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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Business Lays In
Nuevo Laredo AS
Cab Strike Begins

LAREDO, Tex, April 17.-(P-
Traffic moved slowly in Nuevo La
redo today as motor owners con-
tinued their demonstration against
an increased automobile license
tax.
Of the TOO motor vehicles In
Nuevo Laredo, only II had been
licensed last night. Business was
at a standstill, with more than 400
merchants closing their doors in
sympathy with the movement.
Saloons, cafes and drug stores re-
manned open.
The new motor tax prescribed
by Governor CastellanoS doubles
the cost for service car drivers and
is four times that formerly charged
for all other machines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
FIGHT over
TARIFF LOOMS
General Revision Favored
By Solons While Hoover
Wants Tx Limited

WASHINGTON, April 17.-(P-
The special session of the new con-
gress is only three days old, and
its leaders are hopeful they can
hold it reasonably close to the
range of legislative activities rec
commended by President Hoover.
There are, of course, the conttC-
versies to be expected, as reflected
in the growing apprehensions Of a
fight ove a debenture plan pro-
vision in the farm relief bill and
the expressions of historic differ
ences between democrats and re-
publicanS over the tariff.
There are, however, others which
were not so clearly indicated in all
vance. These include the specuia-
tive credit situation and the que5-
tons of limiting tariff revision AMI
Suspending the national origins
provisions of the immigration act.
A tendency to favor a general III
stead Of a limited revision of the
tariff, in fact, has been growing
more and more apparent, and whaI
is regarded as the opening gun in
that fight has been fired from the
midst of the camp of administra-
ton supporters in the senate by
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania.
Commenting on the presidents
reference to 1.-THE necessity for some
limited changes" in the tariff
schedules, he expressed the opinion
that ANY tariff revision ~necessari-
" must be a general revision" since
I'VE can not open up some sched-
ules and extend protection to some
items and at the same time deny
protection to other manufacturers
and other commodities which need
it,"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
PHARR SENIORS
WORK ON PLAY
Large Cast Named For The
Charm SCHOOL, Scheduled
For April Is
Especial 70 The Heraldl

tcpeclai 70 Ine HeralcD
PHARR, April 1.-THE seniors Of
the Pharr-San Juan school have
announced their cast for their sen-
p. play and are at work on the
SI'4.in order that it may be put
e. Is. 1.-The Charm School,
3siAEcted by the seniors and the
sponsors, Miss Stella Stanfield and
Miss Slbyl HARRISON and the play
promises to be the best that has
ever been put on in this district
because of the good cast which has
been selected from the senior class
with Mrs. Gertrude Manner coach
ing. The seniors in the 1929 class
include the following: Marcella
Bingham, Vida Baker, Pheba
Baer, Kathryn Crum, Marjorie
Cramer, Claude Gaines, Mearle
Curtis. Vivian Cooke, Pauline Doty,
Gertrude DeVries, Anna Mae Evans,
Helen Faris, Mary Flowers, Burford
Green, Paul Hetrick, Edwin Han
cock, Sterling Hawthorne, Evelyn
Hill, Muryl James, Pauleo Kruse,
Elsie Kochert, Lois Keeter, Lucy
Eta Lee, Dwayne McIntire, Ma
thaniel Meeker, Glenn Mellen-
bruch, Leo Myer, Ella Nielsen,
Otto Nielsen, Bernice Pynes, Fern
Paxton, Mary Virginia Platt, Almus
Palmer, Homer Rushing, Kenneth
Reynard, Thelma Schafroth, Grace
Schultz, Juanita Stotler, Roland
Schumacher, Edwin Slaughter,
Richard Schiffert, Clara Tatar,
Lonnie Tumlinson, Leroy Weir, Lee
wilkins, Dalton Van Dresar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
CONVICTED MAYOR AT
BROWNWCOD RESIGNS

BROwNWOOD, Tex, April IT.
(PD-L. z. Shaw was serving as
mayor pro TEN Of Brentwood today
after the resignation last night of
Palmer G. McInnis. An election was
called for May Is. McInnis was
given a two-year sentence recently
upon conviction of assault to MUIR
der CLYDE Mayer. Mayer was shot
through the legs in an alteration
with McInnis, who testified he had
been told Mayer had given McInnis'
son LIQUOR.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
MISSION A BIG
FIGHT CARD FRIDAY

