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ing object-her impression was that of hulking figure with a bullet head and close cropped black hair and small black eyes that squinted under dropping lids.
 Never mind who I am" she said coldly. Put your hands up over your head"
 'Nix!" he said suiic1..ly. Mot for a skirt! Look out dat thing don't go off an frighten yousel An maybe deres mice in here too he was edging slightly toward her -"dere ain't nobody been living in de house for a long timel"
 "Therell be one who won't be living in it much longer if you make any move other than to do as you are told" she said jelly. T don't want to hurt you-perhaps because am only nervous wo- man and have to choose between you and Phil Martin, whom you've got hidden somewhere in this house you will perhaps understand how serious I am"
 He stared at her, his jaw sagging. "So dat's de lay, is it?" He was mumbling now in curious, puzzled way. "Wot's de likes of youse got to do wid hirn?"
 Put up your hands!"
 For instant he hesitated, then hastily lifted his hands above his head.
 NOW, turn around with yom back to me-" she ordered curtly "and keep your hands where they are!"
 Again he obeyed her.
 The muzzle of her automatic bored into the small of his back She found his revolver in holste, at his belt and placed it in the pocket of her coat. Then she picked up the candle and stepped back from him.
 "Youll need your hands in moment, so put them down' Shf was clipping off her words. "Nov turn around, and lead the way te where you've got Phil Martin"
 He swung around, his hands al his sides, and shook his head
 "Ycuse've got de wrong dope" h' said roughly; dere ain't no Phi Martin here.'
 Enid's lips firned in a hart smile.
 You're little too late with that aren't you?" she inquired coldly You admitted a moment ago tha
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Douglas Presbyterian Native
 Mission

2:30 D. m.-Sundav Schoci.
 3:15 D. m.-Sermon.
 TOO D. m - Thursday-MiG.week prayer service. All are cordially welcome to these services.
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Congregational Community
 Church

REV. PHILLIP E. BAUER. 10:30 a. m.--5unday School. 800 D. m.-Sermon by pastor.
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SAN FRANCIsCO.-VigiI Nahl, 54, staff artist of the San Fran cisco Examiner for three decades and a member of a family of noted artists, died at his home here. He suffered a paralytic stroke recently.
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Douglas Catholic Church

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 9:30 a. m.--Confessions.
 10:00 Q. m.-Mass with Sermol and Holy Communion.
 100 D. m.-Sunday School.
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Douglas Church
 Services

Notices for this caarcn column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change Of sermon topics. etc
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church :. -----A----
 Evening Prayer and Sermol l:30 D. n.
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HALIBUTERs ARRIVE

The halibut schooners Oceanic, Capt Ole Westbo, of. Juneau, and Sitka, Capt. William Ducett, of Se- attle, arrived in Juneau Friday night enroute to the fishing banks. Both vessels came up from Seattle.
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door He's in here" he flung over his shoulder surlily; but de doors locked"
 unlock it thenl' she ordered levelly There is no one here but you who would have the key"
 Who said I hadn't?" he snarled. Gimme a chance" He took a key from his pocket and introduced it in the lock. It seemed to stick Then suddenly, quick as the wink ing of an eye, he swung it shut be- hind him.
 Ehd with the current of air from the slainming of the door the candle in Enid's hand flickered and went out.
 Copyright, Frank L. Packard)
 Enid outwitted. She faces
 new perils in Mondays install
 rnenf
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SAN FRANCISCO.-Department of Commerce figures for the first eleven months of 1929 disclosed that San Francisco is the fourth and Seattle is the fifth American sea- port in foreign trade value. New York heads the list, with Galveston second and New Orleans third.
 --e&t
 North Carolina produced 8,270,000 pounds of copper last year.
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RoLLER RINK HOURS

RULLEH RINK HUUhS
 Rink open every night from ' p. n. till 1l::30 p. m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2:30 to } D. m. -adV.
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Try the rive uC1ock Dinner Specials at Mabry's. -adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
HEADS
ARCTIC PARTY
Intrepid Explorer Is First
To Set Foot on Top
OF World

