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PACIFIC ISLES
PROBLEM UP
GENEVA. March 27. vr>—Japans
resignation from the League of
Nations, which will take effect at
midnight, raised doubts Wednesday
as to who ultimately controls the
) Pacific Islands seized from Ger
many and turned over to Japan un
der a league mandate.
The Tokyo government was gen
ii eraliy expected to retain control
over the islands under supervision
1 of the league's mandate commission.
The delicate question of sovereign
ly J9 over the mandated territories.
however, raised an issue on which
i Geneva experts disagree.
Some j4ay that the allied and
associated powers, of which the
UnitedT States was one, are vested
with Aovereignty over the islands
and have entrusted their admin
istration to Japan under league
supervision. Hence, it is argued,
only the allied powers can deprive
Japan of her mandate.
It is generally conceded that the
(United States could claim the
right to be heard on the question
of disposal of Germany's former
Insular possessions if she should
desire.
WORST STORM
(Continued from Page One)
gray pall, dust becoming thicker as
lull force of the storm centered on
the region. The dust clouds hung low
over Plainview. making it difficult
to discern objects two blocks away.
The dust gradually enveloped San
Angelo, cutting down visibility to a
minimum.
Sun Is Obscured
A cold norther drove the tempera
ture down to 40 degrees at Pampa,
replacing balmy spring weather that
had prevailed for several days.
With the norther came dust which
Wednesday obscured the sun. It re
sembled a fog. covering everything
with a fine deposit of sediment.
There was little surface soil move
ment. however.
The storm struck Wichita Palls
about dawn and hours later, was still
blowing unchecked. Visibility was
very poor. There was a northeast
wind with a velocity of 25 miles
Railroads reported the dust storm
extended all the way to the Kansas
state line.
A stifling dust storm raged in the
Midland area. It had the appear
ance of a heavy fog and was becom
nore dense.
es were darkened at Spur as the
dust clouds reached there at dawn
Little wind was evident, except oc
casional gusts, but the dust seeped
Into every building.
“Old timesrs' considered the storm
unprecedented.
The clouds of dust and sand in
vaded Memphis early in the morn
ing. Motorists were unable to see
their way and the sun was dimmed
Residents of the city were caught
unaware, most of their homes being
open because of the balmy weather.
, Moves Swiftly Southward
Olney reported a high north wind
carrying dust into that town at 5:30
a. m. It was impossible to see more
than half a mile. The temperature
fell to 50 degrees.
Because of the dust, a steam laun
dry was shut down temporarily at
Borger and employes were sent home.
The laundry’ manager said it was im
possible to operate efficiently with
so much dust in the air. Later, the
dust cloud lifted and operations were
resumed.
A 24-mile wand brought the dust
storm into Bi? Spring shortly after
sun-up. It was the worst dust of the
season and was so thick one could
not see more than an eighth of a
mile. •
Moving swiftly southward, the dust
hit Corsicana at 10:20 a. m.
I ROOD CONTROL
(Continued Prom Page One.)
pinoott of California, consulting en
gineer; and Colonel S F. Crecellus,
in charge of flood control work for
the Boundary commisison at Nogales.
Aria
The discussions at EH Paso con
tinued for five days, and pertained
to matters of international boun
dary and flood control, according to
reports received here.
The present series of meetings are
regarded as of great importance to
th Valley in view of the fact that a
bill pending in Congress and in
troduced by Congressman Milton H
West provides for a treaty on use of
waters of the Rio Grande and con
struction of great storage and pow
er dams on the river. '
The Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce planned to take the group
to Port Isabel for a survey of the
jetties there, and on to the Browns
ville channel Wednesday afternoon.
HK3fOFFKM
(Continued from Page One)
He will be met at the Matamoros
railroad station by a group of mili
tary and civil officials from Mata
moros including General Gabriel R
Cervera. commander of the Mata
moroe garrison and Mayor R. Mun
gui C.. end by representatives of
service clubs.
Tentative plans have been made
at Matamoros for a banquet at Port
Isabel Wednesday night in honor of
the visiting official The secretary
of war and his staff likely will leave
llatamoroe Thursday for Mexico
nxr
Sheldon to Speak
At Raymondville
(Special to The Herald t
RAYMONDVILLE. March 27 -
nr Frederick Sheldon, nationally
ETiJIn speaker Wid author, will be
irinclpal speaker at a joint
xur of the Kiwanis and Ro
cluks Wednesday noon at the
anTclub building. Hi* «ub)ect
* -Service and Conservation.”
heldon win be yWjW"
mHville bv Mrs. sneidon.
two' daughters. Mrs- Sheldons
r Mr Griffiths and by 8t.
tttM. Dr. Sheldon'* bo*.
