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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
RACE EXPENSES
ACCOUNTED FOR
One for Governor Shows
Nothing Expended
On Campaign

AUSTIN. July 1-P-Affidavits
d candidates for office Of their
preliminary campaign expenditures
continued to roll into the secretary
Of states office today, with the
names Of some OF the candidates
for Governor still missing.
G. @. Moody. Fort Worth laundry
man, who aspires TO the governor
ship. filed his statement today, re-
porting no expenditures. Other can
didates for state office and for
congress reporting were:
". II. Sanford. Republican. for
attorney general, sioo; Sterling p.
Strong. for lieutenant governor
S338.40; George Sheppard, for
comptroller. Sl,3124T; Nat Patton.
for railroad commissioner. s77s.69:
Charley Lockhart. for treasurer.
$566.30; w. H Yates, Republican,
for commissioner of agriculture.
none; Z. w. Thurmond, Republican.
for commissioner of agriculture
none: James L. Bailey. congress.
9th district. Sl4: w. ID. McFarlare.
congress 18th district. SOL 20: Nor
gan 9. Sanders. congress Ord dis
trict, So: Wright Patnan. congress
fifth district S459.f6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Columbia District
Goes Broke Today

WASHINGTON. July 1-lP-Ine
District OF Columbia government
went broke" today as a stubborn
set Of senate and house ~conferees
failed TO agree on the amount Of
appropriations for the nations
capital.
For more than a month. the
conferees have been glaring u
knowingly at each other across &
committee table. The house crop
says $4,000, 600 is enough for the
federal government to contribute to
the upkeep Of Washington. Senate
~conferees say it should be sl2.000,-
900.
Meanwhile. all authority for any
funds for Washington died today,
the first day OF the new fiscal year.
Another conference was called for
this afternoon as President Hoover
began to examine into this con-
troversy.
Last night the house adopted a
resolution continuing last years
appropriation authorization for this
year. But the senate group referred
this to committee TO be considered
later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Driving Contest On
Practice Range

A driving contest IS TO be a July
1 feature on the Brownsville prac-
tice golf range, managers announced
today. The events are to include
mems driving contest, with five
prizes; women's driving contest
with three prizes; driving contest
for boys under Is. with two prizes.
An approaching contest for men is
to be held, with five prizes offered.
Rules for the driving contests
provide that each contestant Is en-
titled 10 two balls. the first for
practice, and the second to be mea-
sured for distance. The driver Of the
longest distance will be awarded a
silver loving cup.
In the approaching contest. two
different methods are TO be used
for judging. on high and low shots.
Targets for each shot Will be ar
ranged. and the highest number Of
shots Oh both viii win.
The contest viii open al 6 a. m.
and close at | o'clock. All prizes are
donated by Brownsville dealers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01

y. Q. Bishop was released from
the Cameron county jail Monday
afternoon following q habeaS cor
pus hearing before District Judge
A. w. Cunningham.
The man, recently returned from
north Texas. was charged with
swindlin in connection with a $40
check that he gave here some time
ago.
The court sid that the indict-
ment was faulty in that it did not
contain the phrase against the
peace and dignity OF the state
which Is required by law.
The court ordered tie an held
"a hours 10 allow another complaint
to be filed but interested parties
said Tuesday ii was likely that
Bishop would be freed. The mar
who was alleged I have beer
swindled out Ct $40 did not care
TO press the charge further.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
City Briefs

Friers. - Sanitary fed and fatten-
ed. Phone l23.
In Florida.-The r. L. Marques
family Of Brownsville is now in
Florida spending its vacation.
Polticians-More and more can
didates are passing out their cards
az the courthouse. Local and up
state candidates are visiting the
courthouse with regularity.
Special extraordinary sale going
on now at the C~ovacevich Supply
Company across from the Chamber
Of Commerce. Adv 5
Visiting.-Mrs. Hank Kemper OF
Brownsville Is enjoying a two
months visit with friends and rela-
tives in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
relieves sore eyes from gnats and
dust. ADV. 90
visiting.-Miss Elma Faster from
Detroit. Mich, IS visiting DR.. and
Mrs. G. q. Faste- Miss Faster is
a teacher OF the Detroit public
school. Miss Faster Is here to spend
the summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
May Follow
Amarillo Explosion