FRITDJOF NANSEN LAND
Formerly Franz Joseph Land U.
S. s. r.. Aug. 2.-P1-In a tiny
tent on the northernmost fringe OF
this remote and deSolaae arctic
island, which may almost be called
the roof of the world, today sat the
worlds first woman arctic explorer.
She is Miss Nina Petrovna DEM
ney. Of Leningrad-28 years old-a
member Of the Soviet Arctic expedi-
ton that arrived here today from
Archangel aboard the Soviet ice
berger Sedov.
Miss Demney, ignoring warnings
that no woman could survive the
rigors and privations Of life in n
frozen arctic. insisted on Drawing
the perils Of the polar regions with
the veteran male explorers who
compose the expedition led by the
we'll known Professor Otto Schmidt.
While this dispatch announcing
their arrival was being transmit
ted by wireless across the Icy waters
or the polar ocean to Archangel.
Miss Demney. who Is second in
command Of the expedition was
giving orders to men OF a party
that is to restore the hut on Cape
Flor left SO years ago By Frederick
Continued on page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Special 70 The HeraId.l


SAN BENITO, Aug. 1.-The VAL
ley Is facing a prosperous fall and
winter vegetable season in the
opinion or Davis Wade. pror---nt
produce buyer OF this city.
Drouths in almost every section
of the country indicate that the
cabbage and potato deals viii be
especially attractive, he said. But
Mr.. Wade believed growers viii
make fatal mistakes II they do not
plant this crops SO that most OF
them will not mature at the same
time.
Indications right now are that
the tomatoes. egg plant and pepper
crops will yield lucrative returns
this fall II bad weather does not
interfere. This ~ due principally
to the imposition OF a three cent
tariff on these vegetables. he said.
Every condition points 70 the
heaviest fall paintings in tn his
tory OF the Valley" Mr.. Wade said
in an interview with a Herald
reporter.
The low price Of cotton and the
general prospects for a good fall
and winter market are causing
Valley farmers to plant the heaviest
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
828,998 Demo Votes
Are Counted

DALLAS, Aug. 2-(P-The
Texas election bureau an
nounced tonight that the total
vote Of 828.996 already account
ed for from last Saturdays
Democratic primary was the
heaviest vote ever polled in q
Texas election.
"A. r. Henning. director or the
bureau. said the highest previous
vote. cast in July. 1926. was
81. 767.
Results so far from the demo-
cratic primary st~wed the fol-
lowing computation in the gov
ernor's race: Mrs. Miriam "A.
Ferguson. 240.303: Ross s. Ster-
ling. 169.760: Clint G. Small,
l35. 76i: Thomas 3. Love. &c.
SGT: James Young. 72.3i0: Earle
B. Mayfield. 57.277: Barry Mil
Ter. 55,215; C.. G. Moody, 1923:
Frank Putnam, 1850; G. z.
Walker 2.065.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Autumn Crop Outlook Bright

fall and winter paintings In the
history OF the Valley
Mr.. Wade said he was convinced
that the demand for Valley
vegetables would be large this
year because the drouths In others
sections we're bound to reduce
production. Every carload of truck
moving out of here will be govern
ment inspected, and because buy
ers have become convinced OF the
superior quality OF vegetables
grown in the Valley.
If Valley farmers will raise
quality stuff in variety. which
will come in different times or the
year. they virtually are assured Of
a profitable fall and winter season
II weather conditions remain good.
They make a mistake when they
plant It al at one time" he con-
tinued.
The cabbage and potato crops
In the Valley always should be-
profitable. he declared, II they
were grown SO that they would be
placed on the market at different
times.
Farmers should be preparing
their land for winter paintings
right now NJ. Wade declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Valley Gins 10000
Bales Of Cotton
(special to Nc Herald.l

tSpeclal TO The Herald.J
SAN BENITO. Aug. 1.-The Val
leys cotton crop may reach 10000
bales. This was the opinion ex-
pressed Saturday BY H. =. BOYD,
expert OF the Valley Gin company
Up 20 midnight Saturday be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 bales had
been glnned IN the valley it'll the
peak Of the picking season due
during the next two weeks.
There will be no severe scarcity
Of pickers III the opinion ny those
watching the situation most care
fully. Establishment OF labor bureau
IN the Valley and the amount Of
unemployment In other sections
will see TO that. they believe.
20 far about twenty per cent on
the Valleys cotton has been pooled
with the Texas Cotton C0-onerat-
i've association. ~ was estimated IVY
3 a. Debnami manager for this
district.
With interest In the Cooperative
idea growing. officials of the
organization are expecting that
close To 10000 bales witt wv pooled
by Valley farmers. Membership Is
expected 70 pass the 1000 mark.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
County Attorney Held
On Liquor Charge

