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PATTON TELLS
OF FINANCES
BEFORE BOARD
fTexan It Cleared Of
Suspicion In Tilt
; By Utilities, Say
Investigators
* -
t WASHINGTON, July 31. UIV-Ex- |
agnation by Representative Patton
<D-Texae) before the house rule*
committee Wednesday concerning
jils financial transactions was term
ed a “clear exoneration" by Repre
at native Cox (D-Ga).
* /*• the conclusion of «he Texan s
'testimony. Representative Cox said:
« “The fact is you have been done
■at very great wrong "
• “I think so." Patton replied.
"I hope," Ccx added, "the press
will take the pains to make It clear
that your explanation before this
committee is a clear exoneration of
any implication as a result of tes
timony before the senate commit
Jtee.”
‘Can t Find SeRen’
Referring tc testimony of E. V.
Sellers a .friend In the NR A whj
testified before the senate committee
he didn’t believe a box taken by Pat
ton from the hotel room of John
W. Carpenter, president of the Tex
as Power and Light ccmpany, con
tained cigars, the Texan said Sell
ers was a great friend of his fam
ily and a night or two before had
“carried Bonnie and two or three
other girls” to a show. Bonnie is his
13-year-cld daughter.
"Is there anybody else you would
like to have testify,” Patton was
asked
“Yes." he said. "Mr Sellers."
“We can't find Mr Sellers," Chair
man O'Connor said.
“Yes. and nebody else can," Pat
ton replied.
Patton said Sellers told his daugh
ter net to worry about the cigar box
incident because “you know I know
there was nothing in that box but
cigars."
“I'd hate to testify against a
dog." the Texan said on questioning
“but I heard Seilers had been be
fore the senate committee. I think
he had talked to someone on the
senate committee.”
Patton testified he had approxi
mately 12 600 left for living expenses
after buying four bonds for $3,000
•srly this year.
Recently, before the senate lobby
committee, he said his salary as a
member rf congress during this per
iod was $3,100 Wednesday he said
he had funds in addition to his sal
ary.
Charge Trick Questions'
The senate lobby committee was
charged Wednesday by counsel for
the Associated Oas and Electric
system of asking “trick questions" de
signed “to create a wrong impree
alon"
The accusation was made by
Moultrie Hitt, Washington attorney
for the system, as the committee
transmitted a summons to the U. 8.
marshal at New York for H. C. Hop
aon, missing head of the concern.
Hitt asserted the senate commit
Ehad left the wrong impression by
questioning of company witnesses
about paying in cash for telegrams
against the Wheeler-Rayburn util
ity bill.
He contended the committee had
not let the witnesses “answer the
questidhs properly," and had got
ten "half-truths" as a result.
Chairman Black asked If any wit
nesses had asked to return to the
stind to correct their testimony, bu*
Hitt said so far as he knew none had.
MYSTERY SNIPER
(Continued from Page One)
probably enlist the aid of state and
local police in an effort to trap the
sniper.
The bullets, Rosendahl said,
could only have been fired by an
expert marksman equipped with a
high power, long range rifle.
The first known attack on the
blimp was made some time during
1U first flight across the country
after it was completed seven years
ago. When it put in at the hangar.
Rosendahl said. Inspectors found
two bullet holes in it.
Two more bullets drilled the
blimp three years ago during a
test flight over New Jersey One
penetrated the metal sheath and
damaged the gas bag causing a
serious loss of helium which offi
cers noted In time to put about and
return safely to Lakehurst.
NEW PRODUCER
(Continued From Page One)
tool which became stuck when drill
item test was attempted ten days
ago and which resulted In cement mg
the drill stem inside surface pipe as
4-inch casing, to all practical pur
poses. is now set at 6.629 feet. The
Christmas tree la Joined to the drill
stem and production has remained
through the drilling string and test-j
ing tcol. The tool has *»-inch choke
on bottom and H-inch choke on top.
A block of about 6 000 acres Is held
by McCollum Exploration Ccmpany.
