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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
HIDALCO CUTS :
BUDGET MARK

EDINBURG, Oct. S.-AppruKl-
mately SIS 5000 was cut from the bud
get OF the general fund account,
after consideration yesterday. only
the general fund budget was dis
cussed. the items OF the other funds
10 be considered this next week.
County Judge ". G.. Couch said.
Tie estimated income Of the rem
eral fund was raised 10 ei25.0O0 from
the $4,000. which lad been esti-
mated by Auditor Charles u. Turner.
Turner'S figures did not allow for
collection Oh delinquent taxes, Judge
Couch said.
Turner'S budget had put the delin-
Quent tax estimate 90 another item,
stating that delinquent tar collec-
tons yer pledged 10 pledged out
standing indebtedness.
The largest single cut was $4,000.
additional attorneys fees. This item
had been Tentatively get FRI addition
To the allowance fDr special attur-
ncys fees % ti5D1o according 70 a
contract now binding With 5000 ex-
penIeH and 5000 extra fees al
lowed uEdex The contract. An item
Il ED0 allowed !T expenses OF
I'm nal attorneys was eft in tho
budget.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
thousands 7hrong Arena to Vew Style Show Presentation Here


AUSTIN. Oct. 3-JPl-Governor
r. S. Sterling today awaited in
formation being compiled by Capt.
y. r.. Lucey CT Dallas. member oI
President. Hoover's unemployment
commission. and n. ID. Gragg. state
labor commissioner. before i-BuinE
a call for q statewide conference
in Austin.
Gov. Sterling talked with Lucey
about the Texas unemployment
situation yesterday and requested
certain information before taking
steps TO summon business leaders
to the capitol.
He sGid Texas was comparatively
only lightly hit by unemployment
and expressed confidence this
state could handle the emergency
In good style.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Mayor Charged In
Indictment Bills

BEAUMONT, Tex. Oct. 3. P1-
j. p. Logan. mayor Of Port Arthur,
was charged with Is bills OF in
dictments returned by the Jeftc--
son county grand jury yesterday
with paying poll tax for others last
January.
OF that number 10 covered faulty
bills returned by a former grand
fury, and the additional six were
new counts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Dairymen Hear
Organization Aim

q. ID. Grant, president OF the
Cameron country dairymen's asso-
citation. and r. G. Graham. sani-
tartan for the Valley health unit,
were expecting to interview in
dividual dairymen in the Browns
vile territory during the week and
acquaint them with purposes Of the
organization.
A meeting was held Friday night
In Brownsville at which about Is
milk producers were present but or
ganization Of a local unit to be
affiliated with the county ~associa-
ton was deferred until another
meeting could be had.
County associations, have been
organized over the Valley. a Valley
organization formed and local
units are being organized to be al
filiated with these.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Gasoline Hike Is
Cause Of Boycott

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 3-tR-In
protest against the high price OF
gasoline, automobile owners and
taxicab drivers in several towns OF
the state OF Chiapas, most southern
Mexican state, have organized a
boycott and will park their cars
until some way is found to reduce
prices.
They have appealed TO their
federal senator's for aid in organ
izing a cooperative sales agency to
retail gasoline at reduced prices.
The drivers report gasoline Is sell
ing in Tapachula for the equival-
ent Of 40 cents per gallon while in
Tuxtla Gutierrez 1t retails at IS
cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Edison's Condition
Remains Unchanged

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. B
R-Thomas A. Edison suffered a
severe attack OF indigestion last
night which for a time worried his
physicians, 1t was said at the Edi-
son home today.
This morning he had recovered
from the attack but 1t was re-
ported there was no change in his
general condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04

SAN BENITO, Oct. g. With
classes IN standard economics and
negotiable instruments to be open
to the general public, a good at
tendance was expected tn these
courses which start at the zen
Tor high school Tuesday night.
Angus Munro, local attorney. and
p. NJ. Lamberton. Brownsville bank
er. will teach the courses.
Enrollments from Mercedes 90
Brownsville are anticipated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
End Testimony In
Murder Charge Case

