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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Eastern Star School
Will Start Feb. q
Especial to The HeraldJ


M'ALLEE. Feb. 11.-Plans for a
school Of instruction for members
Of Order Of Eastern Star of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley were COM
pleted at a meeting Of the McAllen
chapter No. IA Monday night.
The school will start Feb. % and
a number CO state officials Of the
order will be present. Among them
will be Worthy Grand Matron Mrs.
Beulah Rawlings Of Johnson City,
Texas; Worthy Grand Patron Volts
Of FL Pas; Grand Examiner Mrs.
Fay Fay Stevenson Of San Antonio;
Grand Deputy Mrs. Nora Cochrane
of San iGtonio: Assistant Deputy
Mrs. O. n. Joyner Of Harlingen and
Grand Chaplain Mrs. D. G. Decker
Of Mission.
A large number Of Valley women
are expected to enroll in the school,
local officials stated. The schools
sessions will be held in the Masonic
Temple here beginning at 8 a. m.
Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
$1,000 Month Needed
AS Labor Protection
Especial TO The HeraldJ

ND%N~AAA w AAN GAtAdAQF
SAN BENITO, Feb. lI.-John Il.
LomaX, San Benito banker AND
capitalist, was elected president "
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Inc.
a an all-day meeting held here
Monday.
The organization has az its pur-
pose protection OF the Valleys Ia
Dor supply.
Other officers named are HAYS
Scissors Of Raymondville and j. e..
Paxton or McAllen. vice presidents,
and j. K. Bell Of San Benito, secre-
tary or the board, and treasurer Of
the corporation.
All officers will serve without
pay.
The directors discussed financing.
and will seek 10 raise a fund TO
finance the organization for the
first six months Of Its work. At
the expiration OF that period. O.
new board Of directors viii be
named.
"A fund OF az least s 1000 n month
will probably be raised. II was de-
cided at the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
SEEK LEAGUE
Class d Baseball Planned
For Valley Towns
Especial to The Herald

tSpeclal 10 Inc r1STd4Oy
SAN BENITO, Feb. ll-An effort
to form a class D. baseball league
in the Valley will be made the latter
part OF February. it became known
here Tuesday.
Harry Wandering OF IT. Worth,
well known baseball organizer, has
written j. E. Bell, secretary Of the
San Benito Chamber of Commerce
that he would come to the Valley
soon TO back the movement.
Wandering proposed a d. cir
cult which would take in Laredo,
Corpus Christi. Edinburg. Mission,
Kingsville. San Benito, McAllen and
Brownsville. This list is not de-
finite and could be easily revised,
Wandering stated.
Bell referred Wandering TO va
rious leading Valley baseball fans.
Wandering organized the West Tex
as circuit in 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Mexican l. Are
Killed in Fight

MEXICO CITY. Feb. lf.-tR-
Jose Angel Trujillo. mayor Of To-
lotalan, Jalisco. and Juvencio Mu-
noz, former rebel chief, shot each
other to death in a duel In the
main plaza Of that town, says a dis
patch to La Prensa.
The dispatch said the plaza was
crowded with promenaders, who
we're thrown into a panic when the
two men met accidentally and inn
mediately opened fire at each 9TH
er.
Personal enmity dating from a
year ago when Trujillo headed
Agragrian forces against Munoz's
rebels led to the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
SMOKE HINDERS
FIRE FIGHTING
Blaze Threatens Bottling
Works at Raymondville
With $1,000 Damage

RAYMONDVILLE, Feb. ll-Dense
smoke pouring from the Raymond
vile Bottling Works Monday after
noon hindered firemen in locating
the source Of the blaze threatening
the plant and nearly destroying 1t.
The Fire department, making a
quick run. searched through clouds
Of smoke in the upstairs OF the
building for some time before the
blaze was discovered in the attic
and extinguished.
Two firemen. Dick Mccain and
Otis Towery ere overcome by the
smoke but recovered shortly.
IL was thought that the fire start
cd from a short in electrical wiring
over the mixing room. Damage.
mostly from water. is estimated at
$1,000.
Y. A. Pagle. owner and operator
Of the plant was also n breeder OF
canaries, all Of which were killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Mrs. Dickinson Dies

