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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Physician Attends
Sisters Funeral

Or. VIM. ". Spohn returned here
Tuesday after attending the funer-
al Of his sister, Mrs. T. 4. Sypert,
81, who died at Waco Saturday
evening. Funeral services we're held
at the family plot near Eddy Sun
day afternoon.
DR.. Spohn left here last Wednes-
day and was at his sisters bedside
during her last few days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

.CIleV, 1Chdrn0FSEy, teGUtOg, hupIl-
nov, Ochkin and Sitnin.
The eight men. members o. a So
calleu Industrial parry, counter
revolutionary organization, arc &C
CuyeG VI participation ~ aAll-SOVleI
activities, industrial ana political,
and VI preparing favorable cOndi-
tions tor foreign armed lnterven-
ton.
The indictment continues:
simultaneously the accused
through a traQe anG industrial
committee entered into criminal re-
lations with ruling circles N France
IL the persons oI the former head
OF the French gOyernmenr, Ray
mond Polncare, and the minister tol
foreign affairs, A-istlce BRAND, whC
were preparing a military attack or
the U. S. s. r. Later the accused
with Janin and Richard, elaborated
a plan for military attack ON the U
5. 5. >. r., thus committing a d.
rect act OF high treason
The indictment goes OH to say
that the accused persons maintain
ed contact with the French Lead.
quarters through persons in the
French service, X and r. espcci-
ally appointed for this purpose" anc
received and executed its orders
Later. IL alleged. they spied or. anc
Obtained. in accordance with head
quarters orders. necessary infor.
nation Of a secret character relat-
ing to the military forces and de-
tense Of the U. s. s. r"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Harlingen Observes
Armistice Holiday

I5pEtIdI 70 III fitIdIu-J
HARLINGEN, Nov. ll.-ArmiStice
Day observance began here Tuesday
morning with an American Legion
breakfast.
A parade was held at 10 a. m.
from the Central Ward school TO
the Fair Park auditorium, where a
special program was to be present.
ed. A talk by the Rev. l.. A. Boone,
new pastor of the Methodist church
here, and a former chaplain Of the
state American Legion was 10 be a
feature OF the program. Judge o. G.
Dancy was also 10 make q talk re-
presenting the Spanish WI :
veterans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Confessed Murderer
Found Dead In Cell

DETROIT. Nov. II. -tPl- Two
hours after william Jones. 40. had
walked into police headquarters
and asked to be locked up as the
slayer Of Gerald z. Jerry" Buck
ley. radio announcer. he was found
dead in his cell. with severe head
injuries.
Police said he was intoxicated
and that he probably had received
his injuries in falling from a bench
in the Golden RUE" bullpen where
he was placed. The prosecutors
office is investigating his death.
According to police, Jones was in
toxicated when he appeared at
headquarters last night. They said
he had no connection with the
Buckley case end that he had no
apparent injuries when he arrive,I
az headquarters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
ARMISTICE DAY
TRIBUTE PAID
Nation Gathers at Many Shrines to Remember
Victory Day Twelve Years Ago And To
Look Into The Country's Future

WASHINGTON. Nov. ll-tPHArmistice Day, 1880. a dozen years
after blocdshed ended on the western front, saw this nation rededicating
itself Of the cause OF peace.
The great and small of the capital turned today to the president Of
the United States for words of reinsurance against renewal of war.
At two shrnes those whose memories went back to 1918. and the war
years paid homage. On the hill at Arlington the Unknown Soldier, SYM
Dol Of Americas lost sons. wa surrounded again by men who committed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Youths Charged With
Car Theft Held Here

Two Brownsville youths were be-
ing Investigated here Tuesday in
connection with a theft in
brownsville, Harlingen al q Mission.
The boys were arrested at Wes-
laco Monday and returned here
Monday afternoon by 1t. of Police
j. T. Armstrong and Chief Deputy
Sheriff r. G.. Delaney.
Charges have not been filed. but
officers said it was likely that the
boys would be tried in the juvenile
court before Judge o. G. Dancy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Shipmates Affected

Fruit and vegetable shipments
are beginning to show the effects Of
the second heavy rain Of the ship
ping season. movements dropping
to % cars Of fruit and ! or vegetables
for Monday. OF these. there were
Is cars grapefruit. 5 mixed and 3
Of orauge&
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
PRESENT