TODAY’S MARKETS |
* - __
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stock* firm, list resists scatter
ed selling.
Bonds mixed, U. & government*
higher.
Curb irregular, utilities firm.
Foreign exchanges steady, ster
ling and Belga higher.
Cotton higher; trade buying.
Sugar quiet, trade covering.
Coffee lower, disappointing
Brasilian markets.
Chicago
Wheat higher, foreign market*
strong.
Corn firm, receipts abnormally
meager.
Cattle best kinds strong, top
91420.
Hogs 10-15 higher, top 9825.
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. March 27. Jfy—'The
dark clouds surrounding railroad fi
nance and the continued financial
and domestic tension in Europe kept
Wall Street cautious Wednesday.
Recent selling pressure in securi
tits markets subsided, however, and
a further recovery in grams was en
couraging. But cotton failed to fol
low. In foreign exchange dealings,
the Belga was brought under con
trol, and gold bloc quarters breathed
a sigh of relief. But further advances
in sterling indicated a continued flow
of funds from the continent to Lon
don.
Coca Cola, a high-price specialty,
became a stock market phenomenon
with another jump of more than 4
points to a new high since 1927.
Eastman Kodak rose a couple of
points, and farm implements, mot
ors, public utilities, and some of the
coppers pushed up fair fractions. A
slight early dip in some of the
steels was recovered. Rails held
about steady.
Railroad investors were encourag
ed by a number of the February net
operating income reports.
Coincident with the further run
up in Coca Cola, the old reports of
a possible stock splitup were reviv
ed. Coppers strengthened after the
better reports which have appear
ed for Anaconda and Phelps Dodge,
leading to expectations that Kenne
cott would make a similar showing.
Farm implements were helped by
‘Iron age's" report that implement
orders surpassed most optimistic
expectation*.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Sales In 100s High Low Close
Al Chem&Dye 18 132* 129 132
Am Can 17 116 114* 116
Am Stl Fd 4 12% 12* 12%
Am Sug Ref 5 57% 56* 57*
Am T&T 35 103* 101* 102*
Am Tob 16 75 74 75
Anaconda 72 10* 10 10*
Atch TSiSF 44 37* 36* 37*
Baldwin Loc 5 1* 1* 1*
Bendix Avia 25 13* 12* 13*
Beth Stl 9 24* 24 24*
Chrysler 76 34 32* 34
Con Oil 13 7* 7 7
Du Pont De N 31 90 * 88 * 90%
Gen Asphalt 1 13% 13% 13%
GE 71 22 * 22 22*
Gen Foods 22 33* 33* 33*
Gen Mot ' 52 28 * 27 % 28
Goodyear 16 17* 17 17*
111 Cen . 5 10* 10 10*
Int Harvest 13 37* 36* 37
Int T&T 18 6* 6* 6*
J Manv 10 42* 40* 42*
Kennecott 34 15* 15* 15*
Mo Pac 1 1* 1* l*
Natl Stl 4 41* 41 41*
NY Central 24 13* 12% 13
Penney JC 20 64* 62* 62%
Radio 31 4* 4* 4*
Sears R 20 34 % 34* 34*
Soocny Vao 44 12% 12* 12%
S Pac 23 13% 13* 13*
Std Bmda 35 14% 14* 14%
SO NJ 18 37% 37* 37*
Stude 14 2% 2* 2*
Tex Corp 11 17% 17* 17*
U8 Ind Al 4 36* 36* 36*
US Stl 48 29 * 28 * 29%
Warner Piet 31 2% 2* 2%
WU 35 24 % 22% 24%
West El&M 42 35% 34* 35%
Woolworth 17 53* 53* 53*
NEW YORK CURB
NEW YORK. March 27 The
curb market looked dispirited in
some parts of the list Wednesday,
although utilities and specialties
were inclined to push a little higher.
Dealings were rather small.
American Gas Si Electric climbed
a major fraction to 21* and Electric
Bond Si Share. Cities Service. Nia
gara Hudson Power and A. O. Smith
made small gains.
The trend was downward in Mont
gomery Ward A. Newmont Mining.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Western
Auto 8upply and Creole Petroleum.
