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SCHOOL ‘WAR’
STRIKE HEADS
ARE ARRESTED
Violence It Feared In
Some Sections As
Result of Action
By Agitators
(By The Associated Press)
College students were called from
their classrooms Friday by s na
tional commitee for a one-hour
"strike” on behalf of peace, but po
lice In several cities feared clashes
with opponents ol the movement.
Boston authorities particularly
were apprehensive that the anti
war demonstrators might come to
harm. High school cadets there were
to mass for competitive drills.
Many of the cadets. Deputy Supt.
James R. Ciaflin pointed out. are
"big fellows' and presumably "know
pretty well how to handle those
rifles they carry."
A melee climaxed a patriotic
meeting in Chicago Thursday night,
ending only with the appearance
of police.
The national student strike com
mittee estimated that 150.000 stu
dents. a third of them In New York,
would answer the cal] at 11 a. m
High school pupils were urged to
Join the older students In the peace
lemon stratlons.
Police guarded Boston high school
children, who were under threat of
suspension If they Joined the walk
out. against further distribution of
strike literature after eight Har
vard and theological seminary stu
dents had been arrested for dis
tributing it.
New York police arrested ten high
school student* who were passing
out strike handbills while Hunter
College. New York described as the
world's largest college for women,
suspended two seniors for strike ac
tivities
Not all Involved walkouts from
classes, however Heads of a few in
stitutions declared a forenoon re
cces to permit full participation In
the protests against war. At others
the demonstrators were scheduled
for late in the day.
Switzerland, Fearing to Be “Belguim”
: of Next War, Arms Against Nazis
"PACIFIC* SWITZERLAND JOINS EUROPE’S MILITARISTIC PARADE
By MILTON BBONNEB
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
LONDON. April 11. — The unus
ual international spectacle of onc*>
docile Switzerland "talking tough"
to Germany, high-lighta the fact
that the Uttle Alpine republic has
turned militaristic along with the
rest of Europe.
The Swiss unanimously backed
their government the other day in
demanding '■satisfaction" from Ger
many for the kidnaping—by German
secret agents—of an anti-Nad Jour
nalist within the borders of Swit
zerland. And. more significant than
any single international incident,
the Swiss have given strong support
to an expensive new military pro
gram.
Determined not to be "a violated
Belgium*' of the “next war," thrifty
little Switzerland will spend nearly
$40,000,000 to bring Its armament
up-to-date. And the people. In a
nation-wide referendum, have ap
proved a decided extension In the
length of military service every
Swiss has to undergo.
Frugal SwIm Are on 100%
Gold Standard
Ordinarily Switzerland goes on
CITY CASH
GROCERY
1130 S. E. Washington St.
WE DO OUR PART
Phone 1281
Real Bargains Real Specials
Below We Quote a few of Our Many Bargain! for
Saturday and Monday, April 13th and 15th, 1935
COFFEE ftra,Hon"’.. 29c
BREAD .-Sc
CRACKERS, Salted, 2-lb. box 20c
m#|y WJT Canned, 6 small ^ Aai
RiUdJRk or 3 large cans.m||C
171717 C Admiration, 1-lb. can.28c
tUrrtt Bright and Early, 1-lb. bag 22c
SANI FLUSH .8Vjc
POST TOASTIES r1r? 10c
SOAP itT,’-.19c
MACARONI - SPAGHETTI &"£.•. 7c
syrup atr1.i8c
PRUNES FAa,...l4c
NUCOA ?'zrr"™: 2Qc
PICKLES gUzOr..17c
MUSTARD .17c
CORN MEAL LpiTd.19c
TOMATO SOUP ££■?.... 8c
VINEGAR 15«
MEAT SPECIALS
HAM Boiled, per lb.42c
BACON, Breakfatt, Not Sliced, lb. . Tile
CHEESE, Yellow, per lb.20c
LONG BOLOGNA, per lb. 17c
BACON, Sliced, per lb.29c
WIENERS, per lb.17c
J. R. GUERRA, Prop.
Brownsville, Texas
about Its own business and pays
little attention to external afiairs.
There are those who look upon the
Swiss as people who spend their
business hours making Swiss cheese
and Swiss watches and then yodel
. ling In their free time But. as a
matter of fact, the republic is one of
the most heavily industrialised
I countries in the world. Nearly half
its working population is engaged
in its mills and factories which turn
out fine slL. and cotton goods, ma
chinery. armaments, precision in
struments. dyes and chemicals. They
are so economical that their national
bank has a gold coverage In excess
of the amount of notes outstanding
—almost a miracle in these days.
Some time ago a spirit of fear and
apprehension came over its happy
Alpine valleys and busy towns.
