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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
BEXAR COUNTY
IN FEE PROBE
Tax Collector Says Incomes
Kept Down BY Low
Delinquencies

SAN ANTONIO. Aug. 24.-Pl-
No officer OF Bexar county N has
received an income OF any amount
approaching $4,000. r.. Neil Camp
bell. tax collector. Saturday in
formed a state senatorial investi-
CATION committee looking into the
operation Of the fee system.
Campbell told the committee that
higher incomes from Bexar county
officers are impossible as only sCY-
en- per cent Of the taxes payatlt
are delinquent. This. Senator Pink
Parrish later said. was the lowest
tax delinquency In Texas. THIS
committee found the delinquency in
other counties 10 be as follows.
Tarrant county. % per cent: Dallas
county. Is per cent: Harris county.
10 per cent. Campbell said all the
uncollected delinquent taxes since
the county was organized wOulG not
exceed 100000 He declared the
incomes OF all county officers con-
nected with the collection OF back
taxes could be increased IL taxes
we're permitted TO become a delin-
quent.
Parrish and his committee spent
some time attempting to learn the
identity Of a firm named Dewitt
and Mills. which they were led 70
believe was located here. Purl said
he was told in Brazoria county yes
terday that the county had con-
tracted with this firm % collect de-
linquent taxes, the firm 70 receive
80 1-3 per cent for collecting 81
500. 900. Testimony indicated the
firm was located in Dallas. When
1t became evident that no contract
to collect taxes had ever been en-
tered into here or that none was
contemplated. Parrish announced
that his committee u~nreservedlv
condemned such practice. althouh
he admitted 1t was within the law.
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world. trouble started in Jerusalem
at noon yesterday. Crowds of arm
ed Arabs attacked the Jews. who
formed themselves in defense
units
Martial Law Declared
Rioting spread and soon got be-
yond control. Hospitals were crowd
ed with the injured.
Twelve were killed and 10 in
jured in the first phase Of the
fighting.
Establishment OF martial law car
ried with 1t censorship on all news
from the disturbed area.
Arab bands attacked the Jewish
village of Motza. near Jerusalem,
this afternoon. killing six persons.
Repeated trouble over the Waillng
Wall has occurred in recent years,
but nothing on such a scale as the
present rioting. The shrine itself Is
the last remaining fragment Of the
temple built 5000 years ago. II Is
situated close to the Moslem shrine
Of the Mosque Of Omar and
around these two symbols Of an
cient religions deadly rioting RACES
Right of Way Blocked
The wall itself Is a fine example
of ancient Jewish architecture. II
is still intact to o height Of forty
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In Our Valley
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awakening to the need for a paved
highway to Boca Chica.
Two weeks ago AL Prince, editor
Of the Mercedes News. told OF the
pleasure Of a trip to the beach
there and said all-weather roads
there and to Point Isabel were
needed TO make the Valleys gulf
coast resorts easily available at all
times.
The Alamo News editor. Mrs.
Caroline Coler, in her Valleyisms
column this week says:
There Is a feeling that this
Valley is on the Rio Grande but Is
far from the Gulf. People should
motor out "a miles from Brownsville
to Boca Chica. There will be found
one Of the finest salt water beaches
in existence. And 1t Is a large one,
too. You can drive right up to the
waters edge II you like"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Loss SEEN in
COTTON YIELD
State And Federal Estimates
Show Crop Below
1926-192S
BY RAYMOND BROOKS

