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MUSSOI IIS
SOLE ARBITER
FOR JTALIANS
New Power Putt Duce
In Position For
Immediate Action In
Making War
(Copyright,1935 by the A. P.)
ROME, Sept. 20.—Premier Benito
Mussolini became the sole int<i
preter for Italy of th eintematlon
al war code Friday, assuming the
position legally to answer any at
tacks on his Ethiopian campaign.
A decree, signed by King Victor
Emanuel and Issued in* the official
gazette, set up a commission of the
nation's highest commanding of
ficers for “revision of the agree
ments which have disciplined the
conduct of war among belligerents
and neutrals.”
It provided that II Duce, as chief
of the government, would be the
•ole arbiter of such necessities.
The decree was interpreted In In
formed circles as placing Mussolini
In a position to strike immediately
—and with the full weight of Italian
law—against any nation which at
tempted to Judge Italy under "an
tedated” rules of war procedure.
With this advanced answer to ap
plication of sanctions by England or
any other nation which might con
sider an Italian attack on Ethiopia
as an unprovoked aggression, Italy
drove ahead with vast warlike pre
parations in its east African colonies.
Ten steamers took on loads at
Kaples for immediate sailings to east
Afr' i, bearing troops. Three of
them were to sail Immediately, and
all to clear port before Monday.
The question asked most fre
quently In political and diplomatic
circles was: When will an Italo
Ethioptan war start?
Various dates were suggested, but
most diplomatic circles picked Octo
ber 10 as the most probable.
Reports that the war might break
out Friday—the anniversary of
united Italy—were ridiculed by
spokesmen for Informed Rome
ters, who pointed out that Italy
not even celebrate this anni
versary any more in deference to the
Vatican.
This was the anniversary of the
day in 1870 when Victor Emanuel’s
troops broke through the gates erf
Rome and made Pope Pius IX a pri
soner. But since the Lateran treaty
of 1929 Mussolini has ordered that
the day not be celebrated. He creat
ed • new holiday, February 11, the
date the accord was signed.
That the cabinet would declare
war Saturday was generally held
most improbable. The ministers were
expected to take some additional
measures of an economic nature for
further financing of the east African
•smpaign. _
EUROPE
(Continued from First Page)
terranean fleet as constituting a
threat of war.
Say Treaty Violated
Alotsl also Is to state, it was said,
that the British actions are equal to
an anticipation of league act 1cm as
regards the application of sanctions
against treaty violators and there
fore are In violation of the prin
ciples of the League of Nations.
(Article XI of the league coven
ant says: “Any war or threat of war,
whether immediately afiectlng any
of the members of the league or not.
Is hereby declared a matter ol con
cern to the whole league, and the
league shall take any action that
may be deemed wise and effectual
to safeguard the peace of nations
In case any such emergency should
arise, the secretary general shall on
the request of any member of the
league forthwith summon a meeting
of the council. It Is also declared to
be the friendly right of each mem
ber of the league to bring to the at
tention of the assembly or of the
council any circumstance* whatever
affecting international relations
which threaten to disturb interna
tional peace or the good under
standing between nations upon
which peace depend*.)
Spirit 'Unfriendly’
Italian newspapers for the last
few days have stated Italy’s potation
In regard to the British concentra
tion of warships at great length
They declared Great Britain's naval
concentration in the Mediterranean
constitutes at least as great a viola
tion of the league covenant as Ita
ly’s concentration of troops in East
Africa.
The newspapers have suggested
that the league, in addition to dis
cussing the Italo-Ethiopian situa
tion, should also discuss the British
naval activities.
An Italian government spokesman
said Friday there still was a possi
bility that the league compromise
proposal might serve as a basis for
the discussion of the ItaJo-Ethio
pian situation provided the propo
sal was considerably modified.
Be said the spirit in which the
proposal was formulated must also
be modified, characterizing the
spirit as “unfriendly.”
Liquor Importation
From Mexico Barred
Reports In El Paso newspapers
teaching here that the customs
authorities there are permitting
the lmpcalatioj by Americans of
Mexican-n I de liquors, have no
bearing on the matter at the port of
Brownsville, it was stated at the
Brownsville customhouse Thursday.
Acting Deputy Collector McMul
len of the customhouse here said
t so far no instructions have
been received in the Brownsville
district permitting the importation
Of liquor to the amount of 1100.
Instructions which have been fol
lowed throughout the prohibition
Bod. are still in force here,’’ Mc
len said. “In the absence of
Instructions to the contrary from
the customs hr.dquarters in San
Antonia the earner instructions will;
be followed. We know nothing here
etf the rulings #: El Paso.”
