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St PEED FLIER
SIS KILLED AT
HACE’S START
Amelia Earhart And
Col. Roscoe Turne?
Among Eight On
Hop For Cash Prize
UNION AIR TERMINAL. Burban
Calif., Aug. 30.—(A5*—Death claimed
Cecil Allen early Friday as be fol
lowed eight other planes roaring
toward Cleveland and Near York in
the annual $133000 Bendlx trophy
race
Alien, 33 year old former trans
pacific filer was killed when his
Gcc Bee plane crashed a mile from
♦he terminal, apparently never hav
ing gained altitude after diving
down the fog bound runway.
Meanwhile, the eight other fliers,
Including such prominent aviation
figures as Amelia Earhart and Col.
Rrjfcoe Turner, sped eastward, un
aware of the tragedy behind them.
Allen’s speedy craft grounded in
a field Just off Linkers helm boule
vard In North Hollywood, plowing
a deep furrow in the ground before
it was demolished and its wreckage
scattered for 500 feet
The pilot obviously had no time
to save himhelf, so quickly did his
plane hit.
Allen first flew to fame when he
and Don Moyle attempted a non
stop flight acrais the Pacific in
1951. Battling storms and fuel
shortage, they took a month to fly
from Japan to Titcoma, Wash., after
be.ng forced (town on a bleak
Aleuthlan island and then flying
to the Siberian coast for paint thin
ner, which they used as fuel.
Friday’s flight was his first ex
pelienee in a transcontinental speed
dash.
His ship, the **Spii1t of Right,”
was sponsored by a religious group.
A crowd estimated at 10,000 per
sons saw the tab* off.
‘BABY UNDY’
(Continued f’f**' Page One)
strongly resembk i .he Lindbergh
child as it possibly would appear
now and who “might be the miss
ing Lindbergh baby."
Dr. Hudson, who first came Into
the case at the rec uest of police and
later testified for Hauptmann, said
he had developed and preserved the
Lindbergh baby’s fingerprints from
toys and a high chair In the nur
sery *
“Enough fingerprints.” he added,
“to determine definitely In the fu
ture whether any set of prints are
the same as those left on the Lind
bergh baby’s blocks, books and higb
chair."
Harold C. Keye* defense Investi
gator for Hauptmann, also disclos
ed today thp child on Long Island
to which Pisher referred was left
with a Catholic foundling institute
two months after the kidnaping and
Is now being reared by a good fam
ily in modest circumstance.
“The boys know:; himself wily as
brotherKeyes sa id. ‘He Is stnk-;
lngly similar to Colonel Lindbergh,
and he has been frequently stop
ped by strange rc who exclaim,
‘there’s the Lindbergh baby.’ Once
a policeman compelled the foster
father to show papers proving
guardianship rt tl s child ”
Rug Put On Street
to Prove Quality
To prove the wearing qualities of
Pa boo rugs, the Vines Furniture
company is putting down one of
the rugs In front of the store on
12th street where It will be subject- 1
ed to heavy automobile and truck
traffic.
The rug will remain over the
pavement until it is worn out. and
will stay outside during all kinds of
weather.
Scout Bugle Corps
Attends Vet Meet
(Special to The Heraldt
HARLINGEN, Aug. 30.—The Har-|
Ungen American Legion s Boy Scout;
drum and bugle corps. consisting of
about 35 Scouts, le:’t Frtdiy for Dal
las where they will participate In
the state Legion convention.
CITY BRIEFS
■-■
New and used automatic and oth- ,
er pistols.—Phllliw Hardware. San
Benito, Texas.—Adv.
/ 1
Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Austin of the
EJ Jardin Hotel have returned from
a month's vacation trip in the
ceurse of which they motored ;
through West Texas, Colorado. Art- j
scna. New Mexico and California.
Yellow Cib—Phone 1033 —Adv
Flowers tor all oocaa ona Lot ’
Ebanos Greenhouse Company Phone' l
IMS Adv.
D L. Stoker, one-time aasistant, i
to Former County Superintendent i
Mrs W. R. Jones, underwent an i
operation recently at Kerrville. He
Is reported recovering.