AMARILLO. Tex, July l.-CPl-
Convinced that the internal ma
chine that killed his wife and maim-
ed his son was intended for him,
"A. d. Payne. Amarillo attorney, to-
day said he had information that
might lead to apprehension or the
guilty persons. He declined 70 dis
cuss the clues he had discovered.
II have given everyone the bene-
fit of a reasonable doubt and have
tried to be fair" Paynek said. II
could not associate even an enemy
with such a terrible crime, but some
conclusions are forced upon us"
Mrs. Payne vas blown to pieces
and the body Of her son mutilated
when an explosion wrecked their
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Infants Die

Estella Sanchez, infant daughter
Of Guadalupe and Felix Herrera
lied last night at the Sanchez
home. Funeral will be held today at
4 O'Clock from Immaculate Concep-
ion church with interment IN City
cemetery. Morris mortuary will be
IN charge.
Rites will be he'd Tuesday after
noon at 5 o'clock from Our Lady Of
Guadalupe church for Teresa Olga
Barreda. nine-months-old daughter
If Alfredo and Adelina Barreda.
The child died Monday night. In
terment will be in City cemetery
with Morris mortuary in charge.
Maria Guadalupe B~arrientos. 49,
months-o,d daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Juan Barrientos, died last
night. She will be buried this after
noon at 3 p. m. in Brulay cemetery.
Garza's will direct funeral arrange
mentr,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
COTTON PROBE
Price Drop Investigation
Fund Is Allowed

WASHINGTON. July l.-Pi-A
federal investigation Of declines in
cotton prices IN 1916. 1926. 1927. 1929
and the first half OF 1880. would be
made under a resolution approved
today by the senate agricultural
committee.
The inquiry proposed by Senator
Sheppard, Democrat. Texas. would
be conducted by the Department OF
Agriculture through the grain fu-
lures administration. A sum Of
SIPS, 900 would be authorized for the
work.
The investigators would ascert-
ain the cause Of the cotton price
SlumpS, the amount Of short selling
on the exchanges, who did the
short selling, its effect and public
participation in futures" and whe-
Their 1.-The majority of the public lost
or won on the deal"
The report would be made to the
senate at the end Of the inquiry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Intentions Filed

r. D. Graham and Virginia Re-
nick, Brownsville. Manuel Reyes
and Luisa Atkinson, San Benito:
HermeneSildo Nieto and Maria
Duuqe, Rio HonGo: Eugene Hall
beck and Yvonne Woolam, San Be
nito; Jesus C%ontreras and Cleotilde
Almanquer. San Benito: Santos
YZaglirre and Genoveva Jaramillo.
Kingsville; Bernardo Vega and An
gelica Zuniga, Harrington: Juana de
Ia Rosa and Paula Moreno, San
Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
=. /. STOCKS

NEW 1OnA, jay L-A1-EXcep.
4or an cary 4IuIy OF sellng IA
some Of the industrials, which
quickly recovered their small de-
clines. stock prices worked higher
in the early demand, but trading as
a whole was slow.
New York Central lost 3 and
Pennsylvania. Union Pacific, I'LL
nois Central, Southern Railway and
Reading one to two. The apparent
liquidation condition Of many
stocks caused the shorts 70 take IN
their lines when buying orders APP
peared. Active issues snapped back
decisively from the early low levels,
u. 8. Steel crossing 100. Ingersoll
Rand climbed z points and Ameri-
can Tobacco b" Crucible Steel,
Loew's j. /. Case and Vanadium
rallied 3 points.
The renewal rate on call money
was 2 liz per cent against 2 yester-
Qay- Banks continued 10 Call lOdIs
in considerable volume.
Reports Of a steadier tone In the
stock and grain markets probably
contributed 10 the improved tone Of
cotton later in the morning. Of
ferings were light and prices stead
Ter on a comparatively moderate
demand believed to include some
covering Of new crop months by
brokers with foreign trade connec-
tions. July sold up TO 1912 or within
1 points of yesterdays closing
quotations. The new october con-
tract advanced to 1924 and the
new December to 1910 with the
market at midday ruling about 4 to
8 points net lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Lacking Permit,
Driver Is Fined

