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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
SOUTH'S CROPS
WILL INCREASE
Bureau Figures Indicate
Smaller Yield of Main
Produce In North

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-Present
indications are that there win be
somewhat smaller yields OF the prin-
cipal crops In the North and larger
yields Of the main crops In the South
as compared with last year. says the
Bureau OF Agricultural Economies,
United States Department Of Agri-
culture, in its September / report on
the agricultural situation. The great
crops or the North-corn. what, oats.
potatoes. and fruits-are smaller
than last years. while the great
southern crops-cotton. tobacco. and
sweet potatoes-are larger than last
years. Taking "a PRINCIPAL crops to-
gether. the August estimates indi-
Gated q composite yield about 3
per cent below 1928 but one only
slightly below the 10-year average.
The report says:
The favorable harvest plus the
Fastening influence OF the combine
have brought grain to market In
heavy volume. Storage capacity has
been taxed at most concentration
points and In some instances en-
bargces have been declared. Certain
OF the staple fruits and vegetables
promise shorter supplies than last
year and are accordingly selling at
HIGHER prices.
Most fruits and vegetables have
been selling 1T considerably higher
prices than a year ago because OF
lighter output or better demand ir
me early part OF the season. Dry
weather cut the yield In some tsc-
tons. Most fruits have been on the
high-prlce list. Apples are selling
about twice as high as last season.
| Western graDes started about one
third higher. Peaches did fairly well.
| a5peciallv In the earlv part Of the
season. Pears started high and pri-
-as are well maintained. Canta-
icuuE and melons have brought
-rrwers good average returns de-
-Dita liberal shipments. Compare
tive scarcity Of tree fruits has helped
this class OF products.
The lamb crop this year turned
-ut 70 be about | per cent. a. 100000
head. less than last wears. This was
due to the unusual lnSseS of late
lambs IN the West. ard occurred in
spite az the fact that the number OF
eres was larger.
"The beef cattle p-cs-ect Is still
favorable 10 producers. The exUec-
sation Is that ahout the same num-
her Of cattle will move 20 market In
the coming wear as last year. How
-ver. the poor wirter range and feed
prospects NAV induce a heavier
movement If both cattle and sheep
than August reports indicated"
Although there has been no mark
Ell change In the general dairy stu
alton in the last month. there have
been DEVELOPMENTS. 10th favorable
and unfavorable in n number Of indi-
yssual dairy commodities. Production
conditions have been affected by
somewhat less favorable nastures. al
though hutter Is the only commod-
ity which has as yet been much af-
fected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
200 Ohioans Attend
Picnic At Harlingen
Especial TO The Herald)

NCDCLAaA ~ 4AAC AACAoA4t
HARLINGEN, Sept. approx
mately 200 former residents c the
Buckeye state attended the Ohio
picnic held Labor day at the Har-
lingen fairgrounds. Those attend
ing brought basket lnncheS and cof-'
fee and ice water were furnished.
In a business meeting held In
the auditorium. telegram Of greet
ings from Gov. Myers Y. Cooper Of
Ohio to former r--idents of the
state was read by r. W.. Archer.
secretary of the Ohio ~assication.
All officers we're reinstated. and a
motion was carried TO make the La
Dor day Ohio picinc at Harlingen
an annual affair.
During roll call, Ohioans an
swered from Rio Hondo. Mercedes.
Weslaco. Harrington. La Feria. San
Benito. Edcouch. Santa Rosa Edin-
burg. Lyford. Alamo, Lantana. DON
ma. Pharr. and Raymondville. A.
q. Vandemont Of San Antonio, for
merly Of Ohio W. "a guest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

