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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25

the people from exorbitaat rates for
public utilities.
SAYS Utilities Back Bill
Hank Abncy of Sherman charged
the public utilities companies and
not the cities or people of TEXAS
were hack az the move for 2 state
commission 70 regulate public util-
tiles.
He said hp was opposed 70 the
interference OF state boards in local
matters and criticized the operation
Of the railroad commission N hand
ling gas rate controversies.
The governor outlined his views
on the matter near tho end OF the
hearing. He asserted there has
been no need for a utility commits
sion until utilities became monopo-
listic in this state.
"Home rula was sll right 4 long
time arc when We had p little phone
company or a Total electric light
concern, but row one line serves 10
or 60 towns" the governor said.
Cities Want First Say
He said that neither patrons Of
utility companies nor cities had any
way OF finding out whether or not
the rate they charged for telephone
telegraph, electric and gas service
was Just.
Mayor Joseph r. Nichols OF
Greenville interrupted him 10 agree
that state regulation n intcr-city
service was acceptable and ~ suggest
that cities be allowed ~ make their
orn deals within their boundaries
with the commission To act IS an
appellate body IN case no agreement
could be reached.
r. r. Rouer took a like stand cor
corning rate-fixing within the cities
but admitted that eve need some
relief"
City Attorney Jim Collins Of Dali
las told the legislators they should
arrive az some method Of determin-
ing the value Of the public utilities
before attempting to form a price
fixing commission.
Meet Again Tuesday
Joe Ryan. city attorney III San
Antonio. made the final suggestions
10 the senate committee. He assert
ed that the utilities corporations
should not be permitted 10 choose
the venue of hearings or court trials.
The several talks lasted until near
midnight al which time none Of the
public utilities representatives had
been heard. The committee decided
TO meet again next Tuesday to hear
further discussion.
The term public utilities in the
original hill would include light. tel
cgraph, telephone. bus. street car.
waterworks and gas companies and
the like.
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CABBAGE DOWN
TO $40 TON
Shippers Urge Grow.
ers Aid in Stabil-
izing Markets

Growers in all parts Of the VALLEY
are being advised today by shippers
to cease cutting cabbage. following
a reduction Thursday Of IS per ton,
bringing the net price TO the grower
around so per ton.
Government reports show $50 cars
moved from the Valley Wednesday
and Thursday. and also a heavy
movement Of old stocks from stor-
age. The markets are o well sup
piled, shippers state, and advise re-
auction of shipments as the best
means Of steadying the market.
The cabbage movement the past
week has heen heavy from all parts
Of the Valley. the price ranging
around S25 per tom to the grover.
Practically al shipments have been
high quality. shippers state. but the
markets cannot assimilate the heavy
tonnage.
Very little cabbage remains in
storage in either New York or Wis
cousin. according 10 the government
estimate. and II is believed these
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25
AIRMAIL BIDS
DUE SATURDAY
u. S. Will Make Award
On Mexico Route;
Rates Fixed

With notice that the government
Will let contract Saturday on the
American route Of the new airmail
line 20 Mexico, Postmaster G.. w.
bennett Friday made public orders
from the postal department fixing
the charges on mail as 5 cents for
each ounce or fraction and 10 cents
for each additional ounce or fraction.
The Mexican government already
has let contract for its share Of the
international airmail route. II is I'M
derstood. A number of bids to ham
die the American part of the route
have been received, information here
advises.
The order from the postal depart
ment at Washington, fixing the rates
reads As follows:
Effective IL once. articles in the
regular mails posted in this country
and addressed for delivery in Mexico,
which arc TO be dispatched BY air
mail, Will be subject 10 the United
States domestic airmail rate, that is
> cents for the first ounce or frac-
ton and 10 cents for each additional
ounce or fraction.
This rate includes the postage
and the airmail free, and articles
prepaid thercat will be dispatched BY
air service in Mexico where avail
able rs well as IN this country.
Articles which, though marked 10
be dispatched by air. arc not fully
prepaid at the rate given in the first
paragraph. shall be treated as ordi-
nary articles and shall be dispatched
by the ordinary means from the Of
flee mailing to the Mexican office
of destination, il properly prepaid
therefor.
The Mexican domestic airmaiI
rate; that is. So centavos for each
20 grams tabout three-fourths ounoe)
or fraction, is likewise applicable
20 articles mailed in Mexico and ad-
dressed for delivery in this country
which are 70 he dispatched Nv the
Mexican and United States airmail
services"
A bulletin Of date Nov. IN. 1928.
received nv Postmaster bennett
shows that the Mexican airmail rate
AZ that time was , cents plus Is cents
an ounce or fraction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25

