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TOMATOES ARE
CONTRACTED
ON UPGRADES
Advance Contracts Are
Considered Advance
In Canning Industry
For Valley Section
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. May 1—For the
lint time In history. Valley canners
are contracting tomato acreage in
advance on the basis of U. 8. stand
ard grades for canning purposes and
certification is to be handled by
the Texas-Federal Inspection ser
vice of which Hart T. Longino is the
supervisor.
The service has two or three men
who have worked at canneries in
Colorado which were buying on this
basis.
“Grades for canning tomatoes
which will provide a delemte basis
for contracts between the canner
and grower are meeting with increas
ing favor.” said Longino.
“Such grades must recognize varia
tions in commercial value and still
be simple enough to be practical in
actual operation. In recommending
the attached grades the U. S. De
partment ol Agriculture has attempt
ed to formulate the views of lead
ing representatives of both growers
and canners and careful studies of
present practices show them to be
practical. The idea of grading to
matoes for cannery purposes is a
new one a further word of explana
tion seems desirable.
“Inspector* reports show the per
centage ol U. S. No. 1. U. S. No 2 and
cull tomatoes. The canners contract
1 acreage only on the basis of No. 1
and 2.
“Buying and selling on grade will
encourage better production and bet
ter handling," Longino said. “The
present practice of paying a flat
pnce for everything accepted dis
criminates against the best growers.
They should be paid a premium for
the best stock of high quality which
will make a high quality manufactur
ed product. Such stock can be can
ned at a minimum coat. On the oth
er hand there should be suitable
penalties for the delivery of culls."
“U. 8. No. 1 shall consist of to
matoes firm ripe, well colored well
formed; free from molds and decay
and from damage caused by growth
cracks work holes cajfaces, sun
scald, freezing injury or mechanical
or other means.
**U. 8. No. 2 shall consist of to
matoes which do not meet require
ments of No. 1 but which are ripe
and fairly well colored and free
from serious damage from any
cause.
“Culls are those not meeting re
quirements of either the above."
W. E. Hawkins, superintendent of
the Kemp Brothers plant at San
Benito which will can tomato Juice
t this spring, says that, buying by
grade is the only way. He says that
other methods encourage poor farm
ing. _
OORUTOLD
(Continued from Page One)
to write letters to her because I
was afraid of her, and when she
made me a sweater, I Just thank
ed her for it and I hardly ever
Q. But don’t you think you
could learn to love her? A. No.
• • • Q. How would you like to
live with your mother down in
the country? A- No, never. I al
ways want to live with my aunt.
Other of Gloria’s statements
were that her mother once threw
a glass of water at hei and took
her dog away from her.
The hitherto suppressed trans
cript of testimony offered at the
hearing by Charles Zaug. Mrs.
Vanderbilt’s butler, is copyrighted
Wednesday by the DaUy News.
Zaug. testified he saw Mrs. Van
derbilt and Mrs. Helen Mary*
Thomas, of Washington. D. C.,
both nude, drinking in the library
- of Mrs. Vanderbilt’s New York
home at s*x o clock one spring
morning.
The News also published testi
mony ol Elizabeth Wann. Mrs.
Vanderbilt's personal maid, con
tradicting the butler's statements.
Mi&s Waun 1* quoted:
“Zaug must have had a dream
about nude women In the house ’’
MERCEDES OIL
(Continued from Page One)
though the rig has been dismantled
otherwise
Leslie Boling, manager oX the
Mercedes Chamber of Commerce,
ml4, today the city is beginning to
reflect the results of the oil strike
“Hotels are about full, restaurants
are crowded, and people are begin
ning to rent apartments and vacant
bouses." Boling said
He said one of the most notice
able changes has been the influx
of non-resident owners. Some
time ago the local organization
wrote all non-resident property
owners suggest mg that they come
here at once, pay up taxes, and ar
range to get the benefit of the
strike. A noticeable Increase in tax
payments has resulted.
“People who haven’t seen thetr
Valley land in fifteen years are
here,’ Boling said.
He said several business leases in
the heart of the city have been
made, also, and some new stores
are expected to open shortly.
Activity in forming several pool
leases continued. Due to the co6t
of sinking a deep well and the dis
tance of available land from the
strike it Is expected that most drill
ing from now on will be on pool
leases, except that done by Union
Sulphur. Trading in royalties con
tinued fairly brisk.
PLAT IS POSTPONED
Due to other activities scheduled
at St. Joseph’s college. Boy Scout
Troop Plve’s play “After Dark.”
scheduled for Thursday, has been
postponed to May 8. It has been an
nounced by Scoutmaster Dave De
Korte.
i
I TODAY’S MARKETS I
W .. - ■ — ■ ■ ..
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stock*—Irregular; metals droop
in late trading.
Bonds—Steady; U. S. govern
ments continue in demand.
Curb—Mixed; specialties and
oils improve.
Foreign exchange—Easy; gold
currencies sag.
Cotton—Quiet; local and New
Orleans selling.
Sugar—Lower; Easter spot mar
ket.
Coffee—Irregular; commission
house buying.
Chicago
Wheat—Lower; European re
quirements reduced.
Com—Easy; influenced by
wheat.
Cattle—Strong to 25 higher; new
tpo $16.25.
Hogs steady; top $9.1$.