NEW YORK CURB
Cities Service 13 1% 15-16 15-16
El BSiS 23 5* 5* 5*
Ford Ltd 1 7* 7* 7*
Gulf Pa 3 52 51% 52
United Gas 5 1* 1* i%
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, March 27.—OP'
—Cotton opened 5 to 9 points lower
Wednesday and held around these
levels during the early trading with
tne volume of dealings curtailed.
At the first call May transferred
at 10.93. July at 10.96 October at
10.58, and December 10.68.
Advices from Houston reported
that lower prices had failed to
bring about the expected heavier
pxport sales with the spot basis
there continuing erratic.
Liverpool reported a quiet mar
ket.
Prices came back on a point-to
point scale during the morning and
were holding within a point or two
of the previous close as mid-day ap
proached.
May sold at 11.02 and July at 11.05,
Oct at 10.65 and Dec. at 10.66. As
moderate short covering and trade
buying served to sustain the market
a little
NEW YORK FUTURES
NEW YORK. March 27. <*>)—Cot
ton futures closed steady. 3-5 high
er.
Open High Low Close
May 10.95 1U3 10 89 11.07
Jly 11.00 11.20 10.96 11.13-14
Oct 10.60 10.75 10.55 10.72
Dec 10.67 10.84 10 65 10.82
Jna 10.69 10.86 10.69 10.55-86
Mch 10.85 10.85 10.82 10.93N
Spot steady; middling 11.35.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS. March 27. iA»*—
Cotton | .itures closed barely steady,
it net advances of 2 to 4 points.
Open High Low Close
Apr . 10.81b-10.92b
May. 10.93 11.10 10.87 11.04-05
Jly . 10.96 11.17 10.93 11.09-10
Oct . 1058 10.72 10515 10.69
Dec . 10.68 10.84 10.66 10.78b
Jan . 10.70b-lOJlb
lb)—Bid.
FORT WORTH GRAIN
‘ FORT WORTH. March 27.
Demand for grain here Wednesday
was only moderate. Receipts were:
Wheat 4 cars, corn 9. and oats l.
Delivered Texas Gulf ports, ex
port rate, or Texas common points:
Wheat No. 1 hard 1.114-124. Bar
ley No. 2 nom 75-76; No. 3 nom 74
•75. Sorghums No. 2 milo per 100 lbs
nom 2.15-20; No. 3 milo nom 2.13
18. o. 2 kafir nom 2.05-10; No. 3
kafir nom 2.03-08.
Delivered Texas common points
or group three: Corn »shelled> No
2 white Mexican 1.024-034; No. 2
white northern 1.114-124; No. 2
yellow 1.05*4-064. Oats No. 2 red
624-63; No. 3 red 614-62.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. March 27.—In
fluenced by material upturns of
Liverpool and Buenos Aires quota
tions. grain values in Chicago went
higher early Wednesday.
Opening at 4-4 gain. May 944
4, the Chicago wheat, market con
tinued to climb. Com started 4-4
up. May 784-4, and then scored
initial gains.
GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO. March 27. (AV
Open High Low Close
Wheat
May 944-4 954 944 954-4
Jly 924-4 934 924 934-4
Sep 914-92 934 914 924-93
Com—
8Eco .., • .••• •••• 88
May 784-4 794 784 794
Jly 93 4 74 4 73 4 74-74 4
Sen 694 704 694 694
Oats—
May 44-44*4 444 44 444-4
Jly 39-394 394 39 394-4
Sep 374 384 374 374
May 56 56 4 55 4 56
Jly 57 4 58'* fff. 574
Sep 59*; 594 58*4 584
Barley—
May 68 684 68 684
Jly «•»• 88
Sep
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO. March 27. (A*)— <U. S
Dept. Agri.)—Potatoes, 58. cn track
234, total US shipments 649: old
stock, steady, supplies moderate;
trading slow; Wisconsin round whites
US No. 1. .65 - 674. unclassified .60;
Idaho russets US No. 1, 1.524-60.
commercial 1.30. US No. 2, 1.15425:
new stock Florida bu crates Bliss
Triumphs US No. 1, washed 1.95
2 00. US No. 2. 175.
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK
FORT WORTH. March 27. (AV-(U
S D. A.)—Hogs 1,000; steady; top
8.50; 185-275 lb truck hogs 8.40-50;
good underweights averaging 150
180 lb6 7.50-835; sows steady 7.50
75.
