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FREE MEALS
GIVEN PUPILS
Beginning Tuesday, school means
a great deal more than several hours
spent each day at reading, writing
at arthmeUe to more than 100
pupils at Washington Park elemn
tary school.
For now it means each day a large
helping of piping hot soup, tender
meat and bread aa well. And do
they gobble it up!
Through the efforts of the R. F. C
Mre. Anne Scanlon Putegnat, Wash
ington Park principal, and a stall
of diligent teachers, more than 100
pupils tfere fed at noon Tuesday,
the first day in which free meals
were offered at the school.
The work was scheduled to begin
Wednesday, but when Morftiay
night’s norther blew in Mrs. Pute
gnat decided to begin work lmmedt
lately. No one knows better than
does Mrs. Putegnat. through her
long experience aa an edueitor,
that empty stomachs, especially on
cold days, make a very poor founda
tion for knowledge. So early Tues
day morning Mrs. Putegnat and her
teachers got busy Supplies had to
be obtained, utensils and stoves had
to be rounded up. and. most Impor
tant. the soup had to be put on.
Mrs. Putegnat merely multiplied the
recipe she uses for aoup in her own
home by about 50. and set to work.
Stoves, pots and pans were donated
or loaned, and Mrs. Putegnat and
the teachers were cooks. More than
100 were fed that first day and the
work la to go on throughout the re
mainder of the sc'-ool year, or at
least as long as the relief board
ILwtll permit it.
Charitv is the last thing to enter
the mind of an observer. The room
set aside as a dining room for the
tots looks more like a party room,
with its decorations and cheery at
mosphere. T*»e onlv thine lacking to
wake it a daily birthday party is
the quiet and order that is mMn
tained throughout meal time. The
youngsters file in. receive their bowl
of aoup. bread and meat at long
tables, eat quietly, and then file
out for the next groun to enter. It
takes from about 10 JO until noon
to serve the youngsters.
Cleanliness is expected, and cer
tainly can easily be found. The kitch
en is spotless, the pans bright and
clean. , ...
The meals are made possible
through the local R. F. C. set-urn
Much of the vegetables and meat
are donated by butchers and groc
ers. and others donated stoves and
pots and pans.
Only children whose fathers are
on the R. F. C. rolls are
by the R F. C to partake of the
free meals. .
It’s an extra burden on the prin
cipal and the teach*ra. but the wav
thst food does disappear into emmv
stomach* is all the reward thev *«*
The Resaca school aim is provid
ing children whose father* are on
the relief roll with free lunches.
WOOD EXPERT
(Continued From Page One)
justice agent, and other state and
federal officera: That $14,600 in
Lindbergh ransom bills was lound
concealed in Hauptmanns garage
In the Bronx.
Walter Lyle and John Lyon*, lin
ing station attendants: That Haupt
mann proffered a $10 gold note in
payment for gasoline, and thit Ljit
wrote down his license number. Tins!
gold note led to Hauptmann’s arrest
when a bank clerk discovered it was .
a ranaoT. bill.
Mrs. Cecil Barr, theater cashier:
That Hauptmann proflerred a $5
bill, later traced as a ransom bill.
I lent for a ticket on Novem
1933. This wa* before the
auptmann claimed to have
ed that a package left with
the dead leader Flsch con
money.
rd F Morton, a construct:ca j
per: That Hauptmann be-1
k on a project as a carpenter :
ih 21.1932 two fortnights aft
kidnaping. that he did not ,
a April 2. the day of the I
payment, and that he quit :
notice on April 4. 1932.