Mr.. and Mrs. "A. d. Dickinson, Jr.,
left Monday night for Ft. Worth
where MI. Dickinson's mother died
at 4 D. m. yesterday. Dickinson had
lust returned from TT. Worth after
spending several days with his
mother, who had been i'll for some
time. Some Improvement was noted
in her condition when he left Fl.
Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
HOUSE STARTS
IMPEACHMENT
MACHINERY
State c omptrolle r
Charges To
Be Heard

AUSTIN. Feb. 1l-tP9-The house
of representatives had set up ma
chiaery today to hear charges initia-
ting impeachment ings
against Comptroller 5. II. Terrell
based on the state auditors report
claiming among other things. that
approximately 100000 in state funds
had not been satisfactorily account
ed for.
It voted yesterday to go into a
committee Of the whole 70 hear tes-
timony on the Is charges sworn to
by Reps. Joseph McGill OF FL Paso,
Alfred Petsch of Fredericksburg and
Coke r. Stevenson Of Junction. as
serting that Terrell had "fraudul-
emily misapplied and fraudulently
converted TO his own use and benefit
state funds.
Testimony Thursday
1t was decided presentation Of
testimony would begin Thursday
morning. Speaker w. 5. Barron was
chosen chairman Of the committee
of the whole, and he named Rep. Ed
r. Sinks, Of Giddings TO pass on the
admissibility Of the testimony and
Reps. McGill. Petsch and Stevenson
to develop the case for the house,
serving as attorneys.
Former state senator T. II. Nc
Gregor and former attorney general
w. A. Keeling were retained by
Comptroller Terrell. who is COM
plotting his third term in office. His
father, the late II. B. Terrell, was
comptroller several years ago.
This will be the second hearing
before the house on proposed i'm
parchment for the 4lst legislature.
1t failed TO sustain charges against
the late j. T. Robson. commissioner
OF the land office, at one Of its
previous sessions.
Hatcher Charges Dropped
The original plan of Rep. Petsch
to include charges against w. Gre
CORY Hatcher, state treasurer, ale
ging "incompetency and ineffici-
ency" was dropped by him. His re-
solution of Friday pending before
the house and ~perferring charges
against Terrell and Hatcher was
placed on the table at his request.
Hatcher addressed letters TO Lieut..
Governor Barry Miller and Speaker
w. S. Baron asking permission to
appear before the legislature and
answer in person those matters
charged against me in the report
made By the state auditor and set
forth in the resolution OF Rep. Pet
SCH"
He asked permission to bring along
the records of his department that
/ may show you each book kept and
deposit receipt and warrant received
relating TO the conduct Of this de-
partment."
Rep. Jack Keller Of Dallas pres
ented a resolution in the house in
viting Hatcher TO appear tomorrow,
but il was ruled out Of order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Valley Men Confer
With Moody on Ban

Especial to The Heraldl
HARLINGEN. Feb. IL Finley
Ewing Of Harlingen and II. 8. Hen
sley Of Ia Feria, In Austin In con-
nection with the proposed bill to
ban shipment CT Florida citrus stock
into Texas. arr to confer this morn
ing with Governor Moody, they have
wired the local chamber OF COM
merce. Results OF their conference
will be advised as soon as possible.
The men are urging that the pro-
posed bill be submitted the present
legislative session for consideration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

T~GGSO4ldDle CdQSt AOl ANJCOtAO4l. ~
also would make 1t unlawful for a
commission merchant to discard o
destroy the product received with
out reasonable cause. or for a re-
ceiving merchant TO fraudulently
misstate the quality OF the product
received.
A license fee Of $40 per year which
must be paid by the broker Is in
cluded in the bill, which money
shall be used for the payment Of in
vestigating commissions appointed
by the Secretary Of Agriculture.
Representatives Summers. Of Walla
Walla. Wash, author Of the bill.
told the Committee that the agri-
cultural department OF approx
mately 20 states had endorsed the
bill some Of them approving 1t word
for word, while a few had suggested
amendments.
Committee on Prices
I do not say that the fruits and
vegetables should be the only ccm-
modities included Mr.. Summers
told the Committee. but the fruit
and vegetable men have had this
proposed legislation under study for
two years. They have come to tho
conclusion that steps, such as pro-
vided IN this bill, are the only ones
which will rid the profession Of the
INSCRIPTIONS dealers" The bill, If
Continued from page ID
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
SISTER CITY
PLANS VALLEY
MARCH FETE
Plans Announced For
Annual Affair at


