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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
New Directors Chosen
For McAllen c. of G..

McAlIen. Feb. 5-The McAllen
Chamber OF Commerce has six new
directors. according 20 announce
ment made by the city commission
ers. body which supervises the work
Of the local chamber.
The new members elected are ~.
w. Weber. q. TX. Leslie, Jr- Dr. W..
+. Wigham. f. L. Womack, J. p.
Morton. and "A. L. Landry. They
take the places left vacant BY the
expiration of the terms OF a. H..
Hart. Maynard Kriedler. John "a.
Frisby. z. B. Phares and DR.. w. r.
Davis. Weber was returned tO fill
a vacancy from which he had re-
signed some time ago.
Other members Of the board OK
directors are A. A. Hughes G. @.
Rockwell. n. I'D. Mathis. G. C. Sea-
well and Dewitt +. Haden.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
War Ace Suicides
After Seeing Movie

BALTIMORE. MD. Feb. 5-tPl-
John r. Dandy. 40. a lieutenant in
the British Royal Flying Corps du-
ring the world war. committed sui
eide on a street here early today.
after seeing a moving picture which
dramatized the part aviators play
ed i'm the war. police reported.
His mother. Mrs. Mary Dandy,
with whom ne lived. said her son
had been respondent recently be-
cause OF Ill health.
A motorist, who summoned police,
told them he saw Dandy walk across
the street and. as he reached the
curb. draw a pistol and shoot him
self IN the head.
During the evening. Mr.. Dandy. a
lawyer, had attended the moving
picture show with his 16-year-old
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Alfalfa Bill Dares Solons OF
Oklahoma to Impeach Him

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 5.-Fl-
Administration leaders OF the Okla
homa legislature today took stock OF
forces to determine II Governor
Murray's sensational attack upon
the senate yesterday had brought a
break in ranks that joined to kill
the governors bill 10 tax school
teachers and public officials and
employees for relief purposes.
Denouncing the senator's who
killed his measure and who refused
to follow his recommendations to re-
duce the attorney geDerals staff
from eleven TO five members. the
governor shouted q challenge IN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Mexico Moves To
Protect Toy Makers

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 5-tP-A
tariff wall WIS erected by the gov
eminent toCty about the Mexican
toy industry.
To keep out foreign dolls. toy
engines ard jumping jacks. a duty
OF approximately 80 cents per pound
was placed on these and the other
imported articles.
Toys are manufactured on a large
scale IN Mexico. but the industry
till now has met strong competi-
ton from American, German and
japanese manufacturers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Poultry Meeting
La Feria Feb. 10
STAT Corresnondent-1

10y DLdII OUTTtnDUNUETIL-T
LA FERIA. Feb. 5-A poultry and
swine clinic IS to be held In La Fer
Ia Tuesday. Feb. 10. at q p. m.
Or. S. N. Myers, Omaha. Neb. will
lecture OH diseases and troubles OF
poultry. make a post-mortem exam
ination of any specimens that are
brought To him. and explain fully
treatment and how TO prevent dis
eases. DR.. Myers stated that he
would use non-technical language.
The meeting is for educational
purposes only and no admission
charge will be made. It Is being
sponsored by the Cameron county
chickeries. and will be held there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Gold Maker Draws
Nice Jail Sentence

MUNICH. Bavaria. Feb. 5-tPl-
Franz TauSend. who deceived a
number OF prominent persons and
almost convinced the German mint
officials that he had discovered the
secret Of transmutation Of metals.
today was sentenced to three years
and eight months in prison on a
charge Of fraud.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
COLLECTIONS
GOOD TARPLEY
Hidalgo Tax Collector Says
Payments Better Than
Expected
fRY staff Correspondent

EDINBURG. Feb. 5.-s120.0O0 was
collected by the tax collectors Of
flee on automobile licenses during
the month Of January according TO
III Tarpley, who deposited that
amount to the automobile depart
ment late Wednesday afternoon.
Tarpley also deposited s7l2.0oO
on property tax payments made
during January. wednesday after
noon. Between a quarter and a
half million ON these payments are
In the office. to be checked over
within the next few days, Tarpley
said.
Although payment OF taxes In
January compared to payment In
Januars. 1890, Is slightly lower the
payment was much higher than ex-
pected Tarpley said. citing the
tight money conditions Of this year,
and the waving Of the period Of de-
linquency from February lst to Oc-
tober. !. 49,. -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Hines Proposes Cut In
Disabled Vet Allowance

