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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
BOOSTER CLUB
INTEREST GROWS
Mary Isabel Young Takes
Lead With Saturdays
Voting

The Booster Clr,- campaign
made a rapid upward swing Satur-
day when more votes than had been
cast on any previous day since the
beginning were polled at club head
quarters and at various boxes
Throughout the city.
Miss Amy Bauer came into first
position with 79i 900 votes. followed
closely by Miss Mary Isabel Young
with 1853 900. Mrs. G. Wick and Miss
Louise Scarlet, who have received
the support Of a large number OF
friends since the beginning. were
third and fourth In rank with
100, 900 and $4,000 votes respective
". Totals or many other candidates
were greatly increased with Satur-
days count.
AT this early stage In the cam
paign as many as 80 young ladies
are receiving voes. II is expected
that by the end Of the week prac-
tically every candidate will be re-
celving votes In the race for the
Ford sedan. living room suite. radio
and other valuable prizes offered
in the campaign. The fact that a
prize Is TO be awarded every young
lady who remains IN the contest
until the close Is ar added in
centive TO those participating
Even though a candidate may not
viii one OF the six major prizes,
she Is assured a reward for her ef-
forts.
"A meeting or Booster Club
candidates has been called az 8
o'clock tonight at club headquarters,
1i06 Elizabeth.
Rules and regulations governing
tn, campaign as well A. helpful
Suggestions on collecting votes viii
be given by the campaign man.
ayers. Those who attend this meet
ing will remain IN the contest. Fv-
cry candidate who Is unable 70 at
tend IS urged 10 call club head
quarters 50 her name will be re-
tanned on the candidate list.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07

Hot Water Drives
Fish Northward

LA JOLLA, Calf, Sept. 7
R1-Even the fish are having
a hot time this year.
Prof. George r. McEwen. or
the University OF CALIFORNIA;
Scripps Institution OF oceanog-
raphy. said today a new record
for temperature had been made
In the Pacific ocean.
The institution has kept rec
ords only since 1916. but in all
that time the temperature of
the water has never before
reached the mark OF 1874 de-
grees which is now prevalent.
ne said. The previous record
was 1913 recorded August 10.
1916.
Tropical fish have been
migrating northward since the
water became warner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Ardmore Sheriff's
Trial Set Sept. Is

ARDMORE. Okla. Sept. 7-tP-
The trial OF Cecil Crosby. former
deputy sheriff. on a charge Of
murder in connection with the
death here last June OF Emilio
Cortes Rubio. kinsman OF the Mex
ical president, has been set ten
tatively for September %. in
Carter county district court.
w. E. Guess. also a former deputy.
was acquitted OF the charge.
Guess had taken sole RESPONSE
bility for the fatal shooting Of
Cortes Rubio and Manuel Garcia
Gomez. his student comrade. Both
Officers also are charged in the
Gomez death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
SNOW And HAIL
BESET EUROPE
Storms And Cold Sketch
Trail Of Death And
Destruction

PARIS. Sept. 7-tP)- Storm,
flood. snow and cold sketched a
trail Of death and destruction across
most of western Europe over the
weekend.
Seven sailors were swept over
board from the italian destroyer
Recoo on the way from Sardinia
TO Spezia, Italy, and two Of them
were lost In a heavy sea The other
five were picked up in a life boat
after being given up for dead.
A laborer was killed and several
were injured when wind blew over
a wall on which they " re working
at Bernhagen, Germany. The Baltic
coast was dashed with heavy gales
that stranded the Hamburg freight
er Uli and drove m ny steamers
into Stettin harbor. Navigation
came to a standstill and several
bargers were sursk.
Thirty yachts anchored on lakes
near Berlin were overturned by
winds. Trees in the parks and on
streets were snapped off as a gale
blew through the city.
France was beset with floods and
freezing temperatures. A seaman
was washed away and drowned in
a storm near st. Nazaire and a
farm laborer lost his life in a flood
ed stream near Cherbourg. The
Seine in Paris rose to new heights
for the year and the city shivered
at so degrees.
The Marine. Rhone, Saone. Mo-
sellc and Meurthc rivers overflowed
their banks and flooded neighbor-
ing fields. Snow fell in the Py-
reenes and cut off little st. Bernard
from the world. The thermometer
went as low as 81 degrees In Savoy.
Tobacco crops and vineyards in
the Girdone district were badly
damaged by hail-stones.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
One Killed, Seven
Injured In Wreck

