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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
N. O.. FUTURES
OPEN FIRMER
Steady Liverpool Cables
Sends Prices II To IL
Points Higher

NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-[P-
The cotton market opened firm in
response 70 relatively steady Liver
pool cables, and first trades showed
gains of 8 to II points. Prices con-
tfnued to advance after the start on
overnight buying orders and on a
trade demand stimulated by an I'M
favorable weather map carrying
or rpects for more rain in the belt.
NJ sold up to 20.55. July POSI- and
october 20.27, or II to II points
above yesterdays close. The i'm
provement brought out realizing.
The 1iarket strengthened in the
second hour on buying induced
mainly by continued unfavorable
weather in the belt. May traded as
high as 20.60, July 20.66 and Octo-
Der 20.32, or Is to II points above
the close Of yesterday. Later con-
siderable liquidation developed as
veil as selling by ring traders in an
effort to force a reaction. At noon
the market was steady but at the
lows.
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BANK LOOTED
AT BROWNWOOD

BROWNWOOD, Texas, March IS.
-(P)-The First National bank of
Brentwood today was robbed of
$500 in cash by two unmasked
men, who escaped after locking en-
ployes Of the institution in the
vault.
The robbers met the first en-
ployes to arrive at the bank, and
at the point of revolvers forced
them to open the doros. One of the
men accompanied the clerks inside
while the other stood guard at the
dS5r.
AS other employees arrived they
also were ushered into the bank by
the robber at the door. After the
man inside had gathered up all the
loot available. the employees were
forced into the vault, and the men
made their escape.
Those in the vault, including Mil =
lard Romines, cashier, eXtricated
themselves. but too late to see in
what direction the men departed.
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MEXICAN LABOR
CHIEFS RAP REVOLT

WASHINGTON, March 13.-@-
Condemnation of the present rebel
lion by leaders in the Mexican fed
Grafton Of labor is expressed in a
message from Luis Morones, for
mer secretary of industry, COM
merce and labor of Mexico, made
public today by Santiago ~Iglnesias,
secretary Of the Pan-American
federation Of labor.
THE attitude Of the principal
leaders Of the Mexican federation
Of labor and Of myself" says the
message, lis one Of frank co-opera-
ton for the government of the re-
public"
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NEW YORK, March 13.-(P-Cot-
ton opened steady at an advanct OF
3 to Is points. Active months show
ed net advances Of 9 to II points
during the first few minutes on COW
ering or rebuying by recent sellers.
apparently promotd by a. unfavor-
able view Of the weather map and
relatively firm Liverpool cables.
The advance to 21.27 for May and
20.46 for new October contracts was
checked by rather heavy realizing.
however. adm the market sagged off
a few points during the first half
hour.
Offerings were absorbed on reac-
tons of 5 or 6 points from the
opening advance, with a consider
able volume of covering or rebuying
In evidence.
Business tapered off later and
the market was comparatively
quiet late in the morning. Prices
held steady, however, with May
selling up from 21.21 to 21.29. The
general list showed net advances of
about IA to II points at midday.
Futures closed steady, z points
higher to 6 lower. Spot steady;
middling 21.45.
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ACTION URGED

Continued from Page One.)
from the east to descend on the
rebel stronghold.
Rebel headquarters anticipated
adhesive battle, but the govern
ment at Mexico City was equally
optimistic that the rebellion had
failed and that the insurgents would
scatter northward before the fed
eral drive.
Government successes were re-
ported at widely scattered points.
Along the border, in the heart
of the rebel country Of Sonora, a
serious detection of Yaqui and
Mayo Indian troops hit the insur-
gents heavily.
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K. c. Cattle, Hogs
Weak And Lower AS
Sheep Prices Gain

KANSAS CITY March 13.-(P-
Hogs: 5000; closed weak to 10c
lower: top $11.50 on 190-230 lbs;
packing sows $9.00@10.25.
Cattle: 5000; calves, 300; weighty
steers steady to weak; other classes
steady to strong; slaughter steers,
good and choice, ~950-1,500 lbs.
11.65G1A.25; fed yearlings, good
choice, 750-950 lbs. $12.25G14.50;
cows, good and choice, S8.65@10.50
vealers milk-fed) medium to choice
ST.. 00116.50.
Sheep: 5000; lambs 35c@5Oc
higher; sheep strong: lambs, good
and choice, (92 lbs. DOWN. S16.25@
1850; ewes, medium to choice G50
lbs. down. S7.75@9.75.
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HEIRESS- COWBOY
* * *
PAIR WEATHER
X y *
ABSENCE TEST

