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F. D. IS READY
FOR IMMEDIATE
GOLD ACTION
WASHINGTON. Feb 2. ot»>—The
Roosevelt administration was re
ported Saturday to have completed
preparations for any swift monetary
action It may consider necessary
after the supreme court rules on
the gold cases.
This word was passed in authori
tative quarters as observers watched
for another Saturday Conference of
the nine justices on whom President
Roosevelt's money policies hinge.
May Hear Monday
Many believed the court would
deliver on Monday its decision in
the cases attacking the government's
abrogation of the gold clause. This
impression was so prevalent that
the capital and much of the world
was set for a nerve-strained week
end.
Nothing was certain. There was
% possibility the ruling might not
come for another week or two. But
administration official*, while ex
pressing every confidence that the
government would be upheld, were
taking no chances of being caught
unaware . It was understood the
plans calhd lor almost instantan
eous moves to meet any eventuality. ■
Involved m the cases were some
SI 00,000.000 ooo of government and
private contracts. Should the court
determine thHt they should be paid
in term, of the pre-devaluation gold
contuu ol the dollar. It would add
169.000,000 000 to these debts.
Exchanges May Clowe
The securities and exchange com
mission was considering closing all
47 exchanges trom New York to
San Francisco during the period in
which the ceurt may act Recog
nising that uncertainty about the
gold caata has a!rt <v caused de-.
pressed quotations in many mar.
kets. the members were known to
be anxious to guard ag.iit-- tluc
tuations of an ex'renie nature.
Exactly what the administration
would do in case of ail adverse de
cision has not been announced, but
it was believed that .several courses
. ol action, by legislation or other
* wise, had been drawn up in an
attempt to meet any conceivable
verdict
Special Judge Named
DALLAS. Feb 2. W* — Members of
the Dal.as B?r Saturday elected D
A Frank. Dallas attorney, to serve
as special judge of the 14th district
court pending senate confirmation,
of State Representative Sarah T
Hughes, who was appointed to the
pout by Governor James V Allred.
Friday.
Frank Wilson, ■ecreuu’v of the
Bar. administered the oath of office
and Frank immediately took the
bench.
The vacancy was created recent
ly when Judge W M Taylor resign
ed to accept appointment as a mem- >
' her of the commi uon of appeals to
tne supreme court.
February *, 1835.—It was now ap
parent that Dictator Smta Anna
proposed to revitalize and enlorce
the famous decree oi April 6Th. 1830.
and that his promise to Austin of
October 5th. 1834 to • meditate ma- 1
turely" sanctioning the repeal ol
its eleventh article was made to gain
time to prepare for the :ubjugation
of Texas. The decree provided. — (1> j
—For introduction of cotton pood*,
formerly excluded. <2*—For duties
thereon to be used against Sj’nish
invasion. (3)—For appointment of
commissioners to purchase state
lands and supervise present and
future colonies (4>—Authority to
take lands and indemnify states
(51—Establishment of Vera Cruz
couvic as colonists. < 61 —For their
employment until end of prison
term' 7*-.For colonii
can families and their maintenance.
Authority to make such indi
vidual subject to federal and state
colonization laws. i#i— Denying lor
eignr: s the right to cross frontiers
without passports. ■ 10* — Prohibiting'
further introduction of slaves. (Hi— j
Prohibiting foreigners trom nations
bordeilng Republic to settle and
suspending existing contract^ «U’»—
Free coastwise trade to foreigners.
* 131—Opening port of Galveston
snd Matagorda frw to foreign
goods. fl4*—$500,000 ipe^osi loan for ;
fort tf tent ions and transportation ol '
-convict* and Mexican families <15» j
—Pledging cotton food* duties fori
loan to bear three per cent month- .
ly «16•—Promotion of cotton man
. ulacturc' f 17>—Reservation of
$300000 for u c in ea«e of Spanish
invasi-n. «!8»—Government reg
ulation of establishment of colonies
..-.