MISSION, April 1.-THE biggest
fight card offered fans here this
year will be presented at McShane's
athletic club Friday night begin
ming at 8 o'clock, when Patsy Peck,
100 pounds, Mission grapefruiter,
steps eight rounds with Claude
Bowers, 162 pounds Of Waterloo, Ia.
Several live preliminaries have
been scheduled. Polo Cara, weight
155. will box Tony Gutierrez, $50
pounds. and Jesus Reyna will mix 1t
up with Pepe Lerma. A 10-minute
wrestling match between Sailor
Barrett and Jose Villegas is also on
the card.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
ENGLISH ROW
OVER WAR DEBT
Snowden Attacks Churchilrs
Budget Proposals; Raps
France And Italy

LONDON, April 17.@P1-The
British election campaign vas en-
livened today with repercussionS OF
Philip Snowden's startling attack on
the Balfour note, which fixed the
status of Britain'S war debtors.
Snowden, who was chancellor OF
The exchequer in the labor govern
ment of Ramsay Macdonald, said
the labor party had never sub
scribed to the principles of the Bal
four note.
and an affirmation of disavowal by
Ramsay Macdonald, were awaited
with extreme interest, since the ad-
mittedly strong position of the labor
party made it's views on such an in
tegral part of Europe's war debt
structure of extreme Importance.
Snowden's speech was made in the
commons in the course of an attack
on the budget proposals of Winston
Churchill, present chancellor of the
~exchequer.
The Balfour note, stated that
while Great Britain would have
been willing to forego all claims for
separations and payment Of inter-
allied debts in a universal settle
ment, she would be content with
collecting from her allies and Ger
many sufficient to cover her own
payments to the United States.
Mr.. Snowden was particularly Bit
ter in his criticism Of France, which,
he said, had repudiated four-fifths
Of her obligations to England. The
United States had obtained better
terms from France than did Eng
land. he claimed. declaring the case
Of Italy was worse still. since that
country's total debt of $500, coo. 900
had been commuted to $1,035, 900, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
INSURANCE COMPANY
APPOINTS

SAN BENITO, April 17.-Louis 3.
LeboWitz. resident Of San Benito
and of the Valley for over fifteen
years, has been appointed agent for
the Valley and surrounding coun-
ties by the Pacific Mutual Life IN
surance company, according to the
special representative Of the COM
pany here for a few days. Mr..
Lebowitz is very well known
throughout the Valley and he has
been receiving the congratulations
Of his friends over his new appoint
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
NERVES SEEMED
"ALL TO PIECESD
Texas Lady Says When She
Took Cardui Her In
provement Was Steady.

sherman, Texas.-Mrs. Ida Stone.
OF BIT South Throckmorton Street,
this city, writes the following:
Il was having dreadful nervous
spells. I felt like crying all the
time. ] was so blue. I felt like
something awful was going to
happen. I was swollen and my face
was pulled
II was up and down. When 7
would get up out Of bed for a few
hours, I would go all to pieces
"T tried different medicines. but
I'd not get any better. One of nv
riends who came to see me n
told me to try Cardui. She
o lad taken 1t and found it Of great
I t'enefit. She said 1t should help
Aie, because I was suffering like she
espoi, My husband brought q bottle
70 ds,7 to me, and I began taking it,
IA Pa,.as not long until 7 noticed a
Rsight'e for the better. T kept on
Simes Cardui for several months
. kr : thirteen bottles. NV i'm
pr q mt was steady and perma-
neisMhhen 7 had finished taking
It, 7 stn better health than I
had blen In years." So.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Sickly Boy, Z, Gains
Is Lbs.--Father Happy

MY boy, z. would not eat. I gave
him Vinol and the way he eats and
plays now makes me happy. He
gained Is pounds. F. Andres.
Vino1 is a delicious compound of
cod liver peptone, iron, etc. The
very FIRST bottle often adds sew
eral pounds weight to thin children
or adults. Nervous, easily tired.
anen1ic people are surprised how
Vinol gives new pep, sound sleep
and a BIG appetite. Tastes deli
cious. Eagle Pharmacy. San Benito
Palace Pharmacy.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
WESLACO GIRL MAY
BE CACTUS QUEEN

