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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
ACREAGE CUT
PLAN WILL BE
CONSIDERED
Fight Over Longs
Cotton Ban
Looms

AUSTIN, Sept. ll.-lP-A reSo-
luton requesting Gov. r. S. Ster-
ling to submit the question or an
income tax as a subject for legis-
lation at the present special ses-
sion Of the legislature was adopt
ed In the house today. The vote
was "a to Is.
The resolution was offered by
Rep. r. G. Weinert of Seguin and
Albert Barron of Sherman.
An amendment vas added ask
ing the governor to submit the
whole subject OF revenue and tax
alton to the house.
Submission Of reductions in the
appropriation bills. blanket salary
reductions and decreases in the
expense Of operating the state
also were requested.
It was reported by several men,
bers OF the house the governor
has prepared a message to the
legislature submitting taxation
for limited consideration by the
legislature. The governor had pre-
pared a message yesterday but
did not submit ii. It's contents
were not revealed.
The senate backed up from It's
former position of not wanting TO
accept any pay for the farmers
session and voted the constitution
al maximum of $40 a day and 10
cents a mile. The vote vas IL tot 8.
Salaries Set
The senate previously had offer
ed to work for nothing but the
house refused to concur.
Figures offered at discussion of
the committee on the bills showed
that 81 per cent Of the Texas acre
age In cultivation in 1881 was plant
ed 10 cotton. II wa. maintained
that holding cotton acreage to one
third the cultivated acreage would
provide no material relief based on
these figures.
The tabulation showed 81 1903 900
acres in cultivation in 1881 of which
1882. 900 was in cotton. In 1880
the total cultivated acreage was
80, 464 900 Of which 16,450, 900 acres
was In cotton.
The total cotton acreage in the
south In 1891 was listed at 4O.l29.-
900 acres while in 1880 a total of
1901 900 acres was planted to cot
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Citrus-O Oil Barter
Approved By Lions

10y lne Associated Press
HARLINGEN, Sept. III. The
back to barter movement was
given new impetus with announce
ment at the Lions club Thursday
by q. Lorimer Brown that the
Claremore Okla, Lions wish to
exchange a barrel Of oil for a box
or oranges.
II was suggested here that n box
consisting OF half oranges and halt
grapefruit be made the basis Of
exchange and that the club get
in exchange with cherry and other
growing territories to make sim
liar trades.
The Claremore club said that the
exchange would be given great
publicity. 1t said Claremore has
many babies that need orange
juice.
President Harvey Oler appointed
a committee composed OF Henry
Converse, Z. w. Anglin and A. z.
Human 70 determine Lion golf
handicaps In preparation for a
tournament with Kivanians and
Rotarians.
George Hardeman sang with Miss
Josephine Pollard q he piano.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Two STORMS T
STRIKE BELIZE
and San JUAN
First Moves On Gulf,
Other Threatens
Santo Domingo

WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.-LF-
Two hundred dead and unestimat-
ed property damage were reported
To-Day IN the wake of two tropical
hurricanes that were sweeping In
almost opposite directions out of
the Caribbean.
The first. after lashinr Belize.
British Honduras where 200 were
reported killed. was described as
moving into the southern part ~
the Gulf Of Mexico. near Yucatan.
Sity.
San Juan Hit
The second had killed one per-
son IN San Juan. Porto Rico.
caused considerable property dam
age ana cut off communication
Win the rest OF the island. IL was
sweeping toward Haiti with santo
domingo the capital OF the Dorm
lnlcan republic almost directIv ~
is path. The weather bureau ~
late today.
win communication disrupted
py the tropical storms, mearer re-
ports came from the stricken areas
from brief messages 10 the Red
cross the navy department. tire
weather bureau and through pri-
vate sources word came ~ the
damage.
Reports Vary
Inc Pan-American Airways Of
Ices In Miami were informed that
zOO were dead An Belize. RrDorts IA
me tropical Radio company at
Boston fixed the number ny dead
a. Belize az $50 with several nun
dred injured.
Inc Red Gross here was INFORM
ed p person was killed at Porto
Rico, 200 houses were
and an unestimated amoun ar
property damage done.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
State Engineer
Visits Valley
fBy staff Correspondent.l

tBv Staff Correspondents
SAN BENITO. Sept. 11-State Re-
clamation Engineer b. +. williams
arrived THURSDAY from Austin to
assist the International Water Com
mission forces In designing addi-
tional flood control works for the
Valley.
He will be here only a few days
on this trip since the legislature is
in session and he may be called back
by other business.
w. z. Anderson. consulting en-
gineer to the commission, and Frank
S. Robertson. secretary OF the as
sociated Valley irrigation districts.
consulted with L. M. Lawson. Ameri-
can water commissioner, in San
Antonio where he stopped on his
way to Mexico City. Anderson re-
turned Thursday but Robertson was
not expected back until Friday or
Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
EAST TEXAS OIL
Law HEIGHTENED
Conference Hears Plan
For Fixation or
Supply