the industry is in the increased
capitalization Of the Mercedes Con-
crete Pipe Co, which owns plants
at Mercedes and McAllen.
This company early in the year
increased its capitalization TO $76.-
200. At a meeting last week the
capital was increased the second
time in the year to sl25 600.
The concrete pipe LIS being used
for many purposes including drain
age systems, sewer systems and un-
foreground water lines.
McALLEN CITIZENS will be
given an opportunity to decide
whether they want an airport-and
indications are the decision will be
overwhelmingly affirmative.
A special election Is TO be held
soon-within about 80 days-on
a $4,000 bond issue.
A site Of l43 acres in ideal loca-
ton north and west of the city
available for SIS ,025 and remainder
Of the sum 10 be spent on levelling
the field and other Improvements.
Time is CONGRATULATIONS
every modern town will have q
modern airplane landing field. Nc
Allen is taking time by the forelock-
Aerial transportation is an estab-
lished fact. The cities which do
most to encourage 1t are the ones
which viii benefit most.
Which calls to mind criticism
heard from three visiting aviator5
in Brownsville recently.
You have one OF the finest air.
ports in the country here; air mail
and passenger lines are operating
In every direction; yet your people
are motto air minded"
All three pilots. here on special
missions, said practically the same
thing.
your citizens take 1t for granted.
At least three or four Brownsville
citizens should own airplanes and
operate them from the local field
Aerial transportation Is a fact but
Brownsville has not awakened to
that fact"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
You Can Now
Buy Pure Aspirin
for Only Ten Cents

Nearly everyone knows
the value of aspirin as a safe
and dependable antidote for
pain. But when you buy as.
pirin be very sure you get
pure aspirin.
St. Joseph's Pure Aspirin
Is as pure as money can buy.
You can now Get the handy,
metal box, containing twelve
fve-erain tablets with certi-
fed directions, at all dealers
everywhere. And the price
Is only Zoe!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
BLACK MARIA
y y =
AN SW r MANS
= = =
CALL FOR HER

EVANSTON. III, Sept. 49,
The distinguished looking. but
dishevelled gentleman leaning
against the lamp post nc Dewey
and Foster avenues was tired.
Very tired. 1t had been n holi-
day.
He dragged himself to a police
call box. the door of which was
conveniently open.
Send my car right over" he
said. l~istlessly. I'll wait"
They sent over the car with the
length-wise seats and the screen
ed windows. The man, too tired
TO say who ne was. climbed wear
lily aboard.
Drive right home" he said.
When he awoke this morning.
expecting to be at home. he
wasn't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
WRECKACE OF
Continued from page 81

Of the rough terrain but expected
to get there today.
Miller said he had leaped from
the plane early Monday when II
apparently exploded while speeding
toward Cleveland. He managed to
pull the rip cord Of his parachute.
thus saving his life. Miller said
he lay unconscious on the desert
for an indefinite period.
Despite his condition. Miller
went with airplane Searchers and
succeeded i'm sighting a part Of the
wing Of Woods plane. Other aerial
searchers later located the main
portion Of the wreck and reported
II appeared 10 have been swept by
fire. No trace Of Wood was found.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
STEFFENS FUNERAL
SET %

LA FERIA. Sent. 4.-Funeral serv-
ices for w. II. Steffens. Valley real
tor. who died Monday morning at
the McAlIen hospital after two weeks
illness from typhoid fever are an
nounced to be held Thursday after
noon here at the Methodist church
Mt $50 ". m. Reverend y. W. Fee
viii conduct services and Masons
will he In charre. ruterment will
take place in the La Feria cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

Moderately high barometric pres
sure and considerably colder wea-
Their have overspread practically
the entire Northwest this morn
ing, with frost and freezing tenn
peratures reported from Montana.
western North Dakota. and north
ern Wyoming. A trough-like de-
preston, extending from the Rio
Grande Valley northward to the
upper Great Lakes. il attended by
southerly winds. rather high tenn
peratures, and mostly cloudy wea-
Their practically throughout the
eastern half of the United States.
Rains occurred within the last "a
hours in the southeastern states;
and scattered showers from Arizona
and New Mexico north and north
eastward TO the Canadian border
and the upper Mississippi valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
PROBE VALLEY
WOMAN'S
Brownsville Doctor 10 Ques-
toned I'm San Ben
ito Case
Especial 70 The Heraldl