WESLACO, April 17.-Idiss Donna
Clark who is attending the Uni
versity Of Texas is a candidate for
beauty queen of the Cactus, the
yearbook of the University. Miss
Clark is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. e. Clark Of Weslaco. A pic
ture Of Miss Clark appeared recent
ly in the retogravuTe section Of a
Houston paper in a page that was
devoted to nine South Texas girls
who are among the candidates for
the honor of beauty queen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
VALLEY PIONEER
DIES AT
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, April 17.-Mrs.
Federico Adler Schultz, 80, Of Ray
mcndville, died there Sunday at
8 D. IN. Mrs. Schultz was born in
Germany and had lived here for
many years. Her husband, who
died last November. was a commits
sioner Of Willacy county for several
years. Mrs. Schultz was the mother
of Mrs. John Widman Of Raymond
vile. She leaves other children
here and in Minnesota.
After the funeral services. which
were led by Rev. Boone at the
Methodist church Monday morning
the body was forwarded to Kasson,
Minnesota, for burial there. A
large number Of citizens from all
over Willacy county attended the
funeral which was handled by
Thompson's Mortuary Of Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
OLD RESIDENT OF ROMA
SUFFERS FATAL STROKE
Especial to The Herald.)

ROMA, April 17.-Gregorio NAL
donado, a native or Mier, Mexico,
and a resident of Roma ever since
the Madero revolution, SIS years old,
was found dead in a little field he
has been working near here this
morning about 1 o'clock. Maldon-
ado lived with two single sisters in
Roma. Last night he did not come
home for his supper and after wait
ing until nearly midnight a search
ing party was sent out. The body
was found in the field under a burro
cart where the dying man had
crawled after suffering a stroke Of
some kind.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
MISSION SCHOOL PAPER
IN STATES % BEST

MISSION, April 1.-THE staff of
The Eagle, Mission high school
publication, has been honored by
the Interscholastic League press
conference meeting at Austin this
week. The Eagle was selected with
% other school papers out of 81 to
be represented at the convention to
be held at Austin MAY 3 and 4.
Lillian Mavberry is editor-in-chief
of The Eagle; Lesion Lawrence and
Lyle Lehmen. associate editors and
Mrs. Ramona Brooks is faculty adj
visor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
c AT
WESLACO MAY "a

WESLACO, April 1.-THE COM
mencement address for the local
graduating class will be delivered
Friday evening, May "a, by DR.. e. p.
West. pastor of the Second Baptist
church of Houston. it has been an
nounced by Superintendent E. z.
Chamness. Preceding the COM
nercement exercises there will be a
week Of senior activities which will
include the baccalaureate sermon
which will be given Sunday, May 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
STAR ROUTE CONNECTS
WITH AIR MAIL LINE

Considerably o~uickening mail out
of the Valley, the star mail route
is now making connection with the
airnail both outbound and inbound.
The line is operating an hour and
Is minutes ahead of the old sched-
ule, arriving in Brownsville In am
pie time to place the mail aboard
the plane out at 1:55 p. m.
The star line car then remains in
Brownsville in time to take mail off
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
PORT AT
GALVESTON FOR MEET
Especial to The Herald

SAN BENITO, April III. A.
Tompkins of Chicago, connected
with Major R. w. Putnam, engi-
neer for the San Benito-Port Isabel
navigation district project, has
gone to Houston to join Major Put
nam there in going over advanced
plans concerning the proposed dis
trict, and to discuss the proposed
navigation district plans with the
chief engineer who is at Galveston
and who is expected to make a re-
port on the project any day.
Mr.. Tompkins will return here in
about three weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
SISTER OF WESLACO
MAN DIES IN SYRIA
Especial to The Herald.)