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Oct. 8.
R-Testimony was completed here
today in the triad Of John Alsup,
former Fort Worth police officer,
on a charge Of murder for the
shooting of an alleged negro bank
robber at Fort Worth April 10.
1880. z
Judge p. A. Martin said he would
allow each side three hours for
closing arguments. The case was
expected to reach the jury early
tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
Strike Breakers
Clash In Boston

BOSTON. oct. 3-tPl- Negro
strike breakers and union long
shoremen engaged In q hand-to-
hand battle in which she's were
fired and knives and clubs welded
on Commonwealth pier today. Four
teen men were inju- ID, suffering
chiefly from stab wounds and
bruises. NO one was known TO have
been shot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
CIV staff Correspondent,

tBy Staff Correspondentl
SAN BENITO. Oct. 3.-The $50
citrus fruit growers who attended
the ant control demonstration at
four orchards this " : signed up
to follow control methods on 6.264
acres, according to Henry Alsmeyer.
Cameron county agricultural agent.
At each or the meetings 8. w.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
War Vet Gets Is
Years For Murder

AMARILLO, Oct. ;. TO-
district court jury convicted Jonn
r. williams, 35-year-old war vet
eran. last night Of murder In the
staying OF d. O. Stanley and fixeo
his punishment at Is years I'M
prisonment. No notice Of appeal
was given
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
MORRIS RITES
WILL Be HELD
SUNDAY P. N.
(By STAFF Correspondent

CRy stair correspondent
HARLINGEN, Oct. g. Funeral
services will be held at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday from the Catholic church
for CISCO Morris, Valley pioneer
who dropped dead in the court
house at about 2:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Father Lewis and Father Jose OF
Brownsville will conduct the SER
vices and interment win be In the
Harlingen cemetery. Thompson's
Mortuary Is in charge or arrange
ments.
Mr.. Morris had been suffering
from heart disease and complained
OF feeling badly Friday when he
suggested that q friend. William
McElwain. take him to Brownsville
50 that he would not need to drive
his own car
First City Mars
Mr.. Morris was born in White
County, Ark, Aug. IL. 1881 and
later lived in Edwards county, Tex
as and then Alice, Texas. coming
to Harlingen Aug. II, 1904, his
twenty-third birthday, when there
were only two families at this
place.
He was the first town marshal
when the city was incorporated in
1910 and was the first chief Of
police later. He became tax assessor
and collector about 1920 and served
until several months ago when he
resigned. He at one time drove q
stage from Kingsville to Browns
vile and many Valley pioneers first
came into this section in his stag :.
Besides his widow he Is survived
by three brothers, A. A. and Guy
Morris, Harrington; and j. A. Nor
ris Of San Benito; two sisters, Mrs.
Stella Cassidy Of near Stamford
and Mrs. Gertie Nix Of Stamford.
Pallbearers Named
Active ~pallbearers will be: Z. w,
Anglin, j. r. Roberts. DR.. +. ID.
Walsworth, Tom Yates, ". v. Per-
mould, s. Finley Ewing.
Honorary pallbearers include: J.
G.. Winkler, j. A. S~eagrove, w. l.
Beckham, j. L. Murray, Sam Bolts,
Claud Carter. r. L. Chaudoln, DR.,
j. A. Crockett, A. w. Cunningham,
DR.. N. A. Davidson, r. NJ. Euk INKS,
d. II. Ferguson, VIII O.. Fields
Glenn Farris, r. O. Hall, John T,
Floore, Lon G. Hill, ST., Lon c,
Hill, Jr., A. II. Goldammer, B. M
Holland, A. A. Kimmell, Dr. c. w,
Letzerich, H. F. Looney, F. p. Nc
Elwrath, Jr., A.. ID. McMinn, II. j,
O'Connell. Z. w. Patterson, Carl II
Peters, clayton Pritchard, j. F
Rodgers, Charles Rogers, II. l.
Starnes, w. M. Hundley, L. z
Stiernberg, woods Christian, Char
les r. MayIield. A. Tamm, d. A
Templeton, George Waters, j. +
Baughn, Harry Yates, Albert john
ston, Julian Villareal, r. Cavazos
Rev. A. J. Taillon, Rev. A. J. Haas
S. r. Jennings, E. l.. Fender, t. j
Sidener, r. II. johnson. B. F. john
son, Leonard Smith, Swiss Mattox
w. L. McElwain and y. w. Weber
Harrington; Frank Brown, II. L
Yates, j. j. Fox, II. d. Seago, Arthur
Cowden, John Seaman, John Gregg
L. Crixell, T. Crixell, and Stanley
Ford, Brownsville; ID. S. Purl, Cor
pus Christi; II. Z. Downs and @. @
Henson, San Benito; B. H. Dun
lap, La Feria; Tom Gill, Alfred
Baker and Pat Haley, Edinburg,
Lamar Gin, Charles Kennedy, Ray
mondville; Searcy Chambers, Don
ma.
The body will be at 322 w. Bu-
chanan until the funeral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
LIONS SHOW KNOWLEDGE

