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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 82 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1933 TEN PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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jlN OUR 1
I VALLEY
THE 8TATE SENATE HAS
"ordered” the state highway com
mission—
To proceed with the construction
of the muchly publicized—
Kenedy county highway.
It is not clear to our mind just
what authority—
Is invested in the senate to en
title it to “order" the highway com
mission to do anything.
But—we hope the senate has that
authority,
And can make it stick.
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“MEANEST THIEF’ TITLE FOR
the Valley undoubtedly goes to the
thief or thieves who looted a storm
wrecked Harlingen home of all
bathroom fixtures.
Which brings to mind the effi
o^pt work done by our Valley po
lice in holding such looting to an
absolute minimum.
State highway patrol, border pa
trol, county law enforcement offi
cers, city police, all have made rec
ords of which they should be proud
and for which the Valley is pro
foundly grateful.
Instances of looting have been
extremely rare, and in such rare
Instances almost without exception
the culprits have been apprehend
ed.
Very easy would it have been for
a reign of terror to have enveloped
this section.
But the strong arm of the law
functioned perfectly during the
entire emergency.
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CHANGES WHICH HAVE COME
over the mosquito population in the
Valley since the hurricane are in
teresting to anyone who objects to
being bitten, or stung, by amos
qulto.
Right after the hurricane there |
came a swarm of big, clumsy mos- |
quitoes.
Millions of them. You could
•mack them cold and It felt like I
hitting a small bird. They were
■easy to hit^-that was the only con- ]
isolation.
K Then afterward, as the numbers
Juiinned out, came other kinds of
fmosquitoes.
Little ones, long legged ones,
speckled ones—
There were not so many, but
notice how shy they are? It's al
most Impossible to smack one the j
first swing.
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C. GALBERT. GAR-CATCHER
of no mean ability, says his task is
only half done.
He caught ' Blackie.*’ the 74
footer, after a year or more of
sparring, but says "Elmer,” the big
yellow one. much bigger than
“Blackie ”, is still in the resaca.
Mr. Galbert says he’ll get the
other one some day. It's nice to
have an objective like that.
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ONE NOTED WRITER OF A
column expresses the opinion that
Columbus discovered America at
the right time.
Others discovered it, this writer
says, mentioning Lief Ericsson in
particular, but at the wrong time.
tHWe think Columbus discovered
at the wrong time. also.
In our opinion he would have i
had a much better time if he had !
waited and discovered it during the j
World’s Fair at Chicago.
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DRIVE ALONG THE HIGHWAY j
from Mission to Brownsville, and
make a mental note of what storm
damage is still to be seen.
Not much.
If you forget how the trees for
merly looked, you will notice very
little to indicate the Valley was i
“ravaged" by a hurricane a little j
over a month ago.
And a day or two after the storm j
they were wondering if the Valley
would come back.
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OUT OP ALL THAT MONEY
the Texas Highway Department is
going to have for road work in the
Vc”ey, there should be enough to
rebuild the road to Boca Chica.
Valley people must have a road
to the beach.
It is one of the section's greatest
assets.
And right now is the time for
people here to insist that steps be
taken to have that road rebuilt.
We have never been able to find
(Hit just who is responsible for the
road—whether the county engineer
ing department, the commissioner
of the precinct, the state highway
department, the county judge, or
who. We have always been re
ferred try somebody else—
But jtfet the same, that road
ought to be rebuilt by whoever, in
the complicated scheme of respon
sibility sharing, does happen to be I
If* onsibie for Ik
State Job Sellmg Probe Will Be Continued
MA l PEOPLE
GOT PROMISES
AFTERPA G
Committee Says Jarrel
Impli c a t e d By
Testimony
AUSTIN. Oc.t 13. —0P>— The
Texas house of representatives to
day authorized its appropriations
committee to continue its investi
gation into alleged activities of
certain persons charged with hav
ing accepted cyjtributions in ex
change for promises they would be
given state jobs.
The committee was empowered
to continue its inquiry until Jan
uary 1 next.
Commissioner Quits
It had received much testimony
from persons who told of making
contributions to certain parties who
promised that the donors would
receive employment.
Dr. E. F. Jarrel of Tyler, member
of the Texas Live Stock Sanitary
commission, resigned his member
ship on that commission, after ne
had testified before the committee
with reference to charges he had
accepted contributions and made
promises to give employment to
these who remitted their money.
