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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
REGISTRATION
DAY THURSDAY
Booster Club Stores Tc
Offer Free Votes
To All Asking

Thursday, Oct. / will be registra-
ton day in Brownsville Tor the
Booster club. 1t Is expected that
thousands Of people throughout TIE
trade area of Brownsville will reg
lister in the Booster club stores md
receive votes TO help their favorise
candidate win one of the valuabl,
prizes row on display at local head
quarters.
Anv person fifteen years OF age
regardless Of whether they make
purchases or not may register Their
name at any OF the stores that are
members Of the Booster club and
receive 5000 free votes. Each person
Is allowed to register one time q.
each store. Each candidate will also
be allowed to register all OF her
family and all OF her friends, In
other words. every n will be III
lowed to register. who Is fifteen
years OF age or over
Last Big Vote Day.
This day will be "Brownsville's.'
a big day, and all OF the Booster
club stores will have extra special
values to offer the public.
Club officials again want TO re-
mind the public that Thursday will
be the last day on which $1,000 free
votes will be given on the dollar pur-
chase al Booster club stores. Be-
ginning Friday morning and until
the close Of this unique camLlien,
5000 free votes on all transactions
will be given
Only One Ballot Box.
Booster club officials also stated
this morning that after "Wednesday
night. the only ballot box available
will be the one at Booster cluo
headquarters. 11O6 Elizabeth st.
Miss Teresa Mckenzie Is leading
in Booster club campaign with
81. 1884. 600 votes. Others close be-
hind are Mrs. Leland S. Tabor with
votes. Mrs. r. d. Wilson
with 55.726,O00 votes and Miss Ber-
nice Afford with 53.0l1 900 votes.
How they stand: Amy Bauer, ST.
260. 900; Mrs T.. "A. Hinojosa, a.
800; Adelaide Lerma. As 100000:
Mary vitt;toe, 4 2.479. 00o: Mrs. Q.
Wick. 39.425. 900; Boots" Blackburn.
SO. 49,. 900; Lee Goforth, 33.753,0 900:
Beatrice Friedman. 5000. 600:
Aurora Morales. 1858 900: Louise,
Scarlet. %. $4,000: Helen Ross. 23,-
1853, 900; Lily Bowyer, 21,105.000:
Maria Calderoni, II .667.000; Mary
Isabel Young. 1886. 900: Sarisa
Young. IS. 265 900: Amelia Longoria.
1893. 900; Gail McDavitt. 10.810. 900.
Adelaide Fox. 1o,322. 900; Salome Nc
Allen, 10,3O9. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
MAYBE
PASSED, BOND
.NOTREQUIRED
Mexican Officials Say
New Regulations In
Effect Saturday

The Brownsville Matanoros port
will officially open Saturday OF this
week as q tourist port OF entry
when the Matamoros Cha Der oi
Commerce will begin passing tour
Isl automobiles into the republic
without the necessity or the owner
putting up a bond.
This was announces here TODAY
by Mayor Roberto Garcia or Mat
ar 1oros, and Secretary Ruben Mar
tinez Of the Matamoros Chamber
OF Commerce. in communications
to the Brownsville, Chamber oil
Commerce.
Bond OF the Matamoros Cham
Der OF Commerce has been APPROX
ed by the customs officials at Mex
leo City and all other arrange
ments have been completed.
Prove Ownership
The cars will be passed through
here on similar conditions that
they are now being passed through
Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Mr..
Martinez and leopold verdugo
LtaACl VI tlctotll< III AldtdlAloAO6s VIA
handle the matter.
Persons d>-iring To enter Mexico
as tourists. and TO take their auto
mobiles with them are advised u
secure N letter from their home
town chamber OF commerce stating
ownership OF automobile and
reputation ms responsible citizens
They should, In order TO facilitate
the matter, have information avail
able as TO name. make and date
OF manufacture or their automobile
motor and serial numbers, kind,
color and number of tires.
Persons desiring more informa-
ton can secure II at the Browns
vile Chamber of Commerce.
Weather Reports
When tourists have proper in
formation they should call at tho
Matamcros Chamber OF Commerce
for passage. Fees are small. rang
ing from So to 81. depending or
the size OF the auton. obile-
Mayor Garcia and Mr.. Marines
also ANNOUNCED they have made
arrangements with the mayors o.
cities In northern Mexico TO sent
them weekly. Dr. daily II necessary
reports on weather and road condi.
tons. which information viii b
available at all times for tourists.
With the beginning OF this SER
vice. and -apid construction or
Highways I'm TamaulipaS. tOuris'
traffic through here into Mexico Il
expected TO increase rapidly.
Cities from which the weather
reports will be received re: Mes.
quite. San Fernando. Jimenez, VIC
toria, Padillo, Guemes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
TRUCK BILL
IS UPHELD