NEW YORK STOCKS
(By The Associated Preac)
Sales In 100s High Low Close
A1 Chem&Dye 7 144 143 143
Am Can 15 120% 119 119
Am Loco 2 11% 11% 11%
Am Metal 21 19% 19 19
Am Rad & SS 39 13% 12% 12%
Am Stl Fdrs 3 13% 13% 13%
Am Sug 5 62 % 62% 62%
Am T&T 24 111% 110% 111%
Am Tob 12 82 81% 81%
Anaconda 252 14% 14% 14%
AT & SF 24 40% 39% 40
Aviat Corp 30 4 3 % 3%
Baldwin Loe 6 1% 1% 1%
Bendlx 58 15 14% 14%
Beth Stl 19 26 25 25%
Chrysler 259 38% 37% 37%
Cont Can 13 72% 71% 72
Du Pont 49 97 % 95% 95%
Gen Asphalt 1 15% 15% 15%
Gen El 66 24 % 23% 23%
Gen Foods 16 34% 33% 33%
Gen Mot 130 29 % 29% 29%
Goodrich 2 8% 8% 8%
Goodyear 10 17% 17% 17%
His Cent 9 11% 11 11
Insp Cop 2 3% 3% 3%
lilt Harvest 11 40% 39% 39%
Int T&T 13 7% 7 7
J Manv 45 48 % 47% 47%
Kennecott 53 18% 17% 17%
M Ward 167 28% 26 26%
I Nat Biac 51 26% 24% 24%
Nat Dtst 147 25% 23% 23%
Natl Stl 7 47% 46% 46%
NY Central 49 16% 15% 16
Penney 10 64 % 63% 63%
Radio 15 5 4% 4%
Repub Stl 12 12% 12 12
Sears R 52 38% 37% 37%
Soc-Vac 116 14% 13% 14
S Pac 30 15% 14% 15
SO NJ 94 43 % 42% 42%
Siudebaker 15 3 2% 2%
Tex Corp 32 21% 21% 21%
Unit Gas Imp 13 12% 12% 12%
US Frt 2 13% 13% 13%
US Gypsum 7 49 48 48
US Ind Alco 9 42% 40% 41
US rubber 4 12 11% 11%
US Stl 66 32 % 31% 31%
Warner 17 3% 3 3
WU Tel 24 25 % 24% 25
West Air 1 19% 19% 19%
West E&M 72 42 40% 41
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. May 1.—The
stock market got a fairly good hold
on recovery Wednesday and pulled
itself higher along with leading
commodities.
Advances in prominent shades
tanged from small fractions to a
point or so and were well-distrib
uted over the list. Wheat and other
grains improved modestly in Chi
cago and cotton futures displayed
steadiness under outside buying
Firmness in U. £■ governments was
the principal feature of the bond
market and thc dollar ah owed its
beels to leading foreign cuirtncies
in exchancK
In stocks, thfc best ahowiLf was
made by individual shares favored
by current or prospective news de
velopments. Among the leaders were
Phillips Petroleum, J. I. Case, Doug
las Aircraft, Johns-Manvllle, West
mghouse, Bethelhem Steel, Santa
Fe. Delaware Si Hudson, Pullman,
Consolidated Gas, Public Serv.ce of
New Jersey, Deete. Caterpillar Trac
tor, United Aircraft, Kennecott and
Anaconda. New York City trans
action shares were brought in sub
stantial volume at 1 to 2 points net
i higher on ported progress in
unification plans. Chrysler and oth
er motor shares were restrained by
the labor situation in the motor car
i industry, but held up well Mining
I shares showed no alarm at the fu
ture cut in bar silver.
Selling in rails, which proved such
a popular pastime in the previous
session, dried up almost entirely
overnight notwithstanding the
sharp drop in carloadings last week
shown by principal carriers thus far
reporting.
One of the most encouraging de
velopments of the day was the
uctlve intervention by the federal
government into the troubled labor
situation in the automobile center.
The far-reaching effects of any up
set in motor car production at this
come is well known and has acted
as a cautionary signal to traders for
several days. The steel industry
would undoubtedly suffer consider
able In such an eventually because
automobile makers have been cred
ited with holding steel operations to
their present standard for several
weeks.
NEW YORK CURB
NEW YORK, May 1—(JF)—Curb
market stocks worked ailghtly
higher Wednesday under leader
ship of Industrials and specialties.
Trading was fairly active.
Fractional improvement was
shown by Creole Petroleum, Hiram
Walker, International Petroleum.
McWilliams Dredging, Newmont
Mining, A. O. Smith Corp., and
Texas Gulf Products. Advances of
1 to 2 points occurred in Rubber
old. N. Y. Si Honduras. Rosario
and 8chlff Co.
NEW YORK CURB 8TOCKS
Cities Service 27 1% 1% 1%
El B&S 10 6% 6% 6>t
Ford Ltd 18 8 8
Gulf Pa 2 60 % 59% 59\
Humble 9 51% 51% 51%
Unitd Fdrs 19 % 7-16 7-16
Unit Gas 7 1% 1% 1%
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. May 1.—(Ay
After opening from 1 point lower
to 4 points higher, cotton futures
here Wednesday fluctuated in a
narrow range in the early trading.