Cattle 1,300; calves 600; morning
trade slow but steady on all classes
of slaughter cattle; one load good
medium weight fed steers held above
9.00; other common to medium steer.'
7.00-75; one load good yearlings
9.75; package lots !at yearlings 6.75.
down; few head choice cows up to
7.00; most gocd fat cows 5.50-6.00.
butcher cows 3.75-4.75; odd head
good fat calves 6.50-7.00; load south
Texas calves 6 25; common calves
on down to 4.00.
Sheep 1,500; fat lambs steady to
15c lower; shorn aged fat wethers
25c lower; medium to good shorn
fat lambs 6.00-85; good shorn aged
wether* 5.00; wooled feeder lambs
6.00.
Truck Markets
Carlot shipments of entire Unit
ed States reported Tuesday. March
26:
Grapefruit: Ariz. 3. Calif. 4. Fla
65. Texas 17. total US 89 cars.
Oranges: Ariz. 1. Calif. 240. Fla
66. total US 307 cars.
Mx citrus: Calif. 13. Fla 30. total
US 43 cars.
Beans: Fla. 69. total US 60 cars.
Cuba 4.
Beets: Fla. 1. So. Car. 1, Texas 2.
tctal US 4 cars.
Cabbage Calif. 11. Fla. 47. N Y.
8. So. Car. 4. Wise. 9. total US 79
cars.
Carrots: Ariz. 6. Calif. 41, New
York 5, Texas 12. total US 64 cars.
Mx vegetables: Caiif. 30. Fla. 29.
Ga. 2. La. 2 Miss 2. So Car 7. Texas
21, others 2. total US 95 cars.
Onions: Ind. 1. Mich. 18. New
York 12 Ore. 6. total US 37 cars.
Peas: Calif. 9. total US 9 cars.
Peppers: Fla. 4. total US 4 cars.
Cuba 5.
Spinach: Ark. 1. Texas 40. Va. 9,
total US 50 cars.
Tomatoes: Fla. 74. total US 74
cars. Cuba 43. Mexico 22
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwarded Wednesday morn
ing. March 27:
Grapefruit 17. mx. vegetables 12.
Carrots 13. beets and carrots 4, spin
ach 2. parsley 2. total 50 cars. Total
to date this season—citrus 4483.
vegetables 5153, mixed citrus and
vegetables 33. total 9669: to the
same date last season—citrus 1786.
vegetables 7384, mx citr. & vegta.
27. total 9197.
Representative prices paid
by truckers for Valley citrus and
vegetables. March 26:
Grapefruit: Boxes US Combina
tion 1.50-1.85; US No. 2s MS-1.40.
Bushels US Comb 75-85c; US No.
2s 65-75c. Unclass. 40-60c. Sacks
box size US No. 2s 1-1.15; Unclass.
75-90c.
Oranges Boxes US Combination
few 2.65. Bushels US No. 2s 1.60
1.85: Unclassified 1.25-1.50
Beans. Bu hampers 1.560-2.00 ac
cording to quality.
Beets- Per doz bunches 30-35c
Cabbage: Bulk per ton best $60
65.00, poorer lower.
Carrots: Per doz bunches 174
25c: 4 erts. 75-85c.
Greens: Per doz bunches turnip
and mustard 25-27* 2c.
Gr. Onions: Per doz bunches
mostly 25c.
Dry onions: 50-lb sacks Yellow
Bermudas and Crystal Wax 2-2.75
according to quality.
Peas: Bu hampers 1.50-1.75.
Potatoes: Bliss Triumphs 50-lb
sacks new stock US No. 2s around
1.50.
Radishes: Per doz bunches 30-25c;
bu erts mostly 1.50.
Parsley: Per doz bunches 174
25c: bu erts 75-90c.
Squash: Bu baskets white and
yellow 1.75-2.00.
Spinach: Bu baskets best 90c
1.00. poorer 65-85C.
Turnips: Per doz bunshes 25-35c.
Egg shells are covered with a na
tural mucilaginous ooating which
delays entrance of harmful germs
into the interior. Washing the eggs
softens this viscid coating and hast
en# its deterioration.
WL
'4 BIG PLANES
RY IN HERE
—
Four huge blue Curtis Condor air
planes, new from the factory in St.
Louis, stood impressively lined up
at the side of the field at the airport
here Wednesday, and will take off
early Thursday with Arica. Peru,
as a destination, to be put into ser
vice (m a new airline there.