HOUSTON, Sept. 80. -(R- A
three-judge federal court here to-
day held constitutional, except one
section, house bill number 1886
which was calculated 10 regulate
trucks ON the highways.
The interlocutory Injunction.
sought by Ed Sproles OF Fort
Worth. in one suit, and j. Fl. Nc
Leash and Co., in another, to en-
join officials of certain counties
and officials OF the state from en-
forcing the law, was denied, ex-
cept in regard to the section OF
the bill held discriminatory and
unconstitutional.
The injunction relative to that
section is effective only to January
l, when the section OF the bill,
restricting all loads on trucks TO
1000 pounds becomes law. The
bill. pertaining to all other sec-
tons was effective August g.
The section held discriminatory
was section 3 CFD which limited
the size OF boxes, bundles, con-
tainers. etc., to 30 cubic feet and
weighing not more than 500 pounds
and also limiting the whole load
to not o than IL such contain
ers or bundles or to " total weight
OF the load to 1000 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
GRAND JURY TO
CETYECCCOUNT

CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 3o-iPl
District Attorney ID. s. Purl said
today charges OF burglary filed
against Barney McGaneg-. *
Jones and j. III. Johnston In con-
nection with the $500 robbe-y OF
the Garcia Gomez wholesale COM
pany In Brownsville would be pre-
sented to the Cameron county
grand jury when 1t is Jailed back
into session Monday by Judge
George c. Westervelt.
Details of the robbery were re-
lated by Jones In a statement TO
Houston officers. by whom he and
McGanegal were held on murder
indictments for the staying OF
Johnny the Greek" Cherris. Dallas
gangster.
Jones statement told Of num-
erous other robberies in Corpus
Christi. Victoria. Paris and Fort
Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Huge Dam Project
Bond Issue Voted

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 80. --tF1-
Southern California has taken q
long look into the future BY voting
almost > to l to issue 5000, 000. 900
Colorado river aqueduct bonds
which will provide water supply
for an estimated population or
1000. 900.
Dwarfing the Hoover dam prof.
ect in size. the aqueduct will
bring water across the great
American desert from the Colo
RADIO river. q distance Of 266 miles.
and distribute 1t to Is cities which
have organized the metropolitan
water district.
The Hoover dam project calls
for an outlay OF $l65. 000, 900. The
Colorado river aqueduct will vir-
tuallv equal In magnitude the
federal governments Panama
Canal. 1t will provide employment
for 10000 southern California citi-
gems for six years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

Aims and accomplishments Of
the Hi-Y organization in the
Valley were outlined before the
Brownsville Rotary club ON We'd
neSday by G. ID. Thornton q Dali
las. executive vice-president OF the
state X. nj. O. a. organization.
MatamoJss Rotary club members
were guests Of the day. returning
the visit paid their club " the
Brownsville organization two weeks
ago.
The visitors we're welcomed by
Col. T. 4. Girlmore, Ruben Mar
tinez responding for the Matamoros
club.
Announcement OF the charity
style show was made. BY r. z. Ernst,
Two vocal solos by Mrs Frank r,
Jackson were applauded. Paul Ken
nard played the accompaniment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Refinery To Run
On New Principle

HOUSTON. Sept. 30=P-Plans
nave been completed for erHatlun
OF a new oil refinery Oh the III US
Ton ship channel which Will en-
pioy not only many men but win
operate on "a new principle NY. wv.
Hartman, representing the Hart
man Interests. Inc, announced TO-
day.
The source OF supply within sixty
miles OF Houston. and the OIL. of
low gravity, Will be- partially pro-
cessed at the field and piped 10 the
refinery In a condition that per-
mitS refining into high grade lub-
ricants and high test gasoline with
great rapidity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
sc CARROTS
OF FRUIT ARE
Valley Shipments Line
Up With Those OF
Florida to Date
fBy Staff Correspondent