AUSTIN, Aug. 24.-Texas cotton
crop dropped off 442 900 bales pros
pective yield between Aug. l and
Aug. is, according TO estimates Is
sued Thursday by George b. Terrell
state commissioner Of agriculture,
as Of Aug. Is. and the federal gov
ernment's Aug. / report.
Mr.. Terrell announced an indi-
Gated yield of 1856. 900 bales this
year. smaller than 1926 or 1923. ana
slightly above 1927 yield.
Cotton has failed rapidly IN the
past 30 days" Commr. Terrell re-
ported, because Of insect damage
and the extensive drought. Unless
conditions improve by Sept. ! the
crop may be lower than our esti-
mates. Our reports indicate very
bad conditions and low yields. The
crop seems extremely spotted"
County Yields
Last year, he reported, Ellis, VII
hanson, McLennan and Hill coun-
ties made over 100000 bales each
He reported doubt any county vii
reach 5000 bales this season. FL
lis, Williamson and Nueces counties
are prospective leaders this year, ne
said.
The federal government Aug.
| estimated a national crop Of l5,543,-
600 bales and a Texas crop OF 4,793,-
600 bales.
The crop should sell for 20 cents
or higher, based on consumption
figures and other factors, Mr.. Ter
rell said.
The following comparison was
made Of this years and last years
crop, by districts. based on the re-
ports made by Mr.. Terrell's crop
survey organization:
1929 1923
Estimate Total
State .4,356,0O0 4,937. Ass
Eastern dist, 40
counties ....... S05,0OO 98O,2T3
N. dist, % coun-
ties .....-..: ooo'OuO ooo'ooo
counties 1881. 900 1911 2l
S. w. dist, 81
counties -. 100000 5l3,l6O
N. w. dist, So
counties ....... $4,000 867,62a
Central Texas Decline
This shows the northwestern dis
trict the only one promising to pro-
duce more cotton this year than
last. The central Texas district
shows a decline Of 10000. or rs per
cent of the prospective reduction for
the entire state.
This years $4,000, 900 acres is APP
proximately the same as planted III
cotton last year. MI. Terrell point
cd out. The condition factor OF
Aug. Is was 50 per cent normal. ii
will require 4 1T acres to produce
the average bale, showing a pros
pective yield Of only l2l pounds OF
lint per acre. Mr.. Terrell said.
If supply and demand constitute
even an important factor in the
price. the price should advance,
Mr.. Terrell said. in commenting or
conclusion Of the British textile
strike. and the federal governments
statement that a total of 15.620,9 4t
bales were consumed and exported
during the past year. or more than
this years prospective yield.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
MARKETS ATT
GLANCE

New York:
Stocks srtong; American Tele-
phone reached 300 for first time.
Bonds strong: international Tele-
phone 4 l-2c again at new peak.
Curb irregular; National Investors
reaches new top at $50.
Foreign exchanges irregular; ster-
ling steady.
Cotton higher; dry weather west
ern belt.
Sugar holiday.
Coffee holiday.
Chicago:
Wheat easy: fine harvesting wea-
ther.
Corn firm: bullish Nebraska and
Kansas advices.
Cattle steady.
Hogs steady to higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
Mystery Motor Is
Shipped Williams

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-(Pl-
The motor originally intended fcr
the Seaplane in which Lieutenant
al Williams hopes to compete IN
the Schneider cup races in England
was shipped to the naval academy
at Annapolis. Mr., today TO replace
the one which has powered the
plane in recent tests.
The new motor was said to be the
most powerful built in America,
capable, with a supercharger, Of de-
veloping $500 horsepower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
MACDONALD CALLS
SPECIAL SESSION

LONDON. Aug. 24.-tPl-The Sc
robustness of the race riots in Pal
estine led Prime Minister Ramsey
Macdonald tonight to summon his
cabinet to a special meeting tenor
row morning. The first sea lord
was recalled from leave.
The war office ordered the rail-
way from Cairo 10 Alexander clear
ed Of traffic To facilitate prompt
transport of British troops to the
trouble zone around Jerusalem. 1t
was announced that five warships
carrying troops had been ordered TO
leave Malta for Palestine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
S. Farm Heads
Off To Grain Meet

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-LP)-
Five members of the federal farm
board left for Chicago today to at
tend a meeting Monday at which
organization plans for the Farmer
National Grain corporation will be
discussed.
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feet above the ground and 1t goes
down to a depth Of 60 to 65 feet into
the ground. 1t Is reached Dy many
turnings off the street Bah rs Sill
seleh. At the wall Jewish pilgrims
gather three days a week TO pray
and mourn.
Arabs own the ground upon
which the wall is built but they do
not deny Jews the right TO worship
there. A part of the Jewish ritual
calls for q screen TO separate the
sexes. Arabs maintain this blocks
the right of way and the contro-
yersy results in trouble.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
MONKEYS AND
DOGS BECOME
AIR MINDED