Texas-New York Development Co..
Oulf States Oil Co., and Deering &c
Kiyaer. all of Houston Th latter
three companies have about 5.0001
■ acre*, which is solid Little leasing
LV under way at the presnt time be
Npytse virtually all acreage includ
■W\n the nr'spect. worked out by!
Burton McCollum of Houston was
leased before the first drilling start
ed in 1934. Union Sulphur company
and Sun Oil company have acreage
| considered as being located In the
prospect's producing area. A num- |
ber cf all men from various parts of
the state are on the scene to watch ;
develoments Operators have not yet
considered thir next probable loca
tion, although they will develop
their holdings without delay.
V. F. W. To Meet
The Brownsville post of the VFW
Will hold its regular meeting Thurs
day night a* the VFW hall, It was
announced Wednesday.
A0 members were urged Wednes.
m:—■
All Shipshape in Spite of Appearances
Don't keel over, folks. The girls only refused to bow to stern tradition, and anchored their outboard
motors to craft more see worthy than anything else. Rath Webber of Swampscott, Mass., will be cn
deck to sprnig a surprise with her sea-going mattress, while Claire Miller expects to clean up In an
old tub In the bie reratta at Lake Maranacook. Me.
NEW HIGHWAY
PLAN STIMD
Link From Rio Grande City
To San Antonio Sought
By Counties
(Special to The Herald)
RIO GRANDE CITY. Aug. 1.—
County cfilcials and citizens of live
southwest Texas counties are again
making efforts to secure designation
and paving of another state highway
through South Texas to connect San
Antonio with Texas-Mexic&n border
cities.
Representatives from Starr, Jim
Hogg. Duval, McMullen and Atascosa
counties have held recent meetings
in San Antonio and Tilden. county
seat of McMullen county, to fur
ther their plan for a paved state
highway from Rlc Grande City to
San Antonio via Hebbronville, coun
ty seat of Jim Hogg county; Tilden.
county seat of McMullen county; and
Jourdanton. county seat of Atascosa
county. A paved highway now con
nects Jourdanton with San Antonio
and hence shortens the proposed
project and reduces its cost accord
ingly.
A meeting’ between representatives
of the Interested counties and state
highway department officials several
months ago actually set the project
in motion when the dapartment
agreed to spend $1,500 for making a
survey of the proposed highway
route through Starr and Jim Hogg
counties If those counties would con
tribute $1,000 for the same purpose
In the meantime, the upper counties
along the proposed route financed an
aerial survey through Duval. Mc
Mullen and Atascosa counties which
has been completed. It is beleived
that escrow agreements whereby the
$500 contribution* from Starr and
Jim Hogg counties are being held in
banks in the counties can be chang
ed to permit use of the money for
whatever type of survey may be
necessary or desirable.
Examination of a Texas map in
dicates that Rio Grande City is al
most directly south of San Antonio,
proponents of the new highway
point out. and that the highway
eventually will connect with new
Mexican highway’s along the border
which will facilitate travel over the
new project. It Is also pointed out
that the new road would give a new
direct connection for three county
seat towns in the counties along the
highway, excepting Jourdanton
with its present paved road to San
Antonio and San Diego, county seat
of Duval county, which is east of the
proposed route through that coun
ty.
The project was given a temporary
designation some time ago as a
state highway and considerable
traffic new moves over the southern
end of the route, it was stated here
GIRL ATTACKER
(Continued from Page One)
touch when Judge Daily, unwilling
to wait while Ren Thurman,
Thompson's attorney, was located,
entered a motion for a new trial on
behalf of the defendant and set
Aug. 12 to hear the plea.
The only defense was a claim
that Thompson was insane in mat
ters of sex and sought to show that
mcontrollable desires made him ir
responsible for his attack on the
pretty cafeteria hostess. In sup
port of his claim he made an un- ]
successful attempt to introduce
Thompson’s diary, and admitted the
story of the atack on Miss Hall-i
mark as contained in the youth's
2,500 word confession.