Definite plans will be completed
at a meeting called for 1880 Tues
day night in Matamoros for a huge
carnival March 8, 4 and 5, accord
ing 20 Roberto T. Garcia. Of the
Matamoros Chamber Of Commerce
Mr.. Garcia. accompanied by Luis
Random, and Sras. Raquel Barra-
gan de Izaguire and Carolina Fra
gosa de Hernandez, conferred with
G. c. Richardson Of the Browns
vile chamber. Tuesday morning,
and Mr.. Richardson assured the
Matamoros delegation the full CO.
operation of the local city.
1t is planned to make the carni-
val an annual affair. similar to the
Laredo February % celebration.
Queen Sought
A queen will be chosen from eth
er Brownsville or Matamoros, the
final choice depending upon the
number G votes received. An
American girl from Brownsville
and a Mexican girl from Matamoros
will compete for the honors. Civ
ing the carnival an international
flavor.
Because We have such a short
time to work on the carnival this
year, we will have only Browns
Vile and Matamoros represented ty
queens. but next year we hope to
have every town in the Rio Grande
Valley with a queen IN competition,
said Mr. Garcia.
Good Humor Fete
The carnival vii be held on the
main plaza, and will be known as
the Good Humor Carnival. The
celebration is receiving the unlim-
tied support and backing Of Mata-
moros officials, and at the meeting
tonight a committee of Browns
vile citizens will be on hand TO
offer suggestions.
Votes for the queen will be sold
by committees in Brownsville and
Matamoros for 5 cents each, the
proceeds going to the Higia Hos
pital in the latter city.
IN addition to the queen contest,
an Ugly King will be chosen from
one OF the two border cities. votes
being sold at one cent each.
Radio Advertising
The local radio station. it is re-
ported. will aid in advertising the
carnival.
Il see no reason why the carnival
will not be a great success" said
G.. c. Richardson Tuesday morning,
land If 1t becomes an annual cele-
bration as planned. it will result in
wonderful advertising for Mata-
moros, Brownsville. and the Valley
as a whole. Everyone knows what
the Feb. % celebration has done Tor
Laredo. attracting large crowds %
the city. The Good Humor Carni-
val will do the same for this sec
ton, / believe. Matamoros will re-
ceive the full support OF this city
The meeting tonight will be call
ed at 1880 at the College Of Mexico,
Matamoros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Merchants Meet With
San Benito Group

SAN BENITO. Feb. 1l.-Inde-
pendent merchants from other cities
of the Valley have been invited to
attend a meeting of the local as
ISOLATION Tuesday ngiht, according
TO II. B. Housed. local chairman.
Formation OF a Valley-wide or
ganiZation will be discussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
(Special 10 The Herald.)

SAN BENITO. Feb. 1l-Valley
Shrine Club is to meet wednesday
night at the Stonewall Jackson no.
tel. Building of a $4,000 clubhouse
on the Arroyo Colorado and election
of officers are the chief items Of
business to occupy attention OF men,
berS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Beacon Light for
Airport Started

W IIIE EINANINW
SAN BENITO, Feb. li-Recently
started work on a beacon light Is
the first step toward construction OF
the new San Benito airport, which
is expected to so forward rapidly
Levelling, grading and other neces-
sary work on the ground will 30
started az an early date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Bids to be Opened
Especial to The Herald

HARLlNGEN. Feb. bids for
construction or the new $1,000
grade school building at Mission
will be opened Feb. IL. according 10
Stanley w. Bliss. of this city. arcaI-
techt on the building. II IS TO be
a Six-room structure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; not much change in tempera-
ture. Moderate 70 fresh southerly
winds Oh the west coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy and warm
er tonight; rains in east portion
Wednesday partly cloudy. colder M
northwest portion. Moderate to fresh
sOutherly winds on the cOest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
TWO HIGHWAYS
PLAN FOR CITY
Brownsville and Valley Promised Second
Roadway Into Mexico to Victoria
In Government Plan

Matamoros Is 70 be the starting point OF two transcontinental highways
mapped out for completion during the next five years.
This information Is given BY y Lopez Montero, Mexican consul To
upon receipt 0 fhe plans for the Mexican national high
way commission, which organization will spend eighty million pesos II
road construction between now and 1884.
Matamoros-Mazath and Matamoros-C hameIa are the termini OF the
highways sweeping across the southern republic from the ouf OF Mex
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Bill to Protect Growers
Commission Advocated To .Arbitrate Prices
Of Produce Damaged In Shipping
By X L. SEXTON

