LLM’DONALD
IS EXONERATED
Fist Fight Precedes Vote
Clearing Commissioner
Of Agriculture
AUSTIN. Aug. JO. UPy— J E. Mc
Donald, state commissioner of agri
culture, Saturday was exonerated of
charges of official misconduct by a
majority of a legislative committee
as an investigation collapsed amio
crniuslon.
Three of five members suddenly
brought the inquiry to an end by
taking the chairmanship away from
Representative E. E Hunter of Cle
burne in order to put to a vote a
motion by Representative Leonard
Westfall of Aspermont.
Representative Pat Dwyer of San
Antonio appealed from Hunters
ruling that Westfall’s motion to ac
quit McDonald and terminate the
inquiry was out of order. Then
Dwyer arose and began a poll 01
tr.e commiuee.
Representative R. H. Good of
Cooper voted with Dwyer and West
fall. Hunter opposed the action
and Representative C. C. Canon of
Koney Grove said "I guess it’s no
u« for me to vote."
McDonald, who said “I am not
surprised at my vindication,” im
mediately announced he would sees
re-election next summer for his
fourth consecutive term.
A fiat fight preceding the final
vote ended questioning of the last
witness. C. E. McCormick, chief of
the markets and warehouse division
of the department of agriculture
The other combatant was C. L.
West, assistant state auditor, who
was assigned to the commltte.e
McCormick, in answering a ques
tion, said "that’s not true; In fact,
it’s a lie.” West immediately chal
lenged it and the two husky men
•iruck several blows.
Hunter announced that “regard
lev of what the committee has
dcre," he would prepare a minority
report for submission to the legis
lature “giving all the facts and evi
dence to the members.’*
BEACH HIGHWAY
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petually. and will participate In the
$600,000 debt on the long strip of
concrete It is estimated that the
state will spend approximately $60,
000 scon after it takes the road over
In order to clear up the breaks
caused by the hurricanes.
Condemnation suits against 1$ de
fendants have been begun, and sul^s
will be filed immediately against
the remaining property owners who
have not signed for the rights-of
way.
The delay in obtaining the rights
of-way has been caused by necessity
for obtaining releases from all lien
holders
Pred Rusteberg. Emmett Dodd and
Clyde Tandy have been appointed
commissioned In condemnation to
t&sess the damages suffered oy
landholders.
ORAN POLICE
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Patterson, were waiting for a friend
tn front of a cafe.
He forced the couple to drive him
to Lake Charles Officers there,
learned of the suspect’s flight, ar
rested him and were returning him
here Saturday night.
Godwin has been Acting Chief
of Police since the late Chief Ed J.
©■Reilly was shot and killed here re
cently. The Rev. Edgar Eskridge.
mQttint Baptist preacher, Is await
ing trial In the case.
I MERCEDES IN
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la drilling In shale at 6.203 feet.
Union's No. 5 American-Rio Gran- I
de. in farm tract 2.082. block 86. i
North Caoisallo district, about 600
feet northwest of discovery, is
making hole in hard shale at 1.65''
, foet.
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1 flowers ior all occasions bos
Ebanos Greenhouse Company. Phone:
1588 Adv.
O. R Parker and family of Mis
sion have moved to Brownsville.
Mr. and Mrs A E Cantu announce
the birth of a boy. Antonio Enrique,
born August 3, at Mercy hospital.
C. L Hale, of San Antonio is reg
istered at the Travelers hotel.
Uoyd E Deplants, of Houston will
be in Brownsville for a few days.
Dickey’s Old Reliable eye wa«ei
relieves sore eyes Doesn't burn or
hurt. Adv 3 i
C. F. Kohler, of Corpus Christ:
Is a visitor In the city for a few
days.
Harry Lipshy is a visitor from San
Antonio.
Lawnmowers, grass hooks, rubber
Itfcoos, sprinklers and shears; cement;
carpenters’ and plummers' tools.
Brownsville Hardware.—Adv.
J. W. Smith, of Houston, is a city
eWtor.
B. B- Tracy is s visitor from Waco
Tallow Cab—Phone 1033 —Adv.
MT. and Mrs. Eduardo Ferrers, of
Mexico City, are Brownsville visit
or. H- Osborn, of Dallas, will be
ftn Brownsville for s few daya
B. Manautou of Manautou’s de
lore, has returned from
Ptrip to Corpus Ohristi.
d and Laredo.