February 3 .183$.—'The practice of
dueling tn T» xu* persisted longest 1
in the settled portion new hborins
the Louisiana boundary. That was;
probably true berausr duels were
freq lent in Louisiana, where cer
tain pec pic held notions c f oerson
sl honor which thev believed to be
marks of class distinct Jen tmklna
their quartets aome’hinc different
from the ordinarv disputes In which
the proees«et of the ?*w mere etr.r’oy
fd. A reminder of dueling In Texas
was to jo dcwn through the y*ars
and become a part cf our constitu
tion. Article 8. Section !. of whi^h
k prescribes ih* form of ea*h to be
t*krn h\ > ted offi
cials of the state, a port'en of *hat
oath rraos.—** >r.d I do further
solemnly swear *hat since the adon
tion *of th« Constitution of this
State. I being a citizen of this state,
have not frueht i dv*t "**th de-dlv
weapon*. with u this state or out o'
it nor have T sent or aec°oted a
challenge to tight a duel with dead
|v weapons, nor have I feted as a
erect'd tn currying a challenge, or
aided, advised or assisted any per
son thus ol fending "
It was the custom, in preiiarmg
ftr a duel, to practice shooting at a
trig at retched to a man's height on
a free. TI>o‘e who cut the tape oiten
et tliay thev ml- -ed it. or who con
trived to i :• 1 * i rumor* to the ef-.
left that thev Had done sex were not
JufroQuentlv relieved of the nerea
eit\ <i( <x lending their honor at the
ap^otmeo time. 1
MARKETS
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stocks steady; metal improve.
Bonds mixed; U- S. governments
hestltant.
Curb narrow; trading dull.
Foreign exchanges irregular;
gold currencies lower.
Cotton lower; local and New Or
leans selling; lower Liverpool
cables.
Sugar quiet; steady spot mar
ket.
Coliee quiet; trade covering
Chicago
Wheat higher; week-end eve
ning-up.
Com firm; sympathy with
wheat.
Cattle nominally steady.
Hogs nominally steady; top 17 95.
NEW YORK Cl'RB
NEW’ YORK Feb 2.—^;— Price
changes were unimportant on the
Curb market Saturday, and the
volume was restricted. All groups
showed evidence of the reluctance
of traders to expand commitments
on either side of the market pend
ing announcement of the gold
. x decision in Washington.
Advances of more than a quarter
of a point were rare. Some utilities
were a shade easier.
Distillery issues were about level
with Hiram Walker at 294, and
Distillers Corp.-Seagrams at 164.
Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania wa* a
little soft at 56 but International
Petroleum held about even at 294.
NEW YORK Cl'RB STOCKS
Cities Service 17 IN IN IN
El BAS 42 6N 6 6N
Ford Ltd 1 7V 74 74
Gulf Pa 6 564 56 564
United Gas 5 IN 1*4 IN
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK Feb 2—<*»*—A pos
sible Supreme Court decision Mon
day on the much-disputed "gold
clause’’ rases apparently did not
unduly disturbed Saturday’s brief
stock market seuion. Although there
was some "evening-up” of commit
ments. prices generally closed fair
ly steady. Tranfers approximated
360.000 shares.
While most traders seemed a
little timid in the matter of ex
panding commitments there was
ho pronounced disposition to liquid
ate in anticipation of the high
court’s ruling. A moderate demand
for the metals, which pushed up
the prices of several members of
this group, indicated to some ob
servers that the fears of serious
market repercussions following the
gold judgment were evaporating.
Instead of viewing the Judicial
situation with apprehension, most
market observers were of tlie opin
ion that equities, as a whole, prob
ably had already discounted a pro
nouncement adverse to the admin
is tra lion's monetary program.
The bulk oi the trade news was
rt gariied as satisfactory and it was
estimated in some quarters that a
seasonal let-down in industrial
production would be less than had
been expected.
Commodities were uncertain in
trend and bonds were a trifle mix
ed Leading European gold cur
rencies were somewhat lower in
terms of the dollar.
Shares of U S Smelting. Cerro
Dr Pasco and McIntyre Porcupine
advanced 1 to around 2 points.
Santa Fe. Case and American Can
pushed up about 1 each, and frac
tional gainers included Du Pont.
General Motors. Chrys'er. Sc hen
lev. National Steel. US and Beth
lehem Steels. West’rehouse Amer
i?an Tobacco B and Sears Roebuck
Such Issues as American Telephone.
Western Union Consolidated Gas.
Liggcn A: Mvers B. Reynolds B and
Standard OH of New Jersey verr
unchanged to easier.
NEW YORK >TOf
SalesinlOOi. High Lom Hose
A] ChemArDve 2 136 135’*. 136
Am Can ft 1134 113 113 »
Am Stl Fdrs 2 16 , 164 16 4
Am Sue l 60 4 60 4 60 i
Am TArT 12 105 * 1044 105
Am Tob 8 80 30 80
Anaconda 12 104 104 10 •*
AT A: SF 37 46 43 4 45
Baldwin Lot 7 54 54 54
Bendix 5 154 154 154*
Beth Stl 24 30 , 29 4 294
Chrysler 52 374 36 . 37 s
Con Oil 37 74 74 74
DuPont 11 95 93 4 95
Gen El 79 234 234 23 *.