WASHINGTON, Feb. l1-Suppression Of alleged Unfair and IrauaueHV
practices in the marketing u peIlsfablss fruits and vesetaoes N inter
state and foreign commerce Is proposed in a bill III. r $685., advocated
by witnesses before the House Committee on Agriculture.
The bill provides that it shall be unlawful for any commission mer-
chant n broker to make any fraudulent charge in respect OF any per-
ishabe agricultural commodity received in interstate commerce and that
dealers must receive the product according to the contract unless ne has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
in OUR
VALLEY
HOW ABOUT 1T?
. BY CHARLES HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
II should like to ask MusSolini
how he would keep all the wo-
men at home tending children
in q country like England, where
there are 100000 more women
than menl Does he suggest the
institution OF polygamy?'
Mrs. Philip Snowden
1T is nonsense TO say that
wealth Is bad for an artist! Most
poor painters would paint better
II they were rich"
Prince Eugene of Sweden.
Prohibition in the United
States continues its triumphant
trend"
Sen. Morris Sheppard
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Exhibit Well Received
Especial to The Herald

HARLINGEN. Feb. 1i.-Reports
received here tell OF an enthusiastic
reception of the Valley Exhibit car,
which moved out yer the Missouri
Pacific lines. at Fort Scott. Kansas.
The q has practically concluded
Ms tour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
Shooting Aids Relations
Brownsville Secretary Finds Mexico More
Friendly and Cleaning House

Although it is lamentable that President Ortiz Rubio was injured on
the day OF his inauguration said @. G. Richardson, back from Mexico
City Monday, Il believe that it will result in better feelings between the
United States and Mexico This seems to be a queer conclusion, but can
be explained this way: the young 2Oyear old student who attempted
the assassination was a communist. and Immediately after his arrest
general orders were issued by Mexican officials for the arrest Of the I'M
rly element that has been creating the hard feeling between the United
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
President of Mexico
Recovering Rapidly

President PaScual Ortiz Rubio is
rapidly improving, according to a
telegram received from the presi-
Dental secretary to Consul L. Lopez
Montero.
The message did not say when
the chief executive might be able
to attend to the duties Of his office,
Montero said. but II is believed Ru-
bio will soon be entirely recovered
from the bullet wound inflicted
Feb. 5 by the assassin, Daniel
Flores.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

! before the ceremonies were announ-
ced less than a fortnight before Mr..
Edison's birthday anniversary.
In keeping with its motif. the pla-
que will be illuminated perpetually
by lights hidden in the masonry.
Dedication of the plaque will break
the birthday routine Mr.. Edison has
followed for years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

FORT MYERS, Fla, Feb. ll-lP-Thomas A. Edisons eighty-third
birthday, says Fort Myers. is going to be our day" too.
Those, who have known the aging wizard as a winter neighbor since
1886 will make the anniversary, February II, a community affair by un-
yelling an illuminated bronze plaque bearing bas-renef hkenesses of MI.
and Mrs. Edison.
Set in beautiful Evans park on a solid base of natural rock and ari-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

sons creation Of the incandeScent
light. It bears heads or Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison.
The plaque was intended 10 be
somewhat of a surprise-and 1t was.
Maurice Kidjel. Fort Myers sculptor
worked on the monument for weeks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
TIDE n

High and low tide at Point Isa
tomorrow. under normal metccrcI3-
gical conditions:
HiEh ................. flt IVY
Low ........ S:48 a- m.. r..1 f.
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leo to the Pacific ocean.
II see for MatamoroS and Browns
vile tremendous growth during this
period OF national highway expan-
sion.' Montero said Tuesday. "Mata-
moros will be the only town on the
Texas frontier which will have two
major Mexican highways leading out
OK 1t. The only other town in north
crn Mexico similarly fortunate Is
Naco, in the state Of Sonora. which
will have two highways leading into
the interior.
Mexico City Objective
What is known here as the Mata-
mcros-Victoria read Is really a high
way leading through San Luis Pc
toSi, Guanahuato, Guadalajara, and
into Chamela. Jalisco.
The Matamoros-Mazatlan high
way, completed. will pass through
Monterrey and Durango's rich agri-
cultural sections.
Another benefit OF the MatamoroS-
Vlctoria-C hamela road is the fact
that one can 60 from Matamoros to
Mexico City over coed roads. Nor
tero pointed out.
The Mexican National Highway
commission. OF which Sr. Ing. Don
Octayio Dubois Is head. will spend
i 1890 l2.000.000 pesos; 1881. IA
100000 pesos; 1892, 10000 900 peso.
1883. 100000 pesos: and IN lg3t.
2O,OOO,OOO pesos FOR road construC-
ton Ill Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11
RIVER FORECAST