City Ordinance requires covered \
garbage cans. Buy them at Garza
Hardware—Adv.
*
Franklin Dodd underwent a minor 1
operation at the Mercy hospital
Friday morning.
J. W. Odor, of Fort Worth, la a ]
guest at the Travelers hotel t
Mrs. Emma W. Howe, of Dallas j
is a Brownsville visitor.
j. W Sorenson, of Corpus Christi, c
W’ll be in the city far a few days. ^
O. L. Parry is a visitor from 8
Delias. t
• ! a
O H. Moore Is here from Emmets-i
burg. Iowa. i
Mrs. Merle L. Walker and aons l
Glenn and Curtis, of Alice. Texas,
•re spending • few days with th« *
Chas. A. Reil family. g
Whitewingers — Our shells ftre n
fresh and priced right. Batsell- *
Wells. Adv.
4
Season on Whitewing* opens the a
first. Oet your shells for Laborib
Day tomorrow. Batseil-Wella, Adv. Jsi
AT SOUND OF THE GAVEL, THE CONGRESSMEN TRAVEL!
The smart smack of the gavel no sooner put an end to the long session of Congress than legislators were homeward bound, there to.
place attentive ears to the ground and tepair broken fence*. Senator LaFollette, left, took plenty of unfinished business along with
him, aa he ia regarded as a prominent bell-wether of whatever progressive movements develop this winter. Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, top center studies the plane schedules fcr a quick trip back to her Massachusetts constituents, while Representative
James P. Buchanan, below, examines the railroad ticket that ia almost as long as his trip back to Texas. Representative John J.
McSwain, South Carolina, rtght, turns the key in the lock of his office, and waits for a porter to carry away his trunk and start him
__ away from the long and wearisome session.
MARKETS
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stocks—Steady; specialties up
In dull trading.
Bonds—Mixed; U. 8 govern
ments decline.
Curb—Improved; utilities high
er.
Foreign exchanges—Easy; ster
ling sags.
Cotton—steady: trade buying on
favorable goods market.
Sugar—Higher; trade buying.
Coffee—irregular; trade selling.
Chicago
Wheat—Easy; hedging pressure.
Corn—Steady to firm; frost
fears.
Cattle—around steady.
Hogs — Generally steady; top
♦11.80.
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—(AV-The
stock market was .steady but mop
ish Friday as many traders desert
ed the street for an early start on
the labor holiday.
A few specialties forged ahead.
Numerous equities were virtually
unchanged. Commodities were as
sleepy as shares, grains and cctton
hugging a narrow groove. Bonds
also backed and filled listlessly. The
dollar was firmer against leading
foreign exchanges.
The Washington scene and Euro
pean war rumblings apparently
failed to stir either buyers or sellers
tc expand commitments undully.
American Power & Light pre
ferred shares got up 5 to 3 points
and Evans Products and McIntyre
Porcupine gained 1 each. Small im
provement was shown by Bethle
hem. National Steel. Chrysler, Dou
glas Aircraft. Columbia Pictures
Electric Auto-Lite. Western Union.
Consolidated Gas. Columbia Gas,
North American. Santa Fe. N. Y.,
Central and International Harvest
er. A loss cf more than a point was
suffered by Phillips Petroleum and
the other oils were backward.
Folowcrs cf the rails studied with
much interest the plan for the
merging of three bankrupt western
lines, the first to be filed with the!