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept. z. dP-A
man identified as Harold Lockwood
Levy on Denver. Colo. was killed and
seven other persons were injured
when their motor car turned over on
a grade east OF this city early to-
day.
Others injured were Melvin q
Black. San Antonio. Tex; j. :.
Drane. Fort Worth. Tex: MI. and
Mrs. Frank Adams. Texarkana. Tex :
and Frank McGinty or Edgewood.
". j.: the latter the driver OF the
machine.
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Del Curto Unable
To Attend Meeting
fBv staff CorresDondentl

1900
HARLINGEN. Sept. 7.-Immediate
action on orchard inspection by
state agricultural agents was nost
poned this morning because OF in
ability OF j. M. Del Curto. chief en-
tomologist. and w. A. Canon. chief
Of the state marketing commission,
to be present al a meeting Of VAL
lev inspectors.
The inspectors met at $50 o'clock
this morninr but no ection was ex-
pected until action on interstate
marketing Is taken az Washington,
where IL Is generally expected the
season will be extended 10 begin
Sept. 10.
Valley citrus this year Is matur-
ing more rapidly than last and small
out-of-state shiuments are expected
to begin Immediately after action Is
taken at Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
More Victims Of
Mail Lover Sought

HARRISBURG. w. va. sept. 7
-P-County prisoners today were
tc begin digging beneath the home
and small store OF Harry r. Powers.
confessed slayer OF two women and
three children.
The hunt for other possible vic
tins OF the matrimonial agent was
prompted. police said. " an odor
~pervading rooms on the lower floor
Of the building.
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Robbers Interested
N In News of Valley

Even robbers are hungry for liters-
ture on Brownsville.
This interesting sidelight on
Brownsville's rise to fame as a tour
Get resort IS disclosed in a letter from
an Eldorado. Ark, man. to the cham
Der Of commerce.
please send me all the literature
vo,, have on Brownsville" he says
Some enterprising robDe- not only
took my automobile tires and other
movables. but found my Brownsville
literature in the pockets, and took
1t. !.
IL can get more tires here, but |
can't get the Brownsville literature,
and I want It"
More is being sent him.
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WOMAN FACES
F0ILED JAIL
BREAKCHARCE
Smuggling Of Saws
To Prisoners Is
Investigated

Ten persons. including one woman,
pleaded guilty In criminal districs
court this morning and asked nom
jury trials. Most OF the guilty pleas
were entered In burglary cases.
Break Failed.
Mrs. Buelah Lewis pleaded guilty
To charges OK smuggling saws into
the Harrington jail about six months
ago. 10 her husband. Ray Lewis A
jail break was frustrated when the
saws were discovered. officials de-
clared.
Several months later an attempted
delivery at the county fail nc
Brownsville was foiled when files
were discovered after they had been
struggled To prisoners. The grand
jury l. expected 10 investigate this
case also.
Grand Jury Meets.
The Cameron county grand jury
will meet Tuesday to return indict-
ments. when about 40 or so bills ara
expected 10 be returned.
Dicente Rodriguez 0f San Benlto
will be the first to face non-jury
tria-- this afternoon. He pleaded
guilty TO burglary in criminal dis
trict court this morning.
Juan Garcia. san Benito, was Civ
en- a five-year suspended sentence
on his plea Of guilty to burglary
charges by the district court short
~ before noon.
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BROWNSVILLE
FACULTY IN
FARLEY TODAY
Public Schools And
Junior College
Open Tuesday