There's monkey business going
on at the airport. take II from
j.. O.. Philen. And there are
dog days at the aerial center,
too.
Saturday Philen. customs bro
ker, cleared six Chihuahua dogs
md a monkey through ID
Brownsville airport by aerial ex-
press. The dogs we're bound for
New Orleans from Mexico City.
Philen says that more ship
ments OF dogs will probably fol-
low.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

BERLIN-ln his Bind year Pres
ident Won Hindenburg is an active
hunter. After climbing a mountain
in fog and rain in Bavaria he has
tust --ged two chamois buck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25
y n. COTTONSEED FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 24.-Pl-
Cottonseed oil futures ruled easy:
prime summer yellow oil closed un-
changed at quiet and prime crude
at $3.50 to S7.62 Ia. Futures closed
barely steady. Aug. $500: Oct. $3.50:
Dec. s8.45; Jan. $3.50; March sS.65.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-25

Total sales, 2.l26,920 shares.
ia -
NEW YORK. Aug. 24-(AP)-Sales
Tin hundredsl. high. low and closing
quotations on the New York Stock Ex-
change today:
hknrnnnAn IAnA
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TEXAS SPOT CLOSING
DALLAS. Aug. 24.-tP-Spot cot
ton 1870; Houston l845; Calves
ton 1885.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17

Saturday evening from seven to nine o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs Moss were the reef pients of many pretty and useful gifts, among which was a ten dollar gold piece from the Ladies Aid So- ciety of the Baptist church where both are regular atendants, also n five dollar gold piece from the What soever class. Post cards and letters ] from many places were in addition to the congratulations and good wishes from those who called personally to pay their respects during the after noon and evening.
 Enjoy Good Health ] Both Mir. and Mrs. Moss are enjoy ing unusually good health althoueh they have passed the allotted three score years and ten, They were assist E ed in receiving their guests by Mr. and Mrs. C. Barret and W. F.. Moss. E Charles Moss, Earle Moss, Stanley Crafts and Donald Barrett acted as ushers. Refreshments of wedding cake, cookies. wafers, tea. coffee and fruit punch were served. Mrs W. E. Moss. Miss Iva Moss and Miss Doro- 
 thy Barrett poured.
 Miss Flora Nj. Truesdell. who lives in the same house with Mr. and Mrs. Moss, graciously threw her apartment open and here the guests from out of town were served a substantial meal by Miss Truesdell assisted by Mrs. Mary Moss of Tatem street. Among the immediate relatives I..t. .4. .4 l.etr n. and four of Mrs. Moss sisters. The only great grandchild, Barbara June is but fourteen months old and bit too young to travel.
 Near Relatives Present
 The near relatives included the son. w. Edward Moss of this city, Mrs. Moss and their son William; the daughter, Mrs. Clarence Barrett, her husband and their two children, Don M Barrett, a student at the Conn. Col lege for Women. New London; sis ters, Mrs. John J. Pollock and hus- hand of Providence; Mrs. Mary G. Booker, Pawtucket; Mrs. David C.. Tourteliotte, and husband, New Lon don; Mrs. Roy W. Ennis and husband of Waterford.
 Mir. Moss was born in Greenyille. R. l., July 13, 1852, son of Mir. and Mrs Thomas Moss. When he was but a child the family removed to a Canadian farm where he lived until he was fourteen years old when he returned to the United States. MT. Moss worked in various cotton mills in Rhode Island and eventually ar rived in White Rock where he was to meet the future Mrs. Moss.
 Mrs. Moss, who was Miss Ellen
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
THREE WEEK ENDS" AT
 BRADLEY TUES. AND WE'D.

She's done it again. Clara Bow, the "madeap of the screen" has every body gasping with her latest screen sensation, Three Week Ends" It's from the pen of Elinor Glyn and, to judge by the audience receptions all over the country. it's another amaz- ing Bow-Glyn tie-up.
 Clara Bow startled the motion pie ture world and motion picture audi ences with her daring pieturization of Elinor Glyn's 1t" "it" seemed to be the climax for flashing screen performance And 1t was until "Three Week Ends" burst upon the screen.
 Clara spends many days in a bath ing suit winning the penniless in- surance salesman whom she mistakes for a "big shot" Just watch her snub the "big butter and egg man" for look from this Romeo. It's a wild and witching comedy from TO- mantle Broadway.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
DRAMA STRESSED
 IN NEW PICTURES
Slapstick is Out; Bebe Daniels in New
 Type of Portrayal

