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day was an official holiday, John
son did not receive it.
Republicans Meet.
Republican leaders. who have been
watching with considerable salts
faction the turmoil within demo-
cratic ranks, hoped to emerge from
their pow WOW today with an agreed
set Of candidates, from governor
to constable, thus setting a trap
for every republican vote and rs
many Of the Hoover Democrat
votes as possible.
On the v Of the meeting 1t was
predicted that their choice for
governor would be II. 4. Exum.
Amarillo rancher. The other n
nounced candidate was Capt. j. +.
Elgin of San Antonio. who, in his
own words. announced TO break the
Ice for men more capable but less
modest"
Both candidates expressed belief
that chances for a republican gov
ernor we're unusually bright.
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r IN FINALS

ArTTEuIL. France, May Sl.-R
rs Helen wills Moody forged
80 the final round III defense 4
| hsr french Women's Tennis Cnalh-
,sonShip today. defeating
nessjia Aussem Of Germany. o.
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PRETTY GARNISH

Decorate q platter or fried chicken
with alternating half-slices of can
ned apricot and strips OF pimento. II
makes a pretty dish and adds a
good flavor.
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BUTTER N EGGS

CHICAGO. May 31.-fP-Butter
firm; creamery extras 31A: stand
ards 32A: extra firsts 30A-31:
firSts 1923: seconds 26-27H.
Eggs firm: extra firsts 21-21t5:
graded firsts 20i5 ordinary cur
rent receipts 1s-lSk: storage pack
ed firsts 22A; storage packed
extras 1911.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
FRIDAYS Results

Brooklyn HILL. Philadelphia 10.
Boston 6-6. New York SIS.
Cincinnati 90. Pittsburgh II.
Chicago 90. ST. Louis 0-S.
Saturdays Schedule
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
St. Louis at Chicago.
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T The
TEXAS LEAGUE
FRIDAYS Results

Houston 6. Waco 4.
San Antonio 3. Beaumont 2.
Shreveport 4, Fort Worth 3.
Wichita Falls III, Dallas 8.
Saturdays Schedule
Houston at San Antonio.
Dallas at Shreveport.
Fort Worth at Wichita Falls.
Beaumont at Waco.
standing NJ fha Climbs
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Re sure all your screen doors
have patent springs to shut them
and latches to secure them. Hav-
ing screen doors that almost shut
are fully rs bad as none nc all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-31

Father the Boss. - +. a. Mon
see was in charge Of Precinct q
polls Thursday during the bond
election. instead Of Cuban Monsees
as announced Friday. The precinct
represented by Mr.. Monsees made
one Of the best showings in the
district.
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New Maps For Tourists. - The
chamber Of commerce here has re-
ceived a large supply Of road maps
to be distributed among tourists
requesting information on roads.
The maps are of roads in all states
adjoining Texas, the chamber al
ready having a supply Of Texas and
Valley maps. Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, Missouri. Oklahoma, New Mex
leo and Arizona are included in the
maps.
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City Briefs

Awnings-Let us estimate your
awnings. No obligation. South Tex
as Tent and Awning Co. Dos w
Elizabeth. phone ITS Adv. tf.
Dressmaking.-Mrs. Ridley Bar
rett. 235 Washington. telephone
Ell. Adv. /.
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Edinburg Murder
Trial Is Opened

'0EClA44 W 4AAC 41CAd III
EDINBURG, Oct. 7.-Selection Of
a jury to try Gregorio Guzman Of
Grenada Ranch, near here. charged
\. it'll tn murder Of his uncle, AurelIo
Enri Iuez, at the Hidalgo bridge the
night of November 3. 1929. got UNI
der way here this morning in 18th
district court.
According to files in the office Of
Assistant District Rogers Kelley
Guzman is charged with having slain
his uncle in a drunken brawl at the
bridge after the uncle had refused
0 90 home with the younger man.
Guzman. in n alleged signed con-
fession given Mr.. Kelley. declared
that he and his uncle we're both
drum and that he slew his uncle
with auto pump n their car. He
said. In the statement. that his
uncle began to strike him and that
he tGuzman) ran across the road to
a store near the bridge and picked
up two broom sticks with which 70
defend himself. He struck his
uncle with the sticks. the statement
continues. and knocked the man to
the ground. His unc-,. Guzman said
In the confession. grasped one OF the
broom sticks and tried to ward off
the younger mans attack. Guzman
said he then picked I'D the tire
pump and began TO beat his uncle
oyer the head with ID.
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Fast Car Ready For
Highway Officer