Gen Foods 11 34 34 , 34 -
Gen Mot 82 314 31 314
Goodyear 12 22 22 4 224
Insp Cop 1 24 24 24
Int Harvest 28 41% 414 414
Int TA*T 8 9 84 9
J Manv 12 51 i >0 514 j
Kennecott ftft 17 16% 17
Nat Stl 16 494 484 49
NY Central 20 174 17-4 174
Penney 26 6ft 4 67 67 4
Radio 38 5% 54 5%
Sears R 30 34 33 4 34
Soc-Vac 12 144 14 144
S Pat 17 154 154 154
Std Brands 37 174 17% 174
SO NJ 16 404 404 404
Studebaker 134 14 14* 14
Tex Corp 13 20 194 194
US Stl 24 37 364 37
Warner 5 3T» 34 34
WU Tel [phone] I
West FA-M 45 37 4 37 4 374
Woolwocth 13 53 4 33 4 54 *
—
STOCK AVERAGES
Stock averages. (Compiled by thi j
Associated Pressi Feb 2.—
30Ind 15Rrs 15Ut 60St
Net .Chg. A 3 A 1 D.2 A1
Saturday .... 53 3 23.3 25.0 387!
Prev day .... 53 0 23.2 25 2 38 6
Month ago .... 56.1 268 25.3 41 0
Year ago .... 60 0 41.8 37 5 49.8
1935 h gh .... 56 6 27.6 26 6 41.6
1935 low . 52.0 22 9 24.8 381
1934 high .... 61.4 43.0 40.6 51 4!
11934 low .... 45.3 22 8 24.2 34.9
Movement of recent years
1932 low .... 17.5 8.7 23.0 16.9
1929 high .... 146.9 153.9 184.3 157.7
1927 low . 51.6 953 618 618
BOND AVERAGES
Bond averages. (Compiled by the
Associated Press > Feb 2 —
20Rrs lOInd lOUt lOFr
Net chg.D.l D.l A.l A.l
Saturday .... x85 94.8 87 8 693
Prev day .... 853 94.7 87 9 603
Month ago .... 87.2 93.9 85.0 69.7
Year ago. 84 9 84.1 81 4 68.7
1935 high .... 87 8 95.9 88 1 70.4
1935 low’ . 85 4 03.0 84 5 68 6
1934 high. 89 4 92.9 88 0 70 0
1934 low .... 74 5 73.7 68.2 60.2
1932 low .... 45 8 40.0 64.6 42.2
1928 high .... 101.1 98 9 102 9 100 5
10 low-yield bonds:
Saturday 108.6: year ago 108.7.
Month ago 108.2: year ago 102 9.
1935 high 109 0; 1035 low 107.9.
1934 high 108.3; 1934 low 991.
1828 high 104.4; 1932 low 86 8.
x-New 1935 low.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, Peb 2.—&)—Evening
up transactions preparatory for any
surprise developments Monday led
to late rallies in grain prices Sat
urday.
Buying that caused the late ral
lies appeared to come mostly from
previous sellers. Cash interests,
though, were credited with buying
May wheat in small lots on price
dips, and there was also some buy
ing of May corn attributed to cash
houses.
Wheat, dosed firm ’i-1! above
Friday's finish May 96!« —. corn
unchanged to •'* higher. May 84
84’s. oats unchanged to off. and
provisions uncnanged to a rise of
17 oents.
GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO. Feb 2. «<P—
Open High Low Close
Wheat
May 954-4 96 _ 95 % 964-4
Jlv 88 4 89 87'. 88 .-89
Sep 86 87 . 86 , 87 .
Com—
Mch .... . 87
May 834-4 84 4 83 4 84-84-.
Jlv 794-4- 804 79 80
Sep 764 774 7 4 77
Oats—
Mav 49% 49 * 48 4 49 4
Jlv 42‘.-4 42% 41% 42 4-%
Sep 404 404 404 40%
Rye
May 654 54 65 63%
Jly 654* 654 65 65 4
Sep 64 4 644 644 64 4
Barley—
Mav 744- 74 4 74 74 4
Jly .... . 68
Sep
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK Feb. 2. <P.— Liqui
dation attributed to uncertainty over
the gold clause cases depressed cot
ton prices Saturday May contracts,
sold off to 1226 or 12 points net
lower and to the lowest reacted since
early in January. May closed at
12.27. with the general marketing
ending steady at net declines of 10
to 12 points.