Interstate Commerce Ccmmission
under the new railway organisation
law. Just how the stockholders of
the roads concerned — the Rock
Island. Frisco and Chicago & East-1
ern Illinois—will come out In the
shuffle was a matter of conjecture j
NEW YORK STOCKS
Sales In 100s High Low Close
A1 Chem 3 IfJl 16! 161
Am T T 6 136 135% 135%
Anaconda R8 19 18% 18%
Baldwin Lot 7 2% 2% 2%
Bendix Avia 24 18% 18% 18%
Chrysler 189 61% 59% 61%
Con Oil 162 9% 8% 8%
Gen Asp 1 17% 17% 17%
Gen Elec 44 30% 30% 30%
Gen Food 25 34% 34 34
Gen Mot 96 42% 41% 42%
Goodyear 4 19% 19% 19%
HI Cent 11 14% 14% 14%
Int Harvest 12 54 % 53% 54%
tot T 44 U% 10 10%
John Manv 7 65 % 65 65%
Kennecott 62 23 % 22% 23%
MoPac 12 2 2
NY Central 77 22% 22% 22% '
Penney 5 80% 79% 79%
Radio Pf B 6 60 % 60 60%
Scars 19 55% 55 55
Soccny 319 11% 10% 10%
Sou Pac 13 18% 18% 18%
SO Ind 63 26 % 25% 25%
Studebaker 11 3% 3% 3%
Tex Carp 26 20% 19% 20
Un Gas 37 15% 15 15%
US Indus A1 9 42% 42% 42%
US Stl 64 43 % 43% 43%
Warner Pic 105 5% 5 5%
West Un 26 45 43% 45
Wool worth 5 6! % 61% 81%
NEW YORK CURB
Cities Service 34 2% 2 2
Ford Ltd 6 8% 8 8
Gulf 5 60% 60% 60% I
Midwest 19 % 3-16 3-16
Un Fdrs 78 3 % 3% 3%
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 30.—I
Irregularity characterized price
movement Friday at the opening of
the cotton market with near months
a couple of points higher and the
trore distant position showing small
declines.
The Oct. option which was the
acak month in Thursday’s dealings,
gcined 2 points at the start of trad
ing Friday to sell at 10.43 while Dec ,
it 10 40 alar waa up a point. ,
Ma ch sold at the first call to ,
10.4a and May dropped to 10.45, but 1
liter the opening losses it fluctuat- j
si narrowly around these levels.
Distant positions advanced from <
he early lows during the morning ;
ind as trading passed the halfway 1
nark all options were showing i
[tin*
Oct. held around 10.41, Dec. was
1 po' its higher at 10.43, while May
fas up 4 points at 10.51. Light
luying by the trade and profes- 1
ionalt proved sufficient to work t
Rush Impregnable Vaults to Guard Nation’s Gold
Here** architect'* comej.tiou oi ucu bullion de|x>M'or> Fort Kuo\. K*.
I
How the* new San FihikImco mint, replacing that built in 1873, will look.
To safeguard the nation’s gold and silver, the two imposing structures shown above In architect's
drawings, each as impregnable as science can make it. soon will begin rising—one on the military
reservation at Fort Kn6x, Ky.. the other on a rock plateau overlooking San Francisco. In the $524 -
tin nnnl buIIion depository.' a giant steel-and-concrete vault, capable of holding $19.000^
OOO.pOO in gold or twice the treasury's stock, will be suspended, its four sides open to continual in.
spection. Of granite, the roof of the Kentucky stronghold is expected to be bombp?4r ll four
mach.ne gun pillboxes mounted in the outer walls, guards will be on 24-hour duty.- Work on
the new $1,225,000 San Francisco mint, which will replace the present one built In 1S73. is alreadv
fiL*vinR.!in|d*ir 7ay' Bot,b buildings wil1 b« granite and reinforced concrete construction; and
elaborate electric -ears.' floodlights, gas. radio and other equipment will kid human watchers in
guarding, th*. hoards, of bullion soon, to be stored within their wall*. »
the market up from the low pre
vious closing levels.
Rains were fairly general over
the belt, but in most areas they
were considered to be beneficial at
this time.
NEW YORK FUTURES
NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—UP,-Cot- '
ten futures closed steady, 4 lower
to & higher.
Open High Low Last
Oct ... 10 48 10.51 10.41 10.42
Dec ... 10.43 1050 10.41 10.45-46
Jan ... 10.43 10.50 10.41 10.47-49
Mch .. 10.48 13.56 10.47 1055
May ... 10.51 10.61 1051 1057
Jly ... 10.51 10.61 10.51 1059.
Spot quiet; middling 10.75.
NEW YORK FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30.—{/P>—
Cotton futures closed stfady, 2
points higher to 2 points lower. )
Open High Low Close
Oct .... 10.43 10.46 10.37 10.38
Dec .... 10.4) 10.44 10.37 10.41 •
Jan .... 10.44 10.44 10.44 10.44
Mch ... 10.44 10.54 10.44 10.50 B
May ... 10.45 1057 10.45 10.43
Jiv .... 1144 10.57 10.44 1057.