OPEN PROBES
3rd To Get Under Way
Soon; Books And
Hidalgo Are Up

AUSTIN, Jan. 25.-lPF-The legis-
isture today set in motion machinery
for two Investigations. with a third
70 get under way early next week.
a senate committee will q arc
today for a thorough inquiry into
boob contracts IL is proposed 10 be
r. awarded A. the result OK bids received
from publishers last October.
Speaker W. :. Barron Will nane the
three house members who will serve
with two senators in investigation oil
the general land office and transac-
.tious between Land Commissioner
j.. 7. Robson. the governor. attorney
generals office ard University of
Texas Regents over sales of Univer-
sity land oil and gas leases.
The house committee on privilege.
suffrage and elections decided yes
tc-dEy that jurisdiction tested with
II d hear the contest ~ r. II. Smith
a-ains thc seating n vi. X. Mont
gOmcrv cf Edinbur-.
"A subpoena was ordered issued for
County Judge A. W. Cameron of III.
dalro county n appear before the
committee Monday. bringing with
him all poll lists and tally sheets ~
the November s election in which
Smith and Montgomery were candi-
dates.
The textbook investigating commit
tcc Is Com1oscd of Senators A. J.
Wirtx Of Seruin. Clint c. Small 81
wellington and viii n. Martin 81
HilIshoro. II will unde -take TO de-
termire In the law which provides
that Texas shall not paw for tex:
books more than rnv other state Il
being complied with.
Lieut.. Governor Barry Mile
named Senators Tor NJ. Moore or
G~rccnville and Carl r. Hardin %
SteDhenvillc - members 81 IN, land
office Investigating committee. A
soon 20 The house members are ar-
pointed the committee will organize.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25
Ey CLARK kINNAIRD
Staff Writer for Central Press and
Brownsville Herald

EDENTON. ". Il. Jan. 25.-lPJ-
Lucy Ar9e j. inst another victim
of love. but her story Is a little bit
different.
Miss Ange never had a date" until
she was one and twenty and away
from her home. which is IN the West
over community OF Washington
county. near Edenton.
Former sehoolmstes remember her
as a girl. attractive and all that.
who never had anything to do with
boys. She was at ease when around
the opposite sex, but never seemed
TO take an interest in them. She was
known to her classmates as one boys
didn't mean a thing to. Members OF
her family say they " knew Of
her being out with a boy, that is,
before
Well. last September Lucy Ange
went TO Norfolk to attend business
school. Her folks didn't know much
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ORDER SURVEY
ROAD
Possibility of State Aid
Seen In Action of
Commission

Probability that Cameron county
would receive state aid IN paving tire
military highway from Brownsville
vest TO the Hidslgo county line Is
seen ~ county officials in the in
structions issued by state highway
commission to Glib Giichrist, chief
of engineers. 10 investigate tnat
highway and present recommenGa-
tions 10 the commission.
AT the meeting az the state hiEE-
vav commission the first or the
week. County Judge o. L. Dancy
urged paving o. the highway 81 the
EARLIEST possible date. asserting that
il would serve one OF the most pro-
ductive sections OF Texas. 1t is an
derstood that an effort will DC made
I osecure acceptance By the state or
the entire project.
Cameron county has paved Ola
miles vest from Brownsville ~ the
west line al the Brownsville com
missioner precinct and paving is now
under way from Los irdios 10 IN
Paloma. In the extreme western
mart the highway ms been paved
from Bluetown 70 the Hidal-o lire
WEST o. santa 80 III tNNNA~ rn-
nroximztely IO.5 miles 10 be paved in
Cameron county.
In Hidalgo county the road dis
tricts contemplate paving several
sections Of the highway. and an CT
fort will be made 70 have these con-
nectcd. providing a river road ~
far west as Mission. where it would
connert with the western division az
Highway No. IL, which has been
paved 70 Roma.
Between Roma and Laredo con-
~struction or grades and bridges X
under way. and IL i understood that
section will be Erayeled wherever
gravel is available and can be So
cured at small cost. Starr. Zspa,a
and Webb county residents will en-
deavor TO secure aid on crawling ard
oiling the entire distance to a con-
n~eetion with Roma.
Highway department engineers are
expected in the Valley the first ~
the week. ard may investigate the
military road project al that time.
The state highway commission will
come 70 Cameron county in Febru-
airy or March, and tx L. believed they
viii investigate the military high
way in conjunction with other hirn-
way projects proposed for the county
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25
Demand for Vicks Supplies
Good Index to Spread of Flu