Quiet trading prevailed and
after the usual first call activity
transactions were limited.
October sold at 1131 at the
opening, off one point, but July at
11.77, Dec. at 1139 and January
at 11.45 represented minor ad
vances.
Exports during April as report
ed by the exchange totaled 313.675
bales excluding Canada compared
with 382.101 bales in April. 1934.
The weekly weather report cam*
in for oonslderabU attention during
the morning. It showed that crops
are making good progress In most
sections of the belt.
Rainfall, moderate In the east of
the belt; temperatures mostly nor
mal. seeding started as far north
as Virginia and much cotton plant
ed at Abilene, were typical state
ments in Wednesday’s crop analysis.
July was bolding at 11-76. Oct at
11.32. end Dec at 11.38 as the half
way mark in dealings was approach
ed.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS. May 1. UP)—
Cotton futures closed steady at net
declines of 4 to 5 points.
Open High Low Close
May 11.70 11.70 1166 11 64b
Jly 11.77 11.77 11.70 11.70-71
Oct 11.31 11.33'11.27 11.28
Dec 11 39 11.39 11.36 U.34b
Jan 11 45 11.45 1138 1138b
Mch 11.50 11.50 11.47 11.46b
(b)—Bid.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Npw YORK. May 1. (A*)—Cotton
futures closed steady l to 5 lower.
Open High Low Last
May 11 78 11.79 11 74 11.75
Jly 11.81 11 83 11.76 11 76-78
Oct 1137 1138 1131 1132
Dec 11.45 11.45 11 38 11 40
Jan 1130 11 50 11 44 11 45
Mch 11.55 1135 11.52 11.52
Spot steady: middling 12.15.
FORT WORTH GRAIN
FORT WORTH. May 1. (A»>—De
mand frog rain here Wednesday was
dull. Estimated receipts were wheat
7 cars, com 10. and oats 5.
Delivered Texas Gulf ports, export
rate, or Texas common points:
Wheat No. 1 hard 1.14%-15*. Bar
ley No. 2 nom 76-77: No. 3 nom
75-76. sorghums No. 2 milo on Tex
as billing per 100-lbs nom 2.18-22;
No. 3 milo on Texas billing nom 216
20. No. 2 kafir nom 2.00-03; No. 3
kafir nom 1.98-2.01.
Delivered Texas common points
or group three: Com ‘shelled) No
2 Mexican 95 per cent white. 1.06-07:
No. 2 white northern 1.164-174:
No. 2 yellc-w 1104-114. Oats No. 2
?ed 59-60; No. 3 red 58-59
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. May 1. ‘AV-Reduction
of trade estimates of Europoan
wheat import requirements led to
material setbacks of grain prices
late Wednesday.
The reduction was to 8.000.000
bushels smaller han a previous re
duction of 24.000.000 bushels from
the original estimates. There was
also a curtailment Wednesday of 40.
000. 000 bushels in probable Cana
dian wheat export shipments this
season.
Wheat closed weak 4-1* under
Tuesday's finish. May 97*-%. com
*-* down. May 89*. oals * to 1
cent off. and provisions unchanged
to 10 cents decline.
GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO. May 1. (£»►—
Open High Low Close
Wheat— *
May 984 -99 99 * 97 * 97%-%
Jlv 99 * -4 1 00 98 98-981
Sep 100-1.004 1.004 98* 98%-%
Corn—
May 894-90 90* 894 89%
Jly 854-* 85* 844 844-*
Sep 804-4 804 79* 79*-%
Oats—
May 48 * 49 4 47 * 47*
Jly 42* 424 41* 41*
Sep 394 '29% 38 * 38*
Rye
May 57 . 58* 57 57*
Jly 58* 594 584 584
Sep 594-4 60% 59% 60
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO. May r—A*,—<U. 8
D. of A. 4—Potatoes. 72, on track
450. US shipments 556; old sup
plies liberal; trading slow; dull
and weak; Wisconsin round whites |
US No. 1, 75; Michigan r<*xnd
whites US No. 1. asked 75; no sales;
Idaho Russets US No. 1. 1 80. com
mercial 1.50; new. supplies cjfer
ate; trading slow, about steady;!
Louisiana Bliss Triumphs US No.
1. partly graded 2.55-85; Alaban\a
Bliss Triumphs. US No. 1. 3.00.
FORT WORTH. May 1. (AV-‘U.
8. D. A.)—Hogs; 800; truck steady;
top 8 30; 175-280 lb truck hogs 8.10
30; bulk receipts mixed grades 7.00
to 8.00; pigs down to 5 00; packing
sows steady, mostly 7.25-50.
Cattle: 2.200: calves: 1,100: gen
eral trade in slaughter classes
slow; run lacking in quality; grass
slaughter steers weak to 25 lower;
slaughter cows steady to around 15
lower; other classes cattle generally
steady; few sales grass daughter
steers around 6.00-50; some fairly
good yearlings 8.50-9.00; butcher
serts around 7.25; one load choice
fat cows 7.00; 2 loads 6.75: one load
medium to good cows 5.50; butcher
grades around 4 00-75; slaughter
calves slow to around 25 lower; few
very good heavies 6.00-50; most
weighty averages 5.75 down.
