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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Wisconsin Would
Kiss and Make Up

MILWAUKEE. Wis, March 81
%R-Good will gestures toward
Texans were considered today by
a special committee OF the Wis
consin manufacturer association,
In view OF the Texas legislatures
suggestions to Texans that they
refrain from buying Wisconsin
products.
George Kull. secretary Of the
manufacturers association. said
that while no orders had been
cancelled by Texas purchasers.
several firms had found their
products did not sell as well in
Texas as they did prior to the
Wisconsin Real Estate Boards
ban against sales in this state
OF certain Texas lands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
High Price Is Paid
For Citrus Orchard
Especial to The Herald

Especial 10 lie
McALLEN, March PA record
price for a Valley citrus orchard
was believed to have been set with
announcement that the old Thayer
orchard southeast Of McAllen had
been sold to Z. +. Duquette OF Can
ton, Ohio. Purchase price for the
ten-acre grove was S35 1000. IL was
announced by A. "A. Bonneau, realtor
who handled the deal.
The orchard Is eight years old
and a number Of varieties OF citrus
fruits are growing on the acreage.
The orchard has had excellent care
throughout its life and to this at
tention Is attributed its ability TO
command a high price. The fruit
from the grove is Of the best variety
obtainable. II Is declared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
ROAD QUIET
Absence OF Baughn Ends
Rangerville Volley

With Commissioner j. H. Baughn
Of Harlingen not expected back
from Oklahoma for some time. little
fireworks over the R%angerville road
situation is likely 10 develop at the
regular county commissioners court
meeting Monday.
Routine matter and possibly tick
eradication work will come before
the meeting. The eradication work
Is to be begun by county and state
authorities April /. Dip, furnished
by the state, already has been re-
ceived and some so watts provided
over the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
TRAGIC!

MEXICO CITY. March 2l-tP-
Inasmuch as he customarily arrived
home intoxicated, and inasmuch as
his wife customarily scolded him
for his condition, Julio Martinez
adopted the idea Of sticking his head
into a deep pool nearby before en-
tering the house. to clear his
thoughts"
For several days things went well.
the cold water reviving him enough
10 lead Mrs. Martinez to the belief
that her husband was reforming.
But last night. Julio leaned too
far. lost his balance. fell into the
pool and was drowned, -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Contract Awarded
For Highway Home
TSpecial 10 The Herald)

N@HN&A
WESLACO, March 2l.-Contract
has been awarded to w. A. Velten
Of Brownsville for construction OF
a new home for Dean Porter. on the
highway near San Benito, according
TO r.. Newell Waters OF this city,
architect.
The building viii be located about
two miles west Of Olmito.
r. A. Porter, father Of Dean Por-
ter. has had plans for the house
completed by Mr.. Waters. and plans
TO construct II near that Of his
son.
Velten secured contract for the
home on a low bid Of S16,260. The
house Is to be two stories. OF ram
bling Spanish style Of architecture
similar to some Of the beautiful
homes around Coral Gables. and al
other places In Florida. where Mr.
Porter spent two years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Income Tax Receipts
Continue to Climb

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-tRl-
The treasury today announced that
income tax receipts as Of March IS
were $40. 652. S67.41. bringing the to-
tai received so far this month TO
1884. $50. 1880.
This total for the month. COM
pared with s37s. 98l .531.7S for the
corresponding period a year ago
The increase over 1929 collections 70
date still was attributable to the
enormous sum reported on March
10 as a result OF overtime work by
collectors all over the country inn
mediately after the March Is col
lectionk
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
R~aymondville Ships
First Cabbage Slips
Especial to The Herald.)