Prance, afraid of that next war,
heavily fortified all its eastern fron
tier except that portion bordering
on Switzerland. Belgium, little mil
jitary sister of Prance, also pro
ceeded to fortify its frontiers bor
dering on Germany. Neither Prance
i nor Belgium wanted to face the dan
ger of another possible inrush of
German troops, such as took place
in 1011
French Put Swiss on the Spot
Then the Swiss woke up. Since
their frontier was the only one
which France had not fortified, the
: Qerman war staff mleht consider
i marching through Switterland to
attack France Just as In 1914 thev
| marched through Belgium The
Swiss oreaerved their neutrality in
the World War by maintaining a
1 citlren armv of 400.000 to guard their
frontiers. For the future also they
want no part In war. They want
to preserve their neutrality and their
Independence — something espe
j dally dear to the Swiss. Accord
ingly. their parliamentary bodies
voted to build new fortification*,
modem artillery and machine guns,
airplanes and all the other new
ph»raohemalta of war.
Then last September the parlia
mentarians got busy once more.
Thev saw It was no use to buy these
hlghlv technical war Implements un
less the soldiers could be adequate
ly trained to use them. The Swiss
maintain no large standnlg army,
but call up their men for training
every year. Parliament passed a new
law prolonging the training from 65
to 90 davs for the Infantry and en
gineering corns, from 75 to 90 days
1 for the cava!ry and air force, and
60 davs for the auxiliary corps. The
sociarsts tn parliament were rnvia
ed. Some voted fbr the new law.
A majority abstained from taking
anv position, divided between their
hatred of militarism and their ha
tred of Nazi Germany.
Then the Communi-ts Jumped In.
aided bv some Socialists. Switzer
< land has a nation-wide referendum
law. If a certain number of signa
tures are obtained, any law passed
by parliament may be submitted to
this referendum. The people thus
have a chance to decide whether
they want the law or not The need
j ed signatures were obtained and at
: once a thumnlng drive beun. rem
i lniscent of bitter presidential cam
j palgna In America. The central
committee of the Socialist party ap
proved the law bv a majority vot*
saying they realized the necessity
of Improving the national defense
in order to ward off the danger of
Nazi attacks Prominent members
of the upper body of parliament
took the stump for the law.
In March the referendum election
was held, resulting In 506.845 af
firmative votes and 431.901 nega
tive. The law was thus approved
by 74.943. Furthermore 15 out of
25 cantons voted for It. It thus
got double approval. The negative
votes were not only cast by the ex
treme parties of the left, but also
by many who objected to the addi
tional expense Involved in these
hard times and by many of the pea
sants who were angry at the new
taxes imposed upon the vine growers.
Border Provinces Solidly for It
A number of significant things
were observed In the election. The
northern provinces, which border
Oermany. almost all voted for the
law. The canton of Zurich, consid
ered a citadel or the parties of the
Left, voted for It. this being due to
the hostility of the working classes
to Nasi Oermany In the canton of
Qeneva, where the Socialists rule,
the law also obtained a majority.
In general, the cities voted for It,
the country against It Apparently
in the towns the working class al
lowed their fear of Nazi Germany
to overcome their pacifism. In the
country the peasants allowed their
anger at the government taxation
and their suffering from hard times
to overcome their usual eagerness
to support national defense
But the law is now definitely the
law of the land and the army au
thorities will now proceed to put It
Into effect. It will give them an
opportunity. In case of need, to put
Into sendee a body of 500 000 high
ly trained soldiers, knowing how to
take advantage of every mountain
and every valley in their republic.
And the Swiss have always been
brave soldiers and good shots.
Building, Remodeling
Begins at Mercedes
MERCEDES. April 12— Approx
imately $1,200 Is to be spent m
repairing and remodeling the E. E
Evans building on Texas avenue,
known as the Rio Grande Hard
ware building, and upon completion
will be occupied by the Mercedes
istore of the Plggly-Wiggly Butt
(company The building is expected
to be ready for occupancy by the
first of May and will triple the
store space of the Mercedes Piggly
Wlgglv branch of which Joe Lam
bert son is manager. Jacob Possler
la contractor for the work.
The Coy building on the corner
of Texas avenue and the highway
Is being repaired at a cost of ap
proximately $1,500, with P. P. Ewing
as the contractor. ,
W T. 8cotton has the contract
for building a $4,000 residence on
! South Ohio Avenue for Mr and
Mrs. Wells Springfield of Dalis'*,
and for the repair of the city hall
' to cost around $600.
PECANS IN SWEET POTATOES
Parboil sweet potatoes; peel Cut
Into slices about one-half Inch thick.
■ Arrange a layer of the potatoes in
an oiled bakl.ig dish and oover with
layer of thinly sliced canned pine
apple; then cover with another layer
of the potatoes. Dot with butter
and pour over about one-half cud of
dark syrup. Just before putting into
the oven sprinkle generously
chopped pecans. Bake In a moder
ate oven <375 degrade Fahrenheit)
until brown. If you prefer you may
cook the sweet potatoes with whole
pecans put between layers and on
top and omit the pineapple.
