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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22

In the Alamo stronghold. Blood is said to be thicker
than water.
Sen. A. J. Wirtz Is q democrat. He Is close to the
wurzbachs. Is blood thicker than water? wurzbachE
father was a gallant Confederate soldier. He never
voted a republican ticket in his life. Party ties are
easily broken in many OF the counties Of the l4th
district. They will be broken this year.
Capt. Jack Elgin Of San Antonio. a leader Of the
opposition to Creager domination is ready to lead an
other revolt against the Brownsville director general
Of the Texas republican party. Capt. Elgin says the
July primary held by the republicans was "a fake as
well as fizze." Now he insists that a state conven-
ton Of republicans should be called and a full ticket
placed in the field to appear on the official November
election ballot.
Where is the brother in black this year? He appears
to be on the outside Of the republican breastworks.
wondering why he is never invited to the feed trough
when there Is a division Of the small loaves and
fishes. He is not without a country but he is with
out a party away down here in Texas.
He is barred from the democratic primaries and
the Creager leaders will not tolerate him unless he
takes a back seat in a dark corner Of the convention
hall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22
Garner and the Speakership

Gratis win control Of the next house. will be the sue
cessor of Speaker Nicholas Longworth OF Ohio. There
are democratic leaders who look for a tidal wave that
will turn a democratic minority into a majority.
There are republican leaders who fear a loss Of SO
house members, which would leave the Hoover ad-
ministration in control by a margin Of Is.
It is all guesswork. There will be democratic gains,
but 1t should be remembered that the democrats sus-
tanned heavy losses In the election Of 1923, and they
must win 81 seats now held by the republicans to
obtain control of the new house Of Representatives.
Texas has II democrats and one republican. F.
Harry N. Wurzbach is the republican nominee in
the l4th district. There are thousands of democrats
In this district who have voted for wurzbach in all
his races. His brother. William A. Wurzbach Of Bexa-
county. is the democratic nominee for county Judge
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22

Roger w Babson Is an optimist. lie Is making q
tour of the drouth states. He is making a study Of
conditions in the midwest. Writing from Omaha,
the economist asserts mid-western agriculture Is on
the upgrade and general business in that region show
ed market improvement during the final quarter of
1880. He said this was his first public utterance on
the business situation since his bearish forecast last
November.
He predicts there should be a steady improvement
Of business in the middle west during the next 10
or 20 years. Furthermore. the middlewestern farmer
will be the first to feel the effect Of better times.
This is the Babson viewpoint: He was the first TO
go down in the recent slump and ne will be the first
to come up"
Now the Texas farmer was not the first to 90
down. Truth is, he did not 60 down. Texas pro-
duced a fine wheat crop. Texas produced a fine
corn crop. Texas harvested a fine oat crop. and the
Magic Valley alone citrus and vegetables placed in
the pockets Of the growers $4,000, 900 this year. A
review OF conditions In Texas IS certainly most en-
~couraging to all classes and conditions. There Is a
greater mental depression than financial under the
skies of Texas. Mental pessissimists are the Typhoid
Marys" Of society. Their gloomy countenances and
their gloomy voice rumblings scatter the poison Of
distrust and despair. only the game fish swims up
the stream" Better to be a game fish, boldly facing
the currents, than a jelly fish helplessIy drifting with
the rapid flow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22
Where Texas Population Is Dense

Bascom N. Timmons, a noted Washington CORES
pendent. has been using his pencil on census fig
ures. Thirty-four Of Texas 254 counties have more
than half Of the states population. Population Of
Texas, 5.s2l.272. Population Of the leading "a coun-
ties is 2.s4i.0 5S. The so ranking counties in popu-
lation have an aggregate population of ~3.45s.060.
Travis Is one OF the leading counties. Its population
when the census count was closed was 77.777. CoryeI
county had 1890. Menard had 4444. Titus county
has an even 10000.
All this has nothing to do with standing I'D for
Texas" Hike the primary vote Of July. $4,000 to
100000 on Saturday. Aug. %. and the job will be fin
ished. thoroughly finished for two years but not for all
time. An ancient patriot said that Eternal vigilance
is the price Of liberty" It is. and 1t is the price OF
responsible government which should be honest gov
eminent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22