The state fought back with the
claim that Thompson was “legally
sane.'
Thompsons confession told of
picking up Miss Hallmark as she
waited for a street car. taking her
to a lonely section, beating her into I
unconsciousness as she resisted his
advances, tearing off her clothes,
and then throwing her body into a
cemetery ditch.
25 Transients Feared
Train Wreck Victims
WACO, Aug. 1. The twisted,
smoking wreckage of a derailed
freight train gave up one charred
body Thursday and it was feared
that anywhere from seven to 25
men—largely hoboes—may have
been crushed or burned to death in
the wreck on the Misscuri-Kansas
Texas line near Bruceville Wednes
day night.
The unidentified body of one vie
tun apparently a negro, was remov
ed from the debris and the crews
clearing up the smashed, fire-black
ened can. continued to dig for oth
er bodies.
Dam Pact Reached
WASHINGTON. Aug. I. <ypu
A tentative agreement was reached
Thursday between New Mexioo and
Texas representatives on construc
tion of the Aiamigordo Dam on
Pecos river. New Mexico
Representatives of the two st»t«s
including Governor Tingley of New
Mexico met in the office of Senator i
Hatch (D-N. M.) to complete final!
details cf a plan which probably will i
be submitted to Secretary Ickes Fri- j
day. 1
MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. Aug. In the
stock market Thursday a steady
undertone was apparent from the
opening, although, here and there,
a lew issues backed water unde:
profit taking pressure. The first
hour found blocks of several thou
sand shares changing hands. The
pace slowed later, however, and a
number of the recent favorites
showed signs of needing a little
ret-t. The rails, as a group, probably
were the best.
Grains were nervous at Chicago,
wheat dipping about 2 cents a bushel
under its day's top on hedge sell
ing. Cotton was also inclined to
slip Secondary carrier bonds were
again in demand and improvement
was registered by other loans div
isions. The guilder was reactionary
m foreign exchange dealings and
the other gold currencies eased
Shares up fractions to around a
point included Union Pacific, N. Y.
CertvU. Chesapeake At Ohio. North
ern Pacific, Sears Roebuck. Mont-1
gomery Ward. Allis Chalmes. Deere.
U. S. smelting Gillette, Timken
Detrolt, Western Union, Interna
tional Telephone and American
Telenhonp
Peoples Gas was a contrary per
former. losing some 3 points. The
rest of the utilities marked time,
along with General Motors. Chry
sler U. S Steel and Bethlehem.
While wall street as a whole
continued moderately optimistic, a
number of traders were said to have
adjourned to the side-lines to await
something a little more stimulating
;n the news. Others were understood
to have lightened their positions In
the belief that some stocks are
running ahead of business.
Commission houses reported that
nubile interest in equities appeared
to have been expanding somewhat
recently, but It was not thought
large enough yet to make leading
issues particularlv vulnerable.
Market observers reiterated the
wfdelv held oninion that the huge
and increasing amount of idle
funds remains the dominant mar
ket influence with fall and winter
business prospects even second in
importance.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 1.
Scattered profit taking influenced a
mild decline in cotton futures Thurs
day as the market started the new
crop year.
Opening losses were frem 3 to 7
points lower and as longs took prof
its after Wednesday’s good-sized ad
vance
October opened at 1141, off 7
points and this menth fluctuated
narrowly around this price during
the first half hour.
December was 5 points lower at,
11.41 and January was off 6 points
at 11.39, but the opening declines ap
peared to be checked in the early
dealings and prices then finned.
Liverpool reported a miner ad
vance in a reflection of Wednesday's
strength of domestic markets.
The first of the annual statistics to
appear showed that the 2.300.000
bale decline in exports apparent
earlv in the season had continued
until the end cf the 1933-34 cotton
year.
Active futures held around first
call levels during the morning with
little activity on either side of the
market.
The annual statistical review Is
sued Thursday by the exchange had
no effect on prices as traders knew
from the day-to-day reports Just
ubout what to expect.