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-P- A
cut in the disability allowances Of
World War veterans while under
going disqualification at govern
ment expense was proposed today
by Veterans Administrator Hines.
Before the senate finance COM
mittee, he suggested this step 70
remove an incentive" among tenn
porarily disabled men TO remain
IN government institutions too
long"
The reduction would not apply
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

joint session yesterday that he would
resign II the legislature wanted hiri
to. II they would pass his relief pro-
gram.
Declaring that these measures
r going To be put through" the
governor said he would call public
meetings in every county In the
state II necessary.
When you whip me. you can
brag about I'll" he shouted, but
wait until you do H."
III am not afraid OF impeachment,
he cried. Pass this relief for the
people and I'LL resign and give the
office 10 you"
If the teachers defeat this move,
Ill start a move next year 10 cut
down their salaries" ne said as spec
tators cheered. III mgoing to speak
to the teachers In state convention
here and Ill dare them TO pass q
resolution cOndemning that bill"
He warned house and senate that
IL they passed the attorney general
assistant bill providing eight or ten
assistants. he would veto ii. His
statement was taken IT, an indica-
ton that if the senate does not fol-
low his bidding. he may veto appro-
priations for all but five assistants
He launched into n bitter attack
upon lobbyists. charging that David
Stovall. Hugo. former speaker OF
the house. had been lobbying.
He warned that activities IN 2
hotel room which he called by mum
Der. must cease Immediately.
Several Hobbies which he described
as "the most brazen and corrupt ]
ever knew" existed at the capitol
he said. Among them he named
pipe lines. fraternal organizations
institutions, and building and loan
companies. Oil Hobbies threatened
he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Hidalgo Traffic
Cop Is Appointed

EDINBURG. Feb. 5.-Deputy Cos
me de Luna has been appointed BY
Sheriff Tom Gill as traffic cop. De
Luna's work will take him all over
Hidalgo county. where county traf-
fic regulation Ii needed. according
TO Gill who said the appointment
was effective Immediately and that
lie Luna begins hts new work today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Rubio Honored
By Masonic Order

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5-P-
President Ortiz Rubio has been
chosen for elevation TO the 33rd
degree Of the Masonic order. "A
committee OF American and Mex
lean Masons are calling upon him
today to inform him Of the honor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
SUPREME COURT

Judgment reversed and cause
rcmandcd 10 district court:
W. Fl. Campbell ct al VS.. A. J..
Hood, Cameron
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
La Esperanto Ranch
Home Consumed By
Flames; Loss Heavy

The Valleys heaviest fire loss In
a number or years was sustained
early Thursday morning when the
two-story La Esperanto ranch home
of w. <. Adams, six miles out on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

"And Los Angeles had to 60 80
miles to get its harbor while you
at Brownsville are going to bring
your port to your very door. You
have a wonderful future. and i
base that prediction on what I have
seen accomplished BY my home city
Of Los Angeles"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
Some Looting Report
ed, AS Armed SEN
tries Patrol City
1000 DEAD
Is New Estimate Made As
Rescue Workers Search
Ruined Homes

HASTINGS. New Zealand. Feb. s.
Rl-An0thcr sharp earthquake rock
ed the ruins OF this town at 10
O'Clock tonight. throwing the al
ready frightened populace into fur
ther panic.
Martial law has been declared
and no n u permitted 10 enter
the business district without a per-
init. lest what II left or the build
ings may collapse.
There has been some lOOting but
armed sentries were posted at vari-
jus points throughout the town to-
night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

They laughed at Los Angeles and
its port, and some people are still
laughing at il. but that same port
saw 5000 vessels unload and receive
cargoeS during the year $780," SAID
William l.. Ware, domestic trade
commissioner Of the Los Angeles
Chamber Of Commerce before the
Brownsville Rotary Club yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
IN JR