SAN BENITO-Each San Benito
Lion was called or for a discussion
Of some current event either local
or national at this weeks meeting
and only a few had to be fined for
inability to perform.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
DIES

|DF NtuEF OU' ItnU'IIUFFItF
SAN BENITO. Oct. Bert Ep-
stein. president of the chamber of
commerce. left Friday evening for
Calvert upon learning OF the death
OF his father there earlier in the
afternoon at the age Of "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-04
NEW YORK STOCKS
BY JOHN l.. COOLEY,
associated Press Financial Writes

associated Press writer
NEW YORK. Oct. 3. tAP)-As has
usually been the case in recent months.
n session OF comparative prosperity
proved too much for the stock market
and today prices more than lost their
Friday gains.
Weakness in the rail group. coinci-
dent with filing OF the four-system
merger plan nj Washington. upset the
entire list. Steel and Chemical issues
were put on the spot for substantial
losses. with ". s. Steel common closing
on the bottom OF a ; Ia point break
which put it Town to IS IL. q new low.
The market was not unusually active.
but n absence OF support allowed
quote values to shrivel easily. Sales were
Just over 1000. 900 shares.
Bonds did better during most Of the
two hours. but a late reaction In ". s.
governments and soft spots among the
second grade rails somewhat dimmed
the performance by foreigns and gild
edge domestics. Grains and cotton were
henvy.
Wall street found II hard to explain
the rails weakness. Unless II was that
they had discounted all favorable news
freight rate increase prospect.
Allied Chemical. American Tobacco
b. and Eastman dropped 4. Bethlehem.
Westinghouse. Du Pont and air reduc-
ton about ;. and Union Carbide. Ma
tional Biscuit. Loew's General Electric.
North American. Consolidated Gas and
Sears Roebuck l to ?.
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK
FORT WORTH, Oct. 3. tAP)-(U. 8.
n. A.)-Hogs $50. including Is directs:
good medium weight truck butchers
AIS or steady with Fridays average.
Cattle $50. including lS7 cattle
through and 200 calves. Today's trade
nominal. For week: Grass SLAUGHTER
steers mostly steady. fed cattle 2Sc or
more lower. butcher COWS and low cut
tiers IS 70 SOC higher. Other classes
slaughter cattle generally steady: stock
cattle and calves fully 25c higher:
slaughter calves 25c lower. Weeks tons:
Fed steers 725: fed yearlings $50: fat
cows 400: top fat calves $50: bulk
prices: Grass slaughter steers ASSOC.
best grades AIS. fed steers In 500 range:
butcher o W 2.65-3Jo0: low cutters u.s.
400; butcher heifers 3.0o-5.0o: better
grades stock calves 4.75-525; slaughter
calves around 42S-4.75: Gull sorts 25o-
800.
sheep 3.7oo. including 1880 through.
Six decks OF fat yearlings here today
AZ AS. For week: Fat lambs 40-7Sc high
er; fat yearlings and wethers 25c high
or; bulk butcher grades fat lambs ISL
SIS: commor lambs on down to 500:
fat y~eariings 3.75-s2 IS: two wear old fat
wethers uD TO $50: aged fat wethers
$50.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
1900 At TEND
CHURCHFETE