Sheep: 3,500; all classes fully
steady, spring lambs 5 00-7.50; good
to choice fed lambs 6.00-50: grass
fat lambs 5.50 down; medium to good
shorn aged wethers 3.00-50: few
wooled feeder lambs 5.00; shorn
feeder lambs 4 00.
Truck Markets
Car lot shipments of vegetables of
entire United States reported
Tuesday. April 30:
Beans: Calif 1, Fla 53. La 26. So
Car 3. Texas 1, total US 84 cars.
Beets: La 1. So Car 4. Texas 5.
Va 1, total US 11 cars.
Cabbage: Ala 4. Calif 8. Fla 21, I
Ga 3, La 5. Miss 70. No Car 4, So
Car 56. total US 171 cars.
Carrots: Arix 7. calif 43, NY 5, j
Texas 5 total US 60 cars.
Cucumbers: Fla 15. Texas 42. total ;
US 57 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Ark 1. Calif 27. !
Fla 13. La 6. Miss 19. So Oar 6.
Texas 22, others 7. total US 101 cars.
Onions: Texas 163. total US 163
cars.
Potatoes: Ala 70. Fla 90. La 50.
Texas 3, total old and new 559 cars.
Spinach: Ark. 4. Va 50, total US
54 cars.
Tomatoes: Fla 145. total US 146.
Cuba 4. Mexico 15.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship
ments forwarded Wednesday morn
ing. May 1:
Mixed Vegetables 9, Potatoes 3,
Beets 6. Carrots 4. Beets and Car
rots 3, Onions 11, Parsley 1. total 37
cars. Total to date this season—
Citrus 4585. Vegetables 7056. Mx.
Citrus and Vegetables 34. total 11,
675; to the same date last season—
Citrus 1809. Vegetables 11,696. Mixed
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CAMPOREE TO
DRAW SCOUTS
More Than 500 Valley
Boy* Expected Here
For Event
Led by Valley Scout Executive
John Leslie, more than 500 Valley
Scouts and their leaders are expect
ed to come here for the annual
camporee and field meet to be held
Friday and Saturday.
The boys will begin gathering here
Friday aftemocn and will camp
overnight at Tucker field where the
annual field meet is to be held Sat
urday.
Practically every Boy Scout Troop
in the Valley will be entered in the
competitions on Tucker field Sat
urday, according to Scout leaders
making arrangements for the meet.
One of the features o< the two-day
session will be the Grand March
through the business district Satur
day morning. The review will get
under way at 9 a. m.
Among those invited to review the
march Irom the postoffice steps are
Mayor R. B. Rentfro, Col. Guy Kent.
Post mister Wm. T. Burnett. Super
intendent E. C. Dodd, Lieutenant
of Police John T. Armstrong. Fire
Chief T. P. Sarran. presidents of
the three civic clubs, officials of the
senior and junior chambers of com
merce and members of the Scout
cubbing committee.
The field meet, made up of 12
standard Scouting events, will get
under way Saturday morning follow
ing the grand march.
The general public is being invited
to visit the encampment at Tucker
Field Friday night and to attend the
Held meet the following day.
RURAL HOMES
(Continued from Page One)
i cached thetr debt limit and are un
able to borrow, the president ex
pressed conlidence that for the most
part these municipalities were im
proving their condition through in
crease m the taxable values and by
reduction in debts through regular
sinking funds.
The presidential orders establish
ing the rural re-settlement division
-officially titied re-settlement ad
ministration— authorized $10,000,000
ior organizing and starting the set
up.
Another executive order transfer
red to this administration the land
program division U the lederal
emergency relief administration.
Meanwhile. Harry L. Hopkms ask
ed for an allotment of $100,000,000
lrom the appropriation to care for
May relief needs. Officials said
President Roosevelt was expected to
allocate the money during the day.
Tlw* relief administration receiv
ed $150,000,000 when the president
signed the work relief bill a month
ago.
Relief officials said all the prev
ious grants had not been distribut
ed among the states and indicated
the May allotment would be an
nounced Thursday.
The president s executive order set
forth the following functions and
duties of the re-settlement admin
istration:
"To administer approved projects
involving resettlement of destitute
or low income families from rural
and urban areas. Including ihe es
tablishment. maintenance, and oper
ation in such connection of com
munities in rural and suburban
«ct reas.
"To initiate and administer a
program of approved projects with
repest to soil erosion, stream pollu
tion. seacoast erosion, reforestation,
and flood control.
“To make loans as authorized un
der the said emergency relief ap
propriation act of 1935 to finance,
in whole cr in part, the purchase
of farm lands and necessary equip
ment by farmers. larm tenants,
croppers, or farm laborers”
Freeman’s Body To
Be Sent to Ohio
The body of Private Leonard
Freeman, who drowned in the Rio
Grande at Fort Brown April 21.
will be forwardel to Franklin,
Ohio, Thursday for last rites.
The decedent's father, Mr. Ray
Freeman, requested Fort Brown
authorities to forward the body to
him at Franklin.
Private Freemans body, missing
for over a week, was found Mon
day about four miles below Fort
Brown on the Mexican side.
In addition to his father. Pri
vate Freeman is survived by his
widow and a child who live in
Shreveport.
Trial of Harlingen
‘Swing’ Suit Begins
The $35,000 damage suit of Fred R
Scroggins. Harlingen typewriter ex
pert. against the City of Harlingen
and the J. Crawford Francis Show.1
got under way Wednesday in civil
district court before a jury.