farde Olga Alexander. Bronx
io6el: That she saw Haupt
pytng on Dr. Condon during
xi of the ransom negotiations
were many other witnesses,
nostly supporting testimony
he appearance of Koehler,
don and the handwriting ex
bared the spotlight as the
“s for the state,
er's calnrly given testimony,
the Jury over one of the
mazing scientific detective
o traoe wood from tree to
ladder by the marks of na
d machinery, entranced the
i in the trial. His performance
stand ranged from scholar
scientific deductions to a
c demonstration with Httipt
plane. using the Judge’s
[or a worktable. In this he
ed his own testimony by ex
to the lury his actual meth
itermining that Hauptmann s
*s used to dress the wood oi
tmann’s automobile came
e evidence during Koehler’s
left-over direct testimony
ly. He said the ladder could
S Into Hauotmann’s car with
to spare."
ts had the bald exoert tell
y that the “rail 16” of the
was not part of the lu Tiber
it traced to the Bronx lum
1. "Hall 16” is the rail which
r was cut from the attic
n Hauptmann's heme,
t* asked the court for per
to introduce Hauptmanns
aile as an exhibit,
have It,” he said “on the
louse property and. if the
permits the Jury reay have
on to examine It.”
fo Introduce Photo
urpoae, he said, was to show
was owned and operated by
ann at the time of arrest,
i Trenchant said that a
iph should be produced in
tat was it you traced to the
5 sra?
t the two bottom rails of the
or then said the other up
ere at fir, with the exception
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of “rail 16.” and the rungs of Pon
derosa pine.
Wliemz showed Koehler the pic
ture of the nauptxann car.
Q. Have you seen this automobile?
A. I have.
Q. Did you take this ladder and
attempt to lit it in that car?
A. I did.
Q Did it fit?
A. It did with several Inches to
spare. It fitted In on top of the
front and rear seats.
A photograph was shown by C.
Lloyd Fisher, defense counsel, to
Hauptmann, who studied it for sev
eral minutes. The defendant show
ed increasing interest in his case
as the time for his appearance on
the stand approached. He pointed
out to Fisher that the photograph
showed a trunk at the rear of the
car.
The state brought the car to
Flemington without tht trunk and
Justice Trenchard admitted the
photograph with the difference stip
ulated.
Frederick A. Pope, of the defense,
began cross-examination of Koeh
ler, questioning him on his testi
mony in prior cases.
As the cross examination pro
ceeded Colonel Lindbergh and Col
onel H. Norman Schwarekopf. state
police head, arrived and stood in
the doorway of the library adjoin
ing the court and looked on
The bulky little defense attorney
directed Koehler's attention to fed
eral trade commission suits in which
he testified on “wood failures”
Koehler explained the case* In- I
volved questions of wood weakness
or overloading.
Quixxed On Plane
Q. You have never undertaken in
court before to identify chisel or
plane marks on lumber?
A. No.
Q. Now you demonstrated to the
Jury Wednesday that one of the
notches tn the ladder rail waa made
by a 3*4 inch chisel? ,
A. Yea.
Q It could veil be made by an>
standard 3-4 inen chisel?
A. Yea.
Q. You were shown, by the prose
cutor. these chisels one a quarter
inch, one a hall inch and one three
quarter/
A. Yes.
Q. Were you shown any other
standard set?
A. No
Q. You w ere shown the set in
Hauptmanns cheat?
A. Yes.
Koehler said three rails of the
ladder were North arolina pine and
the others Douglas llr.
Pope then directed the experts
attention to the ladder section
which contains the alleged attic
lloor board as an upright The oth
er upright was Douglas fir, Koehler
said.
Q You do not know whether both
these uprights were originally Doug
las fir?
A. I do not.
Pope was apparently hinting at the
possibility the floor board rail was
a “plant.’*
Pope sought to bring from Koeh
ler that the two bottom rails were
cf better “quality'' than that of the
top aectlcm. allegedly taken from thr
Hauptmann attic.
Koehler gave a long explanation
of his understanding of “quality."
indicating the pitch content and the
number of knots might vary In pine
wood.
Kcehler declared “speaking com
mercially” the attic flooring and
“rail 16“ were of the same quality as
the North Carolina pine found else
where in the ladder
Ladder ‘Poor Job'
Q. Taking this ladder structure as
a whole would you say it was buili
by a mechanic or an amateur?
