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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
TWO FROZEN IN
NEVADA

DENVER. Colo. Jan. i7-cRl-
East Of the blizzard-bound peaks OF
the Rocky mountains ere lay to-
day a vast land OF snow and Arc
tic temperatures, dashed by the WIN
ter's worst storm. Approximately
one-third OF the United States was
whipped by frigid winds which
brought a temperature OF SO de-
grees below zero in Montana.
Two persons. Carl Miller. 50, anc
Mabel Dennis, %. were frozen near
Phoebe, New, bringing 10 eight the
death toll 1. the cold in the last
three days. /.
Last night was n Of the most
severe in Denver in many years.
A blizzard swept the city. and long
before midnight snow 0und streets
virtually we're deserted. An Official
reading at the weather bureau early
today was II degrees below zero.
and the thermometer still dropped.
Nebraska. the DakotaS and Iowa
suffered only in slighter degree and
even farther south, in Nevada, New
Mexico. Oklahoma. nsas and
Missouri. the cold air numbed the
countrywide.
Snow fell u Kansas City today
as the therno: etc. dropped TO the
lowest point O. year. , below.
Dodge City reportc 8 below and IN
Oklahoma City II was zero.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
CHIEF
SPEAKS HERE
DIR. Sam Thompson Honor
Guest at Special
Meeting

Interpreting in detail The Six
Objects Of Rotary" Or. Sam Thorn
pson of Kerrville. governor Of the
47th Rotary District, was honor
guest held Friday night at FL Jardin
hotel. DR.. Thompson, who is making
a tour Of the Valley and speaking
before each Rotary club he visits,
left Immediately after the program
to continue his tour and Is to be
in Edinburg today a. guest Of the
Rotary club, according to the pres
ent schedule.
World peace was held by the
speaker as the ultimate aim Of Ro-
tarians, based upon their coopera-
ton with all movements pertaining
10 its realization. Rotarian ideals
and incubation OF Rotarian training
through the international organi-
cation was advanced by DR.. Thomp-
son as the most valuable contribu-
ton which the clubs could make to-
ward the PRONUNCIATION Of the peace
movement.
About IS members Of the Rotary
club. including several out-of-state
Rotarians, and guests were attend
ants at the meeting. which was pre-
ceeded by a dinner. Mrs. Fritz Sch
midt sang several vocal selections.
with Mrs. j. L. Abney accompanist.
The meeting vas closed with the
singing Of America BY the assem-
blage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
FEW DISEASES
ARE REPORTED
New City Health Officer
Warns OF Danger In
Overcrowding

There is practically no contagious
disease in Brownsville at the pres
ent time, says DR.. Harry K. Loew,
city health officer. A few isolated
cases Of chicken pox are the only
ailments Of this type now in the
city. DR.. Loew says.
No pa .-cular -anges are 70 Dc
made in the administration Of the
city health department. according
TO Or. Loew, wEo was recent. ap-
pointed to the position II city
health officer, succeeding DR.. w.
E. Splvey.
The biggest project now before
the departm- . IS ne education OF
the poorer classes in simple health
rules and the i'm rovement OF living
conditions so as to pr vent the de-
velopment and spread OF disease
Especial attention Is being paid 10
the ~crowding OF whole families III
one or two rooms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
VALLEY AGAIN
DODCES FROST
and FREEZES
Floods and Billiards
Bring Suffering In
Other Sections

Again the Valley misses a freeze
King Winter spared this section the
brunt OF his wrath Thursday night,
and the Lower Valley remained the
one portion OF the state escaping
ice and frost.
Truck growers were happy that
early paintings had escaped the
predicted frost. Lowest tempera-
lures reported in the Valley for
Thursday night came from Mission,
50; Brownsville had a minimum OF
SO.
Frosts and freezing weather were
predicted for Thursday night
should the skies remain clear. but
clouds appeared in the upper VAL
ley during the afternoon, and by
morning Friday the curtain had ex-
tended over the entire section and
on into the central part of the
state; Austin reported light rain
Friday morning.
Minimum temperatures Of "a to
40 are forecast for Friday night,
with continued cold Saturday, and
moderate TO fresh northerly winds
along the west coast.
A large acreage of early tomatoes,
some beans and other tender truck
crops were endangered by the
threat OF frost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
OF FLOOD
SUFFER FROM COLD