There Will De no Eateri-I cl@r
in the river during the next ty
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

Get a Contractors Bond
Bio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Ady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

WTIo44OFSo % Ute valley THESE DAYS
are giving expressions Of their
impressions with the fact that
there Is a single green sprig left af-
ter the freeze Of a short time ago.
They heard there was ice down
here for two or three days in a row.
and in many cases their own homes
were snowbound fartehr north. They
cannot understand 1t. Visitors. the
Valley Is just thataway-nothing
will stop 1t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-11

nROBABLY the most unusual
burial ever recorded has recent
ly taken place in New York.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
ELOQUENT TALkS......| HEARD IN TRIAL
 AT ANCHORAGE.

The Armstrong case before Dis trict Court Judge E. Coke Hill took up l0 days time of the Anchorage session. The jury was out for Six hours. III VI Ray of Seward of the array for the defense consisting of Anthony Dimond, Joe Murray, Harry Morton and Ray. conducted most of the examination of witt nesses and made the principle ad dress to the jury.
 It is reported that his talk ot an hour was one of the most elo- quent heard in this court for Some time District Attorney Cuddy and Harwood. assistant district at- torrey each addressed the jury a half hour Joseph Murray helped sum up the case for# the defense Nine witnesses who eam from Ko- diak came in to Seward and are going back on the Starr.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
THE WIND SHE BLOWS

A sudden Southwestern Ehat sprang up about 9;;3O this morn ing threatened to drive the ss Alameda thru the city docks She sounded a hurry call for all bell lated folk to get aboard as fl was necessary to get to sea. She left an hour ahead of scheduled sailing time because there was danger of caying in the piling. Those who said hurried "good bye" to friends departing for the Outside offered condolences on the possible seasick trouble that seem
 d to be in store when the ship gets out in the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
PRESS ACHIEVEMENTS

Some of the newswriters holering because they wanted to bar newspaper men from the North Caroina- Clemson football game. It said that so
 many people would go to this southern interstate game that it didn't need any publicity no-how The seat sale would be oVel-subsciibed Speaking of western stad iunls an Associated Press writer says the tendency in the West make things easier and more comfortable for the boys of the press
 "The more progressive West and Far West set the pace" he says Their bigger stadiums are equipped with heated glassencosed press stands Alert under graduates megaphone information, type off statistics At the Los Angeles Coliseum, play -by-pay descrp ton of Southern Cafornia's big games is teephoned by coach from the sidenes dictated that connect ing wires De plugged in at the various local news paper offices
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
MORE NEXT TIME

The stevedors and 'longeshore- men were mighty busy for while Friday when the Alambeda pull Ed in. There was a bulky mail 1t was going from Seward to all points west and north Mail Clerk George Donlevy of the Alameda said, You aint seen nothing yet. Wait till that Christmas jam comes in next ti.ne.'
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
SAVE TIME PICKERING

Just happened to think To save all this waste of , time and newsprint and typewriter ribbons which wearing out by the yard and the ton asking for more federal aid in this country how much simpler and economical 1t would be if Congress would turn the Treasury over to us and compel Secretary Mellon by melodious edict to sit in Seward and do nothing but write checks. \
 Happy days! Skowl V
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
HOPE DON'T GET SNOOPY

Just because those Seward Bills and Buddes have then club in the bank building and lit up like Christmas tree, is why they should get maybe sign check on the Hartman Bank just give him the merry raspberry and ask him to step out into the alley.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06
KODIAK BRIDGE

After seize of work down Kenai way, J. Van Wrinkle, of the road commission is departing for Kodiak to put in a bridge on the Abbert Highway Van Wrinkle has been doing road work out of Ko- diak before
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06

Bill Estes, terpsichorean Diva of Moose Pass, who can do the black bottom with airy grace, is in the city for a 10-dav visit locally. Bill is connected with the Bureau f Public Roads
Seward daily gateway., 1930-12-06

Both the vets and the drys should be willing to ad init that investigator at least has done deep thinking. He inmates that the real problem in connec ton with the liquor question how to persuade Youth not to associate drinking with amusements.