The report read to the house
stated that “we are of the opinion
that the tsetimony strongly impli
cated Dr. E. F. Jarrel in the sales
of such positions, and evidenced a
knowledge upon his part, of such
sales, as weli as a complicity there
in; we are convinced that many
people throughout the state pai.1
their money under the impression
that they were to be given jobs and
placed on the state payroll, but in
practically all the instances brought
to our attention, no permanent
positions were awarded.”
‘Payments Returned'
“Seme of tjie money payments
were returned either in whole cr
in part,” the report stated. “Some
of the payments were primarly
made with checks, but in the major
portion of such instances, the
money was returned to the giver of
the check, and the check destrev
ed. and then the money itself
accpted by the person pretendxg
to sell the job. We found that a few
persons woh had paid for jobs were
employed for a short period, and
then dsicharged after only short pe
riods of employment.
‘ We find that many of the per
sons so paying for jobs, but who
had not received positions, became
dissatisfied with the progress of the
awarding of such jobs, or a return
of their money; some of them were
paid back a portion of their money,
and some have received all of their
money, and some of them have re
cevied no money at all, but prac
tically all of them were dissatisfied
with their treatment relative *>*
the money that they had paid out,
and practically all unanimous that
they had paid their money out for
state jobs that were promised rhem.
Many Charge Jarrell
“From testimony we are led to
conclude that we have sufficient
grounds to believe that Dr. F
Jarrel, a member of the Live Stock
Sanitary commission, a state office,
was actively concerned in this job
selling and that he received direc
tly and indirectly some of *ne
money so paid for such jobs ana
that we have reasno to believe that
we have sufficient testimony to
charge this state officer with -;ucn
transactions.
Kiwanians to Vote
On 8 New Members
The Brownsville Kiw&nis board
of directors will hoid a meeting
Tuesday night to act on the ap
plications of ten new candidates, is
has been announced.
Capt. J. D Keane was the chiet
speaker at the regular Thursoaj
meeting, reviewing the life of Col
umbus. The explorer was 18 years
in getting someone to back his ex
pedition. but he did not give up,
Capt. Keane said.
Capt. Keane declared the few
people who are leaving the Valley
are “quitters.” and praised the
ones who are remaining "to carry
on as Columbus did.”
Clyde Crow. Jr„ and Ewing Day,
youngsters, aided the ente:tainment
with recitations and must.al num*
bres.
A report on the Corpus Christl
meeting was made by Sam Peri ana
Travis Jennings.
Get Cotton Checks
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Oct. 13. —Fifty
live more cotton checks, totalling
$8 566. have been received by co.
Agent Henry Alsmeyer for Came
ron county framers who destroyed
part of their cotton crops.
Twenty-six checks, totalling $4.
328. had been received previously.
A total ol 151 Cameron rountv
farmers are to receive the checks
from the federal government.
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Shaved Heads
May Ruin
T. C.U. Squad
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FORT WORTH, Oct. 13. UP)—
For dipping the heads of 13 male
freshmen, which the university's
discipline committee deemed
“hazing,” 20 students of Texas
Christian University were under
suspension today, with the penalty
suspended during good behavior.
The scholastic fate of the stu
dents involved—and incidentally,
the university’s chance for win
ning again the Southwest Confer
ence football championship —
hinged on the committee’s deci
j sion. A dozen football players
were believed to have been in
I volved.
The clipping followed the foot
ball game last Sautrday between
Texas Christian and the Uni
versity of Arkansas, which T. C.
U. lost 13 to 0.
Before a hearing, students in
volved said they had agreed that
no ringleaders would be named
and that all would stand to take
the same punishment. Many of
the varsity football squad had de
clared they would strike and
Jack Graves, captain, said “If
i any of us get kicked out on ac
! count of this, all of us will go.”
FIRING SQUAD
KILLS SLAYER
‘Bluebeard* Tied to Chair
And. Shot; Confesses
Three Murders
SPEZIA, Italy, Oct. 13 m—A
volley of bullets in the back at dawn
todav ended 47-year-old Cesare
Serviatti’s gruesome career as Italy’s
modem “Bluebeard.”
Servfntti was tied to a chair and
shot In the spine by a squad of
Carabiniere. A huge crowd witness
ed his death.