MATAPEAKE, Nd, Oct. 16.
Nearly 1000 persons from Mary
land and adjacent States gath
cred at the edge of the forest
near Matapeake Landing yester-
day to see the pageant celebrat
ing the three hundredth annivcr-
sary of the first church services
held in Maryland.
The pageant, under the auspices
of the Diocese of EaStOn, fea-
tured Holy Communion with the
Rt. Rev. George w. Davenport,
bishop of the Protestant EpiScO-
pal Diocese of EaSt0n, as cele-
brant. and a sermon by the Rt.
Rev. James E. Freeman, Episcopal
Bishop of Washington.
The Rev. Clayton Terrence, of
Princess Anne, wrote the pageant,
which was in three periods, de-
picting the major religious epi.
sodes of the church in Maryland
since 1881.
A procession of clergymen and
maSSed choirs of several churches
marched from the Camp Wright
buildings to the altar at the
forest edge and after the services
picnic. lunch was served.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
Colonial National Monument. He
said:

Colonial National Monument. He
said:
I'm setting aside these ma.
tiOnaI ShrineS for the benefit.
enjoyment and satisfaction of
all of us. we can well thank
Virginia for her great cOntri-
buttons to our national life"
Senator Bingham of Connecti-
cut was the speaker at the ur1-
yelling Of a tablet to Baron Gas
pard de Gallatin, SWISS aide to
Rochambeau. Senator Claud e
Swanson of Virginia, chairman of
the United States Sesquicenten-
nial Commission, welcomed the
governors of the original Is
States. Governor Pollard was
chairman of the day.
Blimps Fly Overhead
Army and Navy blimps flew
overhead during the morning,
but aircraft of all types was
barred owe rthe battle grounds dur
ing the pageant presentation.
Loud speakers carried the words
of the actors to spectators in the
stands and on the slopes, and
the tableaux were made visible
on all sides by a revolving stage.
Sunshine ROutS Rain
A heavy rain, beginning short.
ly after midnight, threatened to
disrupt the opening of the cele-
bration, but the skies cleared at
dawn, and by 9 o'clock, bright
sun poured its rays on the
pageant players and spectators.
The State of Virginia then
dedicated its memorial, a bust of
LordCornwalliS, with Governor
Pollard making the presentation.
Horace M. Albright, director of
the National Park Service, pre-
sided at the dedication of the
Yorktown area as a colonial ma
tional monument.
At noon the distinguished visit
ors. both native and foreign, were
luncheon guests of Governor Pol.
lard.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
Marine Hospital
Erection Seen Near

Construction of a $1,000, 900 Ma
rine Hospital at Baltimore is ex-
pected to start in the next so days,
it has been learned at the office
of the supervising architect of
the Treasury Department.
Plans have been held up several
months awaiting the action of the
Federal court, but when court rec
ords and certificate Of title and a
certified copy of the condemna-
ton proceedings have been filed
with the department the plans
can be completed within a week.
The price Of the site has been
fixed by a Baltimore jury at
500, 900. Department of Justice
officials said this probably would
be acceptable.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
Puritan Girl Too Plain,
Red Sash Gives Her JOY