Manuel LonEoria OF San Benito
was fined the minimum In the
Cameron county court az law Tues
cay morning when he pleaded
guilty to operating a truck between
cities for hire without a permit
from the state railroad commission.
He was arrested by Deputy Shsr-
If "A. l.. Anglin and the case was
handled by the county attorneys
office.
Firmln Zamoro was fined for n
similar offense recently.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, July l.-lP-U.
S. Dept. of Agriculturel-Hogs S.
GOO; fairly active; top sos on 200
230 lbs. Packing sows 275-500 lbs.
100000; stock pigs good and choice
70-130 lbs. 7.75l8.40.
Cattle 5000; calves 400; most fed
steers and light butcher stocks
steady to strong; steers, good and
choice 100000 lbs. 925-ll.75; 900
100 lbs 9.25-11.75. 1900 lbs. e.75-12.00.
Common and medium 600 lbs. I'D
6.75-9.75; heifers, good and choice
550-850 lbs. 5.75-10.75; cows good
and choice 6.25-e.25; vealers Cmilk-
fed) medium to choice 6.O0-l0.00:
stocker and feeder steers, good and
choice 6.75-1i00.
Sheep 5000: lambs generally So
IS lower: common kinds 100 off:
sheep fully Is lower. Lambs, good
and choice 90 lbs. down ~9.25-i0.5O:
medium 80 ID. down 7.75-925. Ewes
medium to choice $50 lbs. down u.s.
800.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Famous Police Band
To Be Heard Tonight

The internationally famous Police
Band OF Mexico City will give, for
the first time. a selected program
over radio Tuesday night. from
Mexico City. according to FL Excel
sior. daily newspaper published IN
the capital city.
The Police Band Is considered
among the first musical organiza-
tons in the world, and dates back
10 1904. 1t has toured the United
States and received the acclaim Of
musical critics in this country.
The rendering Of a program over
the radio will give those who have
never had the opportunity 70 hear
he band a chance TO enjoy listen
ing TO IL. the paper said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Better Lights For
July 4 Traffic Aim

The sheriff's department has
begun a vigorous war upon defective
headlights in an effort TO have
them in good in condition for the
heavy Fourth Of July traffic.
Eight persons paid fines OF SO
and costs before justices OF the
peace here Tuesday morning. All
deputies viii be placed on the roads
Tuesday night and Wednesday In
an effort to clear up the existing
bad condition. The law regarding
defective lights Will be strictly en-
forced.
Fourth Of July traffic TO Point
Isabel is expected TO be unusually
heavy and We wish to avoid accid-
ents II possible" Traffic Officer
z. z. Sadler says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
More Research Men
On Boca Chica Road

The federal research workers on
the Boca Chica highway are find
Ing so much valuable material that
their ranks will be increased in the
near future.
Two men are now studying the
methods used on the road and It
IS planned to put three additional
men on the job.
IN addition to fixing their own
information, the federal men are
suggesting efficiency methods which
the contractors find valuable. IL Is
said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01

the attention OF the government x
the anxiety caused in commercial
circles by the new American tariff
increases on French products.
The decision was based ON thG
report of q special committee on
North American trade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
San Benito Kiwanis
Club Holds Banquet

ISpeclaI [OZ Inc HeTaIu.I
SAN BENITO July 1.-The local
Kiwanis club added its part to ma
tion-wide KiwaniS meetings last
night with a dinner at the Stone
wall jackson hotel.
Louis Witt local club member. was
chief speaker of the evening, talk
ing on the general organization Of
Kiwanis and its methods OF func-
ticning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Richardson Builds
New Snanish House

The erection Of a new Spanish
type home in Los Ebanos was an
nounced by @. c. Richardson. sec
rotary OF the local chamber OF
commerce and owner OF the home.
Tuesday.
Work commenced early this week,
he said.
Contractors are Proctor and Dud-
ley. ard w--k will total approxim-
atelv $1,000.
The home will be constructed Of
brick, and will have seven rooms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Co. Picnic
AT Olrnito July 8
aer residents Of BosGue
. 20 gather an Lake o.

aer residents Of B0sGue
e 70 gather at Lake o.
ies6ay, Illy 8. for their
@ picnic. IL was announced
The affair is annual one.
/. The affair is IN annual one.
from over the Valley.
NHeretofore. a fish fry has been
held. but al attending the picnic
this year are asked to bring we'll
filled baskets. No set program has
been arranged. the dav ~ be spent
In renewing old friendships and
acquaintance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Lowering of Bond
For Man Considered