He was convicted and sentenced
tn the court of Assizes on 11 counts
July 7, all connected with the Mys
terious disappearance and subseq
uently confirmed deaths of three
young women who had given him
their affections and life savings.
Swarthy, heavy and personally
lacking all the accepted attributes
of a Casanova or Don Juan Tenorio,
he made a sickly effort at jaunti
ness as the white-faced young Cara
biniere tied him to his chair, blind
folded him and then levelled their
muskets at his back.
Testimony revealed that the mod
ern Bluebeard s victims were three.
The debacle in Serviatti's bloody j
amorous affairs came when he de
viated from the river system of
disposal. Italy was aroused last Nov
ember with the finding in railway
stations of suitcases containing por
tions of a woman’s body. Two of
the suitcases were found at Naples,
one at Rome.
Finally, after long police search,
the contents of the suitcases were
identified as portions of the ;-e
mains of Paulina Gorictti. Authori
ties were told she had had a sweet
heart called Serviatti in Spezia.
“Bluebeard" was arrested prompt
ly and confessed.
Police Slayer
Dies In Chair1
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. MV-'The first
of three men sentenced to death
for the slaying of as many Chicago
policemen paid the extreme penalty
today when Morris Cohen. 38 was
executed in the electric chair at the
county jail for killing Patrolman
Joseph Hastings during a robbery
on Navy Pier Inst August 14 The
killing occurred during the height
of a local drive against crime.
Ross King is under sentence to
die Monday morning for the slay
ing of Policeman Harry Redlich. j
Gold Hoarder# To
Get Court Action
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. P) —
United States attorneys today were
under orders to prosecute the 44
persons known to be holding more
than $1,000 in gold illegally.
Atty. Gen. Cummings demanded
the immediate action in a letter to
prosecuting officials calling atten
tion to the administration order
aganst gold hoarding. More than
$500,000,000 in gold coin, certificates
and bullion still i. in circulation.
Blast Kills Sailor
SAN PEDRO. Calif., Oct. 13. VP)
—One seaman was killed and sever
al others injured in an ammunition
explosion aboard the light cruiser
Cincinnati at sea off this port, ac
cording to advices received here to
day. The explosion was In the ship’s
forward 6-inch gun house.
Orvanger G. Allen, seaman, se
cond class, of Irvington Ky., was .
killed. I
CLOCK NAY BE
TURNED BACK
AT CAPITOL
Committee Seeks To
Find Compromise
On Relief
—
AUSTIN. Oct. 13. Members
of the legislative conference com
mittee on the relief bond bill said
today they had agreed to recom
ment the creation of a commission
of nine members to supervise the ad
ministration of state and federal
funds to the needy.
Cold Not Vote
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson would
be ex officio chairman of the com
mission but would not be empower
ed to vote except in case of a tie,
conferees said. They stated that
three of the other commissioners
would be named by the lieutenant
governor, three by the speaker cf
the house, one by the governor,
and the others would be the chair
man of the industrial accident
board and the civil judicial council.
Earl Adams of Crockett is the
present chairman of the industrial
accident board and W. N. Chrest
man of Dallas is chairman of the
civil judicial council.
May Stop Clocks
The senate worked all night to !
clear its calendar of local bills. It
was long after sun-up that the up
per branch recessed until 11:30 a. !
m. The senator® and employes were
a weary lot when * they left the
chamber. Mrs. Edgar E. Witt, wife
of the lieutenant governor, tried to
keep the lawmakers’ flagging spirits
up by dispensing coffee and feeding
them crackers and jelly.
Chances were the clock would be
turned back many hours, in pro
longation of this last legislative -lay,
while the legislators labored to fin
ish the program laid before them
by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson on
Sept. 14.
Macon Flies
Over South
ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct. 13. UP)—'The
U. S. S. Macon visited the south
today on her way to her permanent
base at Sunnyvale. Cal., and pass
ed over some cities earlier than ex
pected. thereby preventing blowing
of whistles and other noise mak- I
mg receptions prepared in advance.
The dirigible left Lakehurst. N.
J., shortly after dark last night and
soared over Mi 1 ledge ville, Ga.,
shortly after 8 a. m, today, flying
high and fast. She drove straight
for Macon, from which the queen
of the air got her name. Macon
sighted the ship at 8:30 a. m.