YORKTOWN, Va, Oct. 16.
Dressing the actors in the York
town Sesquicentennial pageant
was a gigantic task. After outfit
ting 1000 people with careful at
tention to historical detail, repre-
sentatives of the New York firm
which furnished the costumes
had some choice remarks to make,
such as:
$50 one girl asked if I couldn't
do something with her Puritan
get up. She said it was too
plain. I gave her a Mexican
sash and she was happy.
"AnOther said she couldn't
wear brown or blue, the Pilgrim
cOlOrS, because they didn't suit
her temperament, which needed
red or pale blue. You should
have heard what / said to her"
Old. New Clash
The costumes were ere al d
after a study of old prints of
the Colonial and Revolutionary
period. The vari-colored uniforms
Of the soldiers made a brilliant
array.
The players strolled about,
making odd contrasts of past
and present. On a rail fence
sat a Virginia Military Institute
student playing the part of an
Indian in an early American bat
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
Ambassador Garrett
AnnitS Grnndi Visit

BALTIMORE, Oct. Is GNSD.
John w. Garrett, U. S. Ambas-
sador to Italy, and Mrs. Garrett
were at their home here today,
in anticipation of the coming
visit to the United States of Dino
Grandi, Italian foreign minister.
who is to call on President Hoover
and Secretary of State Stimson
during November, .sa-..... .... ..
The Washington times., 1931-10-16

R-K-O KEITHS 'ssa e. \ snd y! 9
AdOIphe Menjou and Lily Damita in
Friends and Lovers" Wheeler and
WoOlsey In "Oh, Oh. Cleopatra
Carvefh Wells, Hell Below Zero"
The Washington times., 1931-10-16

tie. His body, stripped to the
waist, was deeply bronzed.
No Enmity Here
He held q match to the cigar
cite of a pretty Williamsburg
girl, garbed in demure Pilgrim
fashion.
John Smith chatted with a sol
dier from Fortress Monroe, while
one of the pretty ale bearers for
Governor Winthrop of MasSachu,
sets walked arm in arm with
a British Redcoat and a French
HuSSar.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
COLONIAL DAYS
ARE DEPICTED
BY PAGEANT
France, England and Germany
Represented by NotabIes;
Sec. Wilbur Chief Speaker

Continued from Page -
woodland. The nearby York River
bore proud fighting ships Of every
type.
Statues and plaques were un-
yelled, and the region including
Yorktow wn. Williamsburg and
jamestown was accepted by the
Government as a national park.
With customs and costumes
much changed, with the rapid
strides in transportation, COM
munication and military equip
ment since revolutionary days, the
vast picture was bound to be
tncongruouS. But the men and
women. old and young, and the
boys and girls of Virginia who
acted the ancient roles entered
into the spirit of the occasion
with such earnestness that the
effect was a thrilling exhibition
Of patriotism.
Pageant of Colonies
The pageant of the colonies
was the highlight of today's pro-
gram opening the four-day festivi-
ties. The early colonial history
Of each of the IL colonies was
depicted in as many scenes, be-
ginning with the landing of John
Smith at nearby Jamestown in
1907.
The Mayflower compact, the
Antimonian exiles arriving at
Portsmouth in 1887, the surren-
der of New York to Peter Stuy-
vesant in 1864, the arrival of
William Penn with the charter
in 1882. and the vote on the
Declaration Of independence
were some of the scenes.
The last episode was Thomas
Jefferson reading the declara-
tion of independence to the Con
tinental Congress in Philadel
phia, while messengers raced up
and down the Atlantic coast.
the outline of which was formed
by the State players, carrying
the happy tidings.
The scene unfolding before the
audience i'm the horseshoe sta
dium erected for the sesquicen-
tennial fete was matched in
glamour BY the distinguished
audience.
Distinguished Guests
France was officially repre-
Sented by Marshal Petain and a
group boasting the famous line
ages of Lafayette, De Grasse,
Rochambeau and Chambrun.
Major Fritz Won Steuben, COL
lateral descendent of the great |
German who taught the raw
Continental recruits the manual |
Of arms, represented Germany, |
and even Lord Corvallis de- |
Scendent of the vanquished gen.
eral, were there.
The State of Virginia chuckles |
over the incident of the present |
Lord Stanley CORVALLIS. Ignored |
by the United States Celebration I.
Committee, although he was in
this country attending Masonic |
festivities. the English nobleman.
was invited by Governor Pollard |
OF Virginia to attend the fete as
the guest of the Old Dominion.
The hullabalOO raised on
editorial pages all over the
country when the Federal Com.
mission decided to omit the scene
showing the actual surrender of
CORVALLIS, is all over, as the
surrender episode is accorded the
best spot on the program. 1t will
be presented Monday, as the
climax, following the speech of
President Hoover.
Gen. John j. Pershing and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, chief of |
staff, led the hosts of modern
day military men who welcomed
the noted American and foreign
guests and threw a tented city
about the 10-acre battlefield en-
closure.
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secre-
tary of the Interior, was the
speaker at the dedication of the !
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
DORIS
NEW SHERIFF NAMED

