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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Hope Abandoned For
Victim of Cave-In

SPOKANE. Wash. June 10. Up
Well diggers and carpenters toiled
throughout the night to rescue Carl
Johnson. 43, buried under 20 feet
of concrete and gravel in a well
cave-in here. They hoped to reach
bottom today. but non Of them
expected to find the victim alive.
The gravel was so pose that
rescuers had to fill in another ten
feet and then timber the sides OF
the well. The work was made more
difficult when the concrete started
to harden.
Johnson and his brother. Victor,
had sunk the well 81 feet. Carl
was on the bottom when the fine
gravel cayed in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Sing Sing Guards
Discover

OSSINING. N. Y, June Is. Up
Guards at Sing Sing prison today
reported finding q home made blud-
geon hidden in the mattress of
Francis Crowley. youthful killer
who Is in the death house under
sentence or electrocutlon.
IL consisted OF a tightly wrapped
magazine bound with bits Of wire
taken from springs or his cot.
Crowley Is under death sentence
for shooting a policeman several
days before he was captured Ia a
sensational apartment house siege
here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
CITY IS base
INTERNAT'NL
AIR EXPRESS
New Service Starts
Monday, Pan-Amer.
Officials Say

The western hemisphere's first
international air express will open
Monday, June IS. with Brownsville
as the important hub Of operations.
This announcement was made
Saturday by +. o. Willy, represent
alive Of the Mexican Aviation
Company.
Special arrangements have been
made with the American Railway
Express. This company will bring
express to Brownsville by train and
turn it over to the Pan-American
company. Pan American will then
distribute il through Mexico. Cen
trail and South America covering
% countries.
The first package TO arrive here
to be shipped via international air
express was a package from Juan
It. Trippe. president Of Pan Amer
lean. addressed to Pascual Ortiz
Rubio. president Of Mexico.
we have received several pack
ages during the day. and we beIleve
that our first load will come I'D ia
capacity" Mr.. Willy said Saturday,
Pan American Anyways can
handle $50 kilos. or 600 pounds OF
express daily out Of Brownsville,
the local representative explained.
I'VE are going to use our regular
planes at first, but later, II bust
ness increases as we expect it Will
We vii add more planes to the
express service Mr. Willy said.
In addition 10 carrying express
to Mexico. Central and South Am
erica. the new express service will
include the West Indies.
Brownsville plays an important
part in this new service" officials
said today. 1T will be the hub OF
operations
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Lovers Quarrel Is
Cause OL shooting

NOEAA 1JLLn june E5.-tAy-
Abe casey ~, laced "a murQer
charge Today III connection WITH
the IataI SAoOuIng yesterday OF
henry rerTler 10 year Old boy, who
was CaiIed from the roominR mouse
IN Nnlcn he AyeQ mere and SnoE
I'd death.
Casey examining trial probably
Will be held next week.
LuIner Broadway, county attor-
ncy VI Madison county, was ADVISED
the shooting came MS the CusminA-
ton ~ a quarrel between the Fer
rIer you.h and CaSey's daughter
who mad gone for an automobile
RIDE the night before.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Olmito Man Bound
Over In $500 Bond

Manuel Vasquez. 32-year-old en-
ploye Of the Olmito hatchery, has
been bound over to the grand jury
In $500 bond on charges OF as
sault to murder upon Simon G.
Garcia.
VaSquez Is alleged to have fired
upon Garcia last Sunday neal Oh
mito. At the preliminary hearing
vasquez denied firing at Garcia
stating that he shot at a rabbit
nearby.
The hearing was conducted FRI
day afternoon before Justice Of the
Peace Geo. KrauSSe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
kWWG To Have
New Business Head

Russell Lecompte. recently OF
Baltimore. has been placed In charge
OF the commercial end OF radio sta
ticn KWWG, manager Charles a.
Rel announced Saturday.
Mr.. Lecompte. who has had ex-
perience In this work while connect
ed with numerous eastern stations,
has already started work for the
local station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Mascns To Elect
Officers Tuesday