RAYMONDVILLE. March Fl. -
The first full carload OF cabbage
plants to be shipped this season
from the Valley left Raymondville
today, consigned TO an unnamed
destination In Kansas.
The plants were grown BY the
Better Plants Farm and shipped by
Campbell Brothers. Steve Campbell
came here from Garlic Springs to
supervise the shipping.
1t is reported here that due 70
widespread freezes Of the winter,
willacy County is the only place
in the world growing cabbage plants
for shipment this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

N RANG IAA& A8hs04 w. AAS @06A
mittee.
The money collected from the
carbide company vas given to Hus-
ton for the Tennessee River I'm
provement association, which has
interested itself in Muscle Shoals
legislation.
The Senate lobby committee,
which began to delve into affairs OF
the Improvement association in
connection with its Muscle Shoals
activities, summoned Huston. a
former president Of the association,
after his name had been frequently
mentioned in testimony by other
witnesses. II decided TO 60 further
into the Union Carbide funds after
II had learned that the money had
been deposited to Illusions personal
account with Blyth g. Bonner.
Denies Depositing Overdraft
Senator Blaine, Republican, Wis
cousin, said, while Moore al on
the stand, that the records produced
for the committee by Blyth g. Bon
ner showed that when a SO. 600
deposit was made there was a def
cit in Illusions account of $4,000.
Moore. questioned about this.
said this Indebtedness was for mar
gin on stocks, but denied he was
directed to make up the balance
overdrawn.
Moore. after testifying that on oc-
casions he was given instructions BY
Huston as to the purchase OF
stocks. added he had received two
checks. one for So 900 and the
other for si4,100 from a messenger
who said they were from the Re-
publican chairman.
The witness added he did not
know the messenger and did not
know where the money came from.
He was questioned sharply about
this. but replied he would take
money without question If informed
il came from Huston.
Emergency Account
The Republican chairman who
was on the witness stand for four
DAYS declared he deposited the
$50 100 WITH q brokerage lIHl DC
cause he wished to use IL as an
emergency account" He also en-
phatically asserted he had given
see. 100 to j. w. Warrington. exec
utive chairman Of the Tennessee
River Improvement Association.
Reports that Huston would re-
sign his post as Republican chair
man have persisted since his ques-
tioning by the lobby committee
began.
In addition 10 the statement by
Senator Blaine that at the time the
SD. 900 deposit vas made with Blyth
and Bonner there was a deficit OF
$4,000, Senator Walsh. Democrat.
Montana. said that on June 26 when
the $4,000 deposit was made. there
was also a deficit in a Huston
account OF s39.500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
$3.50 Liquor Bond
For Rio Hondo Man

Miguel Juarez OF Rio Hondo was
bound over 10 the federal grand
jury in $3.50 bond Thursday follow
Ing a preliminary hearing or liquor
charges before U. S. Commissioner
Z. X. Goodrich.
Juarez pleaded guilty.
Customs officers who made the
seizure testified that they found is
gallons or home brew mash and ~
pints Of 444 per cent beer in Jua-
req home near Rio HOndo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Potato Crop May
Reach $500 Cars

tSpeclal 10 Inc herald
SAN BENTTO. March 2l-More
than $500 cars Of potatoes are ex-
pected 10 roll from the Valley with
this seasons crop, according to es-
Inmates expressed here last night at
a meeting Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Potato Growers Assn. About
so or so growers were In attendance.
with a large sprinkling Of shippers,
chamber of commerce officials and
other business men.
The association viii endeavor to
try to start the present seasons
market off at a low price in order
TO eliminate a drastic drop IN the
buving price which would probably
follow an early high market trend,
speakers said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

