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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Huge Dam Project
Bond Issue Voted

LOS ANGELES. Sept 30. -L1-
Southern California has taken a
long look into the future by voting
almost 5 to / to issue $500, 000, 900
Colorado river aqueduct bonds
which will provide water supply
for an estimated population or
1000. 1000.
Dwarfing the Hoover dam prof.
ect in size. the aqueduct win
bring water acros the great
American desert from the Colo
RADIO river, a distance Of 266 miles.
and distribute 1t to IS cities which
have organized the metropolitan
water district.
The Hoover dam project calls
for an outlay Of s165. 900. 900. the
Colorado river aqueduct will vIr-
tuallv equal in magnitude the
federal governments Panama
Canal. It will provide employment
for 10000 southern California citi-
ems for six years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
MAYBE
PASSED, BOND
NOTREQUIRED
Mexican Officials Say
New Regulations In
Effect Saturday

The Brownsville Matamoros port
will officially open Saturday or this
week a. a tourist port or entry
when the Matamoros Chamber OF
Commerce will begin passing tour
list automobiles into the republic
without the necessity OF the owner
putting up a bond.
This was announces here TODAY
by Mayor Roberto Garcia or Mat
amoros, and Secretary Ruben Mar
tinez OF the Matamoros Chamber
OF Commerce. in communications
TO the Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce.
Bond OF the Matamoros Cham
Der Of Commerce has been approx
ed by the customs officials at Mex
leo City. and all other arrange
ments have been completed.
Prove Ownership
The cars will be passed through
here on similar conditions that
they r now being passed through
Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Mr..
Martinez and leopold verdugo
chief Of customs In Matamoros. will
handle the matter.
Persons desiring to enter Mexico
as tourists. and to take their auto
mobile with them are advised tC
secure N letter from their home
town chamber OF commerce stating
ownership OF automobile. and
reputation as a responsible citizen
They should N order TO facilitate
the matter, nave information avail
able as to name. make and date
or manufacture OF their automobile
motor and serial numbers, kind
color and number OF tires.
Persons desiring more informa-
ton can secure it at the Browns
vile Chamber of Commerce
Weather Reports
When TOURISTS have proper in
formation toy should call at the
Matamoros Chamber OF Commerce
for passage. Fees are small. rang
ing from So TO 81. depending or
the size OF the auton obile-
Mayor Garcia and Mr.. Marines
also announced they have made
arrangements with the mayors o.
cities in northern Mexico to send
them weekly. or daily II necessary
reports on weather and road condil
tons. which information will b
available at all times for tourists.
with the beginning Of this ser
vice. and rapid construction or
Highways I'm Tamaulipas. tourisi
traffic through here into Mexico II
expected to increase rapidly
Cities from which the weather
reports will be received are: Mes.
quite, San Fernando. Jimenez, VIC
toria, Padillo. Guemes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
GRAND JURY TO
CETYECCCOUNT

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 30-Pl
District Attorney ID. s. Purl said
today charges OF burglary filed
against Barney McGaneg-, -ck
Jones and j. II. Johnston In con-
nectlon with the $500 robbe-y OF
the Garcia-G Gomez wholesale COM
pany in Brownsville would be pre-
sented to the Cameron county
grand jury when 1t Is called back
into session Monday by Judge
George c. westervelt-
Details of the robbery were re-
lated by Jones in q statement 70
Houston officers. BY whom he and
McGanegal were held on murder
indictments for the Staying OF
Johnny the Greek" Cherris, Dallas
gangster.
Jones statement told Of num-
erous other robberies in Corpus
Christi. Victoria, Paris and Fort
Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
.SHOUSE Sees
DEMO CONTROL
OF CONGRESS
Optimistic Statement
Follows Victory
In Missouri

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-tR-
Jouett Shouse. chairman of the
democratic national executive COM
mittee, today reiterated his belief
that democrats would organize the
next congress.
He said in a statement the result
In the seventh Missouri district
where Robert ID. Johnson was
elected yesterday was but an
other evidence OF the discomfort OF
the people with the rule CT the
republican party and OF the nation
wide determination to rebuke that
party which has made so contin-
uously the boast Of enduri--g pros
perity under Its rule"
He said the tariff and farm board
Two of the policies that will be
important in the national campaign
next ~year"-had been brought to
the fore.
The result speaks for itself" he
said. 1T gives an adequate reflex
Of the agricultural west .oward the
republican party as at present con-
stituted and directed"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
STYLE SHOW
PROGRAM IS
COMPLETED
Vaudeville Acts Are
Included Among
Features