Selling came from foreign and do
mestic sources. It increased some
what in volume as prices worked
lower and some stop orders were
uncovered during the progress of
he decline which extended to 12.20
for March and 12 17 for October
Trade interest continued to buy on a
si ale down, steadying the market
irum time to tim*- but very slight
bulges met adn.tional offering.- and
closing quotations were within a
point or two ot the lowest for the
day.
The amount of cotton shipboard
i-waiting clearance a- th»* end of the
wr-k was rst.mated at 93 000 bales
against 173 000 bales last year.
Liverpool cables said the market
i.ier' wa.-. a"ait.nj} the gold clause
decision Some Bomba> and local
selling was reported in sympathy
wi<h the heaviness ol Alexandria,
while the trade was reirorted a chief
buyer. Rcjtorts in local soot circles
said there has been a sl.ght improve
ment in spot sales to domestic mills
during the past few days and some
buying by Bombay in the southwest.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2. M*>—
Trading was active in Saturdays
short weekend ses*ion and prices
took rather a downward slant ow
ing to final liquidation in advance
ol the supreme court s decision in the
gold case expected Monday. A good
part of the oilermg* was absorbed
by buying by large spot houses.
Cables were also rather weak and
outside markets were easier.
There was some resistance to poor
cables at the start but prices soon
started to ease off under more in
sistent liqmciatioH and at the lowest
reached in the late trading prices
were 11 to 14 points below the prev
ious close There was a slight rally
of a point or two at the end and
the market closed barely steady with
prices showing net declines for the
dav of 10 to 13 points.
New lows for the day were reached
In the late trading with March at
12.2!. Mav and July at 11.27 Octo
ber at 12 27 and Dec at 12 23. or 11
to 14 point* below the previous close.
There wfas a rally of a point or two
at the end. March closed 11 ooints
net lower for the day. May and July
10 points net lower. October 13 poinfs
net lower and Dec 12 net down
Port receipts 6.352 for season 3 -
752.626. last season 6 207.515: exports
26.039 for seison 2,920.092. last sea
son 4 902 543 Pert s*ock 2.814 828.
last year 3 761.527. Combined shio
f>oard stock at New Orleans. Oal
vrston and Houston 79 293. last year
’64 pro soo’ ales a’ mar
ket* fijoq ii*t vear 10.121.
Hauptmann Case Jury Cuts
Dance Steps to Kill Time
FLEMINGTON. N. J.. Feb 2 —
.-»•—Sprightly tunes of ten years
ago. played (Mi a resurrected
phonograph, furmshed the
rhythms to which the Hauptmann
trial jurors out gay dance steps
after their days in court.
Mrs. Ethel Stockton, comely
matron and most youthful of tlie
jury's four lady members, is the
belle ol the ball and is much
sought after as a dancing part
ner by the gentlemen of the Jury.
Mrs. Verna Snyder heaviest of
them ah, is not averse to stepping
and swings about with tin? best.
Elderly juror No 11, whose
cl ironic heart ailment causes
more concern to others than to
himoeli. is up until 10 o’clock and
even then vows he isn't sleepy.
Dances are held u: one of the
bedrooms of the jury’s quarters
on the third floor of their hotel. !
Beds arc ta&cn out and the
carps: rolled up. Music is fur
nished by an old phonograph of
the hotel proprietor’s wife, who
brought it dow4 from the attic
and uustcu u oil
NEW YORK FUTURES
NEW YORK Fe'o. 2. ^—Cotton
; future* closed steady 10 to 12 low
er- _
Open High Low* Last
Mch . 12 28 12.29 1220 12.21-22
May . 12.34 1235 12 26 1237-28
Jlv . 1235 1235 1226 1228-30
Oct . 12.26 12.26 12.17 12.19-20
Dec . 12.32 1233 12.22 1237
Jan . 12 29 12.30 1225 1228
Spot quiet; middling 1245.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2. iAV-■Cot
ton future* closed barely steady at
net declines of 10 to 13 point*.