Following a hearing Monday,
District Judge A. w. Cunningham
took under advL ment an effort
70 lower bond for Rogerio Vega who
is charged with committing a
statutory offense.
AT a preliminary hearing, Vegas
bond was set az s. 5000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, July l-lPy-
Cotton opened easy owing TO much
lower than due Liverpool cables
and reports Of rain in Oklahoma
and in portions of the central belt
First trades showed losses OF 10
to II points. This decline attracted
more or less trade buying and price
fixing and October advanced from
4 low Of 1875 70 1882 and Dec
ember from 1904 70 1909, a recov-
cry Of 5 TO 7 points from the lows.
At the end Of the first hour the
market was steady ard at the highs
Of the morning.
The market ruled quiet all morn
ing but prices gradually improved
on trade buying and price fixing as
well as shorts covering due TO the
approaching double holiday al the
end Of the week.
July after having traded as low
as 1882 advanced to 1890, lp 8
points while October advanced t0
1897. up l3 points and December to
1913, up 9 points. At m~id-session
the market was steady and at TIE
highest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Harrington Man To
Be Buried in Okla.

NoptlIaI 10 IIE ItLlllV
HARLINGEN. july Funeral
services are to be held Wednesday in
Chandler. Okla. for Samuel Wink
eiman. who died here Sunday. His
body was forwarded for burial by
Tompson mortuary.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Clair Packer or Harlingen. and his
widow in Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
n. ". COTTON

NEW YORK. July l-lP-Cotton
opened steady at q decline OF 5 to
II points under selling promoted
b. relatively easy Liverpool cables.
while there also seemed 70 be some
July liquidation, possibly against
notices estimated al about 1000
bales.
Offerings were not heavy and
we're fairly well taken at the start
by trade and commission house
buying. but the selling became
more active after the posting Of the
weather map and prices at the end
OF the first hour here about 9 to
10 points let lower on new crop
deliveries with the new October
selling at 1887.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
DETROIT JAB
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
ton gracefully. but find themselves
unable TO do So"
Santone Sends Motion
Porter A. whaley. general man
ager Of the San Antonio Chamber
of Commerce, writes that Brown
vile is decidedly in the right and
that the San Antonio chamber
would take the matter up with the
board or directors at the next meet
ing and do what IL could TO aid the
Valley.
The Rio Grande Valley Better
Business bureau sides with Browns
vile. Your analysis of the situation
Is sane. logical and overwhelming.
We can only predict great good from
this commendable effort. I believe
that We are in a fair way towards
a retraction and eventual settle
ment OF all this controversy" The
letter was signed by s. !. Jackson.
secretary.
Many other letters were also re-
ceived from out-of-the-Vailey in
t~erestS. expressing their willingness
TO cooperate.
Included in the circular was a
photostatic copy OF an article ap-
pearing IN The Brownsville Hs-alS
explaining the controversy and
showing the Valleys attitude in the
matter. ],
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Treasury Surplus
Totals S1S4.0O0,OOO

WASHINGTON, July /. Up
Secretary Mellon announced today
that the government had concluded
the 1880 fiscal year with a surplus
OF Sl94.0OO.0OO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
BITTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO. July Tt Butter
firm; creamery-extras: 80; stand
ards 80 ga; extra iirsts 30 ID 10
81 10; firsts % 1-2 to 29-l-2. sec
onds Is IL to q 1-2.
Eggs: easy: extra firsts 20 1-2;
fresh graded firsts 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Tariff Worries

PARIS. July 1-tP1-The nation
al committee of councillors on
foreign trade today decided to call
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
Graham Fined

A fine & $500 was assessed against
Fuzzy" Graham in the city corp
Grafton court Tuesday morning on
charges CT reckleS- driving.
Half Of the fine was suspending.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01

automobile Is they were driving
from their home TO the business sec
ltion last Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
TOO LATE TOO CLASSIFY

MAN with family must have work.
Engineer by profession. but can and
viii do anything. Mechanical work
desired. Call Crisman 1851. E-4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-01
KANSAS CITY
Continued from page ~