Program for the Brownsville style
show and window display contest
to be held here Friday Oct. 2,
was announced today following a
meeting Of the general committee
in charge.
The window display contest
takes place at Z o'clock.
Throughout the day merchants
will keep their windows covered
while they arrange the displays,
and the coverings will be removed
to show the completed displays
at Z O'Clock.
At $3.50 the style show in the
American Legion wrestling arena,
on Elizabeth street will start.
Music for the show is to be
furnished by the Fort Brown
orchestra. and a number OF special
vaudeville acts have been arranged.
Vaudeville and style
The program follows:
Overture.
Vaudeville act.
Showing OF coats-Idbby's. Aziz
Brothers, The Fashion. j. c. Penney
Co, K. Manautou. Bollack's.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of sports wear. G.
Penney Co, Bollack's, Z. Manau-
tou. The Fashion, LioDy's, Azlz
Brothers.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of afternoon wear -
Bollack's, 4. Manautou. j. G. Penney
Co.. The Fashion. Aziz Brothers,
Libby's.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of bathing suits, I'm
gerie, pajamas-
Vaudeville act.
Showing of evening wear-E.
Manautou. Aziz Brothers. j. c.
Penney Co., Libby's, The Fashion.
Bollack's.
Finale.
Matamoros Feature
Matamoros is TO be represented
at the style show by Miss Maria
villanueva. one of the models for
<. Manautou.
Announcement also was made
that two young girls from Mata-
moros will entertain by dancing
the Jarabe Tapatio. interesting
Mexican folk dance.
Several prominent Brownsville
men are to model suits. although
the names we're not announced.
The list OF girls to model bathing
suits also was not announced to-
day.
An interesting feature Of the style
show will be the modelling OF an
evening dress dating back 70 1896
and owned by one of Brownsville's
pioneer families.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Cotton Belt Asks
Union With S. p

WASHINGTON. Sept. 90 tFt-The
st. Louis Southwestern Railway To-
day urged the interstate commerce
commission to authorize consolida-
ton Of the road with the Southern
Pacific.
Examiner Sullivan recommended
several months ago that the com
mission refuse to permit the consoli-
dation.
Under the commissions tentative
consolidation plan. announced in
1929. the st. Louis Southwestern,
known as the Cotton Belt. was as
signed to the Illinois Central.
The Southern Pacific owns ap-
proximately Is Of the Cotton -,eit
stock and has arranged 10 buy up TO
as per cent IL the commission APP
proves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Boys Confess To
Opening Switch

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Sept. So
Ht-Two young brothers confessed
today, railroad detectives said that
they had opened IA switch through
which IA New York Central freiEhE
plunged late yesterday near Beech
Greek. bringing death TO two mem
bers OF the crew and serious In
Juries to the enginenlan.
The boys arc Leonard Hahn. IL.
and Arthur. o. Detectives said tho
boys told them they had playeu
with the switch and after opening
IL were unable TO close II.
Railroad officials said they had
not determined what action would
be- taken against the bows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Ne1u Rule Speeds Tourist Entry
Ambition Il
Realized,
Brings Death

CHICAGO, Sept. 80. -tP-
Thomas Haywood's ambition -
to sit in a judges chair-was
finally realized.
During his life time he
had confided his ambition 10
his acquaintance at the Saliva
ton Army hotel where ne lived.
The other night the OPP
~portunity came. He slipped past
the desk sergeant Of the Des-
PLANES police station and made
his way to the court room on
the second floor. There he
seated himself comfortably In
the judges chair. 1t tipped and
Thomas Haywood pitched out
Of a nearby window. to the
ground 20 feet below.
He was taken to the county
hospital. Last night he died.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Unemployed Clash
With Police Again