Policies and detectives OF the
Brownsville public school system
for the coming year were outlined at
a meeting of teachers Monday MORN
ing at the high school auditorium.
Supt. q. w. Gotke addressed the
teachers. Several members OF the
board were present.
Between 1000 and 5000 Browns
vile youngsters and some 50.~oO
other Valley youngsters will join
25.000.00 0 boys and girls over the
United States today and tomorrow
in the general cry. school days are
here again."
Brownsville public schools and
Brownsville Junior college will throw
open their doors to students Tues
day morning.
Faculties for the year have been
announced as follows:
Administration
@. w. Gotke, superintendent OF
schools and president Of college.
j. w. Irvine. assistant superin-
tendent OF school and director OF
health education.
Mrs. Lois Spears Hughes, director
elementary education al head OF
department OF education.
Rachel Pierce. public school
nurse.
Mrs. Mary Byrd wainwright. Sec
rotary TO the superintendent.
Junior College and High School
x. G. Dodd, dean OF college and
principal OF high school.
Mrs. Louise c. Perkins, registrar
and dean of women.
r. j. Bingham, assistant prin-
cipal and head of department of
mathematics.
Mrs. Pauline Landrum Goode.
head Of department OF modern
languages.
Charlotte Heyman, head of de-
partment of English.
Grace "A. Edman. head OF depart
ment Of social sciences.
Velma Wilson. head of department
of science.
Mrs. 5. G. Tucker. librarian.
Mrs. Elisabeth McCollum, BUSH
ness administration.
Casteel Garlin, history and gov
eminent.
Ruth Kendall Reed. science and
education.
Louise Parry. mathematics.
Mrs. John r. Whitc'aw. business
administration.
Ben L. Brite, physical education
and science.
Mrs. v. A. Rehmet. mathematics.
Newbern w. Quinn, physics and
mechanical drawing.
Myrtle Jennings. home economics.
Mrs. Sally I.indaberry. English.
Mrs. Juana de Ia Portilla. Span
ish.
Fatsy Garner. English.
Mary Gay More, Latin and Eng
lish.
Frances Marie Gay, history.
Salome McAllen, French.
Pauline Marler. secretary to the
dean
Junior High School
w. L. Dodson, principal: Mrs. r
L. Stell, ce-principal; Katherine
Bader, Helen G. Clarkson, Mrs.
John Carr Sewell, linda Mary Ben
way. Mrs. Joe Vivier. Jr., Mrs.
Kathryn d. Hamilton. Mrs. c. G,
Foster, Rosalis Kibbe, Mrs. Ches-
ter Noble. Lucille Skinner. lima
Williams, Cecilia Rice, Mrs. j. s
Spikes. Margaret Valenta, Santos
Ceyanes. Margaret Zachary and
Miss Barker.
Elementary Principals
Mrs. A. S. Putegnat. principal
washington Park school.
Mrs 4. B. Russell. principal West
Brownsville school
Mrs. Daisy A. Taggart, principa'
First Ward school.
Miss Emilia Fernandez. principal
Fourth Ward school.
Mss Amelia Campbell, principa.
East Brownsville school.
Mrs. III. Z. watkins. principal
Victoria Heights school.
Elementary Faculty
Mrs. Velma S. Altman. Mrs
Lucille B0gean. Mrs. John w
Continued on Page Eight
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National Relief
Program Begins

WASHINGTON, Sept 7.@P1-
Labor Day finds the nation mobil-
izing the greatest relief funds In
history to prevent unemployment
distress during the coming winter,
States, counties and cities
Throughout. the country are organ
izing relief committees and prepar-
ing to raise millions Of dollars
through taxation and voluntary
contributions.
Only scattered reports Of local
plans have reached national relief
headquarters, but they indicate the
relief funds viii mount into the
hundreds OF millions Of dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Murray Blames
Credit System

CHICAGO. Sept. Z. R1-The
political battle cry. or 1882. In tho
expressed opinion of Gov. William
III. Alfalfa Bill" Murray OF Okla
homa. must be bread and butter.
bacon and eggs"
lie said this yesterday following
his arrival Tn Chicago ~ deliver a
Labor Day address this afternoon.
He blamed the nations system
Of banking and credits for the econo-
mic depression and said he would
offer a program OF remedy at to-
days Labor Day celebration
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Willacy Agents To
Get Original Pay
BY Staff Correspondent

RAYMONDvILLE. Sept. Twill
lacy county agents will be paid orig
inai salaries OF $f35 a month ac-
cordirS TO a new ruling OF the COM
missioners' court following a meet
ing Saturday night at which viii
lacy county growers urged a revision
or the recent order cutting agents
salaries IN half.
The county was notified by A. AZ
M. college. through which county
and home demonstration agents are
obtained that cooperation on reduc-
ed salaries was impossible.
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CLAIMING. Sept. 7-E1- Fire
OF undetermined origin sw e pt
Channing's bRs.ness district yes
terday razing eight Business es-
adjustments with an estimated
valuation of s250.00.
Two drug stores. one real estate
office. a grocery store. a depart
ment store. a ''arber srnp. a cafe
and a postoffice building were
destroyed by wind-swept flames.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Graf Zeppelin Is
Back In Germany