Open High Low Close
' Mch . 12.28 12.28 1231 12.2133
Mav . 1236 1236 12.27 1228
Jly . 12.36 1237 12.27 12 30
Oct . 12.27 1238 12.17 12 18-19
Dec . 1233 12.33 1223 1225-26
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. ■*>— lU. S
Dept. Agr.)—Potatoes, slightly weak
er supplies liberal, demand and
trading slow; Wisconsin round
white US No. 1. .77tt-82»*. fine
quality .85: Idaho russet* US No. 1.
1.45-50, commercial grade 1.17H-j
: 22*t.
FT. WORTH GRAIN
FORT WORTH Feb. 2.—/P —De
mand for grain at Fort Worth Sat
urday was of only moderate dimen
; sions. Receipt* were: wrheat 9 cars;
corn 12. and oats 3.
Delivered Texas Gulf ports, ex
;x>rt rate, or Texas common points:
wheat number l hard llO's-lll1-.- !
Barley number 2 nominally 90-92;
number 3 nominally 89-91. Sorg
■ hums No. 2 milo per 100 pounds
nominally 213-215; number 3 milo
nominally 211-213. Number 2 kafir
nominally 200-205; number 3 kafir
198-203.
Delivered Texas common points
or group three: corn number 2
white Mexican 103-105; number 2
white northern 114s*116s*: number
2 yellow 109 4-110s*; oats number
2 red 62*» -631 -; number 3 red
61 4 -62sj[.
FT. WORTH LIVESTOC K
FORT WORTH, Feb 2. <7P*— <U.
S Dept. Agr.t—Hogs 500; truck hogs
' steady; top 7.55 by packers for
most of the good to choice 185-280
lb averages good underweights av
eraging 150-180 lbs 600-750. packing
i sows steady 675-700.
Cattle 200 commercial 180 govern
ment; calves 400 commercial. 70
i government; nominal. For week:
General trade in steers, yearlings
and cows steady to 25 cents lower
with small declines usually shown
on cows; bulls unchanged; stocker
1 trade poorly tested, quotably steady;
| slaughter calves 50 cents or more
lower, spots around 75 cents lower.
Week > tops Well-finished long
yearlings 9.75: no representative top
weighty st*rs. fat cows 500. weight;
bulls 3.7.) few .-tock steer calves
550; practical top heavy fat calves
600. Bulk prices: plainer grades
1 slaughter steers including grassers
625 down: better grades fed cutters
| and low cutters 150-225; sausage
bulls 250-325; weighty slaughter
calves 425-550; common sort* 250
300.
Sheep none: for week: fat lambs
25-50 cents lower; other classes
steady. Early week's top fat lambs
1 775; bulk medium to good fat lambs
650-750. medium grade lat v rat
ings 575-625; good woolrd fat ewe
and aged wethers 500: good aged
shorn wethers 45<j. feeder lamb*
500-600.
Truck Markets
Cariot .Nhiprncnts ol enure United
State report'd Friday, FYb. 1:
Grapefruit Anz 6 CaLif 3 fia
54 Texas 52 total US 115 cars.
Oranges Calu. 162. Fla. 139 Tex
aa 4. total US 305 cars.
Mx citrus Calif. 12 Fla. 39 TVx
as 3. total US 54 cals.
Beans; Fia. 20, total US 20 cars.
Betts: None.
Cabbage: Cadf 7. NY 50. So. Car.
2 Texas 43, Wis. 10. others 6. total
US 118 cars.
Carrots: Ariz. 8, Calif. 32. Mich.
2. NY 13. Texas 2. W'axh. 1. total
US 58 cars.
Greens: Calif. 7 Fla. 1. total US
B cars.
Mx vegts: Calif. 50. Fla 7. Ga. 2.
Texas 15 others 7, total US 81 cars.
Peas: Calif. 6 Fla. 7. total US 13
cars.
Pepiier.-.: Fla. 1. total US 1 car.
Spinach: Texas 10, total US 10
cars.
Tomatoes Cuba 6. Mexico 2 cars.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwaraea Saturday morn
ing. FVb 2:
Graiiefruit 52. oranges 4. mx cit
rus 3. cabbage 41. mx vegts 15.
tumipo 1 spinach 10. total 126. To
tal to date this season—citrus 2817.
vegetables 3411. mx citrus and vegts.
20. total 6248; to the same date last
season—citrus 1400. vegetables 2168.
mx citrus and vegts. 18. total 3518
cars.
Representative prices to truckers
for Valley Cit.us and Vegts. re
ported Friday Feb. 1;
Graocfruit: Boxes US Combina
tion 1125-1 40, small sizes lower.