AUSTIN. Sept. II. R,-The Texas
railroad commission frightened It's
east Texas oil field p~roration order
today in an attempt 70 curtail drill
ing announcing that after noon
Tuesday not more than n well
could be drilled on each 20 acres.
PROBATION in east Texas had been
on n flat well basis. the allowance
being rs barrels per well. Opponents
claimed that such an order tended
10 increase production through
stimulating d-illing.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. III. Up
"A tentative suggestion that the
country's crude oil production and
imports be fixed az 1892. 900 barrels
daily and reduced 10 per cent a
month until a fair price obtains a
laid before the midcontinent states
oil conference here today by Thur
man Hill. OF the Kansas Public Ser
vice commission.
Hill said this figure would be
about LOG. 900 barrels under the daily
market demand and suggested a
schedule OF production and imports
to 20 into effect Sept. ID.
II within 30 days a fair price, TO
be decided today. was not In effect.
the commissions would automatically
curtail production 10 per cent from
the Sept. IS allowable. Automatic 10
per cent curtailment would continue
each month until the price goal was
obtained.
The Kansas commissioner. who
called the conference Of Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas regulatory
bodies and invited representatives or
other midcontinent oil states and
importing oil companies. said ne
believed a fair price for oil would be
az least s1.lO per barrel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

COLUMBIA. KY, Sept. IL. Rl-
"A typical Kentucky barbecue win
be the setting September rs for the
launching OF a Melvin A. Traylor
for president boom II his native
county and state.
Traylor, president OK the First
National bank OF Chicago, was
boosted Tor the democratic nominal
ton for president az a recent rally
In Texas, where he met financial
success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
SHIPPING
in BULK LOOMS
Valley May Pack Citrus In
Baskets And Sacks
For Economy
CBy staff correspondent

HARLINGEN. Sept. lie. d.
Wallace. secretary OF the Valley
Shippers Assn. said Friday he had
every reason TO believe the railroads
contemplated writing into the
freight tariff provisions for ship
ping citrus fruits from the Valley
In sacks and bushel baskets as well
as the standard boxes, half boxes
and quarterboxes.
Under the federal quarantine, fruit
may not now be taken out OF the
Valley in sacks but only in boxes
and bushel baskets, according 10
M. II. Ford. inspector in charge, but
the u. S. Dept. OF Agriculture has
the matter Of permitting movements
IN sacks under adviSement.
j. M. Del Curto. chief state en-
tomologist. said that there appeared
to be no chronological reason for
not shipping fruit in sacks but tina.
II Is an economical question which
should be considered In view OF the
fact that Florida is now using this
type container for some fruits.
Fruit may not move out of the
Valley IN bulk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Valley Rotarians
Visit Matamoros

Ro.arians from Brownsville and
other Valley cities will join Mata-
moros Rotarians Tuesday or mex.
week IN celebrating the Fourth ami
versary Of the Matamoros club. ac-
cording to announcement at the
chamber Of commerce here today.
The Brownsville club took an
active part in organization OF the
Matamoros club. and the two clubs
have held frequent joint meetings
since that time.
A program Of speaking in English
and Spanish both Is sbeing worked
out by officers of the Matamo-os
club. with members Of several clubs
taking part.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

EDINBURG, Sept. lI.-Settle-
ment OF claims of the county
against the old Edinburp State
bank will probably be effected
through a suit i'm the district
court. according To an order passed
yesterday by the commissioners
court.
ms action was taken after at
torneyS Tor the county reported m
conference with James Shaw. com
missioner OF banking. In Austin.
Receivership proceedings against
the old Edinburg state bank would
be instituted BY the banking COM
mission should Hidaleo county es-
tabllsh m substantial claim by
proper judgment against the bank.
attorneys reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Rotary Convention
Report Is Made
tBy Staff CorTespondentl

