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SLAYING CASE
TRIAL IS SET
Olmito Poundmuter And
Another Charged In
Shooting
Trials of Eluterlo Lerma, 43, Ol
mito pound master and Eplmenio
Garcia, 45. Olmito farmer, charged
by Indictment* with murder and
conspiracy to murder, have been set
far Oct. 3 in criminal district court
here.
The defendant* are charged with
the murder of Emilio de Lecn Aug.
16 about three miles weal of Browns
ville and with conspiring to murder
Luis Landeros.
De Leon was killed and Landeros
wa* critically wounded after being
fired upon by a party of officers. De
Leon and Landerc* are alleged to
have had 43 pints of smuggled li
quor in their possession at the time
of the shooting.
The state will attempt to prove
that Lerma, who holds a deputy
sheriff’s commission, and Garda ar
ranged for the delivery of liquor and
then informed officers on this side
of the time and place of crossing.
Officers In the party which fired on
De Leon and Landeros were Roy
Collins and Earl Weathers, custom*
patrolmen and Bob Smith, deputy
sheriff.
The theory of the murder indict
ment against the two defendants has
not been fully explained
T he Voice
— of —
The Valley
Hie Brownsville Herald welcome*
communication* on matter* of pub
lic interest, reserving the customary
right to reject such communication*
a* are llbelou* or unavailable All
communication* must be signed, and
the name of the writer will be with
held an request. Please be brief, be
courteous!
To the Herald:
We like your paper, read ft every
day.
Whet I wish to do Is to really
thank you for printing the letter
from Mr. Robertson on taxes, t
hope you and all the Valley papers
will do your part in helping us get
our tax problems solved, especially
on real estate.
We all know this must be done
or no one will want to own real
•state.
I also want to thank you tor giv
ing Mr. Robertson the front page,
flo many letters of this kind are
put into the "Forum” column that
does not get the attention or carry
the weight they deserve.
We like Brownsville, we like the
Valley. We have always felt that
most all the newspapers of the Val
ley are always ready and glad to
assist In *11 good causes.
J. J. Willingham
Harlingen,
flept 18, 1188.
Tb the Herald:
Allow me to congratulate you
er printing Mr. 8am A. Robertson's
tter an the front page of yester
day’s Herald, m doing so. you h v
done a great favor to every citizen
in the entire Valley. Mr. Robertson
eertatnlv hit the nail on the head
and his arguments are sound and
practical.
The writer has been talking thl,
aame matter over with several
Brownsville citizens In view of or
ganizing a taxpayers league to bring
the politicians tq time and make
them appoint men an equalization
boards that win assess real estate
at its true value.
Why should the taxpayers pay 100
per cent on bonds that are selling
on market at from 10 per cent »
go per cent. I am of the opinion that
there has never been a legal nd
election in the county and most of
them were put aver by faurflushers.
schemers and promoters, and now
the taxpayers are left holding the
bae
This summer I have been cited to
appear before four equalisation
boards and lost three full days from
my business, trying to get my prop*
erty assessed at its true value, but
all I could do was to protest and
prepare for a fight In the courts
with them. Buildings are assessed
year after year at the same v»1-*,|
and any sound minded person
knows that there Is deterioration
on any building from the wear and
tear and from termite* and many
other ways. There is not a single
building that was not damaged by
the hurricane of 1933. Even though
the building does not show it. the:
strain from the force of high winds
far 24 hours will damage the strong*
est building In our county. Still we
have had no credit on our taxes,
exoeot whecr the damage was
Vlsib!e.
Our greatest asset tn this Valley
la real estate and unless something
Is done real soon to relieve the tax
burden, we will be unable to sell
properties, so let's get to It and
make the politicians eat out of our
hands.
Robert Runyon.
112 St. Charles St,
Sept 19, 1933.
* * *
Editor’s Note: From time to tune
The Herald has printed letters
which comment In a vein similar to
that of Mr. Runyon on our tax
problems, m Justice to those whose
duty it is to levy snd try to collect
taxes for the various political sub
divisions it should be pointed out
that money is needed to run these
subdivisions, and that under our
present state laws the only method
of securing such money is bv tax
ation uoon real and persona] prop
erty. It seems to the editor that
Mr. Run von and many others are
mis-directing their complaints, that
their criticism should be leveled at
the state-wide system, lather than
at the heads of local political sub
divisions who have no other course
open than to follow that system
until it is changed. The chance
must come from the state. Local
political subdivisions are helpless in
Vie matter.)
