of our new Fall shoes. Their chic styling gives away
the secret—that they were designed by leading Parisian
and Hollywood designers. Superb new models—pumps, ties
and straps in every fashionable material—designed for a
trim fit and real foot comfort. These hew shoes certain
ly surpass every record for value, for they have everything
you could possibly wish for in shoes.
Central Shoe Store
1123 Elizabeh — Brownsville
POLISH ENTRY
IS WINNER OF
BALLOON RACE
If -
WASHINGTON, Sept 21. (fly
On the basis of official calibration
of barographs and checking of land
ing certificates, the Polish entry
was today declared by the National
Aeronautical association to be win
ner of the 1933 international balloon
»■■■ .
race for the James Gordon Bennett
trophy.
Second place was given to the
U. S. navy balloon piloted by Lieut.
Commander T. G. W. Settle: third
by the Goodyear IX piloted by Ward
T. Van Orman.
All of these results confirmed the
unofficial standing indicated by
landing positions.
A small blaze in the stock of
Roberto Garcia Gomez stored in
the bonded warehouse was extin
guished by the Brownsville fue
department Wednesday. The blaze
originated in a box of matches.
About 750 feature-length movies
were produced in Japan in 1932.
TWO IN HELD
IN SEARCH FOR
GEORGE KELLY!
DALLAS, Sept. 21—{IP]—Two men
arrested in the east Texas oil field
by officers searching for George
(Machine Gun) Kelly, wanted for
the kidnaping of Charles P. Urs
chel of Oklahoma City, were de
tained in the city jail today while
detectives checked the license num
bers of their automobile and ex
amined $800 in currency they car
ried.
Both only smiled when asked if
either was Kelly. Neither resembled
the much-sought gunman.
The men said they were broth
ers and retired investment bank
ers. Their home was in Wilmot.
Ark.
The men loft Dallas yesterday in
a car similar to one in which Kelly,
notorious desperado wanted for the
Charles F. Urschel kidnaping, re
putedly has been dodging about the
country.
As they passed through Mineola
—on their way back to Wilmot—
they were sighted by a pair of
Dallas officers. The officers gave
chase but a flat tire put them out
of the running.
Hundreds In Danger
As River on Rampage
MEXICO, D. F, Sept. 31.
Dispatches from Tampico today safe!
that the Panuco river flooded a
large zone and that hundreds of
residents in the town of Panuco are
marooned by the waters because of
heavy rains the river left its banks
and circled the town. The inhabi
tants are in danger as water con
tinues to rise, threatening their
homes.
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Storm-Damaged
Furniture
WI DO OUR PART l| THIS ||
GIGANTIC
jj ' EVENT
STARTS
FRIDAY
MORNING jl.
9:00 o’CIock
Never in the history of our business in the Valley have we been At
able to offer such tremendous furniture bargains as we are pre
senting at the water-damagd furniture sale which opens at our Brownsville
Brownsville and Harlingen stores Friday morning. A great
majority of the items are only slightly water-damaged. We have anJ
priced these himdreds of items so low that they will sell quickly.
And quickly it must be, because brand new shipments of furniture Harlingen
are already arriving and we will need the floor space. Let us
caution you to come early—very early—before the best bargains Stores
are picked over. Extra sales people will be ready to give prompt
service. Cash talks. All sales will be final.
TURN OUR LOSS INTO YOUR GAIN
Never Again Will Such An Qppotunity Present Itself
FELT BASE RUGS
All sizes. Large selection of colors and
patterns. Edges slightly damaged only.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED
Damaged Mattresses
One large group of water damaged cotton
mattresses as low as—
*1.95
Living Room Suites
j Two and three-piece finest quality
upholstered living room suites that
have been slightly water damaged,
have been reduced to record-break
ing low prices.
• Two-piece
Tapestry Suites
as Low as
$29-5°
STUDIO COUCHES
Twin bed style studio couches. Slightly
water stained. Excellent condition.
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED
Folding Auto
CAMP COTS
Regular $4.95 value—SPECIAL
c
IRONING BOARDS
With Stand ^^k £■*
SPECIAL J/Oc
OAK DINING CHAIRS
SPECIAL
LAMPS and SMOKERS
. \
SPECIAL c
Hundreds of Other Items Not Listed—Come and Save!
BROWNSVILLE
Located at
THIRTEENTH
And
ELIZABETH
This Great Sale will be
conducted at both
stores
HARLINGEN
Located at
207
W. JACKSON
This Great Sale will be
conducted at both
stores