The airline is now in operation,
according to H- I. Wells, president
of the Tampa-New Orleans-Tampico
Airlines. Inc., a New York corpora
tion owning both the airlines and
the new planes here.
Wells said in response to ques
tioning that the line in South
America, which extends from Buenos
Aires to Araquipa, Peru, with Arica
as headquarters, is not a competitor
of Pan American, and is not an af
filiate. He said the company plans
to eventually extend northward, with
Tampico as a probable northern ter
minus, but doubted if the Tampa
New Orleans-Tampico route would
ever be flown.
"Wedell-Williams is planning to
fly this route," Wells said, speaking
3f the route circling the bay from
Florida to Brownsville.
His company, he said, might work
northward over the water route to
Florida.
The big Condors which are here
now came in at 5 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Advance Information was
that they would not stop until they
reached Tapachula. Mexico, and that
motor trouble with (me plane caus
ed them to stop here.
The planes have auxiliary gas
1 tanks in place of seats, and are cap
able of making a 3.000-mile flight
without stopping. Wells said they
contemplated no attempted record
non-stop flights, but were merely
equipped to fly long distances with
out having to stop for refueling.
He said they would fly to the
southern tip of Mexico early Thurs
day. and on the next hop would go
to the Canal Zone or farther.
Eight persons are with Wells, who,
Incidentally, was one of Part Ameri
can Airways first pilots, flying the
Key West route back in 1927.
In the group are Earl Smith. Rob- 1
ert Supple and William Alexander, I
pilots; F E. Gray, recently com
munications department man for
Eastern Airlines, who will build up a
system of radio stations for the new
line. J. Johansen, who will be main-1
tenance manager of the line, and
who was with Pan American Air
ways some time back; Wayne Cann.
public relations; Eld ward Salazar,
recently of Eastern Airlines, traffic.
The big Condors are powered with
the same motors as the Douglas Air
liners of F*an American Airways, and ,
are capable of carrying the same
passenger load. 18. They are bi
planes, and have a cruising speed of i
175 miles an hour, and an effective;
ceiling of about 26,000 feft. Wells
said.
McAllen Monitor
Gets New Staff
(Special to The Herald i
McALLEN. March 27.—A1 Hall. I
Jr., has been named manager of tly
McAllen Monitor, and Donald Reid,
Jr., advertising manager, according
to a statement released Wednesday
by the City State Bank and Trust
company, new owner of the paper.
The bank acquired t%e “name, good
will, machinery and equipment” of
the Monitor at a trustees sale held
Monday.
“Ralph G. Bray and A. R Kltng.
incorporators of the Palm City Pub
lishing company, have no connection
of any kind wnth this publication,
effective Wednesday, and neither
has Robert I. Bray, former advertis
ing solicitor.” the statement said
The Palm City Publishing company,
Termer owner of the paper, was not
icquired by the bank, the statement
aid. and all obligations of the com
pany were disclaimed by the new
owner.
"It will be the policy of the own
ers to give the people of Hidalgo
county a progressive and construc
tive newspaper.” the statement read.
Darge Redfish Are
Included in Catches
DEL M AR. March 27 —Some of the 1
largest redfish of the season were
brought in here Tuesday.
A red weighing 25pounds was
1 caught, along with five others, by
Judge Silver and Halph Mailey of
Harlingen. Roy Dean of Houston
; landed a 20-pounder in addition to a
smaller one, and Ruben Singh and
party of Harlingen reported five
reds, one of which weighed 14%
! pounds.
Other catches were: L. L. Jones of
Brownsville 3; Rev. O. C. Crow of
Brownsville 1, R. E. Caldwell of
Brownsville 4. G. Brooks of San Ben
ito 4 reds and a six-pound speckled
trout; M S. Rymph of Pharr, four
reds and three drum, W. H. Crouch.
Jr., of San Antonio, five reds, and
1 drum.1
Permanent residents of Brazos is
land reported 14 reds.
Pishing conditions were consid
erably improved Wednesday morn
ing. the water clearing up some, and
the wind abating. Good catches were
in prospect.
Skeet Shooting Is
Begun in Brownsville
Skeet shooting had a "pre-view
Tuesday afternoon at the new field
built near here by J. H. Batsell, and
shooters will gather Wednesday aft
ernoon for the first scheduled shoot
Anyone desiring to shoot should go
to the skeet field at 4 o’clock when
the shooting starts. The public is
welcome.