A new type of role is afforded Bebe Daniels in her latest Paramount pie ture entitled "Take Me Home," which will be shown at the Bradley Thea ter on Friday and Saturday.
 Her part of Peggy Lane, the little chorus girl, is one that permits of no rest for it as full of action as the Bebe Daniels pictures of the past, and in addition has a strong underlying theme of romance and dramatic inci- dent.
 The denarture of Miss Daniels from the slapstick type of role in this pie ture is In accordance with the new policy recently announced by Para mount Famous Lasky Corporation. Fans of the popular film actress will welcome this change of Miss Daniels being cast in more serious type of role, yet retaining comedy in a lesser degree, is the belief.
 The decision in making this change was made after careful study of what the public wants, according to an of fcial of the film company.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
PROTECT DRIVERS
Incomplete Registration certifi- cates In Force Until Feb.
 1.-Police Notified.

Incomplete registration certificates issued during the rush of applicants during the closing days of the year will be in force until February 1, the State Motor Vehicle Department an- nounced today. About 10000 of these stubs" were given out with registra. ton plates as a special plan of speed ing up service to registrants.
 The department was able to issue registrations about three times as fast by the use of the stubs as would have been the case if the registrants had been required to wait for the flll- Ing out of the complete certificate. Stubs were issued in many cases to both mail and window applicants. This is the first year the plan has been adopted to the mails, but it was made necessary by the tremendous increase in this type of application.
 Department clerks are now at work filling out the complete applications, but owing to the amount of routine business at this period 1t is st.ll un- certain just when the certificates will be mailed. Those receiving the "stubs" were notified that the full registra- tion would be sent to them within twenty days of the date of issue. This time will be extended in many cases, but department heads emphasize that the registrants will have no cause for worry as all police departments in the state have been notified of the ex- tension of time for the use of the incomplete certificates of ID gistra- tions.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
 AGO IN WESTERLY, R. |.

Gulley, was born in Cornwall. Eng land, August F, 1859. She was one of the nine children, all girls. and seven are still living. She was a daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Gull ley. The family came to the United States when she was IA years old and located in White Rock.
 January II, 1879, the couple were married in Westerly by Rev. John j. Evans of the Baptist church. After a wedding trip they returned to White Rock Here their first child. Maud. now the wife of Clarence Bar rett, was born.
 After about five years the fam fly moved to Woonsocket where the son, W. Edward Moss was born. From Woonsocket the went to Salem, Mass, then to ChicGpee Cen ter, Mass, and from there they came
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17

to terrific depths in search of the jew els; how their bodies are crushed by the tremendous depths and their souls by the white mans indifference.
 The story goes into an amazing ad- venture of Dr. Lloyd (Monte Blue) a heachcomber physician who earns the enmity of the whites by his friendship with the natives and who is shang- haied from the island aboard a pest ship.
 How he is shlpwreeked on an undis- covered island and meets love in the shape of Polynesian princess who has never before seen white man and how eventually the white mans shad- greed--leads him to betray the princess and her people is one of the strongest stories ever brought to the screen.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
Ea6IHEA!I:RESd(asa1S d(aaS (sa1 ME,W MOVIES M

characterizing Metro Goldwyn- Mayors White Shadows in the South Seas, /" which will be screened Sunday and Monday at the Bradley Theatre, and the reviewers have not been far wrong.
 It opens with sequence which shows what terrible hardships the whites have and are infiicting on these simple natives-how, led on by the white mans greed for pearls. they dive
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17

Next to beautiful girl, what do you think is the most interesting thing in the world?"
 w Whenever I'm next to a beautiful girl l never bother about statistics. The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17

Moss was for years employed as over to Putnam thirty-hve years ago. Mir. seer in the weaving department of the Nightingale Morse mills. For the last nine years he has been in the employ of the General Monograph Company.
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
WHITE SHADOWS" IS AN
 AMAZING PRODUCTION
Filmed Entirely in South Seas. It Has Unsurpassed Scenic Beauties
 And Great Cast

The most beautiful scenery, the most interesting characters, the most thrilling adventures and the most amazing lovn st0ry ever filmed.
 Thus reviewers everywhere are
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
STRIKE UP THE BANDl