10y otdIl
SAN BENITO. Sept. 11-The-e
was nothing that the Arstr~ MS
would not do for the comfort or
their visitors during the internal
tional Rotary cnvention in Vienna.
said Charles C. Bowie, delegate from
several Valley clubs. before local
Rotarians here Thursday.
He reported on the convention. and
mimeographed copies were passed
out.
Rotarians also accepted invitation
Of the Matamoros club to visit il
Tuesday. Sept. Is. when II celebrates
its fourth anniversary.
Visitors were Abe Axelrod. Ralph
B. Edwards. Clayton Prichard. and
NJ. A. Chaudoin. Harrington; Robert
Vogler. Edinburg and Sim Harvey,
Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
STORM PATH
PREDICTION DIFFICTrI.T

MIAMI, Fla. Sept. II. Up
Richard w. Gray. government
meteoroiogiSt here In repeating
the advisory storm warning issued
IN Washington. said he could mot
comment at this time Oh the dis
turoance now lear the west In
dies.
III has changed direction twice
recently, and IL il difficult TO pre-
ulct what II will do We said
However. If IL should pass across
the island Of Haiti, as seems now
10 DC its course, " IL probable
its strength will be dissipated. ana
II VIII wear itself out. Its present
path Is not In the direction or
Florida,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

SAN RENITC. Sept. 11.-Cham-
Der OF commerce and city officials
are invited to participate In the
Mexican celebration Of Independence
sept. IS and is. by S~ecundino +.
Araugo. president, and Luis Gomez.
secretary. Of the local organization
in charge.
The celebration will start Tuesday
night and last all day Wednesday,
the official Mexican holiday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Juice Requirement
Goes Into Effect

HARLINGEN. Sept. Nv. A.
Canon. chief OF the state market
ing division. announced this MORN
ing officially that Florida grape
fruit juice content requirements
will be effective on Valley grape
fruit Immediately.
Juice content requirements. by
box content, follow: ass. 1876 cubic
centimeters per fruit: 54's. IT'S &C:
CAS-. 155 &C: 70's I35cc: Sos LIS &C.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

BOSTON. Sept. IL. B The conf
mercial bulletin will say tomorrow:
There has been a slower market
this week and fine medium woods
of the ordinary type are a bit easier,
saw two cents. clean basis. from the
recent high. Half bloods are easy.
three-eights firm: quas.er combing
steady and low quarters firm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Shed Managers To
Get Instructions
(Bv Staff CorrespOndent

.1 NNPOIlLNtIt
HARLINGEN, Sept. 11.-Shippers
OF the Valley are invited to send
shed managers to the federal-state
shipping point inspection head
quarters in Harrington for instruc-
ton in u. S. standard grades of
Texas citrus fruits. according to
Hart T. Longino. director.
The office will soon have wax
models Of grapefruit and oranges.
similar to the ones used for in
structing In tomato grades last
spring. he said.
More citrus fruit than ever be-
fore Is expected to take shipping
point inspection, although IL IS
not compulsory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. il. up
". Don Carlis. room mate OF Al
fred Steinbach. 20. of Cincinnati.
O., was held without bond under
q charge of murder today In con-
nection with the youths death.
Carlis was remanded TO jail with
out bond after a preliminary hear
ing Yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
9 MOREPLEAD
GUILTY, GET
PRISON TERMS
Suspended Sent c e
Given Woman In
Jail Plot
!! 200 ARE KILLED HURRICANE

The criminal district court was In
active today after clearing its docket
Of guilty pleas Thursday afternoon.
The court will get back into action
Monday with its first jury trials Of
the term.
Burglary Cases.
4 Nine pleas Of guilty were taken
afternoon, of the
attendants drawing suspended SEN
fences and two getting straight time
In the r%enitcntiary. Juan Gomez
plead guilty 70 two burglary charges
and was sentenced 10 five years
straight in each case. However. the
terms r to run concurrently. Fran
cisco Salazar was given two years IN
two cases Of burglary
Others tried were Paula Soils
Dean act. three suspended; Willie
williams, burglary, five suspended;
Santos Martinez, liquor, five suS-
pended: Manuel and Jesus Rivera,
assault to murder. five suspended
each; and Antonio Hernandez. bur-
glary, five suspended.
Jury Recessed.
Beulah Lewis who previously had
pleaded guilty to aiding her hus-
band in an attempted break from
the Harrington jail was sentenced,
drawing a five year suspended term.
After returning 80 indictments,
the grand jury has recessed until
Oct. S.
The Judge he's devoted this week
to pleas of guilty and divorce suits.
This coming week the court will
handle jury trials. Jury panels have
been ordered for the next three
weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Engineers to Meet