Officers OF the Masonic lodge for
the coming year will be elected here
at a session TO be held at 8 p. m
Tuesday. ID has been announced.
This election will name officers for
Rio Grande Lodge No. 81. A. z. s,
"A. M.
Rio Grande Chapter No. 3l7 and
Rio Grande Council No. 1853 will
name their officers June p.
Officers 70 be named Tuesday
night include ~worshipful master
senior warden. junior warden. secre-
tary. treasurer and tiler. Appointive
offices TO be filled are senior dea-
con. junior deacon, chaplain and
stewards.
J. A. Wigington Is present wor-
Shipful master.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
State Treasurer
Acquitted Friday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June u
Rl-Larry Brusk OF Aurora. Mo.
state treasurer. was acquitted late
yesterday by the Missouri senate oil
the nine impeachment articles vot-
ed BY the house or representative
charging him with high crimes. mis-
demeanors asd misconduct In Office
Should only one OF the charge:
have been upheld. Brunk would have
been adludged guilty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Cameron County
Places Two winners
tby EIait COrTespCndentJ

Oby starr COrIespcndentl
SAN DENIIO, june l3.-Cam-
erol county has two winners In the
district living room contests, &C.
cOrding ~ Miss Dorothy Porter.
county home demonstration agent.
Miss Flora 5tOoEcy won first
place IN Class ! and Mrs. Fred
Lake third place IN Class 2. The
former IL a member OF the Pennsyl-
yanla Avenue club. san BenIto.
and The latter Of the Los Indios
club.
Miss Stookey will participate IN
the state living room contest AS "a
result of her showing.
Class ! consists Of living rooms on
which less than $50 ~ expended. and
Class Q Oh living rooms on which
more than $50 is spent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Farmer Killed BY
Lightning Friday

MCKINNEY, Tex, June IL. Up
Ruby La Fon. ~. farmer OF the
Branck community, eight miles
southeast OF Mckinney. was killed
late yesterday when struck Wy sisht-
ming as he was chopping cotton
for a neighbor.
When the rain began he had start
ed omeward with other workers IN
te field. His wife became alarmed
when he did not return home and
searchers found his body in the
field.
Survivors are his widow, two hmall
children, six brothers and four sst-
ers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Is Rangoon Rioters
Sentenced to Death

FANGOON, Burma, June Is. tPl
The high court today. after
hearing appeals by II men SEN
fenced for participation in last
January's rebellion. confirmed fiji
teen death sentences. changed
three life sentences to the death
penalty. an dacquittd nine who
had been sentenced 10 exile for
life. The rest or the appeals from
life sentences we're dismissed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Hail Destroys Crops
Near Haskell, Texas

HASKELL, Tex. June 10. pa
severe hail storm that swept an area
about three miles square north
and northwest Of here late Friday,
almost completely destroyed crops,
shattered house roofs and windows,
and punctured automobile tons.
Considerable rain accompanied the
hail.
Worst sufferers were IN the Md
way community. Crops on M least a
half dozen farms were completely
ruined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Rebekahs To Hold
Valley-Wide Meet

CBy Staff Correspondence
SAN BENITO. June ia Valley
wide meeting Of Rebekahs will BE-
held here Wednesday evening at
which time high state officials will
be present.
Mrs. Maggie Jordan. president rf
the Texas body. and Mrs. Matte
Knauss. state secretary, will be pre-
sent at the meeting.
All Rebekahs are urged to be pre-
sent, officers state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
IN OUR
VALLEY

