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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
TODAY'S MARKETS

weighty steers 1850; yearIings
1850; numerous loads all repre-
sentative weights 9~25-lO25; COM
mon and medium grades including
western grassers steady: she stock
mostly steady; vealers 50-i.O0 low
er. Slaughter cattle and vealers:
aeers 600-1050 lbs 7.75-i0.75: lbs.
4.O0-800; heifers 550-850 lbs 6.75-
1000, cow 4-25-5.75; bulls year
lings excluded (beefD 4.25-5.25;
vealers (milk-fedl $4,000. stock
or and feeder steers 500-l050 lbs
.S25-7.00.
Sheep $4,000; weak to Is lower.
fat lambs off most: native lambs
6.O0-6.50. some higher. lambs 90
lbs down 6.O0-7.25: even 90-f50
lbs 10000: feeding lambs 50-75
lbs 5.25-5.75.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
1880 Cross River
Back Into Mexico

LAREDO. Oct. l9.-Pp-Hungry
and destitute Latin Americans
numbering about 1900. crossed
the Rio Grande and returned to
their homeland yesterday from the
country Of their adoption to the
north.
Throughout the afternoon trucks
laden with refugees rumbled into
Laredo. They chung TO personal
effects as they trampled across
the international bridge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Murder Trial On

WICHITA FALLS. Oct. 10. PJ-
Trial Of Richard Brown and Richard
johnson. negroes. charged with muir
der, criminal assault and robbery
with firearms. opened here this
morning with arguments on defense
motion TO quash the indictments on
the grounds the 14th amendment
had been violated in that there were
nc negroes on the jury commission
or the grand jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Wreck lis Fatal

TIMPSON. Oc.. 10. R-Harria.
Burns. 45-year-old farmer, wmaM
struck by an automobile and killaN
on the highway ono mile east -
here last night Coroner n. w. Todd
ruled the accident unavoidable. The
driver Of the "a stopped and sum-
moned assistance. but m fractured
skull caused immediate death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Valleys History
Related in Book

The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of
Texas and It's Builders, a 3oO-page
hook. profusely illustrated. has Just
appeared from the press
prepared by Mrs James watson
If Mission. former newspaper pub
Usher. assisted BY Jack Watson
the volume is replete with inform
alton concerning the Valley =
It's developers.
Many of the illustrations which
feature the book are being publish
90 for the first time and have a
definite historical value.
A brief history OF the Valley
from the time of the first Span
ish explorations in Texas down to
the present day development viii
prove interesting. especially to
thos, who came TO the Valley from
other states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
SURRENDER AT.
YORKTOWN is.
RE ENACTED

YORKTOWN. Va. Oct. l9.-RD
This tiny village OF history to-
day experienced its greatest thrill
since Lord CORVALLIS surrendered
$50 years ago TO end the VET OF
revolution.
Tens OF thousands Of Americans.
distinguished foreign guests, mem
bers Of the presidents cabinet
governors, diplomatic officials ana
high ranking army and navy OIL
ficers assembled to hear President
Hoover deliver the sesqui-centen-
NAL address and review, in com
pany with Marshal Petain oil
France and Gen. Perahing. the
re-enactment Of the stirring drama
that made Yorktown synonymous
with the birth of the republic.
Celebration at Peak
The four-day observance OF the
sesoui-centennial OF the capituia-
ton OF the British on this spot
Oct. 10. 1881 reached its peak with
today's events announced by a
salute Of q guns from a mighty
armada anchored IN the YORK
river as the ~battleship Arkanras.
bearing the president, drew INTO
the stream.
The position was that OF the
fleet Of Comte dc erase IN 2
memorable Yorktown battle, while
on the heights OF Yorktown an
immense stadium faced the trench
SCARED terrain where the sur
render was to be re-enacted a :
in the afternoon.
visitors Arrive
BY land and sea the visitors
arrived today. The problem OF
traffic taxed and then rendered
almost helpless the great organ
ization formed by Virginia with
the assistance Of neighborlng
states.
Before the hour set for the land
ing of the president and his OIL
fetal party. the days program
began. Daughters Of the american
Revolution had erected al York
town a memorial TO the French
and American soldiers who met
death on the heights OF Yorktown
and its dedication opened the
days activities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Valley State Bank
Fails To Open Doors
lRv SAD CorrespondcnN