B—Bid.
FORT WORTH GRAIN
FORT WORTH. Aug. 30.—'V)—
Wheat was in excellent demand here
Friday with com and sorghums
tetive, but oats were slow sale, i
Estimated receipts were: wheat 22
:ors, com 10 and sorghums 1.
Delivered Texas gulf ports, do
mestic rate: wheat No. 1 red winter
1.08%-09%.
Delivered Texas gulf ports, export
•ate, or Texas common points:;
Meat No. 1 hard, according to!
D-oteln and billing. 1.14%-26%.
parley No. 2 Nom. 50-52; No. 3 Nom.
19-51. Sorghums No. 2 yellow mllo
*r 100 lbs. Nom. 1.03-08; No. 3
-lllo nom 99-1.02. No. 2 white kafir
"tom. 1.00-02; No. 3 kafir Nom. 9«
18.
Delivered Texas common points
>r group three: com (shelled) No.
I white. Texas billing 73-75; No. 2
*llow, Texas billing. Nom. 79-81.
5ate No. 2 red S7-39; No. 3 red
3*-344.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Aug. SO.—(/Pi— Wheat <
i*M barely steady early ftiday In
he trade characterised by scattered
i
• j’
l qindation by holders of September,
c:ntracts and eastern Jongs.
Opening unchanged to % cents
off, Dec. 89, wheat later held neai
this range. Com started unchanged
to % lower, Dec 58%, and then ral
lied
GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO, Aug. 30. uPi—
Open High Low Close
Wheat—
Sep 86%-87 87% 88% 88%-%
D* 88%-89 89 % 88% 88%-%
May 90%-% 91 90% 90%-% j
Com—
Sep 70%-71 72% 70% 71%-% !
Dec 58% 54% 56% 57-57%
May 57%-% 58% 57% 58%-%
Oats—
Sep 24%-25 25% 24% 24%
Dec 28%-% 26% 26% 26%-%
May 29-29 % 29% 28% 28%
Rye—
Sep 41% 41% 40% 40%
#*JC 43% 43% 42% 42%
»*j.ay 46% 46% 46 46
Barley—
Sep •••• •••• •••• 41
Dec 42% . 42%
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK
FORT WORTH, Aug. 30.—OP)—
US Dept Agr.)—Hogs 6 0; active,
unevenly 10-25 higher than Thurs
csy’s average; packing sows steady;
better grade 180-380 As. 10.90-11.00;
to city butchers and 1090 to packers;
140-170 lbs 9.50-10.80; good packing
sews 8.75.
Cattle 2.800; calves 9-0; slaugh
ter steers and yearlings strong;
she stock strong to 25 higher; oth
er classes about steady; 2-year old
fed steers 9.00; few other sales
7.15-8.50; good fat cows 4J5-5.0J;
common and medium grades 3.25
1.00
Sheep 1.700; fat lambs steady,
ether classes strong; medium to
sood fat lambs 8.75-7.50: yearlings
5.00-50; 2-year olds 4.25 down; aged
wethers 3.03-50; feeder lambs 6.25
down and yearlings 5.00 down.
COTTON SEED OIL
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 30.—0P>—
Dotton seed oil closed steady. Prime
kimser yellow 9.75-9.95; prime!
crude nominal. Sep 9.73B; Oct 9.88B;
On MOB; Jan 8.42B; Mch 9MB. j
State Rests Case
FREDERICKSBURG. Aug. 30.—
The state rested Friday in the
trial of L. E. Trimble, accused of
slaying W. R. Tomlinson, a Men
ard county commissioner, with the
testimony of the slain man's
son-in-law.
The witness. Carroll McDonald,
told of an alleged oral lease nego
tiated by H. P. Opp and Tomlinson
at San Angelo in August a year ago.
The state charges bad feeling as a
result of this asserted lease result
ed in the slaying of Tomlinson for
which Trimble, a former ranger,
end Opo, a wealthy landowner, stand
accused. On is scheduled to be
tried at Burnet.