Oct. Held at 11.50 during the
morning with Dec. At 11.41 and most
of the business being centered on
tLesc positions.
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. 0ft—Fresh up
turns of Chicago grain prices early
Thursday accomoanied news of in
creasing size of black rust areas in
Canada, with some reports of 100 per
cent damage. Moreover. Liverpool!
wheat quotatiens were higher than
expected Opening *i-l*% up. Sep
tember 95-954. the Chicago wheat
market soon scored additional gains.
Corn started unchanged to % |
higher. September 76'i-V and then
rose all around.
MUTILATION
Continued Prom Page One)
■ .^i, —.
had been continued until Aug. 25 for
further investigation. The doctor’s
pretty 23 year old widow failed to
provide a clue.
The note, found in a gxav suit the
passenger left in the cab. said:
*‘I feel Louise will be happier wi‘4i
the doctor than with me.
*T intend to end it all.”
The note made no mention cf the
attack on Bauer, who was kidnap*
ed Wednesday in Ann Arbor. Mich.,
and driven to Chicago by his abduc
tor who performed an emasculation
operaticn with a pocket knife.
The note wis addressed to ‘•J. Andy
Zenge” on North Sixth street in
Canton. Mo . that is the name of
Zenges fither. a retired dairyman.
Police said there were spots on the
coat, and set out tc determine if they
were bicod stains.
The driver tcld police the man en
gaged his cab at a stand in front of
a near North-Side Hotel and asked
to be driven to Navy pier, extending i
a hilf mile out into Lake Michigan, i
Found Clothes in Bear
Arriving at the pier, the driver said
hl« passenger asked him to wait. Tha
driver asked him to leave his fare,
and the passenger tossed him a del*
lar
When the meter registered $1 the
driver went to find his passenger.
Falling to locate him. the driver
looked in the back of the cab and
found a gray hat and a gray suit.
The note was penciled in a notebook
found In the ccat.
Descriptions broadcast by police In
the search for Zenge Wednesday
said he was wearing clothes of that
color.
Bauer was abducted from the Jen
nings house, an Ann Arbor. Mich.,
hotel, by an *‘E. L. Jones of Chicago,"
he said, a mysterious lodger who
wore dark glasses during his stay
there. Two hotel men said pictures
of Zenge. furnished by Bauer’s wi
dow "looked like” Jones
Police identified the taxi driver as
John Glannini.
Mrs. Bauer, called as the first wit
ness at the inquest Thursday, told
in “yes" and "no” answers how she
married Dr. Bauer after a 7-year
engagement to Zenge, a childhood
sweetheart.
Tne attractive brunette widow. 23
years old, was taken to the state’s
attorney’s office after the Inquest to1
amplify her testimony in a formal
statement.
Her married life, she testified,
lasted three hours. She married Dr.
Bauer in Kirksvtlle on July 14—
“nineteen days ago,” she testified—
where he taught chemistry at the
Klrksville College of Osteopathy and
Surgery. She Is night superintend
ent of nurses at Laughlin hospital,
connected with the college.
Most ct the questions directed by
Coroner J. Frank Walsh concerned
Zenge.
She gave the slow reply "I don't
know” to the coroner s question:
“Do you think Zenge wculd do
such a thing?”
“Did Zenge try to contact you aft
er your husband was murdered?,”
asked Walsh.
“No” said the nurse.
“Did you ever give Zenge reason
to believe you loved him?”
“Yes, I did.”
Excused from the stand, she was
recalled fcr more questioning on the
broken romance.
“Why did you break off so sud
denly With Zenge?” asked the cor
oner.
“I thought more of the doctor” she
replied.
“Do ycu have any knowledge where
Zenge might be now?”
“No."
Missouri police learned Zenge had
expected to marry Louise only July
17. but three days before that she
married Bauer.
DUCK SEASON
(Continued from Page One)
New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia.
In Alaska, west of the 14lst Meri
dian the season will open Septem
ber 1 and close September 30. In the
rest of the territory the season will
be September 20 to October 19.