: Beginning at the end and working
back through Mr.. Creager's state !
ments. he said that the republican
party this year will bring out SOME
outstanding Texan for a candidatc
for office. and that the man chosen
will stand as good. If not q better
chance, OF being elected TO office
than President Hoover stood OF car
rying the state in his presidential
campaign. Who this man will be-
is not known but DR.. j. D.. Sandefers
president Of Simmons University,
was mentioned as such a man re-
ferred to.
Indignant Over Attack
With reference to the attacks of
Brookhart and Mcclellan mentioned
in the committees report recom~
mending a department OF justice i'm
vestigation OF patronage IN Texas,
the state republican committeeman
said the libel laws OF the state pre-
vent him from being quoted on his
exact opinion. but that ID is nothing
but a personal political attack. com~|
ing after the matter has been ems
tirely threshed out. following It's in-|
stigation by these two months ago.
IL had breakfast with former|
President Coolidge before leaving
Texas and dined with Presidenu|
Hoover while IN Washington. FrOm|
President Hoover and the party
leaders I was assured that everyr|
thing was being conducted In Tex-|
as as desired. They will continue
&c function as before. I wish to|
thank Mr.. Brookhart for condos
scending to say that !. at least cons
Quoted the party's affairs in Texas
openly and above board. The rec<
ommendation OF the committed
came as a final report after an in~
v~estigation had already been made,
and In view OF President Hoover'a
public statement Of a few days ago
will now probably die the death I'd
being forgotten.
City Gets PostCffice
Roy Campbell, customs ~collectof
at Laredo and United States At
torney Hartmann OF San Antonio
are clean men, whose records have
been searched out and "a clean bill
Of health voted. An attack on these
two was merely another personal
political attack"
Brownsville is to get her postof@
flee. and the funds for It's construca
ton will probably be forthcoming
near winter. MI. Creager said. The
amount will not be decided upCEsl
until inspection, now under way Id
completed. thus giving the floor
space. etc. which will be needed.
ON the port matter. I talked to
both President Hoover and Chair
nan Dempsey Of the rivers and har-
bors committee, and 7 obtained
every assurance possible to be OBJ
tanned from men In those positions
that the Brownsville project would
be favorably acted upon.
When ID will be done is an mat
ter OF conjecture. 1t depends upon
how much more time will be cons
sumed on controversial matters,
But it will be before adjournment in
June. This matter does not come
under the heading OF debatable leg
iSlation. and will be only a matter
OF form. "A deficiency bill will then
be passed and work should start
here about July or August
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

blazing, charges OF assault to muir
der we're filed against Moore. and
he was released on $1,000 bond.
The facts that Miss Jones was not
burned, that a guest in a room OF
the hotel adjoining that occupied
by Miss Jones was reading at a late
hour and heard no disturbances.
and that the hinges on the front
door could not be opened without
considerable creaking led state
rangers and Sheriff j. II. Eubanks
to question Miss Jones for a consid-
cradle time last night. County At
torney w. v. Deppert asserted that
three possible theories were being
investigated.
Did Not See Assailant
Mrs. Joe Green. wife Of the pro-
prietor OF the hotel, discovered the
fire. Hearing a knocking, Mrs,
Green believed 1t some one seeking
admittance late at night and start
ed to the front door, when she no
ticed smoke coming from beneath
the door OF Miss Jones room. She
called Mr.. Green who ran into the
room and found Miss Jones lying on
the floor, her hands tied together,
and her feet tied to the bed. The
mattress was flaming at the head.
He hastily removed the bonds from
her hands. cut those at her feet and
carried her from the room. She
had not een her assailant she said,
declaring she waS awakened at mid
night by a towel being placed over
her face.
Asserting they always heard the
front door creaking open. MI. and
Mrs. Green said they heard no dis
turbance until the knocking, which
Miss Jones said she did with her
head against the wall.
Miss Jones underwent an opera
ton in a hospital at league q few
weeks ago. from which she has not
fully recovered. She declared she
had written several checks to which
she signed Moore's name. with his
consent She vas forced to leave the
CONTINUED on page 3D. "a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Torture Tales Conflict
State Officers Seek to Unravel Mystery OF
Attempt to Burn Girl

FAIRFIELD, Tex. March 2l-tF-state and county officers today
sought TO reconcile conflicting angles in a story Of attempted murder
BY burning told BY Miss Wilma Jones, % upon whom the attempt was
made.
Miss Jones was called here to answer charges Of forging the name OF
G. {. Moore, business Of lakewood. near here, 70 checks which she readily
admitted deposting TO her account at league. After Miss Jones had
been rescued from her room. her hands and feet tied and her bed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

TUST 70 give you q dimes worth
for a nickle like The Herald al
ways does. the engineer OF this
column will now offer you two in
one. Jumbo is easily recognized but.
he Is cheating a bit. and yawning
as though he would also receive a
peanut, If anyone would be so kind
as to cast one in that yawning aper-
ture. But the little fellow is a Mr..
Turtle. He is yawning. too. not
laughing over how he once beat the
rabbit in a race
AS WE go lower in the animal
IN scale we come to the crocodile.
He yawns, too. and next TO a
snake in a wagon track. is the low
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

Pictures cannot be DENIED, you Know.
CPEAKING Of smells. one Of the
N greatest pastimes in the Valley
these days is going smelling. II
is done by getting in your car and
riding out through the orange
groves and just smelling 70 your
hearts content. II Is like living
in paradise. and doesn't cost a cent.
But we are getting too long so with
one big yawn we Will have to quit
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Taft Estate Value
Placed at S475,OCO

