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SAILF1SH ARE (Continued from Page One) boat, and R B. Creager with his family an the Boat Alice. lfcey reported that king mackerel * were so numerous and struck so quickly and savagely that it was almost impossible to get a bait down through them and to the deep water below where the red snapper are caught. Trie fishermen in the four boats brought in between 300 and 400 large king mackerel, averaging well over the size usually caught, and several hundred pounds of red snapper. One or two commercial „ fishing boats also were at the banks and brought in hauls of snapper. Vincent Stevenson of Brownsville usl : his -land scow" finally reach ed the fifth pass on the coast of Mexico below here, and brought back reports of probably some of the finest fishing on the Atlantic coast anywhere. Stevenson and two other local men fished there Saturday night and Sunday morning. They used apocns and other artificial bait, and reported they could catch any kind . ol fish they wanted, as they could tee the fish in the clear water. Trout weighing up to 10 or 12 pounds, large redfish, big pike, and other kinds of fish were caught, about 200 being taken in all, and many put back in the water. So far as is known this is the ' first time anyone has ever fished there, as the pass is almost inac cessible. Fishermen on Brazos Island, the Jetties, and in the Laguna Madre had varying luck, some catching a lot of fish, and others few. Report to The Herald from Del Mar shows the following from the Jetties and beach: Jack Campbell of Brownsville, 10 *' speckled trout; Felix Gomez of Brownsville, one 50-pound jewflsh; Renfrce Knickerbocker and party, and A. J. Monette and party, 50 redfish, 4 pompano, 6 speckled trout, and one 18-pound rock bass, l caught by Mr. Knickerbocker; Nor man Richardson of Brownsville. 1 Spanish mackerel, and 1 speckled trout; A B. Walker and party of Brownsville, 18 speckled trout; Bill Roach of Brownsville, 18 trout; R. E. Alcorn and party of Donna, 51 Spanish mackerel; Luke Waters of Jettyville. 2 redfish, 21 trout; Virgil Jones of Brownsville, 5 trout; S. F Roberts. 24 trout; J. E. Smith and wife, 68 trout, 9 redfish; Happy Hatterbaugh. 10 Spanish mackerel One sailfish was sighted by Har der Oler and party of Harlingen SHIPS DRIVEN (Continued from Page One) bo formal report of the Incident early Monday afternoon, but ex pressed interest. Formal com plaints in incidents of this type are regularly filed with the American consulates, Krausse said. None of the Matamoros officials contacted by The Brownsville Herald had any knowledge of the Incident, but stated they would be glad to assist in an official inves tigation. They are investigating at present to determine who fired the shots although no formal complaint has been lodged with Mexican au thorities Among those contacted were Lieutenant Colonel Bernardino Aguirre of General Gabriel Cer vera’s. staff and General Larraga, chief of customs. (Continued From Page One) ; the lower as well as the higher brackets. Robinson Indicated a I Strong fight against It. One senate democratic authority, who did not wish to be quoted, said the committee approval of the La Toilette rates was a deliberate ef fort to produce a stalemate with the house so that no new taxes would be enacted this session. Troopers Leave ABBEVILLE, S. C.. Aug 12 (JP>— National Guardsmen, called to duty 'over the wek-end to balk a mob which threatened 10 negroes held for beating a white man. were demobilz ed Monday after Sheriff F B. Mc Lane informed the governor that he thought the danger was ended. "city briefs’ Mowers tor all occasiona Los i Sbanos Greenhouse Company. Phone IMS Adv. Lawnmowers. grass hooks, rubber hose, sprinklers and shears; cement; carpenters and plummers' tools. Brownsville Hardware.—Adv. Yellow Cab—Phone 1033 —Adv. For rent—Johnson’s electric floor polisher. Also sanding machine. Garza Hardware. Adv. I Positive Relief For Itchy Skin OeeHng and soothing Bio* su# Ointment melts on the skin, sending , heated medicines deeply into pores inhere ft qnJckly kills Itch, tetter, teth. eczema, foot itch, ringsrorsu •U. Muncy heck if first jar fail* Helps Babies Rest Ends Colic Pains Aids Digestion ALL VALLEY DRUGGISTS BILIOUSNESS Ethiopian Amazons Gird for Battle Ethiopia echoes the adage, “The female of the species is more deadly than the male,” as it pre pares for war with Italy. Em peror Haile Selassie says their womenfolk will follow his sol diers to battle to carry water, prepare food and care for the wounded. Others, like the husky lass at right, will be on the fighting front at members of the amazon legion. And, if they follow the tradition ol ferocity, these camp followers will rore the battle fields looting and — mutilating bodies of fallen foes.___ TODAY'S MARKETS NEW YOBK STOCKS NEW YORK. Aug. 12. <£*)—'The stock market brushed most profit taking aside Monday as the rails and utilities pushed forward under re newed demand. Trading started at a fast pace, Weeks of several thousand shares changing hands. The activity level ed off later, but a subsequent buy ing move in low-priced power com Bob-Tailed Plane Lands At Capital WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.—WV The first of the ’‘family air flivvers.’’ a tail-less airplane designed to sell at less than $1,0 0, arrived at Wash ington airport Monday at the end of a transcontinental flight. On hand were Secretary Roper ai.c Eugene L. Vidal, director of air commerce, for whom the plane was constructed. In the air, it looked like a large grasshopper. It landed. Roper said, "on a dime" and in so doing a pan ol the landing gear was smashed. Secretary Roper minimized the in cident. "How does it fly?" he asked John H Geisse. chief of the air bureau’s development section, who was mak ing his first transcontinental flight as a pilot. “It files Itself,” Geisse said. Woman Stabbed To Death At Laredo IAREDO. Aug. 12.