Scroggins was injured when a
• swing" in which he was riding at
the Valley Mid-Winter Fair Dec. 2
broke, throwing him a considerable
distance. Hus young son. also in the
swing, suffered Injuries also.
The city was brought into the suit
as a defendant due to the fact that
it is alleged to have shared in the
profits from the swing concession.
Citrus and Vegetables 28. total 13.
533 cars.
Representative prices paid by
truckers for Valley Vegetables Tues
day. April 30:
Snap beaus: Bu hampers few 75
90c.
Beets: Per doz bunches 16-20c.
Cabbage: Bulk per ton $50-60.00.
Carrots: Per doz bunches 18-20c;
4 crates 75-85C.
Cucumbers: Bu baskets 75c-$l.
Onions: 50-lb sacks Yellow and
Wax 50c-$1.50 according to size and
quality.
Potatoes: Bliss Triumphs US No.
Is 14 in min 50-1 b sacks few 1-125
Squash: Bu baskets Yellow and
White around 50c.
Blackeyed-Peas: Bu hampers and
baskets 1-1.25.
Green Corn: Bu baskets few 1.75
225
Tomatoes: Pinks flat crts few 1.25;
lgs green wrapped few 125.
Parsley: Bu crts bunched best
mostly 1.00.
Youth Is Held In
Accidental Shooting
Emilio Torres Paries, young
farmer living at “El Capote" near
Matamoros, died Monday night
from a bullet wound through the
body which he and Edmundo O
Hernandez, who lives nearby, told
officers was accidental.
According to the report of Her
nandes, who brought the boy to
Matamoros, he was displaying a 38
automatic pistol when it was dis
charged accidentally, the bullet
striking the young man in the
right side, below the ribs, and
ranging up through his body to
his left shoulder blade.
The statement was corroborated
by Farias. Funeral services were
held Tuesday for Farias.
Hernandez Is being held by Spe
cial investigator Jo6d Castro of
Matamoros until the officer com
pletes his Investigation.
onioFdeal is
MOST ‘PERFECT
Orderly Shipments Have
Aided With No Conflicts
From Other Areas
1 HARLINGEN, May L— On* of
the most perfect onion deals In
history is In progress with each sec
tion getting most of its crop out of
the way before onions from neigh
boring areas beginning to move, ac
j cording to Hart T. Longlno, super
visor of the Texas-Federal Inspec
; Lion service.
Willacy county Is about cleaned
up with four or five cars a day due
j to move out for a short time. Laredo
threatened to come on during peak
| of the Willacy movement but a
workers' strike and other factors
delayed their crop. The result was
that Willacy got good prices most
o. the deal and Laredo moved most
o! its crops with fine returns. La
redo Is expected to slow down the
latter part of the week as Flores -
ville. Karnes City, Falls City and
Poth begin shipping. Eagle Pass has
been delayed until about the latter
part of the week and Corpus Chrlstj
Mathis and Orange Grovt are be
ginning to ship.
All these sections are expected to
be well out of the way by the time
the Farmersville area comes on and
the • rowers of that section prob
ably will realize good prices also.
The Lykes Steamship Co. Is ex
pected to move its third boatload
oi onions from Corpus Christi Wed
nesday. This line takes Inspection
on all of its cargoes. The Bull
Steamship Co. has taken out reg
ular onion shipments also. Two
Goals a week are reported taking
onions out of Galveston In small
quantities.
New Bus Schedule
Aids Airmail Users
A change in the mail star route
schedule has been made which gives
up-Valley airmail users about two ex
tra hours in which to post letters.
Under the new schedule, the »tar
route bus arrives In Brownsville at
3 p. m. instead of 1:15 p. m. as for
merly. This gives up-Valley air
mail patrons about an hour and 45
minutes more time in which to post
their letters.
The star route bus now leaves Mis
sion at noon, arrives here at 3 p. m .
begins the return trip at 3:30 p. m.
and arrives at Mission within three
hours.
The northbound airmail now
eaves here at 5 p. m. and letters
i for the plane may be posted as late
as 4 p. m. at the postoffice.
Dallas U. S. Judge
To Hold Court Here
Judge William Hawley Atwell will
ccme here from Dallas May 13 to
j open the regular May term of fed
eral district court, taking the bench
regularly occupied by Judge T. M.
Kennerly of Houston. Judge Ken
nedy will be occupied with other
matters in Houston at that time and
he arranged for Judge Atwell to open
the court.
In addition tc a heavy docket of
law and equity cases, the trials of
Customs Patrolman Roy Collins and
Deputies Ezequel Cavazos, Jr., and
•■Pancho’* Perez are slated at this
J term of court. They are charged with
murder in connection with the death
of Domingo Olivares near Santa
Maria Dec. 16.
Freeman Funeral
Is Still Pending
Burial arrangements for Private
Leonard Freeman, Fort Brown en
listed man who drowned in the Rio
, Grande April 21. had not been com
pleted Wednesday. Definite word
has not been received from his wid
ow. Mrs. Fay Freeman who is resid
ing in Shreveport.
Freeman's body was recovered
Monday about four miles below Fort
Brown on the Mexican side but was
taken out on the American side.