SAN BENITO. Sept. 3.-Investiga-
ton into the cause OF the death OF
Maria Rodriguez. 20. here last week.
was launched here Tuesday before
Justice Of the Peace l.. M. Valdetero
at the request Of Sheriff Frank
Brown OF Cameron county.
The woman died allegedly as the
result OF an operation. An autopsy
has been held by DIR. G. W. Edger-
ton and Or. G. M. Cash. both OF San
3enitO.
DR.. G.. S. Bermont Of Brownsville
was questioned Tuesday morning and
IL was understood DIR. Pedro Herman
DEE Of San Benito was to be ques-
toned later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

obsolete words. abbreviations. suf-
sxies. prefixes. contractions. Use
n side Of paper only. Number
words and arrange alphabetically.
Must send clippings OF each adver-
tisement letters appear Tn Letters
cannot be used more times than
they appear In key word Only
one word OF same spelling but diff
ferent meaning accepted Write
plainly as any doubtful words will
be counted out. All words must
he found I'm any standard diction-
airy. III clippings are not incIosed
or wrong kew word In submitted. So
luton is out OF contest. The con-
test will close Friday NO 0 d. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Ed;nburg Scouts To
Hold Court of Honor

Especial to The Herald
EDINBURG. Sept. A court Of
honor for Boy Scouts of all Edln-
burg troops will be held on The
courthouse lawn here Saturday
night at 8 %. m. A large number
OF badges and other prizes are Is
be awarded. SCOTS In line for
awards are asked TO file applAca-
tons by Friday so scoutmasters may
know In advance how many badges
Of each class TO have on hand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Smoker Announced
For Edinburr Post

EDINBURG. Sept. 4-Members OF
Edinburg American Legion most No.
406 are exDecting one of the best
MEETINGS of the year Fridav night
when they gather ar the court house
for a smoker. which Is being given
" ? recent addition 10 the post. DR..
L. M. Cusher.
The meeting will be held In the
county court room. and post ccm-
-,snder. Cyril NJ. Tapager. Is urging
hat everv member RI the Edinburg
most attend the smoker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

Gonzalo CortinaS and Maria a.
Villareal. w. Fl. Gray and Adelinn
Anzaldua. and Simon Melendrez and
Maris de la Luz Mora
Marriage licenses issued. jose sal
azar and GreForia Rincones and
HarIIe Hare and Minnie Musquiz-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
EDINBURG DISTRICT
COURT TERM OPENS

EDINBURG. Sept. 4.-The 93rd
district court. with j. e. Leslie as
judge, has opened for the Septem-
Der term. a total Of 241 cases are
set for trial. the court 70 continue
an eight weeks session adjourning
October 20.
The 18th district court. with
Judge Boone presiding, will begin
its September term September Is.
The criminal court will hold a ses-
sion OF nine weeks. adjourning No
vember o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
ORGANIZATION For
Young Men Planned

EDINBURG. Sent. 4-YounE bus
mess men Of Edinburg who are Tn
terested In civic Improvement and
the betterment of the community
are 70 meet Wednesday evening in
the courtroom at 7:30 .. m. TO per-
feet a business organization for
young men,
The meeting Is called by G-sdy
Carl. who has associated with MIN
in this move a number Of other
young business men Of the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

Solutions in mail Saturday morn
ing viii be too late.
The same person cannot win tME
first prize more than time.
Prizes are listed below.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
ASKS PRAYER FOR
SOLON'S RECOVERY

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 3.-tF1-
United States Senator Thomas d.
Schall. republican, OF Minnesota.
has asked the people of the state
to offer prayers for the recovery OF
his colleague. Senator Henrik Ship
stead. farmer Labor. who Is III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-P9-Cot-
ton opened steady. Oct. 1928: Dec.
1853. Jan. 1870: March 1892: May
1895.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

First figure lowest temperature
last night. second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday: third, wind velocity
at s a. m. fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
Markets
NEW oRLEANs n

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 4.=Rl-
Cotton opened steady. Jan 1888;
March 1884; May 19.78-Bid; July
i9.60-Bid: Oct. 1925: Dec. 1885.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04
In Our Valley

CONTINUED From Page y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
BLAMED
IN DEATH OF MAN
Injuries Suffered in Alleged
Beating in Raid Declared
Cause.