Injured In Accident
**'*'• H—
BAN JUAN. Sept. 19—Mr. and
Mrs a. I* Powell of Ban Juan are
reooverinc in the McAllen hospital
from injuries received in *n suto
mobile accident here Wednesday
noon.
ONLY AMERICAN ‘PRINCESS’ AT FAIR
Laura Lawton
'Mist. Laura Lawson, a beautiful blonde, is expected to be the only
American “princess’* attending the Fourth Regional Fair in Chihua
hua City, Mexico, Sept. 28-Oct. 18- The daughter of L. M Lawson,
American member of the international boundary commission, she
waa chosen by members of the Pan-American Round Table and
women’s department of the El Paso, Tex., Chamber of Commerce.
She speaks Spanish as well as she does English*.
Pluto9 to Be Picked By
***** * * * * *
Mickey Mouse Club At
***** *****
Jitney Jungle Dog Show
Everything is set tor the big Dog
Show, sponsored jointly by the
Brownsville Jitney Jungle stores and
the Mickey Mouse club of the Cap
itol Theatre, which will be held at
9:80 a. m. Saturday at the down
town Jitney Jungle store.
Judges have been named by Mayor
R. B. Rentfro as follows: John C.
Fanning, Holland Wood and George
White. The work of the judges .111
RIGGS BEGINS
ACTIVE DUTIES
New Commanding Officer
Pleased By Transfer
To Brownsville
Colonel Kerr T. Riggs, cavalry,
new commanding officer at Fort
Brown, assumed active charge of the
post Thursday.
Colonel Riggs, who has been on
leave in the mountains of Virginia
for the past two mcnths, comes to
Brownsville from the Army War
College in Washington where he
has been on duty as a faculty mem
ber for the past four years. Pnor
to that assignment he was chief of
staff of the First Cavalry Divis
ion. at Fort Bliss.
During the World War. Colonel
Riggs held the ranking of colonel
with the Second Corps, which was
the American force detailed to serve
with the British .Army In France
and for a time was on duty at Gen
eral Headquarters.
Colonel Riggs, in commenting on
his assignment here, declared an as.
slgnment to Fort Brown as “per
fectly ideal.” and declared his pref
erence for this section of the coun
try.
The new commanding officer came
by automobile from Virginia. Ac
companying him were Mrs Riggs and
thelT daughter, Anne. 13.
Solon* Promise
To Inspect Fort
A promise from Chairman Mc
Swain. of the house military affairs
committee, that the ccng^es* tonal
committee passing on allotment of
funds to various army posts over
the nation will visit Brownsville
has been given to Representative
Milton West, according to a tele
gram received Wednesday from the
Brownsville congressman by G. C.
Richardson, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce
West advised that McSwain said
the committee would leave Wash
ington about October 1. proceed to
California, and return by way of
Ttejcas.
The Brownsville rxwt needs *239.
000 at least, with which to build new
•tructures. repair quarters, and con.
struct roads, it was estimated some
time ago.
Farm Youth Denies
Burvin* His Parents
WOODWARD. Okla.. Sept. 19 —OP)
—Russell Boley. 19-year old farm
boy accused of killing and burning
hi* uarents. repudiated • purported
confession Thursday and laid a
testimonial four / turn for. a
strangers” robbery motive
Taking the witness chair m his
own defense against a charge of
murdering his father. Boley was
calm, firm and outspoken in sum
marily denying knowledge of how
hi* father and mother met death
laat February 5.
First Di^t Flies In
Canal Across Florida
.OCALA. Fla. Sept 19—0P>—First
dirt flew on the construction of the
cross-Florida ship canal near here
Thursday when a blast of dynamite
was set off as President Roosevelt
at Hyde Park. N. Y.. pushed a
telegraph key.
be no sinecure, me they will have
to determine the dog with the long
est tail, the biggest ears, the trickiest
dog. the largest dog, the smallest
dog and the dog irom the point
.archest away.