An interesting s%idelignt on the
present influenza epidemic has been
the accuracy with which the demand
for Nieks NapoRub reflects the flu
situation IN various parts of the
country. Nicks il the external treat
ment which proved so helpful in 1915,
Last November, rush orders from
the Pacific Coast for more and more
Nicks told Of the beginning or a new
epidemic. As the Flu moved cast.
sudden increases in the demand FOR
Nicks marked it. spread from state
10 state.
Now that influenza has become
fairly general. IL il once more neces-
sary. in spite OF vastly increased
capacity. to run the Vicks labora-
tories all night long. sS the public
now demands over $4,000 jars every
- hours.
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TE! : HUSBAND ED
X y +
GIRL is FACING
= = =
BICAMY CHARGES

MTSKoGEE. Okla, Jan. 25.-LP
Husband number / complained.
and 80 Opal 0Eens. who admitted
hayinz married three men without
the formally OF q divorce from
any Of them, is held here on a
tigsmy charge.
Number / was Wyley Owens. II
Dcnison. Tex, number > was
r. H. Boyne ~ Fort Wayne. Ind,
and number 8 Is Earl Wilder. who
she married at Wagner several
weeks ago, the yoGnE woman told
officers.
Owens came here seeking his
wife. Officers found her with
Wilder. bat she produced 4
riaSe license 20 they didn't arrest
her. They looked her up again
later when Owens wrs insietcnt,
and then she told about husbands
number I and ..
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Boxing Card AT
Mission Tonight
fSneciaI 10 The Hrraldl

MISSION. Jan. 25.-kid Pritchard.
promising young pugilist of Mission.
= scheduled TO meet Kid Saenz. or
Mercedes. in an S-round drama here
tonight az the feature OF a fight
and wrestling card 70 be staged az
the McShane Athletic club.
Included the fiStic bill Of fare is
Sailor Barrett and Egg Lehman. Two
or three good preliminaries are on
the card.
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stocks will be nearly cleaned up by
February /, altar which the Texas
cabbage will hold the lead in all mar
kets. Shippers express the opinion
that il the cabbage movement is held
70 the minimum for a few days TO
permit the mao markets to work OFF
the storage stocks and the supplies
If new cabbage on hand. there will
he no difficulty in maintaining a
good price level the rest Of the sea
son. providing the crop is marketed
IN an orderly
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VALLEY
AA@zzzW@MZ

Glasses in shorthand will be organ
lied in Valley Business College Mon
day. February 4.
New students are. Julian Cirsrd.
Miss Hortencis Perez, Of Point
Isabel. and Jesse Slovw.
Euls Terrell has bren promoted 10
h~ockkeeper At the Pztteson Motor
Company, and Margaret McClughsn
becomes stenogrspher In the office
Of the local Ford dealers.
Estelle Alexander IA St~enogrsrher
in the office Of the Browne Tract De-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25

the Brownsville store. The company
has stores in this city. Harrington
and McAllen. Joe Pupkin. manager
Of the Harlingen store will have
chrage at MeAilen. while Ben Pup
kin will take charge OF the Harlin-
gen store.
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velopmen; Company.
Doris Martinsl did some special
stenorraphic work for the Armour
Packing Company last week.
Mrs. FaSterly is doing smanuensis
work in the office OF Sam Hugh
ston. the Insurance man.
Many calls for competent office
help have been received during the
past wear. We are needing n number
az new students to train for the
many positions expected. Come. en-
roll in either day or night school.
Advertisement.
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II. c. IS TO
MAKE HOUSTON HOME