Gov. Francisco Castellanos.
Jr. of Tamaulipas. accompanied
by Gen. Serrano and his staff
were present during the exhibit
ton az Fort Brown. A party
from Brownsville joined them,
the local citizens being a COM
mittee from the chamber OF
commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Russian War Plot Nipped
Eight Indicted For Negotiating With Chiefs
Of France For Attack On Soviet Union

MOSCOW. Nov. 1-P-Eigh Russians, in a broad indictment pub
nshed today by N. v. Krylenko. assistant peoples commissar for justice
and public prosecutor Of the r. S F S r., are accused Of negotiating with
MIR. Raymond Poncare and Arktide BRAND of France for a military at
tack on the Soviet union.
The charge of plotting with the former president and premier and
the foreign minister Of France is one of a long list OF accusations con-
tained in the Indictment. which name ". NJ. Ramsln. kalmikov. Lant-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
VOTES
FOR BUREAU
IN VALLEY
Many Questions Are
Answered Before
Meeting

Explaining that criticisms OF the
Valley have forced the need OF a
Valley Better Business Bureau. and
even a greater need is in the offing
in the foreseen unparalleled Valley
development, four speakers las.
night set forth the plans and the
purpose OF that organization now
campaigning for $4,000 as a sustain
ing fund.
Following the explanation OF the
organization by p. NJ. Holland. G.
III. Swallow. s. I. Jackson and Q. Z.
Buckner sixteen newspaper men
present al q banquet rendered them
ar the Port Isabel Yacht club re-
paired to an adjoining room and
after a brief discussion offered the
organization their aid. II was ex-
planned that this was done not only
because of the need for such an
organization. but because of the
confidence in the men directly sup
porting the organization.
Many Questions Answered
MANY questions. some OF which
had been ~propounded in public
print were answered and much light
thrown on the purposes OF the
bureau.
Mr.. Buckner showed that in tie
business development which fol-
lowed tho oil discovery at Okla
homa City over two thousand cases
Of various kinds Of fakes were ex-
posed bv the newly organized
bureau there in four months. and
that with continually reported pros
Derity in the Valley a greater need
for such an organization will exist
here as time goes II.
No Whitcwash
C. II. Swallow declared the
purposes of the organization not tc
be TO "Wnitewash" any land deals
but to organize 10 rid the Valley OF
any "illegitimate" land dealers and
thus 90 away with shady deals
which. occurring in the past have
imposed a hardship on the straigh-
iOrNarQ ant dealer
tie added that in entering the
national organization the Valley
will have the backing OF SO org
anizations in the United States. &c
aid ID in Its development. instead
Of these SO ~criticizlng some methods
found to exist here in no rreate'
proportion than in any other par
OF the United States.
S. 7. Jackson told of the organiza-
ton plans. He pointed out that Il
will b necessary to secure a man
are- from outside the Valley be-
u the national organization de-
mands a man trained by the as
ISOLATION.
Credit Defended
The board OF directors is chosen
from various sections Is chosen
ley. When in operation he said tht
bureau will combat propaganda IL
the north which would seriously
injured the credit OF the Valley
He summed UP his talk BY sayinl
that II Is 70 promote integrity ant
create confidence.
3. M. Holland explained that II
its operations the bureau VIII ad'
here to the outlines Of duties Of
better business bureau set forth b.
the national organization. but tina
it will in no wise interfere with lk'
activities which have gone before
or which will come after. In select
ing the beard of directors he saiC
every chamber of commerce in tn
Valley had been invited to partici
pate. Temporary Headquarters hav'
Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
Brownsville Day Is
Designated at Fair

Thursday. NO. 81. has been des-
ignated as Brownsville Day at the
Valley Mid Winter Fair, according
to an announcement maid by ian
Association officials.
A special day is being dedicated
TO each town in the Valley. and eff
forts are being made to have a large
delegation at the fair on tina. day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
SPECIAL RADIO
PROGRAM

In observance OF Armistice Day
The Brownsville Herald'S radio
station KWWG will offer a spe-
cial evening program.
On this occasion Colonel Francis
w. Glover. commanding officer
At Fort Brown will speak and
there VII be special music by the
Fort Brown band. In addition 10
this will be a musical number by
Roberta Lee. soprano.
This program Will 90 on the air
from tbs TO 8:l5 o'clock. Be sure
and tune in at IT'S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
FORTUNE FAILS
SOLDIER SON