-Johnson’s electric floor
iso sanding machine
ware. Adv.
ha. Gregg E. Sawyer will
a Saltillo. Mexico, en
elr home in Oklahoma
Islt with Mrs. Sawyer s
ha F. E. Putegnat, in ^
INCREASE IN 1
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98 cents, 52 of which was for main
tenance and operation and the re
maining 46 for the bond interest and
sinking fund. This 46 cent figure
will have to be Increased consider-1
ably, but the exact amount has not
been figured. County leaders have
indicated that there will be no in
crease in the levy for maintenance
and operation (52 cents), and an ef
fort will be made to lower this fig
ure, but it is inevitable that the 46
cent levy for interest and sinking
fund will have to be Increased due
to fact the Interest rate reverts back
to five per cent from three.
The refunding agreement, enter- (
ed into by the prior commissioners'
court, covered $1,374,000 of flood con
trol bonds and $5,498,000 of read
bonds. The refunding operation also
resulted in issuing $264,500 addition- >
al bonds to cover previous defaults
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Lowers State Taxes
“We have In effect cut valua
tions 10 per cent on ordinary real es
tate, and 20 per cent on irrigated
land,” says County Judge O. C
Dancy /‘but nothing on personal
property or improvements. Conser
vatively, valuations will be ten per
cent less than they otherwise would
have been, but this cut in valuations
helps nothing on interest and sink
ing fund tax. as when we cut valua
tions we have to raise the rate on
bond taxes.”
The cut in valuations will, how
ever, lower the amount of money to
be paid in state taxes and in county
taxes for maintenance and operation.
The 52 cent maintenance and opera
tion tax for the county will be cut
5.2 per cent, and the state tax of 6T
cents, a reduction of 15 cents, will
be rendered by 6.2 per cent.
“This cut in state tax Is cut of the
school fund.” Judge Dancy states, “so
we get the full maximum of 35 cents
ad valorem tax. less 10 cents, which
we think will take care of the flood
control refunded bonds.”
"We are helped in the total tax
burden by reason of the st' | f t
of 15 cents as well as our own cut
in valuations. We will also be
helped by the fact that the one
cent gasoline tax will help us more
this year than last. We estimate
that this help will be a little over
$100,000 this year.
“We have $1962,872.91 of our
bonds which went into state high
ways in which the state is now
participating out of the one-cent
gasoline tax to the extent of all
interest this year, and about 75
percent of the principal maturing
this year, which will only be about
$15,000 We are hoping to get the
Santa Rosa cut-off. which was con
fVt'onally designated May 28. 1932,
taken in. which would make a little
over $2,000,000 in which the state is
participating."
Judge Dancy warns against any
foolish attempt at economy, stating
“I might add that if we failed to
levy proper tax to be approved by
the Board of Oounty and Road
District Indebtedness, we would
forfeit our right to participate in
the easoMre tax. To take any I
chance of throwing away this more
than $100,000 is unthinkable.”
Expect Road Aid
TTie state ia expected to parti
cipate in the $600,000 debt on the
Boca Chica highway In the near
future. The state has agreed, large
ly through efforts of State Repre
sentative Augustine Celaya. to take
over this highway providing the
county furnishes 100-foot rights
of-way. This work is being pushed
at present, and will likely be com
pleted within three months. This
will lift a considerable load from
the taxpayers of Cameron county.
“Even with all this participation.”
Judge Dancy says, “and help from
the state, our road bond tax in this
county is. and from here on out
will be aproximately 60 per cent of
the total tax burden. Every cent of
this, better than 60 cents can be
taken off of property by four le
gislative acts, one of which would
involve a change in the construction.
“To get quick action on the con
stitutional requirements, demands
that the Fourth constitutional
amendment submitted on Aug. 24
be carried. I here now appeal to
every taxpayer in Cameron county
to vote for said constitutional
amendment No. 4.
“Let me in conclusion urge even
taxpayer to vote for Resolution Four
which to say the least will give a
fighting chance to get proper con
stitutional amendment submit /d
in September to begin the lowering
of our bond tax.”
schools!
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ta apportionment is false. It is point
ed out, because $17.50 is the sta
tutory limit, and that limit will be
available next year. The $155,018 loss
could be made up in only one way.
Pate says, and that is through in
creased local maintenance taxes.
The loss of the state apportion
ment to Cameron county school
districts would be as follows, Pate
says:
Brownsville $31,850: Harlingen
$19,197, San Benito $21577.50, Santa
Marla $3.867 50. Santa Rosa $4,970,
El Jardin $4,77750. Stuart Place $3,
796.50, Rangerville $1,534, Highland
$3,325. Los Fresnos $855750. Los In
d)06 $4,57250. La Feria $9,345. Wil
son Tract $2,292.50. Rio Hondo $7.