Q. Do you mean by a carpenter or
a machinist?
Q. Do you think it was built by
a mechanic?
A. No. I do not.
Q it was a rather poor job. wasn't
it?
A. Yes.
Pope told how officer* had prev
iously described how the first two
sections of the ladder were used
for the kidnaping. Then he shot the
Question.
"From your knowledge of wood
would you say this ladder would
hold the weight of a man 175 to 160
pounds.”
“Yes.” he said. I think it would."
Q. Could he go up and down.
re-'*!hr. wttwn* the ladder breaking?
A. He might.
Q. The ne-rer the rounds are to
gether the stronger the ladder?
A. I wouldn't say that- The lonter
'he step of a man. the heavier the
Jerk on the ladder.
Pope sought to show that the eide
sway of a ladder waa a greater strain
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on a ladder than downward stress
tending to cause breakage
The defense counsel, hands In
pockets, entered into a chatty dls
cusslcn with the expert on the tech- ■
meal factors which would induce
breakage of wood, including fibre
severance and the effect oi nails on
strength.
i ~ Truck~ Market* !
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Carlot shipments of entire United
States :eported Wednesday. Jan. 23:
Grapeiruit: Arts. 6. Caiif. 1. Fla
33, Texas 38. total 78 cars.
Oranges: Calif. 247. Fla. 46. Tex
as 1, total US 294 cars.
Mx citrus: Fia. iv, texas 3, total
US 32 cars.
Beans: Fla. 4. total US 4 cars]
Puerto Rico 2.
Beets: New York 1, total US 1
car.
Cabbage: Calif. 1. New York 43,
rexas Id. Utah 1 total US 60 cars.
Carrots: Ariz. 8. Calif. 33, New
York 6. total US 47 cars.
Greens: Calif. 5, Ka. 2. So. Car.
1. Ya. 9 total US 17 cara
Mx vegetables: Cam. 32, Fla. 7,
Texas 22. others 3. total US 64 cars.
Peas: Calif. 1C, Fia 2. total US 12
cara
Peppers: Fla. 3. Texas l. total US
4 cara
Spinach: Calif. 2, Va. 1, total US
3 cara
Tomatoes: Cuba 1 ear
lower Rio Grauue valley ship-'
mcuis foraaroed Thursday morn-)
mg, Jan. 24:
Grapeiruit 38, oranges 1. mx cit
rus 3. caboage *s. m.xed vegetables
13. beets and carrots 2. peppers 1.
mixed fruit and vegeta oies 3. total
76 oara Total to date this season—
citrus fruit 2362, vegetables 2969,
mixed'fruit and vegetables 18. total
3349; to the same date last season—
ltrus fruit 1298, vegetables 1638,
mixed fruit and vegetables 8, total
2944 cara
Representative prices to truckers!
for Valley citrus and vegetables,
Wed. Jan. 23:
Orapeirmw: Boxes US Combina-1
tion 125-1.35. few small sues lower.
Bushels US Combinations 85-75c,
US No 2s 55-95C
Oranges: Boxes US combinations
few mostly 2.10. Bushels US Combi
nations 1.10-1.20.
Beets: Per doe. bunches iced 18
20c.
' ca-rots: Per do?, bunches iced,
mostly 25c.
Cabbage: Bulk per ton 112.80-15.00
Eggplant: Bu baskets 100-125.
Okra Bfi hampers 2-225.
Peppers: Bu baskets 150-2.00.
Potatoes: Blits Triumphs US No.
Is 50-lb sacks 1 1-2 inch min. 90c
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Tomatoes: Lugs green wrapped,
125-1.75, |
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 24.—vPr
Aithough Liverpool came in lowei
than due, the cotton market hen
opened steady with some ovemigh
ouying orders In evidence. Plw
trades showed no change to on
point up While old crop position
continued to trade at the openlnf
figures during the first half houi
Oct. eased off 2 points, making tin
price level 1 point up to 2 down
compa.ed with Wednesday's close.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—uF>— Witt
a moderating of severe cold predict
ed. grain prices underwent an earl]
ag Thursday.