The Lower Rio Grande Valley
has no unusual weather. nor does
1t have anything else unusual q
George White hroadcasting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

Keep western money in the west.
and bring eastern money west and
keep IL there" IS the sermon being
preached by Mr.. Ware and his or
ganization throughout the western
states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

NAPIER. New Zealand. Feb. y.
R-Frightened BY new tremors
which tOppled standing buildings
about the heads Of rescue squads,
authorities today speeded up com
plete evacuation " this once beau
tiful seaport.
Death Total Past 1000
An appeal was sent to railroad
officials nc Wellington TO provide
rolling stock necessary 70 take re-
fueees from this city and the sur
rounding country 70 camps where
they can be cared for until sani-
tary conditions can be restored
here.
With every hour the death toll
has mounted and Red Cross Off
Gals said the number Of dead in
Napier. Hastings and surrounding
villages stricken by Tuesdays
Quakes, would mount well past
1000. Thousands are injured and
virtually everyone Is homeless.
Desire Of the stricken citizenry tr
make last visits 70 the Shambles
which were their homes liz compli-
eating evacuation. Many have in
sisted upon returning to their for
mer residences and searching the
ruins for valuablcs, relics and the
like. Authorities have clamped
down on this as dangerous and ND
liable to result in further casual
ties.
Day OF Mourning
The sewage systems have ALI been
destroyed and if any great number
OF people remain I'm the devastated
zone much longer pestllence may
be expected. The British steamer.
Veronica. which was In the harbor
when the quake occurred. has ask
ed for new demolition stores 70 lev
I'll buildings which are considered
hazards.
Rescue squads have confined
their activities principally 70 dig
ging out bodies from the debris.
Tonight two women we're found
alive in a ruined house and extri-
Gated. They had been imprisoned
since Tuesday morning.
Premier Forbes today designated
Sunday aS a national day OK mourn
ing. Churches Of all denominations
Continued ON page l0)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

To which sentiment In Our VAL
ley" Is In hearty accord. and here
after when anything unusual hap
pens. We will do our level best to
refer to said happening as being
uncommon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

Our weather. and anything elsl
peculiar to ourselves is "UNCOM,
MON" and should be so designated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

So-"UNCOMMON" it is in the
columns Of the Herald from now
on. friend proofreader and friend
linotype operator, please take no
tice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
THE WEATHER

Tor Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to cloudy possibly with
local showers, somewhat warmer.
Moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

California has gained a reputa-
ton OH the strength of the use Of
the word unusual" according to
Mr.. White. who opines that If the
Valley will only take UP the uni
versal use Of his word uncommon"
every time the word Is used, the
nearer will think Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

And right here Is a good time to
insert an apology to John Bennett.
former city commissioner and still
a druggist at Weslaco. for having
forgotten to list him yesterday with
his fellow druggist-office holders up
and down the Valley. We may be
wrong, but we labor under the i'm
preston that Johns partner. For
rest Powell. also at III time had
the office holding bee and served as
a member of the school board at
Weslaco. IF he didn't. he should
have.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05
The Literary Digest,
254-360 Fourth Ave,
- ~ ~


Dear Sam Quarrels:
The fruit arrived in great shape
and my neighbors in other offices,
here at the Literary Digest. i'm
mediately raided the crate. How
ever. I managed to get home with
about half Of it. We all enjoyed II
enormously and everyone expressed
surprise at making the discovery
that you get such grand results
down in Texas. We thought that
Florida ard California had a mon
opoly IN the fruit line. But your
grapefruit and oranges showed Us
that we were call wet when we
came to that conclusion.
Thanks again. and good luck for
this year. / hope that you and
all Of your neighbors will have the
most successful season yet.
Cordially yours.
LOWELL THOMAS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-05

Up at Harlingen. Bishop Glenn
ents. sports writer for our esteemed
morning contemporary wants a
name for the open golf tournament
which started today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16

aside from the favor, color
and variety which vegetables
bring to a meal and which in
themselves are important, they are
regarded from the standpoint OF
nutrition as excellent sources Of
minerals and vftamins. The
minerals belong to a group OF sub
stances which regulate the func-
tions of the body and help to build
tissues. Throughout life, and par
ticularly so during the growing
period, the minerals are essential
to good health. Calcium, phos-
phorus and iron are some OF the
minerals that are found in veg
etables and which are most likely
to be lacking in the average Amer
lean diet"
Canned Vegetables Retain Values
Canned vegetables have become
increasingly popular because they
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
MOHA|R WINNER IN
MISREPRESENTATION
Scientific Tests Show Dura-
bility Of Different Kinds
I Of Fabrics.