HOLLYWOOD. Cal, March 10.
-(P-After proving the truth of
the almost forgotten song Of other
days, Absence makes the heart
grow fonder," George Chg Boy
Gillespie, singing cowboy of an
Arizona Dude" ranch, and his
wife. formerly Katherine Thorne,
Chicago heiress, were together
again today.
A two weeks love test" pre-
scribed by the girls parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert j. Thorne, ended
yesterday when the third daugh-
ter Of the former president of the
Montgomery-Ward company de-
clared that ."for two weeks I lis
tened to my parents arguments,
but found that my love had in
creased during the separation"
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MARKETS AT
A GLANCE
New York

New York
Stocks strong; public utilities
reach new high levels.
Bonds dull; U. S. government is
sues again establish new low.
Curb strong; Westvaco Chlorine
products scars to new high peak.
Foreign exchange regular; Ca
madam dollar slumps to new 1929
low.
Cotton steady; unfavorable wealth
er.
Sugar quiet and steady.
Coffee lower: European selling.
Chicago
Wheat lower; bearish Kansas re-
ports.
Corn easy; poor cash demand.
Cattle steady.
Hogs steady to lower.
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Utility Head
Denies Using Radio
For P-ropagandizing

WASHINGTON, March 13.-(P)
the radio was used to broad
cast information about electrical
power by the California electrical
bureau was explained today by Vic
tor M. Hartley Of San Francisco, its
executive secretary, before the fed
eral trade commission at its re-
sumption Of the Investigation into
the publicity activities Of public
power utilities.
Hartley declared the bureau util-
lied the radio twice a month to
broadcast information Of the use Of
electric apparatus ION the farm"
In reply to questions by Robert
E. Healy, commission counsel, he
denied that the radio broadcast
dealt with the question of private
ownership as compared to public
ownership Of utilities.
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Chicago Grains Are
Generally Lower At
End of Days Trade

CHICAGO March 13.-R-
Wheat prices here underwent an
early setback today after an irreg-
ular start. Selling increased chiefly
on account of the fact that the
Liverpool market made virtually no
response to yesterdays sharp up
turns in wheat prices here.
Opening at So decline to IL ad-
vance, Chicago wheat later declined
all around. Corn, oats and pro-
visions also were easier with corr
starting unchanged to 1-2c off and
subsequently holding near to initial
figures.
Wheat closed unsettled, 10 to
1c net lower, corn 1-2 to ga and
7-8c down, oats at 3-8 and 1-2c de-
cline to a shade advance. Provi-
sions varying from 10c setback to
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o TO REVIVE
ROAD ISSUE

AUSTIN, March 13.-(P-House
proponents Of the SITS. 100000 road
bond issue made a last futile bid
for victory on parliamentary tech
nicalities today when Representa-
tive Emmett Morse of Houston
raised a point of order that four
paired votes on the proposal should
have been recorded as giving the
highway resolution 1O1 ballots, one
more than the necessary two-thirds
majority required for final passage.
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Fl. Worth Hogs Go
Lower; Cattle And
Sheep Prices Gain

FORT WORTH, March 13.-(P>H
Hogs: 1000; 10 to zoe lower; top
1865; medium to good 180-250 lbs
1O.4O0 1865; packing sows 8.2549.25.
Cattle and calves: 1000; good to
choice fat yearlings up to 1878;
choice fat cows up to 900; butchers
around 7.O067.25; heavy stock
calves up to 11.85; fairly good heavy
calves 9.50@11.25.
Sheep: 1000; fat lambs and weth-
ers strong to quarter higher; wooded
fat lambs 1900; shorn fat wethers
1000.
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PLAN

CONTINUED from page one.)
ment Of the disclosure Of the presi-
dents conservation policy.
IF this conservation policy could
be extended to privately owned
lands as yet undeveloped, I would
be heartily in favor of it," the Mon
tanan said. adding that since it
could not, it worked a hardship on
the public land states.
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COTTON