Kind words for prison inmates and harsh ones for
lawyers were spoken at the preliminary conferences
Of the American Bar association which is holding its
1880 convention in the city Of Chicago. AS for the
kind words, they were spoken by Attorney General
Percy Saint of Louisiana, who ventured the belief
that the prison population could be reduced Is to 80
per cent under the parole law and that it would be
for the good Of society"
According to the Associated Press story. Atty. Gen.
Saint. known during his first two years on Louisiana
pardon board as its most hard boiled member, expe-
rience had modified his views. These are his words:
II still believe that hardened criminals should be
segregated and kept at hard labor in prison, but there
are others who had to be sentenced according to the
law who could be released to the benefit Of society"
He proposed that pardon and parole boards be COM
bined into single boards Of clemency and that these
boards be instructed to investigate the character Of
accused men and the circumstances of their crime in
order to learn II they are genuine criminals
Texas has a parole law and a parole board. Texas
has three veteran judges. able lawyers and highmind-
ed men, who are members Of the parole body. This
Law was given to the state since the administration OF
Dan Moody began to function.
Judge Hamilton was a district attorney and later
district Judge. For a quarter OF a century he had a
closeup Of crime and criminals. Judge Stanhope
Henry was a prominent lawyer when called to Wash
ington during the second administration Of Grover
Cleveland and served In the department Of justice for
almost a quarter Of a century.
Judge Woodward Is another veteran Of the bench
and the bar. He was a prosecutor in his early career
under the skies Of Texas. These three investigate
and they recommend. As to qualifications they are
top-notchers. AS to experience they are without peers
AS to personal integrity there has never been a chal-
lenge.
Atty. Gen. Saint Of Louisiana was an outstanding
- - ~ - A2l III ri !.
Is that the prison population could be reduced Is
to 80 per cent under the parole law and that it would
be for the good Of society"
His recommendation is that hardened criminals
should be segregated and kept at hard labor in pris-
on" Why not?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22