A large, sleek looking black
roadster, capable or making ITO
miles per hour, with Traffic Of
ficer Z. Z. Sadler at the controls
will patrol Cameron county high
WAYS after Tue-iay.
The new car. q Buick straight
eight. was expected to be elivered
to Officer Sadler Tuesday noon by
the Knapp Motor Company.
The previous speed-wagon was I.
La Sale. and after showing better
than 10000 miles on the speed
ometer. speeders began leaving II
in the dust. Cameron county or
ficials decided to do somet.lar
about 1t, and purchased two Euick
straight-eights. model S-e4, capable
Of making better than q hundref
miles an hour. The second c.. i
to be delivered TO Officer Anglin
In the north end OF the county
Saturday. II Is a similar to the
car Officer Sadler Is to receive to-
day.
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WAR CLOUDS
Brazil Struggles to Gain
Upper Hand in Revolt

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, oct.
7.-tP- The government, faced
with a growing revolutionary move
ment in both south and the north,
announced today 1t would call out
today the first and second classes
Of army reserves.
All foodstuffs have been requisi-
toned by the federal government In
the capital city. Authorities alleg-
ed that retail merchants we're
charging excessive prices for their
wares owing to communications
with the state OF Minas Geraes
being interrupted.
Although official news Is scanty,
it was known that the government
Is working feverishly to obtain the
upper hand In the situation. fed
eral forces are marshallin0 slowly
toward Minas Geraes, but their
progress Is delayed because OF the
many bridges and track which has
been destroyed along the Century
railway.
The war ministry announced that
General Lavane Wanderley, com
mander OF the seventh military
region, had died Of wound receiv-
ed while firhting the revolution
lists in the state Of Pernarnbuco.
Revolutionary armies moved to-
day toward the two greatest cities
Of P Iii, gathering <--- as they
Travelled for what their leaders be-
lieved would be decisive battles.
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Wire TAPPING
COMPLAINT IS
HURLED AGAIN
Senate Probe Leader
Says Red Herring
Is Dragged

WASHINGTON, oct. z. -tP-
Again charged with overlapping.
this time in connection with its
Nebraska inquiry. the senate cam
paign funds committee planned to-
day a program for further inyesti-
cations.
Demands are before IL for a study
Of expenditures in six states and
Chairman Eye expected to confer
with Senator Patterson, Republi-
can, Missouri, and Senator Wagner,
Democrat. New York, to determine
how these requests are TO be met.
In response TO the latest accusa-
tons against the committee, made
by Charles f. Matson of Lincoln,
Nebraska, in a letter to ~vice-preS-
ldent Curtis. Nye entered a denial
and complained Of a persistence
in dragging a red herring across
the trail to conceal the worthwhile
things resulting from the commit
tees investigation.
The chairman said he would re-
turn 70 Nebraska before election
and would then subpoena Matson.
The trip 10 Nebraska Is planned TO
determine the source OF money spent
IN behalf of George w. Norris. the
broken bow grocer who failed, but
was not permitted to run for the
Republican nomination against
Senator George w. Norris.
The chairman said he intended
to hear w. z. Murray, a represen-
tative Of the Republican National
Committee, TO ascertain what he
vas doing in Nebraska before the
senatorial primary. Nye has ex-
pressed a suspicion that some Re-
publican leaders may have been res
ponsible for the candidacy OF the
second George Norris to defeat
Senator Norris, because OF his
party ir~regularity.
Besides the Nebraska hearing.
the committee Is faced with investi-
gaticns OF the senatorial expendi-
lures in North Carolina, Tennessee,
Massachusetts,. Colorado and West
Virginia. An inquiry requested into
campaign expenditures Of Senator
: hall, Republican. Minnesota,
Nye said. may be disposed of here
without a trip west. The other
states probably will be assigned to
subcommittee.
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FOX HEARING
IS DELAYED
BY DEMURRER
Judge Leslie Holds
New Plea Under
Amusement