NEW DIRECTORY
Another city directory has been
ndded to the list in the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce library.
It is a directory of Harlingen, pub
lished by B. A. Wilmot who is pub
lishing directories now of some oth
er Valley cities.
The Chamber of Commerce li
brary here has directories of many
j Texas cities and of cities in other
parts of the country and the public
is invited to make use of them.
PRESBYTERIAN ELECT
BRYAN. May 1.—(JP)—The Rev.
I C. L. King of the First Presbyte
rian church at Houston was elect
ed moderator of the Brazos pres
bytery at the spring meeting Wed
nesday. He will succeed the Rev.
R. A. Deison of the North Side
Presbyterian church of Houston.
Commissioners to the general
assembly at Montreat, N. C., on
May 30. were elected as follows:
the Rev. E W. Mitchell, Houston;
the Rev. A. B. Talley. Brenham;
J. D. Fuller. Bryan and J. O. Whit
ten, Navasota.
POSTAL CONVENTION
Indications are that the Valley will
send a strong delegation to the an
nual state convention of postmasters
to be held in Galveston May 9. 10
and 11. according to Postmaster Wm
T Burnett who plans to attend.
About five or six of the postmast
ers he has contacted have indicated
i that they will attend the convention.
M’SWAIN SAYS
HE IS ‘GOAT
Full Blame For Making
Military Testimony
Public Assumed
WASHINGTON. May 1. <jP>—
Chairman McSwaln (D-SC) Wed
nesday assumed “full blame" for
publication of secret testimony of
international import given the house
military committee by two high army
officers.
The grey-haired former soldier
returned to his office Wednesday
morning from New York, opened a
letter of rebuke from President
Roosevelt for showing the testimony
to become public, and read It aloud
o reporters.
Then he added:
“I assume the full blame. The re
sponsibility. Is mine and that of the
clerks under me."
He promised to reply to the presi
dent's letter by Thursday.
The president's reprimand follow
ed publication of testimony at a
secret committee hearing revealing
that Brig. General Charles E. Kil
boume had told the committee the
Wilcox air base bill contained a
I ‘'camouflaged" provision for putting
an aviation center on the Canadian
border. Canada immediately asked
for transcript.
Brig. Gen. F. M. Andrews, head of
the army's general headquarters air
force, also stated at the hearing that
the United States in an emergency
must be prepared to “seise” French
and British Islands near the Ameri
can coast.
RACKET’S END
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moval to Chicago. Oacar
Hartzell, brother of Can
field, also named in an
indictment, ia now serv
ing a sentence in the
Leveanworth penitentiary
on a similar charge.
.
The Drake Estate racket, which
has cost the Lower Rio Grande
Valley an estimated quarter million
dollars since its promoters invaded
this section five years ago. was ap
parently nearing the end of its
golden trail Wednesday following
the indictment of four VaUey men.
along with 39 others, by a Chicago
| federal grand Jury on charges of
using the mails to defraud in al
leged Drake Estate operations.
The racket, which has continued
right on up to this week in spite of
the arrest and conviction of Hart
sell and the subsequent arrest of
Ohmart and others, appeared head
ed for the end as the various
agents scattered in the Valley be
gan to turn loose after the indict
ment of four Valley men.
The four are:
Dr. L. M. Davis, Harlingen phys
ician.
Guy O. Walk. La Peria farmer.
J. Lucas Fox, Pharr dairy fanner
J. D. Gogh of Harlingen.
43 Are Named
The Indictments ifere returned
by a federal grand jury in Chicago
late Tuesday, which Indicted 43
persons in connection with the
racket, including Oscar M Hartzell
now in the federal penitentiary on
conviction of using the nyiils to de
fraud in this racket; Lester Ohmart.
lormerly in charge of collections in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and
some of the other “big shots” who
have worked the game for years.
In spite of arrest and conviction
of Hartzell, the subsequent arrest
of Ohmart and several others with
seizure of almost 4100.000 in cash,
the racket has continued to flour
ish in the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley, largely due to the apparent
respectability of those generally
believed to head the operations in
this section.
It is estimated the Valley has
j contributed a quarter million dol
lars to Hartzell, Ohmart Si Co.
Were Strong Supporters
“Subscribers” are still to be
found, and when one leader drops
out or is taken out of circulation
by the government, there seem to
be others to take their places.
Three of the men Indicted Tues
day afternoon In Chicago have long
been firm supporters of the estate
although any question of financial
connection with it will naturally be
settled by the grand Jury.
Walk at La Feria has been a
supporter of the project for years,
since collections were first made in
the Valley, residents of that sec
tion said, usually becoming vehe
ment when anyone questioned the
authenticity of the mythical estate.
Dr. Davis at Harlingen also has
been a known supporter of the es
tate for years, as has J. Lucas Fox
of Pharr. Little is known about
Gogh at Harlingen.
Dead In Brownsville
While he was In the Valley
Ohmart at San Benito was the Val
ley contact man and collector for
the racket. The money was turned
in to the local chiefs who turned
u over to him and he In turn sent
it to Hartzell What the percentage
or “cut” was has never been made
known definitely.
The racket had Its heyday In the
Valley from 1928 to 1932. but it has
continued since that time. Meet
ings were held In Brownsville reg
ularly for a time, but the racket
died out to a great extent in this
city following regular reports in
The Herald on the meetings.