Bushels US Comb 65-75c; US No.
2s 55-65c. Sacki. US Comb 80-lb
around 1.00.
Oranges: Boxes US Comb 2-2.10.
few Temples high as 2.25. Bushels
US Comb mostly 1.10. few Temples
125 Sacks 80 lb US Comb 190-2.00
BrwoLi: Per doz ounches 65-75c.
Cabbage Bulk per ton $17.50
2v.C0; half erts 1.25-1.50.
Carrots; Per doz bunches mostly
25c. half crats 90-1.00.
Parsley: Per doz bunches mostly
25c.
Potatoes: Bliss Triumphs 50-lb
sacks US No. Is 1-1.10; 14 in. min.
90c-1 00.
Onions: Per doz bunches mostly
25c.
Turnips: Per doz bunches mostly
25c.
Spinach: Bu baskets 85c-1.00.
Sheriff* Department
Auto Purcha*e Okehed
Purchase of a sedan from the
Brownsville Motor company. Ply- i
mouth agency, for use in the sheriffs
department has been authorized by '
the Cameron county commissioners
court after considering a number of
bid*.
The bid accepted was lor $615 with
rio oid car.- a touring and a road
ster! formerly used by the sheriffs
dcumment, being traded in on the 1
deal.
FRUIT FLY IS
WIDELY FOUGHT
The Mexican fruit fly which at
times infests Valley grapefruit
groves is but one oi the insects
which has become the object of
international co - operative agree
ments because it is no respecter of
boundary' lines and takes its food
where it finds it.
The control of the Mexican fruit
fly along with many other insect
pests Is essentially a problem of the
North American continent, not of
Canada, or of Mexico or of the
United States alone, according to
Lee A. Strong chief of the bureau
of entomology and plant quarantine.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
who has visited the Valley on oc
casion.
National boundary’ lines mean
nothing to these insects, Mr. Strong
says, so whv should each nation
undertake to deal Individually with
pests that attack the orchards,
forests, fields and gardens of more
than one of the Notrh American
oountries?
Through international agreements,
definite results have already been
obtained in the face of apparently
insuperable difficulties. Co-opera
tive grasshopper surveys and con
trol operations in the northwestern
stales and in the southwestern
provinces of Canada, for example,
proved effective in suppressing re
cent grasshopper outbreaks on both
sides of the border. Moreover, Can
ada and the United States have
profited alike from joint programs
of European com borer control and
gipsy moth eradication in adjacent
areas.
Notable also. Mr. Strong contin
ues, have been the results of en
tomological co-operation with coun
tries to the south. With the aid of
Mexican authorities, the U. S. de
partment of agriculture is endeav
oring to prevent the Mexican fruit
fly from becoming generally estab
lished in the Valley. By this co
operative effort, Mexican fruit grow
ers also are helped in control of
the fruit fly in its native home be
low the Rio Grande.
Dr. A. C. Baker of the U. S. de
partment of agriculture who was
here a few davs ago. maintains a
laboratory near Mexico City where
habits of the fly are studied and
control measures conceived and
tried out. The control measures are
put into effect in the various citrus
sections of Mexico and Mexican
and American inspectors work side
by side in the Mexican Valley of
the lower Rio Oranric.
Co-operative work on the citrus
black fly in Cuba has reduced the
numbers of that fly until it is no
loneer- a serious pest in the island
orchards and the likelihood of
spread into Florida is materially
lessened. The black fly was control
led within a few years by a parasite
from Asia. Entomologists of the
United States lound that this para
site checked the bla^k fly in Malaya,
and, with the aid of the Cuban
government, introduced it int-o the
Aland's citrus groves.
International co-operation Is just
as essential ior research as for
insect {jest eradication and control.
Mr. Strong believes
P A. Holrinle n> in charge of the
Mexican frJi fly quarantine forces
in the Valley Ht Is in Washington
conferring with Mr Strong concern
ing the Valley situation but is ex
pected back this week.
Mysterious Malady
Claims Another Tot
TFANECK N. .1. Feb. 2. —(.F—
The death of 15-day-old Charles
Gilman, son of Mr and Mr- diar
ies G.lman of Hackensack from
the ^amr unknown chsea-c which
ha.- taken the lives ol nine othe
newly-bom babies became known
Saturday.