MEXICO CITY, Nov. ll.-tPy-
Edward p. Lowry. soldier Of for
tune and second secretary Of the
American embassy here. slipped on
a stairway at the American club
today and fell three stories to his
death in the patio.
In his lifetime Lowry survived
bolo knife wounds received IN the
Philippines. rounded up rug thieves
as a major Of Persian gendarmerle,
lodged bullets in France. and serv-
Cd as a colonel IN the Lithuanian
army. Friends thought he bore a
charmed life-until today.
Last night he attended a meeting
or the Mexico City post Of the
American Legion, a good-naturcu
affair which the banter Of friends
and former cOmrades-in-arms pro-
lOnged until faE past midnight. As
he left, he leaned low over a JAN
lister to speak TO a friend in the
patio below; ITS foot slipped and
he fell thirty feet TO the patlos
marble floor. dying instantly.
Coi0rful Career
Arthur Bliss, charge d%aifalres.
took charge OF the body and IN
formed washington OF the accident
by telephone. AL attempt was made
10 reach Mrs. Lowry. who with their
| daughter. was understood 70 be en-
| route from her Indiana home tU
New Orleans. from where she was
To return To Mexico City. Their
two small sons were with their
father here.
Lowry was IN his early f%crties.
and was one Of the most colortul
characters in The diplomatic SER
vice. He served as a private IN the
Philippines in 1906, later entering
the Persian gendarmerie, where Inc
rose to the rank of major. His love
of adventure took him TO France
with Americas entry into the war
and he served as an officer in the
A. Z. +.
Ian OF Ability
After the war he became a COL
onel in the Lithuanian army, am
was attached 10 the countys mis-
sion in washington. Then he be-
came vice-consul and an American
consul in MEXICO and acted IN that
post at Guadalajara throughout tit
Cristero or religious rebellion
He was transferred back q
Mexico City as consul and left the
office a year and a half ago 70
taka an embassy post under Am
hassador Morrow. Early this year
during an absence Of Ambassador
Morrow. and after Herschel Johns
ton, the first secretary. had gone
to Washington to become head o
the American section of the state
department, Lowry ser.ed as Amer
lean charge d'affaires here.
He was known as a man Of ex-
ceptional ability and had a host Of
friends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
City Observes Armistice Day
Program at Fort Brown and Mission Draw
Many To Celebrate Victory

With flags lining the main street, schools, stores and banks closed,
Brownsville celebrated Armisice Day Tuesday with a program at Fort
Brown in which troops stationed al the local post. Brownsville citizens
and veterans of three wars participated.
AT exactly 10 o'clock, the members of The American Legion drum and
bugle corps gathered at Legion Hall and marched to Fort Brown. Sew
eal veterans Of the Spanish-American war and a small number of Civil
War veterans were .~-nbhed transportation to the post, where the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
WEATHER
TIE

THE WEATHER
EAST TEXAS: Cloudy with oc-
cas.onal rains. Cooler northwest por-
ton tonight. wednesday cloudy.
Local rains south portion light 10
moderate, mostly northerly winds
on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

NEW YORK. November II -(PD-
The Associated Press observed Arm
ice Day TODAY by the usual two
minutes Of silence. beginning at
IL q. m. eastern Standard tilne,.
All wires ceased operating for that
period Of time,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

GUE next holiday will be Turkey
day. That will be November
y. II is said that Valley
poultry men are now promising to
furnish us TIE tame variety at 81
certs ncr pound. flthou-N there are
many hunters VITO arc r'~nring on
Tie wild variet~ II there be n
who do not feel Ike picking the
wild birds. and have no earer
neighbors for a dumping ground.
OF. telephone number s Z.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

GOVERNOR Castellanos came over
" to Fort Brown attended by
General Serrano and his staff
to help celebrate the occasion.
Since his coming to the border
Governor Castellanos has done
much 10 cement the friendly feel
inF which people living on the
border have created on both sides
OF the river. He has done 1t by
casting aside too much formality
and freely coming and going. Indi-
viduals living on the border are
accustomed 10 doing that. And it
IS their free. friendly spirit which
makes II possible for representatives
OF the state and army on both
SIDES 10 feel free 10 come and go
NY they will. Just a sign of a
Malthy condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

Insure Your Stored Hay
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co. (Adv)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

MINATED ANNIE says that
N even he who fought and ran
away had 10 be faster than the
other fellow 70 be telling about 1t
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11
in OUR
VALLEY
BY G. NJ. HALL
TO-DAY is Armistice Day.