LIVERPOOL, March 13.-(P-
Cotton spot, good business done;
steady; American strict good mid
ding 11.88; good middling 11:48;
strict middling 1923; middline
11fl08; strict low middling 1888;
low middling 1888; strict good or
binary 1913; good ordinary 9.78
Sales 1000 bales, $50 American;
receipts 10000. American 8,400. Flu
lures closed steady: March 1881;
May 1892: July 1892; October 1913;
December 1910; January 1869.
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BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO, March 13.-[P-But-
ter lower; creamery extras 40 IA;
standards At 3-4048; extra firsts 46
848 1-2; firsts 46 1901 1-2; Sec
onds 45646.
= Eggs lower; extra firsts 27@23;
firsts 36 1-2; ordinary firsts 24Q25.
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SHREVEPORT, La, March 13.-
R(-A flood warning for Sulphur
river residents in the vicinity of
Ringo Crossing and Finley, East
Texas, was issued here today by
j. w. Cronk, federal meteorologist
Of the Shreveport weather bureau,
who forecast a flood stage at Ringo
Crossing by March Is and at Finley
by March 10.
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OFT,

NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-lP-
CottonSeed oil closed weak; prime
summer yellow CTS; prime crude
$4,000. March $50; May $50;
June 9.85; July 9.96; Aug. 1000;
Sept. 1912; Oct. 1905.
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NEW YORK, March 13.-(P-
Foreign exchanges irregular.
Great Britain, demand 485 1-16;
cables 485 TIC; 60-day bills on
banks 480 5-16.
France, demand $50 1872;
Italy, SOB 1-2; Belgium 1888; Ger
many 1853 IL; Tokyo 44.48; Mon
treal 1919 "a.
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CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, March 13.-(P)-
Call money easy; high Z; low s;
ruling rate z; closing bid 6; time
loans firm; mixed collateral 5000
Gays z ga; 4-6 months z "a; prime
mercantile paper 5 3-4G6.
Bankers acceptances UNCHANGED.
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Adrian, N. D.-A spark from a
passing engine ignited the crib in
which t~wo-year-old Herman Clody
was sleeping and he burned to
death.
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u. S. BONDS

NEW YORK, March 13.-(P)-
Government bonds: Liberty 8 LIS,
32-47, 1922; LIST, 4 las, S98.27.
Treasury 4 las, 47-52, sos; As,
44-54, Soil; 3 3-4s, 1855, $98.26.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO, March 13.-(P-Poul-
try firm: fowls $1,000; springs "a;
broilers 46948; BOOSTERS %; turkeys
80; ducks 24630; geese 81.
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Rangoon.-Fourteen members OF
the steamer N~gatsein's crew have
bee nordered to trial for murder
ing their captain.
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n. o. FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-(P)-
Cotton futures closed steady at net
unchanged to 2 points up:
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NEW YOR1 COTTON

Opening: Marcht20.27; May 20.51;
July 20.60; Oct. 20.25; Dec. 20.26B.
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SPOT COTTON CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-(P
Spot cotton closed steady and
unchanged. Sales 1125; low mid
ding 1859; middling 20.19; good
middling 2o.59; receipts 4,310; stock
338, 414.
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Opening: March 21.36; May 21.27;
July 20.75; Oct. (old) 20.52; Oct.
(new( 20.45; Dec. 20.47.
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TEXAS SPOTS

DALLAS. March 13.-(P)-Spot
cotton 1885; Houston. 20.45; Calves
on 21.55.
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N. Y. FUTURES

NEW YORK, March 13.-(P-
futures:
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MARKET REPORT
TRUCK MovEMENr-sToc K-PoULrRY-EGGs
Truck
Markets
Wa Naval Radio Station