The infant born in Hol\ Name
hospital, was sent home after eight
children had succumbed to the
mysterious malady and was believ
ed to have escapee, the aback He
was taken ill. however and moved
lo Bergen County Isolation hospital.
He dted there Wednesday, but au
ihcr.ti“s at the Teaneck institution
did not learn of it until Saturday.
Allred Says Favors
Investigation Plan
AUSTIN, Feb. 2. oP)—Governor
Tames V. Allred tacitly approved
Saturday an extensive investigation
of legislators and state officials pro
posed by the senate.
*‘I have no objection. ‘ he said, “to
any investig ition of any kind they
want to make."
Facteously. he added *‘I see one
fatal defect in the senate resolution.
If doe* not specify an investigation
of the whereabouts of officials on
the night of March 1,1932—thtt’s the
night of the Lindbergh baby kid
naping"
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THEATRE
LA FERIA
Independent Home Owned Theabe
Sunday and Monday
John Boles with Gloria Swanson.
Douglas Montgomery and
June Lang in
“Music In the Air"
Comedy, "At the Mike" and
Cartoon
Another grand performance by
the girl you loved in "Thin Man**
and "Broadwav Bill ".
JNVftNfilOM
(MV GRANT
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GARY COOPER IX ACTION STORY
Gary Cooper starring with Richard Cromwell, and Franchot Tone in
"The Lives of a Bengal Lancer ’ showing Sunday and Monday at the
Rivoli Theatre in San Benito.
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PLANES SCARE
PIRATES AWAY
HONGKONG. Feb 2— Pir
ate who plundered the steamer
Tungchow threatened to massacre
the 75 mission school children
aboard if the British plane which
roared overhead attempted a bomb
ing. those aboard the ship said
Saturday.
The marauders held the children
and their elders in a state of terror
for three days beiore the plane
from the British aircraft carrier
Hermes frightened them away Fri
day.
Police broadcast a warning that
another gang of Pirates was pro
ceeding toward Canton with the
object of attacking a ship running
for Shanghai.
Laborious interviewing in the
bay. from the press boat to the
nssengers behind the port holes,
evealed part of the story’ of the
raid at sea as the ship was. pro
ceeding from Shanghai to Cheioo
Tuesday Police refused to allow re
porters aboard the .ship and the
officers remained silent.
During the three days all aboard
were oonslanUv watched by pirates
with drawn revolvers. The children
behaved well althougn horritied.
The pirates had great difliculty
in obtaining funks to transfer the
booty ashore Thev approached
several which veered off. The pir
ates fired at one junk with rifles
but the junk leplied with a small
cannon. Finally a large junk came
alongside and the two chiefs of
the band boarded it
While the loot was being trans
hipped the plane from the Hermes
appeared overhead and the junk
pulled away. The remaining pirates
were thrown into a panic and
threatened to kill the children if
the Diane diopped bombs. The
marauders later escaped in the
ship's small beat.
The loo’ was believed *o have
been worth about 40.000 Mexican
silver dollars It included a lar§»
Barrel of unsigned and worthless
Bank of China note- totalling a
quarter of a million Mexi.cn.
A Russian guard aboard the
Tunechow was slain becaus* he shot
and wounded one oi the Pirates
Teachers aboard the Tunechow
included t he Cue too school head
master J. P Di ncan i* hcod
nnstress. Mi's. K O. McNair Mrs.
H M Priestly Mrs. L M Williams.
Mr.. H G Henderson and Dons
Rouse.
Dr. Wood To Beson
Health Work Study
Dr. Harold Wood of Harlingen, who
ha* been assistant Cameron countv
health officer under the cu-ative
set-up. is leaving soon to take a
three month* course in public health
work at John Hopkins University,
Baltimore. Md.
He is taking the public health
health course on a scholarship issued
by the U. S. public health service.
Dr. Wood's duties with the curative
county set-up is being filled by Dr.
L. M EJavis.
Sunday and Monday
THEATRE — DONNA
Sunday and Monday
I
Ramon
THEATRE — RAYMOND V1LLE
Sunday Only
tpwiwppi
WSfflM
—with—
Roger Pryor — June Knight
RIV0L1 SHOWS
GARY COOPER
“The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" is
currently featured at the Rivoli
theatre in San Benito, has material
ized from the adventurous novel oi
Francis Yeats-Brown.
Gary Cooper, whose motion pic
ure career has won for him the title
of • lighting men of all nations.- adds
a new and more glamorous .solder
ing role to hi* extensive record.