CHICAGO, Jan. l7-tPl- Zero
carved its name upon the snow
covered chest OF middle America
today.
Rivers that had run wild earlier
in the week SUNK back to their
beds, but the cold that checked
their rampages brought little cheer
TO persons who had been driven
from their homes by high waters.
Many places Tere drifted high with
snow. and in the urban centers
sheets Of glass carpeted the boule-
wards.
Coming out Of the Iockies. the
cold descended upon virtually the
entire central and northwest, but
10 was upon the Mississippi river
banks Of Iowa. Illinois. Minnesota
and Missouri that 1t trod heaviest.
At Minneapolis 1t ~as IL below;
Keokuk, Iowa. VIZ -lmbed with
6 below and at Quincy. Ill. 1t was
only one degree higher. Down the
river, the blast tempered itself; at
81. Louis, the thermometer wavered
around 5 above. viii az Cairo. III,
it was i3 above. Zero was predict
ed for Chicago today. accompanied
by snow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
COWS SICK
Bang Disease Discovered In
Texas Herds

FORT WORTH, Jan. l7.-RJ-
Shipment Of dairy ana breeding
cattle into Texas was under re-
striction today after discovery that
many dairy cattle in the state were
afflicted with contagious abortion.
or Bang disease.
Tests made over a years time BY
veterinarians OF the live stock Sanl-
Uary commission disclosed that TIE
Der cent OF dairy cattle III the state
we're injected, that not a single
large herd was free Of the disease,
and that dairy profits were being
lessened as a result.
The quarantine, ordered by Gov
ernor Moody, went into effect yes
terday. Under its terms. all dairy
or breeding cattle, including calves
six months old, must pass blood
tests n days before being permit
ted to enter the state.
So far as known here, there Is no
certain cure for the maiady, which
IN believed 10 transmit undulant
fever to those who drink milk from
diseased animals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

Although fully appreciating that
Borah's support would be purely in
cidental 30 far as the senator him
self Is concerned. those who oppose
the Hoover program pin their hopes
Of making him a valuable, IL par
tial, ally upon two circumstance
the nature Of his recent riticlsm
OF enforcement conditions and his
habitual and insistent application
Of constitutional principles 10 all
legislation.
To date the principle fault that
has been found with Mr.. Hoover's
proposals has been that the Sug-
gested broadening OF the powers
OF the United States commissioners
to enable them To try minor viola
tions OF the dry laws may posi-
bly, be unconstitu onal. or threat
en- invasion OF the constitutional
right OF trial by jury.
Prohibition today was launched
upon the second decade OF It's
existence. its tenth anniversary
marked BY speeches or other COM
ment from nearly a dozen members
of the senate and h e. including
senator Sheppard OF Texas and
representative Cooper Of Ohio, the
one a democrat and the other a
republican. but both veterans OF
the struggle which brought the
eighteenth amendment into being.
Among the days developments
was the Introduction Of a resolu-
ton by senator Blaine or Wisc0n-
sin. under which the eighteenth
amendment would BE- repealed, and
OF another by representative La
Guardia Of New York, declaring the
efkhteenth amendment invclid Tor
faulty ratification. He asserted that
although the necessary SO states
had ratified the resolution creating
the amendment. only IN had act
ually ratified the amendment Itself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