FBY SIAII CONSEQUENTLY
HARLINGEN. Oct. 1.-THE VAL
lev State bank OF Harlingen. reor-
ganized last Friday night. failed 10
open for business this morning.
A sign attached 10 the door. sign
ed by directors, read as follows.
Because OF extreme unrest and
many Withdrawals through a silent
run. the directors Of this bank deem
II for the best interests OF all con-
cerned 10 place the institution IN
the hands OF the commissioner OF
banking"
Deposits OF the bank according to
the statement OF condition as OF
Sept. % we're $500, 267-22 and re-
sources S819.236 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Sleepy Feeling After
Meals Due to Poison

A dopey. tired feeling Is always IN
/ that waste food matter stays
too long I'm tho bowels. IL ierments
AM forms gas. IL breeds germs. no
is sure to poison heart. kidneys.
brain.
Adierika washes out both upper
and lower bowel. 10 brings out
poisons which cause gas. nervous
ness and a dopey, sleepy feeling It
contains no harmful drugs. Get
Adlerika today: by tomorrow YOU
feel the wonderful cleansing ef-
feet Of this German doctors simple
remedy. Eagle Pharmacy. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

appeal, AID lavishness Of produc-
ton mark the Fox Film version Of
Vina Dslmars bad Girl which
had its premiere at the Rivoli
theatre, San Benito. yesterday.
James Dunn. as the husband In
the picture, a newcomer 10 films,
scored a sweeping personal triumph
with his realistic portrayal. This
young man radiates screen person.
atty and is headed for the heights
Sally Eilers gives a well rounded
performance as the emotionally
torn girl-bride in the title role.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Oct. l9.-tPl-Wheat
prices underwent an early setback
today after a show of firmnesS at
the start. Word OF increased stocks
Of wheat at Liverpool was a hindu
cap 10 bulls. Opening unchanged
to So cent up. wheat later declin-
ed all around 10 below Saturdays
finish. Corn started a shade low
err TO Ia higher and subsequently
SaRged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Road Bids Up

AUSTIN. oct. ~. ~ The
Texas Highway commission con-
sidered bids today on highway
construction projects In ID coun-
ties. Approximately i25 miles of
highway building and three bridge
Jobs we're involved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
Death EVENLY
SPLITS PARTY
House POWER

WASHINGTON, Oct. ls.-sRp-
Republican and democratic party
strength for the control Of the next
house stands evenly divided.
The death Of Rep. Ernest r.
Alderman. a New Jersey republic
can. yesterday. left the lineup as
follows:
Republicans. 2l4: democrats, 2l4;
farmer-labor /: vacancies s.
G.. O. p. Loses Lead
Since last Tuesday when I. r..
Amlie. progressive republican, was
elected 70 fill the vacancy In the
first wisconsin district TO succeed
the late John Allen Cooper. the
republicans had been n in the
lead with els.
Five Of the vacancies, two o
mally democratic, r TO be filled
at special elections Nov. 3. Gov.
Larson Of New Jersey Is expected
by republican members here TO call
a special election TO fill the vacancy
in the normally republican fifth
district before the new congress
convenes December z. Atty Gen.
CtevenS OF New Jersey believes
however, there Is not sufficient
time.
Rep. Smell of New York. chair
man OF the last house rules CON-
mittee, recently expressed belief
the republicans would be able TO
organize the next house with the
line up as IL was at the end OF the
1880 November elections.
Republican Favored
At that time the republicans had
2l8 seats: democrats, ZIG. and
~farmer-labor, !.
The three normally republican
seats to be filled Nov. 3 include the
first Ohio. held by the late Speaker
Nicholas Longworth since 1908, ex-
cept during the sixty-third con
gress. Although first reports re-
ceived here indicated the demo-
Gratis had a good chance to take
this seat. more recent reporeS have
leaned toward the republican can
didate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
CAPITOL MERCEDES