Darling said the restrictions were
only alternative to a closed sea
son.
“We’ve kUled more ducks than we
have hatched every year for the last
35 years.” he declared.
He estimated 24.000.000 ducks will
fly south this fall and 12,000.000 be
killed by hunting and “natural
causes.”
Darling said he figured 9,000.000
were killed by hunters last year and
that the kill this year would be from
5,000.000 to 6.000,000
Bar Limits Set
Bag limits on geese and brant will
remain at four, but one hunter may
have in his possession only ore day’s
kill compared to two day s kill per
mitted last year.
Bag and possession limits on other
species were outlined, as follows:
Coot. 15: Jacksnipe. 15; sora, 25;
rails, except sora and coot. 15; wood
cook. 4; mourning dcve, 20; band
tailed pigeon. 10.
New seasons on mourning doves
provide for shooting in northern
states from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. and in
southern states from Oct. 1 to Jan. 15.
The southern dove-hunting zone
Includes: Kentucky, Oklahoma and
Texas.
REFUNDING IS
(Continued from Page One)
definitely seen that the refunding
program Is going through. The new
program is subject to the approval
ot the refunding agency, it was
approved by the county advisory
board Monday night by a six to five
vote
Maximum of six months has been
set for the first exchange of the
bonds, with the commissioners hav
ing the right to increase the time
if deemed necessary Refunding
agency would seek to purchase ap
proximately 65% of the bonds which
are outstanding.
A proposal to establish a delin-1
cuent tax agency with duties of
handling the certificates on the road
taxes for tbt period prior to 1934
was also adopted by the comicslon- j
160 BOYS MEET
IN CAMP PERRY
Assemble Is Largest In
Valley History For
Scouts
(Special to Tb« Harald)
RIO HONDO. July SO.-Ssid by
the director, W. C Ollbert. to be
the largest camp ever held at Camp
Perry here, 160 Boy Scouts and
counselors moved into Rio Hondo
Monday on their way fcr registration
in the Valley scout camp.
The camp opened Monday for Its
eighth annual season Major part of
Monday was devoted to registrations
and allotment of camp sites. Seven
camp clearings are located north and
four south of main camp buildings.
Aoout half of the group expects
to do its own cooking while the re
mainder cf the scouts will eat at the
mess hall. R. P. Altemus. Port
Brown, is in charge of the mess hall
at the camp.
One of the features of the camp
this summer will be Sunday, August
4 when Charles P. Perry, founder of
the camp, will be honored on the day
officially designated “Charles P.
Pern Day.” Other events of inter
est will be the tctem pole contest, the
hikp to Paso Real, and the John
hikes.
John Leslie. Valley Scout exec
utive, ia handling the business end
of the camp. Other officials are Roy
Bennett, Brownsville, water front
director: Dr. Harold Wcod, Harlin
gen. first aid and sanitation; Moth
er Gilbert, camp mother.
Monday night the camp w%s for
mally opened by Director Gilbert at
the camp fire program in the con
crete bowl. Formal opening was an
nounced by the detonation from a
cannon. Troop 33 of Brownsville, who
last year won the prise in inspec
tion for the neatest and moat sani
tary camp and grade A rating cn
personal appearance and equipment,
presented a short nrogram includ
ing ‘camp don’t.” Wilbur Washing
ton, leader of Troop 33, was intro
duced as the oldest camper present,
having attended every camp held
here in the past seven years.
Leaders and their respective trooos
who were present include: Ed Win
kler, 76, Harlingen: Washlngtcn. 33,
Brownsville; Harold Wahler 32. Har
lingen: J. CaudW and W. Reed Lang.
Rio Hondo. 23: James E. Swann. 10
11, La Ferta: Bert Roberts, 8-62-26.
Harlingen: Glen Schupbach. 41-34.
Weslaco: R. B. Beverlv, 45-54. Edin
btmg; R. p. Reese. 27. San Benito;
DOnna Bobbie Yereer, 2. Donna:
Dr. L. R. Olmsted, 28. Brownsville:
Ed Perry. 78-46-14. Mercedes. Pharr
and Mission leaders were yet to ar
rive.