1W. Olmlto $1,510. Point Isabel $4.
297.50, and common schools $24,
272.50,
The “joker" to the amendment
was pointed out by Gus Reinlnger
of the New Braunfels Chamber of
Commerce here recently. Reinin
ger, as a representative of the
chamber is making as state-wide
:rip In order to warn school districts
of the danger embodied in the pro
rc'*d amendment
Hidalgo. Willacv and Starr coun
ties. as well as other south Texas
counties, stand to lose also, in pro
portion to their scholastic census
to actual school attendance, if the
amendment passes, figures compiled
In the fight against the amendment
point out.
cpecial Meeting Of
Congregation Called
There will be an important meet
ing of the congregation of the Church
of the Advent Monday at 8 p. m. in
the parish house, according to an
announcement bv R. O. Mackintosh,
rector of the church.
The rector urges that all members
of the church attend this meeting as
matters of vital imnortance to the
welfare of the parish will be dis
cussed.
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DOORS TO AAA
SUITS OPENED
Necessity For Early Teat
Case Seen By Farm
Officials
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. oflPi—Sen
ate and heuse conference committee
members gestured for peaceful con
gressional acceptance of the Farm
Adjustment bill Saturday by open
ing wider the doors of the courts to
suits for recovery of processing
taxes.
With removal of this major ob
stacle to acceptance by congress of
the conference report on the AAA
amendments, the measure will be put
before the house Tuesday and sped
to the senate later.
The agreement was reached as
processing tax collections were cut
sharply by the 899 pending injunc
tion suits in federal courts. The sit
uation caused some farm officials to
repeat their belief of the necessity for
an early decision on constitutional
ity of the AAA.
June taxes, couectea in juiy,
dropped more than $11,000,000 from
the May total, and daily treasury
receipts Indicated in even greater
decline for July taxes being collected
this month. For June, 1935, collec
tions were $30,850,375 for June 1934.
The Capital Hill conference com
mitteemen warned in advance to
senate objection to their first draft
of the tax suit provision, worked out
a revision even after announcing a
formal agreement on the bill. As be
fore. the bill would permit proces
sors to file claims with the Internal
Revenue Commissioner for tax re
funds in event the processing taxes
are held invalid, but no longer would
the commisiscner’s findings be bind
ing cm the courts.
THIRD-PARTY
TALK RENEWED
Republicans Hope Another
Organization Will
Split Demos
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.
Third party talk has revived follow
ing the New Deal defeat in Rhode
Island this week and the questions
it raised about future administra
tion policy.
Senator Nye (R-ND) brought It
into the cpen Saturday with a flat
prediction “there will be a third
party next year."
Some leading republican regulars,
too. mentioned for presidential nom
ination. indicated in private con
versations they had by no means
dismissed the possibility. They seem
ingly hcped it would happen, evi
dently on the theory that the Roose
velt ticket would be the sufferer.
Diverse reactions in both malor
parties to the Rhode Island results
accounted for part of the specula
tion. Where some conservative
democrats interpreted the overturn
of a house seat a« a demand that the
administration shift “right,” repub
licans from farm areas showed lit
tle sympathy with colleagues who
hailed it as a harbinger of death for
the AAA—and its financial heart, the
pr:cessing taxes.
One thing is certain. The admin
ministration course from now on
will be examined in the light of this
New England election for any ap
proach to the conservative view
point.
R'osevelt policy has been crif*
cized as shuttling between “left”
and “right.” Considering this, and
attacks on the pending tax bill as
radical, some legislative quar‘ers
Icok for more emphasis on “recov
ery” than “reform” in months ahead.
Neither party is expected to let the
ncrtheast, with its great block of
electoral votes, go by default 15
months hence.
‘HORSERACING’
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ago that he would not permit their
operation.
Grove also has announced that he
intends to remain open Sunday in
the face cf another notice given by
Cowart that the Sunday Blue law
would be enforced here. Grove said
that the ordinance permits opera
tion of livery stables on Sunday and
pointing to the racing machine that
had been clcsed down said: "That is
my livery stable. I’ve get seven
horses in it.” He did not say wheth
er he would attempt to operate his
"livery stable” Sunday. The ordin
ance exempts theaters, .restaurants,
filling stations, hotels, ice and milk
dealers and newsdealers. Meats and
provisions may be sold before 9 a. m.