TsO0Ax IL AAlllSl4Sc lay
In various ways the nation
will celebrate the signing OF
peace which IL years ago ended
the bloodiest conflict in which men
ever were engaged.
Many things happened on many
fronts Just u years ago today, but
the little missive that officially 81
fenced the American guns read as
fellows:
ITO commanding generals, First,
Third, Sixth and Colonial corps:
Number 357. section GS Armi-
stice with Germany has been
signed. All hostilities cease at
II hours this date. the eleventh in
stance. Instructions contained in
kilograms No. 247. section GS those
he headquarters will be complied with
Acknowledge receipt"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

MERE they glad to acknowledge
wv 1t? Wen say they were. And
as the news was flashed over
the world people went wild with
10y. New York staged a demon
stration the like OF which has never
been seen IN that CITY. White pa
Ger torn and dropped from windows
yupeared as snow ana the main
thorougE.fares were covered with II.
II ever a people went wild they did
that night. Many a man who saw
service will SO back IN his minds
eve today TO remember that cay.
wherever he was. II is a good time
TO celebrate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

THE same feeling of JOY was every
where. That is. until 1t was re-
remembered By the men Of all
branches Of service that many a
soldier lay stiff and still on the
field. and that the sea was muir
mering over many a sailors body.
So. today. while il Is fitting to re-
joice. 1t Is even more fitting as
time goes on 70 give that minute
at HOO o'clock to silent prayer
in memory of those paid for us by
going west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

ZONE OF them Will think back to
n remember scenes too horrible
to dwell upon. SO do not ask
them TO talk about il. They will not.
Others Of us fought big battles
Ike that Of swabbing decks or
shouting orders TO a signal watch,
or the bloody conflict Of some
training camp, suffered mostly IN
waiting for action. But every one
Of those whose lot 1t was not to
cross counted ii as the fortunes Of
war against themselves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-11

nEING a COB. 1t was our lot to
n celebrate the armistice by
standing a watch and then
turning in TO a sound nights sleep.
It was off Newport, Rhode Island.
Just before going to sleep we heard
a great noise yer in the city, but
thought nothing of it until men
started coming aboard from shore
leave the next morning and spread
ing the news. Still IL was not be-
lieved. until being marched TO
breakfast. headlines On newspapers
Brought on board shouted the It'd
ings In glaring headlines.
What a racket then started
Breakfast that morning consisted
OF two hard boiled eggs and an
aYple, among other things.
eEhe men started singing Out OF
the Hammocks by Christmas
There were 1000 of them at that
breakfast. A petty officer hoped
on a table and started shouting
pipe down"
The war is over" they shouted
back. and Immediately the air was
filled with FLYING eggs and apples.
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
Gas e Electric Co.
Reports for Year

Columbia Gas & Electric Cor
poration in its report to share,
holders for the IL months ended
June 80. 1880. shows gross rev.
enues of $1O4.074.522, as COM
pared with $105, ,261 ,498 for the
corresponding period a year ago,
while net operating revenue, after
all expenses. taxes, provision for
renewals, replacements and de-
plesion, amounted to $35,372.6SS,
as against 36.164,S4O in 1929.
The balance applicable to the
capital stock of Columbia Gas
IL Electric Corp. totaled $29, 1853.
6O4. compared with $30,131, $50
last year, and the balance ap'
plicable to the common stock.
after, preferred dividends,
amounted to $24,018,88l. This
compares with $24,443.81l for the
preceding year.
The consolidated income state
ment for the first six months
ended June 80. 1880. reveals gross
revenues of $54.24l,312 and net
operating revenue of $18,527 800.
This compares with gross of $58,-
873,64S and net Of $21 ,612,42l for
the first half Of 1929.
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
LIFE INSURANCE
HOLDS UP