Greta Carlo achieves the finest
performance of her career as the
heroine in Susan Lennox, Her
Rise and Fall" which opens a two
days engagement at the Capitol
theatre IN Mercedes on Tuesday.
The new Carlo picture, which
further introe>'ces the striking
Clark Gable as a romantic hero. Is
said to pack more action and visual
entertainment than any other talk
ing picture seen on the Capitol
screen in some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
\ MOWTE \
aSlDEllGHTSR

Everyone who had a hand in
making The Spirit Of Notre Dame"
put his entire heart in 1t because
IL was made as a memorial to the
late Knute Rockne, the best loved
and most famous character that
American football has developed.
Lew Ayres is the star.
In addition to a cast which in
cludes william Blackwell, j. Far
rell Mcdonald. Sally Blame, Harry
Bars and Nat Pendleton, It has
the tremendous advantage OF the
Four Horsemen in person. talking.
acting, playing, and of Frank Car
ideo, twice all-American quarter
back. and fourteen famous Notre
Dame football stars.
The Spirit of Notre Dame" on
its last day run. will rank as one
Of the greatest pictures of 1891.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
QUEEN

If you're passing by the Queen
Theatre during Tuesday and We'd
nesday Of this week and hear an
outburst OF screams and yellS COM
ing from that edifice. don't be al
armed-it will only be the audien-
e laughing themselves into hys-
terics w up The River. the Fox
Movietone masterpiece OF mirth
that opens there tomorrow.
II deals primarily with two
amateur Cupids, tough eggs and
champion jail-breakers. who ap-
point themselves cuStodians. guides
and mentors to T pair Of youthful
inmates and conduct their romance
to a satisfactory conclusion.
The cast, headed by Spencer
Tracy and Warren Hymer as the
ASSISTANTS OF Cupid and with the
charming Claire Luce and the
handsome Humphrey Bogart as the
young lovers is perfect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
EDISON TO Be


were WILDER B. Huston OF Seattle.
Wash, and Arthur O. Williams OF
East Providence, r. T., 10 whom
Mr.. Edison gave scholarships at
the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology as winners or nation
wide bright boy contests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Oct. 19.-Pp-U. s.
ID. A.)-Hogs $1,000: 1920 above
Friday; 2l0-300 lbs $4,000; 14o-
200 lbs 5.l0-5.40; pigs 4.75-5.25:
packing sows 4.75-5.25.
Cattle % 900: calves 5000: fed
steers and yearlings strong to %
higher: active at advance: top
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. l9.-VR-
Cotton opened rather steady today.
Liverpool cables were about as due
and first trades here showed gains
of 4 Joints. December advanced
an additional point after the start
70 ga or five points above yes
terday's close. the later months
renamed at the opening figures.
at 6:54 for January and 6.73 Tor
March.
The early advance was due 70
moderate trade buying and some
price-fixing.
Later the market turned easier
in sympathy with an easier OPEN
ing in stocks. December traded
down to 6.37. January to 64s ana
March to $50. or 6 to 2 points
under the opening highs.
The weather map showed con-
siderable frost in the eastern belt
but the market appeared TO be
unaffected by this.
Near the end of the first hour
the market was easy and at the
lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. ls.-CP-Cot-
ton opened today at an advance
Of ! 10 9 points on quite active
buying. The market held fairly
steady during the first few min
utes Of trading but later selling
appeared here for New orleans
account.
Reports Of frost IN North Carol
ina. Tennessee and northwest
Georgia, with killing frost al
Asheville N. c., seemed to have
little or no effect on the market
which. by the end Of the first
half hour. was selling about 3 to ,
points net lower or around 6.37 for
December.
Liverpool cables reported trade
buying and calling in that market
with an improving demand for
cotton cloth from India. Some OF
the early buying here may have
been promoted BY reports Of larger
sales in the goods market here
last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

Nearly 100000 miles OF pipe
lines carry oil TO every section OF
the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