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla Aug.
.2-JP-P. ". Ruch. county Attor-
ney Of Tillman county. and G. A.
Wages. Sheriff. were charged to-
night in warrants with conspiring
~ violate the National Prohibition
Laws. simultaneously with the
issue or the warrants BY Roy 81.
Lewis, Federal District Attorney.
an order was sent to Attorney
General y. Berry King by Gov
ernor Holloway. directing him 20
take charge OF a Tlllman county
grand jury August Is. to investigate
an alleged liquor ring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Canal Discussed
Fishermen Capture
Monster Ray Fish

Eighteen hundred pounds Of ray
fish. the second monster Of this
species to be pulled from the waters
OF the gulf during the past week.
was landed Saturday morning by
Al and Lloyd Parker and Captain
BillinghouSe, commander Of the
Parker launch. from which the
catch was made. Said TO be the
largest fish ever landed at Port
Isabel, the creature measured is
feet across. with a mouth 80 inches
in width.
The huge fish battled for three
hours after being struck by the
harPoon. withstanding three Eevol-
yer shots, and several balls from
a high powered rifle. fired into its
body by fishermen. The men were
assisted IN bringing in their prize
by Captain Reid and several other
men. in the coast guard boat.
The ray fish Is TO be on exhibit
ton a. Pore Isabel Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
IN OUR
VALLEY
HOW ABOUT 1T?
BY c. Nj. HALL

~
This country would be vastly
benefited If about so per cent Of
its organizations could disband-
particularly those Of women
Mrs. Walter Ferguson.
only disaster can result when
the fundamental principles Of
business are disregarded and
what looks like the easiest way IS
taken Henry Ford
II am not 30 years old. ] am
90 years young. After this I
shall only have a birthday every
five years"
Sir Thomas Upton.
The new autobiographies are
leaving very little for future gen.
erations to do in the way Of ex-
ploring and mapping the polar
wastes and tropic jungles OF hui
man existence"
Don Marquis, author.
II am feeling great"
President Hoover. 4
My experience OF life does not
at all support the proposition
that as a man grows older he
grows wiser"
Prof. John MacMurray.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Mears Ready to Hop
Across Atlantic

HARBOR GRACE, N. r, Aug.
2.-F-John Henry Mears. who
twice IN a comparatively short
life time has broken the round
world time record only TO see II
again shattered. was poised here
tonight for the Longest hop or his
latest effort. 1900 miles across the
North Atlantic from this airport
10 the Baldonnel airdrome at
Dublin. Ireland.
Mears dropped out OF the skies
at 1855 o'clock eastern standard
time this afternoon in his red and
silver monoplane the city Of New
York. after a speedy flight from
Roosevelt field. NJ. III. in the un-
usually good time OF 8 hours and
Is minutes. The distance was l,l50
miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Tourists Injured
In Highway Wreck

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. 2.-E9-
IT. Z. Morris of kaufman. Tex.
was in a hospital here tonight
suffering from a broken back and
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke Rodgers and
son Of Dallas and Miss Agnes
Sides OF Wills Point were suffer-
ing from severe bruises as a re-
suit OF an automobile accident or
the highway near here today.
The automobile in which they
were en- route TO Ell Paso struck a
bridge on the highway 90 miles
southeast Of here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
MANY CITIZENS
FAVOR BONDS
Half Minute Talks Show
Filtration Plant Is
Held Necessary

B~rownsville's $500 bond issue
election TO finance a new filtration
plant, to be voted upon Friday.
August 8 should pass unanimously.
was the concensus of opinion
among Brownsville men Saturday.
Without a dissenting vote. many
prominent citizens not only stated
that they were going TO vote favor
ably on the bonds. but that they
would do all they could TO aid a
successful fight.
Half Minute Interviews
Leon Peri. OF the Fashion: I'm
for the bonds. All of us will be re-
lieved when decent water starts
coming out Of the pipes
Fritz Schmidt, Of Brownsville
Tailoring company. will I vote for
the bonds2 I'll tell the world. ]
heartily endorse the project
Gordon Street, president, Rio
Grande Valley Trust Company:
Everybody must get behind the
bonds and push them across
Brownsville Will receive a black eve
II We don't take action Immediately
on getting an adequate filtration
plant"
Jno. G. Tanning. manager Capitol
theatre: "A new filtration plant is
imperative. Absolutely necessary.
Everyone ought 70 vote for the
bonds
X. l.. Lackner. teweler and owner
OF Lackner's Jewelry store: IF we
want water, We must vote for the
bonds"
Tom Stevenson. or Stevenson
Motor Company; Il enthusiastically
endorse the 3 ID issue election.
Vote till it hurts
Billy Burnett, OF the Old Rip
bowling alley: "A new filtration
plant Is needed, and the sooner we
get Ii. ne better"
Jesse bennett. of Jesse bennett.
Inc: We ought to vote the bonds,
by all means. II is a public neces-
sity-the new filtration plant-and
We ought 10 get to work on II i'm
mediatelv.'
Y. ID. WEIGH manager Of the g. =.
Stone store: IF voting the bonds
Continued on Page Two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Starr County Gets
New Oil Location