—fJF)—The slay ing of Miss Ethel Carlos, 25. of La redo. Monday was charged to Jesus T Wise, a clerk in the comptroller’s office in Austin. Shortly after the woman was stabbed to death in front of her home. Wise surrendered. At the inquiry, witnesses testified that Wise drove up behind the Carlos automobile as it stopped in front of the house. A few minutes later, as she talked to ’Wise, wit nesses said, she screamed and fell to the ground, her throat cut. The woman's assailant drew the knife across his throat and col lapsed. testimony developed. Later he got uo and hurried fway in his automobile. Appeals Filed AUSTIN. Aug. 12.—'**— Two death penalty convictions for mur der were appealed Monday to the court of criminal appeals, bringing to 10 the number filed during the court's summer recess. Appeals were filed by: Grady Warren, convicted In Up shur county on a change of venue of the murder of E. C. Brown, in Smith county December 31. 1933. by striking him with a piece of iron durine a robbery. William Richard Davis, negro, convicted in Travis county of the murder of Will Poster, Austin street car motorman, last January 7, who was shot in a hold-up. Joseph Janvier Of Edcouch Succumbs (Special to The Herald) ELSA. Aug. 12. — Funeral ser vices will be held at Weslaco Tues day morning at 8 o’clock at the Catholic church for Joseph Janvier, 57, who died here Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. Burial will be at the Weslaco cemetery with Martin-Nelson funer al home In charge. Mr. Janvier had been a resident of Elsa for 20 years Survivors include his wife and two sons, Joseph. Jr., and Noel of Elsa, and a brother, Father Henry Janvier of Ballinger. Althoueh the earth receives more solsr heat in January than in July the northern hemisphere Is a much colder p’ace in the former month. At that time, each heat rav strikes the earth at a low angle, distribut ing the heat ever a greater area. I pany issues and the carriers brought a sharp expansion of the volume. Numerous stocks again were lifted to new highs for the year and lon ger. Washington developments appar ' ently still were secondary, as a mar ket influence, to economic happen ings. Grains furnished no stimulus for equities, the majority exhibiting a heavy tone. Cotton drifted lower. Bonds were steady to firm. Foreign exchanges improved. Shares of Union Pacific and American Telephone got up around 2 points each and others, fractions to a point or so higher, included New Haven. N. Y. Central, Santa Fe, American & Foreign Power, Electric Power dfe Light, Case. General Elec tric. Westinghouse, Anaconda. Ken necott, U. S. Smelting, Cerro De Pas co and Goodyear. Among scattered casualties United Fruit was off 3 points and Mesta Machine nearly 2. Wall Street, as a whole, did not appear at all disturbed by the real , iring w’hlch occurred In a number of the more substantial gainers of re cent sessions. Trade news over the week-end was generally regarded as satisfac tory and some observers expressed the opinion that the slowing down of industry, normally experienced just before Labor Day. probably will be less than usual this year. NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 12. (JfA— Lower cables and continued reports of favorable weather in the belt induced light offerings on the cot ’ ten market Monday and active months were 9 to 12 points lower. Liverpool was lower than due as local selling in that market failed to support the prices. October started the day at 1107, while all the other months broke threueh the It-cam ’^ve1 and De cember dropped to 10.96, January to 10.91. March to 10.85 and May to 10.86. Near months extended their early losses during the mcmlng as Octo 1 her dinned to 11.04 and December to 10.94. The main reason for the de cline was given as the excellent progress being made by the growing crop. Weather map posters Monday showed that needed rains were fall ing in Alabama. Georgia and the Carollnas while west o' the river the weather was high and dry. Trading was a little mere active Monday, bnt after active months had sustained losses of 25 to 75 cents a bale trading dwindled end prices ; then held in a narrow range. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO. Aug. 12. '■*—Despite relative strength shown by the I Liv erpool wheat market, griin Drlces here averaged lcwer early Mondav. Opening wheat unchanged to K hieher, December 91 ^4 -92. Chicago wheaf futures oulckly underwent a general droo. C"*ti stamen >4-IK off December 57-57H. and then held near to these limits. Barbara Gets Part Of Prince’s Estate COPENHAGEN. Aug. 13- The late Prince Alexis Mdivani's former wife. Countess Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwits-Reventlow. will meet her four brothers—end sisters ir-law to arrange the division of Alexis’ $2,000,000 estate. This was disclosed Monday by her husband, Count Court Haugwitt Feventlow, who said the heiress to the Woolworth millions was to re ceive one-fifth of the total estate by the terms of Alexis’ will. The prince was killed Aue. 1 In an auto mobile accident In Spain. The Count said he was certain that under the will his wife would receive the Venetian Castle she gave the prince but that other details of the division of real estate would be arranged by her In con ference with Alexis’ two brothers •no two sisters. 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