sTAUNToN, Va, Oct. 16.
Capt. G. Maslin Gilkeson has been
appointed sheriff of Augusta
county, to succeed Walter B. viii
son who died suddenly Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-16
BOY, S, LOSES A LEG
Times staff Photo

LURAY, Va, Oct. 16.-Robert
Kessling, 5-year-old son of Mrs.
Mary Kessling, of Shenandoah,
suffered the loss Of a leg when
run over by an automobile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Quotations

Cruel as it is, poverty has its uses.
-Evangeline Booth.
y =
My greatest ambition is to make my
mother happy.
Jeanne Julia, Miss Europe"
X X X
If a machine does not get you, a
stop watch will; and if you dodge
both, there is a merger waiting
around the corner.
Stuart Chase.
X X X
1t feels fine to. be 81.
Thomas A. Edison.
y
Competitive experience teaches the
victor to be modest and the loser to
be generous.
Gene Tunney.
X X *
1t is unbelievable how many unbe-
lievable things were believed by peo-
pie during the war.
John Galsworthy.
\
A great defect of modern life is the
aesire to know about everything and
to place more Importance on know
ing about things than on doing them.
Sir William RothenStein.
X X
In this age of biography it is get
ting so that q good man is afraid to
die.
William Lyon Phelps.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Big Risk
(Mott Pioneer Press

MOtt Pioneer Press
A vision Of the risk Hettinger county taxpayers are
running in not providing a safe and adequate court
house with modern fireproof vaults to protect its land
titles and valuable documents can be cleaned from read
Ing the report in another column of the value of the
records destroyed in the burning of the state capitol at
Bismarck.
The survey for insurance settlement values the total
loss on state records destroyed at $619, 544. 80, based on
replacement value. The ratio of insurance to new re-
placements is so per cent on the building and 481 per
cent on contents. The state was lucky in that the vaults
and safes which held land titles and mortgages and
bonds preserved the records. If these had been de-
stroyed in the fire, the litigation resulting might have
been endless.
In Hettinger county, one shudders to think Of the end
less controversy and litigation and expense which would
result If the records OF the land titles were destroyed.
II the present courthouse burns and the roof timbers
fall on the roof Of the vaults and puncture same, all
would be lost. In the report of the state capitol fire,
it is shown that in the north wing falling roof timbers
went through the floors to the basement, leaving holes
in otherwise solid floors. Where vault Or safe doors even
warped slightly, records were destroyed.
A Pennsylvania exchange recently noted the starting
of litigation over land titles destroyed by the burning
of a court house sixty -four years ago, and in another
case after more than one hundred years. This condition
creates a burden for all time to come and should be
overcome in this county at the earliest possible date.