JUST AMONG US GIRLS
vWAl<
In ext, to to WOlO H02 agc. «a woman
r\3S <JUL most* trouble m* trying to WOLD HSftTONGUC
Rio Hondo Students
Win Handsome Cups
18p^c»al to Tto? Heraid t
RIO HONDO, April 12 —The Rio
Hondo high school boy's quartette
returned from the Kingsville Mu
sic contest bearing first prize, a
handsome silver cup. The cup has
been placed in the trophy case In
the high school building where It
Is on display. Boys who comprise
the local quartette are Mack Mize
Bob Brannon. Earl Wheeler and
Richard Hollon.
The boys have gained consider
able renown in the Valley singing
before various luncheon clubs and
over KRGV.
The girls sextette came back
winers of second place In the con
test.
Mrs F M Brannon, music coach
of the Rio Hondo schools, accom
panied the group to Kingsville
Others who made the trip were
Muss Frances McCabe, pianist and
Mrs. C. E. Derby. Students who
made the trip were Edith Claire
MaJlemee, Ruth MoEwoen, Janet
Brockhau*. Mattie Belle Grantham.
Ethel Ann Petras, Elizabeth Bing
ham, June Bate*. Lillian Kachtlk,
Ed.th Jones. Belvs Brockhau*. Er
cell Tlcer, Margaret Bullls, Helen
Watson. Richard Hollon. Earl
Wheeler. Frank Kuhn. Bob Bran
non. Turner Divers and Mack Mize.
YOUTH PLANS 1
(STUDY
American Will Penetrate
Wilds to Study Old
Civilisations
—.
By J. H. PLENX
MEXICO CITY, April IS. — Bob
W. Wilson. 22-year-old graduate of
the University of Texas, has left
Mexico City on a lone expedition
into the wild* of the state of Oaxaca,
where exist huge tract* of virgin
forest never before penetrated by
white man.
Wilson, who i* in Mexico on an E.
D. Farmer scholarship from the Tex
as University. Is the son of Rev.
James T. Wilson pastor of the
First M. E. Church. South, of
Aledo. Texas. 15 mile* from Fort
Worth. The Farmer scholarship was
created some years ago for the pur
pose of developing international
friendship. Under its terms, the
fluid maintains everv year at least
one University of Texas graduate
to study In Mexico and one Mexi
can student at the University of
Texas.
In collaboration with % Mexican
engineer. Ezequlel Ordonez. Wilson
is working on a project to clarify
and systematize the archaic deco
rative motifs of the pre-Conquest
civilizations of Mexico. This pro
ject constitutes one part of the
archaeological studies which he is
undertaking.* The other studies,
based on documentary evidence and
direct observation of previous schol
ars. will be brought up to date
through his findings from personal
studv of the existing tribes which In
many cases have maintained all
their ancient traditions, customs
and folk-ways and have not inter
married with later arrivals.
Some of these tribes Wilson ex
pects to find in Oaxaca Since his
general topic of Investigation in
Mexico is Art. he has taken with
him as principal “weapons” a cam
era. sketch books, paper, and water
colon which he will use to record
his observations The present trip
; I* one of several the young Texan
has planned to carry him as close
ss possible to the ways of life of
Positive Relief
For Itchy Skin
Coaling and soothing Bln* Stat
Ointment melts on the sain, sending
tested medicines deeply into pores
wnere H quickly kills itch, tetter,
rssh, er terns. foot itch, ringwornk
•Ut Money back if first jar faila.
the ancient Mexicans and their re
lationship to the present sociological
scheme. He has his work all map
ped out In a comprehensive program
taking up every day of his stay In
Mexico.
Although he 1* not going on a
hunting expedition tor wild game.
Wilson will traverse one of the wild
est regions In the country, abound
ing with Jaguars, leopards, wolves,
pumas, tapirs, crocodiles, boa-con
strictors. Tarantulas and scorpions
and other poisonous reptiles and In
sects Infest the tropical portions of
Oaxaca, which is also one of the
natural “paradises" of Mexico. Pre
cious woods and minerals are found
there, and this region la the home of
the cochineal Insect, famous for its
use as dje. rivaling the ancient Ty
rian purple. The section Is honey
combed with ruins of ancient cities,
many of which have not been found
by scientists. Some of these “lost
cities'* are believed to be Inhabited
by direct descendants of the Mixtec
end Zapotec tribes.* Wilacn la mak
ing the trip from Oaxaca City on
horseback. Hit only companion Is
a native guide and interpreter.