I'd TNF HFTMITT
HARLINGEN. Sept. fI.-Month-
ly meetings OF the Valley Engineers
club are 70 be resumed az 3 D. m.
Saturday at the Reese wv -Mond
Hotel here. according 10 p. p. Brier,
president.
Col. 8. III Crecelius will speak co7-
corning surveys being made for the
International Water Commission
and w. r. Anderson will discuss the
recent water conservation district
election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Nitro Explodes

BORGER. Sept. III. Rp-Explo-
sion OF 1000 quarts Of nitro gly-
cerin today az the American Glycer-
Inc company magazine one mile
south or Berger violently shook the
city and shattered numerous win
dows. Cause OF the blast had not
been determined. Investigators
were trying 10 learn uhet---- any
one was injured
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Death Penalty Asked

WHEELER, Sept. IL. -P)-The
case OF Clarence Pryor. charged
with murder in the Staying Of his
82-year-old father-in-law. DR.. w.
w. Guyton, went TO a jury in dis
trict court here late last night.
The state brought the case to a
close with a plea for the death
penalty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

Guadalupe Rodriguez. "a. a res
ident of Brownsville for the past
rs years. died at the home OF his
son. Salabio in West Brownsville
at . a. m. Friday and burial VIII
take place this afternoon az >
o'clock from the Mexican Presby-
terrain church with Delta Funeral
home in charge. He Is survived by
two married daughters besides the
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Ponder Rites Set

ysAN ANTONIO. Sept. l1.-tF-
Funeral services for A. r. Ponder,
"a. executive assistant Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific lines, were SET ror
4:30 p. III. today.
Ponder died suddenly wednesday
evening while addressing a meeting
at Asherton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
FRENCH ACES
TRY FOR new
AIR RECORDS
Famed Question Mark
Forced Down On
Tokyo Flight

LIE BOURGET, France. Sept. IL.
tP)-Word from Dusseldorf today
said the transatlantic airplane.
Question Mark, in which Paul Co.
dos and Henry Robida started from
here this morning on a flight to-
ward Tokyo had been forced down
near that city.
The message said the plane
Hyphen ii, which took off q few
minutes ahead Of the Question
Mark TO fly over the same route,
was still going well. Joseph Lee
Brix, Marcel Doret and Rene Mes
min are aboard this ship.
PARIS. Sept. IL. RD-Two French
airplanes. one of them a veteran
OF the transatlantic airways. left
lie Bourget alrdrome at dawn today
in the direction OF Tokyo. seeking
to wrest the nonstop distance rib
bon from America and matching
speed with each other.
Try For Record
One was the Hyphen III. manned
by Joseph lie Brix, Marcel Doret
and Rene Mesmin, who crashed IN
Siberia several months ago with
the original Hyphen on a similar
venture. The other was the Cues
ton Mark. owned by Maj. Dieu-
dome Coste, which was carrying
Paul Codes and Sergeant Henry
Robida.
Both crews were on the trail OF
the 5.000-mile record set by Rus
sell Boardman and John Polando,
American flier-, who flew from
New York to Istanbul without a
stop in July. Coste and Maurice
Bellonte previously held the record
with a dash of 4,el2 miles into
Manchuria.
The planes took off within the
space of six minutes. The Hyphen
got off the ground At SOC a. m,
Greenwich time 11:O9 p. m. Thurs
day Central standard time). re-
curing the entire length OF the
field for its start. The Question
Mark followed at Sis and got into
the air half way down the runway.
opposite where Minister of Air
Dumesnii and Coste we're standing.
Both disappeared quickly In the
face Of the rising sun.
Powerful Planes
The Hyphen III carried 2,il2 GAL
Ions of fuel and the Question Mark
1873 gallons. but the latter Is IL
miles an hour faster and has enough
for 81 hours OF normal flying. Both
are powerful and equipped for long
distance navigation.
Beyond admitting that they were
going in the general direction OF
the far cast. none Of the fliers
would commit themselves on their
itinerary. Friends explained that II
weather conditions remain good. lie
Brix favors rthe route from Lake
Baikal across Manchuria and Korea
TO Japan. while Codes would pre-
fer to take a more northerly route
and leave the continent at vladi-
vostok.
III one or the other teams sue
ceeds in reaching a point about $50
miles beyond Tsitsikar. Siberia. II
was calculated. the American rec
ord would be broken. II both get
that far they will fight II out for
the honor Of establishing a new
mark.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Plan Land Grants

CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mex. Sept.
IL. R1-Surveyors are at work IN n
of the most extensive land colonial
ton projects the government has
vet attempted, involving a 2.500,000
acre section in the municipal terri
tories Of Camargo and Ojinaga.
The tract is being divided into
small parcels which will be offered
to peasant farmers without initial
cash investment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

AUSTIN. Sept. IL. tP-Dr. Syd-
ney z. Mezes. past president of the
University Of Texas and president
emeritus of the university for tho
past several years. died at Pasa-
dena. Calf. last night. friends here
were informed today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Estate Existence
Denied BY Embassy
Staff Correspondentl

HARLINGEN, Sept. ll.-Exist-
ence Of an unclaimed Drake es-
1hte- on. which agents IN the VAL
Sew have been receiving donations,
>vSs denied by the British embassy
at washington this morning. IN a
telegram received here.
valleyites have been induced TO
donate to a fund collected with a
view OF clearing such an estate, II
is reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

HARLINGEN-Bond or $3.50 each
was made in Justice OF Peace VIII
G. Fields court by Reinaldo Gu
tierrez and Ramon Correa charged
with negligent homicide In con-
nection with the death Of Abel
villareal who suffered fatal in
juries in a collision near Combes.
Their trial will be In the county
court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Blast Kills Two

ROCHESTER. N. ". Sept. II. Up,
An explosion today ripped out the
west wall Of the four story roll
coating building in the center Of
the Kodak Park plant of the East
man Kodak company. killing two
workmen and injuring fourteen
others. six perhaps fatally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

GUADALAJARA. Jalisco, Mex.
Sept. IL. R1-The state political
situation became obscuTed again to-
day when it was learned that Gov.
1gnacio de Ia Mora. whose resigna-
ton had been expected, has decided
not TO give up the post but will ask
Tor an indefinite lea~e OF abs ! &c.
Political opponents I ave demand
ed his withdrawal. charging him
with tolerating a peonage system.
strengthening the influence Of the
Catholic church and maintaining q
corrupt administration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11

DALLAS, Sept. IL. -tP- Five
Texas oil and gas organizations
meeting here yesterday with a
membership Of 1.235. merged under
the name Of the Nxas Oil and Gas
Conservation association.
Charles r. Roeser OF Fort Worth
was named temporary president o.
the association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Taxes Voted

II LONDON, Sept. IL. Rp-Philip
shoulders emergency taxation meas
ures. producing $500. SOC. 900 in addi-
tional revenue. went into force today
as the British people from Mayfair
to limehouse cinched up their belts
for the sake of national s~olvency.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Canning Will Hurt
Market, Hall Says
fBv staff Correspondert

IBV SUIT CORRESPONDENT
MERCEDES. Sept. 11.-Excessive
home canning over the country may
be expected to hurt the market for
fresh fruits and vegetables. accord
ing 10 Frank Hall. Valley manager
Of the California Vegetable union.
Many housewives bought cheap
fruit and vegetables during the sum-
mer and canned them. he said.
He does not fear a rush OF VAL
ley citrus fruit 10 the early market
because prices are not favorable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Close Wheat Sale

WASHINGTON. Sept. III. Up
The negotiations between the farm
board and the German government
for sale OF a quantity Of American
wheat to Germany on long term
credits are about to reach q sue
cessful conclusion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
AMERICAN PRIESTS
REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Sept. iI-F-
Inc death OF several American
priests yesterday al Belize. British
Honduras, was announced Nv the
state department today ON the
basis OF a telegram from the PAN
American Always communications
al Miami. Fla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
Wreck Kills Two

AUSTIN, Sept. III. R=The n
gineer and extra fireman were kill
ed and two other train employees
were slightly hurt when the engine
OF the Austin Houston passenger
train jumped the track and turned
over rear here yesterday afternoon.