for several years before he got a
break, and when he did 1t went
straight to his head. That's
pretty good, taking two girls away
from Maury in one evening. He'll
never get over 1t. He thinks he's
Gods own little gift to women !
understand he saves his fan mail
and sits In front OF q mirror and
reads it over"
Collier served the bacon and eggs
and sat down. i wish you'd punch
ed him In the nose. I know a lot
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%H0lzgw00d Story
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inner saw, was Anne, SO he mace
| for the mems dressing DON and
was among the first to get into a
bathing suit.
He heard someone say In the
dressing room that Maury was
sleeping 1t off," and another voice
said, Yes. Frank said he had been
insulted and he wasn't coming in.
Do you thing we ought to drag him
} out and throw him in?" But Mar
tin Collins quietly said 1t would be
better If they let Maury alone.
The man next to Dan said in a
low voice that that was a good
idea. It'll suit me fine" he told
Dan, IF he doesn't wake up till
I'm gone"
When Anne Winter emerged
from the little building. Rorimer.
dripping with water. was sitting
on the edge OF the pool. watching
for her with eager eyes. Gorgeous
looking, Anne was, In a black bath
ing suit and white rubber helmet.
He waved TO her and she came over
and stood beside him and asked
him how the water was.
Fine" he said. Going in the
deep end?'
Anne smiled and nodded. and he
got up and took her by the hand
and led her 10 the springing board.
You first, Anne, ana I'll race
you TO the other end. Okay?"
II was. Anne replied gaily. and
TO the end Of the board. poise for
a moment and then. a slim and
lovely figure, cleave the air with
bewitching grace and disappear be-
meath the water with a little
splash. He followed and. swim
ming under water. took her hand
and came up laughing happily.
That was a great dive. Anne.
You're good" And he added: u
like you in black. too"
Anne said, Your taste is too
tickle"
Meaning Just what?" he urged
swimming beside her. Something
in the curtness Of her speech led
him 70 think that she might pos
sibly be thinking Of Maris Farrell.
He found himself hoping eagerly
that this was so, remembering an
earlier reference Anne had made
to Maris: she had said something
about his not appearing TO be per-
ishing on the vine in MariS' COM
pany.
But Anne refused to elaborate
even after he had repeated his
question. and he let her beat him
10 the end Of the pool. where they
stood up in the shallow water. and
Anne scolded him mildly for not
eyerting himself TO win.
Masculine superiority Of the
worst Sort" she termed IL.
What? Because 7 didn't break
my neck to beat you? LIES too
short. Anne"
Because you showed 50 plainly
that you weren't trying" Her eyes
flashed s%ccrnfully.
Well" Dan said meekly. "can ]
SQUARE 10 if I try real hard this
timer" and Anne assented.
So they retraced their course. and
this time Dan won BY more than 2
length. He said he hoDed she was
satisfied. You made me work
every inch OF the way
The sky was turning pale gray
in the east as they drove back &c
Hollywood. Dan told her Of what
Maris Farrell had said. "Comine
from her. I'd call 1t a real tribute,
nc said.
Ard he talked a good deal o.
Maris. hoping that Anne would say
something that would enable him
TO feel that she was Jealous: but
there was nothing in her comment
to indicate that she resented one
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OF people who would have enjoyed
IT,"
And lie added: We're having
open house this afternoon, by the
way, Just in case you forget. T ran
into Louise Watkins last night. just
for a minute. She said she wanted
20 talk TO you about something.
Shes coming over
Ito BE C0ntinued)
"a new public library cC=+N.g
S300,CJ0. with $4,000 books, has
been opened at san Antonio. Tex.
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Begin Here Today

9IA8 AAGA@ AV0
Dan Rorimer, temperamental
young man Of Hollywood. can't
get along with the studio man
ager at Continental Pictures and
tears up his contract as scenario
writer and asks to be fired. But he
isn't. Dan has become keenly in
terested in Anne Winter, a young
girl from Tulsa, Okla, who Is
working as an extra. She has had
stage experience, and she knows
enough to warrant a screen test
at Grand United studios.
Dan lives with Paul Collier, who
writes a daily movie column for a
string Of newspapers. Anne lives
with Mona Morrison and Eva Hur-
ley. two extra girls, Eva is rather
bitter.
Garry Sloan, famous Hollywood
director, has shown some interest
in Anne Winter. Dan does not care
much for Sloan: he is an admirer,
however, of Martin Collins, FORM
erly of Continental, now with AM
algamated. Collins invites him TO
a house-warming at his home, and
he brings Anne along.
There Dan meets a charming
young actress named Maris Far
rell. Anne meets and Is annoyed by
Frank Maury, a conceited charmer
in the screen. Maury makes him
self obnoxious TO Maris and Anne,
and ii falls to Dams lot TO rescue
them from his unwelcome atten-
tons. Maris Is curious about Anne.
She seems interested in knowing
whether she is a particular friend
Of Dams.
Now Go On With the story
CHAPTER XIX
Rorimer said. WIN / hope So"
and he wondered then if Anne
possibly regarded him Is some
thing more than a friend and a
companion to play around with.
Anne was hard to figure that way:
you eve knew Just where you
stood. True. she seemed to enjoy
herself whenever he was with her.
but that might mean much and 1t
might NEAR nothing; Anne had
never given him reason to think
that it had any especial signific-
ance. He grinned inwardlv. remem-
bering the night that he had kiss
ed her and she told him calmly
that she hoped he would not do il
again. That was Anne for you;
always calm always composed:
knowing Just what she was doing
and where she vas going.
He remembered now that he had
last seen her in the patio. talking
to a little gray-haired man. He
hoped she was still there. felt a
little uneasy. because Frank Maury
had passed that wav. and Maury
was in a mood to be unpleasant
He heard Martin Collins voice
called from the house. and Marls
Farrell. beside him. clutched mis-
arm.
Martin says everyone's eoinr
swimming" she said. Are vou2"
Maris' head barely reached above
his shoulder. He looked down al
her and smiled and nodded en-
~phatically.
Absolutely. How about you?'
And Maris nodded. too.
Rorimer recollected something
Did you find thai green bathing
suit. by the way9" he asked. BE
cause If you didn't somebody:
going TO have to explain TO Franz
Maury."
Maris said that Maury probably
wouldn't remember a word thai
had been said ANYWAY, I founc
IT," she answered him.
She left him then. and went of
TO change her clothes. and Oar
told her that he would meet hel
IN the pool. and he started toward
the house in search Of Anne. But
he heard loud voices. and presently
a crowd emerged from the house
led BY Collins. who had a girl or
either arm And one Of them. Ror-
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AIong Elizabeth