Life insurance production con.
tinues to hold It's own. New busi-
ness during July Of this year was
one-tenth Of one per cent less
than during July Of last year.
1t is noteworthy that July Of last
year broke all records for that
month, having exceeded July Of
1928 by 47.S per cent. New pro-
duction during the first seven
months of this year was is per
cent greater than for the same
period Of 1929. These facts are
shown by a compilation forwarded
today by the Association of Life
Insurance Presidents to the
TTpited States Department Of
commerce for official use. The
! eport combines the records OF
..ew life insurance production
exclusive Of revivals. increases
and dividend additions-of a.
member companies having 50 per
cent Of the total life insurance in
all United States legal reserve
companies.
For July, new ordinary inSur-
ance Of these companies amounted
to $714.748,0O0 against $T22, 2,45I..
900 in 1929 decrease Of IL
per cent. New industrial insur-
ance amounted to $247 SOC. 900
against 1898, eco, 900 in 1929-an
increase Of lot per cent. New
group insurance was $3.50, ,036, 900
against $l4S,658, 900 last year-a
decrease of 11.9 per cent. The ag-
gregate of all classes for July Of
1880 was $l,092, $4,000 against
$1.093, ,7S9 900 for July of 1929-a
decrease Of one-tenth of one per
cent. t
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
SOVIET URGED
TOPAY ]. s.

Goodwill between Russia and
the United States could be re.
stored and Soviet credit strength.
ened If the Russian government
would agree to adopt a modified
form of the German reparationS
plan to pay off its American debt.
now aggregating $701.O53. .7JO.
principal and interest, DIR. Max
Winkler. economist and vice
president of Bertron Griscom
& Co.. Inc. declared today.
The rest of the world cannot
afford to ignore Russia, with its
$50, 700. 900 potential customers.
DR.. Winkler argues, and at the
same time the Soviet needs
American credit In carrying out
its development projects.
But two steps are necessary
before q financial rapproche.
'nent between the two countries
can be effected, according to Dr..
lWinkler. One of these is that
Russia must stop propagandizing
the world in favor of Com
munism. The other necessity IS
the working out Of a method of
debt payment,
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
Shorts Nervous Bulls Force Market Higher Slump Believed Pa
Wall Street
Hears:

That last months copper was
mostly speculative, and not go
Ing into consumption, hence the
drop In stocks.
That the changed farm stu.
alton will help the dairy com.
panies move much Of their sur.
plus stocks carried over from
last year.
That American Can (AC)
management is specifying less
, freely on tinplate contracts at
the moment.
That outside buying Of War
ner Bros. (WB) has been small,
but short covering active when
management arranged new H.
nancing with little difficulty.
That there has been some
switching to General Motors
shares.
That statistics show q steady
Improvement In the oil situation
with gasoline inventories and
crude oil production cut.
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
SeGbOGrd Service
Has Net Increase

Gross earnings Of subsidiaries
Of the Seaboard Public Service
Company for the three months
ended June 30, 1880, aggregated
$3,786,439. as compared with
$3,565. $40 for the second quarter
Of 1929. After operating ex-
penses. taxes and other charges.
the net income available for re-
tirement and dividends on stocks
Of the company amounted to
$6S1, 1855. as compared with $572,-
ESQ.
For the IL months ended June
80, 1880, the subsidiaries gross
earnings totaled Sl4,526, ,694, COM
pared with $13,456,1lO. Net in
come, after operating expenses.
taxes and all other charges
aggregated $2,696.292, as com.
pared with $1,S42,330.
The Washington times., 1930-08-16
Jumping Jacks

The most spectacular dem.
onstrationS were staged by the
stocks that had been INCREASINGLY
pounded by the bears all last
week. Steel and American Can
were outstanding examples.
Can was 127 bid on the floor
when 1t was selling at 122h on
the tape. Bids for Steel were
also more than a point higher
than the tape-reading public
realized. A large short interest
was caught in Can. The stock
had been hammered when the
drought news first came out
The bears the past two days be,
gan to see that the drought scare
had been overdone, and they just
ran.
A similar situation occurred in
Steel. Low rate OF operations
and weakness in Steel prices
brought heavy bear pressure. The
action Of the stock indicates that
the Iron Age report due Wednes.
day will probably be more opti'
mistic than the last two weeks
steel isn't going to make much
money this quarter, but it ought
to show about $11 for the year
IL any respectable seasonal bust
mess upturn materializes.
The utilities snapped back on
an oversold condition. North
american was one Of the strong
lest spots in this group. am
told that a block Of 270,000
shares of North American owned
by English interests, had been
bverhanging the market, and that
1t had been taken up privately.
ht is probable that similar deals
are taking place in the other
utilities.