Leroy Jackson, 26 years old, colored,
of 433 Elm street. died in private
hospital early this morning from q
throat swelling said to have been aggra-
waited by his injuries sustained when
police of the eighth precinct raided his
home on October IS.
jackson was arrested in a raid con-
Quoted by Pvts. w. r. Latin, J. w.
Cassidy and William McEwen of the
eighth precinct, who charged him with
permitting gambling In his home and
illegal possession of whisky. One pint
of alleged whisky was seized. He was
released under 5000 bond and when ar
raigned in Police Court demanded a
jury trial and was again released.
Doctor Called In.
Jackson returned to his home and DR.
w. L. Tignor, colored, of 921 s street
was called in. DR.. Tignor treated the
injured man at his home for four days
and then removed him to the Curtis
Private Surgical Sanitarium, where he
died at AS am. today.
Dr. Arthur M. Curtis. who, with his
brother, DR.. Austin L. Curtis. both col
ored. who attended jackson after he was
brought to their institution. said this
morning that Jackson had made a
statement that he had been attacked
in a rear room of his residence by two
Of the raiding police. He asserted, DR..
Arthur Curtis said, that he did not
know who made the attack. A police
investigation OF the case was ordered.
Witness Tells Story.
According to the story told The Star
this morning by Louise Riggs, colored
a roomer at the Jackson residence. the
three police walked up to the front
door OF the house and kicked 1t open
without knocking.
The police, who were attired in plain
clothes, she said, offered no warrant 70
jackson, but began search OF his
clothing and the house. She saw one
of the men hit jackson on jaw and
then beat him about the face.
DR.. J. Ramsay hewitt, District cor.
oner., has been notified of the death OF
Jackson and the body has been removed
to the Morgue pending an inquest.
Irving Riggs, colored. who also lived
with jackson; DR.. Arthur Curtis, DR.
Tignor and Mrs. Jackson are listed al
the eighth precinct as witnesses in the
case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
GAS HEARING SET
FOR NOVEMBER 13
Utilities Commission to Consider
Proper Depreciation
Rates.

A public hearing November l3 at 10
o'clock to consider proper depreciation
rates to be established for the Washlng-
ton Gas Light Co. has been ordered by
the Public Utilities Commission.
The company now makes an assess
ment of IL cents per | 900 cubic feet OF
gas sold and places the money so de-
rived into its depreciation fund. In
1925 the rate was raised by the COM
pany to IL cents from cents. At that
time the commission pointed out that
in a previous opinion 1t had held that
the 12-cent rate was excessive. The
company, in reply. argued that although
the commission had found as a fact
that the 12-cent rate was excessive, no
formal order reducing the rate or 1Xing
any different method Of accruing a
rate had ever been put into effect. Thus
the matter rested until recently, when
the commission wrote the company
asking If it intended to reduce its rates.
The company replied again that no
formal orders had ever been entered
by the commission on the subject and
the commission promptly ordered the
public hearing, after which rate VIII
be offlcially established
Commissioner Harleigh Fl. Hartman
said today that as far as the company's
books showed, the 12-cent rate was not
excessive and that the depreciation
fund set up under this rate had about
broken eVen.'' whereas under the g.
cent rate it had been somewhat in the
rear. There are several interpretations OF
the figures possible, however. Mr.. Hart
man said. and the matter will be gone
into thoroughly at the public hearing
and finally settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
AIMEE MCPHERSON
MAY FACE CHARGES
Special Jury Session Weighed to
Investigate Allegations of
Diverting Funds.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 2.-Dep-
uty District Attorney Daniel Beecher
declared today that a special session
Of the grand jury would be called to
consider possible criminal action against
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, evangelist, in
connection with charges of alleged ir-
regularities in church accounts brought
by DR.. John Cohen, deposed assistant
pastor.
The announcement came after Mrs.
Mcpherson and her mother, Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy. and several officers of Angeius
Temple appeared before the grand jury
with boxes of Cancelled checks. The
checks were carried by Mrs. Mcpherson
and were alleged to have been those is
sued on bank account maintained un-
der the names of Elizabeth and Ruth
Johnson" DR.. Cohen charged Mrs. Nc
Pherson diverted 500 900 of the congre-
cations money to the account.
Beecher said auditors would go over
the checks as they had gone over finan-
cial records Of the Echo Park Evangelis-
tic Association, business organization OF
Angelus Temple, before the date for the
special session was set.
Mrs. Mcpherson said the checks were
not hers, and her financial secretary,
Mae B. Woldron, said: Mrs. Mcpherson
knows nothing about them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
TARD|EU SUCCEEDS
IN CABINET TASK
Formation of Ministry Ends
Crisis in Progress Since
October 22.