Along Elizabeth
VI. r. Hall, county Attorney.
standing on a corner Ion the main
stem. stepping from the curb and
almost getting run over....I. Dorf-
man OF Dorfman'S jewelry store
49,. squirting at q diamond through
a glass OF some kind. standing in
the door OF his Elizabeth street
shop Ed E. Mockbee manager
CT the telephone system. the big
wrong number" walking
along with a friend. Ben Brack
-..~ travelling salesman from the big
cities. in Brownsville doing bust
ness with the Fashion. .. talking
with the owners Of the local shop
Thursday. "A. n. Vidaurri. .of
the Brownsville Printing Company
... .familiarly known as Titc....
figuring the cost OF a radio on the
installment plan. for some one
else. Russell Rentfro. mayors
son. washing the big Packard
touring which he drives around
Stepping Out
With a long-standing reputation
for the best citrus in the world.
the Valley now makes a strong bid
for the best looking girls in the
state.
Miss Sidney Mae Lockhart. Of
Edinhurg, won second place II the
beauty contest in Dallas recently,
and doubtless the judges were cock
eyed or they would have given her
first place.
AS far as We know. Miss Lock-
hart is n Of the first Valley
maidens ever TO enter q statewide
beauty contest. And TO win second
place the first time Is quite an
honor.
To the Edinburg maid gees the
material honors. but the VALLEY
derives beneficial publicity. and re-
ceives the vicarious honors.
Miss Lcckhart Is going TO Atlantic
City. to compete with other beauty
contest winners. TO determine which
woman has the necessary pulchri-
tude TO be chosen Miss America.
The best Of luck to Miss Magic
Valley.
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$4,000 a month will be put in
circulation by school teachers. in
StructorS, janitors, and others on
the public payroll.
Sixteen thousand dollars Is much
money. If you happen to ask US.
During the entire year, a grand
total OF S153, 900 will be spent in
an attempt TO educate Young Amer
ica-or Young Magic Valley. We
ought to say.
How that payroll Will help the
local merchantsI CThere's supposed
to be an exclamation point after
the word merchants. We're tell
ing you. because the printer usually
leaves IL Off
Schools opening, work on the
port just around the corner, irriga-
ton projects. read work, new build
ings. That's the program that is
contemplated. There will be mill
liens spent here.
Boy Scouts to the Rescue
Ed X. Mockbee. scout commissioner
rolled into the Herald office Thurs
day evening. rather late. and an
nounced that the Boy Scouts Of
Brownsville we're expected TO mob
ilize Saturday in order to aid in
meeting an emergency that had
arisen.
Doubtless the scouts will notice
the notice that is printed elsewhere
in today's Herald. but we're bring
ing 1t up again. Just for fun.
1T is the duty OF every Boy Scout
10 place himself at the disposal OF
the community in case an emer-
gency arises. and the emergency has
arisen now commissioner Mockbee
said. Every scout should be in
uniform. II possible, and report at
the city managers office. in the
city hall. Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. However. II the scout has
no uniform. or II his uniform Is
not available. report anyway. The
community Is depending upon the
scouts. and I know they viii not
falter."
still Flying
Pilots Livingston and Moore. who
left Brownsville last Tuesday with
Chicago as their destination. and a
prize or either $4,000 or 1880 a
waiting them. depending upon the
order in which they arrive. are still
hitting the breezes and are Rettin-
along well. according to Associated
Press dispatches. They have reach
led Fort Worth now
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-22
TM NAN STEM
Intimate Glimpses OF the Valleys Alley
BY j. r.