After hearing law points argued
all day. Special Judge j. z. Leslie
in the case Of Cameron county VS..
J. J. Fox, county tax collector
struck out the defense's plea in
abatement and took under consid-
Grafton a general demurrer.
He Is not expected > rule On
the general. demurrer until after
the conclusion OF the I'D Do de
Aqua land suit now pending. This
mean that Ii will probably be the
last part OF the month before the
suit against Fox will get Xxx into
court.
The county through It's attorneys
Special Counsel Harry Faux and
County Attorney M. r.. Hall. Is at
tempting to obtain fees OF office
from Fox which ID claims Is due
II. The suit Is said TO be similar
to numerous other conflicts over
the old fee bill now in progress
over the state.
Fox Is represented BY Seabury,
George and Taylor, while his
sureties are represented BY West
and Hightower.
The plea IN abatement challenged
the authority OF Special Counsel
Faux, among other things.
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Trial Still On

The trial OF Constable Porter
Eubanks and Deputy Constable
Julian villareal. both Of Harlingen.
on charges Of ~extortion had not
gone to the jury here at noon
Tuesday. The trial was begun Mon
day afternoon.
The Harlingen officers are alleged
TO have demanded payment from
proprietor Of a dance at Combes
for a license, which the indict-
ment alleges was not legal.
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ALABAMA JURY
FREES TEXAN

GUNTERSVILLE. Ala, Oct. =
RJ-A Marshall county jury today
returned a verdict OF not guilty ir
the case Of James r. Nicely, 10
charged with murder for the al
legged Staying OF Hiram Cooley AZ
years ago.
Medley was placed on trial yes
terday. testimony and arguments
being completed In half a day. and
the jury taking the case early last
night but retiring before starting
deliberations.
Speaking in "a low voice. Nicely
told a simple and dramatic story
OF his fight with Cooley, pleading
that he fought in self-defense afte-
Cooley himself had made he rem
devious 10 settle the trouble be
tween them"
Nicely said the fight started r
Cooley attempted TO hit I'm witt
a hoe handle and that they Tough
with hands and fists for severs'
minutes before Cooley attacked
hif with q knife. stabbinE him g.
tn right hand and right hip.
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FACTORY SEEN
FOR CAMERON

Announcement was made bv the
local chamber Of commerce Tues
day morning that a new industry
the canning OF Irish potatoes,
would in al probability locate In
Brownsville.
The building and equipment will
cost approximately $4,000. but the
total investment, 1t vas estimated
today, would probably be aroun5
$4,000.
The project Is being sponsored By
the Industrial department OF the
Central Power and Light Company
and q special representative was
in this section Monday investigat-
ing possible sites. @. G. Richardson,
secretary OF the local chamber,
said that II was highly probable
that Brownsville would be chosen
as a location.
The canning process Is entirely
new. and was perfected after three
years OF experimentation. Two
plants are In operation In Florida
at present, and IL Is said that the
demand for canned Irish potatoes
can not be supplied. This is the
reason given for the installation OF
a plant in the Valley. where suf-
ficient potatoes are raised for the
purpose. Only No. SIS are TO be
used. small potatoes. This will aid
potatoe growers immensely, as In
the past these small potatoes have
had no market and have beer
distinct losses.
The company will be known as
the Southern Potato Products com
panv. II was announced.
The local plant will distribute It's
products over the entire United
States.
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Burkha-dt- Her chauffeur, Peter
Y. OMalley. had picked them up
and driven them north along the
Lake Shore drive which at that
hour-shortly before last midnight
-teemed with the traffic Of limou-
sines and cabs. homebound from
an evening in amusement places.
Mrs Burkhardt had been dropped
at Ter hc.ne. O'Malley continued
north on Sheridan road, turning
west into Barry avenue and draw
ing UP at the Barry avenue en-
trance OF the apartment hotel In
which the mayor and Mrs. Thomp-
son make their home.
He stepped out and walked
a und the rear Of the limousine TO
open the door for Mrs. Thompson.
A nan stepped from the darkness
I'd stunned him with a blow On
the head. This robber stood guard
over OMalley as two others order
ed Mrs. Thompson out OF the car.
Jewels matched
At pistol points they forced her
to walk into the entranc- Of the
building. Roughly they sratched
her jewels, including a diamond
Lracelet and q diamond pin.
Several minutes were required.
Mean bile the robber who held a
un on OMalley observed the Of
ficer's police holster.
W a.. r you doing with that7r
the robber demanded.
".Tust carrying IT," replied the po-
liceman.
His coat fell open. revealing his
polio star.
You're a copper" snarled the
robier.
NO. said O'Malley. I'm Just o.
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Gales Dedicates
Don Martin Project