Good scores were made in the
shoot here Tuesday in spite of the
fact that it was the first time l«»al
men had shot skeet in three or four
years. Ty Catran. visiting sporting
goods salesman, had two 23s. and wa.
matched in one round by Batsell.
Some scores of 17 and 18 were made
on the first rountf of skeet some ol
the gunmen ever shoA—an unusually
fine showing as the average for a
beginner, even if he is a good field
shot, is around 11 or 12.
A dozen or more are expected to
shoot Wednesday afternoon.
LOCALGROCER
(Continued from Page One)
known grocery men in this section.
He had been in the business in
Brownsville for many years, enter
ing It as a young man. He was
born in Matamoros and obtained
his primary education there, but
spent the remainder of his hie in
Brownsville.
Ludendorff Man of Hour Again
■ "" ...
Erich LudendorfT, now 70, greatest of the German generals in the first
World War, is expected to be called back to duty as organizer of the
Reich’s vast new army. He was associated with Hitler, with whom he is
seen lower left, in the famed “Beer Putsch” in the beginning of Nazism.
Other photos show him (upper left) at time he entered army; with
(upper right) Von Hindenburg, his superior in name only; in closeup
with his medals, and as a civilian. (Central Press)
I S STOLEN
BY BANDITS
TULSA. Okla. March 27. UP*—
Two unmasked bandits Wednesday
held up the Ben Goldberg Jewelry
store here and escaped with dia
monds and cash estimated to be
worth $50,000. A third man was at
the wheel of their car.
They fled In a light sedan bear
ing a 1934 Kansas tag number.
Ben Goldberg, proprietor. Mar
tin Coe and W. T. Lushbaugh.
clerks. Troy Rowe. Tulsa Jewelry
salesman and L. P. Hufstedler, a
customer, were bound and gagged
The robbery was accomplished in
five minutes.
WTille the taller of the invading
pair bound and gagged the five
with adhesive tape, his short com
panion scooped the contents of
safes and show cases into two suit
cases he picked up in the store.
HITLER WANTS
(Continued from Page One)
parts of the Versailles treaty, es
pecially the arms clauses, were re
garded as an accomplished fact"
through the nazis' own action in
decreeing compulsory’ military train
ing and the creation of an air
forge.
Facing Real Fact
“The conversations,” said this
source, “were not held to determine
whether the treaty should be revised.
They were started from the view
point that the treaty already had
been revised by the Germans’ uni
lateral action. The question was and
is, what to do about a very real
fact—German armaments,”
Asked whether the French would
accept tiiis viewpoint without first
obtaining sanctions against Hitler
for having violated the treaty mil
itary clauses, the authority replied:
“France, sooner or later, will have
to admit the fact that Germany
has re-armed and nothing short or
war can force Nazis to go back on
what they have done."
Hitler, who started in life as a
house painter, startled the British
envoys, it was revealed, by proving
himself capable of rebutting the
British foreign secretary, who is a
£20.000 a year lawyer. The Reichs
fuehrer previously had been regard
ed as an able speaker but poor in
argument. However, members of
Sir John's entourage said his abil
ity at argument matched that of
the British secretary.
Germany turned from the inter
national council table Wednesday
and directed her energies once more
to rearming.
While Sir John prepared to leave
for London, an air ministry official
made known that details of Ger
many’s new military air force would
be published soon.
Plans t’ naffer ted
Capt. Anthony Eden. British Lord
Privy Seal and Sir John's associate
in the two-day parley, departed
Tuesday night for Moscow, Warsaw
and Praha, where he will continue
his “explorations” of the European
peace situation.
The German cabinet was expect
ed to be called into session at an
early date to consider details of the
recently’ announced conscription
plans, apparently unaffected by the
talks of the British and German
statesmen.
General Werner Von Blomberg.
minister of defense, set out for
Silesia to Inspect garrisons and
survey Industrial plants in the area.
General Werner Von Fritsch. the
Reichswehr chief of staff, recently
returned from a similar excursion
to Westphalia.
Reviewing the conversations on
which the British foreign secretary
had set high hopes for ameliora
tion of European peace problems,
many observers believed the def
inite results were few.
There are 40.000.000 widows in
India, many of them under 18 years
of aga.
Quits Prince; He
Asks Divorce
f' -—1
Desertion of her husband,
nobleman of an exiled Russian
family, is charged to. Princess
Cantacuzene. above, the former
Clarissa Curtis of Boston, in a
divorce suit filed in Waukegan.