HARLINGEN, Sept. 3o.-The Val.
ley citrus deal went into high to-
day as Is OF more cars OF fruit start
ed rolling simultaneously doubling
the total shipments for the season.
Up to today shipments were "a
cars by freight. The Is cars which
rolled last night brought the total
to 50, with approximately Is cars by
truck FOR a grand total of So cars.
The wholesale movement today
brought Donna. Val Verde and La
Feria into the list Of shipping points
and spread citrus activity over prac-
tically al the Valley.
Announcement was made by w. "A
Canon. state green fruit inspection
chief, that a night shift of inspectors
will be put to work to handle the
rapid movement.
Duncans Ripen
Mr.. Canon made a trip I'D The
Valley yesterday; reported TO-DAY
that 80 per cent Of the Duncans are
ripe. He also announced release Of
so more orchards around Harrington
giving them permit to ship.
Canon said the Juice content re-
quirement will probably be taken off
In a week or less as being unneces-
sary.
A small drop in the price, from
1925 at the opening OF the season
TO SETS and So has been reported.
The Valley Is getting under the
wire along with Florida this year,
Tha. state has moved not more than
rs cars. as against 700 OF more al
this time last yeer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Mistreatment In
Hospital Reported

AUSTIN. Sept. 80. Up Pat
Dougherty, secretary to Gov. Ross
s. Sterling today said a complaint
received by the executive office
that some inmates of the state
hospital at Terrell were being mis-
treated had been referred TO the
board Of control. Dougherty said
he did not recall the nature OF
the complaint.
Claude Teer, chairman Of the
board. said ne was not familiar
with the particular complaint and
had not seen 1t. He said the board
often received complaints from
individuals which we're thoroughly
investigated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Grand Jury Back In
Action On October :

The criminal district court con-
tinued 10 grind away for its third
DAY on a jury divorce suit We'd
nesday. Division OF community
property - the chief item IN tho
suit
No further criminal cases are "a
DC tried until the grand Jury gets
back into action Oct. 5. the
sheriffs office has ten or twelve
cases to be submitted Tor possible
indictments.
The court will devote tine re-
mainder Of the week to divorce
suits and delinquent cases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
SHOW
PROGRAM IS
COMPLETED
Vaudeville Acts Are
Included Among
Features

Program for the Brownsville style
show and window display contest
to be held here Friday Oct. 2,
was announced today following a
meeting Of the general committee
in charge.
The window display contest
takes place at z o'clock.
Throughout the day merchants
will keep their windows covered
while they arrange the displays.
and the coverings will be removed
to show the completed displays
at Z O'Clock.
At $50 the style show in the
American Legion wrestling arena,
on Elizabeth street will start.
Music for the show Is 10 be
furnished by the Fort Brown
orchestra. and a number OF special
vaudeville acts have been arranged,
vaudeville and style
The program follows:
Overture.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of coats-Libby's, Aziz
Brothers, The Fashion. j. G. Penney
Co, K. Manautou. Bollack's-
Vaudeville act.
Showing Of sports wear-J. 9.
Penney Co. Bollack's, f. Manau-
tou. The Fashion, Libpy's, Aziz
Brothers.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of afternoon wear -
Bollack's, z. Manautou. j. c. Penney
Co.. The Fashion. Aziz Brothers,
Libby's.
Vaudeville act.
Showing of bathing suits, lin
gerie, pajamas.
Vaudeville act.
Showing Of evening wear-E.
Manautou. Aziz Brothers, j. @.
Penney Co, Libby's. The Fashion,
Bollack's.
Finale.
MatamoroS Feature
Matamoros is TO be represented
at the style show by Miss Maria
Villanueva, one OF the models for
4. Manautou-
Announcement also was made
that two young girls from Mata-
moros will entertain by dancing
the Jarabe Tapatio, interesting
Mexican folk dance.
Several prominent Brownsville
men are to model suits. although
the names were not announced.
The list Of girls to model bathing
suits also was not announced to-
day.
An interesting feature Of the style
show will be the modelling OF an
evening dress dating back to 1896
and owned by one OF B~rownsville's
pioneer families.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Freight Hike
Hearing Closed