Early Railroad
History Is Told
By Robertson
How the Mexican revolution of
1910 prevented Brownsville from
becoming the most Important port
of entry along the entire Mexican
border was related before the1
Brownsville Rotary club Wednes
day by Colonel Sam Robertson who,
as an engineer. Is cr/'.ed with
having seen and personally super
vised as much or more of the fun
damental construction In the Val
ley than any other man.
Colonel Robertson described the
plans of the late Benjamin Yoakum
lor construction of a railroad down
the Gulf coast to Tampico and Vera
Cruz and across to Mexico City.
The present international railroad
bridge at Brownsville was construct -
ed as a part of this plan. Inci
dentally. he said. If it had not been
for the insistence of President Por
flrio Diaz, this bridge would have
crossed the river at or near Sam
lordyce. Diaz would not permit
the crossing at that point, but chose
Matamoros. The entire scheme was
“blown up” by the revolution,
Robertson said. Colonel Robertson
described early engineering In this
section of Texas, dating back to
the closing years of the eighteenth
century when a Spanish engineer
and adventurer named Hernandez
surveyed what Is known as the
Concepcion de Carricitos grant.
He paid high tribute to the en
gineering ability of the engineers
of Taylor's army, to their resource
fulness in contriving to move sup
plies. and to the native engineer
ing ability of the late Captain
Kenedy of the famous firm of King
St Kenedy.
The St. Louis. Brownsville St
Mexican railroad *now the Mis
souri Pacific) was built on the basis
of the sugar cane industry, he said
“We expected 349 pounds of raw
sugar to the ton, but when it came
to grinding, we got only eight or
nine, ’ and that industry "blew up."
He described how other fields of
agriculture were tried In the early
days of the Valley picture, with
varying success.
A high point of the meeting was
the presentation to former Presi
dent E. E. Mockbee of the past
presidents Rotary pin worn by the
late Dr. Harry K. Loew, by Qeorge
White. Mr White. In a touching
address, stated that the pin had
come into his hands following the
death of a "true Rotarlan and a
marvelous surgeon.” Dr. Loew.
whc»e death occurred three years
ago.
OSBORNE GETS
(Continued from Page One)
arrest the day after Brinck's body
was found lying in front of hU
parked sedan on State Highway 56
south of here. He was sentenced to
the Oatesville reformatory until he
reached the age of 21 after being
found guilty of carrying a pistol.
This charge grew out of the Brinck
case also and was assessed when he
was 17 years of age. He was only
17 at the time of Brinck's death.
The youth was connected with
the slaying when a pair of blood
stained trousers, containing a bill
loid bearing his name, was found
beneath a wheel of Brinck’s car
when searchers discovered it mired
in deep sand near the highway.
Sheriff Jack Ballard of Brooks
county and other Investigating of
ficers found the pistol with which
Brluck allegedly was slain, as well
as other articles, after young Os
borne orally admitted the shooting.
He later declined to sign a formal
written statement*
Duce Smiles on Italy’s Might
Italy's Benito Mussolini smiles as contingent after contingent march past
him in Rome bound for the trek to “somewhere in Africa.” This is his
newest photo, made as Europe’s diplomats sought to head off coming wat
SENATE BUCKS
F. D.’S WISHES
Gold Clause Suits Would
Be Permitted For
Six Months
WASHINGTON, July SI. MV
Administering a sharp set-bick to
the administration, the senate bank
ing committee Wednesday reported
out the geld clause bill revised to
permit suits on government obliga
tions for six months alter enact
ment of the measure.
The amendment, by Senator Mc
Adoo (D-Callf), would permit suits
either on government “gold clause”
obligations now matured, or upon
interest coupons, but would require
the bondholder to show he had been
injured by the action of the govern
ment in refusing payment of gold on
its obligations.