Aleng Elizabeth Miss Magic Valley Wins in Dallas . Good News 70
the Merchants J. Boy Scouts to the Rescue Wy Contest
Flyers Still Flying.
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The Horizon Brirhtens

Superintendent @. W. GOtEe Of
the Brownsville public schools was
q Littl, Raw Of Sunshine Thursday
when he announced to the KiwanIs
club that as soon as the schools
onened in Brownsville Sept. 8. about
La gaceta., 1930-08-14
~ESTADISTICA SOBRE Ell ia
BACO EN- RAMA

Washington, Agosto 14.-La
secretaria de agriculture dice
lue ell dia 10. de Julio Sc halla-
ban en- poder de comisionistas
y fabricantes 1892 26, 900 IL
bras de tabaco en- rama, de to-
das classes. En- Abril la can't
dad montaba a 1926, 246, 900
Ell total en- julio del ano pasa-
do era de 1858, 1920
Las existencias de tabaco
bien curado ascienden a 500,
1852, 900 libras, 279,685, 600 del
tipo Virginia. North Carroll
ma 173, 100000 del este de N.
Carolina, 1888, 900 de Caro-,
lima del Sur y la parte sur de
Carolina del Norte y 4,004,000
de Georgia y Florida.
Del tabaco l~igeramente Gu
RADIO hay 448, 212,0 600 libras.
Tabaco cosechado a la som,
bra en- Georgia y Florida
g o6S 000 libraS.
La gaceta., 1930-08-14

diendose por entire ell dedaIo de
callejones, 81 Boyer y Thibaut
no hubiesen estado ALI, pasean-
dose tranquilamente por la ace
ra. AL DIR aquel vocerio, dieron
la vuelta rapidamente. Tn HON
bre iba en- direction hacia ellos,
corriendo per ell arroyo. Reco-
nocieron a Ramoneau. No tu-
vieron tempo de zanzibar nj
una palabra, pero Sc compren-
dieron con una mirada. Los dos
Sc lanzaron a la vez sobre Ra-
moneau y lie detuvieron.
Viendose cogido, Ell malvado
lanz6 I'm rugido de fiera y Sc
debati6 furiosamente con los
pies y las manos para desasirse.
Pero Boyer y Thibaut estaban
dotados de un vigor y de una
La gaceta., 1930-08-14

bres, que retrocedieron brusca-
mente. Estaban ALI desde un
instante antes, con ell dido pres
to tratando de adivinar 10 que
pasaba en- la habitacion.
Ramoneau tuvo miedo. Gre
y6 que aquellos dos hombres ha-
bian sido testigos del crimen y
perdi6 su presencia de amino.
Olvidandose de volver a cerrar
la puerta, pas6 por entire ellos
como una bomba y baj6 a saltos
la escalera.
Pero, vueltos de su sorpresa,
los dos hombres miraron hacia
ell interior de la habitaci6n. Vie
ron al j6ven tendido en- medic
de un charco de sangre y Oye-
ron ell estertor sofocado que sa.
: Tia de su pecho.
La gaceta., 1930-08-14
XVI
LA CARTERA

Ramoneau Sc levant6, con los
ojos inyectados en- sangre, los
eabellos erizados, la boca con-
traida y ell rostro cubierto de
TN sudor que parecia sangre ba
10 la piel roja, violacea; estaba
horrible.
Despues de haberse limpiado
con una servilleta que encontr6
al alcance de su mano, Sc apo
der6 de los billetes, arroj6 una
mirada feroz sobre su victima
que agonizaba y de un saIto Sc
plant6 en- la puerta.
En- ell momento de salir Sc en-
lcontr6 en- presencia de dos hom-
La gaceta., 1930-08-14
LOS N SIGUEN
AVANZANDO