Ex-Ranger Goes On
Trial In Slaying
AUSTIN, Oct. 13. (/T—\V. S. By
ars, former Texas ranger, threat
ened members of the J. R. Munro
family, then struck Munro four
tinra with his pistol before h® fired
the shot that killed him. the dead
man's son. L. D. (Scotty) Munro.
testified today at the opening of
testimony in Byars’ trial for slay
ing ‘he elder Munro.
Munro was killed on July 3 last
School Relief Bill
Goes to Governor
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Oct. 13.—The hill
which would allow school districts
to issue warrants to any govern
ment agency in return for loans is
now before Gov. Miriam A. Fergu
son. according to a San Benito de
legation which has Just returned
from Austin. The bill has been
passed by both the senate and the
house.
The bill is designed to aid Vaj
ley schools repair their hurrciane
damage.
Members of the party were E. C.
Breedlove, president of the board;
Supt. T. J. Yoe and Ivan Riley,
architect
Drainage Bill Yet
Has Chance to Pass
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Oct. 13.—Although
the house has tut a survey appro
priation from $15,000 to $20,000. the
Valley tri-county drainage district
bill still has an excellent chanct of
passing, according to San Benito
parties who have returned from
Austin.
Plan Golf Tourney
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION, Oct. 13 —A 72-hole golf
tournament will be played on the
local course Oct. 12 to 29. accord
ing to George Shine and Roy Con
way.
Valley players are invited to take
part.
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Kelly Leaves for Prison In
Special Bullet-Proof Coach
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct IS.
(AP)—In a barred and bullet
proof special prison coach attach
ed to a regular passenger train,
George (Machine Gun) Kelly was
started for Leavenworth federal
penitentiary today.
Eight officers, each armed with
a machine gun, guarded the no
torious prisoner who was convict
ed yesterday as one of the kid
paners of Charles F. Urachel, oil
millionaire, and sentenced to life
imprisonment
Federal authorities, after prmev
iously announcing Kelly would be
taken to prison by airplane,
changed their plans and arrang
ed for the trip aboard the Mia
souri-Kau-os-lYxas train.
Kelly’s wife, Kathryn, convict
ed with him and also sentenced
to Ufe imprisonment, remained in
the jaiL
Kelly’s face was glum as he was
led out of the well-fortified coun
ty jail and driven to the railroad
station. Several cars of guards
preceded and followed the car in
in which the prisoner sat beside
H. A. .Anderson, federal operative.
’’Machine Gun George” pulled
his hat down over his eyes and
had nothing to say on the way to
the train.
Kiilj and his guards will remain
in the special coach until it
reaches Leavenworth, about mid
night. Meals will be served in the
coach.
FACES LIFE IMPRISONMENT
KATHRYN KELLY . . . *‘I wouldn't go through it again, not for
any man .... George Kelly brought all this on us .... If it would
save my mother. Id walk up to him and kill him ...” "But . . .
Still, I think a lot of him ... He worships me . . . I'm the only
thing in his life . . . .”
SALONS ORDER
KENEDY ROAD
Both Houses Tell Highway
Commission To Open
Right of Way
AUSTIN, Oct. 13. oP>—The house
today joined with the senate in
adopting unanimously a resolution
directing the state highway engineer
to complete surveys and obtain
right-of-way for construction of the
Hug-the-Coast highway through
Kenedy county.
The resolution directed the state
highway commission to proceed with
construction of the highway In the
immediate future.
The house resolution directed the
highway department to open the
right-of-way through Kenedy coun
ty to the public by removing the
fences from it and instructed the
commission at the earliest possible
time to construct the highway.
The house vote today was 97 for
and 20 against the resolution.
The resolution was passed yester
day by the senate.
NRA Complaints
Board Is Confirmed
Brownsville’s NRA Compliance
Board this morning assumed ofl’ice
following receipt from Washington
of confirmation of the board mem
bers, including R. B. Ernst. A. B.
Cole, Harry Richardson, Sam Nau
mann. C. W. Colgin and Mrs. James
A. Graham.
Frank Lopez was elected chairman
of the board by the six appointees,
as provided in NRA regulations.
The Compliance Board will receive
complaints against NRA members
alleged to be violating their agree
ments.
All such complaints must be ren
dered in writing and should be ad
dressed either to Mr .Lopez, as
chairman of the board, or to A. B.
Cole, the legal member.