A feature of National Dog Week,
which extends through September
28. the show is the first to be held
in the Valley, and local kids are
warned to be getting their pooches
in shape for the competition. No
entry fee at all will be tan posed,
and following the show there will
be a banquet at which all dt's
entered in the show will be guests
of honor.
A dozen or so prizes are offered
by Jitney Jungle, including a grand
prize to the first person submitting
the correct names of each dog
represented on the label of a Paid
Dog Pood can. Entry lists in this
contest are to be brought to the
Mickey Mouse club where the win*
ner will be decided.
Other prizes include: 1st prize,
trickiest dog; 2nd prize, largest
dog; 3rd prize, smallest dog with
14 prizes to the dogs with ths long
est tails and to the dogs with the
shortest tails. In addition there will
be 8 prizes of 6 cans each of Paid
Dog food.
Members of the Mickey Mouse
club will attend t e Dog Show in
a body' to determine the entry that
most resembles "Pluto." the win
ning dog to receive a prize from
the club m addition, the most
Pluto -like dog will be Initiated
into the club az its mascot, to serve
along with Mickey Mouse, one of
Manuel King's lions.
As soon as the winner has been
decided by the dub. the members
will march back to the Capitol
Theatre, headed by Pluto leading
the parade, for the Initiation cere
monies and the regular club meet
ing. The regular 5c admission charge
will be imposed.
Bound to Grand Jury
A. H Barney. 58. Brownsville, was
bound to the federal grand Jury in
$2,500 bond here Wednesday when
arraigned before U. S Commission
er Carles Q. Watson on a charge of
facilitating in the transportation of
smuggled alcohol seised recently in
Corpus Christi. Barney entered a
plea of not guilty and arms expected
to make bond Thursday.
Pern’ Pelletier, also of Browns
ville, recently arms bound over in
$5,000 bond on charges growing out
of the same seizure, and five men
have been placed under arrest in the
same case at Corpus Christi. accord
ing to information received here
W. C Greer, customs patrolman
stationed at Corpus Christi. came
here to testify to the seizure which
grew out of information developed
by Brownsville patrolmen
The government will attempt to
prove that the 70 gallons of alcohol
were smuggled into the United States
near here and avert transported
from here to Corpus Christi by a
truck line.
CITY BRIEFS
■-■
Dr. Olmsted, optometrist, now
located In Arcade building. Adv.
35th Anniversary Specials, wear*
ever aluminum. See our windows.
Brownsville Hardware.—Adv.
Enjoy a real dinner with Chicken
Fitch now managing the ltew Deal
Cafe. Adv.
City Ordinance requires covered
garbage cans. Buy them at Garza
Hardware—Adv.
Flowers for ag oncaslona. Los
Ebanos Greenhouse Company. Phone
1588.—Adv.
Dr. A. C. Render. Dentist, 800
Washington St., Phone Residence
ard office 388.—Adv.
Yellow Cab—Phone 1018.—Adv.
Special showing, Thursday and
Friday only, of genuine Oriental,
ruga. Oriental Rug and Gilt Shop.
1344 Elizabeth-Adv. *
ANDERSON TO
DRILL AM R
Rio Hondo Well Tort Is
Encouraging, Driller
Announces
(Swc**! to The Hermld >
RIO HONDO, Sept 19 —The le^al
tangle that has delayed leasing of
U* WO Bog^gnttt. jmJ««
been Ironed out, and leases have
been signed over to Joseph F. Ander
son, prominent driller, Anderson 1
announced here Wednesday ntght
Anderaon said that the new Rio
Hondo well location will not be
determined until drilling is com
pleted on the Browne Tract Na 1,
located about two and a half miles
from Rio Honda
Anderson said that the Browne
Tract test, now down to 4,373 feet,
shows every Indication of being a
good producer. He says that drill
ing already has revealed four hor
iaone. and that the well can be
plugged back to any one of the:
four to attempt production even If
a better sand la dot encountered
before drilling reaches 5.000 feet.
The well now la drilling In bard
rock and limestone, and a re :
Schlumberger test, Anderson said,
was extremely encouraging. Con
siderable gas pressure has built up
it was announced.