An aluminium ladder weighing
four ounces recently supported a
uuarter-ton weight IN England
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
RIvOLI SAN BENITO

Absolute faithfulneSs to the
theme of the original story and
play, richness of emotion, human
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

There are 5000 clubs and organ
izations registered In Berlin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19

Nearly every jewel known has
been found In the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17
"CANADA MAY GIVE THEM
A HINT"

gle against the capitalists undsr 1eed Of the
Workers Unity League (the revolutionary trade
union movement The miners, needle workers
metal workers, and lmnberrnen fought strtks
after strike. In Alberta province, 5000 organ
lied miners quit the treacherous A1l-Canadian
Congress of Labor and went over to the Workers
Unity League
The farmers were extremely militant, 5000 orr
ganized in the Farmers Unity League and ITO
Committees Of Action took up the fight against
capitalist robbery locally and generally with de-
n1ands for real farm relief,
The Communist Party of Canada has been
winning ever wider circles of toilers. There too,
was campaign for Unemployment Insurance,
supported by 100000 signatures and demon
stratton Of 10000 when delegation OF 81 pre-
scented the mass demand to parliament
The Communist vote, as shown by the example
Of the vote for Tim Buck secretary of the Party
and now sentenced to prison. was growing swiftly,
Comrade Buck increasing his vote by 900 per
cent in Toronto. Even since the Communists
were imprisoned, a Communist has been elected
to the city government in Windsor, Ontario,
across the river from Detroit!
This shows that the workers of Canada are
not terrified Their demands are not met by
persecution and their struggles continue! "Sedi-
tious conspiracy" indictments is no substitute
for something to eat, for Unemployment rnsur-
ance regardless OF Mr.. VOLTS recommendation
that the same thing be tried in the United States.
In fact the American capitalists are already
responding to VOLTS call to take a hint from
Canada" The Communist Party in the United
States of America is being attacked with evident
intention to reach the same end as planned by
the Canadian servants OF Wall Street. In Chi
cago the old Criminal Syndicalism" law Is dug
up and the District Organizer Of the Communist
Party, Bill Gebert, and six other workers are
already indicted for "fomenting strike of coal
miners" The chief weapon OF defense of the
workers, their right to strike, is being attacked!
Let Canada "give hint" to American workers,
that they may be prepared!
Against this attack upon the leadership OF the
Canadian toilers and the flank assaults on the
American workers and their Communist leaders
there must be the mass mobilization Of the
workers of both countrieS! ..e
The anti worker laws, In Canada Section So"
and in Illinois and 81 other states the Grim
inal Syndicalist" 1aw-both much alike must be
made the target of a mass demand for repealI
A great movement must be organized to demand
the release of the imprisoned workers on both
sides Of the Canadian-U. S. line!
Workers, whose rights to strike, to hold meet
ings to speak and organize meet now renewed
attacks, must defy the capitalist repression and
demand that all laws" forbidding these rights
be repealed
Every worker, and every workers pennies must
aid the fight, and back up the Labor Defense
League of Canada and the International Labor
Defense of the U.S.A. The masses can and VIII
defeat their enemies!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17
sr HARRISON e1EoFGk.