First Mayor Of
Weslaco Succumbs
_ (Special to The Herald)
WESLACO. Aug. 10.—News of the
death of L. H. Nix, pioneer citizen
and first mayor of Weslaco, was re
ceived here by friends this week. Mr.
Nix died in Washington. D. C., on
July 23 after a heart attack.
When the Weslaco postoffice was
established, Mr. Nix assisted Mrs.
R L. Reeves, then postmaster. In
assorting and distributing the first
mail received in the new city, which
was started in 1920.
The Nix family moved to Wash
ington 11 years ago.
Allred Frees Eight
AUSTIN. Aug. 10. UP)—Governor
Allred Saturday granted a condi
tional pardon and seven general pa
roles to Texas convicts upon recom
mendation of the board of pardons
and paroles.
Because James Roach, sentenced
In Montague county to two years
for burglary, made good during a
90-day furlough, the governor grant
ed him a conditional pardon.
General paroles were granted:
James Anderson, convicted In Tar
rant county of murder and sentenced
to two to seven years.
David Davis, Grimes county, em
bezzlement, two years.
Lecblodo Longoria, Bee oounty.
burglary, two years.
Barney Williams, Rusk county,
burglary of a railroad car, two year:
Tilman Adcock and Joe Faubian.
Coryell county, cattle theft, two
years.
M. K. Meredith, Jones county,
burglary and receiving and conceal
ing, three years.
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BURLESQUE OF
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MIKADO’ GETS
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OFFICIAL STUDY
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (M")—A
report on the burlesque of a "Mi
kado" by a Seattle. Wash., club
was studied at the Japanese em
bassy here Saturday.
One member of the Seattle club
garbed as a "Mikado" pulled a
Jinrisklsha bearing another de
scribed as an "Ethiopian Emper
or.”
Whether it would be made the
basis of a formal protest to he
American government was not .A
apparent. Only a few days ago the
embassy protested to the state de
partment against publication In
vanity Fair magazine of a cartoon
lampooning the Japanese emper
or.
The report on the Seattle inci
dent was received from K. Uchi
yama, consul there. 8. Yoshizaw*,
charge d'affaires at the embassy,
said he had made no decision as to
what If any action might be taken.
He Indicated he probably would
communicate the facts to Ambas
sador Salto, who is vacationing at
New Canaan, Conn.
CLUBWOMEN
PLAN SCHOOL
Two-Day Institute For
Federation Will Be
Held at Kingsville
Sponsored by the Texas Federa
tion of Women's Clubs, a two day
club institute will be held at the
College of Arts and Sciences, Kings
ville, October 17 and 18, it has been
announced from the Brownsville
headquartrs of Mrs. Volney W. Tay
lor. president of the federation.
Mrs. Taylor also announced that
a similar institute will be held at
the College of Industrial Arts. Den
ton. for the women of the north half
of the state. That institute will be
later in the fall.
The Kingsville institute will be for
the women of South, Southeast,
Southwest and South Central Texas,
the Denton institute for those north
of that territory.
Mrs. Taylor and Dr. J. O. Loftin,
president of the Kingsville college,
are co-operating in the preparation
of the program for the two day
event. The program will include ad
dresses by public men and women of
prominence. Including educators,
economists, statesmen and others.
Mrs. Taylor said the institutes will
be open to all women. Kingsville ex
pects to make special arrangements
to handle the visitors.
SOCIAL SERVICE
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and eliminates, among other county
offices, the Cameron County Relief
offices. In the new set-up. one per
son in each county is appointed from
the social service section as “Case
Worker in Charge.” and automati
cally becomes the contact head of
the county. The appointment of case
worker in charge was received by the
Cameron County Relief Board Sat
urday morning, designated Mrs.
Emma Webster Howard, daughter of
Judge Ira Webster, to that office.
What other divisional offices may
be made in the county will be des
ignated by the Austin office, subjett
to the approval of C. J. Sweeney,
the district administrator.
In all probability, there will be ar
least one additional office in the
county.
Mrs. Howard will have complete
charge ot social service work in the
county and under her will be the
necessary case workers to take care
of the active case load in Cameron
county in the proportion of one case
; worker to each 125 families.
In addition to the social service
; division, there is contemplated a
; surplus commodity warehouse at
one or more points in the county
with local offices in each point pro
viding, the political subdivision
where such offices are established,
furnish the relief commission with
adequate office, utilities, and trans
portation for the commodities.
The Cameron county commis
sioners’ court has expressed willing
ness to ocooperate in every way, as
they have done under the direction
of Secretary White, who for the
past six months has guided the
Cameron county relief board.