The charge was attached to the
bill by a vote of 11 to 7 over the op
position cf administration leaders on
the committee who had sought to ap
Erove the measure in a form out
iwing all suits on government gold
notes cr obligations.
The bill provided that for six
months after enactment, suits for
damage could be brought against the j
government, “upon any gold clause
securities of the United States, or
upon and «laim cr demand arising
out of any surrender, requisition
seizure, or acquisition of any such
coin or currency of any change in the
metallic content of the dollar cr
other regulation of the value of
money."
The amendment would leave Intact
any such suits already pending.
There are two in the court of claims.
Valley’s Air Mail
Schedule C^anored
With a revised air mall schedule
pOi.t office officials in Brownsville
assert that this cltv now will have
one of the most efficient air mail
services to be found in the nation
be pinning August 1.
The Branlff lines mail plane
‘Starlight Express” will leave
Brownsville under the new schedule
at 5:40 d. m. instead of at 5:10 o. m.
under the present arrangement.
Deadline in posting air mail letters
at the post office August 1 will be
| C p. m. instead of 4:30 p. m as for
merly.
It was nointed out bv post office
officials that air mail leaving here
in the afternoon will now make
connections at Port Worth and Dal
las with planes for both eastern and
western Dolnts. This will give mail
distribution from the planes all
ever the country the following
morning.
The new schedule calls for the
plane to leave here at 5:30 o. hi.,
arrive at San Antonio 7:40- Austin
8:30: Waco 9:10; PL Worth. 10 n
m.; Dallas 10:40 Kansas Cltv 3:05
s m.; Chicago. 6:05 a. m. Mail will
•»Tive In New vork at li*8 a. m.
Western conoecttons ♦*<*>
in Los Angeles at 6:45 the morning
after it is posted in Brownsville at
5 p. m.
As many calories are furnished bv
one ouart of ioe cream as by 11
pounds of asparagus.
tilffmami
— TONIGHT —
“GIFT OF GAB”
with GLORIA STUART
EDMUND LOUT)
Musical Comedy with 30 Stars
of the Screen. Stage and Radio.
NEWS — COMEDY
Admission, 10c
IJO
THEATRE
LA FER1A
tndepeod: Home owned l'hestre
THURSDAY—LAST DAY
“PEOPLE WILL
TALK"
Charles Haggles - Mary Boland
Every Night Is a Big Night
42 Enlist At
Ft. Brown For
Army Service
With 43 Valley boys already en
listed In the 12th Cavalry at Port
Brown, recruiting officers pointed
out early this week that there still
remained abcut 50 vacancies before
the unit is brought up to its new
strength allowed by congressional
act.
Included In the group that has al
ready completed all details and re
quirements for enlistment are:
Charles L. Brewer, John H. Brymer,
Gerald D. Erie, Gail D. Hubbard.
Alberto Hernandez, Charles M. Ros
son, Eugene Harrison, all of Browns
ville.
Earl Arnett, Lloyd Arnett. Eman
uel Guzman and Ray E. Lee all of
Mercedes; Cecil G Allen, Robert L.
Brown. R. C. Edwards, John L.
Hughes. Dennis T. Pollard. James T.
Ransom, and William N. Meriwether,
cf Edinburg.
Harlingen Is represented by Paul
B. Avants. Shelley E. Phillips, Burton
Swiger, Lloyd Anderson. Thomas L.
Yelvington, and Harold O. Parker
Henrv C. Catlett. Predolin J. Litte
ken, William H. McDaniel. Eulois D
Sandford and Bennie Tropp, come
to the army from Hargill. Oscar O.
Cas:n, Ohem Culbreath, Ollie E.
Evans. Grady O Gipson, Sidney B.
Glover are Weslaco recruits. James
H. Fergerson has been enlisted from
Rio Hondo. Joe E. Hart. Richard Mc
Klnzie. James M Stubblefield, and
Nealy Dorsey are San Benito youths.
Lloyd Rlgnev has been signed frcm
McAllen, Mile Solis from La Feria.
and F’oyd Pringle frcm Sants Rosa.