j. T. Canales city attorney brought
up the suggestion of a new char
ter. recommending that no formal
action be taken on the matter until
after the election for the extension
Of the city limits. so as to allow the
people coming into an opportuni-
ty to have voice in the changes. and
also to include the new limits In
the charter.
Qualification of the powers of the
city government, closer definition Of
department heads and their duties
under the new city manager system,
provisions with regard to a city
owned airport were some of the mat
ters to be included in the proposed
charter. Canales suggested.
Question OF making a cut to in
crease capacity Of gas mains to
Hotel FL Jardin was brought up. and
referred TO the city engineer for ar
rangement.
A plat Of a proposed new subdi-
vision in the "" OF the Missouri
mission. and went to the G.. w. Ro-
gers. city engineer, for consideration.
Several other routine matters were
taken up.
George Desha acted as mayor pro
tenn in the absence Of r. B. Rent
fro.
The city commissioners are join
ing with other officials in urging
Cameron county citizens to pay their
poll taxes. The coming year will be
rather active, SO far as elections are
concerned. they point out.
j. j. Fox, county tax collector,
says poll tax payments are not COM
ing up to expectations. In order to
accommodate the voters, Fox has es-
tablished s~ub-stations in the lar
ger cities Of the county.
Fox estimates there will be from
5000 TO 10000 poll taxes paid this
year. "A little over 5000 we're paid
last year.
Although a complete check IS not
available because Of the various sub
stations, Fox estimates about $500
poll taxes and exemptions have been
issued SO far. No poll taxes will be
paid after Jan. 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley
Cloudy and continued cold tonight
and Saturday, probably with oCcas-
ional rain; lowest tonight 36 70 A.
degrees. Moderate 70 fresh north 70
northeast winds on the west coast
For East Texas: Rain IS southeast
rain or snow in north and west por-
tons; Saturday cloudy; probably
rain turning TO sleet or now TN
southeast portion; somewhat warmer
southeast and colder IN northwest
portion tonight probably colder tO
the coast Saturday Moderate t0
fresh winds OH the coast mostly east
erly I'd northerIy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Trio to Hunt
Gold Of Incas

NEW YORK. Jan. 17-rP-
Two Detroiters and a descendant
Of the Incas have gone 10 Peru
believing they possess the secret
Of buried treasure. Robert G..
Jackson, real estate operator, and
Gideon l.. Leosley, plumbing
contractor are accompanied BY
Inca Ttiti Cusi Ticcapato, also
Snown as Alberto Resell. an en-
gineer. They plan to drain a
AXE into which tradition says
4 two-ton chain OF gold was
iropped when the Spanish con-
Iuerors came. On the chain in
,ode was a KEY to the location
lf the t0mbs of fourteen Inca
smperors, containing vast wealth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
New Mexican Road
Nears Correlation

RIO GRANDE CITY, Jan. IT
Work OF grading the rev road from
San Pedro TO Mier Mexico IS
under way and thc completion OF
this nine mile stretch is expected
within sixty days. San Pedro is OPP
poSite Roma.
This Is an Improvement badly
needed as many -ou-i5ts a in
terested In the drive TO the historic
old town or Mier heretofore
bad reads have been drawback.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
TRAINS CRASH
Engineer and Expressman
Die from Injuries

PALESTINE, Jan. i7-(P- Two
men were killed and six seriously
injured In the head-on collision OF
an International Great Northern
passenger train and a locomotive
running without cars 81 miles west
Of Palestine last night.
The locomotives piled up In a
mass Of wreckage. Passengers said
the smaller locomotive split the
passenger engine wide open" Fly
ing pieces of steel snapped tele-
graph and telephone wires, and no
communication with the scene OF
the wreck could be established for
some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
FERTILE ARKANSAS
LAND FLOODED

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan. l7-LP-
More than 180, GOO acres OF fertile
Arkansas farm land lay under from
two to three feet Of water today
as engineers fought to prevent the
further breaking Of levees along
swollen lakes and rivers.
Big Lake in Mississippi county
crashed through a levee yesterday
flooding 10000 acres. In northeast
Arkansas the st. Franci. river
poured over a levee and flooded
10000 acres. The government en-
gineers office here said also had
advices that lowlands in other parts
Of the state had been flooded.
The break or Big Lake opened a
crevasse 300 feet wide which soon
had three feet OF water In the small
er villages throughout the county.
Engineers said they did not believe
1t would rise farther.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Two Bound Over On
Charges of Liquor

Romulo de la Cerda. Stuart Place,
and Alberto Martinez, San Benito.
were bound over TO the district grand
jury in $3.50 bonds Friday in an ex-
aiming trial on liquor charges held
before Justice Of the Peace B. l..
Cain. They had not made the bonds
up to noon.
The two men. a horse and a guam
tity of liquor were taken into Gus
tody Thursday evening near Blue
town. The horse and liquor were
confiscated.
De Ia Cerda pleaded guilty. but
said that Martinez had no part in
the transaction and was merely ac-
companying him
The examining trial was conduct
ed by Milton West, assistant district
attorney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