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30-CF=
The interstate commerce commits
sion today closed two Months and
. half OF hearings on the railroads
request for a Is per cent freight
rate increase and took the case
under Amusement.
A decision Is expected In three
or four weeks. The hearings ended
with rehuttal arguments BY attor-
neys for the railroads and railroad
security holderA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Unemployed Clash
With Police Again

LONDON. Sept. 80. Rf-British
unemployed FLASHED with police
again today as cases arising from
q demonstration near the house OF
commons last night were heard in
police court.
Twelve or the persons arrested
last night were remanded for trial.
Several persons G knocked down
and n man was injured by Z
horses boots In today's clash
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
MARKETS
AT GLANCE

NEW YORK:
Stocks heavy; railr holdl
others sag.
Bonds irregular; foreign IS
sues strong.
Curb weak, many new lows.
Foreign exchanges Irregular.
sterling strong.
Cotton barely steady: ledge
selling. favorable weather.
Sugar steady: trade buying.
Coffee higher: steady cables.
CHICAGO
Wheat steady: firmneSs win
nipeg. better export demand.
Corn steady. poor huSkInr
retards Iowa. Bullish government
weather report.
Cattle steady.
Hogs steady to higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Predict Salary
Bill Will Pass

AUSTIN Sept. 3O.-tP-An at
tempt was made IN the house cf
representatives yefserday to sus-
pend the rule Oh "a bin reducing
the fees OF officers of Hidalgo and
Cameron counties from $4,000 tu
$4,000 annually. Lack or a quorum
prevented suspension OF the rule.
The bill was engrossed by the
house yesterday by "a substantial
majority.
Rep. Milton West OF Brownsville
and III. T. Leonard XVI MrAIlen
predicted passage OF the measure
without serious opposition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

WASHINGTON, Srpt- Soft
Secretary Hyde informed European
cotton associations today that the
Hoover administration was opposed
TO an export debenture on cotton.
Replying to cablegrams from the
association. which Is composed OF
rariess European cotton exchanges
Hyde said 1t was Uncomfortable
that congress would take any ac-
ton the benefit OF which would
accrue to the buyers rather than
the producers Of American cotton
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Fireman Struck
By Automobile

Eugenio Camario member Of the
Brownsville fire department, was
struck by an automobile and injur-
ed perhaps internally while at
tempting to lay hose to a fire which
broke out in the warehouse Of the
Fidelity Products Co, at 3:15 We'd
nesday afternoon.
The fire, cause of whic'- had not
been determined was smoldering In
the warehouse at 3:45, apparently
under control. Several bales OF cot
ton were burning and a large
amount Of cotton seed stacked In
front OF the warehouse was on fire.
Officials of the company stated
that they were as yet unable to
make any estimate OF the loss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
ACTIVITIES OF
PRELATE IN e
TO Be SIFTED
Action Hurried AS
Limitations About
To Expire

WASHINGTON, Sept. so.-tR-
District Attorney Rover announced
today the District Of Columbia
grand jury would investigate
charges that Bishop James Can
non. Jr, and Ada r. V rourhs.
former treasurer OF the Virginia
anti-5mith committee. violated ths
corrupt practices act In tine 1923
presidential campaign
The investigation will begin Oc-
tober q.
Summons Witnesses
Rover said the jury would seek
10 determine whether the two had
violated the law through their
alleged failure to report certain
campaign expenditures to the clerk
Of the house OF representatives.
The attorney said a score OF wit
neSstS, including several bankers
and officials Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. South. would he sub
poenaed before the grand jury.
The list OF witnesses was de-
scribed as containing the names OF
neither the bishop. Miss Burroughs.
nor any OF the senators who hava
conducted an investigation into tina
bishops campaign activities.
II was described as necessary IA
expedite action I'm the case because
the statute OF limitations is about
TO expire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

FORT WORTH. Sept. 80. LPy-Ted
w Robinson. president Of the Fort
Worth baseball club of the Texas
league, announced today the ap-
pointment OF r. j. Dick) McCabe
Is manager OF the club for next
season. McCabe succeeds Art Pho
Ian.
II will be New York Scots first
venture as n manager. He has had
10 years OF experience Ia profess
sionel baseball
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Lindberghs Devote
Time To surveying