WASHINGTON. March 2l-iP-
A petition Tor the probate OF the
will Of the late William Howard
Taft showed the former president
and chief Justice left an estate
valued at s475O00.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

Nod" II some
what reminds us
of the recent Ro-
tary show where
all the players
carried their lit
tie sign but didn't
say anything. But
that is a redeem
ing feature, OF
Brother Giraffe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Hot Water Scalds
Two Donna Girls

NSpeClaI 10 Inc HeraIu.J
DONNA, March 2l-Edna Nell,
Oldest daughter Of Rev. and Mrs.
j.. j. Richards. is confined to her
home on account Of painful burns
received when q basin OF hot water
was upset. scalding her severely. ia
mic. q younger sister, was slightly
burned but both girls In reported
recovering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Doheny Case Argued

WASHINGTON, March 2l-tF-
Continuing his fervent plea to the
Jury that Edward L. Doheny be
freed Of a charge OF bribery. Frank
Hogan. chief OF defense counsel.
began his arguments today with
an explanation Of the Pearl harbor
Hawaii naval oil storage contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
G Governor
Seen in Texas
Creager Flags Attack of Political Enemie.
But Declares Port and Postoffice
Safe for Brownsville

Brownsville and the Valley stand as reasonably assured of the port as
human beings can be sure Of anything in the future; Brownsville is 20
get her new postoffice; Brookhart and Mcclellan are just ~ wrong as evcr.
but more belated In their attacks: and Texas stands q better chance OF
electing a republican governor than ever before in her history.
Boiled down TO q reporters words these are the four messages brought
back to Brownsville today by r. B Creager after a weeks sojourn I'm the
east, most Of that time being spent AZ Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
THE

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy 70 unsettled tonight
and Saturday. not much change ln
temperature. Moderate to fresh
Southerly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas. Mostly cloudy
tonight; occasional rains In east
portion. Cooler except on the east
coast and freezing In extreme north-
west portion; Saturday partly clou-
dy; cooler In east and south por-
tons. Moderate to fresh southerly
winds on the coast becoming north
erly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Building Permits Jump
Brownsville Takes Lead Over Several Texas
Cities of Larger Population

In building and alteration permits for the month Of February Browns
vile. with a total OF s52oOO- outranks Corpus Christ, Coracana, San An
geo. Marshall and Wichita Falls in the state Of Texas.
Larger cities such as Houston. Dallas and San Antonio lead In the
state computation. but Brownsville ranks well in the lead Of the smaller
cities.
The total OF $4,000 Is a decided increase owe the January figures Of
S37 5o
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Net Tightens About
Republican Leaders Funds
Testifies G. 0. p. Chairman Directed
Stock Purchases With Debated Fund
Collected From Carbide Company

WASHINGTON, March Z-P-Going forward into the sSsloo which
Claudius II. Huston, chairman Of the republican national Committee.
collected from the Union Carbide company. the senate lobby committee
today heard w. Z. Moore. Hustons personal representative testify that
he bought and sold stocks with the money at Hustons direction.
Huston had previously testified he did not know that part Of the
ss6 100 had been used as margin for stock purchases until he heard
Charles A. Krickel. member OF the brokerage firm of Blyth & Bonner,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

est thing on earth
He crawls around
in a sinuous way.
and has q smell
that is anything
but delicate. We
thought he was
too lazy TO yawn.
until this picture
brought it out
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21

you know he never makes a lot OF
noise. But he does look rather as
SHINE at that.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
Excuse us please

Excuse us please
kTOW a yawn is not a very polite
thing IN public. but Brother
Giraffe does IL so much like a
smile that we offer his demonstra-
ton OF how he fights off Peter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
In the river during the next few days
Flood Present 2A-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
in DUE
VALLEY
go By HALL,

- By CHARLES HALL
CPRING has comeI
~ Down in the Lower Rio Grande
we have been knowing it for
a long time, but today Is the Off
cial beginning of spring. It is sup
posed to be the official lazy day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal m~eteoroloEl
ical conditions:
High 1855 ID. mi
J-@u On. NHl
MISCELLf NOUS .srrA
Sunset today I'll
Sunrise tcmogroW .-...-...-s fi3d
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Another Master
Mystery