Hughes Hopeful Of
Wage Adjustment
A belief that the relief wage
scale in the Valley will be reduced
from the 30c an hour minimum nor
maintained is expressed in a let
ter from Maury Hughes, chairman
of the Texas Recover} Board, re
ceived by the Brownsville Chamber
Hughes states that while in
Hughes states tha twhlle in
Washington last week he had lunch
with Harr}' L. Hopkins, federal
relief administrator, and that he
believes that Hopkins will either
modify or reverse his previous de
cisions within a short time.
To date Hopkins has refused to
lower the relief wage scale in the
Valley, even though NRA officials
have removed the minimum wage
requirements lor common labor.
Special Term Set
Judge Geo. C. Westervelt will open
a special term of criminal district
court here Tuesday with three cases
alleging statutory offenses sched
uled for trials.
The regular term of the court
closes Saturday.
Defendants slated to go on trial
Tuesday are Felix Martinez. Juan
Teran. John Sosa, Homer Yancey
and Berderdo Rios.
The W. L. Lewis murder case,
brought here on a change of venue,
is scheduled for trial Oct. 24 with
a special venire of 100 ordered. Lew
is charged with the murder of Paul
Setliff at Violet, Tex., in 1931.
YOUNG DANCER
IS CONVICTED
Youth Gets Suspended Term
In Strange Death Of
His Partner
DALLAS, Oct. 13. (A*)—A district
court jury today returned a five
year suspended sentence verdict in
the trial of Louis Ruthardt, 24. for
the death of Jo Betty Sell, his 17
year-old dancing partner, at a night
club near Dallas May 30.
Ruthardt thanked the Jurors and
left immediately for Oklahoma City
with his mother to begin work with
an oil concern there. He said he had
decided to give up his dancing.
The jury began deliberation at 7
p. m. last night, went out for sup
per and resumed its consideration
an hour later.
Miss Sell died at a Dallas hospital
several hours after she had com
plained of feeling ill as she sat at
the night club between Dallas and
Port Worth with Ruthardt and the
leader of the orchestra. Ruthardt
went to Grand Prairie, nearby, for
a physician, then brought her to the
hospital where she died 45 minutes
later.
‘Ma’ Free* Four
AUSTIN, Oct. 13. iA»—Gov. Mi
riam A. Ferguson issued a pardon
today to J. T. Johnson, convicted
in Grayson county for violating the
liquor law, and sentenced to one
year.
Conditional pardons were given
Harry Tatro and Howard Hdridge.
both convicted in Hutchinson coun
try of robbery and sentenced to 3
years, in May. 1932, and Murve
Johnson. San Augustine county,
serving two years for burglary, con
victed in July. 1933
Ramsey Trial Set
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 13. (A1)—
Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson
today set October 21 for the trial
of Langford Ramsey, former bro
ther-in-law of George (Machine
Gun> Kelly, on an indictment
charging him with conspiring to
violate (he Lindbergh law.
FORD LOSES IN
$100,000 SUIT
Auto Manufacturer Ordered
To Pay By Jury At
Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13. <*V
Verdict of $100,000 against Henry
Ford was awarded today by a jury
in the suits involving the Detroit
manufacturer and the Sweeten
Automobile company of this city.
The jury was out three hours.
Ford sued the Sweeten Automo
bile company for $6,800 admitted to
be due on promisory notes, and the
Sweeten concern, brought a counter
action to recover $160,110 which it
claimed it lost as a result of Ford
taking over the Lincoln Motor com
pany. The Sweeten company was
the Philadelphia distributor for the
Lincoln car at the time. It is now in
receivership.
The Sweeten company contended
that Ford had promised to make
good all obligations outstanding
agairm the old Lincoln company.
Benjamin O. Grick. counsel for
Ford, said he could not determine
whether an appeal would be filed
until he had consulted with gen
eral counsel for the Ford interests.
Rioting Mob At NRA
Meeting Dispersed
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. </Ph-Mount
ed police rode their horses through
crowds of rioters today at NRA
headquarters at the hotel Pmnsyl
vania In midtown New York. Po
lice said radicals numbering 3500
were responsible for the disorders.
More than 50 arrests were made
Groups of demonstrators, bearing
placards and banners, were push
ed back to sidewalk* and police at
tempted to chase them out of the
neighborhood.