RIO GRANDE CITY, Aug. =
Location for a new well was said
70 have been made by the Texas
company here a mile and a half
north Of the discovery well In
Star county. The discovery we'll Is
said 70 still be making oil. and
the new test is to further define
the territory.
The apparent producer south Of
the city on the Mexican side Of
the river. which a few days ago
encountered heavy gas pressure is
still showing oil. but nothing
further has been done toward
comprising It.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03

CAAAdNAOAA W0NAA4 OG 1NAtNls
Texas first class fruit was prac-
tically no competition on any OF the
markets. the state official said.
A marketing agency can not be
perfected until our production
reaches a point where the demand
for fruit would permit the process
ing OF culled fruit and inferior or
seriously blemished fruit.
Factories VIII Come
up 10 the present time. capital
has hestitated to establish canning
factories in the Valley. because they
were compelled TO compete with
packers in the purchase of low grade
fruit. Texas first class fruit has
practically no competition OF any
Of the markets.
IL have just returned from Ari-
IONA where I learned that the cit
rus industry there has practically
reached its limitations. California
grapefruit Is almost unstable when
offered in competition with Texas
grapefruit. This means that the
vast western territory and particu-
larry the northern part is the ma
tural market for Texas production.
Our domestic competition, there
fore, comes from Florida"
Territory Limited
Mr.. Del Curto explained that cit
rus production is confined TO sub
tropical areas. and that very little
additional territory not already in
citrus will be brought under citrus.
The three large producing states he
named as Florida. Texas and Cali
fornia. With this limited area OF
production. the demand is increas-
ing enormously. he said.
Il recently read some interesting
figures on the comparatively small
amount Of citrus fruit consumed per
capita in the United States" Del
Curto said. with grapefruit figures
astoundingly low and the increas-
ing popularity OF this fruit with its
healthful properties offers an un-
limited field in sales activity. Ger
tainly we have not touched our for
Continued on Page Two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
MO MEETS.
BACK HOUSTON
"A E
Conventions B olted
AT Dallas And
Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Aug. 2-tPl-
Supporters of Mrs. Miriam A. Fer
guson. run-off candidate for gov
ernor. bolted the county democratic
convention shortly after 1t had op-
ened today in the seventh district
court room and set in operation
their own convention at the oppo-
site end Of the hall in ninety-sixth
court room. The regular convention
unanimously endorsed r. S. Ster-
ling. for governor. at its close.
The court DON was packed with
the convention when IL opened and
about % or 80 persons left it when
the Ferguson bolt occurred. Later
the Ferguson meeting was increased
TO over 100 persons.
Goodbye, Ku Kluxers." was a
parting shot from the Fergusonians.
TO them. those remaining In the
convention retorted. You didn't
have a vote anyway"
The Ferguson convention adopted
a resolution against a state road
bond issue and urging that a plank
TO that effect be in the state demo-
cratic platform. The Curtis reso-
luton, offered in the county con-
vention previously, was adopted bg
the Ferguson meeting and sent
down the hall 70 the convention
where 1t had been tabled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
HEAVY DUTY
Tobacco Kings Daughter Is
Assessed $4,000