The featured supporting cast to
Cooper in The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer-’ include.* Franchot Tone.
Richard Cromwell. Sir Guy Stand
ing and Kathleen Burke.
Cooper was lirst “enlisted-' as an
Aviator in the screen s thrilling avia
tion picture ’ Wings.” Then came
brief periods of service m the French
Foreign Legion In "Beau Sabreur-’
and again in "Morocco.” Who can
forget him as the American ambu
lance driver on the Italian front in
A Farewell to Arms?-’ Then there
were the roles of the British Tommy
in ‘Seven Days Leave,’ the U. S
Marine in "If I had a Million” and
tin American doughboy in "The
Shopworn Angel.” more recently he
turned time back to don the uniform
of an officer of the Confederacy in
the Civil War.
Now Gary joins another lamou*
Ighting unit, the list Bengal Lan
cers. In "The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer,” Gary is a heroic young cap
ain in this picked British regiment
rtitloned on the northern boundary
of India It's the tensely dramatic
rtory of a British officer who aoes
° 1 jT into denger in order that the
honor ol the regiment, the B«nca’
dancers, tna’- re rain unsullied and
hit a soldier-father mov never
know that his son betiayed the regi
ment.
FRUIT SHIPPING
IN BAGS IS HIT
WESLACO. Feb. 2.—Use of bag* i
for sh.pment of grapefruit i* 1
frowned upon by Rio Grande Valley
Citrus Exchange officials to point
out the impracticability of auch
conta.ners.
•'We have consistently refused to
ship grapefruit in such a manner
and shall continue to discourage the
practice for many good reasons.”
Ed F. Miller, general sales manager
of the Exchange asserted.
"The very nature of grapefruit is
such that it should not be treated
like potatoes, onions, or coal. Bags
cannot protect it from bruises or
cuts, which start decay.
Standard boxes have been the
vogue in all producing areas in the
United States for more than M
years. California won’t permit any
thing but standard boxes tor inter
state rail sh.pmentb and California
has found it the wise thing to do
"We are proud enough of our fruit
that wc take pleasure in displaying
our trademarks and labels qn our la
standard boxes which permit such r
displays.”
Cham stores in the larger cities
buy fruit packed in bags because
they can do so for Jess money than
they would have to pay for attract
ive boxed fru.t; they likewise sell
it for less than the independent
neighborhood grocer can buy fruit
in standard containers, according to
Mr. Miller. "That discourages the
independent grocer from buying our
fruit.” he said.
One of the airiest indictments
against the use oi bags for sh.p
ment of grapefruit came to the of
fice of the exchange this week from
Florida when I. A. YarneU. form
er chairman of the Florida Citrus
Control committee and now a grow
er member, wrote that the gov
ernment would not purchase relief
grapefruit there this year if is bags.
Last year, according to Yamelj^
;he government purchasing reliel*
grapefruit shipped it out in bags
because of the few cents less ex
pense. It proved very costly in de
cayed and spoiled fruit and they
would not repeat the same experi
ment again, he declared
The Floiida man stated he was
surprised to learn some Valley scup
pers were using the bug container
| instead of sticking with the stand
ard box. ana predicted the practice
would be short l.ved as it would be
j found to be impractical and unsa
tisiactory and false economy.
The Rio Grande Valley Citrus
Exchange is justly proud of its
’ fruit and is glad to d.splay its
(trademark on it We believe we are
doing the prospective customer a
favor by doing so as they are able
11° tell at a glance what sort of
lruit the\ can expect when the*
buy it,” M.ller said.
Retired Railroad
Executive Dies
SAN ANTONIO Feb. 2. —
i Funeral services will be held Sun
day for Gail B Goodloe. 57. retired
, a year ago after 43 years service
with the San Antonio and Aiansa*
Pass and Southern Pacific rail
roads.
Gocdloe died here Friday after a
long illness.
Gocdloe started work with the
San Antonio and Aransas Pass lmes
as an oifice boy at 14 years. He
was a div.sion superintendent with
i he Southern Pacific at Houston
j when he retired a yea* ago.
TODAYand MON DA Y
GALLANT HEROES
The Bengal Lancers,
handsome stalwarts,
often out-numbered,
never out-fought! The (
thrill of a kiss, the joy
of combat.. .these, they
fight for.. .dangerously,
recklessly, madly!
Night finds them in the
RICHARD CROMWELL
SIR GUY STANDING
C. Aubrey Smith * Monte Blue
and Kathleen Burke
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