PARIS, November 2 (P.-Andre
Tardieu announced today that he
had succeeded in forming cabinet,
ending the ministerial crisis in
France. which has dragged on since
October %. the Havas Agency says.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 2.-Despite the
refusal of majority OF Radical
Deputies to collaborate in his projected
cabinet. Andre Tardieu, Moderate
premier designate, this afternoon de-
clared that he would nevertheless form
a ministry.
The refusal Of the Radical Deputies
to collaborate nevertheless has made
the situation, which has lasted IL days,
more acute. The vote was 46 against
participation and % in favor of it. If
the minority should bolt 1t is believed
that Tardieu may succeed in putting
a few Radicals in mis- ministry, but this
was thought rather doubtful.
Difficulties Increased.
Inc SJanQ bdken Dy the FdulCdlS HAS
increased the difficulties of Tardieu,
since observers believed that IL he
should now pick his material from the
right wing 1t would involve the loss of
M BRAND, former premier and foreign
who would not sit in cabinet
frankly Conservative in character.
1t was believed that If M. Tardieu
should form cabinet the ministry
would likely be short-lived and that
then President Doumergue would turn
to Senator Maurice Sarraut, Radical
leader in the Senate. who is less to the
left than M. Daladier.
While todays Radical vote was
against participation in the Tardieu
cabinet 1t nevertheless left the way
open for the party TO support the
government. The motion finally adopted
while refusing collaboration added: ut
will judge the new government by Its
acts without any preconceived hostility.
having regard only for the policy OF
reforms and peace in accordance with
the country's interests"
This motion was voted by acclama-
tion with former Premier Herriot among
those opposing participation in the
Tardieu cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-02
". c. LEE, RAILROAD
UNION LEADER, DIES
Prominent Conservative Sue
cumbs After Long Battle
Against Cancer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, November 2.--William
G. Lee, 20 years old, whose colorful
leadership of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen brought him national
prominence. died in his home in Lake
wood this morning after losing battle
of months against the ravages of can
GER.
From the beginning of his career as
an official Of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, Lee was leader whose
open methods led him into many battles.
From 1909 to 1928 he served as pres
ident of the organization, relinquishing
his post, when. at the age of 68. he was
defeated for reelection. He was named
secretary-treasurer, but, because Of i'll
health, he resigned last June l.
In January, after having been elected
president of the American Home Build
ers, Inc, Lee was made defendant in
a 100000 suit charging slander. 1t
was filed by Walter r. McCaleb, former
vice president and organizer Of labor
banks.
MiSmanagement Charged.
Among other things McCaleb had
charged Lee with mIsmanagement of
the affairs of the Home Builders. Lee
countered, accusing McCaleb with being
Vengeful because he had been defeated
for the presidency Of the organization.
1t was upon this accusation that the
suit was filed, and is still pending.
Regarded as one of the most con-
servative of the Big Four" railroad
brotherhood leaders. Lee always believed
that thoro uern hotfor WavS Of getting
things done than by going after them
in bulldog fashion. While not lacking
in aggressiveness, he was wont to be-
lieve that diplomacy would accomplish
more than force, that justice would rally
to conciliation sooner than to pugnac1ty.
Lee is credited with having done more
than any other man to prevent the
threatened Nation wide railroad strike
in 1921. which, it was conceded, would
have paralyZed the countrys program
for economic reconstruction. The great
brotherhoods, representing more than
100000 skilled workers, were preparing
to take a strike vote following an
nouncement by the railroads that
wage reduction of IL per cent would be-
come effective, when Lee threw his tre-
mendous power on the side OF the con-
servatives.
Called 1t Suicide"
Realizing that more than 5000, 900
men throughout the country were job
less. he characterized the threatened
strike as suicide"
"If some miracle Is not performed to
stop this strike" he wrote to one of his
colleagues. I'VE can expect larger per-
centage of our membership to become
scabs and the remainder to become
tramps"
While union labor saw much of Mr..
Lees conservative policy, 1t also had
frequent occasion to remember that
he had a forceful side. The great un-
authorized strike of 1920, when thou
sands of men walked out without
orders from their leaders, was summari-
ly dealt with by Lee when he dis
franchised and expelled several thou
sand men from the trainmen's organi-
cations, because, he said, they sought
to destroy the established brotherhoods
and set up in their places the "one big
union"
Lee was born in LaPrairie. H., No
rember 20, 1853.