111. She left the prince, great
grandson of U. S. Grant, and
now a realty operator, in 1933,
he alleges. They were mar
ried in 1921 a..d have two chil
dren.
BANKING bIET
SPLIT OPPOSED
WASHINGTON. March M.-iJPh
Fresh word that high administra
tion officials strongly oppose any
movemert to split up the omnibus
banking bill, leaving controversial
parts of it over for future sessions
was received Wednesday on Capitol
Hill.
Members who told of the atti
tude expressed by the officials, and
who asked that their names not be
published, said that apparently
Presideri Roosevelt was interesting
himself in the question
They remarked that just before
the president left on his fishing
trip he agreed with Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas, senate dem
ocratic leader, upon a legislative
program—which included law’s to
strengthen the federal govern
ment’s control over banking.
It is that section of the bill now
pending in congress that has caused
controversy, republicans assailing it
as embodying political control over
banking. Because of the republican
criticism, there ha4 been some talk
about enacting this session, the
lections which deal with technical
and minor amendments and which
would make the temporary deposit
Insurance permanent.
Under that schedule, the more
controversial parts would have
been passed over until next ses
sion.
San Benito Delays
Trades Day Events
(Special to The Herald *
SAN BENITO. March 27.- The
proposed trades days for San Ben
ito hav» been postponed for a
month or so. it was announced at
tl * chamber of commerce group
breakfast Tuesday at the Stonewall
Jackson hotel. A better plan is re
ported under consideration
Dr. Arthur Frederick Sheldon of
Miami university spots.
DOPE ADDICTS
GET TRICKED
Dope handlers and addicts have
another problem—brucine, a cheap
German drug which is being sub
stituted as -morphine."
Brucine has the same physical
characteristics as morphine and re
acts to the common nitric acid teat
almost the same as morphine does.
The reactions are so similar that It
takes a skilled chemist to tell the
difference tie tween the tax) drugs.
It Is easy enough to pan brucine off
a* morphine at 'fancy prices in
Ulicit channels, for peddlers and
addicts cannot tell the difference
without using It.
The first seizure of brucine was
made on the bridge here last Fri
day when a 505-grain package was
taken from a Matamoros resident
who was crossing to the American
side. Officers st first thought the
package contained morphine, but
complete tests were made in New
Orleans which revealed that the
“dope" was brucine.
A seizure of about 40 ounces of
the counterfeit -morphine" was made
by customs officers near Del Rio re
cently. according to information re
ceived here. _
Brucine is derived from nux vom
ica. the same drug used in the man
ufacture of strychnyne The Oer
man drug causes paralysis of the
Jeripheral motor neves and doses
of more than half a grnn mignt
produce death.
The Matamoros resident who was
arrested here claims he did not know
what the package contained, saying
he was bringing it to a party here at
the request of a Matamoros resident.
Brucine, a drug rarely encounter
ed. is believed to be entering Mex
ico through illicit sales by sailors
on German boats at Tampico.
CHOICE BOOZE
TURNED AWAY
’ Assails New Bill
on Labor Disputes
Charging coercion of employers
by the National Labor Relation
Board’s control of the Blue Eagle,
James A. Emery (above), general
counsel of the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers, condemned
the proposed Wagner Trade Dis
pute Bill at a Senate hearing In
Washington.
John T. Lomax Filet
Bankruptcy Petition
Listing assets at $58,785.70 and lia
bilities at $543.235 88, John T. Lo
max. former San Benito and Har
lingen banker, has filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy in federal
district court here.
Hearing on the petition has been
tentatively set for April 4 before Ira
Webster, referee in bankruptcy. Mr.
Lomax, who now oprates the Casa
de Palmas hotel in McAllen, at one
time held positions with banka at
Harlingen, can Benito and Rio Hon
do.
WASHINGTON. March 27. —<J*V—
The Odyssey of a million dollars
worth of choice liquor—a tale with
a sad ending for the owners of the
spirits—was told Wednesday at the
treasury and the federal alcohol
control administration.
After Jouraeyin* to and fro tor
thousands of miles across the
Atlantic, the federal officials said
the liquor has been barred from
American markets because it once
formed the cargo of a ship the gov
ernment suspected of being a mem
ber of California's “rum row.”
Although the importers were wil
ling to pay full duty, their offer
was spurned, and officials under
stood Wednesday that the liquor
was being sent back to Europe.