PORTABLE HEATER rSEFLX
A portable oil heater which com
bines a smart appearance with food
heating qualities Is a fine thing to
have about the home on chill early
spring days. These heaters come
with either one or two burners and
humidity features. They are es
pecially good to use In bathrooms
and children a rooms after the fur
nace has been allowed to relax tts
vigilance.
EROSION WORK
PLANS RUSHED
COLLEGE STATION. April 12.—
.jP/—Plana were underway Friday
for immediate wind erosion control
work in the duat-swept Panhan
section of Texas.
O B Martin, director of the Tex
aa agricultural extension service,
said Thursday night that If funds
were made a vail bait at once, the
work could start bv Saturday or
Monday.
tie was notified by Wilbur C. Hawk,
Amarillo newspaper publisher, of
the receipt of a telegram from Wash
ington saying a half-million dollar
allotment for the work had been
made.
Martin said the project would be
pushed with all the force at the
I command of the extension service
'and that every effort would be made
to get the job done in time to pre
vent further damages to 3.000 000
acres of nch Panhandle wheat lands
already affected.
He called the situation acute.
Martin said he had received a
telegram from Parker Hanna and
O O Tumi 1 non. district supervisors
in the Panhandle, confirming hia
estimate that 1.500,"00 acres had
been stricken by dust and drought
since they reported 3 500.000 acres
seriously damaged April 1.
B i ll^s o/ren
Well kkkU remember its about tune
to start getttn my direy together
and bring em In Aprul SO and get
that big pint of Grishams Ice cream.
4nd If yure’s la the neetest you wlH
get that big silver dollar too.
But m the meantime dont furget
■jo drink those three big glasses of
3n*hams milk every day — It sur
alnly ha* don* wonders for me.
•
Watch for Me Nex Friday
NINTH and
ELIZABETH
Gregory's R. G. V.
Home Owned rx w • n • »» C. H. Gregory
end Operated DeLUXe btOTe lf\ BrOWnSVllle Owner
SPECIALS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY April 13 Institution <
In Our Bakery Department
CAKES, Malted Milk Layer. 28c
DOUGHNUTS, dos. 18c
ROLLS, Cinnamon, dos. . 12c
CRISCO
Pounds I
WESSON OIL
Pi"«.13«
PRESERVES, Strawberry, Teagarden, lb. jar . . 23c
ORANGE MARMALADE, Teagarden, 1 lb. jar 23c
ASPARAGUS. Femdell, No. 2 tall can.32c
PEAS, Mapes, No. 2 can.9c
SOUP, Phillip's Tomato, can.3c
RAISINS, 4-lb. package.32c
MIXED VEGETABLE, Phillip’s, No. 2 can- 9c
SOAP rAS- .27c
CH1PSO Small Pkg. . .Sc
CAMAY SOAP 3 Cakes 14c
SOAP *<*•«■».2 (or 11c
□COFFEE
ADMIRATION
round Vacuum Jar Pound Cun
30« 27«
Bright & Barly g^ ^
POUND . . . 21c
LIBBY’S FOODS
BABY FOOD, Libby’s, can.10c
VIENNA SAUSAGE, Libby’s, can.8c
TOMATO SAUCE, Libby’*, 2 can*. lie
APPLE BUTTER, qt. jar.19c
PINEAPPLE, Libby**, No. 2 can.19c
FLOUR Heart's Delight <
12-Lb*. 24-Lb*. 48-Lb*. J
S3-’1.00 *1.95
SUGAR P‘p’r
Beet •. 48c Cane •. 50c
POTATOES mb.., 16c
COFFEE
H*H
3-Lb. Crystal 1*Lb. Crystal
Vacuum Jar Vacuum Jar
87c 30c
POST TOASTIES
Large pkg. A
2 for . 19C
JELL-0,3 (or.19c
CERTO, Bottle... 27c
PLUMS, gallon.36c
BLACK RASPBERRIES, gallon.64c
PEACHES, gallon . 58c
VINEGAR, Cider, quart.16c
DEL MONTE CANNED FOODS
PEARS, No. 1 can. 15c
PEACHES, No. 2V« can.20c
PEAS, No. 1 can, Early Garden.13c
LIMA riANS, Green, No. 1 can.13c
SCOTTISSUE, 3 rolls . 23c
SYRUP, Brer Rabbit. 2> -lb. can 19c
SYRUP, Brer Rabbit, gallon.59c
BAKING POWDER, Calumet, lb.22c
BACON, sliced, rindless, lb...30c
CHEESE, Full Cream, lb. 23c
LAMB SHOULDER, lb. 16c
LAMB LEGSTlb.. 25c
HAMBURGER, lb. 16c
CODFISH, boneless, 1 lb. box.33c i
HENS, dressed, lb. 20c
VEAL CHUCK ROAST, lb..15c