Of the total enlistment in the drive
thus far Brownsvtl’e and Edinh<-r*
have each surrolled seven reef Its.
Harlingen Is second with six. while
H’rgill and Weslaco are close thirds
with five each.
Recruiting officers are nleased
with the ste’dv way in which enlist
ment acMvity has continued at the
Valley pest.
Army Bill Signed
WASHINGTON. July 31.—_
The army promotion bill affectUig
a;most *000 officers was signed
Wednesday by President Roosevelt
a few hours after congressional ac
tion had been completed.
Bv signing the bill Wednesday
Mr. Roosevelt made It possible for
the officers to receive promotions
Thursday. August j. Had he not
signed Wednesday, the promotions
could not have been made before
September 1.
GULF LOADING
PLAN STUDIED
Strike to Be Called Only
'A* Last Resort,' t
GALVESTON. July 31. -<*V
Joeeph P. Eysn, of New York, pres
ident of the international Long
I Storemen’s association, said Wed
nesday the question of whether
there will be a stoppage of work at
gul; ports rests with shipping in
terests at New Orleans.
He said further effort will be
made at New Orleans to negotiate
agreement and a strike will be in
voked only -as a last resort." In
the event of a strike, he said, union
men at o’her ports would refuse to
handle ships from New Orleans.
Dock work at New Orleans now Is
bring carried on bv two Louisiana
stete-cha-tered longshore grouos.
A settlement of the longshore
ctsnute had been believed near.
The st earn shin men announced
Tuesday night they had reached a
decision on the onion request and
would discuss it with the commit
tee Wednesday.
An indefinite extension of the
pre ait contract, already extend
twice and expiring Wednesday, with
certain cancellation clauses, was
bo-ght bv the International Long
si oremen’s association
The longshoremen offered to In
clude a clause providing for a 30
dav notice If either side should
deride to terminate the contract
with the provision that If a strike
were called In New Orleans, the
period of notice be reduced to IS
days, josenh P Rran. president of
the I. L. A., said.
Say Chief*
Southwest Gaines
To Be Broadcast
FORT WORTH. Aug. t. (AV-Th®
Southwest Conference hu closed a
contract with the Humble Oil ccm
pany whereby tlie latter ha* an op
tion on the radio broadostiny rlffhU
for all football games piaved with-4
In the conference this fall. It ha*
been announced by Dr E W. Me*
Dairmid, president of the confer
ence.
The Individual 8chr.ols will re
ceive t*e money natd for the rieht*.
and if Humble chooses not to broad
cast a game It will onen for other
advertisers and stations. Broadcast
will be handled throueh static**#
located In th« cities where the gmmaa
are being played.
Yellow Cab—Phone 1033.—Adv.
Flowers for all occasion* Las
Bbanos Greenhouse Company. Phans
1588 Adv.
City Ordinance require* covered
garbage cans. Buy them at Qaim
Hardware.—Adv.
Cotton scales, sacks, ducking and
knee pads. Folding cots and wagon
covers. Brcwnaville Hardware.—Adv.
Constance Bennett
“After1" Office
Hour.”
TOMORROW
New drama of the
Roaring West
TOM TYLER
In
"The Silver
v Bullet"
TONITE 8:30
ON THE STAGE
The 6 Prize-Winning Act* Of
^AMATEUR NIGHT1
Competing for the Grand Award
A Real Vodvtl Show
A
Gal*
Event
★
*
On the
Kajr Francis in ‘‘Stranded**
Also —
Tom
Howard
In
“The Mafic
Word”
— And —
Color
Cartoon
FRIDAY
and Saturday
1935 first big radio
sensation.
Romantic thrUier of
the air waves Star
ring many popular
radio ttara full of
tunes, music and
comedy ....
George RAFT
In the New Radio Hit
“EVERY NIGHT
AT EIGHT”
with
ALICE FAT
Palsy Kelly — 3 Radio R«*vn
•nd Many 8tan of Radio
Radio*