What members of the Cameron
county staff will be invited to join
the district administration, with
headquarters at Edinburg, has not
been announced, as it is under
stood that these selections will be
made in Austin, to be later approv
ed by the district administrator of
district 11-B. It Is also understood
from such information as can be
gained, that It is contemplated that
an assistant, administrator is re
quired. but the appointment has not
announced.
Information has been received
that both Mr. Sweeney and Miss
Bailey, district case supervisor, will
be in Brownsville Monday and in
all probability will meet with the
Cameron county board at its regu
lar meeting. The Cameron county
beard remains Intact to act in an
advisory capacity to the new dis
trict administrator.
Grisham Installs
Fountain Service
A completely modem retail foun
tain service has been placed in oper
ation here by the Grisham T^e
Cream company at 440 West Eliza
beth street, and popularity of the
new service is growing rapidly, ac
cording to the management.
The equipment is of the latest
design, and is the latest develop
ment in efficiency and sanitation.
The firm sells ice cream in 14 fla
vors as well as sherberts.
The firm is Valley distributor for
Popslckles and Cheerlos.
Corn Elevator Blaze
Quickly Extinguished
<8neeUI to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Aug. 10.—A small
blaze at the Banks Miller oom eleva
tor at Adams Gardens was ex
tinguished Saturday afternoon. The
small blaze apparently originated in
a motor, spreading to shucks and
other waste materials. Damage was
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TEACHERS FOR
COUNTYN I
Cameron Institutions Will
Open Doors Morning
Of September 9
AH teachers for the eight common
school districts of Cameron oounty
have been appointed, and the schools
will open September •. it has been
announced.
Prior to opening of th^ schools, a
faculty conference of all Instructors
in the common schools will be held at
the Cameron county courthouse Sep
tember 6.
The teachers in the common
schools will be as follows:
Villanueva—Mrs. Carroll Crowe,
Mrs. P. G. Willis, Miss Mary Jane
Nall, and Miss Leila Flores.
Landrum—Miss Anita K. Colvin.
Raul Garsa, Mrs. E. G. Peres, Miss
Alclne Morris, Miss Berta Cabaza,
Miss Lorens Wells, Miss Beatrice
Gerusa and Mrs. C. P. Jones.
Anacuitas—P. D. Kennamer, Mrs. I
Ruth Bohannon, Mrs. Berta Paine
and Miss Corinne Smith.
Palm Grove—Mrs. James E. Towle,
Mrs. A. R. Tulle* and Miss
McKee.
Nogales—Mrs. M S. Jagou and
Miss Katherine Worley.
Brlggs-Coleman—E. E. Frasier, O.
W. Wents, Jr., Mrs. Grace P. Grace
and Miss Lillian Me Inn is.
Buena Vista—Miss Margaret
Kaufman.
Hardin—Mrs. Ruby H. Cramer.
All County Dairy
Herds Get Tests
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Aug. 10. — With
the testing of all dairy stock for tu
berculosis In this county assured
and the testing for Bangs disease
continuing. It should not be long till
the milk consuming public is assur
ed of the safest milk supply In the
history of the Valley, according to
Morgan B. Finley, sanitarian. It is
not expected that many cattle suf
fering from tuberculosis will be
found in the dairy herds, due to the
fact that testing for this disease has
been carried on for several years,
but, the Bangs disease seems to be'
*»ery prevalent With from one to
four tests run from Bangs under
the supervision of the Federal de
partment, this disease too should be
reduced to a minimum.
In the Bangs disease program
which is being conducted by Dr. E.
E. Black, the county health unit is
co-operating by taking the cow
owners application. This applica
tion must be signed in person, by
the one desiring the test. It is
then sent to the federal state sup
ervisor. for approval, before the test
is made.
The unit also oo-operates in any i
w ay possible with Dr. V. J. Aiken !
who is in charge of the T B. testing;
program. In getting their program
started, some cows were possibly
tested before the owner could be no
tified. but it is their plan to notify
the owners in the future just about
the time to expect them around.
All cows that have not been tested
within the past few weeks will be
re- tested along with all those due
the test. Dr. Aiken is being assist
ed by Doctors L. L. Rush. W R.
Sanderson, J. O Shannon. Roy Lor
ton, R. R. Morris, O. R. Burket, E.
R. Trull, and A. T. Lindley.
Oil Storage Tanks
Work Being Rushed
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION. Aug. 10.—Three electric
welding crews are at work on the
Valley Pipeline company’s new 20,
000-barrel oil storage tank in the
fiamfordyce field, 15 miles west cf
here.