WESLACO, April 17.-Joe Allen
Of this place received word Of the
death Of a sister, Mary Allen, 26,
who died in Syria, March IS. Flu
neral services were held March IL.
She is survived by her brother here,
Joe Allen. a brother In McAllen,
Tony Allen, a brother in New York,
Saead Allen and a sister Mrs. Mat
amy Amdary of Wheeling, West
Virginia, her father, Gabriel Allen
and two sisters; Theresa and MAJ
airy, all of Lebanon, Syria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
MERCEDES SELECTS
FIREMEN

MERCEDES, April 17.-Delegates
to represent the local firemen at
the state firemen's convention to be
held in Galveston June lila have
been selected. They are r. B.. At
terberry from company one; E. G.
McManus from company two; and
Howell Newly, delegate at large.
Alternates are Ed Hauff, r. B.
Alder and Bert Johnson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
GARNET WRITES OF
FRUIT FROST A

HARLINGEN, April 17.-Initi-
alive plans to have the fruit frost
service which is maintained by the
U. S. weather bureau. installed
throughout the Valley are suggested
in a letter received Monday by
Myron F. Ward, Secretary Of the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce,
from Hon. John II. Garner, minority
leader of the house Of representa-
tives and congressman from the
18th district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

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Reece, lo3 ". Hill St., Dallas, Texas.
The use of 'Favorits Prescription" bal
made many women happy by making the1
healthy. Get il from your druggist, liquid q
tablets. Write DIR. Pierce's Invalids Hota
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
PASSION PLAY TO
HAVE CAST OF 400
(Snecial IA The Herald J

HARLINGEN, April 17.-An Eng
lish presentation Of the Passion
Play will be given at the Fair
Park Auditorium here for four days
beginning May 10, according to
John T. Floore, manager Of the
Valley Fair association, who signed
the contract Saturday for the ap-
pearance Of the play.
The production. although it is not
the original Freiburg presentation
in German which appeared at Sari
Antonio during last week, requires
a caste Of 400. The San Benito
Harmony club will probably fur
nish the massed chorus of one
hundred "supers" for the play, &C
cording to Mr.. Floore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

the Mexico City plane destined foI
up Valley points. The return II
made not later than 8 -. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

Edward Judy, one of the out
standing stars at the American
Bowling Congress in Chicago, is
back at his old job of iceman.
in Chicago, already training for
next years tournament. Judy
cracked the pins for 725 counts
in the singles and totaled 1913
in the all-events.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription.
Women BY the tiousI
ands write letters lil0t
this:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
HOOVER WITHOUT
VACATION PLANS
President Probably Will Fore
90 Trip to Home in
California.

WIZ q long congressional recess now
virtually certainty. President Hoover
is found to be without any definite
plans for vacation for himself.
His explanation of this is that he
has been too busy to give much thought
to vacation plans. Besides, it does not
take him long to make up his mind
about such matters and from his years
of experience in such matters he re-
quireS little time to pack up and go, no
matter how far away or for how long
period.
1t is thought probable that the Pres
ident will forego trip to his home at
Palo Alto, Calf as was his intention
earlier. AS a matter of fact the Presi-
dent is not likely to take any extended
vacation trip, but kill time while Con-
gresS is away. making short journeys
not far distant from the Capital, prob
ably over the week ends.
If the President does make Washing
ton his headquarters during the Sum-
mer period it will mean that he will
divide his playing time between the
fishing grounds in Shenandoah National
Park. in the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia. and the Catoctin Furnace es-
tate near Frederick, Md. He has had
a number of invitations from friends TO
fish in other sections within a days
journey of Washington and it is prob
able that he may accept one or two
of these.
Mr. Hoover is going to declare holi-
day for himself tomorrow and go to
Shenandoah National Park to fish for
trout. His plans include an overnight
stay at the camp in the park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
CHINESE TRADING
BUSY AT WUCHOW
City 200 Miles From Rail-
road, but Has Large River
Commerce.