.eSSary.
Derby Lumber company, the
largest in Monterrey. has selected
Brownsville as its permanent port
and the one thro h which It's en-
tire American importation will come
according to j. c. Philen, jr., cus-
toms broker.
Another large Monterrey firm,
Compania Fundidora de Ferro Y
Acero, S. A. will have much mater
ial passing here, Philen said. -Four
carloads Of material have been pass
cd for the company in the past
few days and five additional cars
will be ready for crossing soon
FL Porvenlr, Monterrey news
paper, Wednesday carried a long
story setting forth the advantages
Of Brownsville port and pointing
out the work being done TO ad-
equately care for international trade
on a large scale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Dancy to Houston
On Highway Study

Judge Q. G. Dancy has gone 70
Houston on matters pertaining to a
right OF way for the proposed Boca
Chica paved highway. The commits
sioner's court meeting, which was
scheduled for Saturday, probably
will be postponed.
II is understand Judge Dancy was
TO confer with Mrs. ESperson Ste
wart concerning the right Of way
she recently gave the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Vets Await Borah's Views
Hope for His Support in Fight Against Dry
Laws Changes Proposed by Hoover

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7-tP-opponents Of the Hoover plan for
strengthening prohibition enforcement are awaiting some expression of
opinion from senator Bmah OF Idaho and hope TO gain his partial sup
port at least in combating the administrations legislative program
Borah ~ a leader among the "DTys", a power in the independent re-
publican faction OF the senate and an outspoken critic OF present en-
forcement conditions. Thus far, he has made no comment o n recon-
mendatians Of the chief executive or bis law enforcement commission
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Right Of Wives To Haze DUN
Homes Established By Court

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-P-The
right Of wives to maintain a domi-
Gle apart from that Of their hus-
bands is upheld in a decision Of the
United States custom court in ia
vor Of Nine. Gamma Walska, opera
singer and wife Of Harold F. Nc
Cormick.
Nine. WalSka resisted efforts OF
customs officials TO levy duty on
jewels and other personal property
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

she brought with her when she ar
rived in this country TO visit her
husband in Chicago a year ago.
She claimed she was exempt from
paying duty on grounds her legal
residence was in Paris and she had
a right to the exemption allowed
foreign visitors. The customs Of
ficials held that as the wife Of MIR.
Mccormick her legal residence was
il Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Attack on Aged
Woman Charged z

Two young men were lodged IN
the city jail Thursday evening
charged with physically attacki-g
an aged woman.
They were scheduled to be tried
before Corporation Fudge A. A
Browne Friday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Brownsville Port Favored
Two Monterrey Firms Using This Crossing
Point for Variety of Shipments

A steady growth for Brownsville -Matamoros port is seen today in two
Monterrey firms using this crossing point for their shipments and the ar
rangements by j S. and NJ H. Cross company to handle duty payments
in Banco de Mexico certificates.
j. S. Cross talked Friday with Monterrey national bank officials who
assured him Mexico City had agreed on the plans for payment OF duty
with certificates rather than silver. MI. Gross said the customs house
was prepared to handle as high a s 100 600 pesos Of business daily if nee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Hidalgo Officers
Investigating Death
fSnecial I'd The Heraldl

EDINBURG. Jan. IL Hidalgo
county officers are inve- eating
the death of a Mexican whose body
was found near Elsa Wedne Jay.
Little is known of the case, other
than that the bo-y bore No visible
marks contributing 10 the aus or
death. Identity Of the man has not
yet been determined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Hawks Crashes

Wet PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan.
17-P-Captain Frank Hawks.
noted flier and holder Of the coast
tn~coast nonstop record. crashed
Roosevelt field today as he was
taxing off for New York. He was
uninjured. but his plane was de-
molished.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
New Brownsville Charter
Discussed By Commission
Proposed Amendments for This Year Would
Be Embodied into Change Sought
Poll Tax Payments Urged