The Japanese are getting so sen
Btiva that embassy representations
nay aoon be made to anyone com
ing down with yellow jaundlot. I
Stricken Florida Town Which Bore the Brunt of Hurricane’s Force
New pictures from the town of Tavernier on the Florida keys where not a single structure I
was left standing on its original site after a tropical hurricane ripped through the district I
causing heary property damage and much loss of life. These photos show some of the
wrecked Duiidi"gs and were snapped while the wind was still roaring through the town.
* as • turn
Nazis Parade First Party Emblem, Now German Hag
Auguring the elevation of me Nazi swastika tanner to the distinction of Li.ng Germany’s official na
tional flag at the special meeting of the Reichstag, Storm Troop No. 1 is pictured as <t paraded the flrat
swastika banner of their party through the streets of Nuremburg at the op nmg of the National So
sialist congress. Known as the "blood flag" because of the strife that marked the arty history of the
Nasi movement, the banner becomes an historic treasure as a result of the r.cihat&g'a action.
BLAST KILLS
YOUNG MOTHER
Dynamite Partially Rase*
Building, Tears Out
Brick, Concrete
LAFOLLETTE. Tenn., Sept. 10
i/P)—A series of dynamite explosions
sh ok LaFollette early Friday, par
tially wrecking a business building
and killing Mrs. Pduie Rutherford,
mother of several children.
The blasts tore out concrete, brick
and timbers in a building near the
postoffice.
Mrs. Rutherford, who lived In an
apatment on the second floor, at
te pied to get her children out
after the first explosion. Another
blast hurled her down to the first
floor of th: building. The children,
whj had reached the front of the
building, escaped with only minor
injuries.
The lower floor of the building
was occupied by a restaurant and
a plumbing shop.
Sheriff R. D. Davis and deputies
began an investigation.
Dr. J. H. Tinsley, who lives in a
two-story brick residence two miles
from the scene of the explosion,
said the blast shook his house.
"There were about six explosions.”
he said. They sounded like claps
o fthunder."
MARKETS
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 20. <AV
Gains averaging fifty cents a bale
were shown by active cotton fu
tures Friday at the first call on the
local market when an overnight ac
cumulation of buying orders largely
foreign in origin came into the
maket.
Opening advances ranged from 9
to 13 points with the market hold
ing these advances during the early
trading.
The advance was largely attri
buted to further fears of war
abroad. Oct. started off at 10.68,
a net gain of 12 points, while both
March and May were up 50 cents a
bale at 10.80 and 10.86 respectively.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. 0P>—Unex
pected sharp new upturns of Liver
pool wheat quotations did much to
make Chicago wheat prices average
higher early Friday. October de
livery of wheat in Liverpool was
above the dollar-a-bushel mark, and
at the highest point reached in Liv
erpool fee several years past.
Opening H off to 1% up, Decem
ber $1.00*4-1.01. the Chicago wheat
market then held near to this range.
Com started at h decline to % ad
vance, December 58**, and for the!
time being altered Utile.
Laura Ingalls Becomes Air Queen
a. ■ ....
Falling by only Y minutes and I seconds to break all west-to-east
transcontinental flight records, Laura Ingalls is pictured chatting witn
eongratnlators at Floyd Benoett Field, N. Y., after having established
a new women's flying mark lor the long trip.
PORT
(Continued from First Page)
Orleans Is expected to cross the line
of the turning basin Monday, or
Tuesday at the latest.
It was estimated earlier in the
week the dredge would reach the
turning basin line Saturday, but
changes in spoil disposal pipe oon
nections, repairs, and a gradually
rising level of the ground slowed
down the work. Friday the dredge
was 706 feet from “home base” with
prospects she would be In the turn
ing basin proper before midnight
Monday.
The Texas is about three mile6
back of the Orleans.
Fort Brown Recruit*
Hold Rifle Te*t*
Fifty-six recruits from Fort
Brown wfH commence training m
the rifle range on the Boca Chka
highway Saturday. Major Philip C.
Clayton, past adjutant, announced
Friday.
Much of the usual training at
the post has been suspended for the
past few weeks, with tha regiment
I working on levees along the Rio
Grande river. This work has now,
been completed.
.
Man la Wounded
Jesus Rodrigues de las Reyes Is in
the Matamoros hospital with a bul
let wound In his left side and hand
and Luis Flores Cisnerce Is being
held by officers for questioning as
the result of a fight 15 miles east
of Matamoros Wednesday afternoon
on the ranch.
The two men were brought Into
Matamoros Wednesday afternoon by
Antonio *F*na. special officer.
Cisneros has a painful wound,]
. apparently Inflicted tag a elub. on.
1 his forehead.
I
Name Sales Manager
(Special to The Herald)
WESLACO, Sept. 19.—Appoint
ment of Ross Skelton of Detroit,
ormer Michigan fruit firm executive,
is sties manager for the Rio Grande
galley Citrus Exchange was an
nounced Wednesday by John N
Hager, general manager for the Ex
change.