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
Sept. T.. 1P-The Graf Zeppelin
landed her ae:t345S-dllaETAO mn
landed here al 3:45 o'clock this
afternoon. completing a round tip
TO Pernambuco. Brazil.
II was her second round trip 70
Brazil She sailed on Aug. 20. reach
ed Pernambuco Sept. : and took OF
for home again last Friday after
noon. On the way over she carried
thirteen passengers and a cargo Of
mail and freight.
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Planes Asked
For Navy Day
CIV Staff CORRESPONDENT,

tbV StdII OUITtSDUHutNLI
HARLTNGEN, Sept. Tt is
hoped TO secure from six to twelve
navy planes In the Valley for OBJ
servance OF Navy Day in October.
according to George A. Kramer.
Valley district naval recruiting Of
ficer.
He has already requested that
six planes be sent here from Pen
sacola. Florida. a naval flying base
and he hopes TO have other Valley
persons and organizations join in
the request.
He hopes to have a number OF
amphibians here for the occasion
since these ships would be able TO
alight on both land and water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
New Span Opens

GAINESVILLE. Sept. T. tPi-Hun-
dreds OF Texans am Oklahomans
were here today to participate in
the celebration OF the opening OF
the free bridge across Red river.
boundary between the states.
Brief ceremonies at the bridge
will be followed by formal opening
OF the structure during which Miss
Berrian Webb OF Gainesville will
christen 1t with a bottle Of Red
river water.
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Suspects Held In
Mystery Murder

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 4. tP,-
Two men were held here today and
several others were sought in con-
nection with the mysterious disap-
pearance and death OF Alfred Stein
bach. 20. OF Cincinnati. Ohio.
Steinbach disappeared July 7
shortly after he was heard TO a. he
planned to take up the trail Of men
who swindled his father. Ferdinand
j. Steinbach. in a illegal oil deal.
A skeleton found bv a Mexican
cowboy 10 miles south OF Corpus
Christi was identified BY a piece OF
grated bone on one arm by the
elder Steinhach as that of his son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Fort Brown Plans
Weekly Ceremonies

Regular weekly ceremonies at Fort
Brown will begin with a formal
guard mount, dismounted. Tuesday
at 4:30 p. m.
According to Col. F. w. Glove-'s
present plans there will ordinarily
be two ceremonies weekly at the
fort. a dismounted ceremony Tues
day and a mounted ceremony Fri
day OF each week. The 18th Cavalry
band will furnish music on each OF
the occasions
The public Is invited to attend the
ceremony. which will habitually be
held on the main parade Of the post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Valley Feed Plant
Under Construction
NV SAL Correspondentl

HARLINGEN. Sept. IA plant
which will manufacture 75 per cent
Of its feed from Valley products
Is being erected near the Southern
Pacific tracks on "A" street for B.
A. Peek OF Harllngen and y. W.
Plangman OF Dallas. former presi-
dent Of the Sherman-Magnolia
Seed CO.
Construction has started O. the
building which will be 30x60 and
two stories.
Sweet feeds for livestock and
poultry and seeds will be sold be-
ginning about Oct. I.
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De La Rosa Rites

Pedro de In Rosa, go, died &C
Central Power and Light Co. plant
Sunday az 1925 a. m. following m
sudden illness. He died before
medical aid could be summoned.
De IA Rosa. an employe OF the
company since 1925. apparently
had been IN good health earlier in
the morning.
Funeral services will be held
Monday az 4 D. m. from Guadalupe
church, Morris Funeral home lin
charge.
He Is survived BY his wife and six
children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07
Attempt At Plane
Speed Mark Fails

CLEVELAND. Sept. Y. H1-LowelI
Bayles OF Springfield, Mass, today
failed In his attempt to set a new
American land plane speed record
at the National Air Races.
He piloted his gee-bee low wing
m%onoplane four times over an off,
cial 3-kilometer cours- attaining an
his fastest speed with the wind
27l-l42 miles an hour.
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Bogus Funds Seized

CORSICANA. Sept. z. R-U. 8.
secret service agents arrested three
men here Saturday night on charges
OF passing counterfeit currency. A
number OF other suspects were be-
ing questioned.
The agents seized several hun
dred dollars In counterfeit bills.
The arrests were mace in con-
nectiOn with the governments ef-
forts I'd wipe out m counterfeit ring
OF unusual proportions operating I'm
Texas
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In order to permit employees
of The Brownsville Herald TO
observe Labor day with a half
holiday only one edition OF The
Herald will be printed today.
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urges
SUPPORT OF
HIS Plan
Other States Await
Cotton Action
By Texas
(By The Associated Press)