Department of Agriculture, United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and the San Antonio, Texas,
hCsm5er of Commerce cooperating.
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
OF the exercising emergency the
secretary OF war be. and ne l. here
by. authorized and directed to cause
to be constructed provided the
right-of-way and material specified
hereafter r granted to the govern
ment without charge. a substantial
military highway is feet In width
along and p~aralleling the Rio
Grande border from the mouth of
the Rio Grande river to that point
OF said river where 1T leaves the
boundary between the United States
and Mexico. and along all or any
section thereof. as he may deem
necessary, certain or the military
stations camps. forts and posts. on
railroads on inland. with said high
way with q substantial military
highway II feet wide.
Sec. 2 The secretary of war is
not to begin the construction of
such highway until the commission
ers court Of the counties of Cam
eron, Hidalgo, Starr, zapata. Webb.
Dimmit, Maverick, Kinney. Val
Verde, Terrell, Brester. Preside.
jeff Davis. Hudspeth. and Ell Paso.
in the state Of Texas, shall have
furnished to the government "A law
full grant OF such right-of-way as
may be deemed necessary, and the
use OF stone, sand, gravel, clay, dirt
and water on the land contiguous
thereto as may be needed in such
construction without charge against
the government therefor: Provided,
that II an individual or a few IN
dividuals should arbitrarily refuse to
make such grant, then. should he
deem IL necessary, the secretary of
war may proceed and condemn Ike
right-of-way over such land or IN
dividuals arbitrarily refusing such
grants.
Sec. 8. The secretary or war Is
not to begin the construction of such
highways on the remaining portion
Of said border until in a like man
ner there has been granted to the
government the right-of-way and
the use of the materials mentioned
above along said border OF such sec
tons Thereof between Mexico and
the states Of New Mexico. Arizona
and California as he may deem 1t
necessary TO protect I'm such nan
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address by ,. L. Bell, San Benito
Chamber OF Commerce secretary. OF
Cooperation Between the Cham
Der Of Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association"
Carl Fast, merchandising coun-
sellor Of New Rochelle, NJ. A.. viii
talk on Stock Control and w.
ID. Sellers, vice president OF the First
National Bank or Brownsville. will
talk on The Relation OF the Bank
to the Retail Merchants associa-
ton"
j. L. Nelson. president OF the Cit
liens Industrial bank OF San An
tonic, will talk on Benefits Of the
Industrial Bank to the Merchant"
and Edward d. Hodge. secretary Of
the FL Paso Merchants association.
will talk on What q Credit Bureau
Expects Of the Member"
Afinal Joint session will be held
Wednesday afternoon. when officers
will be elected, and reports heard
from the credentials committee, or
solutions committee, and other COM
mittees. The next convention city
also will be selected.
Immediately following the after
noon session. the board of directors
will hold a meeting Of an executive
nature.
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MISSION A MUSIC
WEEK OBSERVANCE

Especial TO The Herald)
MISSION, May 4.-Mission Music
club Is fostering q program for mu-
sic week beginning with special mu-
sic in all the local churches Sunday
and special music at chape lexer-
cises on Monday, directed by Mrs.
Lillian Reitz.
Wednesdays special program will
be given at the Lions club meeting
led by Mrs. Polhemus, while Thurs
day q community sing-song viii be
led by Mrs. william Reitz. with
Mrs. Humason at the organ. this al
so to be given at the Mission the
alter. The church women are plan
ming a hymn memory contest" at
the churches on Thursday after
noon. Prof. Russell Shrader viii
have the entire high school band
out for a big street concert on Fri
day afternoon on Lomita boulevard.
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600 DELEGATES