HANKOW, China, Sept. so. Up
Colonel and Mrs Charles A. Lind
bergh and DR.. Boric. health expert
Of the league oil nations. arrived here
today. completing a flight from WI
hu, down the Yangtse river from
Marking.
Leaving Marking yesterday on an
other volunteer flood survey flight,
the Lindberghs and DR.. Boric landed
at Wuhu. where they spent the
night.
The Lindberghs will devote their
stay In the Hankow region to map
ping and survey work in the flood
ed area similar to that which they
did In northern Kiangsu province.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30

01rA 14lSCb-u Dy hAS recent CLOSING
q the City Central Bank In San
Antonio were officially denied by
the officials OF both banks and by
w. w. Does, state bank examiner
whj arrived in the Valley -sday
Plenty Money Available
As the depositors flocked back
into the two banks this morning
they were greeted BY officials OF
the McAllen institutions and by a
committee OF Valley bankers ap-
pointed at q meeting last night ID
assist the McAllen banks in al
possible efforts to avert "a run
Jonn q. Jones, active vice-pres-
ident of the American State Bank
a. Trust Co. Of Edinburg. chairman
OF the committee, stated this morn
ing that the sum OF money made
available by Valley banks outside
OF McAllen had not been needed
and that both banks were amply
supplied with their own funds tc
q sufficient amount to take care
OF any demands which might be
made upon them.
The situation In Hidalgo county
banking circles Is not affected IN
the least by closing OF the CITY
Central" Jones stated. Least OF
all are the McAllen banks affect
ed In fact, one OF the McAllen
banks Is in the position Of owing
the City Central money rather
than having money on deposit IN
the closed San Antonio bank"
New Accounts Opened
Numbered among the crowds
which were making -eposits this
morning we're several new custom
ers making deposits In the banks
Tor the first time. Jones stated.
Acting with the Edinburr repre-
sentatives or the banks or the
Valley are III. L. Starr. cashier of
the First State Bank or Mission
and W. s. keenan,. cashier OF the
First National Of Harrington
After the first furry OF business
was over this morning. n inks
were doing business as before. with
no excitement and no more than
the usual run OF business customers
at the windows.
When the short lived s-citement
started Tuesday afternoon a signed
statement was issued by the Of
ficers and directors OF the First
National telling all customers who
so desired TO come and get" their
money II they were at all nervous
The whole thing Is over Jones
stated at moor wednesday. "and
believe residents OF the Valley viii
realize now that their bankers are
telling them the truth when they
state that Valley banks are not
affected by the San Anto--o clos
ing"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Is Losing
Strength, Interest

WEST ORANGE. N. j.. Sept. 30
R-Thomas A. Edison. suffering
from a complication OF four dis
eases. has lost strength the past
few days. his physician, DR.. Hubert
8. Howe. said today In a bulletin
Mr.. Edison seems to have less
interest in things and his strength
has failed somewhat In tie past
few days. DR.. Howe said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Derringer Will
Start For Cards

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-CF-Man-
ager Gabby Street Of the st. Louis
Cardinals announced definitely to-
day Paul Derringer, youthful pitcn-
ing ace playing his first season In
q major league. would start the
first game Of the Worlds series
here tomorrow against tie Athlet-
les. Catcher Jimmy Wilson will be
his battery mate.
Street said chances were $3.50
that Sparky Adams would be able
to play at third.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Veterans To Elect
Officers Thursday

Officers for the coming year
will be elected by the Brownsville
Veterans Of Foreign Wars when
they meet at the Legion hall
Thursday night, 1t has been an
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Customers Deposit
Withdrawn Moneu

McALLEN, Sept. 30.-Customers Of the First Ma
tional Bank and State Bank and Trust Co., of this city who
became alarmed and started what might have proved to be
a run on the two institutions Tuesday afternoon were to-
day flocking back into the banks and redepositing the
money which they took out.
Persistent rumOrs that the two McAllen hanks had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-30
Undertakers Are
Acquitted OF Fraud

AMARILLO. Sept. 3o-LF-E. r..
BofWell and his sons. Howard and
Paul, Amarillo undertakers. were
acquitted In federal court tJday on
q charge OF fraudulentlv Conccal-
ing assets IN bankruptcy.