LONDON. Sept. 80. 6P-British
unemployed FLASHED with police
again today al cases arising from
q demonstration near the house Of
commons last night were heard in
police court.
Twelve OF the persons arrested
last night were remanded for trial.
Several persons were knocked down
and M man "a injured by a
horses ho0fs in today's clash.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

been affected by the recent closing
Of the City Central Bank in San
Antonio z officially denied by
the officials OF both banks and BY
W. w. Dees, state bank examiner,
who arrived in the Valley csday,
Plenty Money Available
As the depositors flocked back
into the two banks this morning,
they were greeted by officials OF
the McAllen institutions and by q
committee of Valley bankers APP
pointed at a meeting last night "a
assist the McAllen banks in ali
possible efforts TO avert a run.
John G. Jones, active vice-pres-
ident OF the American State Bank
e. Trust Co., of Edinburg. chairman
OF the committee, stated this morn
ing that the sum OF money made
available by Valley banks outside
OF McAllen had not been needed
and that both banks we're amply
supplied with their own funds Ia
a sufficient amount to take care
Of any demands which might be
made upon them.
The situation In Hidalga county
banking circles Is not afr ted in
the least by closing of the CITY
Central" Jones stated. Least OF
all are the McAllen banks affect
a. In fact, n OF the McAllen
banks Is in the position or owing
the City Central money rather
than having money on deposit in
the closed San Antonio bank"
New Accounts Opened.
Numbered among the crowds
which were making deposits this
morning we're several new custom
ers making deposits in the banks
Tor the first time. Jones stated.
Acting with the Edinburr repre-
~sentatives OF the banks OF the
valley are III. L. Starr, cashier of
the First State Bank OF Mission
and W. S. keenan,. cashier OF the
First National of Harrington.
After the first furry or business
was over this morning. L-.h hanks
we're doing business as before, with
no excitement and no more than
the usual run OF business customers
at the windows.
When the short lived excitement
started Tuesday afternoon a signed
statement was issued by the Of
ficers and directors OF the First
National telling all customers who
so desired to come and GET their
money II they were at all nervous
The whole thing Is over" Jones
stated at moor wednesday. "and
believe residents Of the Valley vii
realize now that their bankers are
telling them the truth when they
state that Valley banks are not
affected by the San Anto-..o clos
ing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Revision OfLegion
Constitution Sought

CLEVELAND. Sept. 30. (Pl-The
Service Star Legion, composed of
mothers. wives and sisters of men
who served In the World War. swung
into business sessions OF the 18th
annual convention today with
revision Of the legion's constitution
one Of the principal problems.
The constitution has never beer
revised since 1917 when the or
ganization was formed in the first
year Of the United States participa-
ton in the war. approximately 10
delegates are attending the ses-
sions. which viii continue through
Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Married Women Out
Of Luck For Jobs

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. Sept. 80. tPl
The Norfolk and Western rail-
way formally served notice here to-
day that married women need not
apply and that single women now
In the company's employ who take
the matrimonial step ..om now
on must step out Of theii Jobs.
The ruling does nor effect mar
ried women now employed.
The company adopted the rule,
officials announced. in order 10
bring about a more equitable dis
tributicn Of jobs among heads Of
families. The announcement said
the road merely was following a
route laid down by other corpora
tons and public officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

Los ANGELES, Sept. 80. p9-Mrs.
Betty Greenberg has been denied
damages Of s32,1o0 from Florence
Eldridge. stage actress and wife OK
Fredric March. motion picture actor.
for injuries Mrs. GreenberE asserted
she suffered I'm "a motor car collision
IN December. 1929.
A jury returned the verdict he-9
last night.
Mrs. Greenberg said she was in
jured when March's car, driven bv
Miss Eldridge. collided with tho
machine driven by her husband,
Harry Greenberg. March also was
named as a defendant. but he did
not appear IN court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Four Great Railroad
Systems Are Planned

NEW YORK, Sept. 80. R1-After
a lapse of several weeks. confer
ences on the plan for welding east
ern railroads into four great sys-
TENS have been resumed by repre-
sentatives Of the Pennsylvania, New
York Central. and Baltimore and
Ohio and the so-caled Van Swer-
ingen lines.
1t was reported in Wall street
today that further progress has
been made toward reaching a COM
plete accord on the plan which has
been under consideration for sew
eral years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
District Judge To
Be Tried By Court