Marking, Agosto IA Los
comunistas estan hoy avanzan
do contra la capital del gobier
no nacionalista y las ciudades
de Hankow y Wuchang, a 600
millas del mar por ell curse del
rio YantZe. La ciudad esta vir
tualmente sin defensa Y los ro-
jos parecen decididos a efec :
tuar su amenazado ataque. Pc
eos defensores permanecen
dentro de las 80 millas de mu-
ralla que rodeah la capital, es-
tando todas las tropas en- los
frentes de combate por la SUI
premacia en- China. Los cam.
pesinos Sc han convertible en-
comunistas, en- los pueblos ce1
canoS, y Sc nan armada con RI
files. Muchos sospechosos de ser
comunistas fueron sumaria-
mente ejecutados en- Hankow
donde Sc han levantado defen-
sas con sacos de arena Y anne
tralladoras. Miles de aterrori-
zados rinos Sc han refugiado
aqui, arrojados de sus hogares
por ell tenor a los invasores
Una docena de barcos de que
ira estan anclados en- Hankow
y en- ellos Sc refugiaran los ex-
tranjeros 81 fuere necesario.
La gaceta., 1930-08-14
u MANUEL QUINTE-
RO PELEARA MANANA
CON LOUIE O'NEIL EN-
SAN FRANCISCO
SU GEO.
SERA SUBSTITUTE


Declarado por ell Referee"
Willie Richie, que (Young)
Manuel Quintero, de Tampa SUI
per6 a Gorilla Jones en- su en-
cuentro de la semana pasada Ell
San Francisco, otra nueva pc
lea de prueba lie ha sido ofreci-
da al zurdito "vendedor de ga
selma" de la Septima avenida y
manana Sc encontrara en- ell mis-
mismo Stadium, con Luie O.
Neil, favorito de la Costa del
P~acifico, que suma II K. o. en-
sus ultimas % peleas. Ademas
de esta a que aludimos, otra lie
ha sido ofrecida a Young Ma
nuel para la semana entrante.
Por tanto no regresara Young
Manuel Quintero a Tampa tan
pronto como esperabamos y CO.
mo fue anunciado por su ma
mayer, Doc Myers, quien tam
POGO salio para San Francisco
para traer por una oreja a
George Braun, como tambien
Sc anunci6 en- un peri6dico 10.
cal.
A prop6sito de 10 anunciado
por este p~eri6dico a que aludi-
mos, ell DR.. Myers MEGA habei
dicho al reporter que Young
Manuel no lie escribia a SUI ma
Dire, va que es I'm hecho que es-
cribe dos o tres veces por soma
ma a su familia y telegrafia a
su padre, enviandole tambien di
nero cada vez que efectda un
encuentro.
Este particular nos 10 COM
'prob6 ell padre de Young Ma
nueI quien utiIizando sus como
cimientos del idioma espanol
Eel habla gallego) nos dijo que
no solo escribia a sus padres, 81
no hasta a sus hermanitos Pc
quenos, que recibfan a menudo
cartas y regalos de Manuel.
La gaceta., 1930-08-14

terrible,-vas a morir... Pero
no es para robarte por 10 que 20
tie mato; es para vengar al j6-
ven de la Gale de Saint-Sebas-
ten que til me has hecho asesi-
mar. Yo no me llamo Ramoneau
soy Pedro Ricart. iCarlos Cho-
let, vengo a mi hijo!
Los ojos del j6ven Sc abrie
ron desmesuradamente Hizo
un m~ovimiento convulsivo Y no
tuvo tempo mas que para ex-
presar con una mirada ell espan
to y ell horror que experimental
ba al reconocer a su padre.
La hoja del cuchillo Sc hun
dio en- su pecho.