ROTARY GIVE?* PICNIC
(Soectsl to The Herald I
HARLINGEN. Aug. 30—About 85
Rotarlans and their families were
expected to gather at Falrparfc Fri
day afternoon for the Rotary club’s
annual picnic.
A barbecue was preoared, and a
program arranged. Dan Murphy
was in charge of the program
TAKES BANKRUPTCY
Llwtiuv assets of 83*5 and debts
at 89.599.80. Bruce Stevenson of
HarUneen filed a netltlon hi baak»
nto*cv in federal district court here
Friday. Ex*™otlon was claimed for
the assets which ccnsisted of house
hold goods and a pick-up truck.
CHAUDOIN UNCHANGED
fsw.i to The
HARLTNOEN. Auv. 30—The eru
dition of Ms*v*v rt''*"*otn. *'tV
way nttmlma". remsi~«d unchang
ed at Valley Baptist Hospitil here
Friday.
Not until uecentlv was a cancov
^lseeA over Ou«r Khayyam’s tomb
■»t Nishanur. India atthmudi he has
*ren dead wince 1113. Admtrers In
ether countries sought this recog
nition.
No one ever has seen the nlanet
Venus itself, but only a layer of
clouds that surrcunds it.
Th- worM’s nrwt unusual theater
i* *aid to be in P>»eheland. a little
wHUage in the Harts mountains.
The theater Vi 1~*ted in a eave. 800
feet underground.
i
TEXANS FEE
FIRST NORTHER
Blankets Brought Out As
Thermometers Tumble
42 Degrees
(By The Associated Prow)
Texas’ crazy quilt of weather had
a brand - new patch Friday — a
norther in August.
Pampa, In the Panhandle, had
the lowest temperature reported—
52 degrees—but most of the state
slept under blankets. Residents <x
Li'bbock. who perspired In temper
ature of 101 degrees Sunday, shiv
vered as the thermometer dropped
42 degrees to 59. The low at Paris
was 61.
Sherman had a minimum of 62,
with Jl of an inch of rain. Dallas,
Palestine and Shreveport reported
readings of 63. Abilene and San
Angelo of 64, and Waoo. Longview.
Port Worth and Corsicana of 66.
San Antonio’s minimum was 72.
while Beaumont and Houston were
a degree warmer. The reading at
Austin was 67.
Light rains were reported at
Palestine, San Angelo, Waoo. Pans.
Longview. Austin, Beaumont, with
traces at Houston. Dallas and
Abilene.
UPPER RIVER
‘Continued from Page Cue)
along the Rio Grande above Las
Cruces. A Santa Pe railroad bridge
was washed out Rio Flado ana
the train from Albuquerque to El
Pf«o was held at the station.
Bodies recovered, after a muddy
deluge trapped the bus and its 28
passengers Wednesday night, were
those of:
Joe N. Sablln. 85, 3945 Jackson
Boulevard. Chicago.
Mary Desh, 28, and Reyon Desh.
11. sisters of Tucson. Ariz.
John J Real. Tulsa, Okla.
Sheriff Pruitt said the sisters died
clinging to each other in the bus.
while the other passengers climbed
to the top of the vehicle or attempt
ed to flee. Sablln and Real were
caught In the Hood as they strug
gle to gain a place of refuge.
Lee Gillmer. driver cf the stage,
was cleared of blame when a cor
oner’s lury returned a verdict that
the tragedv was “unavoidable."
The bus driver said he stoooed
the machine on high ground to wait
fo» water to drain from a railroad
urderpass. The next he knew, he
ended, was that a deluge of water,
preceded hr a wild roar, swept down
the hillside.
Valley Women Are
vvainea i>y wife
A Mississippi wouian t-. not con
cerned aooui her missing spouse.1
out ane would axe to protect outer
women agauist nan. according to a
letter received irom ner t noay by
the sherurs department here.
“1 understand tnat ne is in the
Valley and is getting ready to
marry someone s money," the wo
man wntea • l wish you would io-l
cete the woman and teil her that
he has never obtained a divorce
from me."