NEW YORK. Aug 2.-P-The
New York Herald Tribune says that
Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel Biddle. Jr.,
daughter Of the late BENJAMIN ~.
Duke. tobacco magnate broke all
records for individual customs duty
payments on personal property last
Thursday when she was assessed
SIT. 1000.
Mrs. Biddle. arriving on the
North German Lloyd liner Bremen,
declared $500. 900 worth Of dutiable
merchandise purchased abroad. The
major portion Of her purchases con-
sisted Of jewelry ana the rest was
clothing and souvenirs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03

never would De extended 10 Corpus
Christi.
The officials. J. B. Chambers, ST..
Tyre Brown and J. r. George as
serted that a hearing probably will
Be held in Harlingen within the
next two months at which time II
would be aScertained Just what dis
position the residents Of this ON
munity wish to make OF the Arroyo
and the S500.000 already voted to
make the stream navigable.
Report In Full
The report follows. in full
ITO the Citizens Of the Arroyo
Colorado Navigation District:
Three commissioners Of the navi-
CATION district visited the United
States district engineers office Fri
day at Galveston, where we were
courteously received by the engi-
neers. and with whom we talked
for about four hours. While there
part of the time was spent in a trip
with the district engineer through
the Galveston ship channel, on one
VI lA4t kV#t4AAl4ANA4N NdLAAkc. view Xix
there all Of the work for the past
so years.
1t is our desire TO convey in a
brief statement information obtain
ed there, IN order that the people Of
various ideas viii understand our
situation with reference to the gov
eminent. We learned, as hereto
fore. that the government will not
issue a permit to cross the Laguna
Madre with a channel TO Padre Is
land, nor through Padre Island:
that by making application for a
permit to build a channel to BraZos
Pass. they saw no reason why this
permit would not be granted. In
fact. intimated that It would be
granted. We further learned that
the, government cannot borrow our
money to make a channel.
Canal Discussed
With them we discussed the inter-
costal canal and our information
from them. Is TO this effect. That
10 would be about 4 years before the
.intercostal canal project would be
finished from the mouth Of the
Mississippi TO Galveston; that at
Continued on Page Two
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Horse Owner
Dies While Bathing

ATLANTIC CITY, ". T.. Aug. q
LP-Samuel Ross. videly-known
race horse owner and hardware
merchant Of Washington was drag
ged from the surf By lifeguards to-
day only to be pronouncer dead Of
heart attack.
The tragedy barely escaped being
a double one. Seeing the predica-
ment OF Ross, L. L. Lipscomb. OF
New York. his son-in-law. attempt
ed to lend him aid. He dashed into
the surf and was himself uncon-
Scious when guards pulled him to
the beach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Citrus Fruits Are Needed
State Entomologist Brands DETERIORATION
Idea as Reverse of Facts of Case

Texas answer to bulletins stating that the citrus markets will be flood
ed soon wa given here in a communication from State Entomologist
J. M Del Curto when he said, Much Of the unsteadiness Of III pres
ent market for Texas citrus fruit is due, in my opinion, to the limited
production in Texas.
Asked by the Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce for his opinion con-
corning the statement that when all the trees planted in the Valley come
into bearing there will be over-production. Del Curto stated that the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
Harlingen Canal Hit Blow
Committee Reports Ten Years Necessary
Before Project Can Be Realized

HARLINGEN. Aug. 2lOffcials Of the Arroyo Navigation district in
their long awaited report today asserted that it would be at least ten
years before the intracoasal canal could be brought TO the Valley, that
the government would not accept a loan to begin construction Of the
project from Harlngen toward Point Isabel
The report came a a distinct surprise since the assertion had been
made BY several supposed to be in the know" Sat it would be possible
to start work BY Jan. J. The tenor Of the report was that the canal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
KLEIBER HANDS
YATES OFFICE
County Convention Endorses Ross Sterling;
Judge Kleiber Says He Holds 1t
Unwise to Oppose Yates

Withdrawal Of Judge John ]. Kleiber, incumbent. from the race FOR
Judge OF Inc Cameron county court at Law and the endorsement or the
candidacy Of Ross > Sterling for tine Euvernorship NY Texas featured
me democratic county convention held here Saturday.
The session also passed a resolution which highly cnmmrnded +ha
work done for this section by Senators Morris Sheppard and Thomas
connany and Representative John N. Garner. Outside ~ these f.a-
lures. the session was devoted to routing work Nj nnmtnr dnmata I'm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-03
U MAN KILLED

PORT ARTHUR. Aug. 2-tP-
Albert ID. Cunningham. %. was
killed tonight when he was thrown
from the running board OF an au-
tomobile on which he was riding.
The car struck a rough place in a
road near here. His skull was frac-
tured.