ON MONDAY MORNING
Brownsville and the Valley will
unite In the dedication OF a onu
ment. Marking the site Of the
battle OF the Resaca de Ia Palma,
the monument will bear mute wit
cess for all time that there vas
fought a battle having a marked
bearing on the history OF Texas
and Of the nation.
Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton had the idea. They r In
charge OF the dedication cere-
monies. These ladies are bringing
patriotism home. They deserve
commentator and praise. They
are marking a spot which should
be sacred in the eyes OF every VAL
leyite.
You and I will be better Texans.
better Valleyites. II we attend the
ceremonies.
WE ARE WONT to refer to the
Valley as a new" country. Yet 1t
has a history which goes back to
the day Of the Spanish Don, a
history which rivals in interest and
romance that Of any other section
Of our country.
And coming down through the
days the Valley has seen action.
Famous men have lived and fought
and died In this Valley. Grant and
Lee, great leaders Of rival forces,
served part OF their army appren-
ticeship here.
A new country? Yes. new in
the ways of modern life and civlli-
cation, but older than the nation
itself in history and tradition.
SOME DAY SOME energetic
soul will garner together the tales
OF history and tradition Of the Rio
Grande Valley and a classic will
result.
And a companion volume will be
written, telling Of the romance OF
these lkter days, when practical
men hw the romance Of develop
ment. land exchanged that romance
for thu romance OF the days OF
yore, and another classic viii have
been inscribed
MIAMI TOO COLD. Pennsyl-
vania man writes ri to the Browns
VILE Chamber of Commerce.
Another ideal shattered. After
the reception the Florida city gave
AL Capone We thought they could
make it hot enough for anybody
over there.
NOTICED THAT AL has been
treated to another Indictment by a
federal grand jury. this time on
charges OF having conspired to
thwart the prohibition laws OF the
country.
These federal grand juries do not
seem to know Just who Al is.
CITY OF EDINBURG goes out
and finds itself a storm sewer.
Wouldn't it be nice If Brownsville
could find itself a ready made
municipal auditorium?
Brownsville would be IN line for
some of these real big conventions
II we had q suitable meeting place.
Conventions may cost money to
get. Conventionites also spend
plenty money in the city Of their
foregather:ng. Something about a
convention makes a nan more or
less Of q sp~endthrift for the time
being. It's the atmosphere, we
guess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Confessed Slayer Is
Released From Jail

TOHOKA. Tex. June 13. Up
Waving examining trial. Mrs. Ola
Redman. confessed slayer Of Fred
Chase. late yesterday made bond Or
$500 and was released from fail
where she had been held since late
Tuesday. Mrs. Redman. stating in
her confession that she shot Chase
In self defense. viii await action or
the county grand jury.
Chase's body was found I'm an
automobile near his fathers house
IN the Gordon community.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
PA Buried In Fire
Caused BY Lightning

DENTON, Tex. June l3. GPi-G.
". Meadows was severely burned
about the face while attempting -
s~vr BELONGINGS from Es home lest
rs~i.t w'-er lightning. during a Sec
re electrical storm. set fire 70 the
x.~n-ture. Grain CROPS IN the vicinity
~ Denton were damaged by tre
to-m. which brought an inch Of rain
nreceded by o strong wind.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Knglin Goes
To State Convention
DIV staff Correspondrntl

'by Staff correspondent
HARLINGEN, June l3.-Chief Of
Police Anglin left Saturday nigh.
for ri Paso where he will attend the
state police chiefs convention Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Chief Anglin has attended a num-
Der OF sheriffs' conventions but this
is his first police meeting.
The city commission voted last
week 70 send him 10 the convention
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Rescuer Collapses
But Victim Unhurt

KANSAS CITY. June l3.-tPl-
Buried for Is minutes today be-
meath five tons Of small stones
william Pashel. IS was rescued I'M
injured.
When the last OF the stones
dumped upon him by a concrete
mixer we're removed by the frantic
efforts o. workmen. Pashel. a truck
driver. arose busted himself off and
refused the offer Of a stretcher.
I'm al right boys" he said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
High Winds and Rain
Damage Texas Town

VERNON. June i3. -tP-HiEh
wind. accompanied by a hard rain
and some hail. wrecked several
small buildings in the Oaklaunion
community 10 miles east OF Vernon
late yesterday. The rain reached a
neak of intensity in the Elliott
comrrunifv where two inches fell in
80 minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
BURIED AT YOAKUM

fBy Staff Correspondent
SAN BENTTO. june 13.-The body
or Mrs. Jesse ri. Eeuman. who died
AZ the hole or her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. y. ID. Bilbro Thurs
day night. was sent 10 Ycakum- her
home. for burial Friday night by
Mittapck'S
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
q. OF q. SEC-Y MOVES