It has flourished most at San
Benito, Harlingen. Santa Rosa and
Pharr and San Juan.
Charges of using the mall to de
fraud were filed before the late
U. 8. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich
here by Assistant U. 8. Attorney
Carl06 Watson against Ohmart and
t.i»e other, but they were not press
ed in view of prosecution in the
north, nearer the center of opera
tions.
Hall Held Hearings
The Drake Estate racket in the
Valley was first brought into the
limelight in a series of courts of in
quriy conducted by Marvin Hall
when he was county attorney. The
fabulous yarns which the Drake Es
tate boys had told the faithful were
outlined in oourt, and when they
%
A
broke Into print, others, lured by
the wild promise of $14,000 for each
$1 when the “thing pops" rushed In
to shower money on the •‘boys”.
All went fine until the federal
government stepped in and took
Harteell out of the picture. Since
then the going has been a lot
harder.
FAITHFUL GATHER
IN DISMAY AT g. BENITO
SAN BENITO. May 1.—The lead
ers and the faithful gathered here
this morning, et their customary
> meeting spot and discussed the
! situation in the Drake Estate rack
et
They had taro things to discuss.
The indictment of 43 of their fel
low workers; and the fact that the
estate did not “pop” Wednesday
morning which was one of the
mythical “pay-off” days that are
row being set more and more fre
quently.
The two eladers of the racket in
San Benito tried to quiet the un
easy feeling of some of the boys
and some of the faithful, but it ap
peared that the 43 indictments in
Chicago might begin to slow down
operations considerably.
M’ALLENllONS
AID MEET PLANS
Will Scatter Leaflets From
Plane Over Laredo Seek
ing Convention
McALLEN, May 2. — McAllen
Lions club will send an airplane
to Laredo Friday to scatter hand
bills anl leaflets urging the dis
trict convention of Lions Interna
tional to jneet in San Benito next
year, according to plans completed
here Tuesday.
McAllen and other Valley Lions
clubs are making an active effort
to bring the convention to San
Benito in 1838. San Benito Cham
ber of Commerce, under direction
of Pete H. Smith, manager, is ar
ranging a series of stunts and en
tertainments to focus attention
on the San Benito bid for the
meeting.
Dr. F. G. Sigrist and Howard
Faulkner, both members of the
I McAllen club, will fly their ship to
| Laredo and scatter the leaflet*
| and other San Benito literature A
dozen other McAllen Lions will
also attend the convention.
Paul T. Vickers, manager of the
McAllen Chamber of Commerce,
will make the invitation speech in
augurating the San Benito camp
aign to secure the convention a
year hence.
One of the feat%re& of the La
redo convention will be presenta
tion of a model luncheon program
by the 8an Benito Lions dub.
MAJOR BILLS
(Continued from Page One)
bitter attack against "rough shod
tactics” and predicted "a day of
reckoning.”
Allred Silent
Senator Ben O. Oneal of Wichita
Pslls charged the senate was evad
ing issues presented by proposed
legislation and by withholding a
i vote on bills so they could be smoth
ered in the final days. The senate
has branded itself as no longer be
ing a deliberative body” he said.
Governor Allred had no comment
immediately, but said he might make
a statement Thursday He has not
disclosed his attitude toward a spe
cial session, either at the close of
the regular session or next fall,
except ot say he was opposed gen
erally to special sessions save when
vtry necessary.
Remarks of Senator Grady Wood
ruff of Decatur brought a sharp
retort from Lieutenant Oovemor
Woodul who interrupted th« Sen
ator's statement as Inferring some
senators had been influenced on
adjournment by five lobbyists.
Lobbyist Influence?
"If five men can adjourn this
senate, we ought to know who they
are." said Woodul. “If there is any
idea five Insidious influences had
anything to do with it. the chair
wants to go on."
Woodruff repeated his statement
that "one senator in a facetious
mood said there were five gentle
men at a hotel—not members—who
could adjourn this senate.
"Approximately five men and
their lieutenants left the gallery
after the attempt to reconsider
lost.”
Woodruff added it was at least a
•coincidence." but said he did not
charge the lobbyists influenced the
members.
He charged Woodul had been dis
tinctly “unfair in interposing him
self at various times this session.”
“I'm sure the chair will spend a
lot of sleepless nights.” retorted
Woodul.
wooaruu saia ne believed ad
journment Tuesday “mean* inevit
ably a special session, ’ while anoth
er week of work could have clearfM
calendars of essential information.
He asserted he had seen “this
morning the moving finger of those
who would defeat legislation to
tighten tax laws," ana charged a
state employe had lobbied against
a bill to correct the beer tax law.
Texas brewers favored the bill.
Woodruff said, but out-of-state
brewers wanted It killed.
Licensing of automobile drivers
was voted by the senate, 16 to U,
with passage of a house bill with
extensive amendments which will
necessitate further house action The
senate substituted for the univer
sal drivers licensing act passed by
the house a plan sponsored by Sen
ator W. B. Poage of Waco.
The house sent the governor a
bill to establish the upper Colorado
river authority by concurring in
senate amendments by a sufficient
majority to make the bill effective
immediately. The bill would remit
state ad valorem taxes in Coke and
Tou Green counties to aid in financ
ing a federal loan for a water con
servation and irrigation project.