The tank is of electric welded con
struction throughout and is expect *
ed to be completed within & short
time. It is the first unit of a tank
battery to be erected for the company
now engaged in construction of a
$325,000 pipeline from the Sam
fordyce field to the Valley’s new har
bor at Port Isabel. Construction of
the line is scheduled for September
20.
With the execution of the Sun Ol'.
company’s 118.000-barrel storage
tank in the Las Cuevitas pool of
northwestern Starr county, the new
tank is the largest in the Valley area
Installation of primary pumping,
units at the Samfordyce end of the
pipeline will be started as soon as
the big tank is completed. Other
tan' s will be added as the field's
production requires.
SHOOTING
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end cushions and blankets takei,
from the dance studio were found
hidden In the brush on the Arroyo
Colorado near her*.
In addition, robbery of the aoinrm
Machine Shop and the William Cam
eron company and an attempted
robbery at the Grant Lumber com
pany, all three early Friday night,
were being investigated.
Officers also turned their atten
tion again to the robbery of the
Kree Me* ice cream office at Har
lingen about three weeks ago. whep
the knob of the office safe* was
knocked off and approximately $500
was stolen.
An electric drill, cord and ream
er were stolen from the Rollins
shop Friday night, and the drill
later was found at the Grant Lum
ber conmany, attached to a light
cord ab#e the safe. The safe knob
had been knocked, but the would
'ie robbers were unable to open the
inner door. Police believe the intrud
ers were unable to work the electric
Robberies Probed
About $75 was taken from an un
locked safe at the William Cameron
company Friday night, and officers
said a part 01 the money had been
recovered. It was reported that the
money taken from the William
Cameron compahy sife was marked,
leading to its positive identification !
Mtas Ethelene Byrns, a guest at)
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Quonefl at Brownsville when
. .me i nen en.> ed the home
about a month ago and covered Mr.
and Mrs. Gunnell and Miss Byrne
with guns and ransacked the resi
dence. attempted to Identify two sus
pects, but was not positive in her
identification. She said that a cap
recovered at the scene of the shoot
ing resembled one worn by one of the
three gunmen. Two of the armed
ii.uiuders were masked, but one,
who appeared to be the leader, she
said, wore no mask and had light
hair.
Formal charges had not been
filed against the Ewing brothers
held at Brownsville Saturday night
The three men entered the home,
lined the occupants up agsdnst the
wall, and ransacked the house after
apparently looking for something
they believed was hidden there.
They escaped in the Gunnell car
after wrecking their own automo
bile. which proved to be one stolen
at Harlingen.
Officers also reopened their in
vestigation of a number of robberies
at San Benito.
Condition Critical
Young Dunlap died at Valley
Baptist hospital Saturday of two
bullet wounds In his body about an
hour after he engaged in a pistol
fight with Chaudoin and Hill Fore
man. another highway patrolman.
Chaudoin and Foreman were in
search of a stolen truck, and were
waiting on a dirt road when a truck
approached which the officers be
lieved was the missing machine.
They turned a spotlight on the car
ai d ordered the driver to halt. They
rursued the truck for several blocks
after their command to halt was ig
nored.
Chaudoin finally fired at the tires
of the fleeing trick, which was
brought to a stop just as it turned
onto the pavement in the 1200
b'oek of Polk street.
Chaudoin and Foreman advanc
ed on the truck, and when they were
within a short distance of the ma
chine pistol firing started.
Chaudoin remained in a critical
condition at Valley Baptist hospital
Saturday night. One bullet, which
glanced when it struck a notebook
m his breast pocket, shattered his
right arm and another bullet struck
him in the groin. Physicians ex
pressed fear Saturday night that
the bullet penetrated an intestine
art* shattered a hip bone. Physi
cians delayed an operation until
Chaudoin shows signs of recovering
3 length.
The Ewing brothers were arrested
by Foreman at. the scene of the
shooting. They had been occupants
of the truck. A small-calibre pistol
was found on the seat of the truck,
and Dunlap used a .38 calibre pis
tol in his battle with the officers.
The shooting was investigated by
Sheriff Art Goolsby. Patrolman
Charles "Red” Sea. Deputy Sheriff
B.ll Cabler and Assistant District
Attorney G. Lorimer Brown.
Canada is larger than the con
tinental United States by approxi
mately 500.000 square miles.
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Iced tea is colder than the ice
used to ccol it, since the addition of a
solute lowers its freezing point.
JUST AMONG US GIRLS
Elsie Janis Hurt
Seriously hurt when her auto
crashed into a parked truck.