Classes For Adults
To Open Here Friday
Enrollment In the Adult educa
tion classes, provided by federal
funds, will open Friday. Enrollment
will be as follows: At Junior Col
lege. 6 to 8 p. m.. Mrs. Esther Sada.
and Mrs. R. B Hockadaj. SpanUh;
Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Blanca
Jo Hanson, elementary grades in
English...
Fourth Ward School. 6 p. m- Mrs.
Aik* D. Claener. needlecraft* and
elementary grades in English.
Sunday School room. Presbyter
ian church: 10 a. m.. Mrs. Ida Laura
Masele. needlecnft. Neellecraft and
elementary English. East Browns
ville school, | p. m.
Mrs. Mary McAleese, elementary
subjects, at her home. 1430 air
field St., 1:30 and 6:30 p. m.
Mrs. Lena 8. Hale, notation, music
appreciation, harmony, choral sing
tag. 943 W. St. Francis St.. 3 p m..
! Monday. tg
Mrs. Ida Bell Laney will tearh
elementary subject* in English a-d
civics. She can be consulted at steu
apartments. Na 10. Friday. • rn*
Tandy Returned To
Home From Hospital
Ckve Tsndy. prcfnlnenl Led
Fresnos anti Brownsville :armer whe
loet sn eye in a .‘hooting tor Vat
while hunting last week, ret q|a
Wednesday night trom Sin Amtw».
where he wis taken for treatment*
He was recovering rapMIr at hid
! home here Thursday._p
HUMMING ALONG
0
Business is humming in Jitney Jungle Stores. Last week's sales were the greatest since Christmas Holiday buy
ing — something quite exceptional. New lines, greater variety, lower grocery prices, trimmed down meat prices,
courteous, helping service — all these have sent our business up and up! In what other stores can you obtain a
full assortment in all grades — low priced, medium, highest? That is where your Jitney Jungle Store excells.
And then we have% gradually added, as customers requested them, various lines of home necessities that, outside
of Jitney Jungle Stores are found only in the large, modern grocery stores of Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.
Up-to-date? Just see for yourself. c
JITNEY JUNGLE SPECIALS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 & 21, 1935
The Following Special* Good in all Our Valley-Owned and Operated Store*
_____
^ Clip This Coupon
COUPON WORTH 20 CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR
Present this coupon at any Jitney Jungle Store and save
30 cents on the dollar on your purchases of flower pots,
crocks, hatter Jars, milk Jars, chants, mixing bowls, beat
ing Jars, water coolers, cookie Jars, pickle Jars, chicken wa
ter fonnts, handled Jugs, straight pitchers, bellied pitchers. H
__j
Battle Creek
Health Foods
ALL JTTVEY JUNGLE
STORES now carry a fall
stock of these most necessary
foods. BATTLE CREEK
HEALTH FOODS are prepar
ed and assembled by a staff
of the best health specialists
In .America and will do ex
actly what is claimed for
them. Beware of sobstitotes
pat op by quacks.
/"* » • rjrtf •
\ ^ Clip Inis Coupon
Sandwich Spread Coupon
This coupon presented at any Jitney Jungle
Store entitles you to not over 3 cans (3Vi*oa»
can) of Walker's Delicious Sandwich Spread aft
Sc per can.
Friday and Saturday Only
Not Good Without Coupon H
GOLD CHAIN FLOUR
6-Lb. Sack 12-Lb. Sack 24-Lb. Sack
18« S3« **=
MEAL K**".ISc
10-Lb. Sack.
UY| If PET. S Ull or 20C
niLIk 6 Small Cam .
SUGAR 54«
10 Lb. Cana M 5 Lb. Cloth aa
Paper Bag 55® .
COFFEE
Admiration
1 Lb. Pkg.
POST TOASTIES
Small pkg. ..5c
Large pkg.. ?1 2C |
Grapenut Flakes yV?C
Vi Lb. Can
1*
Bm Brand
EXTRACTS, 2-oz. bottle.19c
p. & g. soap an
8 regular or mm jmjf * J O
6 Giant bars 2 / C 'HyPterll
g CR1SCO
1_R—^ J-Ib. pail • 59°
Wesson Oil
In hulk
Bring your Jar
Quart Can ♦.