Skelton will arrive here next week
Lo assume his new duties. He suc
oeeds Ed P. Miller, who for the past
(wo seasons has been bcih general
manager and sales manager for the
Exchange. Hager was named gen
eral manager several months ago.
Port Isabel P.-T. A.
Welcomes Teachers
(Spec'al to The Herald)
PORT ISABEL. Sept. 19 —A ban
quet was tendered the faculty of the
Port Isabel Schcol at Pate's Cafe
Tuesday night by the Parent Teach
ers association.
The following program was car
ried out. with Ray S Walt as master
of ceremonies: Invocation: Mrs. Nor
ris B:bbttt; Introduction of teach
ers, Superintendent Carl Chlltca:
welcoming address. Mrs. 8 C. Glass:
response. A1 Von Allmen, principal
and ooach; group singing, led by
Carl Chilton. I
CANNERS
(Continued from Pint Page)
in acting aa sales agenta on com
mission for a number of canneries,
that his concern can load out mix
ed cars, where the Individual canncr
might have nothing but a straight
car to offer, and might experience
considerable difficulty ir. finding a
market.
Porto Big Advantage
The big boon to the in.
dustry, he pointed out. will be
water transportation with the sub
sequent lower transportation costs.
The firm in locating in Browns
ville Is preparing to take full ad
vantage of tnese lower rftes, and
believes that they will help to build
the canning industry into one of
the greatest in the Valley.
Tolson expressed the belle* that
the demand for canned citrus pro
duce will be better this year than it
has been.
“Last year because of the freesr
a great quantity of Florida citrus
was processed as Juice as well as
hearts, the latter being thr usual
form of canning there.’ he said.
“About 2,500,000 cases more than
the normal were turned out in Flor
ida, and as a result the market
dropped to a point w-here a larpe
can of grapefruit Juice sold as low as
10 cento retail. The result was that;
many persons who had never bought
the product before purchased It at
this low price, and ot a taste for
the fruit.
-we tie neve tnat even with higher
price* they may continue to buy the
fruit, and that it will help the de
mand."
Tolson said the Valley canned be
tween 850,000 and 900.000 cases of cit
rus product* last year. The available
supply of fruit may be smaller tills
year, although he said If the can
ning Industry is stabilised and bet
ter prices made available through
better transportation and market
ing. that the cannert might go L.bo
the market and buy the fruit at the
usual prices paid growers by ship
pers c4 fttth fruit. Last year the
orevsiling price for canning grape
fruit was 88 a ton. and the equival
ent of 1100 carloads were used.
Other Change* Expected
Changes In other aspects of the
deal are aunott certain to be noticed
this season, loison said.
He said the canners wtU be able to
anticuute the needs and to prepaid
ior them in a more satisfactory man
ner this season than heretofore.
Canning In the Valley tor tne liSft.
36 season will start about November
IS. and the first canned goods will
be spinach, Mr. Toleon said. Can
rung of grapefruit, tomatoes, snd
other produce will follow. .
“We are handicapped by rales be m
ways,” he pointed out. ‘We m*dP
ship the cans, crates, snd other ma
terials here from such plsces sa
Boston, then can the product snd
ship it back to Baltimore or other
ports. Baltimore can ship goods Into
Houston now cheaper than we can.
"But with more careful marketing,
better financing, and water rates wo
will undoubtedly develop the can
ning Industry Into one of our meat
important ones.”
Davies will be back In Browns
ville about the end of the month,
snd more definite arrangements fat
the season will then be made.
The firm is to deal In futures on
canned goods, Tolson said.
MOONEY
(Continued from First Paga)
the bombing, in which 10 person*
were killed end 40 Injured. If**
Mooney also waa acquitted.
Gray-haired Mrs. Mooney support
ed her husband’s statement that
they were at the Ellers building on
Market Street, more than a mil*
from the scene of the bombing, when
the tragic explosion occurred. She
was a music teacher and they lived
in a studio she had in the Ultra
building, she testified.
Bliie Salt la Shown
Mrs. Mooney identified a blue
serge suit, with white buttons around
the jacket, as the one she wore the
day of the bombing.
John F. Finerty of Mooney coun
sel said the suit was introduced “to
impeach the testimony” of Mrs
Mellie Edeau. one of the prosecution
witnesses at Mooney's trial.
Mrs. Edeau testified at Mooney**
trial that she saw him and Mrs.
Mooney going toward the scene of
the bombing shortly before It Oh*ik
red. Finerty declared she deathbed
Mrs. Mooney as wearing a different
suit than the one offered in evi
dence at the hearing, being conduct
ed before A. E Shaw.
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