AUSTIN, Sept. 30-P-The Tex
as senate today resolved itself in
TO a court to try District Judge y.
B. Price Of Bastrop on articles OF
impeachment voted by the house
OF representatives. alleging nngli-
gence In approving witness and
mileage fees OF sheriffs under the
fee laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept. 30. tP1-The
administration Of $4,000. 900 voted
by the state legislature for unem-
ployment relief has been placed in
the hands Of a merchant, a lawyer
and a labor leader.
Gov Roosevelt, just before leaving
for Warm Springs. A.. last night.
announced the temporary emergency
relief administration would We
handled by Jesse I. Straus. presi-
dent of r. Fl. Macy a. c.. as chair
man: Philip j. Wicker. Buffalo
philanthropist and lawyer. and
John l.. Sullivan, president Of the
state federation of labor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Lindberghs Devote
Time To Surveying

HANKOW, China. Sept. 80. Up
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh and DR.. Boric. health expert
Of the league OF nations. arrived here
today. completing a flight from WI
hu, down the Yangtse river from
Marking.
Leaving Marking yesterday on an
other volunteer flood survey flight.
the Lindberghs and DR.. Boric landed
at Wuhu. where they spent the
night.
The Lindherghs win devote their
stay 10 the Hankow region to map
ping and survey work In the flood
ed area similar to that which they
did In northern Kiangsu province.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Refinery To Run
On New Principle

HOUSTON, Sept. 30-R9-rlans
nave bee competed tor erection
"a o new oil refinery on the Tlus-
ton ship channel which win en-
ploy not only man men but will
operate on a new principle 4. W..
Hartman, representing the Hart
man Interests, Inc, announced to-
day.
The source OF supply within sixty
miles OF Houston. and the oil. of
low gravity, will be partially pro-
cessed at the field and piped to tie
refinery In q condition that per-
mits refining into high grade lub-
ricants and nigh test gasoline with
great rapidity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Predict Salary
Bill Will Pass

AUSTIN Sept. 3D.-UF-An at
tempt was made In the hocse or
representatives yefserday to sus-
pend the rule on a bill reducing
the fees OF officers OF Hidaleo and
Cameron counties from $4,000 10
$4,000 annually Lack or n quorum
prevented suspension or the rue.
The bill was engrossed by the
mouse yesterday by a substantial
majority.
Rep. Milton West on Brownsville
and H. H. Leonard nf McAllen
predicted passage OF the measure
without serious opposition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
McC abe Heads Cats

FORT WORTH. Scot. 80. UP-Ted
W. Robinson. president OF the Fort
Worth baseball club OF the Texas
league, announced today the ap-
pointment Of r. j. CDick) McCabe
as manager OF the club for next
season. McCabe succeeds Art Pho
Ian
IT will be New York Scots first
venture as a manager. He has had
IS years Of experience In profess
SIGNAL baseball.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Sc CARROTS
Of FRUIT ARE
OUT
Valley Shipments Line
Up With Those OF
Florida to Date


HARLINGEN. Sept. 3O.-The val
ley citrus deal went into high to-
day as IS or more cars OF fruit start
eel rolling simultaneously doubling
the total shipments for the season.
Up 10 today shipments were 1H
cars by freight. The rs cars which
rolled last night brought the total
to 50. with approximately Is cars bv
truck Tor a grand total OF GID cars.
The wholesale movement today
brought Donna. Val Verde and La
Feria into the list OF shipping points.
and spread citrus activity over prac-
tically all the Valley.
Announcement was mad eby w. A.
Canon. state green fruit inspection
chief. that n night Aft or inspectors
VIII be put 10 w0rk 10 handle the
rapid movement.
Duncan Ripens.
Mr. Canon made A trim In the
Valley yesterday: reported today
that 30 per cent or the Duncan IL
ripe. He also announced release ~
90 more orchards around Harrington.
giving them permit to ship.
Co4oi SnAu tie Juice cOntent re-
quirement will probably De taken or
AZ a week or less as being unneces-
sary.
A small drop in the price, from
$3.25 at the opening OF the season
10 S2.75 and So has been reported.
The Valley Is getting under the
wire along with Florida this wear.
That state has moved not more than
% cars. as agains too or more AZ
this time last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
KILLED IN A

TERRELL. Sept. 80. NJ BIZ
Copeland Of Iowa Park, Tex. was
injured fatally and, Roy Mobiles OF
wichita Falls and Luther Poole
OF Dallas received slight injuries
Yesterday when the automobile in
which they yer riding overturned
east Of Terrell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Veterans To Elect
Officers Thursday