‘Tiger’ Hits Bolters
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. UP)—Tam
many reprisals against party bolters
spread today to Brooklyn where
John H. McCooey, veteran Tam
many ally, has been served notice
by a majority of his district lead
ers to abdicate or support Joseph
V. McKee, independent democratic
mayoralty candidate.
The sharp edge of the Tammany
patronage knife was felt this time
by the leader of the McCooev in
surrection—Kenneth P. Sutherland,
district leader and assistant to the
president of the city board of aider
men.
Frazier Captured
CLARKSVILLE. Oct. 13. UP)—
Charles Prabier one of 12 convicts
who participated in a break from
the Angola. La. penitentiary Sept.
10. was captured at Box Elder. IT
miles southeast of Clarksville, to
day, and was lodged in the county
i jail here pending determination ot
where he would be tried*
MONEY TO BE
USED ON CITY
POWERPLANT
400 Men to Get Worlj
Here As Result
Of Grant
Application of the City of Browns
ville for a federal loan, proceeds
of which will be used to repair
damage caused by the hurricane,
was approved b. the public worn
administration at Washington this
morning, according to Associated
Press dispatches to The Brownsville
Herald.
$200,000 Allotted
The Associated Press story stated
that $200,000 had been allotted to
Brownsville, but city officials were
of the opinion that this figure is
a slight error, as the city applied for
a loan and grant of $176,922 56. Of
the total amount allotted, 30 per
cent of the cost of labor and mare
rials will constitute a grant from
the federal government, the remain
der being a loan to be repaid by
the city.
Proceeds of the loan will be used
to repair damages suffered by the
municipal light and power plant
during the hurricane; to construct
an adequate river pumping plant;
tj install auxiliary emergency en
gines at the power plant; to repair
transmission lines and to provide
an adequate and permanent drain
age system for the city, icjording
to an announcement made ay
Mayor R. B. Rentfro when the ap
plication for the loan was filed.
The work is expected to provide
employment for between 375 and
400 men for a period ranging rom
three to lour months, Mayor Rent
fro stated.
To Rebuild Plant
“When the w-ork the city has
planned is completed, the Browns
ville light and power plant will oe
in better condition than be'# e the
storm and the distribution system
will also be in better shape.’’ Ma
yor Rentfro told The Herald this
afternoon on being informed that
the federal allotment had been
made.
“In addition, the City of Browns
ville will have an adequate resaett
drainage system, something which is
sorely needed at present with the
river overflowing nad putting a tre
mendous strain on our drainage fa
cilities/’ he statad.
Application of the city ror «
grant and loan from the public
works admimstratoin is the firs;
to be granted in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, and was prepared
almost immediately following »
survey of the damage suffered by
the city’s facilities following the
hurricane.
The application was prepared
with the assistance of Harold Ro
senwald. Public Works representa
tive sent to the Valley following
the storm, and was carefully check
ed by Rosenwald and city officials
before being forwarded to tnu
public works advisory commutes
at Ft. Worth.
Gets Quick Action
A slight delay was encountered
at Ft. Worth due to technicalities
in preparation, which was quickly
remedied and the application for
warded to Washington last week.
Quick action given the applica
tion by the public works head in
Washington is in line with the an
nounced policy of the administra
tion of speeding up all applica
tions from the hurnc%ne section.
A probability that the actual
work made possible by the loan ana
grant will be underway within the
next two weeks was expressed this
afternoon by Mayor Rentfro.
A contract will be entered Into
between the city and the federal
government with some Federal Re
serve Bank in this section, probably
Dallas, acting as the representa
tive of the government.
When this contract is signed, the
money wiii become immediately
available, it is thought.
To Begin Immediately
However. Mayor Rentfro express
ed the opinion that as soon as the
city has received official notice ot
the grant and loan some of the
work may be started without wait
ing for the government money.
“As long as we know we axe
going to get the money, we will
feel safe in getting the work under
way, especially the drainage work
for whhic a great need exists at
the present time,’' he stated.
The 1200,000 allotted to the CUy
of Brownsville this morning is part
o: a total of $13,871,900 allotted for
23 no#-f®deral projects in 13 star«,
according to Associated Press dis
patches, which will provide 145,
364 man months of employment.
F. D. Speaks Tonight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1$.
I Pres. Roosevelt wil i address the
nation for sewn minutes at 10 p.
m. (E8T> tonight from the White
House. His subject has not been
announced.