A new city charter to embody amendments proposed for the coming
year as well IS providing for various other branches Of city activity u-
foreseen al the time the present charter wa written in 1915 wa favora-
bly, discussed at a meeting Of the commission Friday morning
All bids for construction Of an incinerator we're returned unopened. on
the motion OF W.. IT. Aldridge. for financial reasons. Commissioners agreed
that it will be from three to six months before the matter al be cared
for pending other financial ARRANGEMENTS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Marshall Watson iii

Marshall Watson Of the State Ma
tional bank. is confined 10 his
home today with a slight illness.
Banking officials expect him back
at his desk Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Airport DESIGNATION
Officially Advised

Assistant Secretary Seymour Low
ma of the treasury department has
officially advised the chamber OF
commerce Of the designation Of the
municipal airport as an airport OF
entry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
HaEMinute
Interviews

IL. "a. VI bIOMLSNl4lC 4ldIANt4
i have frequently heard my father
speak Of the boom here during the
Civil war. AS the federal soldiers APP
preached Brownsville. there was a
big rush to get cotton safely TO the
Mexican side Of the Rio Grande. Ny
father said the cotton dealers gave
hoatmen one OF every two bales they
ferried.'
MRS. SHAW. tourist here for the
winter: What I am wondering
about is where will you find a mar
ket for all the fruit you produce,
after these wonderful citrus lands
are fully developed"
II. ID. SEAGO, Cameron county
clerk: There Is some agitation for
tie repeal Of the present marriage
license law which requires the fill
ing Of intentions and a physical
examination for the groom. / be-
lieve the law is a E-od one and
that 1t should be retained"
MRS. w. r. JONES, Cameron
county school superintendent: -Ful-
ly 90 percent OF the rural schools
have begun grour Identification
pograms. These yards will be judy
ed about the last OF April and the
winners given suitable awards"
DR.. GEO. J. TOLAND: I've been
considering that idea of installing
a radio with headphones for the
benefit Of patients. It would be OPP
tional, Of course
0. c. DANCY, Cameron county
judge: With the airport which we
already have, with a paved road TO
Boca Chica and with a 25-foot har-
Dor which we must get at the earl
lest possible moment. Brownsville
should be In a very few years one
Of the four largest cities in Texas
r. G. GRAHAM, milk and SAINT
airy inspector: There are more
tricks in the milk business than
Very few dairymen are trying the
watering stunt any more, though"
w. j. SCHNURBUSCH, chief OF
the weather bureau: re have had
some freaky weather the past few
days, but the freaks have favored
the Valley"
JOHN r. LERRER: with a deep
water port There is no end to the
development our Valley will see"
S. V. AFFELD. DeS Molnes, civic
club enthusiast: SOY Of the major
projects in every city are started
at luncheon clubs"
J. WALTER WILLIAMS, sales
man: There is a feeling Of friend
illness in the valley that all sales
men notice and appreciate"
ELENA DALZELL: Il like the
longer skirts. They certainly hide
a multitude of flaws, and really,
they are much more graceful
WARD WEEKLY, San Antonio
hotel clerk: You can see the Giants
play this year if you come to San
Antonio"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
PORT FORESEEN
AT BROWNSVILLE
Valley VIII Benefit From Move Now Being
Worked Out by Committee
At Washington
BY CHAS WI. HALL

steps which have been carefully taken for the past ten days and which
three days ago resulted In a committee made up Of representatives from
San Benito. Point Isabel and Brownsville leaving FOR washington y
seem about to eliminate in a deep water port for this city and the VAL
ley.
1t was the privilege OF this writer to be present at some Of the meet
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
Kendall iii

N. Z. Kendall ST.. is seriously III
at his home here il Victoria
Heights. Kendall has .een in q
dangerous condition for several
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
RIVE FORECAST

There will be no material chanEs
IN the river during the next few days
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
$500 60 b.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
today, under normal m~eteorolo-
gical conditions.
High 1890. 4.49 a. m; 1926 p. m.
Low ........ 1910 a. m; 1918 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

MRS. SHAW. tourist here for the
winter: What l am wondering
about is where will you find a mar
ket for all the fruit you produce,
after these wonderful citrus lands
are fully developed"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

AN extemporaoeous contemporary
"a OF ours remarked about US yes
terday that We were shopping
around" in one Of the Valley towns.
We were not shopping, we were Just
lurking.