Continued from page one.l
president OF the San Antonio aSSo-
citation.
George Mendell. Jr.. general coun-
sci. will speak on State Law Reg
ulating Employment Of Women and
Children" and an open discussion
Of local association problems will
follow. Bailey Jones. secretary Of
the New Braunfels association, will
talk on Selling Your Town"
After the meeting is adjourned at
1880, automobiles will be waiting TO
take the visitors on a drive over
the Valleys T5-mile main street, as
far west as Mission. returning TO the
Stonewall jackson hotel for a dance
starting at 8 p. m.
While the Merchants association
OF Texas Is holding its afternoon
program Tuesday, the Associated
Retail Credit Men will hold q sep
arate esssion. with President Phil
NJ. Jones. credit manag@f OF the
Poindexter Furniture company, Fort
Worth. will discuss Using Your
Banks Credit Department"
An open forum discussion will be
followed by a talk on The Relation
Between the Rural Bureau and the
CITY Credit Manager" by Mrs. Alice
L. True, secretary Of the Ranger as
ISOLATION.
The Law. the Merchant and the
Credit Manager" viii be the subject
OF an address by Senator Julian Q.
Hyor OF Fort Worth, and 4. D.. jun
kin. credit manager Of the I. II.
williams company. Austin. will talk
on collecting Department Store
Accounts"
The meeting viii then adjourn.
and the presidents council viii hold
a luncheon meeting in the Stone
wall Jackson hotel. The Texas Re-
tail Credit Bureaus will hold a
luncheon meeting In the hotel also.
Afternoon Convention
The afternoon convention will
open with President Bevan presid-
ing. and a discussion on The Chain
lips in charge. 1t will open with a
talk by w. II. Mailey Of Wichita
Falls. on why a Credit Manager
Should Make an Alysls Of Accounts
Receivable"
Other Speakers
Other Speakers on this program
are j. O. Yeargan. Fakes Furniture
! company, Dallas. Chas- M Browne,
credit manager. Karotkin Furniture
company, San Antonio; John M.
| Walsh, credit manager. Goldstein-
| Nigel company. Waco: T. M. jain,
| credit manager. Sakowitz Bros,
| Houston; and z. N. Hawks, credit
| manager OF Sanger Bros, Dallas.
all of whom will talk on credit and
allied subjects.
The Texas Retail Credit bureaus
will hold q similar session Tuesday
afternoon, with President Dinkle In
charge. Mrs. Ethel b. Finks OF San
Benitc, secretary of the state asso-
citation. will give her annual e
port. and officers will be elected.
Addresses and discussions will be
given BY @. o. Wendt, secretary at
Temple, ON Service Rates" by Miss
J. Bernadine Price, Brownsville, Sec
rotary, on Conducting Collection
Department" by Gordon Leonard
Lewis. Corpus Christi. On "Automo-
bile Finance Reporting"
There will be a joint meeting at
the opening of the session Wednes-
day, the last day. opening with an
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HOUSING SAID

CONTINUED from Page" One.l
G. M. Rosser. Dallas Presbyterian.
and ID. John T. Moore, Houston,
Christian
Barbecue Supper
This committee Is also arranging
for health talks at the weekly lunch
cons OF the Rotarians. Lions and
Kiwanis during the week OF the
meeting.
Other events to preced the actual
convention include a drive at ! p.
m. Monday for both men and wom-
en-. sponsored and directed by the
Hidalgo County Medical society.
Cars will be ready at Ell Jardin no
tel and &C the school buildings. The
drive will be over the main high
ways or the Valley showing the CT
trus development. "A barbecue sup
per will be served at Llano Grande
lake az $50 D. m. The return to
Brownsville will begin at 10 d. m.
The house of delegates. of the
State Medical society also viii meet
to transact the actual business of
the group on Monday. This body
Is composed Of q delegate from each
county society in the state. Drs.
Davidson and Whigliem represent
Cameron and Hidalgo counties in
this body.
Sessions at High School
Other meeting to be held Monday
are those OF the Texas Railway
Surgeons association; the Texas
Pathological society. A public health
conference will be held on Monday
also. under the direction Of the
state health officer.
The junior college-high school
building has been declared as most
ideal for the doctors sessions by vsi-
itors. There Is ampel room in the
auditorium to seat the gathering
and there are many other rooms
where group meetings "a be held
at the same time. At previous con-
ventions. the doctors have found IL
necessary TO scatter their meetings
over the city. The scientific and
commercial exhibits also will be
housed in the same structure.
The scientific exhibits will be dis
played in rooms No. 80 and Il, on
the first floor OF the Junior col
lege building, conveniently accessl-
bic to members. Room No. z in the
same building will be equipped with
projectors for lantern slides and
moving pictures. for the showing
Of scientific exhibits of this nature.
To Have Clinic
The commercial exhibits will be
on display in the passage ways near
the place Of registration. in the jun
ior college building. These exhibits
are considered educational rather
than commercial. No commodity
may be exhibited which does not
comply with standard practices.
All general sessions will be open
TO the public. OF especial interest
to those not Of the medical pro-
fession win be the meetings Monday
OF the Texas Dermatological society
and the health conference under the
auspices of the state health depart
ment.
Patients viii be examined at the
clinic to be held by the dermato-
logical body. Sufferers from skin
diseases will have the opportunity
to get the opinions of the best spe-
cialists in this line as to their cases.
Arrangements for diagnosis should
be made through the patients reg
ular physician. This clinic will be
held at 10 a. m. Monday In rom
No. 5. hall No. 3.
The health conference will be held
at the same time in room No. 8,
hall 20. 8.