Wuchow, whence American citizens
city should be bombed by Cantonese
airplanes, is one of the chief CONNER
cial distributing points west of Canton,
according to the National Geographic
Society. Wuchow lies on the north bank
Of the Sikiang or West River. which
is connected with the Canton port by
q canal
There are no railroads within 200
miles of the city says the bulletin
Roads radiating into the surrounding
region are almost impossible for We
hicles, so Wuchow really lives by its
river-front traffic.
Guam Anchored There
"Junks, sampans and many other
types of native craft fill the harbor
Ocean-going vessels can navigate the
West River to this point, and frequently
a huge funneled craft noses its way
toward the city. The U. S. S. Guam
now is anchored at Wuchow to protect
American citizens.
Another touch of modern commerce
penetrating the depths of China's wa
terways is the increasing number of
motor boats that skim over the river,
passing through lanes of anchored ma
tive boats and lodging others that
lazily float here and there under the
muscle power of one or two half-naked
yellow-skinned coolies.
Laden with lumber, indigo, rice and
tea. many of the boats come from dis
tant provinces. Here Is an old junk
with gaping holes only few inches
above the water line If it ever had a
coat Of paint there is no evidence of 1t.
Rush of Small Boats.
"The smaller boats clustered together
near the shore also are di2gy in ap-
pearance, but now and then red-and-
yellow-p painted craft adds gay touch
to the riverside panorama. When a
large boat arrives at Wuchow to trans
port cargoes of the smaller ones down.
stream to Hongkong and Canton, there
is a rush of small boats which soon en-
tirely surround it.
ITO the average traveller the sing
song chatter of the families aboard the
native boats Is all alike. One familiar
with Chinese dialects, however. finds
that Wuchow harbor is a tumble of
natives from many regions. The dia-
lects of Kwangsi Province, Of which
Wuchow is an important gateway.
dominate, but there is also the chatter
of the Kweichow natives and even that
of the natives Of Yunnan, indicating
that some of the boats in the harbor
have been drifting downstream for
weeks.
Part of City on Pontoons.
"Wuchow itself begins before the
river bank is reached. Now and then
in the Summer the West River goes on
a rampage and rises 40 to so feet. So
the business houses that were mum
dated during these annual floods built
offices and warehouses on pontoonS
which are tied to the shore.
Beyond the pontoons, Wuchow pre-
sents a picture of a typical Chinese city
that the outside world has not yet
marked. There is no wide quay or
bund. but from the river bank the
narrow, tortuous, ill-smelling streets
begin, offering no breathing spaces I'M.
til one energies from the other side OF
the city. Fifty thousand natives and
handful of foreigners live in these mere
paSageWays.
"Wuchow's history is one OF chronic
rebellion, which has retarded its growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
CURTIS TO TAKE
PART IN PAGEANT
Vice President Among Those
in Flag Ceremony at
Capitol Sunday.

Vice President Charles Curtis will
head a list of participants in the
Story of the Flag" pageant to be pre-
scented on the west steps Of the Capitol
Sunday afternoon under auspices OF
the vesper flag service of the United
States Flag Association. Many churches
patriotic and fraternal orders. as well
as civic and other groups, will attend
the services.
Rev. DR.. Shera Montgomery, chaplain
of the House of Representatives; Rabbi
of American Reformed Rabbis, and
Right Rev. Mgr. James H. Ryan, rec
tor Of Catholic University of America
also are listed on the program. Music
will be furnished by the United States
Marine Band.
Betsy Ross Has Part.
Betsy Ross, 13-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs George Ross of 1900
Lamont street and said to be a direct
descendant of the original Betsy Ross
of flag fame, will play a principal rol2
in the pageant.
The Story of the Flag" was written
by Col James A. Moss, president gen.
eral of the United States Flag Asso-
citation. Fifteen Washington school
children will participate in the pageant
and a group of silk flags have been
ordered for the ceremony Miss Pauline
Oak of the department Of drama and
pageantry in District public schools. is
directing the pageant, as we'll as the
forming of two human flags by 2,00C
Washington schoolgirls.
Avenue to BE Closed.
Mai Henry G. Pratt, superintendent
Of police, today issued orders closing
Pennsylvania avenue from the Treasury
to the Capitol to all traffic at 4 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon when the American
Flag Association will take huge Amer
lean flag, 80 by 165 feet in size, brought
here from Detroit for the pageant Sun
Gay. from the EllipSe to the Capitol
All parked cars must be moved from
the Avenue by o'clock and no cas-
will be allowed to park there until the
parade has passed.
No east and west bound traffic viii
be permitted on the Avenue after $50
O'Clock, but north and south traffic will
be allowed to cross the Avenue until the
flag is within one square of an inter
section. Neither right or left turns will
be permitted. Street car traffic will be
suspended at O'Clock and remain sc
until the flag and parade have passed