Elsie Janis, above, one-time
stage star whoee wartime per
formances abroad won her the
title, “Sweetheart of the A. E.
F..“ was taken to an Eastview.
N. Y.. hospital. Gilbert Wilson,
her husband, with her at the
time of the accident, suffered
BiMLjtetedsg;
VALLEY-WIDE
MEET PLANNED
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Aug. 10. —Several
thousand advocates of the Townsend
Old Age Pension plan are expected
to attend a Valley-wide basket pic
nic to be held at the Fair park here
August 15. Interest in the plan, cen
tered at Donna, is mounting rapid
ly, and the 14 Valley clubs are es
timated to have a membership of
approximately 5.000.
The program, to be featured by a
talk by Dr. D. E. Heaton of Los
Angeles, will get under way at 2 p.
m. following the picnic. N. G. Cofer,
Brownsville attorney, also will ap
pear on the program.
Enthusiasm over the pension plan
has been increased by the talks Dr.
Heaton has been delivering before
the Valley clubs. Th district organ
izers are arranging formation of a
federation of the 14 Valley clubs
The Donna unit is the strongest at
present with a membership estim
ated at 800.
Several hundred advocates of the
plan turned out for a meeting In
E dinburg Friday night. Talks were
made by Dr. Heaton and Leonard S
El well, district managers with head
quarters at Corpus Christ!.
A recent Valley-wide meeting at
Donna drew a gathering estimated
at 2.500. The speakers at this session
included M. E. White, president of
the Donna club. Rev. G. H. Farm
er. Mayor Branch Roberts. State
Representative Homer Leonard. Dr.
He a ton, N. L. Moore of McAllen and
others.
Dr. Heaton, doctor of philosophy
associate and member of the faculty
of the University of Divine Science
>4 Los Angeles, says the plan is not
primarily for pensions, but Is a
means of effecting and maintaining
complete recovery from the depres
sion. The plan would take elderly
persons out of the business world
giving employment to the younger
unemployed, he states, and would
put money into circulation, stimu
lating business.
PLAN TO KILL
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to rebuild his political organization
here
Only a few persons saw Garrldo's
party leave the airport. A heavy
guard of federal troops surrounded
the field.
In the one-time dictator's party,
which departed from this city In
two airplanes, were his wife and
three children, and two federal offi
cials.
Garrldo’s sudden decline follow
ed upon the killing of five students
here July 15 in a demonstration
against his rule. Prior to that time
he had dictated activities of the state
government and was prominent In
the radical red shirt” organization.
As a result of widespread public
domonstartionv. President Lazaro
Cardenas sent a provisional gover
nor to Tabasco to replace the offi
cial reportedly under the domination
of Garrido. who fcr a time was sec
retary of agriculture in the presi
dent’s cabinet.
oamao, a descendant or a New
England ship captain named Brown,
caused much prohibitory legislation
to be emcted during h*s d'ctator
ship and immediately after his de
parture Saturday state offlicals an
nrunced the nullification of many
of these decrees. Among these laws
were acts forbidding crosses in ceme
teries the use of mourning veils,
dancing and jazz music.
At the same time Alfonso Arroyo,
under-secretary of the interior In
Mexico City, announced he was for
warding to the state government a
request from prominent citizens here
for the restoration of freedom of
worship.
Dancy Will Attend
Road Work Parley
County Judge Q. C. Dancy was to
leave Sunday for Dallas where he
Kill attend a special meeting of the 1
State County Judges and Commis
sioners association called for the
purpose of considering the new fed
eral Farm-to-Market road program
It Is understood that Texas will
obtain a federal grant of about $25
000,000 to prosecute this work. This;
money will be expended on feeder
and lateral roads in the rural sec- I
tions.
The meeting was called by Harry
Hines, chairman of the state high
way commission, who will speak to
the gathering on “Ways and Means
of Building Lateral Roads In Tex
as"
Judge Dancy will take a full re
port of the necessary lateral roads
in Cameron county, and wlU file
them with Hines for consideration
under the Farm-to-Market program.
Hie Dallas maattng will ha held
Tuesday.
FUNERAL HELD
FOR CHILDREN
Boy And Girl Drown
Reiaca North Of
Golf Course
Funeral services for two children
of the C. C. Schubert family, Cecil
John, 9, and Marilyn Louise, C,
drowned in a reraca north of the
golf course Thursday afternoon, were
conducted at the Darling Funeral
home Friday afternoon with Rev. O.
C. Crow in charge. Interment was in
the Buena Vista Burial Park.