~ the latter part Of November. when the
l Hunger Aarchers were literally fighting their
way to Washington DISTRACTED by police attacks
hut hailed by hundreds of thousands OF workers.
Matthew VOL chose tbs moment to cali upon
capitalist authorities to attack the n1archers and
to outlaw the Communist Party. IN rgng Con
gress to outlaw the Party we said:
Canada may give them . hint m her ego
dltious conspiracy idea!'
Why refer to Canada, Mr.. Won7 why not
say: "Just give them the same dose the Car
did," But, Of course that would not have been
happy" reference. Because what happened
after the Car had taught lesson" to the
workers, would be 3 poor recommendation to do
likewise!
Indeed when the Hunger March. reached
washington. in spite Of Vol and Hoover's 'sse-
cret Service urging of local authorities to break
up the march, the Washington servants Of wall
Street, with the gaze Of millions conferred on
their actions, felt unable to go through with the
plan they had cooked up to "treat EN- rough"
General Glassford indeed would not agree that
turning machine guns on the Hunger Marchers
would be the best tactics. In an article by
George Knapp in Labor organ of the Railway
Brotherhoods, issue of Dec. IS, Glassford is re-
ported to have said:
u saw the start Of the Russian Revolution.
a group of peasants and workers tried to tell
their grievances TO the government, and they
were shot down That was the beginning of
the movement which wiped out the Cars gov
eminent
Ii was against Just such q rise in struggle of
the working class OF Canada that the Canadian
authorities at the word of Wall Street, which
has s4436011 900 invested in Canada, directed the
''seditious conspiracy and unlawful associa-
ton charges at the Communist Party of
Canada
The capitalist crisis struck Canada head on.
Half the working class are iobless, about 100000
-c1u OF the 100000 workers. Others suffer part
time unemployment. AL who are working have
had wage cuts from 10 to DO per cent.
The American Federation Of Labor claims
jurisdiction over Canadian unions and Just as
in the United States, it has helped the bosses to
cut wages An organization which is opposed"
to the A. F. of l.. but which follows the same
policy. the "Au Canadian Congress of Labor
also aids the capitalists against the workers,
does the Independent Labor Party" which is
neither independent nor slabor"-an outfit
somewhat similar to the socialist" party in the
States
Not only the workers, but the small farmers
and Canada is largely a farming country-are
rebeIious, nearly 100000 of the total of 100000
farmers are near starvation or actually starving.
The Bennett government, like the Hoover gov
er4lment, promised to bring prosperity back
again when it went into office in July $780, but
things got worse
Against the treachery of the reactionary trade
union leaders, the workers organized for strug-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17
What a Catastrophe
1t Would Be III.

II the workers would overthrow capitalism
Take, for example, Philadelphia, the "city of
brotherly love-" where thousands upon tens OF
thousands OF workers are facing hunger cold
and priyation-where, if we recall Alright, we
read recently of some homeless workers In the
city's outskirts digging caves to Give" in
We are moved to mention Philadelphia because
OF dispatch appearing in the N Y. Times OF
Nov 10, which ran as follows:
"Philadelphia-Twelve eats will be the sole
residents of the fine brownstone house at the
southwest corner of Broad and Norris Streets
until the last one departs for whatever para
disc Is reserved for them. Such Is the deci-
sion OF Miss Emma d. Miller, professional
dancer and daughter Of Mrs. Annie Harris
Miller, who died Wednesday," 7
What a catastrophe it would be if the workers
would overthrow capitalism and insist on nyine
in brownstone houses in place of cats-and csps,
talsts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-17

the International proletariat
Besides our hard struggles IN the country, we
await the joint action of the world masses in a
new wave of mighty protests against the bloody
repressions and frame-ups of the Bulgarian fas-
cist government; against the new provocations
and programs over the B. G. p against the out
!, lawing the W. p, for the adjustment of the
L. D. G. and legalizaton of the B. c. p. for
full and unconditional amnesty: for disband-
ment Of the fascist organizations; for the pre-
ve'7sion of Intervention against the Soviet
Union, etc.
Especially at the present moment of the str,ig-
giles this action should be sharpened against the
new methods of cleaning up" the Communists
in the streets and the outlawing of the Workers
Party as well as against the Gripping OF the
amnesty, which is wanted by the whole toiling
people, full and unconditional for immediate
release OF the arrested comrades, trial for the
intellectual and physical assassins of Kofardju
All its proletarian organizations-partie
unons, mutuals,- and cultural organizations
young workers leagues, etc--nust come to our
help by expressing their protests not only in
resolutions and kilograms against the Sofia
hangmen, but at the same time to strengthen
and raise to a higher level the struggle against
the fascist reaction in their own countries
Fascism cal, and must be smashed not only
in Bulgaria but everywhere. especially in Ger
many. Poland, JugoslaHa Roumania. and other
countries. In this respect, special problems are
facing also the nti-Fascist League, the Inter-
national Workers Aid, Anti Imperisiist League
and International Red Aid LII tlans hEolm