What will Herbert Hoover say to Calvin Coolidge on inauguration dayq
 (Ans March forth. Cal.r') The Pathfinder
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17
Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Moss Observe Golden Wedding
 Anniversary Saturday
Receive a, Home on Chapel Street
 Afternoon and Evening

Married in Westerly, R. l., while both were residents of White Rock, a mil village near Westerly, January f1th. 1879, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Henry Moss of this city observed their golden wedding anniversary Saturday, at their home, 6l Chapel street. The couple have lived in Put nam thirty-fve years. During that time they have made many friends and acquaintences. Over seventy at tended the reception Saturday after, noon from two to five o'clock and
Putnam patriot., 1929-01-17

Pish--The world is full of contra dictions.
 T'sh No, 1t isn't e.ther.-The Pathfinder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

Smart center buckle
strap model NTH cut-ont
apron and Cuban heels.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-01
LYONS In FORM
CHISOXPERKU UP
Wright Receivers From In.
jury; Clubs Start Trek
Home

BEAUMONT, Tex, April i.-P-
Cub pitchers seem to have snap
ped out Of their spring iethargy,
Blake and Bush shut out the Kan
sas City Blues, 3 to 0, Saturday and
the two rookie huriers. Lauten-
bacher and Horne, duplicated the
feat yesterday, the Cubs winning
4 to 0. The Detroit Tigers werd
here for a series with the Cubs
today.
Ted Lyons, ace of American
league hurlers in 1927, and Hal
McKain, rookie hurler, have pro-
vided some sunshine for Manager
Lena" Blackburne, who has his
worries in whipping a winning
White Sox team together. Lyons
and McKain added to their bril-
liant spring hurting records yes
terday by holding the ciouting
Giants to two hits in six innings.
Thomas and Adkins relieved them
and were bumped for nine runs,
seven Of them in the ninth inning,
and the Giants won, 8 to 2.
Robins Recover
The Robins may have a complete
roster able to get into action soon
II they keep on recovering from
injuries. Jim Elliott was In uni
form at West Palm Beach, Fla,
yesterday for the first time since
he pulled a knee tendon ten days
ago and Captain Glenn Wright is
nearly ready to go back to work.
Manager John McGraw has call
ed for a new deal In his two teams
of Giants who are transforming
their way to New York. Eddie
Roush, Chick Fullis and Curley
Ogden join the first squad while
Veltman goes to the second team.
Jimmy Dykes. man of all work
with the Philadelphia Athletics, is
likely to see service In four in
field positions this year. Mack's
infield makeup is not decided upon,
but his order that Dykes be tried
in all positions indicates his man
of all work will be moved about
this year to bolster up the weakest
point.
PhiIs I'm Condition
Two more games in Florida and
the Phillies will hit the home trail,
and in almost perfect condition, to
open the season Saturday in Phila-
delphia's city series with the Ath-
letics. Ray Benge, right handed
pitcher who has q Sore arm, is the
only casualty. He is expected to
be back to normal soon.
Although the st. Louis Cardinals
ended their major league spring
training exhibition season in the
South by dumping the Washington
Senators yesterday, the American
league entry had clinched a five
game series by coping the third
game Saturday. The Senators were
the only Junior circuit representa-
tive to best the st. Louisans in
rival league combat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-01
ACGIE-CUBS TO
meet APRIL Is

COLLEGE STATION. Texas,
April Coach Bob Countryman's
Texas Aggie diamond charges will
meet the Waco Cubs of the Texas
league in a two-game series at Kyle
Field Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 2-3, and will close the week
with a single game April 6 with
the Notre Dame nine, now on its
annual invasion Of the south.
In their previous appearance
against a Texas league team this
season the Aggies battled the Hous-
ton Bluffs, winners of the Texas
league and Dixie championships. to
a "A tie in q brisk thinning af-
fray which was called on account
of darkness. Last year the Waco
| Cubs invaded Aggieland for one
game and although Coach Country
mans performers outhit their OPP
ponents, they we're defeated, 3D.
The Cubs this year have already
dropped one tilt to a Southwest
Conference nine. having been de-
feated early in the season by the
Baylor Bears.
The Aggies' game with Notre