X. c. bennett OF k%ingsville vas a
visitor In Brownsville Thursday. here
To visit his mother. Mrs. Caroline
bennett. and his brothers. Fostmas-
ter q. w. bennett and Jesse bennett.
He ~ connected with the Humble Oil
company. ard left Thursday night
~ enter the general sales dpart-
mcnt az the Humble company in
Houston.
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CHURCH PAYS BOY sl.aaa

MANCHESTER. Eng.-Hsrry Tuck
er. aged 10. was awarded $1,000 be-
cause his fingers were hurt when
he helped move a piano in the
school ~ Tuckholes church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25

McALLEN is TO GET
SAN TOY SHOE SHOP

The San Toy Shoe store will open
its third Valley store IN McAllen
Saturday, according to
ment by Alex Pupkin. manager or
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SIS FOR A LIFE

BIRMINGHAM, Eng.-ThouTh Geo.
Rome vaS held responsible for the
death ar Arthur Thompson Va an
auto accident. ne was fined only
S25.
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GIRL SCORES HOLE IN

DERBY, Eng.-Miss Ethel Garven
made a l35-yard hole on a local golf
corrs In one stroke.
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the people from exorbitaat rates for
public utilities.
Evening star., 1929-11-23
RITES HELD TODAY
FOR BLAST VICTIM
Charles Jacobson to Rest in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Other Funeral Plans.

Funeral services are being held this
afternoon for Charles Jacobson, 1924
Twelfth street, one of the victims Of the
McCrory explosion.
Last rites for Jacobson are being
held at the home, Rev. v. O. Anderson
of st. Anges' Episcopal Church oficiat-
ing. Burial Is in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. ~
Mrs Annie Cockrell, her 2-year-old
daughter, Mary Ann, and the child's
aunt, Miss Kitty Cullinan, will be
buried Monday morning in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, after services at $50
at the residence, 4505 Arkansas avenue,
and at $50 at Sacred Heart Church.
Arrangements have not been COM
pIeted for the funeral Monday of Mrs.
Florence M. Darlington, 63 w street,
another victim of the blast.
Services for Miss Elizabeth Dawson,
337 Maryland avenue. the other victim,
will be held at 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing at st. Joseph's Church. Burial will
be In Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1929-11-23

determine the basis of the grand jury's
charges against the two police officers.
1t Is unlikely, however, that another
effort will be made to get testimony
from members of the grand jury who
criticized Shelby and Kelly. It Is evi-
dent to Bride and Dawson that the
grand jurors probably would not re-
spond to an invitation to appear before
the investigating board in view of their
former reluctance to testify. OF the
% members of the grand jury called
by the board at the outset Of its in
'vestigaton only five appeared. The
problem of adopting a new method of
procedure, and the bulky stenographic
transcript of the testimony of the wit
neSSeS who appeared before the De-
partment of Justice investigators in the
Mcpherson case appears to be the most
logical solution.
All of the information needed to de-
termine whether the grand jury was
justified In its excoriation Of the Police
Department for its investigation of Mrs.
McPherson's death is believed to be
in the Department of Justice report,
but there is a doubt at the District
Building whether the department would
turn it over to the investigating board.
Bride and Dawson probably would settle
that question, however, by asking for
the report.
Robert ]. Allen, who was removed
from the police force yesterday when
the Commissioners upheld the trial
boards findings and sentence, In his re-
cent case, revealed today that he had
resigned from his temporary position at
a gasoline filling station on Eighteenth
street. The former policeman said he
resigned on his own violition because
his employer was losing business on ac-
count of his presence there.
Mcpherson to Take Vacation.
Robert A. Mcpherson, jr, whose book
keeping duties at a local bank were in
terrupted when grand jury indicted
him on the charge Of numbering his
wife, was making ready today to spend q
| two-week vacation with pay at the home
of relatives in Massachusetts,.
l. Released from Jail Thursday by the
action of the present grand Jury In clear
ing him Of the charge, young Mcpherson
| was advised by bank cfficials that he
| has back pay coming to him for the
period of his incarceration, and he weS
! told the bank wanted him to take two
more weeks OF, under more pleasant
circumstances.
Since his release from Jail McPher.
son has been showered with verbal
written and telephonic congratulation.
from friends and also from many
strangers who had believed him innO-
cent Of the charges.
Evening star., 1929-11-23
SEES MORE LEISURE.
AND HIGHER WAGES.
Federation Head Predicts
Outcome of Hoover ParIey
With Labor Leaders.