The letter staled that she did not
care for her missing husband to re
turn, but that she merely wished to,
save the Valley woman “emoarass
menU"
—
Auto Hits Youth
Manuel Parra. Jr., 13. suffered
cuts and bruises P iday morning
when struck at the corner of
Twelfth and Levee streets by a
roadster.
The Parra youth was riding a
bicycle at the time and the car
was turning onto 12th from Levee, j
according to the investigating of
ficer.
The youngster was given emer
gency treatment, and his injuries
are not considered sericus.
Charter Received
The newly-organized local of the
Intematinal Longshoresmen Asso
ciation received its charter Friday
from the association's international
headquarters at Buffalo, New York.
The Brownsville union, designated
at Local 1395. has 32 members and is
headed by Ruperto Loya. The group
holds its regular meeting Septem-l
ber 3.
All members are requested to
meet at headquarters at 10:30 a. m.
Monday to take part in the Labor
Day celebration. *
FofTv” Lux Finds
Luck’s with Her
W ^I
The fortune she made when glori
fied by Zlegfeld In the ’•Follies,**
lost during the depression, Polly
Lux has staged a comeback, but
not before the footlights. She’s
smiling happily in Miami, Fla.,
where she ban become one of the
most successful real estate oper
ators.
GARNER, BACK IN
* * * * *
UVALDE, TO REST
* * * * *
U P F O R FISHING
UVALDE. Aug. 30—(/PV- Vice
President John Gamer, looking
mighty good to the home folks, is
back home.
Mr. Gamer admitted he was a
l’ttle •“soft'* and said he would
rest awhile before taking his out
door exercise—fishing.
Ross Brumfield, one of tne
Vice-President's staunchest fish
ing and hunting cronies, has had
the campin’ equipment ready for
a full week.
“The newspapers quoted Mr.
Gamer aa saying he liked to row
the boat while his companions
fished,” Brumfield commented,
“and if that is what he wants
I’.I see that he gets plenty of it."
B. Morrison, another member
of the noted fishing party, chimed
in with:
"It’s too hot to fish now—they'll
have to wait until cooler weather
before I’ll go*
It wasn't immediately leamea
whether the Vice-President would
“wait” for Morrison.
Speed In Filing Of
WPA Project* Urged
Urging early filing of all proposed
Works Progress Administration pro
jects. W. H Tate of Laredo, direc
tor of the Eleventh district of the
WPA. conferred with Cameron
county leaders here Friday.
All prooosed protects should be
in his office not later than Scot.
5 :n order to get under the tentative
"deadline". Tate stated.
He conferred with County Judge
O C. Dancy, members of tne
count}- WPA planning board. Mayor
R B. Rentfro of Brownsville. Coun
ty Auditor L. O’Brvan and the heads
of trrieation districts. The WPA
chief plans to remain in this sec
tion for a dav or two in order to
get the WPA projects in shape for
eariy submission to his office
Tate expects to file application
with state headquarters for more
than $3,000,000 worth of WPA
projects in his district.
O-Ostpp^^oytiDv
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INTHE. CHOlR OFA NEW
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WHICH Hi® FATHER WAS
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FIRST SCREEN ROLE
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SWANSONfc DAUGHTER
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QUEEN’S BODY *
(Continued from Page One)
Bculevarde Du Jardin Botamiqup
and turned Into Rue Royals, whko
led straight to the gates of the
pelace.
Church bells tolled throughout
the city. Hundreds of persons who
packed the sidewalks, crossed tfrfy
selves and whispered softly-wocMl
prayers az the body of the Qtmb
i in a coffin covered with a wreath of
rases passed along.
King Leopold Fatigued
Tiny children clutched mother*
hands watching the mournful drama.
Queen Astrld's three children play
ed gaily In a garden In one of the
royal villas, unaware that their
mother never would return to them.
King Leopold was sad-eyed and
fatigued from a troubled day and a
sleepless night
Before he left the train accom- (
panted by his secretary. Baron Cap
elie. he bandaged his own injuries.
In the palace as he awaited the
arrival of the cortege he sat with
bowed bead, surrounded by hie
favorite court officials.