Opening uncnanged to *4 lower
May 96T»-87. wheat soon decline*
all around. Com started unchange*
up. Mav 87 W and subsequent
ly showed losses.
Naval Fliers Busy
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. bP^-Th«
winged sailors of Uncle Sam coulc
point with pride Thursday to bif
doings in the recent past and big
ger ones to come.
Jurt at present 24 navy planes an
engaged in a 3.003-mtle circuit oi
the Caribbean. That Is describee
as "Just tuning up ” A mass fllghi
Is expected this spring betweer
Hawaii and the Philippines. Bu
the greatest show In Amerlcai
aeronautical history is planned foi
the fleet maneuvers In the summer
More than 509 planes—half the tota
naval air strength—will Join wttl
surface vessels In a war In th»
great triangle between Hawaii
Alaska and Puget Sound.
Bids Action Delayed
The Brownsville city eommlssioi
at a meeting Thurso ay moralni
discussed the matter of famlshfei
water to the Cameron County Dls
rrict No. 7. with directors of dls
Urict.
Agreements were reached on mot
matters up for dlsa*sslon. and con
tract Is expected to be signed soon
The commission put off aetku
on bids opened earlier in the weel
to the afternoon session.
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Cabinets, Fixtures. Millwcrk. Th
Geer Co., opposite Brownsville Ic
Co-, phone 1125.—Adv.
Pinking shears, sewing and man!
cure aclMors. Hedge and prunln
rheara. Brownsville Hardware.—Adi
Gas. Oil and Wood heiters. Oars
Hardware, 639 nth St—Adv.
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FLORIDA GETS
2-INCH SNOW
JACKSONVILLE, Pla., Jan. 23
WP>—North Florida experienced its
most widespread and In some in
stances the heaviest anrwlall on rec
ord Tuesday night and Wednesday
as winter thrust a chilling blast
■nd the weather if an prccz' zed even
colder temperatures to come before
nightfall and after. There was two
inches of anew at Panama City or>
the northwest Gulf coast, the first
since 1918 when a light fall was re
corded
Vegetable and citrus trowers were
warned that although the promised
freezing weather had been delayed
en route by a high pressure area
the signs pointed to even coMe- tem
peratures ttv>n first were anticipat
ed over much of the peninsula.
Real apprehension was “felt fox
fruit and vegetable crow over most
of the state. It witl be much cold
er Wedneadav nl-ht and continutn*
freezing temperatures are In sleht
as far attend as Thursday night
Officers Re-Elected
fBnedal to Tba H-twJd*
HARLTNOEN. Jan. 23—All Offi
"ers of the R4o Orvndo Building and
Tosp association were re-elected for
1933 at a meeting cf shareholders
of the ar’ocistion here.
The shareholders exp-*»ss?d grati
fication at the successful year's
onerat4<m in 1934. the banner year
since 1927.
Officers are Tvre H Brown, presi
dent; R. E- Mlttanck and Ira F
Eels, vice presidents; A. J. Rnbel
’ttomev; and F. L. Flynn, secre
tarv-trea«urer-mana-er.
Regular 8 per cent dividend foi
*he remaining term of the vear wa.<
declared. The association has nev
er missed a dividend.
City-Wide Charity
Survey Plans Made
Amendments to a constitution
tentatively adepted by the Browns
ville Associated Charities will be
received at a meeting at the Jun
•or Chamber of Commerce ©Lie*
Mondav night, it was announce!!
this week by Jack Daugherty.
Represen*-fives of all civic organi
zations of tha city are urged to bt
present. Plans for a city-wide char
ity survey also will be discussed.