LAREDO, Tex. Oct. T-tF- In
the presence OF prominent Mexican
officials and a large group OF 9TH
ers. General Plutarco Elias Gales
former president OF Mexico. actinF
as the personal representative Of
President Rubio, yesterday dedicated
the SIS. 900 900 Don Martin irriga-
ton project near Camaron. 20
miles southwest OF Laredo In Mex
leo.
The project was built 10 irrigate
$1,000 acres OF land and will be
opened TO use November !.
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Mate Seeker Gets Another Bid

who Is working and supporting
herself, has received four appli-
cants. two from Brownsville. one
from Weslaco, and one from Pharr.
The identity OF the woman has
been kept secret by the local bu-
e at her request.
The blonde has been IN the
matrimonial IL tight for ,bout o
week, and says she Is well satisfied
with the number OF applicants for
her hand. Three or the men have
been around 80 years old. but the
age OF the man from Pharr was
not known
SO far. she has not intimated
which OF III four she will accept
"for better or worse" However. II
was thought that she voul+ decide
Ia the near fut--.
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PLACED AT 26
Texas Village Of Latexo
All But Swept Away
BY Twister

HOUSTON, Oct. 7.-tH1-A SOUTH
east Texas farming hamlet, Latexo.
was al but swept away by a tor
nado reported to have injured rs
persons late yesterday, while Hous-
ton and much Of the remainder OF
the area were assaulted less severe
" by wind and rain.
None Of the Latexo victims, &C.
cording to available reports, was IN
a dangerous condition. The storm
there came out Of the southwest,
missed the town Of Crockett, near
by. and dragged a lethal tail some
800 yards wide for more than six
miles. II skirted the school house
by a quarter Of a mile and disap-
peared with a roar In the woods.
In Houston, a much less destruct-
i've windstorm shrieked over 200
blocks in the thickly populated
south end. wrecked servant houses
and outbuildings. tore up power
and phone lines and damaged roofs.
A cloudburst ahead Of 1t had flood
ed many Of the streets, filled base
ments, halted street car. int-a-city
bus and automobile traffic. Fire
apparatus. answering several minor
alarms we're stalled. No one was re-
ported injured.
From many surrounding towns
came stories Of deluges, flooded
highways, and the like. West Col
umbia. some SIS miles away, advised
in addition a windstorm that DAM
aged a number OF outbuildings, but
hurt no one.
The isolation OF Latexo, In the
"piney woods" made 1t difficult
for relief parties from Crockett TO
get there. The roads, too, were
blocked with fallen trees and 10
make things even harder, a rain
gullies and the roads.
However. - G. w. Butler. med
ical supervisor of the Texas State
Prison system and operator Of q
clinic in Crockett. said after a check
!. was practically definitely de-
termined" that nobody was killed
He knew, he estimated, Of some fiji
teen who had been hurt slightly,
but only three-C. 3. Spence, G.
g. Spence. Jr.. and Will Norris
remained In the Houston County
Sanitarium. The doctor, whose elm
ic furnished emergency treatment
was unable to recall the names OF
all his patients, due TO the rapidity
Of the work.
The list Of the reported injured
follows:
9. B. Spence and G. 3. Spence, Jr
viii Norris, Walter Patton family
numbering five; Charlie Sims, Mrs
Sims. and their three children;
three unidentified children. Mrs
Bob Westbrook and three OF her
children; Walter Taylor. Jessie
Rainey and four unidentified ne
groes.
OPELUSAS, La, Oct. 7.-lF-A
small tornado today swooped down
In the vicinity Of the Opelusas
Compress Company on the outskirts
Of the city and collapsed the shed
on hundreds OF bales OF cotton. No
one was reported hurt In first re-
ports.
Heavy rain accompanied the blow
but 1t was not felt In the city
proper. q quarter Of q mile away.
Jebris blocked the Southern
Pacific railway tracks.
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A swain from Pharr meant bust
ness when he applied for the hand
Of the fair 2S-year old blonde in
Brownsville who Is seeking q hus-
band.
A letter received by the y. s.
Employment Bureau. which Is a
semi-matrimonial bureau at pres
ent. from the man in Pharr was
explicit. II said that the writer cid
not want his letter 10 be printed
In the newspapers. but handed d.
rectly to the fair blonde, as he
meant business. And he asked for
an immediate answer.
Cuban Monsees. superintendent
OF the local employment bureau.
has complied with the mans re-
quests.
To date, the Brownsville woman
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Amarillo Sells Big
Bond Issue at Par