In the laboratory of large seat
manufacturing company, a fiat plate
slips back and forth, back and forth
across a square of upholstery mate
rial which has been securely attached
to a solid base. A strange endurance
contest is under way, a scientific and
accurate test to show how long the
sample Of fabric will resist the con-
slant wear of the sliding plate. Count
.is kept of the number of "rubs' the
sample receives and when the piece
begins to wear out. the machine Is
stopped and another tracer" is entered
in the interesting endurance "mara-
thon."
This, briefly, is one Of the tests ap-
piled to mohair velvet or velmo as well
as to other materials before the manu-
facturers select the kind of uphOl-
stery they wish to place on the seats
they are making. Previous experience
has already told these men much about
the durability of the materials consid-
cred but the chief object of the test
is to do in brief time what would
otherwise require months and years
SO that selections can be made more
readily and inferior materials quickly
eliminated.
OF all the upholstery fabrics entered
for these strange "marathons," mo-
hair velvet or velmo has been con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16

0AsCA ~ 4osS &&1R@
pened," he candidly replied.
There is more significance in that
remark than appears ON the surface.
AS more and more manufacturers and
business men realize that the turn has
already come and that they are over.
staying the time to adopt constructive
policies, they begin cautiously to press
their selling campaigns, to speed up
their production, to enlarge their work.
ing forces and increase their com.
mitments for supplies. 1t is the gather
ing weight oftheir influences that final
ly raises the pressure of confidence
to the dynamic power Of recovery.
The surest way to bring the nation
out Of the business depression 10 to
raise the pressure Of public confidence
to the point of becoming such q
dynamic force. It has invariably been
the push Of that force which has
started recovery in the past, and it
is the gathering power Of this force
which will start recovery from this
present depression.
II Is favorable sign or the times
that there seems to be general agree
ment that the bottom Of the depres.
sion has been reached and all eyes
are peeled and looking ahead for the
first indications that the turn for the
better is in sight. Who knows but
what the first thing we know we will
find ourselves looking backward in
stead Of forward as we realize that
the turn has already come. It is .
rough and rocky road that runs across
the bottom of the valley OF business
depression. and most Of US are too
busy steering the old Ford from bump
to bump to be able to take in all the
scenerya So who knows but what
some important changes in the land.
scape are already taking place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16

sistently among the dependable win.
ners. Racers" are given wear num-
bers to indicate how well they stand
up under the test. Some Of the ma
terials are so fragile that they win
a score of fifty or less while practi-
cally all the mohair samples submitted
for test score count of 5000 to 5000.
These wearing tests help explain
why automobiles upholstered in mo.
hair frequently bring from $25 to 500
more than similar cars upholstered in
other fabrics at the time Of resale or
trade-in. The upholstery is in good
condition after years Of service. It IN
clean and bright, the colors have not
faded and the mohair upholstery helps
assure the prospective purchaser that
the car is good for many more miles
Of duty.
Mohair is made from the hair Of the
Angora goat. Mohair velvet or velmo
is a pile fabric, that is. 1t is COM
posed Of thousands of small fibers 80
woven that they stand on end, thereby
presenting a soft, resilient but durable
surface that will Withstand years of
hard service. In case the pile flattens
down after severe and prolonged use,
1t is quickly and easily refresh
ened-by placing damp cloth over it.
and allowing the cloth to dry or by
steaming.
For years, velmo has been the IA
vorite travel fabric in automobiles and
in railroad cars, 1t is especially suit
able to summer use in vehicles and on
furniture as well for its fast colors
do not fade or rub out even when
moistened by perspiration so that gar
ments are not stained in hot weather.
An added reason for it's summer popu.
larity is the fact that 1t Is cooler than
other materials. The spaces between
it's many fibers permit a certain
amount of air to circulate between the
person and the seat. thereby reducing
excessive body Temperatures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
ENGINEERS SEEK
GREATER COMFORT
IN AUTOMOBILES
Value of Mohair Velvet
for Easier Auto Rides
Stressed by Experts.