Confederate Vets’
Reunion Is Problem
NASHVILLE, lenn.. Jan. Ji 0P>
The United Confederate Veterans,
in the words of Adjutant General
Harry Rene Lee, Thursday had **no
place throughout this southland to
go" for a 1935 reunion.
“After os years,” said General
Lee, “we’re just out of the spot
light.*
His assertion was made In out
lining the reunion situation. Al
though the Confederate veterans
have received Invitations to hold
their 1935 meeting In eight differ
ent cities, General Lee said all the
Invitations except one have either
been withdrawn or held in abeyance.
Huey Is Ready To
Take New Powers
BATON ROUGE. La.. Jan. 34. <A*i
—Under Huey Long's direction, the
capital of Louisiana was s'i sat
Thursday to become a little "district
of Columbia.” with a "Pennsylvania
avenue” and everything.
The senator was ready to take
control of the local government of
East Baton Rouge parish, basts of
the "district,” uirougn wu
pcl.ce Jury, its governing body, to
whtgh Long appointed 13 new mem
bers Wednesday.
Fishing Good
DEL MAR, Jan. 34. — "It's an 111
wind that blows nobody good.”
This week’s norther may have
played havoc with jregetabtes over
the Valley, but It brought wide
grins to fishermen.
Among catches reported at Del
Mar Wednesday were: L. A. Run
ner of Mercedes, 152 red fish; Prank
Brant of Brownsville, 20 reds; Mr.
and Mrs. George McGonlgll of
Brownsv.Ue 14 reds. 5 trout: C. C.
Wentz of Brownsville. 10 reds.
All of the catches were made from
the south jetties.
Hunt Missing Texan
HOUSTON. Jan. 24. (A*)—A police
search tor Ralph Chastain, 33.
Gonzalez truck driver missing since
Sunday night after he delivered a
$1,000 load of eggs to a freight de
pot here, continued today. ,
Sheriff V Nabors of Oonsales
and R. L- Chastain, father of the
i missing man. were here to aid to
the search. *
Chastain did not receive the
money for the cargo of eggs and >
i left the depot for the ship chan
nel to pick up a return load. He
has not been seen since.
Escape Weapon?
%
Sheriff John Hanley inspect* the
iroken spoon found hidden in Bruno
Hauptmann’s cell In the Bronx
County Jail. Officials expressed be
lief Lindbergh suspect planned es
cape or suicide.
ALLRED RETURNS
TYLER. Jan. M. WV-Ooveroor
James V. Allred, who flew here late
Wednesday because of the Illness of
his brother. Judge Renne Allred, Jr.,
left for Austin Thursday morning
jy airplane.
The oil obtained from the stomach
>f the fulmar petrel Is used com
mercially in var.ous ways. The bird
ipite this oil at Its enemies in de
fending Itself, the penetrating smell
of the oil adding to Its effective
Publicity Arranged
(toMtal to Tb* Bsrald)
McALLEN. Jan- H—Lowct
Grande Valley aa a citrus pawing
section la expected to obtain con
siderable radio publicity throw#*
co-operation of Texas manufastur
Actln# on a suggestion advance
by R. J. Thomas, secretary of the
La Ferta Chamber of Commerce, at
the last meeting of the Valley Sec
retaries’ Association, the McAller
Chamber of Commerce nquestsd
Bewley Flour Mi’t> of Fort Worth
to mention the Valley's citrus dur
ing its programs. A letter from W.
P. Bomar, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the concern, ad
vised that the request would be
granted.
Rotary Club Heart
District Governor
John W. Kirkpatrick of Edinburg
governor of the district of notary
International, made his official vis
itation to the Brownsville dub Wed.
nesday. delivering an address on the
principles of the organisation.
Regret of the dub over the de
parture of Colonel T. a Gilmore
(pm the city was expressed by all
present Colonel Gilmore expects to
leave for his former home In Eng
land either the latter part of this
week or the first of nest.
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