Higher wages and greater leisure will
be demanded and received by "a strong
and aggressive labor" after a general
restoration of confidence within a few
months, William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor, said
yesterday.
He observed that the initial effect OF
the collapse of the stock market has
been successfully overcome, and that al
though labor leaders at the conference
with President Hoover agreed it would
be unwise to demand increases in wages
at present, within a few months in
dustrial conditions will become normal,
confidence and stability in industry and
finance will be restored"
LabOr's Opportunity.
Then, he said, labor, strong and ag-
yreSSive, will be prepared to demand and
secure higher wages and a greater de-
gree of leisure so that the use of the
products of the mill, mine and factory
will balance with the facilities of pro-
duction."
Green ascribed q dissipation of
natural apprehensiveness" regarding
the future to the conferences called by
the Chief Executive, out of which shave
come pronouncementS and assurances
OF expanding construction undertak-
ings by the Government, industry and
on the transportation lines, which will
serve as guarantee against widespread
unemployment"
Situation Is Reviewed.
RevieWing the reiteration of labor
representatives at the Hoover confer
ence of the policy of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor regarding "the pay
ment of high wages and the main
tenance of a high purchasing power
among the masses of the people" Green
said the labor men were more con-
vinced than ever that the prosperity
Of the Nation depended upon the pur-
chasing and consuming power of the
people.
Evening star., 1929-11-23

Continued From First Pagel
Senator watson Of Indiana, the Repub-
ican leader, at one time advocated post
poning all consideration Of the tariff for
one year If bill should not be approved
by December 2.
The Presidents reported opposition to
prolonged tariff debate was understood
to have been grounded upon q belief
that such q procedure proves an un-
settling factor in general business con-
ditions. At present he is engaged in an
intensive campaign to stabilize and
stimulate business activity. Because of
the uncertainty of the Executives views
on the tariff, the first of his regular an
nual messages to Congress is being
awaited with particular interest.
The special session was particularly
notable for the number Of political fac
tionS that asserted their authority In
the Senate and the breaking up of
the top-hOavy Republican majority in
such o way that the independent Re-
publicans from the West in combina-
ton with the Democratic membership
wrested control from the nominal Re-
publican administration leaders.
Repeatedly, this coalition defeated the
moves Of the administration group not
only with regard to the tariff but also
In voting on the farm bill, which was
approved early In the season. Twice
was the export debenture plan of agri-
cultural relief. in the face Of outspoken
opposition from the President, approved
by the Senate, to be killed only after
the House had taken a roll-call vote
on the proposition.
Then the debenture scheme was writ
ten into the tariff bill by the coalition
which In addition forced the adoption
Of an amendment which would relegate
TO Congress the present presidential au-
thority to raise and lower rates under
the flexible provisions of the tariff law
Around these two actions Is expected
to develop much of the controversy that
will attend Senate-House conferences on
the tariff, when the former has finall
approved the measure.
In addition to the coalition, q new
faction sprang up In the closing day.
of the special session. A stable grour
Of Republicans, principally junior mem
berS OF the Senate, broke away from
the "old guard" leadership, asserted 6
close afnliation with President Hoover
and announced their intention Of keep
ing the Senate In session and at work
on the tariff bill.
The young Republicans were sue
ceSsful In their first effort to prevent
an adjournment, but lost when the
question was brought TO vote second
time.
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