The liquor, described by officials
as once having been aboard the
Canadian freighter Mogul, was on
Dec. 16. 1933. one objective of an
order of President Roosevelt call
ing for cooperation between the
coast guard and the navy to halt
smuggling on the west coast.
Shortly before the president had
issued the order, treasury officials
said Wednesday, a man who claim
ed to represent owners of the Mogul
liquor sought to make a deal where
by the stuff would be landed le
gally at Los Angeles and taxes
paid. The man. officials said, frank
ly acknowledged the liquor ‘‘origin
ally was intended for smuggling
purposes.
The proposal was accepted as a
challenge, the treasury said, and
offer refused. Then followed the
move to smash smuggling.
UON TAMER
(Continued from Page One)
act that includes all the stunts
of the moet seasoned of lion
trainers.
A Steinberg, representing
Young's pier, made a trip here
some time ago. on his tour of the
nation, and watched the act.
Then after completing his tour
of inspection, which included 55
acts, he flew back here fsem
Atlantic City this week for a
final inspection and after the
inspection telegraphed the Atlan
tic City office that he had sign
ed the contract which will put
the Brownsville boy In the spot
light of public attention for
eight weeks during June and July.
After last summer's tour the
plan was to drop Trixie, the B^
gian shepherd dog. from the act.
However, she will be kept in the
show, working into manv of the
stunts, such as the see-saw. The
dog once was the biggest animal
in the act but she now looks like
a lap-dog beside the huge cats
La Feria Fights
Spread Of Rabies
La FERIA. March 27.—A report
from Austin Tuesday definitely es
tablished the fact that the dog
which bit one man and several
dogs Sunday night had rabies, ac
cording to Dr. J. L. DeWitt, city
health doctor.
An additional warning was re
ceived by officers on receipt of the
report, and every possible precau
tion will be taken to prevent spread
oi the disease. Residents of La
Feria and the surrounding terri
tory were urged to cooperate with
local officer* by reporting stray
dogs and by keeping their own
dogs tied up until the danger per
iod is passed. Dogs bitten Sunday
night will in all probability develop
rabies within the next ten days,
and for that reason even precaution
should be taken for at’ least that
period of time, physician* here
warned.
Earhart Is Flying
Over Texas Storm
DALLAS. March 27. JfV-Amelia
Earhart. noted woman flier, landed
here Wednesday morning from Tul
sa, received reports of the latest
Texas dust storm, and then took off
with the intention of flying over the
storm while en route to El Paso.
Airport officials said she remain
ed here only a few minutes and con
tinued her Journey to Los Angeles.
She headed directly into the west
Texas storm but said she Intended
to climb over the hazy pall.
Growers to Meet
Terms of the proposed tomato
marketing agreement will be ex
plained to growers of the El Jardln
unit Wednesday night at the sohool
building, and to growers of the Har
lingen and San Benito units Thurs
day night.
Growers of the Highland area will
meet with the San Benito grower*
Thursday night also. All tomato
growers, whether member* of th*
growers association are not. are urg
ed to attend the hearings.
• _
City Briefs ‘
Pressure cookers, tea kettle*,
griddles, sauce pans and chickaa
fryers in heavy aluminum- Browns
ville Hardware, Adv.
Annie Bertha Bowie, daughter oC
Charles Bowie of San Benito was I
given a blood transfusion at Mercy '
hospital Tuesday.
Dr H P Johnson and wife and
Dr. C E Wertz and wnft are hen*
from Buffalo. New York.
Guerlains new lip stick now $1.00,
at the Basket Place. Matamoro*.
Adv.
George Bek-hic and family oi
Shreve|x>rt. Louisiana are vacation
ing in Brownsville and vicinity.
Miss Lillian Lang. Brownsville
school teacher, is in Mercy hospital *
for medical treatment.
Dr. O V- Lawrence has resumed t
his practice—Adv.
Dr. 8. J. Combe is here from San
Antonio. He is an uncle of Owen ,
Combe.
Mrs A P. Harter of Phinelander,
Wisconsin is visiting in Brownsville.
J. W. Craddock and daughter from
Comfort are In the city of a few
days.
J. C. Connell of San Benito is a
patient in Mercy hospital.
Mrs Ann Bicker, who has »pent
some time In Brownsville, plans to
remain another month or so. Mr*.
Becker is national organizer of th*
Alpha Delphian chapter.
Mr and Mrs Joe Croason ol Aiaa
( ka are in the city for a few weeks.
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