The funeral party halted briefly
outside the palace, then the coffin
was carried up the grand staircase
.o the flower - banked chapeUe
ardente on the floor which only a
few days before rang with the happy
laughter of the 29-year old mother
and her three children.
Thousands crowded outside the
palace gates, waiting for the hoped
for word that they soon would be
allowed to make their slow way to
the chapel to pay their last respects
to their beloved queen.
The grief of the huge crowd was
doubly the greater because the chapel
where Queen Astrld's body waa
tenderly placed was where King
Albert, victim of another accident,
lav in state less than 18 months ago.
Black hangings covered the walla
of the tiny chapel and white dahlias
and roses, saving Queen Astrld’s j
favorite flowers, banked the coffin
r.ght and left.
For a short time, while some
court officials and a few other*
mere admitted to the chapel. King
Leopold waited in another room of
the palace. Then when the others
had gone he entered the room akm*
ano knelt beside the bier.
Premier Paul Van Zeeland, pels
and visibly moved, and other min
isters accompanied the funeral train i
from Arlon, France.
Prince Charles, Leopold's brother,
waa absent from Brussels. Queen
mother Elizabeth, and the King’s
sister, Marie Jose. Crown Rrlneesv
o! Italy, were expected from Maples
Friday.
The three children of thwProyal
family were joined In play by Van
Zetland’s children, still not know
ing the tragic fate of their mother.
After the king had remained for
several minutes praying and aob
oir.f quietly beside tne bier, he re
tired and cabinet members and
persons of the court were admitted.
At midday, the crowd outside the
palace was permitted to file throug «
tr e chapel
HUEY LONG
I (Continued from Pace One) |
i eligible to receive pensions under
state laws would have been aided
during the fall months but now
j must wait until congress meets'"" ~
again.
A special assembly In Utah Iasi
| January sought to anticipate the
administration social security meas
; ure. Legislatures of Vermont,
Massachusetts. Missouri, 111 inala,
California, Connecticut, Texas. New
Hampshire. Rhode Island. Oregon,
Montana and Washington were
among those either enacting new
statutes or revising existing ones to
make it easy to blend state and
federal efforts to aid the aged.
The Texas act was followed by a
referendum August 24 which result
ed in adoption of an amendment to
the constitution of the Lone Star
state.
California’s new law. expected to
add 25,000 Immediately to the state
pension rolls and 25,000 more when
the national law becomes operative,
goes into effect September 15. About
28.700 now are being aided.
Maryland has been moot liberal
of the states already paying old age
pensions, with 860 a month the
maximum per person. The state
pays two-thirds of this sum. the
counties one-third. It is planned to
shift a third from the i
national government.
New York has had
pension for five or six jwa, um
the legislature enacted an unem
ployment Insurance law at the last
session.
Pour southern states—Virginia,
North and 8outh Carolina and Ten
nessee-reported no existing old age
pension statutes and no immediate
plans for their enactment.
Oklahoma will vote September 38
on an old age pension amendment
to the state constitution.
SI STAR
(Continued from Page One)
ago when they played together m
"The Barker” on Broadway.
Miss Colbert came to Hollywood
about five yean ago and toon es
tablished herself in the star class.
Foster followed her to the coast for
film work, and they created some
tlilng of a sensation when they
decided to remain “happily mar*
ried” by living In separate domiciles.
Several months ago. however, they
were reported to have reached a
parting understanding, and recent
ly Foster announced his Intention
of marrying Sally Blane, actress
and sister of Loretta Young, aa
soon as he and Mias Colbert were
divorced.
Sam N. Mattar
Die* At Weslaco
_ *® The Herald*
WESLACO, Au-;. 30— Bum If.
Mattar. 43, for is yean a resident
or Weslaco, died at his home here
at 301 Missouri Avenue at 10:10
o'clock Thursday night
Funeral services were being ar
ranged Friday by the Martin-Nelson
funeral home, and probably will be
held Sunday. 1
ML Mattar was owner of a story
st Ed couch Death was- attribute*! 1
to heart disease. ^ v
Survivors include Mrs. Mattar;
three sons. Fred, Fouad and AfU.
and a brother, who lives la Abena.
Mr. Mattar was bf I Mn Siberia*
but had been a i A of the
United States for