The governors of three southern
states made ready today TO call
their legislatures together TO enact
cotton relief measures In the wake
OF action by the extraordinary SEES
sion to be convened in Texas to-
morrow.
Gov. Blackwood OF South Carolina
said 1t was likely that states gen.
eral assembly would be called to
meet Sept. Is. Gov. Russell Of
Georgia said he would issue a call
for a special session as soon as
Texas acts" Gov. Parnewl of
Arkansas indicated e would act
similarly.
Meeting Called
Meanwhile, as a means of speed
ing action Of the Texas legislature
on cotton relief, a mass meeting Of
farmers was planned for Wednes-
day at Austin. Gov. Ross Sterling
and Commissioner Of Agriculture j.
K. Mcdonald invited Gov. Hug p.
Long Of Louisiana TO speak.
Gov. Long, whose state was the
first to act in the cotton crisis by
passing a law to prohibit growth
of cotton in 1882. provided states
producing three-fourths of the crop
take like action, did not an
nounce whether he had accepted
the invitation. AT Austin. however.
IL was said he was expected TO fly
there to attend the meeting.
Comm Of Agriculture Eugene
Talmadge OF Georgia also Is to
speak at the Texas meeting.
Comm. Mcdonald said 81 of the
states 80 senators and ITO mem
bers OF the house in Texas had
pledged support to a plan to reduce
acreage OF cotton. He advocated a
so per cent curtailment. Observers
said the Louisiana mo cotton" plan
had little support.
Proclamation Mailed
The proclamation OF Gov. Sterl-
ing calling the Texas legislature
into session as filed and sealed by
the secretary of state yesterday
and copies mailed to legislators.
Governors Of several cotton states
declined to commit themselves as
to a special session of their legis-
lators pending action by Texas.
In Mississippi. Gov. Bilbo said.
"let Sterling 90 ahead with his call
and Wen wait TO see what Texas
will do"
Gov. Horton Of Tennessee said he
did not plan TO call a session OF
his legislature. Gov. Gardner OF
North Carolina did not comment.
In Oklahoma, Gov. Murray has
announced he was contemplating
creation of a board Of coon con-
troll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-07

IN OUR
VALLEY
POOR


Called into special session by the
governor.
To pass cotton acreage reduction
legislation.
And the members OF the legisla-
ture know better than anybody
that this Is one Of those times when
they'll be damned II they do and
damned II they don't"
It ID fairly apparent that the
South is united in wanting cotton
acreage cut down.
1How 10 achieve the end Is the
ebing that Is worrying the wise
boys.
Huey Longs no cotton for one
year proposal went over with q
bang In Louisiana.
Is not taking SO well IN other
cotton growing states.
Texas seems TO be favoring q Sc
per cent reduction law.
VIII be hard to enforce.
Awfully hard.
Take a lot Of shopping and check
ing and rechecking.
Probably would work out just as
well as any other law that could
be passed.
Everybody agrees that the acre
age ought to be cut down.
Too bad our friends the farmers
are not sufficiently organized that
they could cut the acreage without
slawing" about II.
CAN'T HELP BUT believe that
the Valley is in for a good tourist
year.
Chamber OF commerce officials
think so.
brownsville Herald itself Is get
ting lots Of letters from various
northern points.
From people who want the hefa'o
for a month or SC
Want to read what's going on
down here.
Figuring on coming down for the
winter.
CITRUS SHIPPING season is
going to be extended.
Maybe only until April first.
Maybe for longer
But extended 1t viii be.
We can set that down in our
little books.
state and federal officials want
10 extend the season.
They know. even better than 90
you and I. how greatly II hurts
valley markets to be forced to get
the fruit off the trees by March i
They are doing all they can 70
help us out.
TODAY is Labor Day.
And tomorrow school starts.
probably several thousand chill
dren and several hundred teachers
believe there Is more than a pass
,rs coincidence in the proximity OF
the two
COUNTY DADS Of Cameron
meeting Tuesday.
Hope to get this vexatious tax
rte question settled.
1--WE all hope they do.
And incidentally, We all WISH
Them luck in their endeavors to gel
nv without increasing the rate.
Hidalgo county reduces its rate.
which was higher than Cameron's
rate.
Economy is the watchword In
governmental circles now.
which Is as II should be every
day In the year.
CITRUS GROWERS. some o.
them. anxious to start the season.
We have a fairly good law gov
erning early shipments
II should be observed.
Valley fruit markets have beer
hurt in the past by too early ship
ments.
our shippers should not be toc
anxious to start.
No fruit should be shipped tna'
cannot pass both the sugar content
and the juice content tests.
We want folks to like our fruit.