AMARILLO. Tex. Oct. 7.-tP-
Par and premium Of $4,000. with a
l0-year optional clause. was paid
Potter county Monday for S420.O 600
bonds voted August 80, proceeds to
be used In constructing a new court
house. The bonds bear 5 per cent
interest.
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Chinese Government
Takes Rebels Base

NANKING. China. oct. 7.-LP-
Official announcement was made to-
day that government forces last
night captured Chengchow, head
quarters OF Feng Yu-Hsiang, lead
er Of the northern coalition which
has been In military revolt against
the Marking government.
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Sailors in Irons
On Mutiny Charge

LONDON, Oct. 7.-F-Dispatch-
es from the Riviera today said that
10 sailors from the British battle
ship Revenge. lying off Cole Juan
harbor. near Nice, had been arrest
ed after trouble with their officers.
One version was published IN a
Nice dispatch to the Paris Edition
OF - -.siicago Tribune. which said
that 100 men aboard the cruiser
had revolted against excessive pun
ishments and had left the ship Sat-
urday. Forty who returned were
placed in irons. Police rounded up
others and returned them aboard
the ship. but Is were said TO be
still az large.
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had heard. The electric light wire.
carrying 10 volts, had fallen into
a pool Of water. Melchione, in
company with Corp. Mitchell, was
walking around trying to locate a
sound a third guard had heard,
when the accident occurred. A 81
lent death was instantaneous.
1t was later found that the sound
W lcli attracted Melchione to his
deaf was caused when a mounted
gard several hundred yards away
came In contact with a light wire.
the horse receiving a shock and
boiling.
According to Major Grow Mon
day morning. Robert Anthony Mel
chione was serving his second en-
listment. and was in Troop A. He
was a native OF Philadelphia, and
had arrived in Fort Brown first in
1926. Relatives have been notified,
but no definite arrangements for
his funeral have been made as yet.
Church Is Hit
The lightning which struck the
tower OF the Presbyterian church
about 8 o'clock, during the height
Of the storm, was one Of the few
recorded instances Of lightning
ever striking in the Valley. The
bolt was terrific, and lights all over
the city flickered and in some Sec
tons went out altogether. staying
off for several hours before repairs
were made. The lightning hit the
northwest corner of the tower, tear
ing off a large portion Of the ledge,
the brick and mortar flying in ev-
cry direction. Fortunately no cars
were passing at the time along
Elizabeth street. and no one was
Injured.
Fearing that a part Of the tower
overhanging that which was struck
might fall into the street. police
immediately roped off a large por-
ton of the street and placed red
lanterns to divert traffic. Work
men were busy Tuesday morning on
repairs. and school children were
warned away. The church Il di-
rectly across the street from the
junior college building and near
the high school and junior high.
Records show that 1t has been
many years since lightning last
struck in the Valley
Heavy Rainfall
The rain, which lasted from $50
to well after one o'clock. was the
heaviest since May Of 1929. the to-
tai precipitation being 3.35 inches
in Brownsville and Az inches at
the airport east OF the city. Both
figures are official.
Heaviest rainfall was between
$50 and Z, and 8 and 8:45, accord
ing to Weather Chief w. j. Schnur-
busch. Rain fell in sheets, and
storm sewers failed to carry II off
fast enough, water at times being
over the curbs and the sidewalks.
Street lights in some sections went
off. and 1t was impossible TO see IS
yards ahead. Cars experienced diff
ficulty in running. forcing water
over the running boards and I'D into
the engine. Several were drowned
out along the main streets.
No serious accidents, however.
were reported.
Up the Valley. rain was localized.
some sections reporting heavy down
falls, others practically none. At
San Benito, the official report
showed Isl inchces. while Mission
showed but .08. An unofficial re-
port from La Feria said that dur
ing the afternoon a minor cloud
burst occurred.
River Rising
A considerable rise in the river
was predicted Tuesday by Mr..
Sc~hnurbusch. Heavy rains over the
Rio Grande watershed have re-
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Storm Anniversary

Tuesday. Oct. z. is the 9th n
anniversary OF the total destruction
Of Bagdad. on the Rio Grande, it
was revealed today.
The thriving little city OF Bag
dad. at the time much larger than
Brownsville Or any other town In
this --ction. was totally destroyed
BY q terrific gulf storm In 1863.