bers Of the r..verside baseball team.
a sort OF a roughneck, by the name
Of William Sunday. got mad. left
the team and went a hundred miles
south and started a revival.
After converting all OF the red
Indians and some OF the white ones
ne decided to make his camp a
permanent settlement and in hon
DR. OF himself called it Los Angeles.
now Los Angeles means the An
gels in 1panish. but that was a
long time age The first two public
buildings in Los Angeles were the
Orpheum Theater and the jail,
both have been enlarged and are
still doing a capacity business. They
have but two kinds OF weather IN
California. il Is either perfect Or
unusual" California claims 10
raise the best fruit in the world
and then pass laws forbidding the
entrance Of fruit from anywhere
else, thus proving that they raise
the best fruit in the state. AT that
I have become attached 10 Cali
fornia. 7 bought some lots there.
and as the years have gone bv the
Sheriff has added 70 these attach
nlents until Of late wears I have
begun 10 think that my attachment
is permanent. All. those lots IN
California; The agent who sold them
to me said that ! could disD1se of
them at any time at a profit. but
ne was a rotten prophet.
California Goods
II Is. though. the dream of some
people TO sometime settle down on
their own little California ranch.
and there In the golden SUNLIGHT
and silvery moonlight see visions
Of other times and other places
Where. / ask you. could you find
more 70 OTIS such visions than
ON a California ranh
50 f. as I can determine the
best crop California produces is
fleas. But none can gainsav their
leadership there.
But getting aside from the iok-
ing angle. I have seen something
Of both Florida and California ana
why those two sections should Eet
all the press AGENTS free publicity
and the Magiv VALLEY or the lawe-
Pho Grande no. he listed with OH
above them is the mystery. I in
Tend to bide awhile and see more or
!, and tel them about when 7
return 20 Kansas CITY. which down
here seems 70 be known mostly as
the home III jim Reed. who row
expects 10 be the next Democratic
president.
The Washington times., 1930-09-26
WORK HAL TED,
NO PERMIT

HYATTSvILLE, Md. Sept. 26.
Upholding a rigid ruling that
municipal building permits must
be acquired as we'll as county
permits for the construction or
tearing down of a building, the
members of the city councii here
yesterday maintained their re-
fusal to permit continuance of
work on the new store and apart
ment building on the corner of
Rhode Island Ave. and johnson
Ave.
The store building is being con-
structed by a Washington firm
and is on the property Of DR..
j acob Waldman. Wednesday
morning workmen were ordered
to stop work on the tearing down
Of the old drug store structure to
make way for the construction
of the new building by Chief of
Police. Albert Anderson. It was
revealed that no city permit had
been acquired either for the tear.
ing down of the old building or
for construction of the new.
Members of the city council
plan to hold a special meeting
Monday in order to decide the
question of granting permit.
A holdup Of work on the con-
struction of sidewalks on Rhode
Island Ave-, north of Park Ave-.
was ordered yesterday by a de.
cision Of the city council mem.
bers. This comes as a result of
a debate between town officials
and State. road officials as to
whether the State or city should
pay for 800 feet of sidewalk con-
struction said tosbe on State prop
erty.
Work will continue on the
property of George B. Furman,
which is that of a section of new
stores and apartments cornered
on Park Avenue, council members
revealed.
j. Spence Howard, town en-
gineer, was requested to take up
the question of the State property
construction with the Maryland
Road Commission Immediately.
The Washington times., 1930-09-26
Petting Party Quiz
JdiLs y. S. Marine

Cameron d. Troxell, 10, q pri-
vate at the Marine Barracks, is
being held at the Sixth precinct
station on charge of investiga-
tion, and a soldier is being sought
by police in connection with an
alleged petting party in the
Capitol Grounds last night.
Mary Elizabeth Whitaker, IA,
of the 900 block M st. S. E., and
Elizabeth Sanford, IA, of the 1890
block K st. s. E.. are being held
at the District Receiving Home
pending the outcome of an exam
ination made by physicians at
Gallinger Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-09-26
HObsOn's Launch Is
Found Overturned

BRUNSWICK, Ca, Sept. 26 Il.
N.S).-Authorities today advanced
the opinion that William Hobson,
of Great Notch, N. j., whose dis.
abled motor launch was found
nearshere yesterday, was drowned
at sea enroute from his home to,
Miami, Fla.
The 16.foot craft was found
overturned and with a big gap in
it's bow off Sea Island Beach by
fishermen. Fishermen thought
he ran into rough sea off the
Georgia coast and that his boat
was capSiZed.
The Washington times., 1930-09-26
TGkOn1G Park Wife
RepOrted Missing

Police last night were ask to aid
in. finding Mrs. Edna Davis, "a,
who has been missing from her
home at Takoma Park, Md, since
Saturday noon. .~-
Her husband, Melville Davis,
who made the report to police,
described, her as having light
brown hair, blue eyes. and when
seen last wore a black hat, black
shoes, blue dress and light hose.
She was carrying small black
suitcase