John was wading across the resacm
with Louise on his back when he
apparently stepped off into deep
water caused by recent dredging.
Verabelle 4, and Iola May. 2. sisters
of the two drowned children, were
wading behind John but did not get
into the deep water.
In addition to their parents, the
children are survived by five sis
ters. Ruth. 13. Dorothy. 12. Fltrella,
8, Verabelle. 4. and Iola May. 2. The
Schubert family, which resides on the
Brownsville-San Benito highway
several blocks beyond the golf course,
has lived In Brownsville for about
six yean. Mr Schubert is a me
chanic employed by the Pan-Ameri
can Airways.
UTILITIES~
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his assertions in a statement issued
Friday night, that the activities of
the senate lobby investigating com
mute constituted a “wicked example
of government terrorism/' and that
Chairman Black (D-Ala) was wrong
in contending that the consumers
of gas and electricity must, in the
long run, pay the cost of the camp
aign against the utilities bill.
“It isn’t so—or at least not all."
Gadsden said. “The very large part
is being borne by the holding com
panies which get thetr revenues out
of dividends, so it must come from
the stockholders of the holding
companies.
'Asked about Black's prediction
that the total cost of the campaign
would rim to $5,000,000. Gadsden dead
dined to make an estimate. m
“There was $12,000.000 000 wortV*
of property at stake." he said.
T .e Black committee, the house
rules committee, also investigating
lobbying on the utilities bill, and
the senate-house conference com
mittee on the measure were all In
recess over the week-end. Each,
however, planned to resume Its act
ivity Monday or Tuesday.
SOLONS HOPE TO GO
HOME NEXT SATURDAY
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. A
weary congress turned down tha
iiome stretch Saturday hoping to
reach the adjournment fra! next
Saturday, but more optimistic over
the prospect of ending the gruelling
■session the following week.
With the social security bill out of
; the way. and the revised tax pro
gram expected to reach the senate
Monday, leaders believed they
i could at last sight the long-await
ed adjournment.
A few predicted the session would
i end Saturday night, unless unfore
seen obstacles arose, but most of the
seasoned campaigners believed It
would be Impossible to finish in a
I single week.
There were a few unpopular
| voices warning that congress could
not even finish in two weeks and
would still be grmdine away on the
, gigantic program laid down bv
P esldent Roosevelt when labor day
arrives.
I Several possible hurdles in the
way of an early adjournment con
I fronted leaders. More than 80
members of the house had aigneri a
petition urging that congress stav
in session until the Inflationary
P; azier-Lemke $3,000.000 000 farm
; refinancing bill and rail pension
, measures had been acted upon.
Chief threat In the senate was
Sfnator Long (D-La.). who will of
fer his “share-the-wealth*’ proeram
as an amendment to the tax WIT
j Leaders declared themselves ready
to hold night sessions if the Louis!
aran shquld try any filibustering
tactics. W
REPORTS FROM
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possibly by the early part of Sep
tember •**.
**A survey of 100 firms in Cleve
land shows that 15 expect to in
crease employment this month, four
plan layoffs and the balance con
template nc change.*
While wholesale markets in New
York reported business on the up
grade. manufacturers in appeal linea
were said to be awaiting a wider re
sponse to initial offerings before en
gaging in large production.
Willie R. EsDarza Dies
Willie R. Esparza, well known
Ranchito resident, whc returned to
the Valley recently from a hospital
at Austin, died at the family home
at 4 p. m. Saturday following a
lengthy illness.
Funeral services were to be held at
the Ranchito church at 4 p. m Sun
day with interment in the family
plot of the Ranchito cemetery.
The decedent Is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Antonia Esparza: three
sisters. Mrs. Beatrix E de Trevinc,
Mrs. Francisca E. de Oontalez and
Miss Fidel* Esparza; and six broth
ers. Amulfo, Antonio. Ramon. En
rique. Samuel and Abel.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage licenses lssped by the
Cameron county* clerk’s office in-v
elude:
JJulian Aguirre and Magdalena
Quintanilla.
Frank Basinger and Martha Sum
mers.
Guadalupe Card os* and Guada
lupe Ramos.
Alejandro Manciss and Santos
Gcnxalez.
L. B. Deely and Viriginla Ruth
Hartleee.
Bernardo Cavazos and Elodia Ta
mez.
Alejandro Garcia and Juana Na
varre.
The United States spent more
money on ornaments in 1930 than
any other country In the world.
The hut sailing ship buOt in Great
Britain was the Archibald Rumen,
which wm hunt hi qiiMON in 1KB.
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