RIO HONDO. June 13.--J. W. "A.
Jackson has moved 70 Tulsa. Okla.
10 make his home and hlB place as
secretary OF the chamber of COM
merce has been taken low Roy A.
Noses, cashier Or the Arroyo state
Bank.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
Attends School

Joe jackson. Brownsville mechanic.
has left for Detroit where he win
attend a special school for servic-
inc Cadillac and Buick cars.
Jackson is an employe OF Dutch's
Garage here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

ley, and the channel can be dredged
at the same cost as originally plann-
ed, or at a less cost.
The atmosphere in Brownsville
was charged with rumors Friday and
Saturday about the Brownsville port
project.
The list Of rumors is made above,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
REPORT ARMY
FLEEING FROM
OUTLAW BANDS
Foreign Warships Are
Standing BY, Fear
For Church Men

~HONGKoNG. June Is. CR-Ths
Marking Chinese nationalist govern
ment today confronted active re-
bellion I'm the great southern pro-
vlnceS. Kwangtlng and Kwanrxis
expectations BY communist and ban
at armies In several other pro-
vlnces. and industrial depression
throughout the county.
With negotiation and conceas-
ions II attempted % nlacate ths
lnSurEent government leaders W.
Canton, and by threats and show
q armed force Ii tried TO suppress
banditry and Red terror which have
Eripped much or the ciuntry for
several months.
As customary when facing n seri-
Gus situation. the government set I'D
"a news censorship. and the extent
OF Its troubles was not disclosed.
Several foreign warshipS, however.
were at Foochcw to protect mis-
Sicnaries and other foreigners who
lied from the interior of northwest
Flkien 10 Foochow to escape mar
auding bandits sweeping over the
Mis- river valley. Troops were re-
ported fleeing before the outlaws.
Two hundred foreign refugees,
chiefly missionaries. were safe az
Foochow. but anxiety was felt for
ether church men isolated I'm the In
terror.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

THE PORT FACTS
/. The Brownsville port proiec.
will remain a government project,
with government funds held IN
readiness. for an indefinite period,
regardless Of when Brownsville adj
vances its part Of the money.
2. The Brownsville port project
has not been abandoned.
3. The turning basin Of the
Brownsville port is TO be located
at a point near Brownsville, as orr
ginally planned.
4. The soil and subsoil Of the
Brownsville Channel are. according
to T. w. Foreman, engineer who Is
in charge Of the survey. the same as
in most other sections of the VAL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

I. That the Brownsville port will
be abandoned as a government pro-
ject IL the Brownsville Navigation
district does not turn over by July
!, 1881, all funds needed to COM
plete the project.
?. That the Brownsville port pro-
ject has been abandoned.
3. That the turning basin Of the
Brownsville port Is to be moved 10
a point half way to the coast.
4. That quicksand has been found
in borings on the Brownsville chan
mel site. and it will be impossible
to dredRe IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

FOOCHOW. China. June IA. Up
Despite official efforts to- reassurg
the populace of this city and the
presence OF foreign warships In the
barber. apprehension verging upon
alarm was felt here today with re-
ports that outlaws at the headwaters
Of the Min river we're threatening
the key city OF Yenping.
III was felt that III Yenping should
fall into the hands OF the reneEadps
2 pathway to Poochow would be
opened.
Dispatches indicated the brigands
continued their advance eastward
through Fukien province. capturing
towns and villages IN their path and
apparently sweeping everything be-
fore them. Captives we're ruthless
" executed by the hundred. Troops
were reported fleeing before the in
vadeTs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14