Greater comfort In automobiles IL
now the chief objective of engineers.
according to John A. G. Warner. gen.
eral manager of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers which held it's sum-
mer meeting at White Sulphur Springs,
Va, recently.
Pointing out that practically all
cars have been developed to rela-
lively high point of mechanical eff
cheney and may be depended upon to
'get you there and bring you back"
Mr. Warner declared that the public
is now demanding bigger and roomier
automobile bodies, thicker and more
comfortable cushions. finer springs
and richer upholstery.
Paul D. Paddock. secretary of the
Mohair Institute. told how tests have
proven that pile fabric upholstering,
the usual mohair velvets, grip the pas
senger's or drivers clothing, helping to
hold the rider in more comfortable
and safer position, also how the fabric,
because of its especial acoustical value,
subdues, or absorbs noise. lessening
the nervous strainNon the drivers.
The fact that mohair velvets do not
shine the clothing was an added point
of interest considered by the engi-
neering gathering.
The question Of riding comfort and
fatigue has been reduced to simple
terms by the invention of a ''wabble-
meter" by Dr. F. A. Moss of George
Washington University With this in
strument he is able to prove how tired
people are after automobile rides
The subject stands on the "wabble
meter" which is simply platform ad-
justed on sensitive springs. If the
platform tips in any direction. because
of the unsteadiness of the person. coun-
tiers record the movements so that by
clocking the number Of times the plat
form tips. the persons degree of IA
tlgue is measured, for when a person
Is tired. he cannot stand as steadily
on the platform.
His tests also show that the
sQueaks and rattles produced in an au-
tomobile contribute to the fatigue of
the occupants. Sounds like these are,
dulled by the use of mohair velvet or
yelmo upholstery, other tests have
pr9yad.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-10-16
MOHA|R AN AID To
QUIETER A|RPLANEs
Sound Absorbing Qualities
of Fabric Makes 1t
Air Worthy.

Safer. swifter and more silent planes
are detectives of manufacturers to
meet the increased demand for air
travel. Acoustical research with diff.
ferent kinds of materials has done
much to curb the unpleasant noises
inside cabin jobs and the day when
passengers can talk id normal tones
while flying is at hand.
Not long ago, DIR. William r. Barss.
consultant on acoustics of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology. made
series of tests to determine the
ound-absorbent> properties Of mohair
velvet. Using leather as basis and
considering its measure of sound-ab.
sorption as 1000. fiat fabric uphol-
stery was found to be 1850 sound
absorbent. cotton plush 1920. chevron.
a mohair velvet plush. 2549o. and mo.
Favia. another grade of mOhair vel
vet. 30S9o.
These tests were recently further
substantiated by noise tests inside
moving railroad train. DR.. William
Braid White, director of acoustic re-
search of the American Steel and Wire
company, took actual photographs Of
the noises Arising in moving suburban
car of the Chicago. North Shore and
Milwaukee railroad. when the car was
equipped with seats covered with rat
tan, and then took corresponding pho.
tographs in the same car after the
rattan seats had been removed and
ones upholstered In mohair velvet in.
stalled. Comparison Of the two sets
of photographs showed that the velvet
was decidedly more sound-absorbent.
This was largely due to the fact that
the many spaces between the fibers of
the material act as noise traps" to
keep the reverbera tons from mounting
to as high a level DIS they do In the
case of hard. sound-reflecting materi-
ais. Mohair velvet for the inner lin.
ing of the cabin plane. for the seat
cushions and other parts gives some
what the same mountaineering serv.
ice that it does In a train and so ar
fords a quieter and more enjoyable
ride.