INSTANT POSTUM, 4-oz. can.24c
Swanadown CAKE FLOUR, 2%-lb pkg. 29c
(taker** Southern Style
COCONUT, 4-oz. tin.9c
TEA, Maxwell House, Vi lb. tin 17c
BISQUICK
4«-ox. 11G
Package ....
DON’T LET THEM
WALK
Roller skates give children the best of all
exercise, yet to them It b hot play. Jitney
Jontrie Stores have anticipated the wants
of the Kiddie and provided a big stock of
renoine Winchester Arms Company ball
Bearing Roller Skates, one of the very best
skates ever made. These sell regularly at
fl.75 and op bat we make them availab'e to
car customer* for only $1.19 per pair. Send
the children in.
Lnckv Strike*
CIGARETTES
2 35*
ONLY ONE OffEt TO
RULE SUPPLY LASTS
1 MEDIUM PNG.
MX Vslmt)
U ftSM yon &U4f
1 LARGE PKG.
OXYDOL ««
Beechnut
Peanut Butter
Large jar . . I9c
K ..26c
ALL for £Qc
Dutch
* Oven
Roasters
(6oc value) end
« ftncrous supply
WHITE KING
Soap Products
These roasters are durable*
easily cleaned - brilliant blue
porcelain enameled finish -
caa be used without cover.
F//-WbWnflnWi
CHOICE MILK FED VEAL.
ROUND or LOIN STEAK, lb..23c
VEAL CHOPS, lb.19c
CHUCK ROAST, lb.14c
_STEW MEAT, 2 lbs.19c
WIENERS, Swift't, Urge or small, lb. ... 18c
BOLOGNA, Swift's Sliced, lb.19c
CHEESE, full cream, No. 1, lb.20c
HAMS, Morrell's Pride, half or whole, lb. 30c
SLICED BACON, Morrell's Pride, lb. .. 35c
Full Dressed Hens and Fryers, Fish, Oysters
KETCHUP, Heinz, large bottle.21c
Del Monte Assorted 0 q
'Except Strawberrn °’oz‘ Carl .... 7C
PRESERVES No. 2 can ... 21c
PINEAPPLE StSTVStL"..... 17c
Solar Brand Broken Slices, gallon can 65c
MUSCAT GRAPES, Del Monte,
No. 1 can.... 12Vgc
PEARS, Del Monte Bartlett, No. 2Vi can 21c
SPINACH, Del Monte, No. 2 can.11c
»r! Mont* No. 1 can.lie
PEAS Earl, Garden No. 2 can.17c
PEAS, Phillip's Sifted, No. 2 can.10c
King Oscar SARDINES, per can ....... 13c
Federal MATCHES, pkg. of 6 boxes ... 27c
Monaz OATS, with premium, 42-os. pkg. 23c
RALSTON WHOLE WHEAT"CEREAL
24-os. pkg.22c
SC OTTO W ELS, Convenient, Sanitary,
Per roll . 10c
Woodbury's FACIAL SOAP, 3 bars .... 25c
PEACHES, Argo, No. 2Vi can.15c
PRUNES, medium size, per lb. ...7c
TACHES, fancy evaporated, per lb. .. 12c
PRUNE JUICE, Sunsweet, 10-os. bottle .. 9c
Quart flask . 25c
BANANAS .ISc
LETTUCE isra, 6c !
GRAPES SSTW.ISc
ORANGES rjr. ISC
Potatoes 19c
MACARONI & SPAGHETTI
Skinner’s fm
7-oz. pkg.~ M ®
RAISIN BRAN
The Fruited Cereal.
2 reg. pkgs. .
HEALTH CLUB
BAKING
POWDER
4-0*. Can 10*0*. Can 32-0*. Can
4. 7. 17c
Mrs. Paley’t
Baby Foods
Mast Complete Assortment of Frutti
and Vegetables
5-OZ. mi rnm
_ Jt.II*
GOLD DUST Q
“Ut the Golddust Twins do your Work
2 small pkgs. 5« Ji®
Removes Stains
SHINOLA WHITE POLISH 7>/2c
C licquot Club Assorted
GINGER ALE, 2 bottles.23c
HY-PRO
A Real Bleach and 1 ^
Cleanser.
PARD DOG FOOD
3-Cans • • -25«
Enter Your Dngi In the Pard Dof Show
Jitney Jangle Saturday Morning Before 9
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