Robin Dale, once outside New
York, took the wheel.
'It'll be easier for you to ex-
plain . I'll watch the road
so I won't be able to interrupt" ;"
But 1t was some time later
before she made her explana-
tion. Night had descended.
The bright headlights swept
over mile after mile Of high
way. Even at the rate Of speed
they were travelling it would be
after IL before they arrived at
Jack Sharon's Catskill lodge.
"I'll start at the beginning"
she said, shortly after they
we're on the open road. "You
probably know about Jack
Sharon's business known as a
finaYcier, I think"
Promoter -. :, he and his
partner, Kenneth Nash. They
work close 10 the line-just es-
capped Atlanta once or twice.
But, go on"
TT started before Nash be.
came his partner. Sharon In
terested my father in, one Of
his schemes. When the bubble
burst Dad found himself Grim
inally liable for fraud and
bankrupt. Sharon had all the
money and none Of the blame.
Unable to face the disgrace,
Dad !. !" her voice went low,
q. Dad committed suicide.
You'll wonder, under the
Circumstances, why I am q
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Advice to LOvelOrn
.By Beatrice Fairfax

And what I am especially
calling your attention to is that
love has not only made him
very happy. It has made him
q different person. That is
part Of the miracle.
Before. If he doesn't nina
my saying so, he was c0cksure.
Now he Is modest and, as he
says, "bewildered."
Before, he looked on all girls
with a cool, Indifferent eye.
Now, at the mere sight Of one
girl he trembles with rapture.
Before, he prided himself on
making quick decisions. Nov
his only desire is that the girl
he loves shall decide everything
for him.
Before, he was calm, peace
full young executive. Now, fol
the sake Of his beloved, he
almost wishes there were ar
excuse to get involved In q fight
This, I don't hesitate TO say
is the real thing. This de,
lighted young man, cropping
ecstatically about through the
mists Of love, has been visited
by the miracle. The accent Of
the true lover is not to be
mistaken.
Although I am writing him a
letter Of private congratulation.
all that Is really necessary to
say is that he is a lucky man
and that / really don't think
he need be afraid OF rushing
matters with the red-haired
hundred-percenter. Even the
: calmest girls enjoy a whirlwind
wooing.
And may their lives be happy
ever, ever after!
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Fatal Rendezvous

he gazed at her . moment be-
fore speaking.
ut appears to be serious or
you would not have driven into
the city today"
1T Is serious -frightfully
serious. Jim wants you to come
out at once. I'll explain every
thing as we go-there's not q
moment to be lost. ! feel ter
rible coming to YOU like this,
but Jim said you'd do it-for
u" = z
"pm sure len be all right,
Miss knight ;, It's really in
the line Of duty. I'll have to
speak to the editor"
Pop Beacon made no objec-
tion to Robin Dale's Self-ap.
pointed assignment. Whatever
1t was. those implicated were
well known, and there was a
story in 1t. probably an exclu-
Sive.
Geraldine Knights car, q
powerful-looking roadster, was
at the curb. Downtown New
York was deserted except for
the thin stream Of humanity
going to and from the ter
minal. There was hardly q
word spoken until they were be-
yond Van Cortland Park and
on the road to WestcheSter.
She evidently planned to cross
the river above Bear Mountain.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland.

weak or hopelsSly impaired
and nothing will keep them
going.
Nothing Is quite as useless
as a watch or a husband that
won't work" and nothing SO
trying as one that has to be
constantly wound up and start
ed going.
And yet-and YET, a home
without a husband. and q house
without a clock, somehow, lack
the motive power. There is
nothing THERE nothing to in.
Spire a woman to get up morn
ings, remind her Of her duties,
and keep GOING all day.
There is q certain companion
ship about the ticking Of a
clock, or the prowling Of q huS-
band around the house. You
can expect no conversation
from either: but Just their pres
eTlce gives you q sort Of COM
forting reinsurance that you
aren't ALONE. in, the world.
Husbands and clocks do not
exactly MAKE the world go
round. but they have a way
OF making you feel that 1t
would come to q dead stop
without them.
And, on second thought
probably WOULD!