Officers for the coming years
will be elected by the Brownsville
Veterans OF Foreign Wars when
they meet at the Legion hall
Thursday night, 1t has been an
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Hoover Invites
Laval For Confab

PARIS. Sept. 30. R-Premier
Laval announced this afternoon ne
viii sail for New York October Is
on the lie de France which Is due
there October 20.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Customers Deposit
Withdrawn Moneu

McALLEN, Sept. 30.-Customers Of the First Ma
tonal Bank and State Bank and Trust Co. of this city who
became alarmed and started what might have proved to be
a run on the two institutions Tuesday afternoon were to-
day flocking back into the banks and redepositing the
money which they took out.
Persistent rumors that the two McAIlen banks had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
One Injured When
Cars Run Topethe,

GLADEwATER. Sept. 30.-lP-
Miss Ola Phillips was injured last
night when the car In which she
was riding was struck by one oper-
ated by James Cox. Police charged
Cox with responsibility for the ac-
cident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

in OUR
VALLEY

NO, We are not.
Our Nell'' IN this case being Boca
Ctajca.
visited the beach Just the other
day.
Had It all to ourselves.
Fine surf.
Warn sunshine.
Cooling breezes.
No crowds.
Listen. folks!
It's an old Yankee custom that the
bathing season ends on Labor Day
A custom that should not hold In
the Rio Grande Valley.
What's the use Of . winter climate
that rivals the SUMMED Of the north.
II We do here as We did there?
We ask you.
Let's get right on this proposition.
Dur tourists come down here.
4Expecting to enjoy summer in the
Winter.
And find Us acting as II we were
back In Maine. Or Kansas, or Illinois,
or Iowa.
You and the kids will enjoy the
beach Just Is much in September or
october as you did In July.
Give 1t q try.
It's good business.
Can't expect our winter visitors 70
try what we are shy Of.
MIR LOWMAN Is assistant secre-
tary Of the treasury.
Refuses to close the international
bridge at FL Paso.
Says 1t would be interfering with
traffic between two friendly nations.
Says he Is not concerned with the
morals Of gambling in Mexico.
That Is Mexico's business, says he.
Want the friendly intercourse be-
tween two friendly nations carried on
as usual.
His words have q strangely fami-
liar sound.
Seem to have been heard by us
before.
Az q matter Of fact, are almost
word for word the words used oy
Brownsville interests In protesting
the closing OF the international
bridge at Brownsville.
N Fl Paso should feel hurt.
Mr.. Lowman Is the keeper Of his
brother In Brownsville.
He is not the keeper Of his brotncr
In III Paso.
or should Brownsville feel honor
ed7
or insulted?
HERE'S ONE TIME you may
have your cake and eat 1t too.
BY going to the Style Show at
the American Legion arena Friday
night.
See the new styles.
Enjoy the crowd.
Meet your friends.
Yes, admire the pretty girls.
And at the same time. contribute
to d worthy cause.
Charity gets the proceeds.
All Of them
Even the merchants participating
in the event will pay their two bits
admission fee.
No pxs.ns viii be issued.
Esrss steshsrs donates the use u
the arena.
Help your home town merchants
open the fall season.
Have a good time.
A Contribute your bit to charity.
we said before. It's the oppor-
tunity OF q lifetime.
TO have your cake and eat 1t.
too.
CONSERVATION PLANS as being
outlined seem to be meeting with
approval.
we are glad for the Valley.
Glad that we have men big
enough to continue the work they
believe in. when their pet project Is
beaten.
These men working for conserva-
ton ARE big men,
They = keeping at 1t.
Through their efforts the Valley
will eventually be on the high road
to proper flood control and conserva-
ton measures.
Generations to come win benfit
from the work they are doing low.
Give them the courtesy OF a kindly
q when they seek to explain Their
present plans.
Further, plan to attend the meet
ing at ? p. m. Fair park auditorium.
Harlingen, Oct. 8.
Learn for yourself what is going
on.
II you do not approve. after con-
~structive suggestions.
II you do not approve. offer con-
and row.
It's q Valley problem.
A vital problem.
Let's settle 1t with this Try.
=. KILLED IN CRASH
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