HONG KONG. June Ia. Rb-Gen-
eral Chen Ming-Sru. ousted gover-
nor OF Canton. announced hts loyal
nv 10 President Chang Kai-Shsk
o. the nationalist government TODAY
and ~telegraphed Wang Chingbawei.
leader OF the soLshern Insurgents.
a warning that he personally was
leading his army against Canton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-14
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to occasionally some
what unsettled Sunday.
Evening star., 1931-12-01

world But that is all changed. Col
lege women now have the preference In
most big stores.
OF course, you would not be likely to
get a job as assistant buyer to begin
with after you'd finished your course.
Most shops will insist that you have
some experience in selling behind the
counter before you are made an assist
ant buyer. But the course will give
you a better chance to get that expe-
rience.
If you applied for a job now as q
saleswoman, you probably wouldn't get
it. but after you'd graduated you'd
probably get it more easily.
Again, If, without the course, you did
get job as a Saleswoman, you'd have
20 keep at 1t long time before you
were allowed to help with buying, no
matter how much ability you had. But
once you had a college degree and got q
lob as a saleSwoman, you'd probably
keep it only short time before you
got chance at buying.
In other words, your college course
while it will not actually get you job
on the buying staff, will be short cut
to such job.
1t will not be a short cut unless you
have real fair for the work. Also, If
you're interested in any special kind Of
merchandise, you ought. in addition to
your course. to study that merchandise
as closely as you can.
The main value in taking a course
like this is that 1t proves to the boss
that you are seriously interested in your
subject. And that means a good deal
Note-Will I. r. c.. who wrote me
letter, please send me her name and
address? I'm sure I can help her, but
cannot publish her letter or the an
swer to it in the paper
(Con-ric1t fn2I \
Evening star., 1931-12-01
PINE SLASH BARK BEETLE.

&ANE SLASH BARN bEETLE.
Pityogenes hopkinsi.
7 TERE We have the original po-
- lygamiSt at work. He Is buSily
engaged In constructing an
Il Il entrance hall to his reception
room. Once this is completed
his only concern will be to guard the
gates and keep the assembly hall free
from dust.
He may take unto himself two wives
and sometimes as many as eight. He
IS rather amazing in, appearance. He
pulls his back UP until it almost covers
his head. He is dressed in black with
the exception Of brown trimming on
his upper wing tips. He has hairs
scattered over his body, his legs are
strong, and he has powerful chewing
Jaws. In front of his eyes are club
finished antennae. He has bulldog
tenacity. Last but not least among his
captivating qualities. he has blonde
Having decided to assume the re-
sponsibilities of a family man. he seeks
pine tree and tests the bark. He
must build a home before he can
marry. He must cut an entrance
through the bark and build q sizable
reception room in which to receive his
brides. His life at this time Is full Of
hazards. With his head in the burrow
he is exposed to birds and other enc
mics. He may be so unlucky as to
tap a pitch duct and have his hall
flooded with pitch. The loss of life
among males at construction time is
high. They are brave fellows and will
not give up. Often the pitch covers
them. and they dig on until smothered
by It.
When all goes well the entrance han
leads into the completed reception
room. Then the young damsel beetle
appears. Such an industrious, success
full man is just the right one to be the
father Of her children. She steps in
side and is accepted at once.
The mother begins to dig tunnel in
which she places inches for her 20
right into the reception room. The
dutiful husband takes it out and keeps
the room free Soon another wife Is
making her tunnel. OF course, the
more digging wives the more work the
husband has before him. Into the tiny
wall cradles are placed, wee, oval eggs
Each egg Is sealed in with dust and
saliva mixed and placed by the mother
bsfore she makes another niche. After
10 days Of hard labor the mothers
strength Is gone. She leaves the home
and is seen no more.
You can tell the number of wives
acquired by the tunnels around the
room. Each mother digs a separate
tunnel for her offspring The baby
eats his way through the shell end
nearest-the bark. He Is legless. brown
headed. has black, strong jaws and a
white body. He eats his way toward
the outside world. When he reaches
the sapwood he makes roomy cell for
himself and takes q rest He is now a
rather pale beetle, already showing the
traits Of his father. He applies him
self with determination and vim to the
task Of chewing his way to freedom. A
wee hole let's in the sunshine and fresh
air. He is out at last. For IS days he
has worked to this end.
Seeking fresh pine he eats and takes
life easy for few days. Being an
ambitious fellow he soon has his own
entrance hall dug and his reception
room ready. No doubt q young lady
beetle has been watching him build
the home an will step into his parlor
upon its completion.
(CopyriRht, 1917