The house stated debate on a
senate constitutional amendmeni
proposing a limitation an state and
county property taxes.
Other house action Included
Postponement of a bill to levy a tax
of 13 per case on medicinal whisky.
Passage of .a bill to provide for
identification stickers on automo
biles.
Defeat of a resolution asking sen
ate action on old age pension plans.
Bills to prohibit utilities from sell
ing appliances and to establish state
book stores at ooileget tabled subject
to call.
RANGER HEAD
TELLS REGRETS
‘Sorry’ That Attempt Mad*
To Smash Reporter's ^
Camera HQ *
HOUSTON. Msy 1. —UPy- Texas
Rangers raiding an establishment
which they said was dispensing
racing information to bookmakers,
attempted to smash a photograph
er's camera Tuesday as he sought
to take pictures of four men ar
rested.
Jack Miller of the Houston Poet
said a Ranger threatened to strike
him with s gun in warning him not
to take pictures inside the build
ing. He said he took his stand
outside and photographed the
Rangers and prisoners as the men
were brought out.
Ranger Private W. H. Kirby, he
said, struck several blows at his
camera, damaging it slightly and
shouting. “You cant do that Til
smash that thing to pieces.”
Sergeant Sid Kelso quieted on
lookers who murmured disapproval
of the incident. He said he had
not issued any instructions for for
cible prevention of photographs.
Later Kelso expressed regret over
‘he affair, saying “sometimes, in
momenta of excitement, people do
things that they would not do
under ordinary circumstances.
AUSTIN. May I — Oovemo*
James V. Allred said Wednesday
that while he had no official in
formation on the actions of Ran
gers during a raid on a bookie
shop at Houston Tuesday night, he
would not approve any smashing
of photographers' cameras.
A Ranger was reported to have
attempted to prevent taking of a
picture by a news photographer.
Governor Allred said the adjut
ant general had ordered Rangers
not to pose for pictures, partly to
prevent any use of the Rangers’
name for advertising purposes, and,
it was possible the Ranger ~
Houston had thought he might
violating the order if he permitted
the taking of a picture.
PIONEER SETTLER
DIES MONDAY, WAS
WELL KNOWN H E
MERCEDES. May l.—Word waa
received here Tuesday of the death
of Thomas L. Jones, who died in
Dallas Monday morning. Mr. Jones,
who was 85 years of age, waa well
known all over the Valley, being
one of the pioneer settlers In this
section and an early developer.
He came to the Valley In 1903
with his family from Raymond.
Miss., and settled In Brownsville,
where he lived for a number of
years. He also lived in Harlingen
lor a while before coming to Mer
cedes in 1909, and for more than
30 years was one of the leading
citizens of this oinmunity and
took an active part in the develoo
ment of the citjr p
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
H *■ ■•a?*** of Mercede*; four
sons O Em Jones of Edinbuffc;
J<?nes of Cincinnati, Ohio;
Ralph Jones of Lewiston, Idaho;
Lynne Jones of Portland. Oregon*
a daughter, Mrs. J. 8. Carver of
Long Beach. California, and a
daughter. Miss Annis Jones of
Portland, for a number of years a
resident of this city.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at the Stotlec
mortuary in Mercedes, at 4 odackV
Services will be in charge of R*Cr
Archie Reed of Weslaco, a former
Mercedes resident, assisted bv the
Masonic Lodge. Burial will be in
£* Mercedea Ebony Grove ceme
Seek to Dynamite
Rain From Clouds
DALHART. May 1.—(ip)— Assured
Ik weather bureau at Amarillo
that there would be clouds, dust
weary residents of the northwest
of the Texas Panhandle pre
pared to bombard them Wednesday
afternoon with a truckload of e».
Plosives In an effort to produce rain.
Equipment was ready for the
attack on the clouds, which all too
of .7? recent months have sailed
over this section without disgoreins
hl!ri „°Ltheir molsLure Thousands
had gathered to witness the attemot
to bring nun. ^
..
City Briefs
Can beans while they are che^».
Sealers, pressure cookers, cans ttnd
Jars—Brownsville Hardware.—Adv.
M R. Hall, Brcwnavlile attorney,
has returned after spending several
days In the state capital cm busi
ness.
Valentin Baker, son of Charles
Baker, is convalescing at his home
following an operation for appendi
citis.
We do hemstitching and remodel
hats. Amaya's Millinery and Beauty
Shop. 1235 Adams. Adv.
Postmaster Harry Metis of Mc
Allen was a visitor In Brownsville
Wednesday.
Judge and Mrs. Bascom Cox re
turned Tuesday after spending sev
eral days in Austin and San Antonia
Miss Emma Belle Smith of Kings
ville Is a Brownsville visitor far a
few days.
Brian Tucker from the Alamo
Is a visitor in Brownsville.
Brown Hays and J. H Hendricks,
both of Dallas, are Brownsville visi
tors.
William Ratcliffe and Dr. Fred J.
Combe, both of San Antcnlo are in
Brownsville looking after business
interests.
H E. Griffith and family are here
from Amarillo.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Salem, of '
Pittsburgh, are here for a few day*.
H C Cook of Kingsville, la spend
ing the week la the altf. 'j